SRI SAI BABA'S GRACE (Dead child revived due to Baba s grace)

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SRI SAI BABA'S GRACE

(Dead child revived due to Baba s grace)

It was in the year 1971 that the following incident occurred while, I

was travelling from Davangere to Bangalore. I was alone at that time at

Davangere, as my wife had gone in advance to attend the marriage of my

brother-in-law. My best friend Dr. Rajan and his family consisting of

his daughter, son-in-law (a doctor) and their son and a driver had come

in their car to Davangere and were staying with me. Dr. Rajan had come

to admit his grandson into the medical college At that time, I happened

to be the Principal and so was helpful in securing a seat for reasonable

donation. The boy was admitted into the college as well as the hostel,

and he was left in the hostel, and the others wanted to go to Madras the

next day. It happened to be a Thurs-day and as such, I asked them to

take bath in the morning, wor-ship and then leave Davangere I wanted to

go that day to Bangalore to attend the marriage of my brother-in-law the

next day. After learning this Dr. Rajan insisted that I should go with

them in the car upto Bangalore. I had planned to go by express bus but

as there was place in the car I accepted their kind offer to travel in

the car.

When invited to take bath and do pooja, Dr Rajan and his family blankly

refused and said that they would take their bath after going to Madras.

As such only I took a bath in the early morning and performed Sri. SAI

BABA's Pooja as usual. We all started at about 6'o clock in the morning

on the way we took breakfast in Chitradurg and proceeded further We

reached Tumkur by about 10'o clock, in the morning and it started

drizzling. Dr. Rajan's son-in-law wanted to drive the car upto Bangalore

and though Dr. Rajan was not in favour of it, he took the wheel.

 

After passing the railway crossing there was a slight gradient in the

road, near a village called Kyathsandra. There was a jumboo tree by the

side of the road, where 2 muslim girls one aged about 10 years and the

other 5 years were picking berries. As soon as they saw the car they ran

to the opposite side, the elder one ran away but the younger one was

caught in the under-carriage of the car. When the car passed over the

child, the child fell down. She was bleeding terribly from the mouth.

Everyone thought that she was dead. We all got down from the car and the

first reaction of doctor Rajan was to inform the police about the

incident. He took the car along with the driver and preceded in a hurry

to police station in Kyathsandra. I was also feeling bad about the death

of the child. For about 5 minutes, I was praying to BABA desparately.

Then Baba told me you are a doctor and you should go and see the

condition of the child. I took out a kerchief, went near the child and

wiped blood off her face and mouth. The child which was dead for all

practical purposes, by the grace of Baba cried out loudly. I was

surprised that the child was alive even though, it did not breathe for

more than 5 minutes. It was a medical surprise and the child survived by

the grace of Lord SAI. By that time, a number of villagers with sticks

who were passing on the road stopped there menacingly. I asked for some

water and it was given to me by the daughter of doctor Rajan. I lifted

the child and took it to the nearby milestone and kept her there. By

that time some one had informed her mother that the child was dead. She

came crying loudly with a dejected face. As soon as she came near, and

found that her child was not dead, I could see a sudden transformation I

saw BABA's miracle which transformed the expression on her face into one

of delight and joy.

She came and hugged the child and was about to take the child away, but

by that time the police sub-inspector and a constable along with Dr.

Rajan arrived in time. They were all surprised to see that the child was

alive after being dead, Dr. Rajan attributed this miracle to BABA. He

along with his daughter and son-in-law prostrated in the road itself and

I transferred their obeisance to BABA. He even repented for not having

taken a bath and worshipped BABA as suggested by me.

The police sub-inspector detained the child and wanted me also to stay

till all the investigations were over. I pleaded with him about my

inability to remain there as I wanted to catch the bus specifically

arranged at Bangalore to go to Bangerapet at 12 noon. When the police

sub-inspector refused me permission to go all the villagers joined

together calling out that I could go without caring for his advice. And

when the line bus for Bangalore arrived they all stopped the Bus and

called out for my box and bedding in the car. They took them and

deposited them in the bus and asked me to get into the bus, without

caring about the police. I came away and joined the others In the proper

time.

Later on I learnt that Dr. Rajan and other were left off after two hours

by the grace of Sri BABA, and the whole episode closed because the child

revived after being dead. Then they also became ardent devotees of BABA

after this incident.

I pray to Lord Sai. SAI BABA to shower his grace on all the devotees.

Dr.A.R. CovindRa

 

(Source Shri Sai Leela June 1986)