"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

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Category: Omnipresence

Ob Baba said “I am with you and all creatures, always”

  • BABA’S INDEPENDENCE

    Baba’s Says ie HIS independence

    Para Number in the Book & About Baba’s Independence

    (a) Dhulia Court Commission

    581. A person was charged before the Dhulia Magistrate’s court with stealing jewels etc. The man pleaded that, Sai Baba of Shirdi had given him the jewels and cited him as a witness. Summons come

    Constable’. Baba, here is a summons for you.

    B.: “Take it and throw it into the fire”.

    Anyhow the report was sent that Baba was served and as Baba was absent for the trial a warrant came to Shirdi. Ganpatram, the constable to Baba: “Baba, they have sent out a warrant. Will you kindly go with me to Dhulia?”

    Baba, angrily. “Throw that piece of paper into” (Baba was cursing and swearing).

    The constable was perplexed. Then, as advised by N.G.Chandorkar, a Mahajar (largely signed) was sent up to the effect that Baba was worshipped by large numbers as God; that the issue of summons and warrant were improper and undesirable, and that if his evidence was necessary a commissioner might be sent to take it.

    Then Nana joshi the commissioner, a first class magistrate came and examined Baba.

    Commissioner. What is your name?

    Baba: “T”hey call me Sai Baba.”

    Com.: Your father’s name?

    B.: “Also Sai Baba.”

    Com.: Your Guru’s name?

    B.: “Venkusa.”

    Com.: Creed or religon?

    B.: “Kabir.”

    Com.: caste or race?

    B.: “Parvardigar {i.e.,God) “

    Com.: Age please?

    B.: “Lakhs of years.”

    Com.: Will you solemnly affirm that what you are going to say is the truth?

    B.: “Truth.”

    Com.: Do you know the accused, so and so?

    B.: “Yes I know him and I know everyone.”

    Com.: The man says he is your devotee and that he lived with you.    Is that so?

    B. ” Yes I live with every one.    All are mine.”

    Com,: Did you give him jewels as alleged by him?

    B.: “Yes. I gave him.    Who gives what to whom?”

    Com.: If you gave him the jewels, how did you get them and become possessed of them?

    B.: “Everything is mine.”

    Com.: Baba, here is a serious charge of theft.   That man says that you delivered the jewels to him.

    B.: “What is all this? What the devil have I to do with all that?”

    The commissioner was perplexed. Then it was suggested that the village diaries showing the presence of strangers in the village should be sent for. The diary showed that the accused, a stranger was not at Shirdi, at the time of his alleged receipt from Baba. And it was well known that Baba never left the village.

    The commissioner put the facts before Baba and Baba said they were true. That closed the Commission evidence. Baba was not asked to sign or put his mark. Baba does not appear to have signed or put his mark to any paper at any time.

    (b) Sir G.Seymour Curds’ Visit

    582. In 1910-11, Baba said at the Dwarakamayee: “Rascal, coming to see me! What have I got? I am a naked fakir with human organs.”

    People wondered whom Baba referred to. Then in a short time a big official procession passed by the mosque, including Mrs. and Mr. Curtis, Revenue Commissioner, Mr. Macneil, the Collector etc.   They passed on to the chavadi. The assistant Commissioner said (to N.R.S.)-; “Ask Sai Baba to finish his morning routine quickly as the sahebs (officers) wish-to see him”.

    N.R.S.: Such a communication to Sai Baba is unthinkable. If you have any business with him, you must await his pleasure.

    In half an hour, Baba passed by that side. Mrs.Curtis, bowing to Baba said: “We wish to have a little talk with you, Maharaj. “

    B.: Wait half an hour.    I have to go and beg.

    So saying, Baba went away but returned in ten minutes.

    Mrs. Curtis, again bowing, repeated her request.

    B.: Wait one hour. So saying Baba passed on to the Masjid.

    The officers were in a hurry and they did not stop; and Mrs. Curtis’ object namely, to get a child by Baba’s blessing was not achieved.

    Worship with Sandal Paste Muslims with clubs

    583. Baba was being worshipped by a number of Hindus with flowers, etc. As for sandal, the chief devotee, Mahlsapathy applied it to Baba’s neck, but not to the forehead, as Baba objected to it.

    One day Mahlsapathy had a vision of Baba with sandal on Baba’s forehead. Thereafter Mahlsapathy was regularly pasting sandal on Baba’s forehead without any objection from Baba. But some Muslims raised objections. But Baba did not care for their views.

    Then the Muslims met together, consulted the Sangamnere Kazi and resolved to beat anyone who should put sandal on Baba’s forehead. One Tambuli told Mahlsapathy of this fact. That day Mahlsapathy stood outside the mosque compound and performed puja of Baba from there.

    B.: What are you doing there? M: Doing your Puja.

    B.: Come in and daub me with sandal on the forehead, hands, breast, and everywhere; Let me see who will dare to beat!

    The Muslims were cowed down and the puja with sandal developed into regular Hindu worship as in temples.

    1. In 1913-1914, plague raged at Poona. R.K. Dube who vowed to go to Shirdi, broke that vow and went to Sasarwada. In that trip he lost a child and his wife was seriously unwell. Dube prayed to Baba.

    Baba, appearing in a vision, said: “One must perform one’s vow. Else he has to bear the punishment in this manner.”

    Applying Udhi to Mrs. Dube, Baba disappeared.

    Dube saw the Udhi on her face. The next day she recovered.

    Later when Mr. and Mrs. Dube went to Shirdi, Baba referred to the above incident.

  • ANTARJNAN II

    7–11 minutes

    Baba’s Saying and his Antarjnan-Omniscience II

    Para Number in the Book & About antarjnan

    Gurjar and 1 Rupee

    427. One Dhundiraj V.Gurjar alias Babu Saheb was going to Shirdi and Mrs.Kanitkar delivered one rupee to him to be paid to Baba. At Shirdi he stayed for two or three days. Baba asked him for dakshina each day. On the last day,

    B.: These three days I have been noting with amusement that you are each time giving your own dakshina, hiding in your pocket the rupee delivered to you by the lady. Will you give it?

    Then Gurjar, thus reminded, gave the rupee. 

    Lizard’s tick

    428.    A lizard tic-ticked at Baba’s mosque.

    Some one: What is the meaning of the lizard’s tick?

    B.: She is rejoicing that her sister is coming from Aurangabad.

    Presently some one came on horseback from Aurangabad and threw out the contents of his pouch of gram. A lizard fell there from. That lizard ran into the mosque and was soon playing with the lizard already there.

    Cholkar’s Tea with sugar

    429. One cholkar had by Baba’s grace obtained success in an examination and employment and had to fulfil his vow of going to Shirdi. But as his pay was poor, he saved money for the trip by avoiding the use of sugar in his tea.

    Then he came to Shirdi, where Babu Saheb Jog was his host. Before he narrated the above facts,

    Baba (to Jog): “Give him plenty of sugar in his tea.“

    Pandari Vakil -Insincerity and scandalising exposed

    430. A pleader from Pandharpur known to H.S. Dixit came to Shirdi, went with others to Baba, prostrated and paid dakshina.

    B.: What humbugs people are ! They fall at one’s foot, pay dakshina and yet abuse one in their hearts.

    The pleader confessed later to H.S.Dixit that Baba referred to what he had done at the Bar room of Pandharpur, where he joined other pleaders in scandalising their munsiff or subjudge (Noolkar) “who despite his education went to Baba, an illiterate fakir, for overcoming his eye troubles, diabetes etc.”

