DWARKAMAI's LEELAS(She is our Mother)

[Dipika]

BABA'S HELPING HAND (July 1975)

During the 'Ashadh' month of 1949, a batch of devotees from Hyderabad   left   for the   darshan   of   Shri Sai Baba's   shrine at Shirdi.    Being monsoon season, the journey was an ordeal.    After a 20-hour   dusty train   journey,   the  party   reached   the   railway station of   the jaggery   town of Kopargaon.    The tired   members of the party had their luncheon before they set out on a journey by bullock cart to the town.    There were no buses in those days from   Kopargaon   railway   station.   One   had   to cross the   river Godavari,  that   runs majestically   through   the town,   to   catch a bus to Shirdi.    The present   road - over - bridge   was under cons­truction at that time.    The three   mile journey   to the shore was arduous, since the road was neither metalled nor asphalted.  Due to rain, the black cotton pathway became slushy.    This gave more strain   to the   bullocks.    On   reaching the shore, the party found that the low level   bridge across the   river Godavari   was almost about to submerge into   water. A ferry boat was plying from one shore to another over which the people with their belongings were crossing the   beautiful river.   The party   wanted to  do the same thing. But the  cart-man   suggested that he would take the party by his cart to   the other   shore through the low-ebb bridge across the river.   The party agreed in order to avoid transhipment by the boat.    The   cart   restarted the   journey   over the low-ebb bridge.    When the   cart was half way through,   there was down pour.   The   river   became   furious.   The   water   level   was rising very fast.   The cartman lost his   control of the bullocks.   The  bullocks   missed   their stride   and   were virtually   floating on the water.    The   water   current   was   very   heavy.    One   of the cart wheels got   stuck   to a boulder.    There   was no parapet   wall to the   low-ebb bridge   and the water   force   was pushing the cart, endangering it to fall   into the river.    The members of the party were chanting the name of Shri Sai Baba in chorus.    They almost lost the hope of survival   and were prepared to meet the watery grave with the Lord's name on the lips. Chanting of Sai's name in high pitched tones by the  party rent the air.    Suddenly   from nowhere,    a middle aged   man appeared   before the bullocks and voluntarily assumed control over the bullock cart.   The cartman removed the boulder and   the   stranger   piloted  the cart   slowly towards the other   shore.   The chanting of Sai's  name was continuous.    The   water   subdued   as   the   stranger   drew   the   cart cautiously to the other shore.    The clouds cleared and there was sun-shine.   The crowds, that were   watching from   the shore the party's plight, rejoiced with joy and shouts of *'Sai Baba ki Jai" rent the air.

Mr. Baliah, the head of the party was so immensely happy that he took out a ten rupee note to be presented to the stranger, who helped the party to safety. But lo! the stranger disappeared. The searching eyes of Baliah and other members of the party could not locate him. The baffled Mr. Baliah   put a   question to himself as to who was that stranger. WAS HE BABA HIMSELF?

After the evening   'darshan' of the shrine, the party retired to the cottage.    Mr. Baliah   fell asleep and a gentleman appeared in his dream, who told him that  he erred in the accounts of the 'hundi for the   Shrine of  Shri Sai   Baba.   Mr. Baliah got up in excitement   and   calculated the   accounts on   paper.   And to his shocking surprise,   he discovered   the error to   the correct pie as  -pointed out by the gentleman in his dream.

It was divine!

Ananthula Neeraja

Secunderabad (A. P.)

Bow to Shri Sai - Peace be to all

Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM

[Dipika]

BABA'S BLESSINGS (May 1975)

 

TRUELY speaking I did not know much about Baba until 1956 except hearing casually regarding greatness of Baba through a very close friend of mine, whose grandfather, being a staunch devotee, had been fortunate to be blessed with the Baba's darshan in his life time. In 1956 I was convalescing after I suffered badly from T. B. for about 11 years. I had in my flat a small portrait of Baba. I do not remember as to who brought it and placed it there. I used to glance atthe portrait but not with much devotion. At the beginning of 1957, I had a vision of an old person with features quite similar to those of Baba, who was moving up and down on a small plank in a dilapidated house. There from a sort of feeling leading to devotion started developing in course of time. In 1958 (during Holi vacation), as a result of inner urge, I visited Shirdi. It was rather unprecedented to find that nobody connected with the establishment of the temple demanded or accepted, even if offered, money from devotees and that there were no thefts of the sort generally expected at such places. I found the employees of the temple advising the devotees to put money, which they offered to them as a token of courtesy, into the boxes meant for the purpose. I feel that this was unusual and uncommon manifestation of integrity imbibed in them by the grace of Baba.

