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UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS Onourblog,www.shirdisaibabaexperiences.orgweshareexperiencesofdevoteesofLordSaiBabafrom allovertheworld,aftertheyaredirectlyreceivedfromdevotees.Thisgestureisasmalltrialtobring suchdevoteesononesingleplatform.SuchexperiencesserveapurposeofdirectconnectiontoLordSai Baba,forwhichwecontinuallystrivetoprovideundividedserviceworkingonFirstComeFirstServe Basis.Whilethisblogisanoutcomeofthoughtofasecond,wearenowrealizingblessingsofour belovedLordSaiBabaandcametoknowthatitwasandisHiswish. Thenamesworkingbehindthisblogare HetalPatilRawatOwner,FounderandAuthor RanaGillCoauthor AnilGuptaEditor Itwouldsoundstrangetoknowthatallteammembersofthisblogareresidingindifferentpartsofthe worldvizIndia,CanadaandUnitedStatesofAmericarespectively.Stillweareabletoworkinco ordinationwithoutanyselfishmotivefromanyonesside.Eachoneissomuchdedicatedtohis/herown workthatthereisnoroomforanyonesownpriority.ThisshowshowLordSaiBabaisblessingsand graceareinabundanceandwhatelseadevoteelongsfor?
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UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS Nowcomesthereasonwhywearepresentingthisebookbeforeyou.Alltheyearwepublish experiencesofdevoteesonourblessedblog.OntheeveofNewYear2012,wewerethinkingofdoing somethinguniqueforthereaders.Athoughtcamethatwe(teammembers)canshareourown experiencesanditwasimmediatelyputintoactionafterreceivingpermissionfromLordSaiBaba.Also wehavebeenreceivingfewmailstoshareourexperiences;thishintfromLordSaiBabawasenoughfor ustotakeupthistask. Whilewewerethinkingtostartworkonthisebookwewerefirstconfusedaboutitstitle.LordSaiBaba choseUnleashSaisBlessingsandweweredoneinfewminutesagainwiththehelpofourLord. Thisebookisdividedintothreesections: IExperiencesofourrespectedEditorAnilGupta IIExperiencesofourrespectedcoauthorRanaGill IIIExperiencesofourrespectedAuthorHetalPatilRawat shirdisaibabaexperiences.org Page5
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UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS ItisthefirsttimethatIamtakinglibertytowritefewwordsasPrefaceofanybook.Beforegoing furtherIwouldseekblessingsofLordSaiBabatoguidemeasHealwaysdoes.Whlewetheteam membersofwww.shirdisaibabaexperiences.orgwerethinkingtopresentsomethinguniqueonthisNew Year,wewereguidedbyLordSaiBabaHimself,asitwere,topresentourexperiences.Whileroundthe yearwearesharingexperiencesofdevoteesonourblog,thistimewethoughttoshareourstoo.The abundantgraceofLordSaiBabahasalwaysdidwondersinmylifeandthusIamgiftedwithlargeSai Family.Myeveryinteracationwithdevoteeleadmetolistentheirstoriesonly.Iprefertobesilentand beattentivetowhatisbeingsaid.Idothismainlybecauseoftworeasons:Ilovetolistenandknow experiencesofotherdevoteesandsecondlyIliketowanttolearnfromtheirdevotion. WhenIamaskedaboutmyexperiences,Ibecomespeechless.LordSaiBabasgraceissovastand limitlessthatnowordcanbeusedtodescribeit.Onlytearsareproofthatthegraceisbeing experienced.Wherewordsfallshort,tearssayeverything.Stillsometimeswordsalongwithtearsmakes mewritelong.Explaininganyonemyexperienceisconsideredasaignorantdeedbyme.Onthe contrarty,Itrytopendownmyexperiences.Thiswasasortofinspirtaionformetotakeupthetaskof gatheringandsharingexperiencesofdevoteesallovertheworld.LordSaiBabahascertainlyblessed thistask.Thereasonbeinglovewearereceivingfromallourreaders.ThisblogcanrightlybesaidasOf theDevotees,FortheDevoteesandBytheDevoteesofLordSaiBaba. Thisebookisacompilationofexperiencesofteammembersofourblogwiththeirbeloved.Atevery stepduecarehasbeentakennottoallowouregotodominateinanyway.Stillifthereisanysuch instance,webegforforgivenessfromLordSaiBabaandreadersasitisoutcomeofmerehumannature. Iwishthiscomingyearwouldbringallthehappinessandsuccesswhichyoudeserveanddesirewith abundantblessingsofLordSaiBaba. AnilGupta,TheEditor,ofourbloguponmyrequesthasagreedtowritesomethinginthePreface sectionasunder: OurblogteamalwaystriestomakethissitemorehelpfultoallSaiDevotee.Theydoeverythingfor publishingSaiDevotee'sexperienceandmakethemavailabletootherSaiDevotees.Iampleasedtosay thatdaybydaythiscommunityisgrowing.DevoteesaresharingtheirexperienceaboutSaiBaba,the waySaiBabahelpingallSaiDevotee.Alltheseexperiencearealsohelpingoneorotherwaystoother devotees.Believemeornot,IalwaysfeelthatwithoutSaiBaba,howapersoncaneventhinkabout
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UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS crossingthiswholelife.Inthemorning,whenIgooffice,youwon'tbelieve,IfeelSaiBabaisdrivingme. WhenIreachoffice,IusuallyhavethoughtHowIreachedherewithoutthinkingthatwhereIshould taketurnornot. OntheNewYeareve,withSaiBlessing's,weplannedtoshareourTeam'sexperiences.Ourteamrarely sharestheirexperience.IhopeallSaiDevoteewillfeelblessedwhilereading.Wishyouaveryhappy newyear.MaySaiBabablessallaveryblessedandpeacefulnewyear. JaiSaiRam, Anil
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UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS Beforewritingaboutmyexperience,IwouldlikesurrendermyselftoSaiBabaslotusfeet.Sothat,He canguidemewhatIshouldwritehere.WithoutHisblessing,nothingispossible.Heknowsbetterwhat isgoodforusandwhenweshouldgetblessed. MyfirstencounterwithSaiBaba: In2004,IgotanopportunitytogoPuneforsomeofficialtraining.Iwasgoingwithoneofmycolleagues. HesuggestedvisitingSaiBabatemple,whenwewillbeinPune.Iaskedmymanagerifwecanhave12 daysofleavewhilewewillinPune,sothatwecanvisitSaiBabatemple.Buthedeniedandsaidthatwe aregoingforofficeworkfornotforholidays.Atthattime,Iwasnotsoardentdevotee.But,somehowI askedmycolleaguethatwewillmakethistrip.Dontworryaboutit.WereachedPuneintheevening. Afterreachingtherewecametoknowthattrainerwillnotbeavailablenextday.Trainerhadsomemis happeninginhishomeandlefttohishometown.YoucanseehoweasilySaiBabamadeaslotforusto visitSaitemple.WejustwishedtogoSaiBabaTemple,andHeimmediatelymadeplanforus.Nextday, weimmediatelyleftforSaiBabaTempleandhadniceDarshan. Actually,Ihadthistrainingforoneveryimportantproject.WithSaiBabasblessing,thisprojectwas successfullycompletedwithoutanyissueandevenIgotchancetovisitUSAformyprojectwork.Iwould liketosaythankstoSaiBabaforthis.IwillsaythatIgotboostinmyjobcarrier.Igotopportunitytogo UKandthenUSA. Afterthat,Ihavehadsomanyexperiences.Itisverydifficulttodescribeeachandeveryexperience here.Slowly,IbecameardentdevoteeofSaiBaba.NowwheneverIneedSaiBabashelp,Ijustclosemy eyesandthenIfoundmyselfinDwarakamai.SaiBabaspentHismosttimesinDwarakamai.Thatwas likeSaiBabascourt,whereHeusedtositwithHisentirecompanion.IcanseeSaiBabasittingonsteps. Infrontofthat,IcanseeanotherfaceofSaiBaba,whereHeissittingonthestone.Somehow,Iamnot surewhy,IcanseeSaiBabasSamadhiatthesameplacewhereDwarakamaisentranceis.Andother sideoftheDwarakamaisentrance,IcanseeSaiBabainsamesituationasitwasLordKrishnashowing HisViraatSwaroptoArjuna.Inthisway,IcanseefourfacesofSaiBaba.Ialwaysfeellikereallyblessed bySaiBaba. SaiBabagavemejob: shirdisaibabaexperiences.org Page10
UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS BySaiBabasblessing,IgotopportunitytogoLondon,UK.IgotagoodprojectasIwishedfor.Itwas goingsmoothly.Initialdays,Ihadtospendalotofmoneyforsettlingdowninnewtown.SoIdid.I rentedanapartmentandthereIpaidsecuritydepositforrentingthatapartment.Iboughthousehold itemsforsettlingdowninthatapartment.IcalledmywifeanddaughterfromIndia.Lifewasgoingon withoutanyissue.Everyonewaslikingnewplaceandenjoyingnewplace.Oneday,Iwentoffice.My managercalledmeandaskedmethatbecauseoforganizationrestructuring,Idontneedtowork anymore.Igotlaidoff.Iwasshocked.IgotthisnewsjustafterthreemonthsandIgotfewdaystogo backtoIndia.IwasthinkinghowIwillwrapupeverythinginthisshortperiodoftime.IfIwillleavethe apartmentnow,Ihavetopayleasebreakingcharges.Ihavetothrowallhouseholditems.Intheend,I willnotbeleftwithsinglepenny.Perhaps,Iwouldhavepayingfrommypocket. Iaskedmycompanytobearalltheselosses.Icannotbearalltheselosses.IprayedSaiBaba,pleasehelp meontheseworldlyproblems.Mycompanywasnotreadytopay.Meanwhile,Istartedlookingsome person,whocantakethatapartmentonrent.Sothatleasecanbetransferredonthatpersonname. Thisway,lossescanbereduced.Igotoneperson.Hewasreadytomoveontheapartment.Ialso startedlookingsomeotherjobs.Iwasnotgettinganycalls.BySaiBabasgrace,Igotonejobcall.But somehow,InterviewwasnotgoodandIdidntgetanyresponseforthatinterview.Iwashavingonly threedays.Bythistime,ImademymindthatIhavetogobacktoIndia.Itwillnotbepossibletogetjob here.AndIhavetobearalllosses. IwasallsettoreturntoIndia.IgotAirtickets.IdecidedthatIwillthroweverythingandleasewillbe transferredtothatperson.IwasabouttoreturnonSaturday.ButallthatwasnotplannedbySaiBaba.I gotacallforinterviewonWednesdayandtheyfixedinterviewonThursday.SeehowSaiBabaplanned interviewandthatwasonThursday.IprayedBabaonThursdayandleftforinterview.Youwontbelieve thatthiswaseasiestinterviewofmylife.Itwasexcellent.Buttheydidntconfirm.Iexplainedeverything thatIamleavingthiscountryonSaturday.Ifyouwillnotrespondbytomorrow(i.e.Friday),Iwillnot beabletojoin.Sincetheydidntconfirm,myplanwasstillsame.ButthatwasnotSaiBabasplan.On Fridaymorning,IgotacallthatIgotselected.Iwassohappy.IthankedSaiBabaforhelpinginclearing interviewandprovidingthatjob.Butthiswasnotall.Now,Ihavetoconvinceotherperson,whowas abouttomoveinapartment.SaiBabahelpedingettingthatresolvedtoo.
