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36. BABA FULFILLED THE DESIRE OF SHRI SHANKAR RAO :- Shri Shankar Rao a devotee of Baba, when he came to Shirdi for Baba's darshan, Baba asked him dakshina frequently and emptied his purse. As he had to return to his home on the next day, he has got full faith in Baba that somehow or other, Baba would manage him to return his home and hence, he least worried about his returning home. His friend, who was a guest to the Post Master of Rahata came to Shirdi and met him unexpectedly and repaid to him a long standing loan of Rs. 20/- which was taken from him by his friend some years previously and this made his return journey with ease. Please see how Baba played His Leela in the repayment of a longstanding loan and thereby creating faith in Him. Surrender Shri Sal Completely / Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be there !! 37. BABA CLEARED THE DOUBT AND FULFILLED THE DESIRE OF SHRI LAXMAN RAO ALIAS BHAUSAHEB PRADHAN, SUB REGISTRAR Shri Laxman Rao alias Bhausaheb Pradhan, Sub-Registrar was sent to Baba by Shri Madhavnath Maharaj with a news which was not told to Pradhan. When he came to Shirdi, Baba told Nath's son has arrived and we have to dine to day Nath's Prasadam. Then Baba told Laxman Rao, "I got sacks and sacks of gold on asses back. Thieves have stolen them on the way. A hole in the ear has to be pierced only by a goldsmith. It is very difficult to pull on in this naughty world. You have been sent here only to know his fact. Tell this much to my brother Madhavanath". Then Laxman .Rao satisfied and went away. Surrender Shri Sai Completely Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be there !! 38. BABA GIVE THE EYE SIGHT TO THE GRANDFATHER OF SHRI VITTAL RAO YASHWANT DESHPANDE The grand father of Shri Vittal Rao Yashwant Deshpande pressed his son to send him to Baba for His blessings. So Vittal Rao arranged to send him to Shirdi with his son. Led by the grandson, the grand father went to Dwarakamayee, prostrated himself before Baba and sorrowfully prayed to Baba to return the eyesight. Baba said "you will be able to see". So soon as Baba uttered these words, the grandfather had his eyesight restored to him. He was able to see everything. Blindness left him entirely. Never was anybody's prayer for relief granted so soon by Baba. All wondered at it. Surrender Shri Sai Completely Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be there 39.BABA GAVE EYE SIGHT AND FULFILLED THE DESIRE OF A BLIND DEVOTEE A blind devotee went to Baba and prayed to Baba, "I have lost my eyesight. I do not feel its loss for want of eyesight, as it keeps me away from many undesirable things; all the same. I want to see the human form in which my Lord have manifested Yourself. Please therefore grant me eyesight till I satiate my eyes ' by beholding Your human form and You may withdraw this eyesight so soon as that is done". Baba at once granted his request, he saw Baba with his own eyes and then he lost vision and became blind as per his wish. Surrender Shri Sai Completely I Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be there !! 40, BABA GAVE EYESIGHT TO A BLIND DEVOTEE AND FULFILLED HIS DESIRE A stark blind devotee singing with the tune of his symbols before Baba, with the one formula "Rama Krishna Hare" (names of incarnations Ram, Krishna and Vishnu) in the year 1913-15. His Holiness Shri Sai Sharananand who has given foreword to this book saw the same man in Shirdi in 1942-43 reciting chapters of Srimath Bhagwat Geeta about Lord Krishna and also poems and verses from well known Maharashtra Saint Gnaneshwari's Amratanubhava, asked him "when did you get your eyes?" He said, "through Baba's grace, he had blessed vision during His time and thereafter I got a clear vision. Through Baba's grace I was able to read, write and move about freely", To assure the questioned person he read out several versus from the said Amratanubhava that he had with him. Surrender Shri Sai Completely I Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be there II 41. BABA HELPED AND FULFILLED THE DESIRE OF A FARMER IN GETTING A LOAN A farmer was very anxious to obtain from Government a loan of Rs. 500;- for a well in his farm and he applied twice to the Government but his applications were rejected. The farmer approached Baba in the matter and Baba spoke to Nanasaheb, the then Collector's Chitnis about it. Nana said he would certainly present his application as required by Baba, though he had no hope of the application being granted. The farmer therefore, applied again and Nanasaheb presented the application to the Collector informing him at the same time that two similar applications of his were rejected previously. The Collector thereupon asked the farmer why do you press the Government for a loan? The farmer himself put clearly his case before the Collector and said Sir, I owe Rs. 500/- to Government I am anxious to repay the loan. I cannot do this until I have a well to water my lands to get better crops. I have started digging the well, but the work had to be stopped owing to the intervening of big rocks, unless they are fired by dynamite and removed, the well work cannot be completed and I cannot get water. Without water I cannot have enough crops to return the Government loan and so I press the Government through this third application. The Collector had satisfied with his explanation by Baba's grace and granted the loan to the farmer. Surrender Shri Sai Completely ! Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be there ! ! 42. BABA FULFILLED THE REASONABLE PRAYER OF SHRI RAMACHANDRA MAHARAJ Shri Ramachaadra Maharaj was required by his Master, Shri Gadge Maharaj to defrey a day's expense of the Yagna a sacrifice, which his guru was performing. So Ramachandra Maharaj went to Belapur and round about places performing Kirthans and obtained promises of the sum required. More than the sum required had been promised, so he thought that he had nothing to worry about. He once again went to Belapur a few days before the performance to receive the promised amount to be sent to his Guru Gadge Maharaj. But as usually happens, the Belapur people evaded payment of the promised amounts. Ramachandra Maharaj thought that he could not understand as to how to make up the required amount. He therefore, offered an earnest prayer to Baba to help him to keep up his promise to His Guru. Baba is ever ready to fulfill the just prayer of His devotees, inspired one devotee to pay the whole amount of Rs. 100/- to Shri Ramachandra Maharaj during his Kirthan in the next day morning. Need it be said that this strengthened Shri Ramachandra Maharaj's attachments to the ever merciful Baba. Surrender Shri Sal Completely ! Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be there ! ! 43. BABA HELPED SHRI NANASAHEB CHANDORKAR BY PERMITTING HIM BY HIS FATHER TO HAVE BABA AS HIS GURU Sri Nanasaheb Chandorkar got into a fix in certain family matters. His father Govind Rao Chandorkar was also a Deputy Collector like his son and stayed in a house built by himself at Kalyan. Lately some unpleasantness had grown between him and the local musalmans and so he had ordered all the members of his family to desist from having any connection whatsoever with musalmans in general. When Nanasaheb happened to return home, he was informed of what had happened and his father's standing order about having no musalman connections. Nana was puzzled. He was prepared to give up all connections with Musalmans, but he was not prepared to disassociate himself from Baba. If his father took Baba to be a Musalman naturally he would expect Nana to give up Sai Baba. This embrassed Nana So he spoke to his father about his connection with Sai Baba. In the meanwhile Baba had already given proper turn to his father's mind in the matter. So at once he said to Nana "My Guru is Sakkaram Maharaj" but your Guru is not Sakkaram Maharaj. So even if Shri Sai Baba may really be a Mohamadan He is your Guru and you may most willingly continue to Him without the least objection from me". On hearing this Nana Saheb was overjoyed and heartily thanked Baba for the happy solution of the puzzle he had to face. Surrender Shri Sai Completely !!. Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be there !! 44. BABA INSTRUCTED R.B. PURANDARE A RAILWAY SERVANT AND ORDERED HIM NOT TO COME TO HIM OFTEN Shri R.B. Furandare, a railway servant applied for leave as he wanted to go to Shirdi with his family. The leave was sanctioned and railway passes for free railway journey were also given to him. A day previous to his departure, the railway workmen were reported to be planning a strike. So his superior officer requested him to cancel his programme. Purandare was adamant and he said that he would never change his programme for Shirdi he had fixed already even though the officer promised him, he would see that he gets his leave and also the railway passes after the crises had been tied over. Purandare returned home and made all preparations for starting. That very night Baba appeared in his dream with a Satka in His hand. He was mighty, angry, strongly admonished him and finally ordered him "Don't come to Shirdi over again". So Purandare dropped the idea of going to Shirdi and attended the officer on the next day as usual. This pleased his Superior, the little doubt that he had about Purandare's complicity in the railwayman's strike at once vanished. So a month after he granted him his leave and reproduced railway passes for him. When he went to Shirdi, Baba said "Don't go mad, we have as yet many responsibilities to discharge, so stay at home chanting my name". This clearly shows Baba's disapproval of His devotees running over to Holy Saints throwing aside duties and responsibilities. Surrender Shri Sai Completely I Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be there II 45. BABA ACCEPTED THE OFFERING OF HIS HOLINESS SHRI SAI SHARAN ANAND In 1914 June, before going to seven days retirement, His Holiness Shri Sai Sharan Anand had kept before leaving for Bombay an empty compass box with some coins in it for Baba's use at Radhakrishna Mai's house beneath her cup board without informing her of it. Soon after he reached Bombay he learnt that Baba had made Radhakrishna Mai to look up her room carefully to find the said box and deliver the said seem to him Radhakrishna Mai on taking the search of the room did find to her amazement the said box with coins, she immediately sent the same to Baba and this appeased His Holiness Shri Sai Sharan Anand. Surrender Shri Sai Completely I Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be there II 46. BABA ACCEPTED THE CHALLENGE AND SATISFIED SHRI JOSHI Mr. Joshi son-in-law of Bahadur Thana was an angry devotee of Baba and was not able to go to Shirdi and pay his respect to Baba as all the members of his family and all the friends have been luckily enough to go to Shirdi and pay their respect to Baba. He therefore became angry with Baba and declared that if Baba was really a Saint, he would give darshan to him even without going to Shirdi. Nothing was beyond Baba's ken. It seems that he accepted this challenge and satisfied him. When some gentle men from Konkan gone to Shirdi with their wife and children and were returning home, Baba asked one of them, if he would do a piece of work for Him. When he said that he would do it most willingly, Baba gave him a little packet of Udi and said "You go by mail and give this holy ash (Udi) packet to him who requests you to give a span full of space for his accommodation in the train". The gentleman assured Baba he would discharge His trust without fail but that if he did not meet no such gentleman, he would immediately write to him. Baba gave him Udi packet. The gentleman started by mail, no such gentleman as described by Baba turned up till the train left Kalyan. The gentleman thought that the train did not stop at Thana and so taking out a post card he was preparing to write to Baba, when to his surprise, the train stopped at Thana and just after the while for the train to start a gentleman running drenched with perspiration has gone in. He approached this Konkani gentleman and said to him "Please take up this child of yours and give me a span full space to sit as I am feeling giddy". The surprised gentlemen at once made room for him and handed over to him the packet of Udi saying that it had been given by Baba for being handed over to a person who called me for a span full space in the train. As you fully answered to that description with great pleasure, I give this Baba's little Udi packet of holy ashes to you. Mr. Joshi respectfully received in his own hands wondered at Baba's wonderful knowledge and the grace of Baba had conferred on him, angry child.
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