I did not start regular worship of Baba till late 1959. An interesting instance occured then. My wife lost her gold earring in my apartment. She rummaged the entire house thrice but in vain. She suspected the maidservant in the usual way. But she restrained herself from making any wild allegation against her openly, except mentioning to her about the missing earring in a casual manner. I and my wife could come to firm conclusion that the earring was lost once for all. At that stage, we both, in ourselves, thought of testing the grace of Baba. Next day morning, the maid-servant, while cleaning the house, restored the earring to our utmost astonishment. I have no comments as to how and wherefrom she could get it after about a week since it was lost. Thenceforth Baba instilled unwavering faith in me. So, as a weak human being, I started regular worship of Baba, which I continue to do till to-date with all devotion and faith.

In 1961, Baba created an urge to visit Shirdi. I started for Shirdi with an idea that I should come back to Hyderabad before rush of people for Ram Navami festival starts at Shirdi. I completed my pooja on Thursday. On Friday I participated in Noon-Arati and went to the Chief Executive to take leave of him formally. By that time, some people from Bombay and other places, started arriving for the festival. The Chief Executive instead of formally permitting me to leave Shirdi, insisted on me to stay over for the festival. I took it as the order of Baba through the Chief Executive and stayed over for the great festival. Although there was a great rush of people, I was accommodated comfortably in the guest house by the grace of Baba. There was a gathering of more than 50,000 people belonging to different faiths viz., Sikhs, Jains, Zorastrians, Muslims, Christians apart from Hindus who were found eager and enthusiastic to partici­pate in all phases of the festival and offer prayers in the Samadhi Mandir according to their wish and vow. Of all the aspects of the Festival, the most spectacular and significant was giving bath to Baba with sacred Godavari water carried by thousands of devotees individually on their head. Among these devotees were even children of 10 to 12 years, women and men, old in age, besides a multitude of others. After Baba was thus given bath of devotion, the devotees, started getting ready to offer garlands. At that curious juncture, I just looked around at other devotees, who were holding very costly and grand garlands and wished in myself that I would be fortunate if Baba accepted my garland first before that of any one else, although mine was not so grand as those of some others nearby the rostrum. The very moment, the pujari made a gesture towards me and took my garland and offered it to Baba as the first one of that great festival. Belive me, I became so overwhelmed with joy that I have no words to express it. Thus Baba blessed me.

 

M.Ganga Reddy B.Com

Hyderabad

Bow to Shri Sai - Peace be to all

Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM

[Dipika]

BABA'S   BLESSINGS (September 1975)
Again as a result of inner urge, I had to visit Shirdi in 1966. But this time, I went with my family and the families of my both the brothers. We were all sixteen in number. Yet our journey and sojourn at Shirdi and Pandharpur were quite pleasant and exhilarating.

Since we went with families, we carried all articles with us for preparation of food. We spent two days at Shirdi. There­after my brother suggested that we may visit Pandharpur. Before leaving for Pandharpur, when we estimated our requirements of food provisions, we found some rice and other articles in surplus. In that area scarcity of rice was so much that it was a problem for people to secure rice even for important festivals. Having come to know about such a situation, I offered, as a token of courtesy, surplus rice of 3 Kgs. to an attendant in the 'Maha-Samadhi Mandir"; but very politely he refused to accept. Here is an example of a high sense of honesty and integrity, which employees of the Samsthan imbibed with the grace of Baba.

We reached Pandharpur. I had an inspiration of Vitthal as a result of many stories I read and bhajans I heard about ardent devotees of Vitthal. While we entered the temple, a "Pandya" approached us and guided us as to what we should do to perform Pooja of Vitthal. We purchased all Pooja material. The Pandya took us to main diety, "Vitthal", where another Pandya was already conducting Pooja by some other devotees. The moment our Pandya started conducting our Pooja, the other Pandya discontinued the Pooja and picked up a quarrel with our Pandya. There was exchange of words between both the Pandyas in utter disregard to Vitthal. Such a behaviour of the Pandyas disturbed the serene mental atmosphere of the devotees present in front of the deity. All this quarrel was, I was told, about the "Dakshina" to be shared by them. After Pooja, I, along with other members, left Pandharpur with a confused mind.

