to many people. Once she came to the Masjid and said to
Shri Baba, "Baba, you are daily giving Rupees fifty to some people,
to some others you are daily giving Rs. 30. Some people are in
daily receipt of Rs. 25 and Rupees fifteen respectively.
My son Madhav is doing so many of your sundry jobs; but you are
giving only one rupee to him everyday. Why is it so?".
Baba replied, "Kashibai, I know I am giving more money
to some people than what I am giving to your son, but remember
that I am going to stop giving this prasad to others; but your son's
donation will not be stopped. It will continue for ever, I am the
master of widows like you, who have no protector".
Kashibai did not understand the words of Shri Baba properly
and said, "My Master (ifa) died some five years before and I am
a widow since that time".
On listening to these words, Shri Baba got enraged and started
speaking to her in loud tone. Looking at the wrath of Shri Sai Baba,
Kashibai quietly slipped out of the Masjid and went home. She then
stopped going to the Masjid for some time. After two or three days,
however, Shri Baba remembered about her and He sent for her.
Kashibai came to the Masjid along with Madhav. She was quite afraid
to speak to Shri Baba; but Baba spoke to her in mild tone One tooth
of Shri Baba had become loose. Hence he pulled it out and after tying
it in a small rag longwith some Udi, he gave it to Kashibai informing her
to keep hat Talisman with her. Baba told Kashibai further that it would
do her good.
In course of time, Madhav grew up to be a man. He was now
known as Madhavrao. After the death of his mother Kashibai, he left
Shirdi and settled at Niphad. Once he fell seriously ill. During that
sickness, he saw a dream, in which Shri Sai Baba ordered him, "Very
soon a person will come to you and you should give him the Talisman
tied round your arm". Shri Nikam came on the same day to Shri
Madhavrao's house at Niphad.Shri Madhavrao and Shri Nikam had
met each other many times at Shirdi; but just as Madhavrao got a
dream, similar dream was seen by Shri Nikam and hence for fulfilment
of the dream he met Madhavrao. As both the devotees confirmed their
dreams, the Talisman was handed over by Shri Madhavrao to Shri Nikam.
This Talisman was with Shri Nikam for many years and now he has handed
it over to this Mandir, for safe custody. It is now kept below the Padukas
of Shri Sai Baba in this mandir. It is said that the tooth of Shri Buddha is
kept at some places of worship of the Bauddhas, especially the stupas.
It appeares that this temple will have corresponding importance to the Sai
devotees because of this Talisman as the buddhist have for their temples,
containing the tooth of Shri Gautam Buddha.
(to be contd....)
(Source Saileela Magazine April 1977)
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