Meaning of Dakshina as understood by different devotees of Baba

[Guest guest]

Judge (MB Rege) in 1912, went to see Baba with Rs.100/- in his pocket.

Baba: Give me dakshina Rs. 40/-

That was given.

 

Again Baba: Give me dakshina Rs.40/-

 

That was given.

Again Baba: Give me Rs. 20/-

That also was given by the judge, who noted that Baba was reducing him

to zero condition.

Later, Baba to Judge: Give me Rs.40/- dakshina.

Judge: I have nothing to give.

Baba: Then go and get the money and give.

Judge: To whom am I to go.

Baba: Shyama.

Then Judge went to Shyama and told him.

Shyama: You have not understood Baba. He cares a rap for you rupees.

What he wants is your mind and heart, your time and soul to be devoted

to him. That is His meaning.

The Judge went back and reported to Baba.

Baba, smiling: Go to Dixit and ask him.

The Judge went and told Dixit.

Dixit: Baba's directions to you must be understood in the circumstances

as a lesson to you and that you should not feel absence of money or the

begging for money or for anything else to be a humiliation and that you

should not consider yourself to be above begging.

Judge went and reported to Baba.

Baba, smiling: Go to Nana (N.G. Chandorkar)

Judge went and reported to Nana.

NGC: I know how delicate it is, when Baba asks for Dakshina and there is

nothing to be given. You must learn my plans and ways. Whenever I go to

Shirdi, I start with a certain sum and leave half of it at Kopergaon,

e.g., on this occasion I came with Rs.200/= and left half of it at

Kopergaon and came to Shirdi with Rs.100/- only. I go on giving dakshana

out of the stock in hand to Baba and when it is exhausted, I send for

the reserve at Kopergaon. You must adopt this plan.

Judge went and reported this to Baba.

Baba then sent for Nana and Nana came.

Baba: Nana, give me Rs.40/-

And Nana paid it and went away.

Again he was sent for.

Baba: Nana, give me Rs.40/- more.

Again Baba sent for Nana and collected Rs.20/-. Then Nana sent someone

to Kopergaon for the reserve fund, but before it came, Baba wanted more

from Nana and Nana felt humiliated.

The lesson taught by these demands for dakshina was that it was a

presumption on the part of anyone to think that he himself was the

great. Providence supplying Baba or that anyone could supply all that

Baba might ask for.

 

(Source Sai Baba Charters and Sayings)

http://www.saileelas.org/books/babasayings.htm