After 1966,   for   about   eight   years till 1974,   I could not visit Shirdi,   although I often   tried in vain to   have the darshan of Baba.    For this,   I do not find any explicable   reasons except that I had, all the while, to encounter several  vicissitudes of life. With the blessings   of   Baba I had to sail through good and bad weather.   The sense of gratitude compels me to confess that Baba always saved me   whenever I was to be   caught in a whirlpool. Instance of perilous sickness of my lone son, who had meritorious academic career, is to   the point.    My son,   who passed M. Tech in 1st division, suddenly took ill in the 3rd week of October 1972. A band of renowned medical specialists,   who spared no pains to treat him, lost every hope and became rather frustrated, as there was swift deterioration in his condition.    It was at about 2 a. m. when one of the doctors at last gave tongue to their helplessness. Then I had   nothing in this world   except the grace of Baba,   to invoke as a last resort.    Believe me, from the very moment the sign of improvement   started appearing   to   the   utter astonishment of alt the doctors.

In March 1974, I paid my overdue visit along with my son, who with the blessings of Baba, could recover by then.    After we both completed   "Abhishek"   Pooja on Thursday, we went to the office of  the Receiver   to ascertain about the   feasibility for performing "Archana" and offering "Arati" on Friday.   The gentle­man in the office informed, to our disappointment, that it would not be possible for issue of tickets for "Archana" and 'Arati’ on Friday in view of the heavy rush of devotees.    Further,   he indi­rectly expressed his   mind that   we   need not   stay on Friday for such purpose.    But we stayed   as per our   programme.   The very evening,   I suddenly   fell sick.    Another   devotee   from  Bombay, finding me in a bad condition,   got me admitted to Sainath Hos­pital and helped me by all   means.    I find no appropriate words to express my heartfelt gratitude to him.    After two days of my stay in the hospital,   the Doctor   advised me   that I could  travel safely to Hyderabad.

Difficulty in getting reservation of berths at Manmad  Junction is  known to   all.    But   by the   time, we   reached Manmad all the berths except only two, were already reserved, in advance. Thus we secured, with the    blessings   of   Baba, accommodation and could come back  safely.

Quite unexpectedly and to the utter surprise of all, my son got an employment in April 1974, on a temporary basis. Soon after the temporary employment was over, he got a regular employment with Baba's Blessings.

M. Ganga Reddy

Hyderabad

Bow to Shri Sai - Peace be to all

Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM

[Dipika]

BABA - THE OMNIPRESENT ! (September 1975)
He is   present here,   He is   present there,   He   is   present everywhere.   Yes, He is   Omnipresent.

During September   1969,  I   was going from Hyderabad to Bhusawal to attend a  training camp.    I alighted from the train at Manmad  in  the morning at 9 a.  m.    As I  was  required to be at   my   camp   only   next   morning,   I   took an  on-the-spot decision  to visit  Shirdi. I dumped  my baggage in the cloak room and took bus to  Shirdi. The   weather   was dull  with thick   black  clouds   over   our   heads threatening  heavy  showers. I  prayed   in myself   that   I   should  reach   the   Shrine   for   the mid-day   'pooja’.   The bus was  passing through the slushy roads. The   drizzling   weather   added   feast   to   the   eye.    We   passed through  many   sugarcane   fields,   various   fruit   gardens,   villages and bazaars and  finally reached the Shrine by  11-30 a. m.    And He   helped   me   in   taking to   His   abode   in time.   Yes,   He answered  my  prayers.     After  a  hurried  bath I joined  the congregation   in   the   temple   hall.    I   felt  at   ease and  immensely happy   for  He   afforded  me  His  'darshan’  at the 'pooja'  time. After  receiving the  'prasad'   I  dined  in  the  lunch home,  run by the  Sansthan authorities.    After  a hearty and sumptuous lunch, I   retired to the   cottage.    At 3  p. m.   I took leave of   BABA and   boarded  the  bus  for   Manmad at 4 p.   m.    It   was  raining at the time  with loud thunders.   The main road  suffered   heavy damage  requiring urgent  repairs.    We  passed  through an  ordeal and  bone-shaking journey  and  finally reached   to  a place some three  Kilometers  away  from  Kopargaon town.

A patch of about 500 yards road was completely washed away which made a big ditch. The scene was so bad that it was impossible for heavy vehicles to cross the area. Even the di­version was not possible as both sides of the affected area had many diches with water filled in. The slippery black cotton soil was not fit even for walking over to the other end. We were stranded. It was growing dark. It looked all wilderness. Passengers were shivering due to shock and wet atmosphere. There were no signs of rescue operations. Some passengers had taken the Lord's name and were uttering it in queer sounds. I was chanting ‘Sai nama' in myself. I had to reach Manmad to catch a train to Bhusawal to be in time for duty next morning. That was my chief worry. But how to overcome the present debacle?

