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Indian Spirituality => Philosophy & Spirituality => Topic started by: SS91 on March 28, 2005, 09:57:14 AM
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Nana Chandorkar’s Arrival in Shirdi
It was the year 1892. Before leaving the village, the devotees would come to Baba, touch his feet and take his permission to leave the village. One day, the village munsif Appa went to Baba and sought his permission to go to, Kopergaon to meet the Deputy Collector who was camping there. Baba told Appa to inform the Deputy Collector, Nana Chandorkar, that Baba wanted him to come to Shirdi. Appa was surprised at this because Baba was a fakir in a small village, asking the Deputy Collector to come to him.
With great hesitation Appa informed Nana Chandorkar about Baba’s message. But Nana Chandorkar ignored this twice or thrice. But after some days, he came to Shirdi. At the very first meeting with Baba, he felt that both of them knew each other from several births and felt very happy. The acquaintance with Baba slowly grew and Nana Chandorkar became a staunch devotee of Baba. After personally experiencing several leelas of Sai Baba, Nana Chandorkar concluded that Baba was the incarnation of God.
Nana Chandorkar had one sentry named Ganapathi Rai Sahasra Budhe. Against his wish, he was bought to Shirdi in the year 1893 by Nana Chandorkar and made to visit Baba. In this way Ganapathi Rao visited Baba several times, understood Baba’s supernatural powers, and saw his miracles. He later became famous as Das Ganu.
There is no written record of Baba’s leelas prior to the visit of Nana Chandorkar. Having noticed this, Nana Chandorkar gave diaries to all the close devotees of Baba with a request to record whenever and whatever they noticed about his greatness, his leelas and miracles. The life history of Baba became possible to compile only because of the foresight of Nana Chandorkar. The various procedures for conducting pujas, giving arthis, etc. were also regulated by Nana Chandorkar. He gave lectures about Baba and made known etc. were also regulated by Nana Chandorkar. He gave lectures about Baba and made known Baba’s leelas to the people.
Ganapathi Rao Sahasra Bude alias Das Ganu was a talented singer and actor. Throughout Maharashtra he spread Baba’s stories through Hari Kathas. The changes brought in the life of Das Ganu by Sai Baba will be narrated in the coming chapters.
Let us pray to Sai Baba to remove our difficulties and delusions, so that we will dedicate our life towards the spreading of Sai’s message (Sai Tatva) as was done by Das Ganu.
OM SAI SRI SAI JAYA JAYA SAI!!!
Let us pray at the feet of Sai Baba who is the incarnation of all gods and protector of all, to show mercy on us, and increase our devotion towards him.