AMBROSIA IN SHIRDI

76.    BABA FULFILLED THE DESIRE OF A DEVOTEE BY ACCEPTING HIS FOOD  IN DISGUISE IN SHIRDI  ITSELF

A devotee from Devas in Madhya Pradesh came to Shirdi for Baba's darshan and stayed in Dixit wada. He used to take food daily in Sagun Mehru Naik's Hotel for both the times and reserved a plate for Baba and requested Baba daily at each time to come for meals. Baba would simply laugh at his request.

During the previous day of his departure from Shirdi a person of Nath Panth came to that Hotel at 10-30 P.M. When they were closing the hotel and asked Naik, "There was a plate of meals reserved for me. Please offer that plate to me". Naik made him to sit on a comfortable asan and served the plate. The per­son asked Naik to call the man who reserved the meals for him. Naik went and wake the man who was in deep sleep but he was not awakened. Naik returned and told the person that the man who had reserved meals for him was in deep sleep and not awakened.

Then the person told Naik "Always feed the hungry and gone away". On the next day, it was known to all about this matter. Shri Madhavarao Deshpande asked Baba whether He has gone for meals in Naik's hotel. Baba replied to him "Yes, I had gone to Naik's hotel and had my meals with heart's, satisfaction yesterday night". Afterwards it became wide publicity among devotees that Baba was going for meals even in Shirdi in disguise to satisfy His devotees. "Dear Sai devotees you are sincerely requested, that you should feed who­ever approaches you for meals even foregoing your own meals for that time.    This  will   certainly   satisfy Baba and thereby His Blessings obtained.

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77. BABA'S WIT AND HUMOUR EXPERIENCED BY THE DEVOTEES.

Baba used to distribute clothes presented to Him during every Shree Ramanavami. He would give Kupni to Shri Kakasaheb Dixit, Bapusaheb Jog, Balasaheb Bhate, Madhu Fasle, Balakram, Mukthaiam and about 25 others. The devotees used to stand in two rows from Dwarakamayee to Chawadi and Baba moved here and there in the middle. Then Sagun Mheru Naik would come there. Baba asked him see how the line of devotees is it not good if a gun was hung in each of their shoulders ? On hearing these Baba's words all would laugh Baba would also laugh.

Once, a gentleman came to Shirdi, took Baba's dar­shan and stayed in Shirdi. He used to take his meals in Sagun Mehru Naik's hotel and had his residence in Dixit wada. He told to all that he came to Shirdi to offer lands in large scale to Baba. Madhavarao Deshpande used to pay his hotel charges and he asked Baba "Deva may I register the lands in my name". Baba told him "Yes". Then Tatys Patil asked Baba whether he may register the lands in his name Baba replied "Yes" and Radhakrishnamai also asked Baba whether she may register the lands in her name. Baba replied "Yes". One fine morning he told to all that he would come with all the necessary stamp papers etc. for registration and gone away and never returned. Madhavarao paid his hotel charges to Sagun Mehru Naik. All the above three persons were disappointed and not the  omnipotent Baba.

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78.   BABA HELPED A DEVOTEE FROM POLICE WARRANT AND MADE HIM TO WIN HIS CASE

One devotee from Aurangabad came to Shirdi   for Baba's darshan with Rs. 800/-in  cash   and    with  two gold rings in his fingers.   A police warrant was pending

against him in a hurt case.    He came to Baba  with  the aim that Baba would save him   from the   malady.    He stayed in Dixit wada and used  to   take   his   meals  in Sagun Mehru Naik's Hotel.    He used  to  take    Baba's  darshan daily.   Baba used to take dakshina  from    him one hundred rupees for each time and thus received all the money with him.   He told to Sagun Mehru Naik to  write a letter to his brother  for  money.    His   brother came with Rs. l000/-, handed it over to him took Baba's darshan and gone away.    Baba received whole   of   this

amount also as Dakshina.   He was    left  as  a    pauper  without money.    After knowing that he was in  Shirdi the police came with warrant to    arrest  him.    Having known about the arrival of Police, he gone to Dwarakamayee and sat before Baba. The police also went there, took Baba's darshan and  searched  him.   He was    not visible to the Police eventhough he was   sitting before

Baba. The police after searching him gone away. After the police have gone, he fell flat before   Baba and Baba told him "you may go home tomorrow after taking your meals" in the wada.    Your troubles have come  an end.

