Om Sai Ram
Chapter 28:::
Devotees wire pulled to Shirdi.
Baba often used to say: "However far my man be, even if he is 3000 miles
away, he will be pulled to Shirdi as sparrow dragged by the twain tied to
its leg."
* Lala Lakshmi Chand: This man is Bombay had a dream in 1910 in which
he saw a saint standing surrounded by devotees. From a photo in Das Ganu's
Kirtan session he realized that it was Sai Baba who came in his dream. He
borrowed fifteen rupees from his uncle (a marwari), gathered a few friends and
singing Bhajan all through the night reached Shirdi. When he prostrated before
Baba in the masjid, Baba affectionately: "Conceited fellow! Sings bhajan en
route. What is the need to come to darshan even borrowing money from the
marwari? Is the heart satisfied now?' On the third day, Lala had some back
pain and was hungry while at masjid; also felt at heart that it would be nice
if sansa was distributed as prasada. Baba directed that sansa be prepared
for nivedya that day. Looking at Lala he said: 'Eat samsa for hunger. Apply
some balm for back pain!' That night during chavadi procession Baba was
tormented by cough. Lala thought that it must be due to evil eyes. Next
morning when he came to masjib Baba remarked that yesterday He
suffered from cough and that it could be that some one's evil eyes were
working on Him!
* Lady from Burghanpur: Once a lady at Burghanpur had a dream in which
Baba was asking her for kichadi. She came to Shirdi and waited for a
fortnight. But no occasion came to serve kichadi. Having lost her patience
on the fifteenth day, she forced her entry with kichadi in to masjid after
curtains were drawn for Baba's lunch. That day Baba ate only kichadi.
* Mega: Hari Vinyak Sathe sent this Brahmin who was his cook to Shirdi.
This simple hearted village rustic came with hesitation as to how a Brahmin
could prostrate before a Moslem in a masjid. When he entered entered the
masjid, Baba shouted: "Kick away that rascal. You will lose your purity if
you enter here. That brainless sahib has sent this fool here!' In due course
of time, Mega became one of the most ardent devotees of Baba. To bring
bilva leaves for baba's worship he would walk miles daily. He would first go
for worship in all the temples in Shirdi, then wash the feet of Sai at masjid
and drink tha holy water. Once during mahara shankaranti he wanted to
bathe Baba, his Shiva, with holy waters and hence walked in all 24 miles
to bring a pot water of river Gomathi despite strong objection by Baba. At
last Baba conceded to his plea but told him to pour water only on His
head. But the emotionally charged Mega shouted 'Har Gange' and pured
water all over His body. Lo! Not a drop fell on Baba's body! Only the
Head was drenched!
* One day at dawn Mega dreamt that Baba entered his room, cast
akshathas (sancitified rice) and told him to draw a Trishul (Trident) in his
room. He woke up and saw akshathas but the door was locked from
inside. When he went with doubt to masjid, Baba told him that no door
was a bar to His entry and directed him to draw trishul in room. Next
day when Mega was at Masjid a devotee from Bombay came to Baba
and submitted a shiva linga. Baba told Mega: 'See Shankar has come'.
Megha drew trishul in his room and Baba installed the shiva linga near
the His big portrait in that room.
* After serving Baba for years, in 1912 Mega attained shiva loga prapti
(reached the holy feet of Lord Shiva). Baba termed him as 'his true
devotee', covered his body with flower, joined the funeral procession
and wailed loudly like ordinary worldly persons. On the 13th day He
fed Brahmins at His own cost.
By A.Govindakrishnan
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