    V.H.Takur’s Buffalo ride

    431. V.H. Takur B.A., a clerk in the Survey Department got a copy of Nichaldars’ Vicharasagara from a saint. Kanadi Appa, Who told him that in his later travel in the north, a saint with realisation, would teach him.

    On his way to some places, he had to ride on a buffalo in going up a hill and that galled him in his seat. When he came to Baba, Baba of his own initiative said:

    ‘You have been told by that saint that you will get teaching. But the spiritual path is rough. As in your buffalo ride, here also you must undergo much suffering’

    Modak’s Friend Resiling from intended gift

    432. V.L. Modak went with a friend to Shirdi. Each intended to give Rs. 2 to Baba as dakshina and set it apart in his pocket.

    Baba to V.L.M.: Will you give me dakshina?

    V.L.M.: Yes. And he paid Rs. 2

    Baba to V.L.M.s friend: Will you give me dakshina?

    The friend: yes. And he paid Rs. 1.

    B.: What liars some people are. They set apart Rs.2 in their pockets to be paid to the fakir, Why then pay only Rs. 1 now? If money is required for travelling expenses, is there not plenty of money in the other pocket?

    N.R.S.’s relationship

    433. N.R. Sahasrabudde treated a lady for incipient lunacy at Shirdi and cured her by Baba’s udhi and grace. This was mentioned to Baba as a matter to N.R.S’s credit.

    Baba: Whom has he helped? It is his own daughter-in-law.

    N.R.S. was not aware of the relationship; but when he enquired, he found out that the lady was the wife of his Sagotra Kinsman.

    Jaykar’s doubts cleared

    434. Jayakar sat by Baba one day at the mosque and Saryanarayana pothi (puran) was being read at the mantap, which is three feet lower in level than the floor of the mosque. Jayakar’s mind was much upset in trying to solve the conflicting merits and demerits of his stay near Baba at the mosque.

    • It is always good and meritorious to be near Baba.
    • But listening to Satyanarayana Pothi was a special attraction to him; and
    • Moreover, remaining on a higher level when Satyanarayana Pothi was read at a lower level, was not proper.

    When his mind was torn and undecided about these issues, Baba read his mind and said: “Go and attend Pothi.” This settled his course.

    Dixit’s dakshina of Rs. 25

    435. H.S. Dixit intending to give Baba Rs. 25 and a garland, went to Baba and gave the garland first.

    B.: This garland calls for Rs.25. Then H.S.D. gave the Rs.25 Dakshina.

    Dixit’s Betel

    436. H.S.Dixit one day in doing pooja of Baba’s picture failed to offer Tambool i.e., betel and nut. When he went to Baba,

    B.: “Kaka. give me betal and nut.”

    Khaparde’s Dakshina

    437. G.S. Khaparde’s son dreamt that Baba came to his house and had his meal. Next day he went to Baba,  to verify if really Baba  came  to  his  house. Baba anticipated his question.

    B.:   “Last night you fed me, but gave no Dakshina. Now give me dakshina.”

    UDDHAVESA’S LOSS OF MONEY AND THIRST

    438. Uddhavesa Bua of Dahanu starting with a party of friends, went to board a steamer to go to Dwaraka. When on the boat, his entire money and the tickets of all fell into the sea.

    At Dwaraka, having no money, he wrote a letter to Sai Baba at Shirdi wanting money and mentioned the above facts. That very night before his letter could reach Shirdi, a rich man at Dahanu had a dream in which he was told “Your father’s money had dropped into the sea. Send him money.” That man accordingly sent Rs. 50 to Uddhavesa Bua at Dwaraka. Then Uddhavesa Bua continued his pilgrimage.

    One day he climbed up a hill and went half way up felt scorching thirst, which was allayed after sometime by a fakir giving him water. When Uddhavesa Bua returned to Shirdi, Shama went up and reported his arrival to Baba, before Uddhavesa Bua reached Mosque.

    Baba at once: ‘I have seen him”. Baba then quoted two lines of verse.

    “How money fell into the sea and how God gave him money and water to drink”

    V.S. Mulherkar-Pucca Devotee

    439. V.S. Mulherkar, head clerk at Bandra was travelling to Shirdi along with N.G.C. and on the way at Kopergaon, he told someone that N.G.C. was a Pucca (ripe) Bhakta. On arrival at Shirdi, Baba repeated the pharse and asked him.

    “Is Nana a Pucca Bhaktha and you a Kutcha (i.e.) unripe)?”

    Special Peda and Mrs.Mulherkar’s life

    440. Mulherkar bought special peda at Phandarpur and brought it to Shirdi and gave it to Baba.

    Baba, without being told about these facts-said: “This peda is from Pandarpur and it has been specially brought for me.”

    Baba gave a full description of the daily life of M.’s wife.

    D.D. Rasane-Money still left in pocket

    441. D.D. Rasane, and his cousin had paid dakshina several times. They had Rs. 25 left and had written for more money.

    B.: Give me dakshina.

    D.D.R. and Cousin: No money left, Baba.

    B.: Why talk humbug? you have Rs.25 left still with you and the money you have written for will arrive presently. (cf.R.B.P.)

    Babu Rao Boravke and the forgotten rupee

    442. Babu Rao Boravke when young was without money and was going to Shirdi. On the way, he went to his uncle, who told him not to go with empty hands to a saint and gave him Re. 1 to give Baba.

    Boravke arrived at Shirdi.

    B.: Give me Dakshina Re.l.

    Boravke(forgetting the newly acquired rupee):”I have nothing”

    B-: See. Re.  1 is in your pocket. You must give Re.l to a fakir,

    Boravke felt in his pocket, found the rupee and gave it

    Device Exposed of Printer, NV

    443.   D.V.Sambhare’s friend N.V., a Bombay printer knew that Baba would ask for Dakshina, and in order that he may conscientiously deny having money, left his money with Sambhare.

    Baba (to N.V.) “Give Rs. 2 Dakshina. Take it from that man (pointing to D.V.S.) and give it.”

    N.V.found that Baba’s all-seeing eye could not be hood-winked.

    Mr. T-one must correct himself after discovering a mistake

    444. Mr. T. (Tarkhad?) when starting from home was asked by his wife for money. He believed that he had none in this pocket, said so and came down. Then he discovered a rupee in his pocket, but did not go up to give it. He went away to office.

    Weeks later, Mrs. T. and Mr.T. went to Baba.

    Baba (addressing Mrs. T,); ‘Mother, nowdays how deceitful people are! He had a rupee in his pocket and yet said no” (Mr.T. then only confessed his mistake to his wife). 

    Lala Lachmichand

    445.    Lala Lachmichand, one night in 1910, saw in his dream a bearded old man (surrounded by his devotees), a   figure unknown to him, Later on he found that old Man’s   picture with Das Ganu Maharaj and learnt that it was Sai  Baba of Shirdi. He resolved to go to Shirdi and  borrowed  Rs,15 for the expense.  On the way L.L. questioned people  about Sai Baba, to learn  more him. When he reached Shirdi and came before Baba, the latter without any intimation of the above facts spoke at once. 

    Baba- “Rascal, he goes on questioning others. Why question others? Regarding what one sees with one’s own eyes, why ask others? One must decide for oneself whether what he has seen in his dream is true or not. He borrows from a Marwadi. What was the urgency for the darshan? Is the heart’s desire now satisfied?”