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UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS BySaiBabasgrace,inthiscompany,Igotsomanygoodpeople.Worknatureisnotlikeshortterm work.EventhiscompanywassohappyandtheytransferredmeinUSAoffice.Tillnow,Iamworking withthis.Ihavenoissueforfar.ThisisallbecauseofSaiBabasblessings. SaiBabaswork: Lastyear,IgotsomehintfromSaiBabaformovingontoanotherjob.Since,IwashavingL1Visa,Icould notjoinothercompany.Iwasinneedsomeemployer,whocanfileH1forme.Iwasdesperatelylooking forcompany.USeconomyconditionwastoobad.WheneverIcontacted,noonewasreadytofileH1.By SaiBabasblessing,Imetaperson.Heispresidentofcompany.Iaskedhisaboutmysituationand requestedforH1.HewasreadytofileH1forme. SoIchangedthejob.WhenIleftoldjob,mylastemployergavealotoftrouble.ButitwasmySaiBabas wishtomoveon.Evenduringmynoticeperiod,Ihadthoughttotakebackmyresignation.Butitwas Babaswish,soitneverhappened.NowIcanrealizethatifIwouldhavetakenbackmyresignation,I wouldhavefacedsomanyissues.IwillsaythatHetookcareofeverythingverynicely.BySaiBabas blessing,Igotsettledeverythingandnowthisjobisgoingverysmoothly. Afterchangingthejob,Ipassedcouplemonthsverynicely.Thisyear,inmonthofMarch(i.e.Mar2011), Iwasnothavinganywork.Iwasonbench.IfIamonbenchinUSA,thisisnotgoodatall.Anytime,Ican getlaidoff.IaskedSaiBabapleasegivemesomeworktodo.Hesaiddontworry.Iwillgetsomework soon.Atthesametime,Hetaljiputanadforhelpingherinblogwork.Isenthermailforwishingtohelp her.SaiBabaapprovedmefordoingthisworkandthenHetaljiaskedmegoaheadforthis.Istarted workingonthisblogworkanddaily,Iwashavingsomethingtoworkonblogwork.Iwasnotgetting bored.BySaiBabasblessing,Igotsomeworkandtherewasnoissuewithmyjobtoo.See,howBaba managedeverything,sothatIcouldabletoinvolvemyselftogivethissmallserviceinSaiBabaswork. IreallyenjoyinhelpingHetalJiinblogwork.Everytime,wheneverIreadandedittheexperiences, almosteverytime,Igetsomeexperiencewhichmakesmytearsrollingoutfrommyeyesbyseeingthe way,SaiBabahelpingus.HehasHisuniquewaytohelpHisDevotees. SaiBabaisalwayswithus.Heisverykind.WejustneedtohavefaithandpatienceonHim.Baba reiteratesthespiritualguidanceofShriKrishnatoArjun"Whosoeveroffertomewithloveordevotion, aleaf,aflower,afruitorwater,thatofferingofpureloveisreadilyacceptedbyme".Shirdiisgateway shirdisaibabaexperiences.org Page12
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UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS FirstEncounterwithShirdiSaiBabaji IamalsoadevoteeofShirdiSaiBabalikeyouallandthisistheonlyreasonwhichinspiredmetomake analbumofbhajansSAITEREHAZAARONNAAM.IdontthinkbutstronglybelievethatShirdiSaiBaba haschosenmetosingforHim.IwasasimpledevoteeofShirdiSaiBababutHehasgivenmeaspecial placeintheeyesofallotherdevotees.Ididnothaveanysuchqualityinme,butstilltodayIstand beforeyou.EvenIdidnotthinkofreleasingmyBhajansonaBlog.ThusthewholecreditgoestoHim. Heistheonlyonewhomademestandonthisplatform.Heisthedoerbehindeverythinginmylife.This hasbeenexperiencedbymeineverystep.Notonlymakingofthecd,evenmymeetingwithHetalwas Hiswish.ShirdiSaiBabagaveheranideatomakethisblogandweworkedonit.Manymiraclescameto thesurfaceaftertakingthisdecision.SoIstronglybelievethatShirdiSaiBabahaspreplanned everythingandIamjustgoingonacceptingit.IusedtofeelthattherearemanydevoteesofShirdiSai Babainthewholeworld,sohowcanHehavepersonalattentiononanybody?NoweverymomentI experiencethatIamtheclosestandlovingchildofSaima.HekeepsHiseyesoneachandeverybody equally. MynameisRanaGill.IliveinRichmondnearVancouverinBritishColumbiastate,Canada.IleftIndiain September,1999leavingbehindmymotherandelderbrother.BasicallyIamfromasmallvillageof PatialaDistrict,Punjabstate,India.Myfatherwasafarmerandmymotherisahousewife.My grandparentsandmymotherwereverydevoutpersons.ButIneverprayedorstronglybelievedGod fromdeepwithin.Likethismanyyearsofmylifethuspassedaway. Intheyear1996,whenIwaspursuingbachelor'sdegreeinAmbalaCanttHaryana,India,thenameof ShirdiSaiBabafellonmyears.EarlierIwastotallyunawareofShirdiSaiBaba.MyfirstmeetingwithHim isanunforgettablemomentforme.Itchangedmylifecompletely.Ipresumethatdaytobetheturning pointofmylifeandwouldalsoliketosharewithyou.Thatday,TuesdayApril2nd,1996,mycousin requestedmetodrophertoherfriend'shouse.So,Iwentthere.Herfriendwelcomedmetovisither houseandtakedarshanofShirdiSaiBaba.TheyhadasmalltempleofShirdiSaiBabaintheirhome. Thereweremanysnapsandidolsplacedbeautifully.WhenIboweddown,IfeltasifShirdiSaiBabawas askingmethatwherewasI,whyItooksomuchtimetocomeandHewaswaitingformesincelong. Thoughthisfeelingarousedinmefromdeepwithin,Itriedtoignoreit.Atthetimeofleaving,my cousin'sfriendinvitedmetovisitagainonThursdayforArti.Irepliedwithuncertainty.ButsomehowI shirdisaibabaexperiences.org Page15
UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS reachedthetemple(Iwouldprefertocallittempleratherthanahouse)onThursday,April4th,1996.I hadsomestrangeandunknownfeelingswhilesittingthereandIcantexpressthemeventoday.After thatitbecameregularpracticetogotothetempleeveryThursdayandthiscontinueduntillIleftIndiain 1999.InfactIusedtowaitforThursdaysothatIcangothere.IusedtosingbhajansofShirdiSaiBaba withallotherdevoteespresentthere.NowIseeShirdiSaiBabaineveryGodandIfeelHispresencein everything.InfactIbelievethatitisalsoagraceofShirdiSaiBabathatIamsharingthisincident. Likeeverysingersaysthathewasfondofsingingsincechildhood,thesameholdsforme.Iwouldalso repeatthesamethinghere.Ididnotlearnsingingfromanybody.ShirdiSaiBabahasblessedmewith thistalent,whichIrealisenow.IneverthoughtthatIwouldbesingingbhajansforShirdiSaiBaba.Of courseIwanttogoaheadinthisfieldandthisencouragedmetofirstrecordbhajansformybelovedSai. ThenonlyIwishedtoproceedfurther.ThiswishofminehasbeenfulfilledbyShirdiSaiBabaandyou canseewhereIstandtoday.TodayIcomeacrossmanydevoteeswhopraisemeinmanyways,some saytheylikemyvoice,somelikelyrics,somemusic,sometrytofeelmyfeelings,butIknowthatisonly ShirdiSaiBabawhomadeitpossible.ThisisShirdiSaiBaba'sgifttome.Thebhajanswererecordedin Indiain2006. JanamJanamTereDasBaneRanaAisaDoVardan... MyMeetingwithSaiSisterHetalPatilRawatAContinousLeelaExperiencedEvenToday Itwasintheyear2008.IwanttostealfewmomentsfromyourbusylifetoreadthewholeLeelawhichis themostrecentoneanddailyexperiencedbyme.Iwouldrequestyoutobepatientasitisgoingtobe lengthyone.Assaidearlierthatthealbumwasrecordedandreleasedlongbackin2006.I,presentlylive inCanadaandIhadcometoIndiain2006torecordShirdiSaiBabaBhajans.Bycaste,IamPunjabi. BeforeleavingIndia,Iwasnotknowntomanypeople.Imean,onlymyclosedonesrecognisedmeasa singer.Atfirst,afterthebhajanswererecorded,itseemedmuchtoughtomethathowwillImanageto makeavailablemycdinthehouseofeachandeverySaiBabaDevotee.ButtodayShirdiSaiBabahas madeitpossiblethroughthisblogandmySaisisterHetal. IwouldfirstgiveabriefintroductionofHetal(thoughmanyofyouarefamiliarwithher).Sheresidesin Baroda,India.Nowaquestionwillariseinyourmindsthatbeingsofarawayfromeachother,howdid wemeetandhowtheblogworkisgoingonsmoothly.EvenwebotharesurprisedatthisLeelaofour shirdisaibabaexperiences.org Page16
UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS belovedBaba!!!....SaiTeriLeelaKabhiSamajNaPauMain... Beforefourmonthsfromtoday,neitherHetalwasnotknowntomenorsheknewme.Inthelastweek ofJune2008,Iwascheckingmymailsasapartofmyroutine.IcameacrossamailfromHetalwhichshe hadsenttosomeShirdiSaiBabayahoogroup.Theonlythingthatdrewmyattentionwassignature underthemailwithhernameandblogid.Iclickedtheurlandgotachancetovisitherblog.Whilegoing throughtheblogIforgoteverythingandtriedtofindsomeindicationthroughwhichIcancontacther. AtthattimeIwasnotawarewhetherHetalisamaleorfemale.EvenIwasnotabletopronounceher namecorrectly.ButstillitwasforsurethatwhosoeverwasdoingitwassweetestchildofShirdiSai Baba.Thevideoofthetitletrackofthealbumwasalreadymade,soIsentheramailrequestingtoplace thevideoonherblogalongwithalinktowatchanddownloadthevideofromDeepaji'sblog. Thenextdaysherepliedmethatshewasnotabletodownloadthevideo.Moreoversheshowed interestinplacingmp3linksofthebhajansonherblog.Ihadneverthoughtofplacingdownloadlinksof thebhajansinthisway,soIagainsentheramailrequestinghercontactnumber,sothatIcandirectly talktoherandrequesthertoplacethevideoonly.Afteranothertwodays,shemailedmehernumber. Tothisshesays,"Atfirst,IwasnotwillingtogivemynumbertoapersonwithwhomIwasnotmuch familiar.Wehadexchangedonlytwothreemails,soitwasobvious(beingafemale)thatitwasnoteasy formetotrustRanabhaiya.ThatdaywasMondayandafterreachingoffice,Iwascheckingmymails.I againcameacrossthemailofRanaBhaiyaandBabagavemeanindicationtogivehimmynumber.ButI sentmymother'smobilenumberinsteadofmyownwithouteveninformingRanabhaiyathatwasnot mypersonalnumber". OnJune26,2008,Thursday,earlyinthemoringIcalledHetalonhermother'smobile.Asthenumber wasofhermother,IhadprimarytalkwithauntyjiandshepassedthecalltoHetal.Itoldhertosearch forthevideoonyoutubedirectlybymynameandthenshecanputitonherblog.Iaskedforherpostal addresssothatIcansendcdsforherandfordistribution.Sheagreedtogiveandwejustintroduced ourselvesbeforefinallygreetingeachother"SaiRam"andendingthecall.Theverysamedaythevideo waspostedonherblogaspermywish.Hetalsays,"Ihadnotpostedanyvideoonmyblogbefore,soI wasnotawareofthecorrectprocedureforpostingRanabhaiya'svideo.Isearchedalotontheinternet thatdayandcouldfinallydoit.JustforthesakeofRanaBhaiya,Ilearntmanythingsthatday.Butthis wasnotenough.Babahadplannedmuchmoreforus." shirdisaibabaexperiences.org Page17
UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS IcalledherthenextdaytosaythanksandsharedoneofmyexperiencewithShirdiSaiBaba.She expressedherdesiretopostitonherblogandIgaveherpermission.Shepreparedthedraftandsend meforcorrections.IinstantlyrepliedherandtheexperiencewaspostedtheverynextThursday.Why shereservedthepostforThursday,ShirdiSaiBabaonlyknows.Onthesameday,eventhecdsreached atherplacefromPunjab.ShelistenedallthebhajansandwhenIcalledherthenextdayshesaidthat sheliked"SaiTeriLeela..."themost.AssheisverymuchyoungerthanmeIstartedcallingherBehna (youngersister)andshecalledmeBhaiya(elderbrother).Likethisourrelationshipstartedanditwas notrestrictedonlytopostingthevideoonherblog.Wereleasedallthebhajansofthealbumonher blogonGurupoornimaday. StillShirdiSaiBaba'sLeelawasnotover.OnedaywhilechattingHetalwrotethatBabahadindicatedher tomakeablogbythealbumnameforporpogatingit.FromtheverybeginningIhadnointentionof earninganyprofitfromthisalbum.SoIhadnoobjectionforgoingwithablog.Mydreamofmaking availablethebhajanstoeverycorneroftheworldturnedouttobetruethroughher.Shewasverywell awarethatIamnotcomputersavyandthewholeresponsibilityoftheblogwasonher.Takingitas Baba'sordershestartedtheworkandsentmethelinkofthebloginmail.Iusedtosayherthatthrough themediumofherblog,wehavetodosomethingdifferentandunusualforShirdiSaiBaba.ButIhadno ideathatShirdiSaiBabawillmakeherdosomethingspecialinthisway.Iwasveryhappytoseetheblog forthefirsttimeandmyheartfelt"SaiTeriLeelaKabhiSamajNaPauMain..."Notonlythisshewasthe onewhogavetheideaofmakingvideosoftheremainingbhajans.Apartfromblogwork,manyother incidentshappenedinourlifewhichareataverypersonallevel,buttheconclusionremainsthesame "SaiTeriLeelaKabhiSamajNaPauMain...". Intheend,Istronglyfeelthattheblogisjustanexcuse,butthemainreasonbehindallthisisthatShirdi SaiBabawantsustobetogether.FrompastfourmonthssheistheonlypersonwithwhomIspend muchofmytime.Shehastakenaveryspecialplaceinmylifeandheart.Wechatforhoursandtalkon phoneregularly,stillthereisnoend.Insteadeverynewday,shehasanewideaforourblogandinturn suchthingsbindustogether.ManytimesIfeelandhaveaskedherhowdoesshemanageeverything herstudies,blogwork,officeworkandherresponsibilitytowardsfamily.Sheanswers,"Idontknow bhaiyahoweverythingisgoingon.ItsjustaLeelaofourSaiBaba.Igetgreatpleasureinworkingforyou onourblogandIcantexplainyoumyhappiness.Agreatsenseofsatisfactionandlovefillsmyheart shirdisaibabaexperiences.org Page18
UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS whenIworkforyou."SheisaspecialgiftfrommybelovedSaiBabatome.IpraytoShirdiSaiBabathat sheshouldalwaysbewithmelikethis,weneverevergetseparatedorloosecontactwitheachother anydayandIgetachancetomeetherfacetofaceoneday.Thesamethingispresentinherprayers too,Iknow,thoughshemaynothavetoldmeopenly.Shehasprovedthetitle"SaiKaBhatija"asthe mostappropriateoneforme,whichmyfriendsgaveme,intheeyesofthewholeworld.Inthisway ShirdiSaiBabaplayedagreatLeelainlivesofbothofusandinturnincreasedourloveforHim.Only thesewordscomeoutfromtheheartsofbothofus,"SaijiKiLeelaKabhiSamajNaPayeHum,Unke CharnoMeinSadaaShishJukaeHum..."JaiSaiRamfromlovingbrotherandsister... ShirdiSaiBabaBlessesmyfirstalbumSAITEREHAZAARONNAAMinShirdi Mymotherisaveryreligiousanddevoutperson.Inmychilhooddays,sheusedtoaskmetogoto variousreligiousplacesnarratingmesomeproblemsandassuredmetogetsolutionthere.Thusthe seedofspiritualitywassowninmesincechilhooddaysonly.Thisseedhasnowgrowntogreattree whoseflowershaveblossomedbeautifullyanditsfruitsareverysweet.OnecanfindthelineDarDar MainToBhatakRahaThaofoneofbhajansofSAITEREHAZAARONNAAMverymeaningfulhere. ReallyIfeelthatIwassufferingfrommanypastbirthsandShirdiSaiBabapickedmeupandhuggedme. ItwillnotbewrongtosaythatHehaschosenmeandnotIhavechosenHim. WhenallthebhajansofthealbumwerereleasedonShirdiSaiBabaBhajanblogmaintainedbyHetal, shehadnarratedanunforgetableexperienceofmineafterthecdwasrecordedandwastakentoShirdi. IwantedtodosomethingdifferentformySaiBabaandinwhatwayHeacceptedmygifthasbeen describedthere.Sorathernarratingitmyself,IampresentingitaswrittenbyHetal.Thealbumwas releasedonGurupoornimaDay(i.e.July18th,2008)onShirdiSaiBabaBhajanblog. WriteupbyHetal Finallythedayhascome,forwhichIwaseagerlywaiting.Gurupoornimadayisauspiciousanddearto SaiBabaDevoteesandthisdayhasbeenchosenbySaiBabatoreleaseanalbumofSaiBhajansnamed SAITEREHAZAARONNAAM.Ithinkitisthefirsttimeeverthatabhajanalbumisbeingreleasedona blog.GreatareHisleelasandevengreaterHeis.Hepullsthewiressosmartlythatwebecomeonlythe puppetswhoactasperHiswish. BeforegivingthelinkforthefirstbhajanofthealbumIwouldliketosharesomethingaboutMr.Gill. RanajiisanardentdevoteeofSaiBabaandhehaspouredhisloveanddevotiontowardsSaiBabainthe
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UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS formofbhajans.RanajiisbasicallyfromPunjab,Indiabutfrompast8yearsheisinCanada.Themusic directorofthealbumVikramNagiisayoungandtalentedartistagedonly22yearswhenhemadethe musicforthealbum.Greatworkhasbeendonebyhim.Themusicisverysimpleyetsoothing,thelyrics ofthebhajans(writtenbyRanajihimself)andvoiceofRanajisimplyaddsbeautytoit.Themusicis arrangedbyNasibandDineshandrecordingwasdoneatRoyualzStudioandDreamStudio,Chandigarh. Itwasintheyear2006whentherecordingofthebhajanswascompletedandRanajiandhisfriend Vikram(whoisthemusicdirector)wenttoShirdiforBabasdarshanandforofferinghisfirstcdtoHim. WhentheyreachedSamadhiMandir,LataMangeshkarsbhajanswerebeingplayed.Ranajiprayedto SaiBabathathiscdmustbeplayedatleastonceinHisDarbar(court)andseehowBabafulfilledhis wish.AfterhavingpleasantdarshanofSaiBaba,Ranajidoubtedwhetherhisbhajanswillbeplayedthere whilebhajansofsuchgreatartistsarebeingplayed.Nowtheybothdecidedtogivesomemoneytothe shopkeepersnearbyandaskthemtoplaythecd.Ranajigivesthereasonherewhyhedecidedsoinhis ownwords,"BecausethisismywishthatmycdshouldbefirstplayedinShirdiandthenonlyIwilllisten myselftoo,asIliveinCanadaandIdontknowwhenIwillcometoIndiaagain...thatswhy".Butwas BabatobesatisfiedbylisteningthebhajansmadeandsungforHimoutsideHisownhouse?No.Hehad plannedsomethingelse. RanajithenwentinsideSamadhiMandirpremisesandshowedhiscdtothesecurityguardandasked whetheritwaspossibletoplayhiscdinBaba'sDarbar.ThefollowingareRanaji'swords,Thesecurity guardlistenedtomyrequestnicelyanddidnotsayanythingjustholdmyhandandtookmetothemain computerroomofSansthanwherethebhajansarenormallyplayedandmonitored.Ranajishowedhis cdtotheoldgentlemanwhowasanengineersittingthereandrequestedhimtoplaythecdsjustonce. Thatgentlemansaidthattheywillfirstlistenandthenwillplayforthedevotees.Helistenedthefirst trackofthealbumDarDarMainToBhatakRahaThaandatonceapprovedittobeplayedafter Madhyayanarti.Afterthis,Ranajidescribeshisownexperienceinhisownwords,theyplayedall8 tracksandIsatinDwarkamaiandlistenallofthebhajans.MyeyeswerefulloftearsbecauseIthought toplaythecdoutsidemandiratanymusicshopbeforebutBabadidnotwantthat. AfteralltrackswereplayedwhenRanajiwenttothatgentlemanwhoplayedallthetrackstothankhim andsaid,Iwantedtoplaythecdoutsideinsomeshopbutyoudidgreatjobforme.Hesaidthesewords whichRanajisayshewillnevereverforgetinhislife,JiskeLiyeBanayaHaiUskeGharMeinSabsePehli HiChalegaNaBaharKaiseChalJataPehle"meaningforwhomthecdhasbeenmadeshouldbeplayed
