AMBROSIA IN SHIRDI

67.    BABA HELPED TRIAMBAK VISHWANATH IN  HIS RETURN JOURNEY TO  BOMBAY    FROM SHIRDI AS GANU  MARWARI

 Shri Triambak Vittal Somnath,  Basen Road Bombay happened to meet Baba in 1915 and took   His  darshan and paid Re. 11- as dakshina. Baba again deman­ded Re. I/-. As he got only Rs. 5/- with him, he hesitated first and then paid Re. 1/- Then Baba said to him after a while that "Ganu Mar will do good". He came to the road and found that no tanga was there to go to Kopergaon. Then a Tonga from Rahata came with a Gujarathi devotee in it. He made him to sit in his tonga and said to him "Are you coming from Baba? what Baba He is? If we give Re.11- He was deman­ding again Re. I/- and made His devotees to drink the water drunk by Him". Triambak was astonished on hearing these words. On reaching Kopergaon, he paid tanga wala hire charges for two persons and bought two railway tickets upto Dadar. In Dadar railway Sta­tion he fed him with meals. Triambak asked his add­ress. He gave his address as "Ganu Marwari". Chawl I plot, Behind the Masjid, Bunder" and gone away. On the next day he gone to Masjid Bunder and searched Ganu Marwari but in vain he realised Baba's words that "Ganu Mar will do good" and that "Ganu Mar­wari" was none other than Baba and thought Baba was Ganpat as he was Ganapathy Devotee.

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68.    EXPERIENCE OF SHRI GOVINDASWAMY ALIAS BHAU SWAMY, MADRAS

Shri Govindaswamy alias Bhau Swamy was an em­ployee in the Madras Electricity Tramways. He took leave and started with his wife and children for all-round pilgrimage in 1916. Because his Guru's name was Rambhau of South Kaaara, he was called as Bhau Swamy. He went to Shirdi on 23-8-1915 and  took Baba's darshan on Sunday. He did bhajan with his family. Baba gave him eight annas. He would get Rs. 2/- in cash and burfi worth Rs. 2/- from Baba daily, He sold off the burfi at once for Rs. 1-12-0 to the shop­keepers. He kept a dairy for all of these. This is all the diary. On 3-9-1915 he got a wonderful dream and thereby became Baba's devotee. Dr. Pillai told him to give in writing the details of the dream. He wrote it out at Shirdi and gave it to Dr. Pillai. He used to per­form bhajan daily before Baba and sometimes before Radhakrishnamai. He was highly appreciated. He was given a Marathi Book containing life of Baba by Radhakrishnamai.

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69.    BABA ACCEPTED THE OFFERING OF NAIVEDYA BY SMT. ADILAKSHIMIAMMAL WIFE OF BHAU SWAMY AGED ABOUT 50 NO. 95 ANNA PILLAI ST. MADRAS

I went to Shirdi with my husband and 2 girls on 23-8-1915 and took darshan of Baba. He went first to Nasik and served Narasingh Bhuva in Kala Ram Temple. He told us to go and see Shri Sai Baba, Shirdi. He found Baba's durbar very grand. A number of dancing girls danced before Him, Kathas were performed. Aero, batie feats were exhibited. There was thrilling crowd always at the mosque and accompanied  Chawadi.    We stayed there a month and a half.

My husband had not much faith in Baba   at starts He then had a dream wherein his was bound hands and feet.   Baba released him in the dream (Baba's satcharitra chapter 29)   English.   Hence   he got faith   in Baba : from that time,   Baba used to give us and others burfi, ' supplied by a local shopkeeper.    Two rupees .worth burfi_: , daily he showered   an us and   Rs. 2/- in cash.   We felt we had no need for it.

Only once I gave Him Naivedya on 30-8-1915. I myself prepared it with intense devotion (and fear whe­ther He would accept it or not) thinking of Baba and repeating His name all the time. I prepared the dishes (viz.) Baji and Payasam. When I took and placed " before Him Brahmin widow (Durgaba) placed at the bottom of the row (i. e.) far away from Baba. .

Baba gradually moved up to the dish and began to eat it with Shama etc.,  ate up  the whole   lot.   I was delighted at the acceptance of my devotion. Baba knew our hearts and responded to our love.   At   parting, we were assured our railway fare to Kashi would  be given to us.   'But it was not paid to us. But in route we went to Harda Ghat and we got all   our pilgrimage   expenses (contributed by devotees). .

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70  BABA FULFILLED THE DESIRE OF SHRI.SHANKARLAL KESHAVRAM BHAT

One Shankarlal Keshavaram Bhar, Shopkeeper of Bombay who had been lame by one leg, tried all means to cure his lameness without success. Hearing of Baba's wonderful powers, he came to Shirdi in 1911 prostrated himself before Baba and obtained His blessings. As a result there of on his return journey, as he walked a few steps to go up the ferry (ship) his clogged up leg by nerve loosened itself and to his surprise he was able to walk erect. His lameness had gone for ever. He was so much pleased with this that he broadcast this news of Baba's Superhuman powers amongst all his custo­mers and persons connected with him.

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71.    BABA MANIFESTED AS A RAILWAY COOLY AND HELPED SHRI HARIBHU KARNIK.