    L.L.’s Sanza-Baba’s Consideration for hunger

    446. L.L went to wada and came before Baba expecting Sanza semolina pudding and in a hungry state.

    Jog : Baba, what Naivedya shall I prepare?

    B.: Prepare Sanza. If one is hungry, that is good. (again)Now Sanza is ready, hurry up Arati worship.

    Rich Man’s adopted boy

    447. A rich man’s adopted boy was brought by him to Shirdi with great difficulty and sat with his adopting father before Baba. Then that boy thought within himself that he would decamp from the place without telling his adopted father.

    Baba, at once, spoke: “No one should leave Shirdi today without leave from me.”

    The boy found that he was found out and confessed his idea of decamping.

    Police Officer’s Rs.50 and Need for it

    448. Baba to police officer: “Give me dakshina”. 

    P.O.: I have none.

    B.: See, in you pocket is a 50 Rupees, note.

    P.O.: Here, take it. 

    B.: No Keep it, you will soon have need for it.

    P. O. went back and was in trouble very soon and had need for the note.

  • ANTARJNAN I

    10–15 minutes

    Baba’s Saying and his Antarjnan-Omniscience

    Para Number in the Book & About antarjnan

    ANTARJNAN (RITAMBHARA PRAJNA) (l)Baba’s avowal

    406. Baba at the close of the noon Arati one day declared, (a fact well-known to staunch devotees in their everyday experience): (para 9). “Be wherever you may, Do whatever you may. Remember this always, I ever know whatever you do or say,”

    Constant proof of his all knowing nature to H.S.D.

    407. In 1947 after Dusserah, Kaka Mahajani’s master’s (i.e. Takersay Sait’s) son told K.M, at Bombay, that Sait wanted him (K.M) to go to Sai Baba and learn Baba’s orders about Sait’s health.

    K.M. suggested that H.S.Dixit being at that time at Shirdi might be written to. But the Sait’s son insisted that K.M. should go personally and at once get Baba’s order, as that alone would satisfy the Sait. Thereupon. K.M. started for Shirdi

    “What discussions and deliberations go on there!” When K.M. arrived the next day and talked about the matter to Baba, Baba told H.S.Dixit “It is this matter I told you of yesterday.”

    Then K.M. and H.S. Dixit compared notes and found how Baba saw everything and knew everything at the same time at places hundreds of miles apart.

    Baba on Gajanan’s Passing away

    408. When Gajanan Maharaj passed away at Shegaon, Baba said at shirdi: “My Gajanan is gone.”

    Some Shirdi people at once wrote to Shegaon to inquire about Gajanan Maharaj and the reply came that he passed away on the day when Baba spoke of his death.

    Ubiquity: Antarjnan (Omniscience)

    Atharva Veda:

    “If two persons sit together and scheme, king varuna is there as a third and knows it.

    He that would flee beyond Heaven

    Far away could not flee from King Varuna.

    King Varuna sees through all that is between Heaven and earth and all that is beyond.    He has bounded the winks of men’s eyes.”

    Atharva Veda IV.   16-2,4.  5

    Varuns is immanent in a drop. Tho’  oceans are his loins

    DAS GANU’S SUB-INSPECTORSHIP

    409. Baba to Das Ganu (then a constable): “Ganu, you had better resign your police service?”

    Das Ganu: I will do so after becoming a sub-inspector (Fouzdar) and retaining the place for one year.

    Baba: But you are not going to get it.

    Ganu went without permission of his superiors to Nizam’s states and when he was about to cross the river Godavari, to get back to his station, he found a number of envious constables on the opposition shore watching to note his return and reported against him.

    Then he took up a palmful of Godavari water in hand and swore that if he escaped punishment at this time, he would give up his service. He turned back to the native state and found a robber gang dividing their booty. Arresting them and seizing the property, he returned to his station and pleading the seizure as the excuse for leaving the station, not only escaped punishment but also got good grounds for promotion. So he did not resign.

    As he rode past Shirdi, hoping to avoid Baba, Baba was on the road. Baba: “Ganu, who is it that took the vow with a palmful of Godavari water in hand?”

    Das Ganu: What harm is there? I am really going to resign after all.

    Baba: “Wait, You will not listen to me while things are thus (smooth-running). “

    Sometime later he got into trouble. A fine which was collected, while he was in charge of the station and paid at the station was not sent up to Government, and his conviction and imprisonment seemed to be imminent. He vowed again he would leave the service, if he escaped. He promised to resign at the inquiry. He escaped and left service.

    Thembe Swami’s Cocoanut

    410. When Pundalikrao was touring, one Thembe Swami gave him a cocoanut to be presented to Sri Sai Baba, but on the way his companions ate up the cocoanut. Pundalikrao arrived at Shirdi, and went to Baba without the cocoanut. Baba accosted him with the words, “Here is a thief. Where is the cocoanut given for me by my brother?”

    Kaka Maharaj’s passing away(=214)

    411. Kaka Maharaj of Dopeshwar gave leave to H.G.Joshi, a pleader of Thana and another, to go to Sai Baba for paying their respects. But they waited a while, and kaka maharaj passed away.

    When they arrived at the Shirdi mosque, Baba was in a towering passion apparently ungovernable. But Baba saw them and said: “Bring those two persons, here into the mosque”.

    When they came in. Baba was calm and cool. 

    Baba- “You have killed that old man and come here? ” This was a reference to Kaka Maharaj’s death.

    Gadgil’s first visit-coming from Bhimasankar

    412. Chidambar Keshav Gadgil was told by a sadhu living at Bhima Sankar temple at Poona to go to the saint at Shirdi.

    Gadgil came to Shirdi for the first time. Gadgil to Schoolmaster Shama: Is there a saint here?

    Shama : There is none. You see that mad Muslim fakir seated in the mosque.

    That is the only man we have here.

    Anyhow Gadgil and his friends walked the few steps to the mosque.

    Baba- “(showering a lot of foul abuse) Don’t get up the mosque, I am a muslim. Go and fall at the foot of the sadhu at Bhima Sankar Temple.”

    Gadgil discovered at once the Antarjnan of Baba and became his staunch devotee.

    Gadgil’s Presents

    413. L.G.Munge accompanied Chidambar Keshav Gadgil, Mamlatdar of Sinnere and his friend Vaman Rao on their trip to Baba. On the way on the night before going to Shirdi, Gadgil set apart some dates, one rupee and a packet of Udh-Battis (scented sticks) to be given to Baba. As soon as they reached the Mosque.

    Baba (to Gadgil): “Give me my dates, my Udhu-bhati packet and my one rupee”, (cf Boravkes R.)

    Gadgil’s worship of Baba as Ganapathi

    414. C.K. Gadgil was worshipping Sai Baba, regarding him in his mind as Ganapathi.

    Baba- “This cunning man spies a rat under me.”

    R.S. Dev’s idea and Upadesh

    415. When R.S.Dev intending to go to Akkalkote called on the way at Shirdi, Baba said: “I must go to Akkalkote. “(thereby expressing the visitor’s predominating idea.).

    Again, when R.S.Dev. having his own Sampradaya Guru at Ratnagiri. asked Baba “Give me upadesh and be my Guru”

    Baba- “There is no need for a guru. It (the upadesh) is all within you. Try to listen within and follow the direction you get.   We must look at ourselves, i e., the monitor, the guru.”

    Baba was echoing back the ideas already in R.S. Devs mind in these words.

