Baba’s loving watch over devotees
Para Number in the Book ‘BCS’ , About His Watch over Devotees
(a) N.G. Chandorkar
- When N.G.C. was transferred to Pandharpur and was approaching Shirdi to take leave of Baba, Baba addressed the devotees present and said to Mahalsapathy, Kasiram and Appa Scindhe:- “Let us four do Bhajan; The door of Pandari is wide open. Let us joyously do Bhajan.” Then Baba led with the song:
“To Pand’ri will I wend my way,
Therein to be staying.
To stay there. 0, therein to stay
For there my Lord is living.”
- Joshi, younger brother of the Thana pleader Joshi, wanted to go to Baba Shirdi; but could not afford it. Some days later a Konkanath Brahmin was taking leave of Baba to go to Bombay.
Baba (to K.B.): “Take this packet of Udhi and give it to a man, who will meet you in the train and ask you for just a span of space to sit.”
K.B. (receiving it):If I do not find any man, I will send this packet back to you.
B. “You will find the man.”
Then K. B started from Kopergaon to Bombay and up to Kalyan found no one. At Kalyan the whole train and his compartment were overcrowded and Joshi, the younger rushed into his compartment and asked for a span of space. K.B. gave him the space and also the Udhi.
555. On the 3rd week of October 1917 at 5 p.m. Kaka at his office met the son of his master, the sait.
- S.: My father writes from Nasik and wants to know, if Sai Baba would advise him to prolong his stay there or go back to Bombay. Please go to Shirdi and consult Baba.
KM:. H.S.Dixit is at Shirdi, we shall write to him to consult Baba and get his orders.
S.S. No, no. The sait is particular that you should go and get orders direct from Baba.
KM: I will go.
At that same time Baba was at the mosque with H.S.D. and 24 others.
Baba turning to H.S.D.: “Hallo! that matters are being bruited and what deliberation!”
Next day K.M. arrived at Shirdi.
Baba to K.M: “You have done well in coming.”
Baba (turning to H.S.D.): “Last evening we were thinking of this. Were we not? “
Then K.M. and H.S.D. compared notes and found how Baba was watching devotees both at Bombay and at Shirdi at the same time, (cf.para 9)
(d) Rao Bahadur M.W. Pradhan’s mother
556. Baba to M.W. Pradhan: “On this side of my body there is excruciating pain. It will be alright in two or four days.”
Baba, when saying this, was apparently healthy and M.W.P. could not make out its meaning at the time; but when he went home to Bombay, he found that his (M.W.P’s) mother’s body on one side (by reason of hemiplegia) had excruciating pain and it was alright in two or four days.
(e) Manager’s servant
557. Baba before Mr.Manager (Sadashiv Tarkhad): “My leg is paining. It will be alright. if Korphad (aloe) is spilt in two, warmed over a fire and applied. “
It was Manager’s servant that had pain (lumbago) and the suggested application of Korphad was adopted and the servant was cured
"I draw to Me, My man from far off or even across the seven Seas to Shirdi, like a sparrow with a string fastened to its feet"-Shirdi Sai Baba, Indian Spiritual Guru-God 