Santhathanay

[Guest guest]

Santhathanay lived in Mumbai with his family. His younger

brother was 4yrs old when he started getting convulsions. The family

tried all kinds of medicines and pills but of no avail. Once a friend of

the family suggested electro-therapy. They took the child to the doctor

who inserted a small rod below his ear. The doctor promised them that

the child would be convulsion free in a few days. But no such thing

happened. To add to the child's misery, he started running a high

temperature. Again a slew of doctors came and gave medical aid. But the

fever continued. After a few days the child took a turn for the worse.

He became cold and clammy, his pulse was feeble and he was in a state of

shock. Again the doctors were summoned, after giving some treatment they

gave up hope. A friend of the family happened to stop by. Seeing the

distraught state of the family he suggested, they pray to Baba. The

brother at once went and stood in front of Baba's photograph, and

earnestly sent a prayer. About an hour latter, the boy started sweating

profusely. He cried out loudly saying, " Baba has come and He is calling

me, Pangya do not worry, you will be alright. " Them Santhathanay

remembered he had taken his brother a year ago to Shirdi and Baba had

called him Pangya and given him a coin. Following this incident the

child recovered from the high fever and gradually the convulsive

disorder also abated.

 

Baba gave his tooth to Kashi Bai

The bridegroom was from Niphad so Kashi Bai left her parents home in

Shirdi and accompanied her husband at Niphad. She was quite happy in her

in-laws home. They were farmers and were economically stable. A year

later, her husband died and Kashi Bai was pregnant. A son was born whom

she named Madhav. When Madhav was 5-6 months old, she returned to Shirdi

and stayed with her parents. Kashibai did all the household chores and

looked after Madhav.

Her parents were rather poor. When Madhav was about 2 years old, she

decided to work in the fields. Everyday she brought Madhav to Dwarakamai

early in the morning and then went to work. At dusk she used to take

Madhav home. Thus Madhav was left entirely in Baba's care when Madhav

became 4 years old he started doing chores for Baba and Baba gave him 1

Rupee daily. Kashi Bai however struggled trying to make both ends meet.

One day when she came to pick up Madhav, she accosted Baba and said

'Baba, you give all and sundry huge amounts of money and how come you

give my Madhav but 1 Rupee, even though he does your chores, this is not

fair " , she said.

Calmly Baba replied, " the money I give to others can stop at any time,

but I will never stop giving money to Madhav " Me Tumche Sarkya anathi

mahile cha matti aahe " (I am the saviour of destitute women like you)

Kashi Bai could not understand what Baba was saying and she yelled " Oh

my house and (matti) died 5 years ago.

Baba flew into a rage hearing this. Seeing his ferocious form Kashi Bai

stealthily took Madhav home. Frightened, she did not go to masjid for

2-3 days. Baba however kept asking where Madhav was. Then he sent a

messenger to fetch him. Kashi Bai and Madhav came to Dwarkamai and stood

meekly before Baba. Baba smiled and beckoned to them to come close.

Then gently pulling out one of his loose tooth, he placed it

in a handful of Udi. Then he tired in an old rag and gave it to Kashi

Bai saying 'Keep this safely with you, Allah, Bala Karega.' (Allah will

do good).

Upon returning home, Kashi Bai made a Talisman of the tooth

and Udi and tied it around Madhav's right arm.

With the passage of time Kashi Bai died and Madhav Rao

decided to go with his family to Niphad.

How did Babas tooth became enshrined in Shivaji Nagar In Temple in Pune.

 

Damodar Rasne (Dammu Anna Shirdi Sai Baba Sansthan No.25)

moved with his family to Pune. They bought a " Chawal " (multi storied

building) in Shivaji Nagar. His son, Nana Saheb bought two rooms in that

Chawal and converted it into Shrine in 1945. Devotees flocked there to

attended Aarthis and festivals from far and near.

Nana Saheb realized that soon a temple would have to be

built to accommodate the devotees. He sought the help of another devotee

named Nicam. Nicam was working in the Police Department in Khed and upon

Nana Sahibs request, he resigned and came to Pune.

A small temple was built in front of Rasne Chawal and

photographs are worshipped with due formalities. Nicam put his energy

into the building of the temple, the care and maintenance of it and

overall administration. One night he had a vivid dream in which Baba

told him to go to Niphad and get his tooth from Madhav.

This was easy, as he had met Madhav Rao several times at

Shirdi. Simultaneously Madhav Rao dreamt of Baba who said " Give the

tooth the person who will come to you tomorrow " .

Nicam went to Madhav Rao's home in Niphad and found Madhav

Rao waiting for him. Madhav Rao was surprised to hear about Nicam's

dream and he happily handed over the Talisman.

In 1950, the Staphan of the photograph and Baba's tooth and

chillum was done by Shri B.V. Narasimha Swamiji. The tooth and chillum

are encased in Paduka of Baba in the temple.

 

(Source Shri Sai Leela Magazine)