Sai Baba's Help By Mrs. Durga Sanathkumar

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Sai Baba's Help

By Mrs. Durga Sanathkumar

We live in Coimbatore. My husband is a Doctor and devotion to Sai Baba

comes from three generations. It was 1982. My daughter, Maheswari was in

her late pregnancy. Before her delivery I had decided to make a

pilgrimage to Shirdi. Moreover we had some domestic problems and

everyone was upset about it. Then I planned that I should visit Shirdi

and have a heart-to-heart talk with Sai Maharaj.

 

I requested our maidservant to accompany me. She readily agreed and with

a little difficulty, we could travel in the train, even though we had no

confirmed reservation. When we landed at Kopergaon, it was just 5.15

a.m. It was still dark and the station wore a deserted look. When we

came out, I was wondering as to whether we would get any transport at

that time to reach Shirdi. Sai Baba heard my prayers. At that time a

mini lorry arrived there. It was an empty lorry generally used to

transport sand. A tall middle-aged gentleman dressed like a Pathan

alighted from the vehicle and enquired " Want to go to Shirdi........

Come.......come....... get into the lorry. "

 

I was not used to travel in a lorry. Moreover it was an open lorry.

Since we were only two ladies, I was apprehensive and hesitating to get

in. Just then a group of villagers (Womenfolk were also there) came

there and climbed on to the lorry. With my implicit faith in Sai Baba, I

also got into the lorry. The venerable Pathan-looking gentleman also got

into the driver's cabin and accompanied us upto Shirdi and then got out

in the highway near the Samadhi Mandir.

 

After settling down in Shanthi Nivas, I went to the Samadhi Mandir to

pay my obeisance. On seeing the vibrant face of Sai Maharaj, it then

occurred to me that the Pathan-looking gentleman was none other than Sai

Baba Himself. Even though this incident occurred 19 years ago, it is

still green in my memory. We do not know in what form or person that Sai

Baba comes to help us.

(Source Shri Sai Padananda July 2001)