Where Is Baba - He Is Everywhere

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Where Is Baba - He Is Everywhere

By S. Muni

 

No matter what his caste and clan, lie who remembers Sai Baba will

always he taken care of.......

- Sri Radhakrishna Swamiji

 

This is not a story or fiction but a real life situation in 1974 that

happened in TlSCO-owned Hathibari Limestone quarry in Sundargarh

district of Orissa.

 

My second son was aged five years then and on his way to the school had

consumed a few berries of a wild bushy plant which is very common in the

mining area. On reaching the school he had continuous vomiting and the

school authorities sent him home.

 

My wife arranged for him to be taken to the TISCO Camp Hospital. It was

a case of acute poisoning. His condition turned grave as he started

vomiting blood continuously. By the time I reached the hospital he had

lost his consciousness and was gasping for breath. Doctors wanted to

shift him to Rourkela - 32 km away for blood transfusion, if he regained

consciousness in the next thirty minutes.

 

The deadline of 30 minutes was a trying time for all of us. My only hope

was Lord Sainath. I prayed to Him for His help. If my son survives the

crisis, I vowed that I will take him to Shirdi and offer a rose-garland

to His Samadhi. Otherwise, I will forget Sai Baba once and for all, I

cried bitterly.

 

The clock was ticking and seconds grew into minutes. My pulse too was

heating faster. On a mental plane I was already at Shirdi prostrating to

Baba's Samadhi and seeking His blessings. As the deadline of thirty

minutes set by the Doctors was about to be over, my son cried out " Where

is Baba? " Doctors examined him and confirmed that his body is warming

up. They had a sigh of relief and told me: " Mr. Mani, your son is

calling. " In Hindi, 'Baba' refers to father and them though! Thai my son

was looking for me. I told them that my son is calling the Almighty Sai

Baba who is everywhere.

 

The recovery phase was very fast- My son responded to the treatment and

became all right soon. Everyone was happy at the outcome. It is indeed

His grace and my son had a re-birth.

 

(Source Sai Padananda April 1992)