Firozshah Hormazji Pudumjee

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Firozshah Hormazji Pudumjee

 

 

The year was 1917. Firoz was in high school when his parents

made a pilgrimage to Shirdi. While returning, they brought a photograph

of Baba as Prasad. Upon returning home, the parents gave a glowing

account of Baba's divinity to the family. Firoz heard all this and he

wondered in his mind about it. " They run after these Babas and Sadhus " ,

he thought. " Will this Sai Baba help them spiritually and materially? "

He also put a test to Baba thinking, " If Baba is divine, he will give me

a sign. " With this thought, he went to sleep.

 

Then he dreamt of Baba who said, " You want proof of my

divinity? Whether I am for real or not? Your father has placed my

photograph on the table. When you get up in the morning, try and pick it

up. If you can pick it up, I am fake. If you cannot pick it up, know for

sure that I am real. " The dream awakened him, and he couldn't wait for

dawn to break. In the morning, he went to the dining table and went to

pick up Baba's photograph. But the photograph was extremely heavy. The

more he tried, the heavier it got. The table itself was lifted off the

floor, but not the photograph. Then he realized that Baba was indeed

divine.

 

Later, he started working in his father's mill gratis. One

day, he dreamt of Baba, who said, " You have been working in your

father's mill for so long. You need to get a salary, right? " The next

day, his uncle casually asked him if he was getting paid for all the

work he was doing. On hearing the negative reply, his uncle started

paying him Rs.200/- per month. Firoz did not meet Baba, but he was

devoted to Him. He kept wondering, what Shirdi looked like. One day,

while traveling by bus, he passed by Sai Baba lane in Santa Cruz.

Intuitively, he knew that he would find his answer there. Later, he went

to that lane and met Moreshwar Pradhan, who was very close to Baba.

Pradhan readily and gladly answered all his questions in great detail

and satisfied him.

[REF : Sai Leela, 1928 April (Chaitra)]