4th Saying My tomb shall bless and protect my devotees

[Guest guest]

There was nobody else. They sat in a corner and were engaged in

conversation. Balasaheb was trying to read the day's newspaper. Then was

a serpent, then on his dhoti (cloth). Nobody noticed it. It was hissing

and moving. A servant nearby heard its sound. Soon he brought a lantern.

He shouted " snake, snake " . Balasaheb was frightened. He started

shivering. Shyama too was petrified. Sticks were brought. The snake

started crawling down from the waist of Balasaheb. They all, together,

killed the snake. This way Baba cautioned in advance and protected

Balasaheb.

 

Nanasaheb Dangle was a great astrologer. When Bapusaheb Booty came to

Shirdi, the astrologer told him that it was an inauspicious day for him

and Dangle had the danger of death. Bapusaheb was worried. He was shaken

greatly when he went to the Mosque. When he went to the Mosque as usual,

Baba told him, " What does that astrologer say? He says that you are

going to face the danger of death. Don't worry. Don't be afraid. You

tell him boldly that death can't come to you. "

 

That very evening, when Bapu Sahib went to the toilet, he found there a

cobra. The servant too looked at it. Immediately he lifted a stone to

kill the snake. But the servant was asked by Bapu to leave the stone and

bring a stick. Even before the stick was brought, the cobra vanished.

Bapu Sahib stood there boldly, remembering the assurance of Baba.

 

Kopergaon was a taluk. In it, there was a village called Korale. In that

village, there was a person called Amir Shakkar. He was suffering from

rheumatism. The pain was unbearable. He remembered God and visited

Shirdi to seek Baba's blessing for relief. Sitting in the verandah, Baba

said that such a patient can't afford to visit any cool place. Any other

dry place would cure his ailment. This was the medicine prescribed by

Baba. The patient was not allowed to enter the damp Mosque. He was asked

to sit in the dry Chavadi (verandah). That was a great blessing to the

patient. He was able to see Baba walking in the verandah both in the

morning and the evening. Besides, on alternate days, Baba used to sleep

in the varandah. Luckily therefore, that patient was able to see Baba in

lose quarters. For nine months, he stayed there and he found it tedious

to live there anymore. One day without telling anybody he returned to

his village. On the way, he went to a choultry. There he found a fakir

on death bed.

(to be contd..)

(Source Eleven Holy Sayings of Shirdi Sai Baba by Pujya Shri Ananda Sai

Swamy)