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    "Sai.Manisha" <sai.m...@gmail.com> Aug 01 05:18PM +0800  

    *Thursday Message:*
     
    Let us bow now before the great saints. Their merciful glances will destroy
    mountains of sins and do away with all the evil taints of our character.
    Their casual talk gives us good teachings and confers on us imperishable
    happiness. Their minds do not know any difference such as 'This is ours and
    that is yours.' Such differentiation never arises in their minds. Their
    debts (obligations) will never be repaid by us in this birth as well as in
    many future births.
    *Udi *
    It is well-known that Baba took Dakshina from all, and out of the amount
    thus collected, He spent a lot on charity and purchased fuel with the
    balance left with Him. This fuel He threw in the Dhuni - the sacred fire,
    which he kept ever burning. The ash from this fire was called Udi and it
    was freely distributed to the devotees at the time of their departure from
    Shirdi.
    What did Baba teach or hint by this Udi? Baba taught by His Udi that all
    the visible phenomena in the universe are as transient as the ash. Our
    bodies composed of wood or matter of the five elements, will fall down,
    after all their enjoyments are over, and be reduced to ashes. In order to
    remind the devotees of the fact that their bodies will be reduced to ashes,
    Baba distributed Udi to them. Baba also taught by the Udi that the Brahman
    is the only Reality and the universe is ephemeral and that no one in this
    world, be he a son, father or wife, is really ours. We come here (in this
    world) alone and we have to go out alone. It was found and is even now
    found out, that the Udi cured many physical and mental maladies, but Baba
    wanted to din into the devotee's ears the principles of discrimination
    between the Unreal and the Real, non-attachment for the Unreal, by His Udi
    and Dakshina. The former (Udi) taught us discrimination and the latter
    (Dakshina) taught us non-attachment. Unless we have these two things, it is
    not possible for us to cross over the sea of the mundane existence. So Baba
    asked for and took Dakshina, and while the devotees took leave, He gave Udi
    as Prasad, besmeared some of it on the Bhaktas' foreheads and placed His
    boon-conferring hand on their heads. When Baba was in a cheerful mood, He
    used to sing merrily. One such song was about Udi. The burden of the Udi
    song was this,"Oh, playful Rama, come, come, and bring with you sacks of
    Udi." Baba used to sing in very clear and sweet tones.
    So much about the spiritual implication of Udi. It had also its material
    significance. It conferred health, prosperity, freedom from anxiety, and
    many other worldly gains. So the Udi has helped us to gain both our ends -
    material as well as spiritual. We shall now begin with the stories about
    the Udi.
    *Scorpion-Sting *
    Narayan Motiram Jani of Nasik was a devotee of Baba. He was serving under
    another devotee of Baba, by name Ramachandra Vaman Modak. Once he went to
    Shirdi with his mother and saw Baba. Then Baba Himself told her that he
    (her son) should serve no more, but start independent business. Some days
    after, this prophecy turned true. Narayan Jani left service and started a
    boarding house 'Anandashram' which thrived well. Once a friend of this
    Narayanrao was stung by a scorpion and the pain caused by it, was servere
    and unbearable. Udi is most efficacious in such cases; it is to be applied
    on the seat of pain, and so Narayanrao searched for it, but found none.
    Then he stood before Baba's picture and invoked Baba's aid, chanted Baba's
    name and taking out a pinch of the ashes of the joss-stick burning in front
    of Baba's picture and thinking it to be Baba's Udi, applied it on the seat
    of pain and the sting. As soon as he took out his fingers, the pain
    vanished and both the person were moved and felt delighted.
    *Bubonic Plague Case *
    Once a devotee in Bandra came to know that his daughter, who was staying in
    another place was down with bubonic plague. He had no Udi with him; so he
    sent word to Nanasaheb Chandorkar to send the same. Nanasaheb got this
    message on a road near the Thana Railway Station when he was travelling
    with his wife to Kalyan. He had no Udi with him at that time. He,
    therefore, took up some earth from the road, meditated upon Sai Baba,
    invoked His aid and applied it on the forehead of his wife. The devotee saw
    all this and when he went to his daughter's house he was very glad to learn
    that his daughter, who was suffering for three days, began to improve from
    the very moment Nanasaheb invoked Baba's aid near the Thana Railway
    Station.
    *The Jamner Miracle *
    About 1904-05 Nanasaheb Chandorkar was Mamlatdar at Jamner, in the Khandesh
    District, which is more that 100 miles distant from Shirdi. His daughter
    Mainatai was pregnant and was about to deliver. He case was very serious
    and she was suffering from labour pains for the last two or three days.
    Nanasaheb tried all remedies but they proved in vain; he then remembered
    Baba and invoked His aid. There in Shirdi, one Ramgirbuva, whom Baba called
    Bapugirbuva, wanted at this time to go to his native place in Khandesh.