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UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS inHisHomeonlyforthefirsttime,whereelseitmustbeplayed?Ranajiwastouchedtohearthese wordsandwasmorethanexcitedwhenhewaspraisedforhisworkandvoice. RanajisaidthanksagainandoutsidethatroomtherewasBaba'sbigsnapandheprayedtoBabaafter releaseofthiscdpleaseplayagaininyourDarbarBaba.Beforehereachedthelaststaircaseofthe room,asmallboycametoRanaji,heldhishandandsaidthathehasbeencalledupstairs.Ranajiagain wentupstairs.ThesamegentlemanaskedforRanajispermissiontocopythebhajansintheirsystemto beplayedinfuture.Hesaid,Ilikedyourallbhajans.HereRanajisays,JustafewsecondsbeforeIwished andBabafulfilledit..........Heisgreat.ObviouslyRanajihadnoobjectionandhewashappydeepwithin. ItoowasfeelinghappyforRanajiwhenIheardthewholeincident.Itclearlyshowsthateveryoneis sameintheDarbarofSaiBaba,whetheritisRanajioranyotherfamoussinger.Hejustwantsever flowinglovefromHisdevoteesandinturn,HetakescareofsmallsmallwishesofHisdevotees,then whySaiBabawouldhavedeniedthisbigwishofRanaji.Hegivesusthebestofourlifeforwhichwe evenhavenotdreamtof,thenwhySaiBabawillnotgiveuswhatwedream? ShirdiSaiBabainmyDream InSeptember2007,myelderbrothermetwithmajoraccidentinIndia.IwishedtogotoIndiatoseehim ononehandandonotherhandIthoughttosendthemoneywhichwouldbehelpfultomyfamily membersinthetimeofcrisis.ButduetofinancialcrisisIwashesitatingandhadnohopeofthe situationstochange.Evengettingleavefromworkwasdifficult.ThusIwasindilemma.Ihadbeen calledtosingbhajansinSaiBabaKirtanorganisedinMatajitempleinSurreysincetherewasnoSaiBaba templeinparticular.WetookabigpictureofSaiBabajiandplaceditinfrontofidolofMataji.While singingbhajans,mymindwasverymuchinvolvedinmyproblems.IsaidtoSaiBabaji"Youcanonlytake meoutofthisandshowmetherightway.HelpmetodecidewhatshouldIdo".Thepeaceofmindwas lostandIwasreallyveryupset.Butnobodywasawarewhatwasgoingoninmind. TherewereheapsofflowerswhichdevoteeshadofferedtoSaiBaba'spicture.Aftertheprogramme wasover,myselfwithoneofmySaiSisterwascleaningthemainshrineofthetemplewherethepicture ofSaiBabawaskept.Inthatheapofflowers,mySaiSister'smotherinlawfoundawhiteenvelopeand sheaskedmysistertogivethatenvelopetome.Irefusedtotaketheenvelope.ButmySaiSister's motherinlawputthatenvelopeinmybagnotpayingattentiontoanyofmypleasandIlefttheplace. Onethingseemedtobeverystrangetome.Devoteeswhowishedtoofferdonationofbigamount,give theamounttotempleauthoritiesandgetwrittenacknowledgementofthesameorelseatleastwrite shirdisaibabaexperiences.org Page21
UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS theirnameandcontactnumberontheenvelopeiftheykeepitnearBaba'sCharan.Butthisenvelope hadnonameonitanditwaswhiteincolour.WedidnotnoticeanyonekeepingtheenvelopenearSai Baba'spictureapartfromflowers.Thenhowthisenvelopecametherewasamatterofsurprise.While sittinginmycaroutsidethetemple,Icalledfewtravelagentstoinquireaboutavailabilityofseats.Most ofthemwereclosedbeingSunday.ButIsawarayofhopewhenIgotapositiveanswerfromoneof them.Theysaid,"BeingSundayweareopenforfewminutesonly".SoIdrovestraightwithoutwastinga minute.ThetravelagentinformedthatonlylastseatwasavailableandIcanbookitbypaying300 dollarsimmediately.IwasnothavingthatmuchcashwithmesoIofferedmycreditcard.Thetravel agentrefusedtoacceptcreditcardandmastercard.Shewantedcashonlyandifnot,thenshewasnot readytobookmyticket.Moreoverifthischancewaslost,noseatswereavailableinanyofotherflights toIndiafornextthreefourdays.AgainmyheartcalledShirdiSaiBabaforhelp.Iwentoutsideandsatin mycardepressed,dejectedandhelpless.AthoughtcameinmymindtoopentheenvelopeandIfound 501dollarsinit.ThiswasonlyShirdiSaiBaba'sLeela.NowSaiBabaindicatedclearlytogoIndia.Sai Baba'spicturewasinfrontofmeonmycar'sdashboard.Tearsrolleddownfrommyeyes,Imentally thankedSaiBabaforHistimelyhelpandnowtheLeelaof'WhiteEnvelope'wasalsocleartome.I wrappedmyfaceandtriedtobenormal.Iwentinsideandgave300dollarswhichthetravelagent demandedandbookedmyself.ThishappenedonSundayeveningandIleftonMondaymorning. OnreachingIndia,IrushedtomyelderbrotherinhospitalandgavehimShirdiSaiBaba'sVibhuti.Soon thenhestartedrecoveringandthus17dayspassed.IwishedtogotoShirdibutonlythreefourdays wereremainingtoleaveIndia.MeanwhilemycousinwhohadcomefromUSAaskedmeaccompanyhim toPilgrimageofMataVaishnoDevitofulfillhisvow.WithheavyheartIleftforVaishnoDevibutmy heartandsoullongedtogotoShirdi.OnthewaytothetopofthehillwherethemainshrineofMata VaishnoDeviissituated,Inoticedaboardof'ShirdiSaiBabaDhaam'andwasveryhappytohave darshanofShirdiSaiBabajiwhilereturning.ThusIhaddarshanofMataVaishnoDeviandShirdiSaiBaba bothatoneplace.Afterreachingbackhome,IleftforCanada. OnreachingCanada,afteroneweek,Ihadastrangedream.IndreamIsawallthehappeningswhich tookplacerightfrommyleavingCanada(includingtheLeelaof'WhiteEnvelope')tillwewentto PilgrimageofMataVaishnoDevi.Ontheway,againthedesiretomeetShirdiSaiBabaonlywasinmy mind.IthoughtevenifIhavetowalkfor50Kms,IwillmeetShirdiSaiBabatodaywhatevermaycome.I wanttomeethimanyhow.ButIwasdisappointedwhenIsawMatajiandnotSaiBabajiinthecave. Therewerethreelampsandpoojarigavemeagarland,coconutandblessedme.Whenwewereputting
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UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS onourshoessuddenlythescenegotchangedandIsawGoldenTempleofAmritsar.AgainIbecame hopefulofhavingDarshanofSaiBaba,soIquicklywentinsideGurudwara.ButHewasnottheretoo!!! TherewasahugecrowdinthetempleandeveryonewasdoingParikramaoftheSarovar.Ialsostarted todothesame.WhileIwasdoingParikrama,Iheardpeopleshouting"BabajiAaGaye,BabajiAaGaye". Istartedthinking"Thesepeople'sBabajicame,butwhereismySaiBabaji?".Infewseconds,thevoices changedto"SaiBabajiAaGaye,SaiBabajiAaGaye".IstartedsayingtoShirdiSaiBaba,"HowisitthatI calledYoualonebutYoucamewhilesomanypeoplearearound.NowhowwillImeetYoualoneand howwillItalktoYou?"IwasgettingangrythusandpeoplestartedrunningtowardsShirdiSaiBaba.One thingseemedverystrangethattheformofShirdiSaiBabawasverygiant.Helookedabout25feettall andHisfacewasold.HewasholdingupHisrobeandwalkingtowardspeoplefromoneofthefour doorsofGoldentemple.TherearefourdoorsonfoursidesofGoldenTemplewhichindicatesthatitis openforallfourreligionsvizHindu,Muslim,SikhandChristanity.IcouldclearlyseetheViratRoopof belovedShirdiSaiBabathoughIwasstandingfarbehind.Ithought,"WhyshouldInotgoandseeHim whileothersarerunningtowardsHim".Ialsostartedrunning.IreachednearSaiBabajiandwasabout totalktohim,thenalaramofmymobilerangupandIwasawakened.IrealisedthatIwasinCanadaand notinIndia.ThedreamwassorealisticthateventodayIdoubtittobeadream. AfterwardsIrealisedthatShirdiSaiBabawantedtometosay"WhyIwaslongingtogotoShirditomeet HimwhenHewaspresentallaround".HemetmeinVaishnoDeviandGoldenTempleinAmritsar,but didnotcallmetoShirdiandthusprovedthatHeispresenteverywhere.Evenifwetakethenamesof differentGodsandGoddesses,HeispresentinallofthemandisOnewiththem".Thewholeincident startedfromMatajitempleandendedinGoldenTempleandShirdiSaiBabajiwasbehindevery happening.ThusSabkaMalikEkHaiJagMeinMujheSamajhayaSaiNe...JaiSaiRamRanaGill WhySaiBabaalwayssaidSabkaMalikEk Iamsharingastrangerealincidentwhichhappenedinthebeginningoftheyear2008.Sometimesitis difficulttobelievesuchincidencesinthis21stcenturyofadvancementofscienceandtechnology,butall IcansaythatallispossibleifBabaji'sgraceiswithusandwehavecompletefaithinHim. Itwasmidnight.IreachedhomeafterworkandlitlampbeforeBabaji.Earlieritwasotherwisewithme.I usedtolightlamponlyonceinaweekonThursdays.Onotherdays,Ionlyusedtolightincensestick.On adviseofsomeotherdevotee,IstartedlightinglampbeforeBabaji.Butmyworkschedulewassuchthat
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UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS therewasnofixedtimetostarttheworkandtherewasalwaysanuncertainityaboutreturning.Actually IdidnotwishtobeboundbyanystrictandfixedrulestoworshipBabaji.Myworkisofsuchnaturethat IcouldfeelBabaji'spresenceeverytime.EvenwhileworkingIcomposebhajansandtunesandsing beforeBabaji.ThenIwasremindedofBabaji'steachingsregardingnostrictruleshadtobefollowedto worshipHim.Calling'Sai'lovinglyisenough.AtlastwithmanyprosandconsIdecidedtolightlamp beforeBabajiatthetimeofleavingforworkandafterreturninghome,beitanytimeoftheday. Ononesuchday,itwasmidnightatabout3:00AM.AsperpracticeIlightedlampbeforeBabajiandsat infrontofHimsingingoneofmyfavouritecomposition,"TereDarshanKoTarseNaina...ShirdiWale Sai...TadapRahaHuDarasDikhado...ShirdiWaleBaba...ShirdiWaleBaba...ShirdiWaleSai..."Thisisnot onlyabhajaninpraiseofBabajibutmylongingtoseeandmeetHim.Ihadheardmanyincidentsabout howBabajigavedarshantomanySaiDevotees,"ThenwhynotmeBabaji",thiswasmyprayer.Iwas tiredmuchandsleepytoo.ButwasdeterminedtohavedarshanofBabajithatday."TodayBabajihasto comeoutofshrine.FrommanyyearsIhavebeenwaiting,sowhatevermayhappentoday,Iwantto meetYouBabaji"...weremythoughts. InthosedaysIwasalsolisteningOsho'sphilosophyaboutmeditation,methodthroughwhichwecanget darshanofourworshippedGodandGoddessandwasinspiredtodomeditation.Iwascontinuously lookingattheflameoflampandclosedeyesunknowingly,butwasawakeandfullyconscious.Suddenly IfeltasifSomeonewaspattingmyleftshoulder.Ididnotpayattention.ThenagainIfeltthesametwo threetimes.SoIopenedmyeyesandsawSomeonestanding,dressedinwhiteclothes.AtfirstIwas scared.ThenHeputHishandonmylefthandandmademestandupasasmallkidismadetostand withsupport.IstoodupandLo!WhatIsaw,Iwasstandingbutcouldseemyselfseatedtoo.Iwas surprisedatthissight,butthisfrightenedmemore.Asecondthoughtcamethat"EarlierIonlywished forsomemiracle,thenwhyshouldIgetfrightenednow?Willseewhathappenstoday." ThatSomeoneholdmyhand,buttherewasnotraceofcourageinmetolookatHim.Webothstarted flyingupthroughtheroof!!AtthesametimeIcouldseemyselfsittingdown!!Theroofofmyhousewas clearlyvisibletomeaswewereadvancingupwards.Wereachedhighupandthescenefromabove couldbecomparedwhenseenfromanaeroplane.NightviewoftheVancouvercitywasenhancingand araresight.Simultaneouslyweweregoinghighupwithoutanypause.Onlythingwhichwasconstant wasthespeedwithweweregoingupandstrangethoughtscrossingmymind.Ithought,"HowwillIgo downnowaftergoingupsohigh".IfeltasifIwasdeadandallthesituationsprovedthis.Afterfew
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UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS secondsIgatheredsomecourageandquestioned"Whoareyou?Wherearewegoing?"Buttherewas noanswer.Hewasmuchtallerthanme,soIcouldnotgetchancetoseeHisface. Soonafter,allthelightingwasdisappearinggraduallyanddarknesswasallover.Wereachedtoaplace, whichwassurroundedbyhillscoveredwithsnow.Thesightwasverypleasingwhichwasbeyondwords andneverinmylifeIwillforgetit.Therewasbrightlightabovethehills.Itseemedasifwaterwas flowingdownfromthehills,butitwasnotwater,itwasbrightlight.InallthethreedirectionsIcould seethebrightlightashundredsandhundredsofsunwereshinningattheirfullestatthesametime. Everynerveofmybodywishedtoseethescenecontinuouslywithoutanyinterruption. DuetosuchbrightlightIwasunabletoopenmyeyes.Someonesaid,"Rana,openyoureyes".Isaid,"I amnotabletoopenmyeyesduebrightlight"."Howcanyousaythat?Youreyesarewideopen"was thequestionbySomeone.Iwassurprisedatthisoppositeexclamationandgatheredsomecourageto openmyeyes(dontknowexactlywhethermyeyeswereclosedoropen)andIsawmySaiBabaji standingbesidemeonmyleftsidewithHisheadboweddowntowardsthebrightlightandhandsfolded asifprostrating.NowIrealisedthatSomeonewasnoneotherthanSaiBabaji. ThenBabajistartsspeakinginPunjabi(mymothertongue)withmebuthereenglishtranslationisgiven. ApartfrommeandSomeone,thereweremanyGods,Goddessandsaintsonmyleftandrightside, whichIdidnotnoticeatall.Theyallhadtheirheadsboweddownwithfoldedhandsandallwere lookingatthebrightlight.Babajisaid,"Rana,Lookonboththesides,otherGodsandGoddessare standinginfrontofthatSupreme(brightlight)withfoldedhandswiththeirheadsboweddown.You alsofoldyourhandsandprostrate".IdidsoandlookedatotherGodsandGoddessespresentthere.I wasnotabletorecogniseeveryonebutcouldonlyhadaglanceofShriGuruNanakDevji.Hesaid,"Rana, thisisthatMalikwhomIreferalways.Herunsthewholeworld.HeistheSupremePower.Donttrouble MefromnowonwardsandalsodontcryforMehenceforth.DontrememberMedayandnightasyou donow.SeeWebotharestandingatoneplace.NowthereisnodifferencebetweenyouandMe". Isaid,"ItsYourBlessingBabajithatYoushowedmeallthis.Babajibybringingmehere,tothisheavenly place,IgotthatthingwhichIdidnotdeserveatall.IreallyrespectallotherGodsandGoddessesfrom mydeepheart.ButBabajiIloveYouonly,IwantYouonly,IwanttotalkwithYouonly,Youaremyonly refugeandIwanttolivewithYouonlyinmywholelife.YouaremyMalik,thenwhyshouldInottrouble YouformyproblemsandwhyshouldInotlongtoseeYouandmeetYou.ThanksBabajiforshowingme
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UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS allthis.IhaveonlyonerequestthatjustcometomeetmewheneverIcallYouasYouaremystrength andweakness.IwantYoutobewithmeeverytime.IalwaysfeltYourpresenceBabaji,butmylongingto meetYouhasbeensatisfiedtoday.Docometomeetmeandlovemealways".Babajismiledand answered,"Rana,youareveryinnocentandbelikethisonly.Iknowmysonyouwillneverchange.If youloveMe,Iloveyoutoo."andpattedmybacklikeHischildandsaid,"Let'sgonow". IthoughtwhilereturningIwilltalkwithBabajitomyheart'scontentasitwilltakethesametimego down.ButbeforeIcouldthinkfurtherorsaysomething,wereachedhome.Whilegoingupwardsittook muchtimebutwhilereturningwereachedwithinseconds.Ifoundmyselfenteringintomyownbody. TherewasasuddenjerkinmybodyandwhenIopenedmyeyes,Ifoundmyselfsittinginfrontofshrine andfeltasifBabajioftheshrinewaslookingatmefrominside.Iwassurprisedabouttheincidentwhich happenedfewminutesagoandthoughtittobeadream.IagaintriedtofindoutBabajiinmyhousebut didnotsucceed.SoItriedtodomeditationagain,gobacktothesamestage,butthistoodidnot produceanyresult.Mybodywasperspiring,tearswererollingdownmyeyesandIbowtoBabajiand theselineswererevolvinginmind,"SaiTeriLeelaKabhiSamajNaPaauMain,TereCharnoMeinSada ShishJukaauMain,PaniSeTuneBabaDeepJalaeHai,NeemKePatteTuneMitheBanayeHai,Teri MahimaKaKaiseGunganGaauMain,TereNaamWaliSadaaJyotJalauMain..."Bythistimeitwasabout 5:00AMandsoIwenttosleep. DearReaders,IwouldliketoconveyamessagetoallthatanyonecangetdarshanofBabajitodayalso, providedwehaveShraddhaandSaburi.EverydevoteeisequalintheeyesofSaiBabajiandHegives specialtreatmenttoeveryone,butsometimesweonlyfailtounderstandsuchblessings. Onthoroughanalysisofthisincident,IrealisedthatBabajigavemeShakshatdarshanalongwithadeep messageandalsomadememeetthat'Malik'.Sointheend,Iunderstood"WhySaiBabajialwayssaid SabkaMalikEk"andmyheartsang"SabkaMalikEkHaiJagmeMujheSamjhayaSaiNe"...JaiSaiRam RanaGill JiskoBhiSaiApniShirdiMeinBulaaye,WoSaijiKeDarshanPaaye ItisneverknownhowSaiBabajicomestous.EvenifourlongingtoseeHimormeetHimfacetofaceis athighestlevel,wealwaysfailtorecogniseHim.Whenthesameisrealisedwearedumbfoundedand repentlater.Stillitgivesusinnerhappiness,ratheroursoulisappeasedtomeetheavenlybeingin humanform.