    Dr. Mulky’s Mistakes

    416. Dr D.M.Mulky, recovered from serious illness after vowing to Baba to go to Shirdi, but failed to do so. Once going as far as Manmad for that purpose, Dr.M. met the Railway booking clerk, who talked against Sai Baba and said he was an immoral and dangerous man. Dr. Mulky ran back to Bombay and later his sister-in-law induced him to visit Baba.

    Then Baba gave out details of the vow, the incidents at the Manmad Railway Station etc., and Dr. Mulky felt fully ashamed of believing the booking clerk.

    Dr.Mulky: “Baba, give me leave to go to my place”

    B.: Yes, go, read Jnaneswari and you will find an order on your table that you are transferred to Bijapur on promotion.

    Doctor went back and found the order on the table exactly as stated by Baba.

    G.G. Narke

    Baba is Mad, Begging bowl and Kupni gift

    417. At Baba’s Arati, G.G.Narke found HIM in a rage without any apparent cause and wondered if Baba was mad. This was a passing thought. Later in the evening when G.G.N. massaged Baba’s feet, Baba to G.G.N.: “I am not mad”

    418. One day G.G.N. thought that Baba should give him the opportunity to serve him, by going out at noon to beg food as his proxy in the village at the four customary places, as Vaman Rao Patel, B.A.. L.L.B., was then doing.

    Some Devotee :   “Baba, should not Vaman Rao be sent for Bhiksha ?”

    B.   (pointing to G.,G.N.}:  “Let this man go and beg food for me.”

    G.G.N. had that privilege for four months. 

    419, G.G.N. found Baba distributing Kupnis (gowns), and thought (from a distance) that Baba should give him a Kupni.

    Baba (not giving him one) :” Do not blame me for not giving you one.   That Fakir (God) has not permitted me.”

    [NB.- Kupni denotes asceticism,  G G.N.  was not to be an ascetic but a Grihasta, i.e., a family man]

    S.B.Nachoe, Leave

    420. S.B. Nachne, when going to visit Baba for the first time, alighted at Kopergaon station. The Station Master there told him “Baba is a mere hypnotist. He is deceiving people like so many jugglers all over the country.” This unsettled Nachne’s mind,

    Baba, as soon as he saw Nachne: “What, have you come away, without taking leave from the mamlatdar? .

    N.: Yes.

    B.: Do not behave like this. 

    Nachne wondered how Baba knew he was a mamlatdar’s clerk, who had come away without permission and was glad to note Baba’s kindness in giving the advice. The Antarjnan and kindness of Baba; thus shown freed him from the doubts created by the Station Master. Baba evidently used his Antarjnan and manifested his kindness  for that very purpose.

    S.B. Nachne and 2 annas

    421. S.B. Nachne was commissioned by a devotee to deliver to Baba annas two, a coconut etc. Nachne delivered only the articles, but not the money, as he forgot all about it.

    S.B.N:    Baba, give me leave to go.

    B.: Yes, you may go via Chitale. But why do you with hold a poor Brahmin’s two annas?

    Thus reminded, S.B.N. performed his duty and paid 2 annas to Baba.

    Baba: When you undertake anything, carry it out thoroughly, or do not undertake it.

    Date’s oranges

    422. Nachne went once with Date; and Date had kept some oranges in their cart, at their lodgings for Date’s palaharam faral, and brought only the remaining oranges to Baba and presented them. The oranges were distributed to persons present. A marwadi girl asked Baba for more.

    Baba – “Go and bring the oranges,”

    Rajabali Mohammad: Bark

    423. (Rajabali Mohammad went to Nasik for receiving tanning barks form a contractor at Nasik, found the barks not ready, and came to Shirdi. He wanted to go back.)

    Baba- “That man is not yet ready to deliver your goods.”

    Mohammed   stayed   2   or   3   days   and   then went to Nasik and  found Baba’s statement true.  (cf.   535  B)

    Megha’s Caste pride

    424 Megha was an illiterate Brahmin sent by H.V. Sathe to go to Shirdi. On the way he was told that Baba was a Moslem and so he had a strong aversion to Baba. But H.V. Sathe prevailed upon him to go. As soon as Meghe went to Baba:

    B.:” Kick out that rascal, you are a high caste Brahmin and you will lose your caste by bowing to me. Get away. Do not come here. Why does that fool of a Saheb (H.V.S) send this idiot to me?”

    Megha then went away from Shirdi, stayed one year and a half at Triambak, had stomach and other pains, got faith in Baba, came to Baba and became His pujari in 1910.

    In 1912 when he passed away, Baba passed his hand over his corpse and said: “This is a true devotee of mine”. Megha regarded Baba as an avatar of Siva.

    N. Londa’s Caste Pride

    425. Narahari Londa of Nivas went with some others to Baba’s mosque to take darshan. On the way, he alone was oppressed by the doubt how he, a Brahmin, could bow to Baba, a Moslem. The other bowed and paid dakshina and were well received by Baba.

    When Londa was making up his mind to go near Baba, Baba darted a fierce glance as much as to say, “You dare not come near. Mind, if you do”.

    Again and again, he thought of going near but with the same result. Then he went over from the mosque, to the Khandoba temple, where Baba’s Brahmin devotee Upasani Maharaj was living, where also he was repulsed.

    UM sat with legs outstretched, but when N.L. repeatedly tried to take darshan, he shifted his leg and prevented darshan, saying, “You are a Brahmin. You can not take darshan of Sai Baba!! What business have you with me here?”

    Hari Kanoba’s Sandals

    426. Hari kanoba started from Bombay with friends for shirdi to test Sai Baba. He wore a lace turban on his head and sandals on his fee; Going to Baba, he left the sandals out and took darshan. When he came out, his sandals had disappeared and could not be discovered even after search. Then he went away to his lodgings.

    Baba, picking up the sandals, called a Maharatta boy and said: “Boy, perch these sandals on the top of a stick and go out crying, “Harika Beta, Jarika Peta”. If anyone claims the sandals, ask him if his name is Harika Beta and also if he has a lace turban and, if he has, give the sandals to him. When the boy came near H.K.’s lodgings, he claimed the sandals, saying that his name was Hari’s son and showing his lace turban. Kanoba was his father’s name. It means Hari; and Hari Kanoba being his name. Baba’s Harika Beta resembled it very much and he wondered how Baba discovered his name and sent the shoes.

    Soma Deva Swami: Baba’s Standards

    426-A. In 1911 Somadeva Swami came to Shirdi to see. But when he saw two giant standards floating over the masjid, he said to himself “Thus proudly floating a flag is inconsistent with a sadhu’s humility” and told his companions that he would not like to go to Baba; but finally he was persuaded to go and see Baba. When he went and saw Baba from the Mantap, he gazed at Baba’s eyes and was entranced. Tears suffused his eyes and choked his throat and he was quivering with joy. But, as he approached Baba, Baba was furious and thundered out abuse.

    Baba -“Get back to your house. Beware of entering in to my mosque again. Why take darshan of one who floats a flag or standard? Is that the sign of a Sadhu? You should not remain here one minute.”

    Somadeva Swami wondered at Baba’s  perfect Antarjnan.

  • CONTROL OTHERS’ MIND

    Baba’s controlling others’ mind

    Para Number in the Book ‘BCS’ , About controlling minds of others

    (I) G.S. K’s prosecution

    402. Baba “The Governor came with a lance to attack Dada Saheb (i.e.,G.S.K.), but I finally conciliated him”.

    (Just then G.S.Khaparde was in danger of prosecution at the hands of Govt. as a prominent “extremist”. Lokamanya having been sent to jail just then.