    Baba called him and told him to take a little rest and stop at Jamner on
    his way home and give the Udi and Arati to Nanasaheb. Ramgirbuva said that
    he had only two rupees with him and that amount was barely sufficient for
    the railway fare upto Jalgaon and it was not possible for him to go from
    jalgaon to Jamner, a distance of about 30 miles. Baba assured him that he
    need not worry, as everything would be provided for him. Then Baba asked
    Shama to write the well-known Arati composed by Madhav Adkar (a translation
    of this is given at the end of this work) and give a copy of it with Udi to
    Ramgirbuva to be delivered to Nanasaheb. Then relying on Baba's words,
    Ramgirbuva left Shirdi and reached Jalgaon at about 2-45 a.m. He had only
    two annas left with him and was in a hard plight. To his great relief he
    heard somebody calling out "Who is Bapugirbuva of Shirdi?" He went to him
    and told him that he was the person Bapugirbuva. Then the peon, professing
    to be sent by Nanasaheb, took him out to an excellent tanga with a good
    pair of horses. They both drove in it. The tanga ran fast and early in the
    morning they came to a brooklet. The drive took the horses for watering
    them and the peon asked Ramgirbuva to partake of some eatables. On seeing
    the beard, moustache and the livery of the peon, Rangirbuva suspected him
    to be a Moslem and was unwilling to take any refreshments from him, but the
    peon satisfied him by saying that he was a Hindu, a Kshatriya of Garhwal
    and that Nanasaheb had sent these refreshments and that there should be no
    difficulty, nor any doubt about acceptance. Then both of them took the
    refreshments and started again. They reached Jamner at dawn. Ramgirbuva
    alighted to attend a call of nature (passing urine) and returned within a
    few minutes, but found that there was no tanga, no driver and no peon. He
    was dumbfounded. Then he went to the neighbouring Katcheri and making
    enquiries, learnt that the Mamlatdar was at home. He went to Nanasaheb's
    house, and announced himself and gave to Nanasaheb, Baba's Udi and Arati.
    At this time, Mainatai's case was most serious and all were in deep anxiety
    about her. Nanasaheb called out his wife and asked her to give the Udi,
    mixed with water, to their daughter to drink, and sing Baba's Arati. He
    throught that Baba's help was most opportune. In a few minutes came the
    news that the delivery was safe and that the crisis had passed away. When
    Ramgirbuva thanked Nanasaheb for the peon, tanga and the refreshments etc.
    the latter was greatly surprised as he had sent none to the station, and
    was not aware of any person coming from Shirdi.
    Mr. B.V. Deo of Thana, Retired Mamlatdar, made enquiries about this matter
    with Bapurao Chandorkar, son of Nanasaheb and Ramgirbuva of Shirdi and
    after satisfying himself wrote an elaborate article - part prose and part
    poetry - in Shri Sai Leela magazine (Vol. 13 Nos. 11, 12 and 13). Brother
    B.V. Narsimhswami has also taken down the statements of (1) Mainatai (No. V
    page 14) and (2) Bapusaheb Chandorkar (No. XX page 50) and (3) Ramgirbuva
    (No. XXVII, Page 83) dated Ist June 1936, 16th September 1936 and Ist
    December 1936 respectively and published them in his "Devotees'
    Experiences, Part III." The following is quoted from Ramgirbuva's
    statement.
    "One day Baba called me to him and gave me a packet of Udi and a copy of
    Baba's Arati. I had to go to Khandesh at the time. Baba directed me to go
    to Jamner and told me to deliver the Arati and Udi to Nanasaheb Chandorkar,
    at Jamner. I said to Baba that all I had was Rs. 2, and asked Him how that
    could take me by train from Kopergaon to Jalgaon and next by cart from
    Jalgaon to Jamner. Baba said,"God will give." That was Friday and I started
    at once. I reached Manmad at 7-30 p.m. and Jalgaon at 2-45 a.m. At that
    time plague regulations were enforced and I had much trouble. I was to
    discover what I should do to get to Jamner. At about 3 a.m. a peon in
    boots, turban and well equipped with other details of good dress came to me
    and took me to a tanga and drove me on. I was in terror. On the way at
    Bhaghoor, I took refreshments. We reached Jamner early in the morning and
    by the time I attended my call of nature the tanga and its driver had
    disappeared (page 83)."
    *Narayanarao *
    Bhakta Narayanrao (father's name and surname are not given) had the good
    fortune to see Baba twice during the Latter's lifetime. Three years after
    the passing away of Baba in 1918, he wanted to come to Shirdi, but he could
    not come. Within a year of Baba's Mahasamadhi he fell sick and suffered
    much. All ordinary remedies gave him no relief. So he meditated on Baba day
    and night. One night he had a vision in his dream. Baba coming to him
    through a cellar, comforted him saying, "Don't be anxious, you will be
    improving from tommorrow, and within a week you will be on your legs."
    Narayanrao got perfectly well within the time mentioned in the vision. Now
    the point for consideration is this:- Was Baba living because he had the
    body, and was He dead because He left it? No, Baba is ever alive, for He
    transcends both life and death. He who loved Him once whole-heartedly gets
    response from Him at any time and at any place. He is always by our side
    and will take any form and appear before the devout Bhakta and satisfy him.