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UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS Inoneofmybhajansihadwritten"JiskoBhiSaiApniShirdiMeinBulaaye,WoSaijiKeDarshanPaaye" andthesamethingiwentthrough.Nowiproceedtonarratethefulleraccountofsituationsthaticame across.Itwasintheyear2006whenihadbeentoIndia.AspermypracticeigotoShirdiwheneveri cometoIndia.Afterspendingtwodayswithmyfamily,idecidedtofirstgotoShirditoseekBabaji's permissiontoproceedformakingmyfirstSaiBabajibhajanalbum.IstartedforShirdifromAmbala Cantt.,bytrainandreachedManmad(MaharashtraState).IboardedinbusforShirdifromManmad. ThebusstoppedatKopergaonbusstand.IsawanoldmanenquiringwhetherthebuswenttoShirdior notfromwindow.Gettingmyanswerinaffirmativehestartedtoboardthebus.Sincehewasold,weak andailing,iwentforwardtohelphimtogetinside.Iwasseatedonseatjustbehinddriver'sseatwith twootherunknowntravellers.Awaveofpityfilledmyheartforthatoldman.Iforwardedmyhelping handtomakeiteasierforhimtoboardthebusandofferedhimmyseat. Theothertwotravellerswhoweresittingwithmeraisedobjectiontothis.Theyshowedtheir unwillingnesstoallowapoor,weak,ailingandoldpersontositbesidethem.Theystartedarguingwhen irequestedthemtomakethatoldpersonsitinmyplace.Thebuswascrowdedtoitsfullcapacityandi hadtomakeroomforothertravellerstoboardthebus.Meanwhilewhentheconductorsteppedinand sawthescene,heatoncecaughtholdofoldperson'shandverybadlyandpulledhimoutofthebus.I shoutedatbusconductorandtoldhimthatBabajiwantshimtogotoShirdi.Butnoattentionwaspaid onmywords.Iwashelplessfromallsides.Fewthoughtsweregoinginmymindthatimustalsoget downandhireataxiandtakethatoldmanwithme.Butbeforeicoulddecideanything,infewminutes busstartedandisawthattheoldmanwassearchingmefromoutsidethroughthewindow.Allthewayi wasthinkingaboutthatoldmanandwasfeelingdejectedthatididnotgetchancetohelphimthoughi triedmylevelbest. IreachedShirdiandhadgooddarshan.Duetothisicompletelyforgotaboutthatoldmanandwhatever happenedenroutetoShirdifromManmad.Nextdayearlymorningatabout3:00AMiwasgoingto SamadhiMandirfromLendibaugsidetoattendKakad(morning)Arti.Shopswereclosedandnoone wasseenaround.IsawanoldpersoncomingfromDwarkamaisidetowardsme.Hewaswalkingvery slowly.Iwasfilledwithexcitementforattendingarti.WhenIreachednearDwarkamaiandsawthe sameoldpersonwhomimetatKopergaonbusstand.Iwassurprisedatthissight.IwasthankingBabaji mentallythatatlastHehelpedthatoldmantoreachShirdi.Lastday'ssituationsflashedbeforemy eyes.Hehadastickinhishandandcouldhardlywalk.Hecamenearmeandforwardedhishand towardsme.Sincemymindwasfullofquestions,surprise,pity,happinessandallsortsofmixed shirdisaibabaexperiences.org Page27
UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS feelings,ifirstofallsaid,"SorryBabajiicouldnothelpyouyesterday".Thenmyquestionwas,"Howdid youreachShirdi?Whohelpedyou?"Ididnotgetanswertomyquestionsandtheoldmanwasjust lookingatme.Inoticedhisforwardedhandandsoiputmyhandinmyshirt'supperpocketandtook outsomemoney.Ifeltasifthiswasnotenoughsoiopenedmywalletandaddedtosomemoreamount andgaveittohim.Hequicklytransferredtheamountinhislefthandandraisedhisrighthandtogive blessings.ItwassamepostureinwhichwegenerallyseeourSaiBabajigivingblessings.Ihadglimpseof hisfaceforfewsecondsandthenwecrossedeachotherandtookourways.Imethimattheplace whereDwarkamaistartswhilecomingfromLendibaug.AssoonasicrossedDwarkamaiandwasabout totaketurn,ifeltthattheoldmanmustbeBabaji.Iturnedbackandfoundnoone!!!Iraninopposite directiontofindhimbutinvain.Evenitriedtofindhimintwothreeadjacentlanesbutitdidnot produceanyresult.Therewereveryfewpeoplepresentatthatspot,stilliwasunabletotracethatold man.NotlosinghopetomeetSaiBabajiagainitriedtofindHimfornext1015minutes,butHecould notbefound.NowiwasconfirmedtomethatoldmanwasmySaiBabajiWhocametomeetmeandi realisedthiswithHisgraceonly. AfterthatiwentintoSamadhimandir.Babaji'sfacehadaglowandsmilewhichwasneverseenbefore.I feltasifBabajiwassmilingtomeandsaying,"ItwasIWhocametomeetyou,butagainyoudidnot recogniseMe".Thiswasmakingmemorerelaxedandmysoulwasappeasedwithhappeningsbefore fewminutes.IwasinShirdiforthatwholeday.Isawmanyoldfaces,butcouldnotfindthatfacewhich hadlonglastingeffectonmyheartandsoul.Ireturnedhomenextdayhappilyandcontentedwith Babaji'sdarshanindisguise. ThusiconcludedthattheoldpersonwasSaiBabajiHimselfwhotookformandmetme.Ifitwas otherwise,thenitwasn'tpossibletomeetthesamemaninShirdiwhomimetatKopergaonbusstand. Thinkingoveritagainonemorethingirealisedthattheoldpersonwasfindingdifficulttowalknormally thenhowcouldhedisappearwithinaspanoffewminutesfromthelaneifhewasnotSaiBabaji.I assumeditasgreensignalforstartingworkofmySaiBabaji'sfirstcd."JiskoBhiSaiApniShirdiMein Bulaye,WoSaijiKeDarshanPaaye"hasbeenprovedbySaiBabajiinthiscase.JaiSaiRamji...SaiLover RanaGill ALessonInDreamByShirdiSaiBaba Dreamsareconstituentsofourlife.Ihaveheard,aboutonethirdofourtotallifeisspentinsleeping. Thusonethirdpartofourtotallife,weliveinworldofdreams.Dreamssometimesmakeusfeelhappy, shirdisaibabaexperiences.org Page28
UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS sometimeswegetthosethingsindreamswhichweareunabletopossessinreality,sometimesdreams aresomiserablethatinwakingstateswefeelandthankGodandSaiBabajiformakingitonlyadream andrequestnottoturnthemintoareality.SaiBabajihasalwaysbeengracioustoHisdevoteestogive themthosevisionsanddreamswhichcarrydeepermeaningsofthemessageswhichHewantsto convey.Onesuchdreamofmineisnarratedinthispost. Itwassometimeinthefifthmonthoftheyear2009thatIwasblessedandtaughtalessonthrougha dream.DearReaderspleaseallowmenowtofullynarratethedreamandirequestforyourpatience sinceitwouldbegoingtobelengthy. Inthedream,asusualiwasreturninghomeatlatenight.Ontheway,iwasworriedaboutfewof worldlyproblemsandtheyweremakingmemorose.Amongtheseproblems,financialproblemswere dominatingthemostandwereengulfingmetotheircore.Somehowheavilyloadedwithsuchburdens,i reachedhomeandsatquietlythinking.IwastalkingtoSaiBabajithatwhysuchsituationshave surroundedmeandthereseemsnoescape.Suddenlyanideacroppedinmymind.Theideawastoroba bank."Yes!thisisgoodidea,icanmakemoneyovernightandwillbefreedfromallclutches",weremy feelings.Iwasthinking,"WhatcanhappentomeasmySaiBabajiiswithme".Nosoonerthisidea struckme,itookmycarandrodetoabank.Veryquicklyandeasilyirobbedawaythemoney,gathered bundlesofcurrencynotesinabaganddroveaway.Whiledrivingmythoughtswere,"Noweverything willgetsettledandSaiBabaji,Youarewithme,nownothingwillbeasbefore".Iwasveryconfident thatSaiBabajiwillsavemefromconsequencesofthatrobberyinwhichiwasonlyindulged. Butsomethinguntowardhappenedwhichwasalmostoppositemyexpectations.Iheardsirenofpolice vanswhichwerenearingtowardsmeandIwasprayingtoSaiBabajitosavemefromanyfuture consequenceoftherobbery.MoreorlessiwasoverconfidentthatnothingwouldhappentomeandSai Babajiwillcomerushingtohelpme. Soon,then,Iwassurroundedbypolicevansfromallthefoursides.Noescapewasseen.Heartofhearts wascryingforSaiBabajiwhocouldgetmeoutofthissituation.Thepolicemen,doingfulljusticeto theirduty,arrestedmewithinnotime.Iwasputbehindbarswithnoclueofwhatwillhappeninfuture. Thesituations,whichwerebadearlier,hadnowgrownuptoworse.Therewassomechancetogetout offinancialcrisis,butnowthoseopportunitieswerelost.Nowmyfamilyconsistingofmywifeandtwo kidswillhavetostrive.Iwasmuchconcernedaboutthem,thanmyself.Theircryingandsadfaceswere
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UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS cominginfrontofmyeyeseverysecond.Iwasdejectedbutmorethanthatiwasworriedgettingno clueandoptiontoescapefromthesituation. Thisworryofminenowdevelopedinrepentance.Ihadactedwronglyanditwasanadditiontomybad deeds.Ihadalwaystriedtobehumblewitheveryone,didallgoodtoothersasmuchasicould,never talkedillaboutothersorpossessedillfeelingsforanyone,didnotspokeanywordwhichwouldhurtthe listener,ididtolerateeveryjealousy,anger,hatred,ifany,ofotherstowardsmeandneverresented back,ihadtriedtoliveteachingsandphilosophiesofSaiBabajiandShriGuruNanakDevji,asathumb rule,ialwaysfilledmyheartwithloveforeveryone,thenhowcouldidosuchanactofdownfall?Ifelt allgooddeedsofmythisbirthandpreviousotherbirthshavebeenwashedawaywiththisonesin. Everythingseemedasafoginfrontofmyeyesandmyfutureseemedtotallyindark.Thisnewsof robberyspreadlikefiretoallandallmyfriendsandmembersofSaifamilystartedcriticizingme.Iasked forforgivenessfrommybelovedSaiBabaji,asHiscourtwastheSupremeforme.Withtrueandheavy heart,IwasmentallyprayingtoHimwithtearsinmyeyes.Suddenlyiwaswokeupandfound everythingtobeadream.IthankedBabajiformakingmefacesuchsituationsonlyindreamandnotin reality.Myfamilywassafe,iwassafeandsoweremygooddeeds.Wheniwokeupiwassurprised,but myportalsofheartweresheddinghappinesswhichwereflowingthroughmyeyes. Now,everythinginmylifebecamenormalasearlierandiwashappyandcontentedwiththehalfpiece ofbreadinmyhouse.Thedreamhadleftalastingimpressiononmymind,butitsimpactwassomewhat negative.Since,itwasmythinkingthatihavebeensavedfromsuchabigcalamitywithSaiBabaji's grace,nownothingwillhappentome.Thedreamwasveryrealisticandthewayiescapedfrom adversitywasblessingsindisguiseforme.Thusitwasamatterofproudformeandratherremaining downtoearth,istartedflyinghighwithnowingsandnotrealizingthatiwastofallbadlysomeday. AnothercauseforincreaseofproudinmewasthatiwasgettingpopularasSaiBabajibhajansingerand wasacceptedbymoreandmorepeopledaybyday.Ateverysuchevent,iwaspraisedandhonoured leadingthelevelofmyproudrisehighup.IboresamefeelingsforSaiBabajiinmyheartandsung bhajansforhimasiusedtodoearlier.ConsequentlyileftmyregularworshiptoSaiBabajiandmy tonguespokeproudandmywordsrevealedproud.Ego,ofwhichproudisapart,alsostartedgrowingin me,whichwascertainlynotlikedbyBabaji.