After about 7 p. m. a jeep belonging to P. W. D. depart­ment arrived there. It looked like a circus vehicle and of course it had to do the circus tricks even to reach that spot. The driver approached me and asked me to get in. He took a few more passengers and drove cautiously to the town. We arrived by this jeep at the Kopargaon bus stand. The driver refused to accept tips when he was offered and left with the words 'BABA WILL BLESS YOU'. This baffled me. Who was this man? WAS HE BABA HIMSELF?

I took another bus for Manmad, which took me in time connecting an express train bound for Bhusawal. And I reached my place of duty quite in time.

Isn't it divine?

A.   Srinivasulu

SECUNDERABAD – 500025

Bow to Shri Sai - Peace be to all

Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM

[priya.sri2009]

  , only 3yrs back i came to know about sai. At first, i saw him in the television in his serial. I just noticed that serial, like anyother serial. After that, one day i went b'lore to Hosur to one of my mother-in-law's friend's house. There i saw a small magazine with shirdi sai's photograph. I was eager to take that book in my hand and slowly i turned the page. there i saw a small article about sai. That is , how he first came to shirdi. That is the first time iam reading about him. I was really surprised that how such a simple man can do such a miracle. Then we came home. Few days after, i was taking about sai to my sister-in-law, surprisly she told me that her sister got saisatcharita book, which is the holy book of sai.
but, her sister was in chennai and i was in b'lore. she told me that, her sister is coming to b'lore next week. i'll ask her to get that book. I was really ancious to read that book, when i got saisatcharita in my hand. I could'nt finish it of in a week. I slowly read each chaper a day and returned that book.
At that time, i had a small photo of sai. Surprisingly, oneday my husband took me to the sai temple, which was located in b'lore. why iam telling this because, he was not devotee of sai. That was in 2007. In 2008 March, we came to chennai. And i created a small place for sai with his small photo and i used to light lamp. As my family members are very orthodox, i don't know they would allow me todo this. Still i continued to light lamps, they didnot deny.
One fine day, sai came to my dream. He hugged me, and said that iam your mother. oh! i was so happy.
Now i got big statue of him, which was not bought, but as a gift by one of my neighbour. It was surprisingly happened at deepali time. Now wherever i go out i could see sai pictures.
I want to visit Shirdi. I don't know saibaba call me.

[Dipika]

OMSAIRAM!Dwarkamai is our kind Mother...here Sai Baba kept the fire alive in the Masjid Mai, which he called Dhuni.


He said that the Dhuni was there to burn all the sins of His devotees.

The Dhuni is still alive and burning the sins of the loved devotees 


THANKS SAI BABA ..DWARKAMAI AND DHUNI MAA FOR YOUR COUNTLESS BLESSINGS


Bow to Shri Sai - Peace be to all

Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM

[sanjaynair]

Dear Dipika ji,

Om Sai Ram,

First let me thank you for taking the time to bring to us all the experiences from devotees all over the world. When I first joined this mandir I came across this section by chance and I cannot express enough my happiness to read various experiences of devotees. When we read some of them, we can relate well as we have gone through some that are identical to our life. Sometimes when we try to explain some incidents to a non sai devotee, we are hesitant as some of them look at us like we lost our mind but they are too polite to make a remark. But tell the same to a Sai devotee there will be lot of excitement and they will know exactly how you feel. This section is something like that.
I thanked you in another section it was "on you completing 5 years" in case you did not read that please allow me to thank you once again and kindly do continue to post these lovely leelas of Baba that bring us Hope, gives us strength and brings us closer to Baba. All Sai sevaks on this site are truly the children of Baba as you all spread his message to the world.
And keep up the great work

Baba Bless you ..... always
Jai Sai Ram
Sanjay Nair

[urvashi patel]

om sai ram,

 sai baba what can urvashi say. she had heard without guru nobody reaches heaven. she didnt feel rgt to use the tradition her in laws were using. for many years she was consoled to wear kanthi of wami narayan, yes all gods r same, but she was not happy o she was still wandering away finding her guruji. then sai babas serial started which made her so happy. anything about saibaba made her happy. last 2 years she was very lucky to go shirdi . slowly her staff gave her a book on 9 guruvrs and surprisingly her other staff gave sai charitra,


 now all this r they good signs or not. she knows mother sai has laid his hands on her family. never hav seen  family this happy, her son and her husband r slowly coming together, urvasi wants to go shirdi in 2010. i hope sweet babaji calls her to shirdi for darshan.  although she can do darshan live on internet, which is just amazing.

