Baba Fulfills Devotee's Desire

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Baba Fulfills Devotee's Desire

Sri Sainath Maharaj provided an opportunity to me to visit Bhuvaneswar

in February. Sri D. V. L. Narayana Murthy and Maj. E. B. Patro, also a

Sai devotee, joined us in Bhuvaneswar. After visiting Puri, Jagannath

and Konark, we went to Dhenkenal - where a beautiful Baba Temple has

come up in a spacious eight-acre area near Kapilas, about 12 kilo meters

from the town.

 

After participating in the Muhurath of Baba's installation on Thursday

(21SI) in the morning, we wanted to visit the nearby Kapilas shrine on

the hills near the Baba's temple. All the three of us were waiting for

the bus. No bus came for almost one hour. When a bus came and stopped

after one hour, we tried to get into it. But there was no space, not

even to keep one leg. So we came back. I said that if Baba wills, he

will take us there. " Just as we entering the main gate, a Baba devotee,

Sri Chopra was taking some Pundits to Kapilas. He offered to take us

along with them to the Kapilas Hills by car. We were surprised at this

offer, as it was not even five minutes since I said 'If Baba wills he

would take us there. "

 

At the Hills, there is a beautiful temple and a Shiva Linga. There along

with the Pundits, we also performed Abhisheka chanting Rudra, Chamaka,

Sri Suktha, Purusha Suktha, Durga Suktha, etc. This was a bonus granted

to us by Sai Mother. We were immensely pleased with Baba's concern and

compassion to his children.

 

Baba showed His kindness once again. We were returning to Bangalore the

same evening. We went to Cuttack by bus, waiting there at the Railway

Waiting Hall. As there was about half an hour for arrival of the East

Coast Express, our friend, Maj. Patro, went to have his bath. Meanwhile,

the train arrived before the scheduled time. So were informed the same

to Maj. Patro. He told us to proceed and he would join us. We kept his

wrist watch, spectacles which he had handed over to us to look after

near his luggage, and we went to into the bogies. Maj. Patro also joined

us after some time with his luggage. But he forgot to take his

spectacles, without which he was helpless. While the train was about to

start, a gentleman who was sitting in the retiring room noticing the

spectacles came and handed over the same to him. It is a miracle of

miracles how he came to know the bogie number and remembering the person

handed over his spectacles. Baba has no limits for His love and concern

for his dear children.

- S. Syama Rao

 

(Source Shri Sai Padananda April 2002)