Leela-121
Miracles of Sai Baba
Some friends who were
devotees of Sai Baba advised me to go to Shirdi with Shraddha and Saburi.
Some how I procured the Sai Satcharit in the Kannada version and read one
chapter daily. I longed to visit Shirdi, but as per the 11 sayings of Sai
Baba, was called upon only in April 1994. No sooner did I get down from the
bus in Shirdi, my heart started thumping with pleasure and I got the first
Mukha darshan.
The next day after attending Kakad Aarti and taking darshan of the Samadhi
and Dwarkamai with a humble request to Baba to restore my good health I met
an old lady with a plate full of pedhas as Prasad(which was sugary). I was
astonished to see my desire to eat sweets (though forbidden by the doctor)
thus fulfilled by the gentle lady. I took one pedha and turned to my husband
for him to take one himself. But I was surprised when he could not see any
old lady nearby. Sai had understood my sorrow and offered me the pedha
through the guise of an old lady.
Thereafter we have been visiting Shirdi annually and receive regular Udi and
Prasad.
In 2003, there was a dark cloud over my house. My younger son who is an
engineer and had his own fabrication unit in Hubli, was facing heavy losses
and consequently some court cases regarding loans.
Things were the worst till 2007, despite our regular worship and Thursday
visits to the local Sai Baba temple.
I decided to observe Sai Baba Saptaha during October 2007 near kartik
amavasya. The day after I finished the first saptaha, a very young, handsome
and charming sadhu knocked at my door, saying Sai Ram. He spoke in Kannada
and requested me to open the front door, which is usually shut when I am
alone. He again appealed to me to come out and offer him a coconut and
eleven flowers. I hesitated to open the door and told him to accept the
coconut and a rupee. He repeatedly requested me to accept this as God’s
blessing and to light a lamp of cow’s ghee at Shirdi , it being a kartika
day. He blessed me and my house with a bright future for my family and the
end of all troubles past, present and future. He then vanished and was never
seen again.
I narrated this entire episode to my husband who immediately arranged to
send half a kilo of cow’s ghee to Shirdi, the next day being the last day of
kartika and an amavasya too. Two days later we were very happy to receive an
Udi Packet from Shirdi stating it was Baba’s Prasad. It meant he had
accepted me as a disciple.
Smt. Shakuntala C. Javali (Nalme Building, Shivagiri IInd Main First Cross, Dharwad - 580 007, Karnataka State.)
Bow to Shirdi Sai Baba -- Peace be to all.