many a times she writes words which only babaji can do to her. babaji love you sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much please please dont leav her alone

[Dipika]

Faith and Patience Pay (May 1984)
There must be ample instances in the lives of 'Shri Sai Leela' readers, when they would have realized that faith in Baba and a patient wait has given them the results that they had been craving for. There also would be ample instances when Baba has showered His blessings even unsought for. In the following instance Baba's blessings came our way only after a patient wait and firm faith in Him.

On May 24, 1983 there was a very heavy downpour in Bangalore. We have a pharmacy in Basavewaranagar, a developing layout. My wife and I were at the shop. It was raining still when two men came to the shop and asked for some cough drops and Bandaids which I gave them the time was around 8-45 pm. The two men remained at the shop for a few more minutes and then left. Immediately after, the lights also went off. Earlier at about 8 p.m. the lights had gone off and so I had lighted a kerosene lamp and it had been burning still. As it had been nearing 9 p.m. we got ready to leave. As I bent down to collect my helmet I  heard footsteps and I stood up. The same two men had returned and one of them poked a knife on to my side and told me not to make any noise. The other man pulled down the rolling shutter and took out from his shoulder bag a chopper and waving it in front of my wife demanded that she should hand over the gold chain she was wearing. Looking at me she said "Jai Sai Ram, let us give them what they want". She took off the chain from her neck and asked the fellow whether she could take out the mangalyam at least, the man saying no, almost snatched the chain from her hand. This was followed by the two bangles and wrist watch she was wearing. Then the man demanded cash from me. I dipped my hand into the cash box and gave off whatever money that came in my hand. Then they lifted the shutter, went out and closed it behind them. Soon after I lifted the shutter and came out to see which way they went; but they had vanished into the darkness. A complaint was lodged with the police and investigations were started. No apparent results came our way. However I wish to add here that though we had lost around 13 tolas of gold our minds were not that depressed and there was this feeling that Baba would help us to retrieve the stolen property.

On the first Thursday of every month, we go to the Shirdi Sai Mandir at Thyagarajanagar, which is founded by His Holiness Shri Radhakrishna Swamiji. This has been the practice with us for the last two years. It was nearly four months since the robbery. We got a new mangalyam made and on our visit to the Mandir in October we got it blessed by Baba and my wife wore the same in His presence. In the first week of December a Police Inspector, Shri Gangi Reddy, called on us and informed that the two culprits had been arrested and that we should go to his office and identify them. Accordingly we went to his office and identified them. Afterwards they were asked to narrate the incident, which they did. Later I was asked to give an application in the court requesting for release of the items pending finalisation of the case. Accordingly, I gave the application on January 02, 1984 and the next day I collected from the Police Station whatever had been recovered, which was about sixty percent of that which we had lost. We took the items to the Mandir on January 05. 1984 and got them blessed by Baba and took them home as His prasada. We are certain that it is only by Baba's grace that we could get back even this much after the lapse of nearly seven months.

A.  N. Ramesh

Bangalore 55

Bow to Shri Sai - Peace be to all

Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM

[Dipika]

Sai's Sudha (May 1984)

I started belief in Sai Baba from the year 1972. Since then I rely on Him and accept His advice in my day to day life. My father Shri T. A. Ram Nathen also follows His footsteps sincerely.

My wife Mrs. Lalitha Anand conceived our second baby in the month of April '84. As she had no responsible family member to take care of her delivery, I took charge of the total responsibility.

On hearing from my father, Dr. Vijaykumar of Karnataka, who is also a close devotee of Sai Baba, I felt that I may pass through some problem due to callous treatment of doctors in Calcutta hospitals. I replied back to him, saying that Sai Baba is always everywhere. He will never allow His devotee to get drowned; but instead He will save him at the final hour.

I admitted my wife in "Lake View Nursing Home" under Dr. Thampi's supervision on 3rd February 1984. Luckily the owner of the nursing home was also a Baba's devotee. Dr. Thampi too believed in Sai Baba right from her 29th year of age. Sai has even directed some of the patients through dreams to Dr. Thampi. I was relieved very much with the Sai relations and felt that the delivery will be most normal.

