Baba came to Me by G. K. Chengaiah

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Baba came to Me

 

G. K. Chengaiah

A Guru never fails his disciples and devotees. After all, human life is full of

challenges - pain and pleasure as a result of one's past

'karmas'. Steadfast faith in the Guru certainly helps the devotee

overcome obstacles in his life.

 

I have been experiencing the extremes - affluence, prosperity, health, name and

fame and the loss of all these. But my saviour and hope have been Sai Baba of

Shirdi and Guru Radhakrishna Swamiji, who have unfail-ingly been coming to my

rescue in times of crisis. Some years back I ran into a bad spell, problems of

health and finance together confront-ing me.

 

I tried to help a gentleman from Andhra Pradesh with (borrowed) and to

manage a textile business in Bangalore. As ill luck would have he could not

later repay even the principle let alone the interest. I was mad to dispose of a

house site and some other distress sales also to reduce the mounting pressure

from creditors. To crown it all, I fell ill with 'slip disc', a crippling

ailment.

 

I was in bed with my head down by 400 and the legs were tied to sand

bags weighing 50 pounds. A friend, Sri Subba Rao, asked for my horoscope to be

shown to Sri Radhakrishna Swamiji for his opinion and blessings. Though I had no

belief in horo-scopes, I gave a copy to him. But the next morning at about 9 0'

clock, the Swamiji and Sri Subba Rao came home and sat near my bed. Sri Subba

Rao gave me Swarniji's viboodhi prasad and asked me to keep some under my pillow

and smear it on my forehead when I could sit up. He also mentioned that Swamiji

was saying that I would be out of bed in 15 days. Both of them then went away.

 

I called my eldest daughter. Sow. Kusuma, and asked her, " I can

understand you not giving coffee to Subba Rao, but could you not give

some milk at least to Swamiji? " My daughter replied, " Father, don't I

know? But, Swamiji had not come here. It is all your hallucination,

perhaps due to the drugs. Before I could come, Subba Rao had gone away " .

 

I thought it probably was the effect of the tranquillizer. I prayed to

Baba either to 'help me or end me'. Exactly on the 15th day, I was given a metal

belt, which could keep me erect. I began attending office also. When I started

going to the Sai Mandir, Thyagarajanagar, I was surprised to find Swamiji

offering me a chair every time.

 

After some months, I asked Sri Subba Rao whether Swamiji had come to my place

along with him, when the former gave 'viboodhi'. He replied that Swamiji had not

come. When I asserted that I clearly saw Swamiji sitting near my head, Sri Subbu

said: " Baba came to you as Swamiji though he could not be seen by others. Don't

argue with your people, you would know about it later. "

 

After some months, when I finally asked Swamiji himself about it,

laughed and said ''There is nothing in me, it was all the work of Him

(Baba) and this sort of thing that happened to many others. I am a God man. "

 

I also informed Swamiji that a few days earlier, when I was looking

Baba's picture and praying to Krishna suddenly I saw two beautiful few

from a yellow silk dhoti. I at once raised and joined my hands in

prayer, but before I could recite sloka, the vision vanished. Swamiji

said: " That is good. Don't mention this to non-believers. Keep within

you. Have faith in God. "

 

So saying, he started another roar of Sahasranama recitation. " Om Sri

Viswaye Namaha. " I have been reciting this great gift, which I learnt

from Swamiji. I have had several experiences of Baba and Swamiji coming to my

rescue. I feel am blessed that in spite of my troubles, physical and otherwise

the Guru himself has come to his devotee.