On the next day, he received a letter from   his  brother that he won the case and that he was acquitted. He has gone to his home with Baba's permission. He was able to gain more money in his home many times the dakshina amount which Baba received from Him. Baba's saying. "Give one and receive tenfold" was proved in this case.

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79.    BABA PRICKED THE BUBBLE OF  ONE MUSLIM FROM  HYDERABAD AND NAMED HIS DEVOTEES WITH NICK NAMES

A Musalman from South Hyderabad styled as Khazi came and saw Baba and told him "why you have named the Masjid as Dwarakamayee? why you have put a Dhuni? why you were ringing the bell? why you have Arati and Puja". On hearing this, Baba simply smiled. The Musalman was roaming here and there in Dwarakamayee from 3-30 P.M. to 12-30 A.M. In the end, he came to Baba fell at His feet and requested to be excu­sed. He then thought that Baba was more than ALLAH. Baba made him to stay in Shirdi for 3 days and given permission to go to his home.

Baba used to feed one "Waghri Kuthra" (Dog) which used to sleep in the steps of Dwarakamayee. Once Madhu Fasle Baba's server kicked the dog. Baba became angry and scolded him and said "It came here for Me only and not for you. Beware hereafter".

Baba named His following devotees with the follow­ing nick names owing his affection to them.

1)   Madhava Rao Deshpande -Bhatacha Shamya

2)   Tatya Patil- Kothyacha Ghodmukhya

3)   Dr. Pillai -Andhoji Filial

4)   Pilaji Gurav -Guravacha

5)    Hari Seetharam alias- Langada Kaka Kakasaheb Dixit

6)   Dabholkar  - Hemad

7)   Dadasaheb Kapharde - Bapusaheb Tapusan Dada

8)   Sagun Mehru Naik,-  Takki (Deceiver)

9)   Bapusaheb Buty - Buttya

10)    Bapusahefa Dhumal  - Bhau

11)    Madhu Fasle - Ardha Gandhu

12)   Radhakrishna Mai - Avadasa (Moodevi)

13)    Balasaheb Dev -Chindi Chor

14)   Abdul Baba- Halalkar

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80.    HOW SHRI TALVALKAR SAVED THE LIFE OF A DYING PATIENT WITH BABA'S UDI.

Once a doctor by name Shri Talvalkar came to Shirdi and took Baba's darshan. Baba blessed him and gave him UDI. He preserved this Udi with more care. He began his doctor's practice at Indore, He became a famous doctor by Baba's grace. He would open the dispensary only after Baba's Puja. He cured so many serious cases. One day a serious case came to him  which had been looked after and left by so many emi­nent doctors. The patient was about to die. The doctor pacified the patient's relatives and given medicine. After realizing that no medicine will be of any use to the patient, he prayed to Baba, "Baba your grace alone would cure this dying patient" and requested Baba for his cure and gave him three packets of Baba's Udi which was with him since 1917, with instructions that it should be mixed with water and administered to the patient each packet a day for three days. After Baba's UDI was administered, the patient became conscience. The doctor gone to his house and tested him and the patient was improved be­yond his expectation. Then he gave medicine, The patient gradually cured and fully recovered after a cou­ple of days. The doctor told the patient that he has not saved him. He brought him to SHIRDI and pointed out Shri Sai Baba and told that He has saved him from his dying condition. The patient paid his gratitude to Baba. From that time be became a staunch devotee of Baba.

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81.    HOW BABA HIMSELF SUFFERED TO RELIEVE THE PAIN OF HIS   DEVOTEES.

Once Shri Gajanan Narvekar was suffering from fever in 1917. The fever was with high temperature. He sent his son with Rs. 500 - as dakshina to be paid to Baba. His son came and paid Rs. 500/- to Baba. At the time of receiving that amount Baba Himself suffered with fever and shivering. A devotee by the side of Baba questioned Baba "Baba why were you shivering with fever?" all of a sudden. Baba replied to him "that whomsoever from whom I received dakshina I have to bear their trouble and set them free".