    G.S.K.. assured by Baba’s words “Why should any fear when I am here?” stayed 6 months with Baba. There was no prosecution launched against G.S.K.)

    402A.     When M.B.R.  was to start for Shirdi  for 1944 Christmas holidays, he wished to take P.R.A  with him. But P.R.A. received an order not to quit his post, till all judgements were delivered by him in part-heard cases.

    Ordinarily he could not write and deliver these within the 2 or 3 days available. But he sat up and tried, and he succeeded. Then when R. and A. were going from Indore, they passed Mhow a Contonment Station. There the train was commandeered and all passengers including R. and A. had to get down. Suddenly the commanding officer came up to R. and A. and allowed them to board their compartment as that alone was not commandeered.

    When they arrived at Shirdi, Baba said-“Look! He would not be content to come alone and insists on others being brought”. Again Baba said-‘They wanted to take down my children from the train. I asked the commander to let them come to me”.

    R. in his train journey was keeping awake all night and doing Baba’s bhajan. When he arrived at Shirdi, Baba said: “He gave me no sleep last night. All the night, there was the cry “Baba Baba” round my bedside.”

    1. Baba to B.V. Dev: “This is a contest about Rs.25. I said often ‘Give the Rs.25. But he does not listen. He will give it in 2 or 4 months”. [S.V.Dev’s promotion to a higher grade and increase in pay of Rs.25 was being withheld by his superiors at that time. He got both after 2 or 4 months]

    (II) Criminal Appeal of Baba’s servant

    1. Baba’s servant Raghu and five others were convicted of outraging the modesty of a Marwadi woman and sentenced to six months’ imprisonment. Raghu cried in jail. Baba in dream assured him he would be released the next day. Before that, the case papers were seen by leading lawyers, who thought that success in appeal was hopeless.

    Tatya Patel : Baba, these are papers for the appeal.

    B.. Take them to Bhav (i.e., Rao Bahadur S.B. Dhumal, Pleader of Nasik). The papers were so taken. S.B.D. took the judgement and an appeal memo to the District Magistrate’s bungalow, at Ahmednagar.

    Dt. Magistrate : What have you come for?

    S.B.D.: For filing a criminal appeal on behalf of Raghu, a servant of Sai Baba and five others.

    Dt. Magistrate : What are the facts?

    S.B.D. stated the facts briefly.

    Dt. Magistrate : It looks like a strong case. What! Six eye-witnesses! What do you think?

    S.B.D.: Why six! In a faction-ridden village like Shirdi, you can get 60 eyewitness!

    Dt. Magistrate: Do you think so?

    S.B.D.: Think! Why, I am more than sure of it.

    Dt. Magistrate: “Alright. I acquit all your clients. Give me the appeal memo”.

    The Dt Magistrate without reading the judgement or other papers, without sending for the records or other papers or issuing notice, wrote out the facts and positions, relied upon by the appellants and acquitted them.

    Dt. Magistrate : Is your Sai Baba a Hindu or a Moslem?

    S.B.D. : Neither.    He is above both.

    Dt. Magistrate: What does he teach?

    S.B.D.: To learn that, you must go to him yourself.

    While the appellants were going from Ahmednagar to Shirdi that same day, Baba: (to some villagers):- “Come here. You will see a Chamatkar i.e., a wonder”.

    Shortly thereafter, S.B.D. and the appellants finally acquitted in the above remarkable way, came to Shirdi. That was the Chamatkar.

    Baba’s words and the Dt. Magistrate’s words showed that Baba had gripped the Magistrate’s mind to mete out summary justice, without heeding the usual forms of procedure, getting records & hearing the other side.

    Baba controls others’ minds and removes obstacles (III) Dev, Mamlatdar

    405. B,V.Dev, B.A., mamlatdar, wanted to read ‘Jnaneswari’ as Pothi. But whenever he tried to start it, obstacles invariably turned up. So he resolved not to read it again, till Sai Baba himself should order him to read it. So he went to Shirdi and gave Baba ‘Jnaneswari’ with one rupee, so that the book may be returned to him for study. 

    Baba: “Why one rupee? Bring Rs.20”

    Dev brought and gave Rs.20; but still Baba said nothing about Pothi. That night Dev was trying to talk to Balakram Manker, who was deriving much spiritual benefit from Baba and asked him to narrate his experiences with Baba, showing how he got into His grace. Balakram put off the narration till the next evening.

    Next day, Baba “Give me Rs.20”. Dev paid it and went back and was talking to Balakram. Balakram was just beginning his narration. Just then Baba sent for Dev, and Dev went.

    B.: What were you talking?   With whom? and Where? 

    B.V.  Dev:   At Dixitwada, I was talking with Balakram about your greatness and fame. 

    B.: Fetch Rs.25

    Dev fetched and paid Rs.25 to Baba. 

    B.: Sit here at the mosque.

    Baba then suddenly grew angry and said- “Why are you stealing my rag? Is it your way to steal and that, despite your grey hairs? I will kill you with a hatchet.”

    Dev was bewildered and did not know what the rag was and what the anger would lead to. After ten minutes of such fiery anger, Dev was sent back. Half an hour later, Baba sent for Dev and all others to come to the Masjid.

    Then Baba addressing Dev: “Tambye Bhav, have I wounded you by talking of the rag? If there is a theft, it has to be mentioned. There is no other go. Be it so. God will look to everything”. Then he asked Dev for Rs.12 dakshina which Dev procured and paid.

    B.: (to Dev): What are you doing? 

    Dev: Nothing.

    Baba.: Go on reading Pothi daily in the morning at the Wada. When I wished to give you a nice lace shawl in its entirety, why do you go and steal a tatter?

    Dev then began reading Jnaneswari as Pothi and thereafter there were no more obstacles. This was a grand personal experience of Baba’s controlling powers; and there was no necessity for him, thereafter to enquire about the experiences formed a full lace-shawl given by Baba and picking up second-hand information from other of their experiences amounted to stealing rags.

    Though Dev succeeded in reading Jnaneswari without obstacle, he had made no progress in understanding its meaning. Baba then appeared in his dream and asked, “Do you understand what you read?”

    Dev (with tears)- “No. How can I understand unless you grant it by your grace?

    B.: You are reading hastily.    Sit by my side and read. 

    Dev.: What shall I read?  B.: Adhyatma.

    Then Dev went and brought Adhyatma Ramayana. Then the dream ended and Dev woke up.

    Baba similarly removed Duradrishra of Gadgi Bua. He could not complete his chatrams, and so went to Sai Baba. Baba observed on him vile abuse, Bua laughed. His Duradrishta was removed. Funds came, chatramas were completed.

    405A. PARAMANANDA Baba, without words, directly illumines hearts of devotees, e.g. (1) N.G. Chandokar (2) Narayanan Asrama (3) Mrs.Manager i.e. Mrs.Sadasiva Tarkhad (4) G.S.Khaparde, by yogic glance (5) S.African doctor

  • APPEARANCE AS OTHERS

    APPEARANCE AS OTHERS

    Baba’s appearance as others

    Para Number in the Book ‘BCS”, About Appearance as others

    To Mule Sastri, as Dholap Maharaj

    352A Baba  appeared as  Dholap Maharaj,  the guru of Mule Sastri, to overcome Sastri’s prejudice against Baba at the mosque.

