IS BABA LIVING AND HELPING NOW ?

DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES AFTER BABA’S MAHASAMADHI ON 15th OCTOBER, 1918 from book entitled ‘AMBROSIA IN SHIRDI’ written by Shri Ramalingam Swami, inspired by SHri Sivanesan Swamiji of Shirdi

(Contd. from March-April, 2005 issue)

78. Baba recovered the remainING amount of Rs. 50/- promised by Shri Thakkar of MUMBAI.....

Once, a devotee by the name of Thakkar of Mumbai, prayed and promised to Baba that if his troubles were averted by Baba, he would pay Rs. 55/- to Baba.

Accordingly, his prayers were answered and his troubles were averted. He went to Shirdi, took darshan of Baba’s Samadhi in the Samadhi Mandir and offered only Rs. 5/- in Baba’s hundi (box), instead of Rs. 55/- as promised by him. He then returned to Mumbai.

While climbing the steps of his house in Mumbai, Baba reminded him in an invisible threatening voice to pay the remaining amount of Rs 50/-. He realised, he would not be able to deceive Baba. He went to Shirdi once again and offered Rs. 50/- in the hundi and returned to Mumbai after duly apologising to Baba.

79. Baba cured the swollen leg of Smt. Ahalya Krishnaji Uparkar, MUMBAI.....

In August 1963, Smt. Ahalyabai was struck by a nail in her leg and it bled. She left it uncared for, as there was no pain. On 24th August  1963, she suffered from fever as the wound turned septic.

Her sons requested her to take treatment from a doctor; but she did not agree.

After this, Baba manifested as a stranger and promised her medicine for her leg. In front of her house was a military depot. He went inside the depot and with their permission got the medicine and asked her to apply on the afflicted part. She did as told. No sooner was the medicine applied, the swelling lessened and the pain also decreased.

One night, in her dream, a nurse came and injected her. On another night Baba appeared in her dream and told her that a hole would be made in the affected part and then the wound would heal and the leg would become normal with no pain.

One day while she was sleeping, a rat came and broadened the wound with a big hole, thereby letting all the pus and worms flow out. She awakened her son and showed him how Baba had managed to cure her leg. After some days her leg was completely cured by applying Baba’s udi.

80. Baba cured the paralysis of Shri ParsHuram Krishna Gore, Jamshedpur.....

Shri Parshuram Krishna Gore was serving at the Tata factory in Jamshedpur. On 9th July, 1966, he had a paralytic attack in which one side was paralysed, all of a sudden while returning home in the evening. The doctor tested him and directed him to be admitted to the hospital the next morning.

In the morning, in addition to his paralysis he suffered from a mental disorder. He was admitted to the factory hospital. He suffered much during the first two days of his admission. At that time, the members in his house prayed to Baba and promised they would send Rs. 10/- to the Shirdi Sansthan if he was cured immediately. Twenty days after admission he was sent home without any improvement.

He was given treatment in his house and improved with the grace of Baba. They sent Rs. 5.50/- to Baba’s Sansthan instead of Rs. 10/- as per their vow. The Sansthan sent a book of Das Ganu’s four adhyayas on Sai Baba; but Baba’s udi was not received.

However, after full improvement, he went to work, once a month, thrice in three months. Each time the factory doctor declared him unfit.

They seriously thought over this and remembering their fault sent Rs. 10/- to Baba’s Sansthan.

On 24.11.1966, Baba, in the body of an old man came begging at his threshold. His daughter was cleaning rice; but she forgot to bow in her ignorance. However, her mother gave 2 n.p. to Him. After receiving the same, He told her, “Your husband will be alright.” On 25.11.1966 (the very next day) Shri Parshuram again went to the factory. This time the doctor declared him fit for work.

Is this not a leela of Shri Sai Baba ?

81. Baba retained His Abhishek Tirtham in a tin with a hole at the bottom, for days together. An esteemed judicial officer wrote to His Holiness B. V. Narasimhaswamy, Founder President of All India Sai Samaj, Mylapore, CHENNAI on 25-2-1940.....

My wife is better and I trust it is due to Shri Baba’s grace. You will be surprised to hear the following incident. You will remember that when you were here, you wrote to the Sansthan to send me a tin of Abhishek Tirtham for the use of my wife. It was duly received within a few days after you left and a portion of it was used everyday for pouring on my wife’s head. After some time this was stopped. But the tin containing Abhishek Tirtham was kept on the table for a number of months. Last month it was removed to the almirah and kept there.

Yesterday, when my second daughter, thinking that it was a tin of oil, took it and found something trickling out. When she turned it, she found a hole big enough for the little finger to pass and some quantity of water came out. She then poured the entire contents into a vessel. It was surprising that the tin which was nearly 3/4 full of Tirtham could have retained water intact all these days though there was a big hole at the bottom. Surprisingly,

the water was good and clear without any kind of smell and as tasty as it was originally. It created a good impression on the children and I had the entire contents poured onto my wife’s head this morning. I am writing this after I came to know about it.

Evidently, the incident about the Tirtham is to infuse faith. Otherwise I fail to see why there could have been a hole at the bottom of the tin which was received intact and nobody interfered with it. It was merely kept on a marble table for some time and then in a wooden almirah.

– Jyoti Ranjan

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