Once Baba received Rs. 5007- from Shri Moreshwar Pradhao and after that Baba had suffered all his family troubles and set his family without any trouble there­after.

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82.    BABA GIVEN  DARSHAN AND CURED THE SUFFERINGS OF A DOCTOR.

Shri Kashinath Shankar Dube is a friend of a fore­ign returned Government Doctor. The doctor thought that Baba was a Muslim. Baba one day appeared in his dream with both Hindu and Musalman Dress and the person who had in white dress told the doctor "Lord Dattatreya and Shri Sainath were one and the same, you should not be deceived by yourself only on seeing the outward appearance'”. The doctor himself was suffer­ing mote than six months. After this dream he began to improve and completely cured. He became a staunch devotee of Baba.

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83.                PLAGUE PREVAILED FOR NOT ADHERING BABA'S WORDS.

Shri Kavji Patil wanted to build a Devi (Vani) mandir in memory of his late father and to install a new Devi Vigraham. He came to Shirdi for Baba's permission to build a new Mandir and to install a new Vigraham. Baba had not given permission. But he frequently came to Baba and compelled Baba for per­mission. Baba told him "what I had to tell I had told.

What you have to do may do and reap the consequence thereby". He built the Mandir and wanted to install a new Devi Vigraham in the Mandir for which he brou­ght a person for pradishta of the new Devi Vigraham. At that time plague was enraged in that place and the new Devi Vigraham Pradishta was not done. He con­sulted Baba. Baba told him to do pradishta of the old Devi Vigraham to which his forefathers have worship­ped in the new Mandir. He done accordingly as Baba said. The plague was ceased in the place and all his troubles were over.

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84.    HOW BABA REMINDED A DEVOTEE AND ACCEPTED HIS DAKSHINA WHICH HE FORGOT TO PAY IN SHIRDI AND BABA'S OTHER WAY OF ASKING DAKSHINA FROM THE DEVOTEES,

One devotee who had gone for Baba's darshan to Shirdi wanted to pay dakshina to Baba, but he forgot to do so and came to his house. In his wife's dream Baba appeared and made her to know that a packet of money was lying in the latrine. She told her dream to her husband. He remembered and regretted his fault and sent his dakshina amount to Baba by M.O. forthwith.

Baba used to ask Purandare often and often Rs. 2/-as dakshina. Once Purandare requested Baba "why He was asking Rs. 2/- as dakshina often and often and that too, nothing less nor more". Baba replied "I want from you Nishta and Saburi".

Baba once asked Bapusaheb Buty to fetch Rs. 16-50 as dakshina from Kakasaheb Dixit when he was listening llth Skanda in Ekanath Bhagawath read by Balasaheb Bhate in Dixit wada. Buty went and asked Dixit that Baba wanted Rs. 16-50 as dakshina to Him. Then Dixit got only one rupee. He told to Buty that I have already given Rs. 16-50 to Baba and explained to Buty about what was meant by Baba for Rs. 16-50. Indriya's 10, Man 1, speech 1, Body 1, Budhi 1, Ahamkara 1, Prakruthi & Chitham 1, on the whole 16 (i.e., Rs. 16-50). Buty went and told Baba about this and Baba gladly accepted.

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85.    BABA PREVENTED SHRI D. V. SAMBARE A DRINKER AND MADE HIM  NOT TO TOUCH LIQUOR

Shri D.V. Sambare used to drink liquor very often. On 1-2-1917, Baba appeared in his dream and was sea­ted on his chest and told him "what would he do then" Sambare feared and promised Baba that he would not touch the liquor thereafter. After his promise Baba disappeared. From that time, Sambare gave up drink­ing liquor. After 15 days, there was a party in his office arranged with drinking liquor. Sambare requested his Manager that he would not touch the liquor as the Doctor advised him not to drink liquor. But his Manager compelled him to take it. It was also served in glass with other items. All on a sudden Electric currrent failed and all the lights were off. In the darkness, the person in the next chair drank his liquor and kept the empty glass as it is. The Manager also was pleased and Sambare thanked Baba in handling the situation tactfully.

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