Dr. Thampi started administering saline water right from 9.15 a.m. as my wife had no labour pains till I admitted her in the nursing home. At 3 p.m. on 3rd February ‘84 she slowly felt the pains and around 4 p.m. the pains became severe. I was waiting outside the lobby for hours together and felt restless and returned back home at Wederburn road with my Sai daughter, Sai Deepa. I switched on our lamp kept above the photo of Sai Baba and lit sandal wood sticks with sincere prayers to Him to release the baby at the earliest. It was 4.15 p.m. when I was requesting at our prayer room.

Lo ! Sai Baba answered my prayer immediately as my wife delivered a female baby exactly at 4.15 p.m'….'the time of my prayer’. The star was Avittam and Lagnam Kumbha. I profusely thanked the Almighty for answering our prayers. My Father had a sigh of relief on hearing the news and also thanked Sai in answering his 6 week old prayer to Him.

Now the naming problem arose as we were not ready with suitable names. Myself suggested to my father that “Sai Sudha" would be apt, which was immediately accepted. My mother Mrs. Vijyem Ram Nathen and younger sister Miss. T.R Geeta also were finalising the same name “Sai Sudha" at Budge.! Budge was 18 Kms away from our Calcutta residence.

I am very much indebted to Lord Sai for blessing our family with Sai Deepa and Sai Sudha both in  an auspicious time.

R. Anand

Calcutta

Bow to Shri Sai - Peace be to all

Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM

[Dipika]

Bow to Thy Holy Feet our Sainath (May 1984)

BABA said to Megha "I carry on as a wirepuller of all the activities of the men who trusts ME and merges in ME" (Sai Satcharita, cb: 2S p. 155). Yes, our SAINATH is Antharyami. HE is all pervading, Omniscient and Omnipresent. BABA said "My eye is ever on those who love ME. Whatever you do, wherever you may be, bear this in mind that I am always aware of everything you do."

In this communication I shall narrate some of my recent experiences. I accepted the outcome of all my attempts very boldly and with a smiling face, because " I surrendered myself with body and soul at HIS lotus feet."

I quite often, am criticized and questioned by my close associates on the question of my absolute surrender and steady devotion to BABA. This arises especially when I attempt to explain to them that each small event which occurs has something to do with HIS wishes and desire. Yes, I always examine even a small matter as BABA'S wish, irrespective of my success or failure and I feel extremely contented with this act. Let me first confess that it was BABA who has been constantly encou­raging me to apply for some academic distinctions and honour since I was summoned by HIM to Pune to my present assign­ment. Prior to my coming over to Pune I was never thinking of going for such academic competitive attainments for which one has to be in the run always in the national field related to science and technology. After working for about a year and preparing the needed foundation to succeed in an academic race, I could see that my papers did not reach concerned person although sufficient precaution was taken care of and with ade­quate margin before the dead line, in order to satisfy myself I went to SHIRDI during this Diwali and again I prayed to HIM with my desire. In a closed envelope my feelings were also narrated and placed over BABA'S tomb. I was satisfied with this ritual. When the deadline for the academic race came very near I could learn that I was out of the competition since my papers did not reach the person concerned as informed by the person to me. My wife informed me of this news from New Delhi first and it was only a few moments, I came to my cons­ciousness and replied to her that it was HIS desire and I am not at all sad about this. Since then a few months have elapsed and I could find out that the person who had denied that the papers did not reach her was interested in her own candidate and had not cared for my candidature. BABA had saved me because if I would have remained as a candidate f would not have succeeded since the person is politically and bureaucratically very powerful.

In another event in this connection I got defeated and soon after the result was out, I told my wife that probably BABA has something in HIS mind since HE only knows when the time is ripe for accomplishment. Anyhow, I was encouraged by HIM only and it was HE only who took me with HIM for this exercise.

But these two failures have opened one more avenue. BABA has been again encouraging me to go for another larger academic race and this is having more distinction and honour in Indian academic circle. I am getting ready because it is HIS desire that I should try. I am least concerned about the failure since I fully believe that BABA takes me with HIM to give me an opportunity to experience and at the same time generates strength to gain confidence and this is much more valuable to me than that of these materialistic distinctions. So let all of us make attempt to fix our eyes on HIM so that we should never feel pleasure or pain. Let our mind get rest at YOUR lotus feet our SAINATH.

This materialistic world does not or cannot bring happiness to us and having disgusted and   frustrated we should   not   move. But why not explore that the eternal peace and well as solace with bliss exist only in HIS DARBAR.