    Baba assumes objector’s father’s voice

    353. Kaka Mahajani’s friend who was a believer in nirakara worship alone and objected to all worship  of forms, agreed out of curiosity to go with Kaka to see Baba. He stipulated, however, that he would neither bow  to  sai nor pay any Dakshina.  As  that friend  was getting  up  the  steps  of the  mosque  at  Shirdi,  Baba  said “Kayaveji”   i.e., Welcome Sir.

    But the voice that fell upon the friend’s ears was that of his father and thrilled him with joy. He at once fell down and placed his head upon Baba’s feet.

    Baba asked Kaka thereafter, twice for Dakshina, but did not ask this man, who thereupon whispered to Kaka that he wanted to give Dakshina.

    B.:    What is your friend saying? Kaka repeated his words.

    B: He has not been asked, because he was unwilling to give it.   But if he wants to give it now, he may. Then the friend paid Baba Rs.17

    B.(to that man): It is Teli’s wall[oil store, next to Baba place] that separates you from us. Pull it down and we can see each other clearly face to face.

    Then Kaka and his friend were starting and the weather was cloudy and threatening.

    B.: Shama, let them go without fear or anxiety.   There is no trouble from rain on their return journey.

    There was no rain till they reached the train, despite the clouds and thunder.

    Baba appears as or identifies with himself other saints

    354. S. B. Nachne’s brother and family were anxious about a very serious operation, which was just being performed at Mumbai on his brother. Then a Sadhu appeared at Dahanu and was given food by Nachne’s sister-in-law. They kept aside Bendi Baji (lady’s fingers’ dish) as not fit for presentation; but the Sadhu himself called for it and it was then served. The Sadhu then went away blessing them and telling them that the operation at Mumbai was safe and successful. Three years later, Nachne went to Baba. Then,

    Baba: “I had been to this man’s house (pointing to S.B. Nachne) for a meal. He did not give me Bendi Baji.”

    That saint was obviously Hindu and markedly different in features from Baba.

    355. Balakrishna G. Upasani Sastri, Professor of Sanskrit, went to Hardwar and Tapovan (Swargashram) and saw a saint who told him that a saligram held as an heirloom by the upasanis for many generations had been given by him. When asked about his identity, that saint said in Hindustani, “lo! There was a tree (or log). One came down. The other went up. You will come to know”. And then he went out of sight.

    Many years later, at the end of 1911, he was going about to trace the whereabouts of his younger brother, Kasinath now known as upasani Baba. He alighted at Kopergaon at the request of the local mamlatdar who sent him to Shirdi. When he went to Baba,

    Baba: Go to Khandoba’s

    BGU: When I have seen you, Baba, I have seen all the Gods.

    Again Baba: Go to Khandoba’s.

    When BGU came out of the Mosque and mentioned Baba’s order, people told him that Kasinath upasani sastri was at Khandoba’s. Thus Baba without being told, found out BGU’s relationship and quest. When BGU returned to Baba, Baba spoke in Hindustani the same words that were spoken by the Sadhu at Tapovan.

    “There was a tree (or log). Two persons were up over that. One came down and the other went up.”

    Sai Baba thus showed that he was the Tapovan saint.

    355-A. When Chandrabai R. Borkar was at Kopergaon during sravana or chaturmasya of 1908, an unknown fakir appeared before her and wanted Garlic chatni and bread. She said that she did not take garlic in chaturmasya and the fakir disappeared.

    Having heard of Sai Baba and his taking onion everyday, she thought that fakir might be Sai Baba. So she went to Shirdi for the first time and bowed before Sai Baba. Baba told her, “You have not given garlic chatni and bread! Any why have you come here?” This confirmed her idea that the fakir who come to her was Baba and she answered “Yes, I have come to give garlic chatni and bread”. Baba then said that “she was his sister for seven generations and had always sought him out”

    Baba identifying Himself with Anasuya and Datts

    356. In 1911, on Datta Jayanti day Balawant Kohojkar went to Baba at Shirdi. At 5 p.m.,

    B.: I am having pangs of labour and cannot bear the pain. So saying, he drove everyone out of the mosque.

    He was evidently identifying himself with Anasuya. A little later, Baba called all people in. Kohojkar went first and on Baba’s gadi saw not Baba, but a small charming three headed baby (i.e.,) Datta. In a moment, Datta disappeared and Baba was seen instead.

    357. B.V.Dev wished to perform an udhyapana ceremony, which included mass feeding and he wrote to Jog requesting Baba’s attendance at the dinner.

    Then,

    Jog : Baba, Dev wants you to attend the dinner at Dahanu on the prescribed date.

    B.: Write and tell him that I shall attend the dinner with two others, that I require no train to travel by, and that as soon as a Bhakta calls out to me with love, I will appear immediately.

    On the dinner day, Baba was not to be seen at the dinner party. A Sanyasi, previously known to Dev turned up with two others and saying, ‘I came only for dinner and not for money’ and dined with him.

    Then Dev wrote to Jog complaining of Baba’s breach of promise. Jog was bringing the letter to Baba and even before it was opened, Baba spoke:

    B.: Ah! He says that I made him believe that I would take his Udhyapana meal and that I deceived him. Inform him that I did attend the dinner with two others; but that he failed to recognise me. Tell him that I expressly said that I did not go there for money, but only for the dinner.

    The reply was written and sent; and Dev was convinced that Baba ate in the form of the Sanyasi,

    358. A Marwadi came to Adam Dalali and wanted food. And A.D. gave him some money and sent him to a Marwadi Hotel at Bandra. Later, A.D. went to Shirdi.

    Baba (pointing to A.D): “I went to this man. He sent me to a Marwadi for food.”

    Baba as Dog

    359. Mrs.G.S.Khaparde when presenting Naivedya at the mosque was daily inviting Baba to go to her lodgings for a meal. Baba promised; but did not come.

    One day when she was preparing dishes, a dog came near her and as she viewed it as an unclean and polluting animal, flung burning fuel at the dog and it ran away. That day at Naivedya time at the Mosque, Mrs. G.S.K. – “Baba, come to my lodgings for a meal.”

    Baba :  “Yes.  when  I came,  you threw burning fuel at me.”

    H.S.D.’s Brother

    401. H.S.D.’s Brother was unwell at Nagpur and a letter intimating that fact came to H.S.D.’s at Shirdi, when he was before Baba.

    H.S.D.: “I am of no service at all, Baba (to my brother), “(meaning that he could not help his brother any way.)

    Baba- “I am of much service.”

    The force of Baba’s words was understood by H.S.D. much later. At the time of his talk with Baba, someone had come to his brother at Nagpur and used the very same words, “1 am of much service”, and cured H.S.D.’s brother!

  • CONTROL ELEMENTS

    Baba’s control elements

    Para Number in the Book ‘BCS”, About the Five Elements

    338. Baba, to one who by pranayama etc.. had developed clairvoyance and had seen fire in his Dhyanaroom when his distant mill was burning, wished to point out the danger of being attracted by the desire of Siddhis, and said:” why are you gazing at the strumpet’s performances? I can never exhibit tricks. It does not behave us to daily with a strumpet.”

    340. ANTICIPATING A STORM.

    In Vaisak 1914, Bhima went from Bombay to Baba desirous of seeing some chamatkars of Baba. When afternoon Arati was over,

    Baba: All of you clear off. You must remain inside your lodgings and not wander about in the open and you must come again, when sent for.