    *Appasaheb Kulkarni *
    In 1917 the chance of one Appasaheb Kulkarni came. He was transferred to
    Thana and began to worship Baba's picture presented to him by Balasaheb
    Bhate. In real earnest he did the worship. He offered flowers,
    sandal-paste, and naivedya daily to Baba in the picture and longed intently
    to see Him. In this connection it may be remarked that seeing Baba's
    picture earnestly is equivalent to seeing Him in person. The following
    story illustrates this statement.
    *Balabuva Sutar *
    A Saint of Bombay named Balabuva Sutar, who on account of his piety,
    devotion and bhajan, was called "Modern Tukaram", came to Shirdi for the
    first time in 1917. When be bowed before Baba, the latter said "I know this
    man since four years". Balabuva wondered and thought, how could that be, as
    that was his first trip to Shirdi. But thinking about it seriously he
    recollected that he had prostrated himself four years ago before Baba's
    portrait at Bombay and was convinced about the significance of Baba's
    words. He said to himself,"How omniscient and all-pervading are the Saints
    and how kind are they to their Bhaktas! I merely bowed to His photo, this
    fact was noticed by Baba and in due time He made me realize that seeing His
    photo is equivalent to seeing Him in person!"
    *Appasaheb Kulkarni *
    To return to Appasaheb's story. While he was in Thana, he had to go on tour
    to Bhivandi and was not expected to return within a week. In his absence,
    the following wonderful thing took place on the third day. At noon a fakir
    turned up at Appasaheb's house. His features resembled exactly those of
    Baba's photo. Mrs. Kulkarni and the children all asked him whether he was
    Sai Baba of Shirdi. He said 'No', but that he was an obedient servant of
    His and came there at His order to enquire after the health of the family.
    Then he asked for Dakshina. The lady gave him a rupee. He gave her a small
    packet of Udi, and asked her to keep this in the shrine along with the
    photo for worship. Then he left the house and went away. Now hear the
    wonderful Leela of Sai.
    Appasaheb could not proceed with his tour as his horse fell sick at
    Bhivandi. He returned home that afternoon and learnt from his wife about
    fakir's visit. He smarted in his mind as he did not get the darshan of the
    fakir and he did not like that only one rupee was paid as Dakshina. He said
    that had he been present, he would have offered not less than rupees ten.
    Then he immediately started in quest of the fakir and searched for him in
    the Masjid and other places, without taking any food. His search was in
    vain. He then returned home and took his food. The reader may remember here
    Baba's dictum in Chapter 32 that God's quest should not be made on an empty
    belly. Appasaheb got a lesson, here about this. Then after meals he went
    out for a walk with a friend Mr. Chitre. Going some distance they saw a man
    approaching them rapidly. Appasaheb though that he must be the fakir that
    came to his house at noon, as his features tallied with those of baba in
    the photo. The fakir immediately put forth his hand and asked for Dakshina.
    Appasaheb gave him a rupee. He demanded again and again and so Appasaheb
    gave him two more. Still he was not satisfied. Then he borrowed Rs. three
    from Mr. Chitre and gave them to him. He wanted still more. Appasaheb asked
    him to accompany him to his home. Then they all returned home and Appasaheb
    then gave him again three rupees, in all nine. He looked unsatisfied and
    demanded again. Then he told him that he had a currency of Rs. ten. The
    fakir asked for the same and took it and returned the nine rupees in cash
    and went away. Appasaheb had said that he would pay Rs. ten and that sum
    was taken from him and nine rupees, consecrated by Baba's touch, were
    returned to him. The figure 9 is significant. It denotes the nine types of
    devotion (vide Chapter 21). It may also be noted here that Baba gave Rs.
    nine to one Laxmibai Shinde at His last moment.
    Appasaheb examined the Udi-packet and found that it contained some
    flower-petals and Akshata. Then some time afterwards he got hair from Baba
    when he saw Him at Shirdi. He put the Udi-packet and the hair in a talisman
    and always wore it on his arm. Appasaheb realized the power of the Udi.
    Though he was very clever he got Rs. 40/- as pay in the beginning, but
    after he secured Baba's photo and His Udi, he got many times forty rupees
    per month and also got much power and influence; and along with these
    temporal benefits, his spiritual progress was also rapid. So those who are
    fortune enough to get Baba's Udi should, after bath, apply it on the
    forehead and take some little of it mixed with water in the mouth as holy
    Tirth.
    *Haribhau Karnik *
    In 1917 Haribhau Karnik of Dahanu (Thana District) came to Shirdi on the
    Guru-pournima day (in the month of Ashadha) and worshipped Baba with all
    formality. He offered clothes and Dakshina, and after taking Baba's leave
    through Sharma, got down the steps of the Masjid. Then he thought that he
    should offer one more rupee to Baba and was just turning to get up when
    Shama informed him by signs that as he had got Baba's leave, he should go
    and not return. So he started home. On his way, when he went into the
    temple of Kala Rama at Nasik for darshan, the Saint Narsing Maharaj who
    used to sit just inside the big door of the temple, left his Bhaktas there
    came to Haribhau, caught his wrist and said,"Give me my one rupee". Karnik
    was surprised.

     

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