OM SRI SAI RAM
HAPPY BABA'S DAY
Dear Blessed Sai Devotees, Sai Ram !
Some of the experiences which Baba gave me are no less than those of the residents of Shirdi when Baba was available with them physically. I may be forgiven on this Thursday – Baba’s day, if my words sound too much of a boasting. But, indeed my experiences reveal the same to me though I donot deserve so much of Baba’s love showers.
The one and only reason why I am mentioning all these experiences in this forum is, to let everyone know that whether we are with Baba or not, he is the CARE TAKER of this universe, as is evident from all my experiences. Once again THANKS to Ravi Bhayya.
"SNAKES" : The word itself makes us feel a little frieghtened. Can anyone imagine a snake appearing in front all of a sudden in the house. You would n't even know what to do.
I had seen snakes during my childhood when the snake catchers would bring them in a closely woven bamboo basket in the streets and exhibit them. We would watch them peeping out through windows OR standing behind our elders holding them tight. Accompanying mummy to the Naga devatha temple on Nagachaturthi to offer milk (knowing very well that there would be no snakes ) was also enjoyable. In a busy city life, we get to know about them only on TV channels or when we take the kids to a snake park on a Sunday picnic. In Chennai, we did make several such picnics to the snake park in Guindy – a unique one.
After we shifted to our own house in 1997, we did notice few mongoose crossing the roads and we confirmed that there might be snakes in the 2-3 stretches of open grounds (which were in some legal disputes) that were a part of our residential area. We have one such big open ground just at the back of our house and another opposite to our road. We were told that several snakes keep coming and going from one ground to the other and that they would not harm, most of them being non poisonous. But there are quite a few highly poisonous ones too. Infact, I was a firm believer of the scientific theory that most of the people die out of shock than the snake bite.
Every year, during the telugu month of Karthika (starting from the next day of Deepawali ) daily in the evenings I light 5 diyas and keep 2 of them near the main entrance of the house. That was 2001 Karthika Maasam (month). I had a maid by name Shanti. Since I come home after 7 pm, she used to come in the evening at 7 pm and work till 8 pm. That day I came very late around 7.30 and thought Shanti would have gone seeing the house locked (my husband comes very late and I pick up sai from the crèche on my way home). I got fresh while Sai (11 yrs. old) was watching TV in the hall. Meanwhile, at 7.45pm Shanti turned up saying she got late at home and started her work. I prepared dinner and went to pooja, lighted the diyas , and with the diyas in a plate came to the hall singing to give aarti to Baba’s photo in the hall and found the TV switched off. I saw Sai busy doing homework in the bedroom sitting on the bed.
After giving aarti to Baba I turned to go to the main entrance and found a dark snuff coloured snake twirling very fast towards the TV. For a moment, I was shocked. That was the exact place where Sai was sitting and watching TV few minutes ago. I donot know how I gained courage and presence of mind – I shouted at Sai to come out of the room since the snake appeared to be changing its direction and I thought it might enter the bedroom anytime. Sai came out and the snake did change its direction and went inside the bedroom. Then I shouted “snake...Shanti...snake…call some one”.
She was cleaning the vessels in the back yard and at once came with a long stick and started to hit the floor with it and giving out a hissing sound. We saw the snake going beneath the cot and dressing table etc. moving very fast. I told her not to venture anything but call some gents from out side. I was perturbed while Sai was curiously watching. Finally, in this hitting background, one cloth bag fell down from the corner where it was hung and the snake went into the bag. Immediately Shanti hooked the handles of the bag with the stick in her hand and threw it in the backyard.
Then we rushed all the vessels inside and locked the back door. I finished my diya business, called up my husband. He rushed back within 20 mts. Again we all went to the backyard to check and found the bag empty. The snake had gone by then.
Does n’t this appear like a play by Baba ?
Shanti coming late, Sai going to bedroom leaving the TV, Me watching the snake without going out singing aarti as I would always do, Falling of the bag from some corner, The snake entering the bag, and Shanti skillfully managing to hook the bag to the stick. It took a lot of time for me to come out of shock.
But, why all this Baba had to do? He could have comfortably made the snake not enter the house at all. There is a future wherein Shanti would not be there and Kavita has to take the role of Shanti. How to prepare Kavita to face such consequences on her own ? So Baba has played this rehearsal.
I shall post how I played my role in another occassion of a Snake entering our house with Baba's permission soon.
Om Sri Sai Ram! Om Sri Sai Ram! Om Sri Sai Ram! Om Sri Sai Ram! Om Sri Sai Ram!
Om Sri Sai Ram! Om Sri Sai Ram! Om Sri Sai Ram! Om Sri Sai Ram! Om Sri Sai Ram!
Om Sri Sai Ram! Om Sri Sai Ram! Om Sri Sai Ram! Om Sri Sai Ram! Om Sri Sai Ram!
kavita