    When Baba said this, it was clear weather. But very soon a furious gale blew ripping off the zinc sheets on the top of building and threatening to blow down houses. It stopped in 15 minutes of cloudy weather. Thereafter the sun shone with fierce heat, then Baba sending for all said:

    “Are you terrified?” then Bhima fell at his feet and cried for joy.

    Baba: Do not fear. This is the play of God. Many more of such plays you may see.

    Baba’s control over storm

    341. On another stormy occasion, Baba (addressing the storm in a loud and thunderous voice): Stop, stop all this!

    In a few minutes, the storm ceased and there were no more rains and wind.

    The sky became clear.

    Baba’s control over fire

    (a) Kondaji’s stack

    341A. One day, at noon.

    Baba to Kondaji: Go to the stacking floor. your stack is on fire.

    Kondaji goes to the far off stack, sees no fire and returns.

    Kondaji: Baba, there is no fire, you wanted the fun of sending me out in the hot sun, is it?

    Baba: Now turn and see behind you.

    Just then smoke was seen rising  above the stack floor. All the villagers ran up. Kondaji’s stack was burning. Villagers then begged Baba to stop the fire and save the numerous stacks kept near Kondaji’s on the stacking floor. See 608

    342 Baba (circling Kondaji’s stack with a thin line of water). Only this stack will be burnt, and no others.

    Only that stack was burnt, though other stacks were near and a wind was blowing.

    (b) Fire in the Dhuni

    343 Baba: (to the fire in Dhuni, the flames of which were seen reaching to the rafters above, while Baba was beating a pillar nearby with his stick): Get back, forebear, forebear.

    The fire immediately slowed down and became normal.

    (c) Baba controls fire and heat

    344. When on a hot summer noon, people finding the atmosphere too hot, left the Mosque and only five remained.

    Baba: (Addressing the five): You go, and sit near the fire.

    They did. In a few minutes the atmosphere inside became cool and a cool wind was fanning them.

    Baba’s control over Departed Spirits and Guidance of them

    345. Baba: There was a girl playmate of mine. She was an artist. She died and was buried. As I was passing by her tomb, I stopped and passed a night near it. Then she accompanied me. I kept her in a babul tree first, and then brought her to Shirdi.

  • ALMS GIVING

    Baba’s sayings about Giving Alms

    Para Number in the Book “BCS”, About alms giving

    (a) ALMS GIVING WITH SUAVITY AND STRAIGHT FORWARDNESS.

    306. Baba: “Nana, I will give you one more lesson.”

    N.G. Chandorkar: Very good.

    Baba: Nana, if any one begs of you anything, if that be in your hand or power, and if you can grant the request or get it granted, do so. Do not say “No”. If you have nothing to give, then, give a suave negative. Do not mock or ridicule the applicant nor get angry with him. If you do not like to part with what you have, do not say falsely that you have nothing . Decline to give it in polite terms and say circumstances or your desire stand in the way. Will you remember this lesson or forget it?

    NGC: What is difficulty in this? I shall remember.

    Baba: This lesson is not quite so easy as it may seem.

    NGC: I will keep it in mind.

    Sometime later, NGC(Nana), who had promised to pay Rs.300/- for charity to be done at the Kopergaon Datta temple did not bring the money and therefore avoided a visit to the temple, which was on his way to Shirdi. He, with the approval of his friend, took a detour through a very thorny path, as a result of which he and his friend ran thorns in their bodies. When they reached Shirdi, baba would not talk to them.

    NGC: Why don’t you talk with me?

    Baba: Nana, when a man says he will remember the lessons I taught him but really does not, how can I talk to him?

    NGC: Baba, I remember all your lessons.

    Baba: You gentleman, you evade seeing ‘sircar’ (God Datta) and take a detour. Why? Because the saint will ask for Rs.300/- is this the way to remember my lesson? If you have not the money, if it was not easy to arrange to get it, you have only to tell him that fact. Will the saint eat you? But what device is this, to avoid the temple of God for fear of the saint demanding money? Well then, have not thorns pierced your feet and body and the posterior part of your sapient friend? How can I talk to such a person?

    (b) ALMS GIVING WITHOUT ARROGANCE AND ANGER.

    307. Baba: “Nana, to-day I will give you one more lesson.”

    NGC: Good.

    Baba: Nana, If anyone comes and begs for anything give him as much as you can, and if that person be not satisfied and asks for more, answer him suavely in the negative. Do not pour your wrath or display all your official authority against that person.

    NGC: Good.

    (But one day at Kalyan Mrs. NGC was greatly provoked by the importunity of a beggar woman who refused to budge, unless she was given as charity the whole stock of ‘Bhajani’ (fried and spiced grains); and Mrs. NGC appealed to her husband, NGC came down and called out to the peon to neck out the beggar, unless she quietly accepted the quantity given and left the house. Sometime late NGC visited Shirdi, but baba was glum and would not talk to him.

    NGC: Baba, why do you not talk to me?

    Baba: How can I talk to one who does not care for my advice or lesson?

    NGC: What lesson have I forgotten? I remembered all your lessons.

    Baba: That day, when the beggar woman was importuning you for ‘Bhajani’, how did you happen to call your peon to expel her and to show  all your official authority. What mattered, if she remained sitting your door, asking for more, while refused it? What could she do? After a while she would have gone away. Instead of gently replying her, why get angry with her and call the peon to expel her?

    308. Baba: “if anyone is angry with another, he wounds me to the quick. If any one abuses another, I feel the pain. If one bravely endures the abuse, I feel highly pleased.”

    (c) Alms giving without discrimination INTERPRETATION OF ATHITI.

    309. (N G Chandorkar found that though he waited for athities, i.e., guests, for a few minutes, after the daily vaiswadeva, none ever turned up and he intended to ask baba, if the direction in the Vedas to wait for guests was a worthless direction. But when he went to Baba, the latter anticipated the query and thus spoke)

    Baba: Yes. Yes. Guests will come! The devil, they will.

    NGC: True, Baba. I daily offer the Kakabali and go out and wait for guests. they never come.

    Baba: “Nana, the sastras are not in fault. Nor are the Mantras wrong. But their true importance you have not caught. You get into your head a worthless interpretation and then stand and wait for guests. They will not turn up. hallow! Does the term ‘Athiti” denote a man 3 ½ cubits high and of the Brahmin caste?

    Athithi is what ever creature is hungry and comes on to you, at that time, whether it is human or a bird, beast or insect. All these seek food. The real Athiti that you get, you do not regard as such. These have come to you in lakhs. nana, give up your rotten interpretation.

    At kakabali, take plenty of boiled rice outside the house and leave it there. Do not shout or call for any nor drive away. Whatever the creature that comes to eat, let not that disturb your mind. You get thus the merit of feeding lakhs of guests.