M. R. Chakravartti

Poona 411004

Bow to Shri Sai - Peace be to all

Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM

[Dipika]

My Experiences with  Shri Sai Baba (May 1984)

In 1969, winter days when my baby was one year old, she had repeated attacks of bronchitis and fever, followed by tonsi-litis infection. Of course medicines were administered to her but there had been no permanent relief.

A distant relative of mine, Mr. Manoranjan Mazumdar, R.T.O. Agent, who is a 'Sai devotee', advised me to go to 'Sai Baba Darbar". In our Town, Baba's Darbar meets at Mr. H. R. Kichlu's Bunglow, located at Wright Town, Jabalpur. This place had been near my residence but I had never gone there before.

On advice of Mr. Mazumdar, accompanied by my mother-in-law, wife, baby, and I went there. I remember it was Thurs­day, when I entered the room. I could see that the walls of the room were decorated with Sai Baba's photographs, hanged on the wall each of which had a red rose offered to them. The hall was packed to the capacity. The surroundings were filled with the fragrance of scented sticks and lobhan. Baba's idol was covered with the smoke of lobhan.

While sitting, there I could learn that 'Sai Baba' is a 'power' who knows our inner heart. I decided to keep fast, on every 'Thursday', in the name of Baba. This my family still continues. We take our dinner only after evening prayer of Sai Baba, after that date.

With blessings of Sai Baba my baby is away from illness, quite healthy and intelligent. At present she is 14 and is studying in the VIII standard.

On 19th June 1970, in the early hours, my wife had pre­natal pains. We had been living at a great distance from the maternity home. There was no conveyance readily available. Even there nobody was near my wife. I rushed to the nearest telephone, and contacted the 'taxi stand', During this time, all the way, I had been praying to 'Baba' for help.

My wife, accompanied by a neighbouring lady, reached the maternity home in the Taxi. I followed the Taxi on a Scooterette. On the way, I had been praying to 'Baba' for help to my wife, who was in quite serious condition, owing to severe pain.

After 3 minutes of reaching the maternity home, she delivered a male child. Thus 'Baba' heard my prayer, and extended timely help.

This incident occurred in July '71, I was returning from my office. On the main road of M. P. Electricity Board, there are 'C’ Type Residential Quarters where there is a blind turning on account of the Quarters constructed in round shape. While overtaking a bullock cart there a 'Leyland tractor trolly' came on the way speedily from the front, leaving very marginal distance and my scooter came in between these two. I applied the brake, but it had failed.

I don't know how I could be saved at this crucial moment. When I stopped my scooter, and took a clear breath, I saw that Baba's locket fixed in the key ring, installed in the ignition hole of the scooter, was separated from its original place and was lying on the foot-board of the scooter. I am very sure that the locket was tightly fixed in the key ring and how it came out of it was a question. 'Baba’, who saved me, can only reply.

In August 1977, I was admitted to M. P. Electricity Board Hospital for treatment of low blood pressure. I came back after 'X.Ray’ of 'KUB region' at about 1 p. m., from the Medical College. I saw my wife sitting on the bench at the hospital entrance. She was quite nervous. I asked her, whether all was well.

She said, "Neeta, who had high temperature last night, is having urinary trouble. She has not passed urine for the last 24 hours."

By this time I saw Dr. G. L. Goswami and lady Medical Officer Mrs. S. B. Jain, coming hastily towards my wife.

Dr. Goswami told us that the baby was not permitting to insert tube, to outlet the urine accumulation. If this stage con­tinues, urinary bladder is likely to burst. Mrs. Jain advised us to take her to the Medical College Hospital in the ambulance.

On way to Medical College   when   the ambulance,   stopped for fuel at the petrol pump,   I prayed to 'Baba*   "What you are

doing Baba?   On the one hand, I am under treatment, feeling too weak,   and   this baby...   Baba shower mercy on us,   "kripa karo

Guru Dev."

I keep Baba's ‘Udi’ in my purse all the time. I dropped a little of 'Udi' in the mouth of my daughter and also put it on her forehead, praying to Baba, to save her.

When we reached the Medical College Hospital, the lady doctor on duty in the emergency room listened to us patiently, and took my baby to the attached bathroom. The baby was asked to keep her hands in water in a ‘tub’ and try to pass urine. She passed the urine without any trouble. Was it not, that Baba's 'Udi' saved her at that crucial juncture?" Since then she has no trouble, and is well with the blessings of Shri Sai Baba.