Once when Shri Haribhu Keshav Karnik of Dhanu proceeding to Pandharpur from Shirdi, he purchased a passenger ticket to Pandharpur from Kopergaom railway station. He has to get down at Daund and catch ano­ther train to Kurudwadi and from there to Pandharpur. He got down at Daund railway station and was waiting at Daund railway station for Kurudwadi train. In the meanwhile he has to go outside for his privy. He was alone in the platform and was in a fix. At this critical juncture a railway coolly came and assisted him and sho­wed him the latrine and the pipe and safeguarded his luggage till his return. On seeing his passenger ticket, he told him to change it into mail ticket. Karnik gave his passenger ticket and the excess amount to him with request to change it for a mail ticket. The railway coolly obliged him and told  Karnik to sit in the train when it reached the platform. Accordingly, the train came and he sat in the train. The co-passengers have asked him how he would believe that coolly and what will he do if he had not turned up? Karnik replied that he has got faith in Him. The train began to start and proceed to some distance. Then the coolly came and handed over him the ticket in the running train. All were amazed. Is it not the Leela of Baba?

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72.    BABA SAVED SHRI  GANPAT DHOND KADAM FROM THE HANDS OF BHILLS IN THE RUNNING TRAIN.

In 1914 Shri Ganpat Dhond Kadam was proceeding to Shirdi with his Family. After he had left Nasik, a gang of Bhills boarded the running train and entered into the compartment when Kadam was sitting with his wife and children, Kadam was reading a book of holy songs. Thinking that the Bhills were interested in listening to the songs he started reading louder. The gang waited there for five minutes and then left the running train one by one in the same way as they have entered into the train. The wonderful part of this story was that Kadam saw a Fakir sitting in front of him as the gang boarded the running train and then as soon as they left the train, the Fakir disappeared no one knew where. When Kadam reached Shirdi and paid his respects to Baba, Baba asked him "Well, have you come safe well guarded?" Kadam at once understood that Baba had appeared before him in the compartment knowing the entrance of the Gang into the compartment and it was only the result thereof that the gang of Bhills got frightened for Baba and left the train leaving him safe. Surrender Shri Sai Completely   Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be there  !

73.    BABA SAVED AND  HELPED SHRI KRISHNAJI  NARAYAN ALIAS CHOTTU BHAIYA SAHEB PARULKAR

On one Mahasivarathri Day Shri Krishnaji Narayan alias Chottu Bhaiya Saheb Parulkar went to Nemavaram along with his family in bullock cart for the darshan of Sri Siddhanath. They started at about 3 'O’ clock in the morning. On the way, the wheel of the cart dama­ged and got repaired and went to Hadias from which place they have to cross the river by boat to go to the other bank of the river. As night came, the boat wala refused to take them to the other bank. They were ready even to offer the double boat charge to the boat wala. Even then he refused to take them as per his rules and regulations and added that if they want to go during night, special permission from his master is required. They decided to have shelter anywhere in the temple nearby. At that time a Fakir came in white horse and with a tiny horse along with him and enqui­red the man about the crossing of the river. The boat­man refused to come as it was after sunset. The Fakir asked the boatman as to whom the place belonged. The boatman replied that it belonged to the British Empire and the other bank belonged to Holkar Sirkar (i.e.) the hereditary of Indore Raja. Then the Fakir went and asked Parulkar whether they too have to cross the river. He told "Yes" and their inability to cross the river by boat then. "I will just come with the nece­ssary order from your Master to cross the river by boat and went away in his horse in such a manner as it trem­bled the boat man. He came voluntarily and carried Parulkar, his men and his cart to the other side of the river in his boat. After they have started in the boat the Fakir disappeared. They have attended the Mahasivaratri of Siddhanath and returned home safely by the grace of Shri Sai Baba.

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74.    BABA ACCEPTED THE DAKSHINA OF SHRI   NANASAHEB CHANDORKAR AS A FAKIR

When Nanasaheb Chandorkar was with his family at Shirdi, a solar Eclipse came. He asked Baba for permission for a bath in Godavari river at Kopergaon. Baba gave permission. He went to Godavari, had a bath in Godavari and after his puja, he offered Re. 0-4-0 to a Fakir there as a dakshina during solar Eclipse. After he returned to Shirdi, Baba showed him the same coin and said that He had accepted his offerings during Solar Eclipse. This made Chandorkar with still more faith in Baba.

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75.    BABA'S OPINION AND INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING NAMAJ AND PRAYER TO MUSLIMS AND HINDUS

Once Muslims were offering their   Namaj    in    the Dwarakamayee and at the same time, Hindus were aIso doing bhajan with tal and Mridang. The Muslims complained to Baba that the HINDUS bhajan at the time of their Namaj was a hindrance on to their Namaj. For this Baba told to the Muslim "Those who do Namaj sincerely may do Namaj and those whose aims have not in namaj may not do the Namaj and those whose aims have not in bhajan may not do the bhajan.

In order to compare this saying of Baba, "once, circumstances so came to Akbar that He has to pray Namaj on his way adhering to the time of his Namaj. Then he was praying his Namaj on the way. Then a woman who was very much fond of her husband after hear­ng that her husband then came from foreign after a long time, ran to her home to meet her husband in such a way that she did not know anything on the way and attacked the legs of Akbar who was praying Namaj on the way. After Namaj was over, Akbar called the woman and enquired her high handed act. The woman suavely replied to Akbar, "I heard my husband came from foreign after a pretty long time and as such I came running in haste without Knowing anything on the way with the only aim and eager to meet my husband and hence the mistake occurred and begged the pardon of Akbar and added that "if Akbar was in Namaj (Praying to God) with one aim how can he know that his legs were attacked". On hearing this vittal question from the woman Akbar felt ashamed and honoured the woman. From this Baba taught us that we have to carry on with our own work with sincerity in the same aim without looking for the hindrances of the environments".

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