  • UBIQUITY OF BABA

    UBIQUITY OF BABA

    Para Number in the Book-BCS & His Universalities

    1. I am formless and everywhere.
      I am in everything.
      I am in everything and beyond.
      I fill all space. All that you see taken together is Myself. I do not shake or move.
    2. All that is seen is my form; ant, fly, prince, pauper.
    3. I am in the water, in dry places, in woods, amidst crowds, and in the solitary wilderness. I am in the fire and in ether. I am not limited to any place.
    4. Feeding the hungry bitch is feeding me. I have the feeling of my hunger being satisfied, when hers is satisfied.
      Baba to Laxmi Bai Sciedhe: I am hungry.
      Laxmi Bai Scindhe; Shall I go and bring food?
      Baba; Do.
      Laxmi Bai Scindhe; Then brought food; Baba took nothing from it and placed the entire plate before a hungry bitch.
      Laxmi Bai Scindhe: Baba why do you do so?
      Baba: Is not the bitch also a Jiva? We talk, bitches do not. She is hungry; she and I are one and the same. It is the same if I eat or she eats.
    5. I am still belching with the heavy feeding you gave the dog this morning. I am also in the mire besmirched pig (that you did not feed, though it came to you).
      To serve me, give up differentiation, (to Bombay Lady)
    6. Sometimes I come as dog, sometimes as pig.
      The devotee who recognises me in each form and treats me adequately is blessed.
    7. You have been with me eighteen years Nana. Does “Sai” mean to you only this 3’/2 cubits height of body?
      I am in the ant and fly.
      Whenever you see this sign, remember that I am there and that I can eat food through ants, flies etc.
      72-A. Baba: This body is but my house. My guru Mourshad has long ago taken me away from this.
    8. I went as a cat to drink this man’s Hansraj’s curds to save him, despite his cussedness. But he beat me to day.
      I was the black dog.
      I was the sickly sudra. I am in everything, and beyond.
      I was the fakir who begged of you, at Bombay.
      I was the spirit, you saw at midnight under the tree.
      [I am Akkalkote Maharaj.] I gave you Rs. 2, Pitale(Devotee)
      73-A. Baba as a cat is beaten.
      Baba to Hansraj, an Asthma patient: Do not take curds or taste sour things. But Hansraj was daily preparing curds overnight to drink it, at the noon meal. Daily a cat drank it off and one day he beat the cat.
      Baba to others, in the presence of Hansraj: “There is an Urphatia. a cussed, cross-grained man. I told him not to take curds. But he daily prepared it. Daily I went as a cat and drank it off, to save his life. Today 1 went again. Do you know what he did? He beat me over the shoulder. See here. (Hansraj looked and found a fresh weal on Baba’s shoulder, though it was a cat, he beat with a stick on the shoulder) cf. 359.
      73-B. Baba as a dog and sickly Sudra:
      Kasinath Govind Upasani-KGU Maharaj, who lived at Shirdi in 1911-4, prepared his food which a black dog was watching. Offering nothing to the dog, K.G.U. went to the masjid and offered it to Baba.
      Baba: Why did you bring it here? I was there.
      K.G.U.: Baba, there was none there, except a black dog.
      Baba : I was that black dog.
      Baba refused to accept food that day.
      Next day K.G.U. prepared his meal at his quarters and found no dog there. But a sickly Sudra(Lower caste) was standing, leaning on a wall and looking at the food. The orthodox K.G.U. drove him away from that place and brought the food to S.Baba.
      Baba : Yesterday you did not offer me food. Today also you drove me away. Why bring the food here?
      K.G.U.: Where were you there, Baba?
      Baba.: I was leaning on the wall.
      K.G.U.: What! Could you be in such a person?
      Baba: Yes I am in all things and beyond.
      Purusha Sukta -i.e. HE pervades the earth and transcends it.
  • BABA’S NATURE

    BABA’S NATURE

    Para Number in the Book-BCS and Baba’s saying on His Own Nature

    1. I am god (Allah)
      I am Mahalaxmi: I speak the truth-sitting as I do at the Mosque.
      (I am Vittobha of Pandhari) Baba to NG Chandorkar: Go, I am at Pandhari
      (I am Ganapathi): Mother, all offerings you made to Ganapathi have reached Me.
      (I am Dattatreya): Are you puffed-up? Where was male progeny in your destiny? I tore up this body and …..gave you a son. (In answer to the prayer, you offered before Datta at Gangapur)
      (I am Laxmi Narain): Why go for Ganga elsewhere. Hold your palm at my feet. Here flows Ganga.
      What matters it, whether in your meditation you see this (Sai) figure or the figure of Laxmi Narayana?
      (I am Maruti): My father dedicated me to Maruti.
      I make gestures before his temple, telling him I am his brother.
    2. (I am Krishna): Saibaba (seated in Dwaraka Mayi) to Uddhavesa Bua: “Give me Rs.11 dakshina”.
      Uddhavesa Bua: I have given my ten Indriyas(5 Sense organs & 5 Action organs) and mind.
      Baba: No. Who are you to give them? They are mine already. Read Pothi i.e., do Parayana.
      Uddhavesa Bua: Of what Purana?
      Baba: Of that in which I have spoken to you, and in which I still speak to you
      Uddhavesa Bua: Is it Gita? Jnaneswari?
      Baba: Go and fetch, what Bapu Saheb Jog is reading

    Uddhavesa brought XI skanda of Srimad Bhagavatha from Jog.
    Baba: (slipped his finger into the book suddenly and said) Read this. [It opened at Krishna Uddhava samvada] Daily read this, and then sit at my feet and meditate on it.
    [N.B: That meditation is the gift of 11 INR, eleventh Skanda to Baba, Sai-Krishna, seated in the heart.]

    1. All that (viz, other Gods) is Allah (to Rohilla)
    2. Devotee: Baba, who are you? whence?
      Baba (in the absolute mood): I am the Attributeless, Absolute, Nirguna. I have no name, no residence.
      (Again in the mood of Duality): I got embroiled by Karma, and came to a body. (So) I got a name and abode. Dehi, i.e., the embodied, is my name; and the world is my abode. Brahman is my father and Maya, my mother. As they interlocked, I got this body. The world is evanescent, mutable.
    3. I am Parvardigar (God). I live at Shirdi and everywhere.
      My age is lakhs of years.
      My business is to give blessings.
      All things are mine.
      I give everything to everyone.
    4. I am in Gangapur, Pandharpur and in all places. I am in every bit of the globe.
    5. All the universe is in me.
    6. Stick to the one whom you worship or revere. God will protect you soon.
      65-A. Baba To Shankar Rao Gowhanker : ‘”They had many, giving them trouble. As they were with me, they did not suffer by that trouble. God punished the troublers. See, God rewards the doers of good and punishes evil-doers.
    1. I am the Progenitor of God. Mediate on me as pure Ananada Nirakara; but if you cannot do so, meditate on this this Sai Body exactly as it is.
    2. I am not the body or the senses. I am the sakshi-witness of all these.
      I do nothing. I receive nothing.
    3. Devotee: Baba burn on your hand to be treated. It must pain you so much.
      Baba: what fun will it be (for me) to stand by and see the whole of this (Sai Baba) body burning on a funeral pyre of cow dung cake fuel?
  • Sai Baba Temples in Dubai, UAE

    Sai Baba Temples in Dubai, UAE

    First One is the New Hindu Dubai Temple at Jebel Ali Village, Dubai. There are 15 sannathis including Ganesh, Siva, Vishnu, Durga, Laxmi, Murugan, Shirdi Sai Baba and Hanuman; which are Divine Treat. The location link

    Sai Baba at Hindu Dubai Temple

    Second SAI BABA Mandir was* within Shiva Temple, Next to Krishna Temple, Near Dubai Museum . The Location Link

    Sai Baba Statue and Notice Board at Siva Temple, Dubai

    * This whole temple was shifted from here, to the first mentioned Dubai Hindu Temple, on 3rd January 2024. Hence, no dharsan here from 03.01.2024, as per the notification on the Notice Board of this Sivan Temple

    Another one Sai Baba Temple is at Jumeirah, Dubai. But Entry-fee (around 30 AED) is there for Non-Member, as this is a Private Property. Location Link.

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