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V. K. Thakur

Jabalpur (M. P.)

Bow to Shri Sai - Peace be to all

Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM

[Dipika]

Sai Baba accepted our Gayatri Yagna (May 1984)
In   Jamnagar,   there   is a fine Sai   Temple   in Gandbinagar area.    The inaugural   rituals and  ceremonies   were performed by Late Swami  Sai   Sharananand   Maharaj   of Ahmedabad on Ram Navami   day of 1958.    The   idol   is so   life-like   and  living that many   devotees   have   experienced   that   Baba spoke and smiled with   them.    Many   spiritual    activities   are   done   under   divine guidance   of Baba   i.e.   Rudra-dhyan,   Chandi  path etc.   On one occasion,   I had   proposed   to perform a Gayatri Yagna on one Sunday.   On Saturday night   (previous day) I had gone to invite my doctor friend.   This doctor friend   informed me that his son, who is a Sai devotee, had gone to Bombay   and he is expected to return on Sunday (very next day). Exactly when the ceremony of Yagna started my doctor friend arrived and informed us that his son had arrived that day  from Shirdi  and handed over 'Udi’ and   prasad   from   Shirdi.    The   chief   priest   of  the yagna,   was pleased with Baba's  leela of arranging to send ‘Udi’ at the hour when the   Yagna started.   The receipt of Udi and prasad at the exact juncture of starting  Yagna is Baba's leela.

Navinchandra D. Pandya

Bombay-400079

Bow to Shri Sai - Peace be to all

Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM

[Dipika]

OMSAIRAM!Last thursday i went with my Friend and her 4 yr old daughter to BABA's Mandir.

As we reached the Mandir,we saw few devotees distributing prasad and some were distributing ladoos..my friend's lil one wanted ladoos..we told her we will go for darshan and take ladoo later..we had really blessed darshan of Sai baba....As we came down..we saw that everybody had distributed prasad and there were no ladoos...the lil one said i will not bow to BABA and not say bye to him...HE did nt give me ladoo..i told my friend not to be disheartened as BABA will NEVER disappoint the lil one...we waited for some time...one lady turned up with mitthey chawaal..she gave us also prasad..lil one did nt take prasad..again we stood on the steps of the Mandir...one Sadhu Maharaj came...i saw ladoos in his basket and requested him to give her one...very lovingly he gave her one ...lol...another devotee also gave her ladoo at the same moment...to the sadhu my friend gave some dakshina..


BABA fulfilled the wishes of the lil one...and we all thanked BABA 

aisey hai mere BABA.... ...i love u Sai baba 


Dipika & Anjali

Bow to Shri Sai - Peace be to all

Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM

[Dipika]

Visions And Dreams (May 1984)

Some time back I happened to see in 'Sai Leela’ magazine (English) about favours received from Shri Sai Baba of Shirdi and along with it the writer has remarked that ‘Visions and Dreams’ can be had to exceptional few only.

Then I  remembered   the   Vision   I   had   of "Shri  Sai Baba of Shirdi".

In the "Sai Leela Magazine11 of April 1983 the Editor has written that "it is dedicated to the spiritual uplift and that is done by publishing articles relating to sages past and present etc.” This induced me to write this article.

I would like to share exhilarating experiences of my Vision and dreams and its materialization with the readers and hence this article.

By the end of 1984 I joined the Seva Samathi of Ernakulam and regularly attended the Bhajans on Thursdays and Sundays. After some years. Shri Govinda Bharatan started a Samathi near Kacherippadi,Ernakulam and kept a small library consisting of books on Sai Baba of Shirdi. He was also getting Sai Leela Magazine in English. After some months he discontinued getting the magazines when I became a subscriber Shri Govinda Bharatan presented me a photo of Sai Baba of Shirdi and I got it framed and kept it in the Puja room.

I was staying at Ernakulam for the past 40 years. On 15-10-‘75 after my bath in the morning I entered the Puja room, stood in front of the pictures and was meditating. Suddenly I had a vision of Bhagavan Sai Baba of Shirdi standing in front of a house at the end of a small road having small terraced houses on both sides. Bhagavan was wearing a Kafni very bright and dazzling in the bright Sun, upto his knee. His legs were black. In the brightness the image melted and a bright light slowly merged in the picture of Bhagavan Shirdi Sai Baba in the Puja room and the Vision closed and all this happended in a few seconds.

M.Menon

Palghat

Kerala


Bow to Shri Sai - Peace be to all

Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM