Lakshman K. Noolkar

January 25, 2009

Lakshman K. Noolkar, who was sub-judge at Pandharpur in 1909, while N G

Chandorkar was Deputy Collector there, was being induced to go to Shirdi

by the latter.

LKN: I cannot go until I get a Brahmin cook, and good Nagpur oranges for

presentation. I can find neither of these.

NGC: Baba's grace will provide.

That night a Brahmin cook came to NGC and wanted service and was

referred to Noolkar who engaged him. In the morning Noolkar found a

parcel of excellent Nagpur oranges and no trace could be found as to who

the sender was. Any how, Noolkar, convinced of Baba's miraculous powers

of providing the needful, started with NGC, and went to Baba.

Baba: Nana, who is this notorious crazy person whom you have brought

with you?

Next day when Noolkar visited Masjid. Baba was in a furious mood and

seizing his head, knocked it against pillar saying, " Your existence or

truth will be lost or your unreality will be lost " .

Noolkar was much afraid; but NGC, gave an optimistic interpretation of

these occurances.

That night Noolkar suddenly got up and asked Nana for betel, which

Noolkar was not ordinarily using. Just at that time, Baba was at Mosque

far away.

Baba to someone present: Take these four bidas i.e., rolled up betel,

and go and give them to an old man, at Chandorkar's who needs the betel.

The sudden appearance of that man and the delivery of the bidas

convinced Noolkar that Baba was his Antarsakshi and thenceforward

Noolkar's faith was greatly strengthened and he stayed on at Shirdi.

Noolkar's death suddenly came on rapidly, sacred literature was read

withing his hearing, as he approached the end. Baba's Pada Theertham

also was brought and given to him and died with his attention centered

on Baba.

Baba referring to Noolkar's death: Tatya, (Noolkar) has gone in advance

(of us). He stayed here as I directed. His life's goal has been reached.

He will be born no more.

(Source Sai Baba Charters and Sayings)

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