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UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS Overnightsuccessdoesnotlastlongandthesamehappenedinmycase.Myproud,myegowasthe causeofmydownfallasasingerandultimatelyasahumanbeing.IrealizedthiswhenIsawmynearand lovedonesbehavingwithmedistinctly.Nownoonelovedmeasearlierduetomyproud.Therewasa changeinbehaviourofmySaisisterstoo.ThoughIhaddeeploveforeveryoneincludingSaiBabajiand myproudhadnotbeendominatingovermylove,ihadtofaceotherswrath.Thismademefeel helpless.IagainprayedtoSaiBabajitomakemeasiwasearlier.Iwasnotatallgreedyforpraiseand honour,butihadgreedforloveofotherswhichwasmylifetimeearningandaneverfilledtreasure. Duetothisshock,whereiniwasnotlikedbyanyonenow,iwasawakened.Thuswholeofthisincident consistingofbankrobberyandeventofproudcominginmylifewasadream.Moreimportantlyrobbery wasadreaminadream.SaiBabaji,ireallythankyoufromthebottomofmyhearttomakethiswhole incidentonlyadreamandteachingmesuchvaluablelessons.IjustwanttobedustofyourHolyFeet andneveriwantthedemonofproudandegotochaseme.LoveYouBabajiforthisandforeverything. Nowdearreaders,letmesharewithyouallwhatilearnedfromthisdream(incident):
IfyouloveSaiBabajitrulythenHewarnsyouofanyfuturecalamityordifficultyanditisupto ustounderstandsuchmessagesandbealert.HeneverwantsthatHischildrenshouldsufferfor anycause,butsometimesweignoresuchmessagesandrepentlater.
ItisatruefactthatSaiBabajiisalwayswithHischildren,butHewillneversupportusifweare wrongandthenexpectthatHewouldsaveusfromtheconsequencesofwrongdeedsdone consciously.Instead,Hewillmakeusfacetheconsequencesandthenlikealovingmother,who sometimespunishesherchildfordoingsomethingwrongandthenhugsandforgivesherchild, forgivesus.
SaiBabanevertoleratesego.ThishasbeensaidbyHimwhenHewasinfleshandbloodand todayalsoHeneversparesHisegoisticdevotees.RatherHedestroystheiregoandmakethem walkonthepathofspiritualitytoachievesupremegoalofeverysoul.
SaiBabajimademeunderstandthatishouldbedowntoearthandproudshouldnotbegiven anyroominourheartsbecausethatcanbethecauseofdownfallinallrespects.
WemustneverstopourformalwayofworshipthinkingthatSaiBabajiisalwayswithus.There isnodoubtthatHeiswithHisdevoteesandrequiresnosuchformalities,butapersontreading
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UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS onthisearthwithbodymadeupadustwhichisgoingtomergeindustultimatelyintheend, shouldpraytoHischosendeity.PrayerisaconnectionbetweenmanandGod.Soprayeris alwaysasolutiontoallthisworldlyproblems.

SECTIONIII EXPERIENCES OFHETALPATIL RAWAT

UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS FirstEncounterwithSaiBabaofShirdi!!! Well,inmycase,aspermyviewpoint,complicationsinsituationswereless,butstilltheoutcomeis efficiousandyouallarewitnesstoit.ThereisnodoubtthatitisBabaWhohaschosenme,butbefore referringmycaseiwouldliketosharehowmyparentswerechosenfirst. Myfather,asihaveseenfromchildhood,wasmoreattractedtoSaiBaba.Aboutthirtyyearsfromtoday hewasworkinginNasikandallofsuddenhewasinvitedbyhisfriendtogotoShirdi.Myfatheris devoutpersonandlovetoreadreligiousandspiritualbooks.Takingitasamerepilgrimagehewent thereandwaspermanentlyattractedtoBaba.WithBaba'sgracemyfathergotgoodjobanditwasat thattimehehadbeentoShirdiandofferedshawlofflowerstoBabawithsmallamountofmoneyhe carriedwithhim. WehadfewSaiBabaphotographsinourhouse,butitdidnotattractme.Moreovermyfatherdidnot teachbothmeandmyyoungerbrothertoworshiponlySaiBaba.Heaskedustoworship"GodThe Almighty".BeingMaharashtrainsbycastewebothweremoreorlessdevotedtoLordGaneshji.SaiBaba bookswerenoneinourhouseexceptSaiSagunupasanawhichmyfatherboughtfromShirdibeforehe gotmarried.Todayalsoitiswithus.WhenIsawitfirsttimeitseemedtobeveryuntidy,pageshad turnedouttobeyellowish,somewheretherewerescratchestoo.Myfatherandevenmotherusedto sing"AnantaTulaTe"everydaywhileofferingtheirprayers.Ialsotriedtolearnitbyheartandstarted singingalongwiththemwheniwasinthirdorfourthstandard,butitwasnotdoneoutofdevotionto Baba.Iwasjustdoingthistofollowmyparents.Iremembermyparentstoldmethattheyhadtakenme toShirdiaftermybirthandinthosedaysShirdiwasnotsocrowdedlikeitisnow.Sopoojarijitookme andplacedmeinBaba'slap.Ah!ihopeicouldfeelthatmomentandunderstanditimportance consciously.Stillifeelmyselffortunate.Thesamewasrepeatedwithmybrothertoo!Weusedtogoto Shirdioffandonbutmemorieshavefadednow.IhavefewmemorieswheniwenttoShirdiaftermy brotherwasborni.eonlylargepetalledrosesandraisinsarenowinmymemorytoday:) Afterthatalmost14yearspassedandwedidnotgotoShirdi.Thoughwebrotherandsisterdidnotcare muchforthat,itdidnotoccurtomyparentsalsothatwemustgotoShirdi.Rathertheconclusionwhich IdrawtodayisthatBabaonlydidnotcallus.
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UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS Ihadcompletedmygraduationandmybrotherwastogivehisfirstboardexamsi.e.10thstandard.My mothermetSaiDevoteewholivesinourneighbourhood.CasualtalksincludedfewthingsaboutSai BabaandalsoSaiSatcharitra.MymotherborrowedSaiSatcharitrafromherandstartedparayan.She didherfirstparayanonlytoseekhelpfromBabainmybrother'sstudies.Letmetellyouonethingthat mybrotherisverybrilliantinstudiesandthuswearealwaysconcernedtohelphiminhisstudies.Few moreparayansfollowedthisfirstoneandeveryparayanwasforthesamepurpose.Aftermybrother's exams,wewerecalledtoShirdi.Itwasamereholidayformeandnothingwasoutofdevotion.Thoughi usedtogotoSaitemplenearbymyhouseoneveryThursdaywheniwasin12thstandard,itwasonly forseekinghelpinstudies:(Onethingirememberhere.WewenttoShirdiinendofMaymonth. Maharashtraisveryhotduringthistime.Whilewewereinqueueiwasmuchtroubledduetohot weather,butwhenireachedmainhall,ifeltthatweatherhassuddenlychanged.Itwasverycoolthere. Ifeltsorelaxedandrefreshing.AsitwasThursdayihadfortunetotouchBaba'spadukaandsatka.Stilli wasnotattractedtoBabatoagreaterextent.WhilereturningmymotherpurchasedSaiSatcharitrain gujaratiforherself.NowseehowBabapulledmetowardsHim. MymotheraskedmetoreadSaiSatcharitrafromDasheraoftheyear2005.Itwasnotregularwithme andtherewasverylittleprogress.Timeheadedandlikethissevenmonthspassed.Ienjoyedstoriesbut itwasdifficultformetomakemymind,takethebookinmyhandandstartreading.ItwasoneSunday ofMay2005andmyparentsweregoingtomyrelativesplace.Theyaskedmetoaccompanythem.Iwas innomoodtogo,somymothergavemeSaiSatcharitraandsaid,"SitinfrontofBabaandreadit.Finish ittillThursday".About10chapterswereremainingbutiwasdoubtfulofcompletingittillThursday. Unwillingly,againisatdowntoreadandsaid,"BabaifYouwishiwillread,butitmustbeamatter betweenus".Itwassummertimeandmybosswasonbusinesstourtoabroad.Sowewerenotloaded withmuchworkatthattime.IhadcarriedSaiSatcharitrawithmetooffice.Iwasfreeforhalfanhour. AfterlunchitookSaiSatcharitraandwentinacabintoreadit.Mycollegues,whoareMaharashtrains andSaidevoteestoo,gottoknowaboutit. CasuallywestartedtalkingaboutSaiBabaandSaiSatcharitra.Isaidthatitwassomewhatdifficultto readitingujarati.IficouldfindSaiSatcharitrainenglish,itwouldbebetterforme.Suddenlymy managerrememberedthathisbrotherinlawwasinShirdi.Hecalledhimandmymanager'sbrotherin lawhadjustcameoutofSansthan'sbookstall!!!AtthattimemobileswereallowedinSamadhiMandir premisesifitwerebasicmodels.Mymanagerpassedonmymessageandalsoaskedhimtobringsome copiesofSaiSatcharitraforhimselftoo.Itwasabout33:30PMwhenallthishappened.Nextdayat shirdisaibabaexperiences.org Page35
UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS about11:30AM,mymanager'sbrotherinlawwasinofficewithSaiSatcharitrainenglishforme.Iwas feelingsohappyfromwithin,butcouldnotguesswhyitwasso.Assoonasitookitinmyhands,ifeltas ifthebookissaying"ReadMe".Iopeneditandturnedpagesandafeelingofgettingsomethingwhich hasbeenlostearliergatheredme.IreadilycompletedSaiSatcharitraingujarationThursdayingreedto readtheotheroneinenglish. IstartedreadingenglishSaiSatcharitra.Ihadnotplannedtodoparayan.Butiwasfindingitso interestingthatiwasmovingwithfastpace.Meanwhileafriendofminehadappliedforhomeloan.But therewasnorayofhopeofgettingit.Itwasthirddayofmyreading.Itookavow(rathersayatest)for completingSaiSatcharitrainaweek'stimeandaskedBabatotakecareofmyfriend'sloanapplication. Onsixthday,icametoknowthatallpossibilitiesofgettingloanhavefailed.Therewasaninner confidencethateventhoughonedayisleft,Babawillshowmiracle.Onseventhdayiquicklyfinished myparayaninmorningandstartedforoffice.Inthewayigotcallfrommyfriendthatloanwas sanctionedwithnotonlytheappliedamountbutfarmorethanthat!!!Itwasamiracleformyfriend, butformeitincreasedmyfaithinBabaandmyjourneyondevotion'spathhadstarted. NowthatmyfaithinparayanofSaiSatcharitraandSaiBabahadincreasedimmensely,itookupnine parayansforsuccessofmybrotherashewasin12thstd.Aftercompletingnineparayans,wewere calledtoShirdionMakarSankranti(January14,2007).Wehadpurchasedashawltobeconsecratedat Baba'sSamadhi.Duetofestiveseasontherewasheavyrush.Mymothergaveshawltopoojariji.Before shecouldtakeshawlbackfrompoojarijishehadtomovebackwardsduetopushandpulls.Iwasbehind mymother.SheaskedtostandinacornerandagainshewentinfrontofSamadhitoaskforshawl. PoojarijigavehershawlbackwithtwosmallidolsofBaba!!!Mymother'shappinesswasonhighest level,butwewereinfixastowhatwehavetodowithtwoidolsofBaba.WefeltthatBabahadHimself cometous.TheidolofBabaratheriprefertocallBabatookplaceinourshrineandwestarted worshipping.TillthenwedidnothaveBaba'sidolinourhouseexceptanoldframedblackandwhite photographofBaba. Ontheotherhandtherewereproblemsinmylife,butmyfaithinBabadidnottrembleinsteadallthose situationsandbaddayshelpedmetogetclosertoBaba.MyworshiptoBabawasnotformal.ButBaba hadsomethingelseinHismind.Ononewednesdaynightihadadream.Ihadgonetoashopofpooja articles.Itwasearlymorningandtheshophadjustopened.Apersonwassweepingopenspaceinfront oftheshop.Theshopownerwasfatperson.Iwentinsideandaskedformala(smallnecklace).He shirdisaibabaexperiences.org Page36
UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS showedmeandilikedoneinredyellowcolour.Theniaskedforkhes(stoll).Hesaidgooutsidemany arehangingthere.ThereweremanylongstollsandmyBaba'sidolwassmall.Ishowedbygesturethat theidolisofsoandsosize,pleaseshowmestollstofitthatsize,buthesaidhedidnothave.I purchasedmalaandwentoff.WheniwokeupiwashappyandthoughtthatBabawantsmetobring thesetwothingsforHim.Itwasthursdaymorningandigotreadyforofficebeforeusualtimeto purchasethesethings.Theshopwhichisawindreamwaslocatedonroadsidefromwhereiusedto passdaily.Stillitdidnotattractmyattentionanyday.ButBabashowedmetheshopindreamand everythinghappenedaswasseenindream.Igotsmallnecklacebutcouldnotgetstoll.Ineveningwhile returninghome,itookawayfromwhereidontgoanyday.Isawashopofpoojaarticlesandstopped there.Iwentinsideandaskedforstoll.Tomysurpise,itgotstolltooonthesamedayi.e.Thursday!!! AfterthatistartedregularworshiponThursdaystoBaba.Timepassedbyassandinhandand unexpectedlyistartedblogswithhelpof"SaiMan"whohimselfcameforwardtohelpme.Heinstructed meinallrespectstechnicallyandallmyblogsareanoutcomeofhishardworkandeffortsbehindme. Howiwastitled"SaiKiDeewani" AsyouallknowBabahasmademeinstrumentalinSaiBhajanalbumSAITEREHAZAARONNAAM writtenandsungbySaibrotherRanaGill.Babamadeusmeetaboutoneyearago.Onedayhelanded ononeofmyblogsaccidentlywhilecheckinghismails.Hesawmuchinformationthereandthoughtin hismind"ApersonwhopassionatelylovesSaiBabajicanonlydosuchawonderfulwork".WithBaba's graceandwill,hecalledmeup.Hesharedthisthoughtwithmealsoinourfirstconversation.Iwas surprisedaswellashappyaboutwhathesaid.Tillthennobodyhasexclaimedsuchwordsforme!!!I wasknownas"SaiDevotee"butthistitlewasuniqueinitselfandcarriedadeepmeaning.Babahad plannedalongwayrelationshipbetweenbothofusandthuswestartedworkingforHimtogether."Sai Man"instructedmetechnicallyandSaibrotherRanajiwhoisfarawayfromtechnicalaspects,instructed meinthoseareaswhichwereessentialtomoveforwardinspiritualmattersorsaytoleadagoodlife. SometimelateriwassearchingforsomescreennameandalsosomegoodquoteforBabaformyblogs forfooternote.Ithoughtsomuchonthis,butcouldnotreachanyconclusion.Itwasnotnewforme thatitakeadvicesfromSaibrotherRanaGillinmanymattersorsometimesitdirectlycametome withoutevenasking!!!Isharedmyconfusionwithhimandhisimmediatereplywas"UseSaiKi Deewani".Isaid,"FirstofallitisinHindianditlooksproudy".Hesaid,"Noyougoforthisonly.Totrace outdeepmeaningfromit,letdevoteesthinkoverittwice".Alsohegavemepermissiontousefirstline ofoneofhisbhajans"SaiTeriLeela"asfooternotesofallmyblogs.Myheartythankstohim.Well,dear shirdisaibabaexperiences.org Page37
UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS readers,nowipresumethatitiscleartoyouwhatmademecall"SaiKiDeewani".Mybeliefisthatitis Babawhoisbehindallscenes!!!MyonlyprayertoBabaistoallowmetoworkforHiscauseinallmylife andalwayslovemeasHedoesnow:) Theincidentoftwoidolsasnarratedabovewasamysterytous.Whyweweregiventwoidolsandwhat weweresupposedtodowiththemwasanunansweredquestion.ButSaiBaba,asHealwaysdemands patiencemorethanourfaith,solvedthismysterytoday.Aftermarriageandaftermovingtoournew home,i,obviouslyhadawishtohaveBaba'sthroneasihadearlieratmyparent'splaceandcouldserve Himthewayididthere.Outofthetwoidols,wehadplacedoneidolinourshrinefromthetimewegot itandtheotheronewaskeptseparatelytogetBaba'sindicationaboutit.Mymotherafterwedding, onedaytoldmethatshewouldgivemetheotheridolofBabawhichwegotfromSamadhimandir.Thus themysterywhyTwoBabajiidolscametoourhousehasbeensolved.Myparents,though,werealways awareofthefactthattheirdaughterwastogoawayfromtheirhomesomeday,didnotthinkthatsuch wouldbeourFather'swishforme.Babajiknowspast,presentandfutureofallHiskidsandHeplans everythinginadvanceofthemallthetime.ThanksBabajiforcomingtomynewhome!!!Muchmuch lovetoYou.BealwayswithmelikeYouhavebeen. ShirdiSaiBabaGiftsmeaPinkDress Thisincidenthappenedintheyear2008.IwasintroducedtoMrs.SasikalaRavivenkatesan.Weboth shareacommonShirdiSaiBabayahoogroup,sowecameincontact.Therewasalinkonblogwhere onecanaskquestionstoShirdiSaiBabaandreceiveanswersfromHim.Shemusthavealsovisitedthat websiteandaskedsomequestionofShirdiSaiBaba.Intheanswershewasorderedtogiveapinkdress toafavouritepersonofher.Thesamesheaskedmeaboutmyfavouritecolourwhilechatting.Iwrote lavenderandpink.ThoughIlikeblack,maroonandlavender,whyIwroteSaiBabaknowsverywelland itisrevealedtomelater.Shetoldthatshehadguesseditcorrectly.Tothismyanswerwasplainok.I thoughtittobeacasualconversationandsoIdidnotcorrectmyselfhereandwentahead.Thenshe startedaskingmewhichtypeofclothIprefertowearandsuchsortofquestions.Iansweredher.Inthe endshedisclosedthatShirdiSaiBabahadtoldhertogiveapinkdresstoherfavouritepersonandshe hadchosenme. shirdisaibabaexperiences.org Page38
UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS Iwasjustsurprisedandrequestedhernottotakeanypainforme.Sherefusedsayingittobeadirect orderfromShirdiSaiBaba.AtlastIhadtoacceptwhatshewanted.IconsideredittobeSaiBabaswish asHehasbalancesheetofgoodandbadkarmasandHeverywellknowswhatisgoodforme.She purchasedabeautifulpinkdressandinformedme.HereiswouldliketoclarifythatIwasneverever attractedtopinkcolouredoutfitsandsoIdonthaveanyofthisparticularcolour.ButasitwasSai BabaswishIdidnothaveanythingtosay.Againnextdayshesaidmethatshehadexchangedthatpink dresswithamaroonone.IthankedSaiBabamentallyfortakingcareofmyfavouritecolour.Sheeven boughtmatchingearningsofmarooncolour.Onthedayofdispatch,somethingwentrunningupinher mindandsheagainexchangedthatmaroondresswithanotherpinkone.Thus,shesentmeapinkdress, maroonearringsandapairofblackcolouredcrystalstoneanklet.OhwhatacolourfulSaiincidence!!! OnecolourofSaiBabaschoiceandothertwoofmychoice. AllthiswasnotknowntoMrs.SasikalaRavivenkatesan,IremainedsilentasIwasfullyawareofher feelingstowardsmeanddidnotwanttohurther.Afterreceivinghergift(ratherSaiBabasgift)Itold hereverything.ShetooaccepteditasSaiBabaswishandwasveryhappy.SaiBabanevertakescredit onHimself.InthiscasetooHewasbehindthescene,justtowatchusactingonthestage,createdand maintainedbyHim.Pinkcolourisconsideredassignoflove,colourofloveandSaiBabahasshowered Hisloveonmeinthisway.SaiBabausedtosaythatmaterialisticthingsarepronetodestructionone day,butiftheyaregivenbyHim,itsvalue,divinityandpuritycanbemeasuredonanyscaleofthe world.EvenifHisgiftisinmaterialform,Icannotmeasureitsworth. IprostrateatthefeetofmySadguruandmyheartythanksforthelovelyPinkDress!!! SaiBabaMeetsinShirdi Thisismyandmyfamily'sexperiencewhenwewenttoShirdi.LastyearduringMakarSankranti (January14,2007)meandmyfamilywenttoShirdi.MymotherhadpreparedTilandGudLaddoosfor theofferingtoSaiBaba.WeattainedKakadArtiandMangalSnanandthenofferedPrasadinthe SamadhiMandir.ThenwedistributedthePrasadatDwarkamaiandonlytwoladdooswereleft.Oneof mycolleaguehadadvisedmetovisitBaijabai'shouseandIwantedtogothere.Sowestartedwalking fromtheoppositeofDwarkamai.WereachedaplaceandfromthereLaxmibai'shousewasvisible,but wewereunawareaboutit.AFakirBabawassittingthereandhetoldusthatLaxmibai'shousewasin
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UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS glasscabintocrosscheck.Butastheremoteofthatparticularplayerwasmisplacedfirsttrackstarted playing,whichwedidnotrealise.Stillthesearchwason.Atlasthefoundtheremote,buttherewereno cells.SoIrequestedtoplaywhateverispossible.Afterfewminutestheystartedforwardingandcameto thelasttracki.e.eighthoneTeraNaamHiSimroonSaiwhichisthemostfavouriteofbhaiya. Justthenthefamilyfriendofourswhomiscalluncleknockedattheglasscabinandcalledmeoutside withgesture.Hetookmetothesmallgalleryparalleltothemusicroom.Hesaidthebhajanisbeing heardoutside.Iwassothrilledandexcitedwithtearsinmyeyes.Icouldseesomanypeoplearound andmylovingbrother'svoicewasbeingheardeverywhere.Thiswasnotenough.Mycousin,thenagain tookmetotheglasscabin.HeshowedmeTataSkylivedarshan.Theassistanttoldmethatbhaiyacould beheardinTataSkyandLiveDarshantelecastedbySansthan.IwasexcitedtosuchanextentthatIcant explaininwords.ThefeelingswhicharouseforBabawereinexplainableandunforgotable. MyfatherwantedmetointroducetothatofficialandwantedtotellhimhowwearedoingSaiSeva throughblogs.Sohecalledme.WhenIreachednearhimIheardhimsayingthatyouallcameatperfect time.Theplayingofbhajanswillbestoppedinnextfourminutesastheyhadtostartsomespecial performancesforDiwali.Myfatherhadsentmycousintotaketwomorecdstogivetothatofficial. WhenIheardthatonlyfewminutesareleft,IinformedmyfatherthatIamgoingtocallbhaiyato informhim.HesaidthatIcangolater.ButIwentonasIwantedthatbhaiyacouldlistenhimselfin Shirdi.Mycousinaccompaniedme.Whenwereacheddownstairs,mymotherandbrotherwerewaiting forus.IinformedmummytooandrequestedhertowaitformeasIdidnothavemuchtimeleft.Seeing myexcitmentsheaskedmybrotheralsotoaccompanyme.ThusthreeofuscameoutofSamadhi MandirandstartedsearchingforatelephoneboothnearDwarkamai.Therewasnone.AtlastIcould findone.IsaidinMarathithatIwanttoconnectanISDcall.HesaidtherewasnoISDconnection.I becameangryandsaidtotheshopkeeperthenwhyhaveyouputthehoardingofISDcall,removeit.I dontususallytalkrudelytoanyone,butthatdayIdontknowwhathadhappenedtome. Wewentonothersidewheretherewasnoconcreteroad.SincewedirectlyrushedfromSamadhi Mandirwewerebarefooted,thesmallstonesonthatroadhurtourlegs.Becauseofthatmybrothers sloweddown.ButIwasjustconcentratedtofindatleastonetelephonebooth.Afterasearchoftwo moreminutesIsawatelephonebooth.Mybrotherrequestedmenottogoastherewerefewboyswho werelightingcrackersandIhadtopassthatlane.Ididnotpayattentiontohimandrantowardsthat booth.IjustsaidISDcall,thepersonsaidyes.Ah!Itookabreathofrelief.AtlastIreachedbutinallthis
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UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS IforgotthatwehadreachedfarawayfromSamadhiMandirandbhaiya'svoicewasnotheard.Evendue tocrackerssoundbhajansfromSamadhiMandirwerenotaudible.ThisIrealisedwhenIconnectedhim andringwasheardfromtheotherside. Bhaiyareceivedthecallanddirectlysaid'SaiRamji'asifheknewIwastocallhim.Bhaiyasays,"Iwason workatthattime.ButmyheartandsoulwereinShirdi.IwaslisteningtoSaiSatcharitrainHindisentto mebyHetal.IwasfreeforsometimesoIthoughtIcanrest.ButthenIthoughtImustmeditateonShirdi SaiBabaandsoIfoldedmylegsandsat.ThecdcoverwithShirdiSaiBaba'spicturewaspresentinfront ofme.IsaidtoShirdiSaiBabathatevenifYouhaventcalledmetoShirdi,Icanbetherementally.And infewsecondsmymobilerang.Isawthenumber.Lo!ThecallwasofHetalfromShirdi.ReallyShirdiSai BabatookmetoShirdiinfewsecondsonlyandshoweredHisblessings." Itoldbhaiyaexcitinglyandhewashappytoo.AtthesametimehiswifecalledBhaiya.Sohestartedcall conferenceandinthiswayIsharedthegoodnewstobothofthem.ReallyBabablessedthecouple unexpectedlywhilebeingsofaracrosssevenseas.ButmyheartfeltsorrythatIcouldnotmakethem listenbhaiya'svoicewhichwaspresentalloverinShirdi.AfterIendedthecallIdidnotseemycousin withmybrotherwhowasstandingoutside.ThattimeIfeltasifIregainedmysensesandbecame normal.Hesaidasthereweremanystonesonthewayhehadnostrengthtocome.Isaiditsokandleft theplace.Mycousinwasverysurprisedandsaid,Didihowcouldyourunonsucharoad.Thesmall stoneswerehurtinglikeneedlesandstillyouwerejustgoingon.IhadnowordstosayasIdidnotfeel anythinghurtingme!!!Ijustlookedathimandaskedhimtoreturn.IrealizedthatBabawastheonly onewhomademesenselessandmademereachtothetelephonebooth.Atthetimemyheartonlyfelt 'SaiTeriLeelaKabhiSamajNaPauMain,TereCharnoMeinSadaShishJukauMain...' Whilewewererunninghereandtheretocallbhaiya,theofficialpromisedmyfathertoplaybhaiya'scd thenextdayashecouldnotplaythatday.WewerenotatallexpectingittobeplayedagainbutBaba didso.Alltheeighttrackswereplayedthenextdayintheafternoon.WeallsatinSamadhiMandir premisesandlistenedthemtoourheart'scontent.IhadnowordstothankBaba. AlthoughinthewholeincidentBabamademethemedium,HeshoweredHischosiestblessingsonmy brotherandacceptedhislove.Thismadememorethanhappy.IconsiderthistriptoShirdiasthemost unforgettableoneaswhateverIwishedfewhoursbeforegotfulfilled.YouwillallthinkthatIhadbeen throughallthisbecauseofmylovetowardsRanabhaiya,butIknowitwasntme,itwasonlyBabawho didallthiskeepingmeinbetween.Rightfromthefirstdaywebecamefamiliareverysmallstepofours shirdisaibabaexperiences.org Page42
UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS towardshisalbumandbloghasprovedtobeabigonelater.Ofcoursethisblogofoursistheresultof hardworkanddedicationtoBaba,butBabawishesandblessingsarepresent.Ithasneverhappened thatouropinionsdidnotmatchorwedidnotagreewitheachotheronanypoint.Hiswishismy willingnessandmywishishiswillingness.Nowyoucanonlythinkhowtwopersonsmindsthinkalike unlessthegraceofSupremepower.Manyofthemareunbelievableandinexplainablebuttheyarethe realitiesoflivesofbothofus.IreallyfeelproudthatBabachosemetoworkforsuchasimplehearted andinnocentperson.IpraytoBabatogivemestrengthandresourcestoworkforhiminthebest possibleway." TothisRanaBhaiyasays,Iwouldalsoliketosharefewfactswhichcametomymindafterhearingwhat HetalhadgonethroughinShirdi.Ofcoursethisshowsherloveforme.ButItotallyagreewithherthat whateverhappenedwasShirdiSaiBaba'jiswish.IfeelthatsuchthingsareverysurprisinginthisKaliyug toothers.Peoplecannottotallytrusttheirownbloodrelations,thenwhat'sthequestionofthose untiedrelations?It,sometimes,seemstrangetomethathowShirdiSaiBabahastiedustogetherbeing farawayacrosssevenseas.Wehaventmeeteachotheranyday,haventseeneachotherproperly,still thereissomuchlovebetweenus!!!ThisrelationhasbeencreatedandgiftedtobothofusbyShirdiSai Babaintruesense.Theveryblogwww.saiterehazaaronnaam.comisthegreatestproof.Wearenot workingasateamhere,weworkasifoneandthesamepersonisdoingthesethings.Icallitas"Baba MilaaiJodi".Thisincidentalsocontainsanotherdeepmessage.Althoughthisworldisfulloffalsity, artificialfeelings,misunderstandings,stillifwetrustanybodywithourtrueheart,wearesuretosail throughit.ThatrelationbecomethemostvaluableandrespectableintheeyesofourBelovedShirdiSai BabaandthenHealsocontributestoitbyshoweringHisblessingsandgracelikeinourcase!!!...JaiSai Rambylovingbrotherandsister...SaijiKiLeelaKabhiSamajNaPaayeHum,UnkeCharnoMeinSada ShishJukaeHum... AMemorableTriptoShirdi ThereisalwaysadeepurgetogotoShirdiintheheartofatrueSaiDevotee.Nomatterwhatarethe circumstancesorwhichtimeoftheyearitmaybe,IalwaysfeelblessedifIamcalledtoShirdi.Iam alwayswaitingtogotoShirdilikeaChatakbirdwhowaitsfortheraintoshower.Inmyopinionby visitingShirdiwegetthefruitsofgoingonpilgrimagetofourdhaams.ThoughSaiBabaisnotseenin bodilyforminShirdinow,stillHisbreathispresentintheairofShirdi.Thereisnoendoflongingfor DarshanofSaiBabainShirdi.Butonlythosego,whogetBaba'scall.Likelastyear,thisyeartooIhada shirdisaibabaexperiences.org Page43
UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS goldenchanceofcelebratingDiwaliinShirdiwithmyparents,brotherandcousin.Iwouldnownarratea fulleraccountaboutmyShirdiTrip.ItisverymuchforsurethatBabahadplannedeverysecondofour tripandgraduallyIrealisedthatallthelinkswereconnected. SeriesofsituationsfollowbeforeandongoingtoShirdi.Outwardlytheyseemtobenormalhappenings, buttheyarerealmiraclesifthoughtdeeply.SuchsituationsfollowedustoobeforeleavingforShirdi. BabatookverymuchcarefrombookingticketstoreachingShirdi.WereachedShirdionDiwalidayi.e. October28,2008atabout10:00am.AfterrefreshingourselvesweleftforSamadhiMandirat11:30am. SinceitwastimeforNoonArtiandtherewasalongqueue,wedecidedtofirsthavelunchandthen havedarshanatleisure.IwasremindedwhatHemadpanthadsaidinSaiSatcharitra"Godisnotattained withemptystomach"atthattime. ShirdiSansthanhasmadeverygoodarrangementforparticipatinginLaxmiPoojaonDiwaliday. DevoteeswhowishtoparticipateinLaxmiPoojahavetosubmitasealedenvelopewithhis/hername, addressandcontactnumberinthehalladjacenttoMukhDarshan.Somyfatherwenttosubmitthe envelopeandtherewasalongqueue.Wefourofuswerewaitingoutsidetheexactlyinfrontofthe mainexitgateofSamadhiMandir.Mybrotherwasthirstysoheaskedmeaccompanyhimnearwater tap.Whilehewasgoingtodrinkthewater,asecurityguardcameandtoldustogonearLendiBaug sincethewaterwasnotcoolandwemaynotlikeit.SowenttowardsLendiBauganddrankwater.We alsotookUdipacketsandstartedfortheplacewheremymotherandcousinwereseated.Wehadto passnearMukhDarshanandIstoppedandgotpreliminarydarshanofBaba.Iwasreallysurprised (ratherhappy)toseemyBabadressedinpinkshawl.TomysurpriseIwasinthesamepinkdress!!!(The incidentofrelevanceofPinkcolourhasbeendescribedearlier).IwasatonceconfirmedbyBabathatit wasNoneOtherthanBabawhohadsentmethatgift.ThismademeeagertogoandmeetBaba. Afterrepeatedrequests,mymotherallowedmeandmycousintogoinSamadhiMandiralone.Wejust rantowardsdarshangateandIwantedtobuyfourbouquetofrosesforofferingonbehalfoffour specialpersons.ThevendorwaswillingtogivemethreebouquetsforRs.10butIsaidthatIwanted fourandhegavemereadilywithoutanyarguement.Ijustrushedinsidenotmindingmycousinleftfar behindmeforpayingmoneyforbouquets.ThoughBabawasfewmetresawayfromme,itseemedtobe largedistance.SoItriedtorunasfastasIcouldandfinallyreachedthemainhall.Ah!Suchagiantlook ofBabaIhad!IlookedatHimandfeltasifHewassmilingslightlyandwelcomingme.Whilestandingin thequeueIwasintears.IwasthinkingthatBabacalledmeafteronelongyearbutgavemesucha shirdisaibabaexperiences.org Page44
UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS blissfuldarshan.IwasspeechlessandwasjustgazingatBabacontinously.Therewaspauseinthe momentsofmylegsbuttheflowofemotionswasgoingon.Iforgottheworldoutsideandwishedto climbthestepsofSamadhiandsitinBaba'sCharanKamal.WhenmyturncameIstoodinfrontof SamadhiinacornernearHundiandpassedonfewprayerswhichmySaiBrotherandSisterssaidme orally.Icouldremembernothingotherthanthis!!!Thesecurityguarddidnotevenaskedmetofinish offquickly,insteadherequestedtostandinacornerandmakeroomforotherstogo.Mycousinwas behindmeandwebothstoodtherewithoututteringsingleword.Tenminutespassedbythusandwe decidedtoleave.Ididnotwanttolooseasinglesecond'ssightofBabasoIstartedwalkingbackwards. Mycousinsaidmethatmyparentsandbrotherwereseeninthequeue.Iquicklyjoinedthemby crossingtherods.Thesamewasdonebymycousinhesitatingly.Againwehadawonderfuldarshanand leftSamadhiMandirhighlysatisfied.WethenwenttobookstallofSansthantopurchaseSaiSatcharitra. WewereproceedingtowardsNandDeepandwesawourfamilyfriendscomingtowardsus.Thelady andhermotherinlawweregoingforDarshanandweallaccompaniedthemontheirrecommendation. OnceagainwegotachanceofDarshan.ThusfortwohourswewereinSamadhiMandirinfrontof Baba.TodaywhilesomanydevoteesareturninguptoShirdi,thereisnopossibilityofhavingBaba's darshansoeasily,butBabamadeitpossibleforusandthisshowsHisgraceandcare.Wedidnoteven standforhalfanhourinqueuetohavedarshan.BabadroveusstraightwayanditseemedasifHehad madeVIParrangementsforus. Intheeveningmyfamilymembersandfamilyfriendsweredrawingrangoliandlightinglampsnear NandDeepasperthetradition.Thecrackerswereburstingcontinouslyattheirfullestcapacity.The sightofcolourfulrocketsmadetheskyshinebrightlyandalsoShirdiwasshinningwithlampsand lightingallover.Thereseemednodifferencebetweentheskyandearth.Ohwhataheavenlysightit was!!! WhenIreturnedbackmymotherwithourfamilyfriendswerewaiting.WeallwishedtogoforDarshan butwerenotsureaboutthecrowd.Itwasabout8:30pmandsincekidsofourfamilyfriendareyoung, wewerediscussingwhethertogoinsideornot.Wedidnotnoticeanysecurityguardlisteningus.He heardusspeakinginMarathiandsohesaidusinMarathithatMandirwasvacantandweshouldgoin. TheglasscasesaroundSamadhiwereremovedatthattimeandwehadthefortuneoftouching Samadhiwhichpassedwaveofhappinessintheheartsofallofus.
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UNLEASHS SAISBLESSING GS Thenextd daywehadn noplantogot toattendKak kadArtisincewehadpleasantdarshanonDiwaliday.I wasawak kenedjustfew wminutesbef foretheKaka adArtistarted d,thereasonbeingIhads stomachache e.I couldbea arit,soIdidn notbothertowakemymo otherandjust tthenKakadA Artistarted.Iheardwhole e KakadArt tiandatabou ut6amwheneverythingw wassilentasb beforeIfellasleep.Aftero onehourmy motherw wokemeupan ndtomysurp prisethestom machacheha addisappeare ed!!!Inaftern noonwhilewe e weresear rchingwheretosubmitVa astraforBaba a,wecamene earSamadhiM Mandiranda askedasecuri ity guard.He edirectedust thewayanda alsotoldthat titwaslunchtimeandthe econcernedo officialwillret turn till4pm.S Sowethough httogotoSamadhiMandirandagainw wewereinfor rmedbysecu urityguardtha at Mandirw wasvacantand dweshouldg gowithoutwastingasingleminute.Thu uswegotple easantdarsha an onceagainwithoutanypushorpull.DrawingrangoliduringD Diwaliinfrontofourhous sesisconsidered asanimportantritualduringDiwali iasperMaha arashtraintradition,wewe ereatBaba'shomesowe whynotherealsowedraw wrangoliouts sidethehotel,sinceitwasourhomean ndHolyLandof thoughtw Shirdi.Int theeveninga aftertakingpermissionfro omhotelauth horities,wew wrote'SaiTeri iLeela'with rangolian ndarrangedv variouslamps sintheshape eofalampasonlySai'sLee elasweresee ensincewe reachedS Shirdianditis soneofmyfa avouritebhajans.Iamatta achingthesnapsoftheran ngoliandlam mps.
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UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS queuefortwolonghoursandbythetimewereachedinDwarkamaihotteabecamecold.Stillthe securityguardallowedustocomeforwardnotmindingothersandaskedustoofferteatoBaba.Baba whoisLovingGodcaresonlyforourfeelingstowardsHimandlongsforourlove.Weknowverywell thatthecoldteawasacceptedbyHimreadily.Wehadpleasantdarshanfortwolongdayssowe decidedtoleaveShirdithesameevening.Beforeendingletmelistdownfewsituationswhichareworth thinkingandprovesLeelaofBaba. 1.HadmybrotherfeltthirstyandhadnotthesecurityguardaskedustogonearLendibaug,Icouldnot getdarshanofBabathroughMukhdarshanandmyheartwouldnotfelturgetogoquicklyfordarshan. 2.HadnotthatsecurityguardadvisedustogoinsideSamadhiMandir,wewontbeabletotouch SamadhiofBaba. 3.Hadnotagainthesecurityguardadvisedusthenextday,wecouldnotgetsuchapeacefuldarshan. 4.Ifmystomachnothaveached,IwouldnotbeabletolistenKakadArti.Seeingallthis,Ireallyfeltthat BabahadplannedeachsecondandmyheartspokeupSadguruSainathMaharajKiJaiHo!!! MyDiwaliCelebrationsinShirdiwithSaiBaba WestartedfromBarodaonOctober16,2009andreachedonOctober17,2009.Meandmyfamilyare fortunateenoughtocelebrateDiwaliinShirdifromlasttwoyearsandthiswasthethirdyearthatwe werepresentontheverysamelandwhereBabalightedlampswithwateronDiwaliday.Aspertrendof SaiBabaoflasttwoyearsrathersaythatasperplanningofBaba,wegetchancetoenterSamadhi Mandirafterlunchonly.ThisremindsmeofBaba'steachingnottoworshipanyGodwithemptybelly. Thisyeartoothesamethinghappened.WestartedforSamadhiMandiratabout2pmfromhotel.This timewehadplannedtopurchaseanidolofBaba.PlanningwassuchthatbeforegoingtoSamadhi Mandir,weshouldbuytheidolsothatwemaygetachancetoconsecrateitinSamadhiMandir.But Babahadplannedsomethingelsewhichcameonsurfacelater.Weroamedaboutinmanyshops,butno idoltouchourhearts,soultimatelywedecidedtohavedarshanfirst. Itwasabout2:45pmwhenweenteredSamadhiMandir.Wereachedmainhallwithin10minutesand hadablissfuldarshan.Moreastonishingfactwasthatglasscoverswereremovedwhichcouldnotbe shirdisaibabaexperiences.org Page47
UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS thoughtofonthefestivedayadmisthugecrowd.Anyways,Babahadfavoredusandwewerevery fortunatetotouchSamadhiandconsecratefewthingsinourpossession.Mymotherhadprepared laddoos(madeofSuji,gratedcoconutandsugarwithdryfruits)tobeofferedtoBabaonDiwaliand BabamadeitapointtoallowustoofferourlovetoHim.Stillwewerenotsatisfiedandweranto experiencesimilarblissonceagain.Mybrotherandcousinwerelineduptosubmitcoverscontaining moneyforLaxmiPoojatobeperformedaftersometimeinSamadhiMandir. ThesecondtimedarshanwasalsobeyondexpectationsandwecameoutofSamadhiMandirquite contented.Assoonaswecameout,mybrotherandcousinwerefindingwaytojoinqueuefordarshan. Thusagainwithsomemoregreedfordarshanwejoinedthem.Butonthewaytowardsdarshanqueuei (orBaba!!??)changedmymindanddecidedtogotoDwarkamai.Somyfatheraccompaniedmewhile mymother,brotherandcousinheadedtoSamadhiMandir.WefirstwenttoBaba'sChavdiwhereHe slepteveryalternatedays.Inladiessectionnobodywasthereexceptme.Itwasaveryenchanting experience.ItouchedwallsofChavdiandtriedtovisualizeChavdiProcession.Ihadfabulous opportunitytokeepprayersatfeetofBaba'spictureinChavdi.NextwewenttoDwarkamai.Therealso thescenewasthesame.Itwasabout4:30pm.Dwarkamaiwasverycalmwithveryfewcountable devoteesandallseemedtoengrossinBabawiththeireyesclosed.Whataheavenlypeaceitwas!!!We firsthaddarshanofportraitkeptinDwarkamaiandsatinopenspaceinbetween.Myfatherandmesat talkingaboutBabaandwerehavingglimpsesofSamadhiMandirinCCTvattachedthere.Dwarkamai hadadifferentauraandisatstarringatBaba'sportraitandvisualizingthedayswhenBabaandHis devoteesplayedandrejoicedthere.Inbetweeniagainwentupnearportraitandthenaftertostoneon whichBabausedtosittoconsecrateprayers. Now,inSamadhiMandir,duetoLaxmipooja,darshanqueuewasstoppedbutmymother,brotherand cousinwerefortunateenoughtoreachthemainhallastheyhadenteredwellbefore.Nowtheyhadto waittheretillLaxmiPoojaandDhoop(evening)artifinishedandIandmyfatherhadtositinDwarkamai aswehadmutuallydecidedtomeetthere.OhwhatawonderfulchancedidBabagave!!!Hemadeussit inDwarkamaiandattendLaxmiPoojaandeveningartitoo.Itwaslikeearlierdayswereseenand experiencednow.Atabout7:15pmafterspendingblissfulhoursatBaba'srestingplace,weleftfor SamadhiMandirmukhdarshan.Aftertakingdarshanandpurchasingfewbooksweaskedpermission fromBabatogoandrestwithapromisetocomenextday. shirdisaibabaexperiences.org Page48
UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS Nextdayhadblessingsindisguiseforusandwejustbecamemereonlookers.Withinterventionofone ofmySaibrothers,igotachancetomeetanelderlySaidevoteewhoislivinginShirdisincemanyyears. Weweresomuchinterestedinhistalksthatweforgotthatwewerewiththemsincemorningandit wasnoon.Whiledeparting,heshowedusa3DpictureofSaiBabasittinginDwarkamai.Itwentinside ourheartwithfirstsightonly.Heshowedustheshopfromwherewecouldgetthatportrait.Wequickly wentupthereandaskedforit.MeanwhileIandmymotherhadaglimpseofanidollyinginacorner. Theidolwasaskedtobeplacedbeforeus.Baba'sfacewassmilingbeforeusandwelikeditalotandit wasdecidedtotakethisformofBabawithus.Thuswhileweweresearchingandroaminginmany shopsthepreviousday,Babawaswaitingforusintheshopwhichwehadneverseen.BabamadeHis devoteeamediumtoreachtoHim.Everythingwassettledwithintenminutesandwepurchasedall otherthingstoadornBaba.SoquicklywetookBabainDwarkamaitobeconsecratedthere.Itwas consecratedonthestoneonwhichBabausedtosit.AlthoughheavyrushwasthereinDwarkamai,Baba facilitatedaneasywayforus.WewerehappyandcontentedwithwhatBabagaveus.ButBabahad muchmoreforusinstore.WearefamiliarwithapriestofSamadhiMandirandaccidentallywemet him.WhileexchangingDiwaligreetings,wesharedourhappinessthatBabahadcomeonHisowntous. ThepriestwasalsohappytoknowthatandheinvitedustohishomeforformalpoojaofBaba'sidol. Thatwashappiestmomentforallofus.Wequicklyrushedtohisplaceandwewereverysurprisedto seetheirhospitality.Thepriestdidpoojawholeheartedly. OnemorethingBabahadplannedforus.OnDiwalinightduetosomereasonswewerenotabletolight lamps.Alsocrackerscouldnotbelit.ButhowcouldBabaforgetthis.Wehadwaxlampswithusand priestaskedmetolightallofthemincourtyardaroundrangolimadebythem.Agoodnumberoflamps makethesightverybright.Butwedidnothavecrackerswithuswhilepriestaskedustolightsomeof thembeforeBabaafterpooja.Wedeniedandpriest'swifecamefromkitchenwithtwosparklesand gaveus.Shesaid,"Onlythesetwoareleftforthesetwokids,itriedalottolightthem,butcouldnot, nowiunderstoodBaba'sleela".IwasintearstoknowthatBabahadreservedsuchpettythingsforus, anddidnotmakeusfeelsomethingincomplete.Wewereservedwithdelicioussnackswhichwetookas prasadfromBaba. Admistallthesethings,departingtimewasnearing.WehadtoleaveShirdionOctober19,2009.Asa trendShirdigetscrowdedtheverynextdayafterDiwalisowewereexpectingonlymukhdarshanthat day.ButBabaallowedustohavedarshaninSamadhiMandirwithinourtimelimit.Whileaskingfor shirdisaibabaexperiences.org Page49
UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS permissiontoleaveandpermissiontocallagainiwastotallyintears.Iwasfeelingthatiwasleavingmy heartandsoulinShirdi.Todayalsoitmakesmecry.WewereinnomoodtoleaveShirdi,butour planningwastogotoNasikandfromtheretohavedarshanofSaptshringiMatajiatVani.Iwas remindedtheincidentfromSaiSatcharitraabouthowBabasendsHispetdevoteeShamatoVaniinspite ofhisunwillingness.Thesamehappenedinourcasetoo.AnywaysthisvisitofShirdiwillbealwaysinmy memory. BlessedBirthdayinSaiBaba'sTownShirdi AfterIsteppedinnewleaseoflifebymarryingwithmydearloveandthisnewlifestartedwithourtrip toShirdi,gettingspecialtreatmentanddarshanonanotherspecialoccasioni.e.mybirthday. EveryShirditriphasbeennecessarilynoteddown,notasablogowner,butasadevoteeofSaiBaba, whodoesn'twantthosedivinememoriestofadeawaywithpassageoftimeandage.Shirditripsarefull ofdivinityandwordsoftenfallshorttonarratewhatwehaveexperiencedthere.Initially,inearlydays ofdevotion,Shirditripandthingstobedonetherewereplannedinadvance.Onactuallybeingthere, meandmyfamilynoticethatBabahasHisownplansforreceptionofHisdevoteesandso,nowexcept arrivalanddeparturedatesnothingisplanned.OurwelfareisBaba'swill,sowhytotakepainsinsettling andclingingoverourplans? AfterourweddingonMay24,2010,myhubbyhadplannedShirditripandmoreexcitinglyhedecidedto bepresentthereonmybirthdayi.e.June3,2010.OnmylastShirditripduringDiwali,ihadexperienced astrangewaveofemotionforasecondatthetimeofmylastdarshanbeforeleavingShirdi.Asiwas steppingbackwardsinSamadhiMandironthedepartureday,nottomissevenasingleglimpseofBaba, ifoundmyselfinstateofgrief.MyheartwascryingatthatlastmeetingwithBaba,butthiswasusual withmeeachtimeileftShirdi.Thistimeitwassomethingdifferent.Afeelingthatihadnever experiencedbeforeandwhichcannotbeexpressedinwordshadgatheredandwaspiercingwithinme tostopmybackwardmovementsfromSamadhiMandir.Sinceitwassomethingnewandunexplainablei didnotdiscloseittoanyone.ItwasafternoonwhenthishappenedandafterleavingSamadhiMandir andevenShirdi,iwasexperiencinggriefwithinmeandmystatewasthesametillnightthatday.One daybeforeleavingShirdi,PanditjiandrenownedaartisingerofSamadhiMandirwaswithus.Whenmy parentsinformedhimaboutmyweddingdateandthathewasthefirstpersonwithwhomtheywere shirdisaibabaexperiences.org Page50
UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS sharingthenewsandthattooinShirdi,panditjiexclaimed,"Suchnewsaresharedatagirl'sparents' placeandShirdiisnodoubtherparent'splace."Thesewordsweretakencasually,buttheywerewords ofBabawhichwasprovedduringmyrecentvisittoShirdi. ThestrangegriefwhichireferredabovewasexperiencedagainonmyweddingdayatthetimeofBidai (aweddingceremonyinwhichthebrideleavesherparentsandgoeswithherhusband).Thusnowi understoodthatgriefandthereasonbehindfeelingso.Babaverywellknewthatitwasmylasttripto ShirdibeforemyweddingandthemomentsofgriefwereactuallymomentsofBidaiwithmyGodFather Baba:(!!! Nowpleaseallowmetonarratemoredivineexperiencesofthistrip.WereachedShirdionJune2,2010 ondivinecallandbookedourselvesatSansthan'snewguesthouse"Dwaravati".Withoutnotingtime, werushedtoSamadhiMandirfordarshan.Luckilywewereinmainhallduringnoonaarti.Ah!What bliss!!!WewerefarbehindthatitwasnotpossibleforustohaveevenaglimpseofBabaalthoughwe wereinSamadhiMandir.ButwewereseatedontheraisedplatformadjacenttoDwarkamaitowards theendofSamadhiMandir.Thuswewerepresentboththeplacesatthesametime!!!Thesceneof noonartiduringearliertimesofBabasportinginfleshandbloodcameinfrontofmyeyeswhile chantingartiandwhenihadglimpseatDwarkamai. TowardssunsetwehaddivinevibrationsofBaba'sstrongpresenceinDwarkamaiandChavadi.Nextday wasThursdayandalsomybirthday.IwishedtohavedarshanofBabaduringKakadarti.Anelderly devoteeofBabahadadvisedmetoattendKakadartiinDwarkamai.Soadheringtothisadvice,we headedtowardsDwarkamaiforKakadarti.VeryfewdevoteeswerepresentinDwarkamaiandthuswe grabbedourseatsondivinefloorofDwarkamai.BabawasseeninCCTvandHisglorywasfascinating.It wasasightofheaventoseeHimbeingdressed.AnoldresidentofShirdienteredDwarkamaiandsat quietlyinacorneraftercompletionofKakadartiandholybath.FewlinesofMarathiBhajanwerebeing chantedatthattime.Thatdevotee,withoutmindingothers,startedsingingbhajaninthesametoneas beingsunginSamadhiMandirinloudvoice.Hisdevotionwasclearlyreflectedinhissingingandwe wereastonishedtoseehiminsuchstateofdevotion. ItwasThursdayanditseemedthatBabahadinvitedmanyofHisdevoteesthatday.Thuswepostponed ourdarshantillnoonanddecidedtovisitSaiNagarrailwaystation.Thoughrailwaystationisnotarare shirdisaibabaexperiences.org Page51
UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS sight,arailwaystationinShirdihasitsowncharmanditwasattractingme.Itwascoolandbreezyplace. Manyautorickshawswithitdriverswerequeuedinfrontofentrance.Generallywegettoseepeopleall aroundincrowdedplaceslikerailwaystation,butifoundalldifferentspectacleinBaba'stown.Itwas verysilentandrefreshing.Veryfewcountablepeoplewereseen.Moreimportantly,itwasverymuch oppositefromthesightofSamadhiMandirpremises,wherewefinddevoteesanddevoteesallaround. Wetooksomephotographstherewenttoprasadalayandtookdeliciousyetsimpleandnutritiouslunch. SinceitwasaboutnoonnowwethoughtofhavingdarshaninSamadhiMandir.Tillwereacheddarshan queue,wefoundhugecrowd.SowedecidedtositinfrontofMukhdarshan.Theplatforminfrontof mukhdarshanwasnotverycrowdedandwecouldsitmaking90degreeangletoBaba'sface.Iwas gazingHimsittingcomfortablythere.Atfirsttherewerenowordsandnoprayers.Onlylovingglances werereachingtomyBabaji.EveryonepassingnearbythatwindowusedtobowtoBaba.Eventheones whohadleftSamdhiMandirjustfewminutesago,haltedthere,asiftogiveconcludingsalute.This distractedmyspeechlessconditionandiraisedaquestiontoBabawhileseeingcrowdgatheredinfront ofmukhdarshan,othercrowdsummedupinSamadhiMandir,anothercrowdlinedupinqueuewith eagernessofdarshanintheireyesandmanymanyothersawaitingfordivinecall,"HowdoYoumanage tolistensomanyprayersatthesametime?"ThoughididnotgetanydirectanswerfromBabaifound Himsmilingatme.ThusiwasassuredtogetresponsefromanyofHismessenger.Thoughthisseemsto besmallcase,iobservedthatmypatiencewastested. NowthatitwasThursdayandwewereinShirdi,wecouldnotaffordtomissChavadiprocession.We wenttoroom,refreshedourselvesandstartedforSamadhiMandirineveningatabout6:00Pmina hopetoattendeveningartiinfrontofmukhdarshan.Aswewereleaving,itstartedrainingmaking atmospherecool,refreshingandmorecharging.Wewaitedfortheraintostopandproceeded.Lo!As soonaswereachednearDwarkamaiitstartedrainingheavilywithlightningandthunder.Werushedfor shelterinAbdulBaba'scottageanditrainedfornext45minutes.Idoubtedthatwewouldhaveto attendeveningartistandingthereonlyandChavadiprocessionmightgetcanceled.Mydoubtingstate ofmindwasreadbyBabaandrainstoppedjustfewminutesbeforearticommenced.Wetookseatsfor artiinparayanhallwheretherewaspindropsilence.WereadonechapterofShriSaiSatcharitraand leftforChavadiprocession.WetookourpositionsinsiderailinginfrontofgateofSamadhiMandirfrom wheretheprocessiongoestowardsDwarkamai(thisgateremainsclosedatothertimes).Patientlywe waitedfortheprocessiontopassfrompredeterminedpathandsimultaneouslywecouldlistendrums andothermusicalinstrumentsbeingplayedattheirfullestcapacityinSamadhiMandir.Theprocession shirdisaibabaexperiences.org Page52
UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS reachednearusandveryquicklypassedtowardsDwarkamai.Asmallartiwassungthereandprocession headedtowardsChavadi.ShirdiMazePandharpurandSaiRehemNazarKarnahymnswererecited there.TheprocessionthenquicklyreturnedtoSamadhiMandir.Iwastotallyintearstowatchthis heavenlyspectacleforthefirsttimeandbeingapartofit.MoreimportantlyitwasgifttomefromBaba onmybirthday,thisiswhaticonclude. Nextdayi.e.Friday,June4,2010wasthedayofdeparture.Evenafterspendingtwofulljoyfuldaysand stillhalfdaywasleftinShirdi,iwasupset.WefirstbookedourreturnticketsandwentinSamdhi Mandirforlastdarshan.Wejoinedqueueandwereagainluckytoattendthatday'snoonarti comfortably.Atabout5:00pmiwenttoDwarkamaitoaskforpermissiontoleave,arequesttocall againsoonandtobidlovablegoodbyetoSaiBabajiandleftforBaroda. AfterireturnedfromShirdi,whilenarratingdivineexperiencesofShirditriptoSaibrotherRanaGill (lyricistandsingerofBhajanalbumSaiTereHazaaronNaam),ireferredhimthequestionwhichwas earlierreferredtoBabanearMukhDarshan.He,asperhisopinionandviewsansweredme,"Baba,as wehavereadaboutHim,hasalwaystakenHimselfasdiscipleofofHisMaster(TheSupremeOne).He hasandwillnottakeanycreditofbeingGodHimself.HehasbeenactingasGod's(Maalik's)messenger fromthedayHelandedonthisearthinbodilyformforwelfareofmankind.Thus,Hehastopassour prayersandwishestoHisMasterandHismasterinturngrantourwishesthusgivingcredittoBaba,"I foundthisanswerquitesatisfactoryandiwaspaidformypatience,thisiswhatifeelandconclude. Disclaimer:Theviewsexpressedinthelastparagraphsolelybelongtothepersonwhohasutteredthem andtheyarenotsharedwithanyintentiontohurtanyone'sfeelingsand/ortoraiseanydisputeor contraversy. SeriesOfLeelasFollowedInShirdiDuringThisDiwali YoumustbethinkingwhyialwayswriteeverydetailofmyShirditrips.ThereasonisthateveryShirdi triphasauniquedivineexperience.Oneachvisit,wegetsuchexperiencesthatwefeelitwasbetter thanthepreviousoneandthesevisitstothisHolyTownbecomememories.Memoriesarelikesandon seashorewhichwillbewashedawaywithwavesoftime.Idonotwanttolooseanysuchdivine memoryandbywritingdowneverydetailofmyShirditripsonthisblessedblog,iamtryingtomakea shirdisaibabaexperiences.org Page53
UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS permanentrecord.ThislifeisshortandattheagewheniwouldnotbeabletogotoShirdiduetothis transientandeverfadinghumanbody,iwouldrefreshmymemoriesbyreadingthesereadydetails notedinmyyoungage.Iguess,onewillcertainlyfindmewiththickglassesonmyeyes,surrounded withallSaiBababooksandprintednotesofmyShirditrips.Iapologiseyouforgettingoffthetopicbut sometimeswavesofthoughtstakeustoofarandijustpenneddownmyfewthoughtstosharethem withyouall. Thistime,iwascalledtoShirdiwithnoplanstogo.WhilepostingphotographsofPunyatithi Celebrations2010atShirdi,myheartlongedtogotoShirdifromdeepwithin.Thesameday,Babafixed myplantovisitHim. WereachedShirdionDiwaliday(November5,2010)morningandwebookedourselvesinDwaravati guesthouseofShriSaiBabaSansthanTrust,Shirdi.OurscheduleforDiwalidayinShirdiwasplannedby LordBabafromourfirstvisitonDiwaliandthesamehappeningsarerepeatedeveryyear.Thistimealso thesamefollowed.WefirsthadourlunchinPrasadalay.ThenafterwecametoSamadhiMandir.First wesubmittedourenvelopeswithsomemoneypackedinthemforLaxmiPoojanbeingDiwalidayand thenproceededtowardsSamadhiMandir.Itwasafternoonandthuscrowdwascomparativelyless.We coulddirectlyreachmainSamadhiMandirhallwithinfewminutes.TheSamadhiMandirwasechoing withcriesof"ShriSachchidanandSainathMaharajKiJai".IwasjustgentlylookingatsweetfaceofLord Baba.HewassmilingasifwelcomingustoHishome.Thoughihadbunchofprayersinmyhandand wantedtosaysomanythingstoLordSai,iwasspeechlessinfrontofHim.TheglowonHisfacewas enhancingthatitcaneasilyattractanyone'sattentiontomakehim/herspeechless.Duetolesscrowd glasscoversaroundSamadhiwereremovedandwecouldfreelytouchSamadhiofLordSai.Itook prayerswithmeandgavethemtothepriest.Thepriestreturnedallofthemwitharosetomeandthus ipresumedthatprayerswereaccepted.Assaidearlierthatrushwasnominalwegottwomorechances tohavedarshaninSamadhiMandir. FullysatisfiedwiththedarshanwehadatSamadhiMandir,wewenttoDwarkamai.ThisMother Mosquealsohadmomentsofecstasyreservedforus.Welinedupinqueuenotveryfarfromgateof Dwarkamaiandquicklyheadedforward.TheupperlevelofDwarkamaithepermanentabodeofLord Saiwasopen.Weclimbedstepsandreachednearsacredfire'Dhuni'andsawitsflamesthroughiron cover.ThenwecamenearPadukasandliveportraitofLordSai.Ileftbunchofallprayersnearthe shirdisaibabaexperiences.org Page54
UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS portraitandaskedHimtoacceptallprayers.WethenalightedatlowerlevelofDwarkamaiandsatina cornerofthecommonwallofDwarkamaiandSamadhiMandir.Laxmipoojanstartedandsodarshan queuewasstoppedandtherewereveryfewdevoteesinDwarkamai.Thesecurityguardseeingus seatedinsmallspace,openedlockofironbarandallowedustositinmiddleofDwarkamai.Onecan literallyfeelthathe/sheisseatedinmother'slapwhilesittinginDwarkamai,thesamewasourfeeling. FewmonthsbackLordSaihadinspiredustoworkonauniquewriteupforthisblog.Ihadcarriedmy diaryandreferencebookstoworkonthiswriteupwhileiwasinShirdi.Ifoundenoughspacetositin Dwarkamaiandquicklytookoutessentialsfrommyhandbagtopendownthewriteup.Atabout5:45 PMpriestcamewithearthenpotwithhandle.Theironcageof'DhuniMaa'wasopenedandfew burningfirewoodswerekeptinthatearthpot.Thepriestthenquicklyheadedtowardsexitgatewith potandvapoursofburningfirewoodaboveit.Inoticedthisandgrabbedtheopportunitytotouchlive embers.BelievemeiwasnotscorchedeventhoughburningfirewoodwastakenoutfromDhunijusta fewsecondsback!!!SoonDhoopartistartedandweallchantedtheartiwhilesittinginDwarkamai itself.IhadmyeyesclosedeventhoughicouldseeSamadhimandirlivecapturesinfront,LordSai'slive portraitonmyleftandanotherportraitofLordBabasittingonstonetomyright.Infacticouldvisualise LordBabagivingblessingswithbothhandsandseatedasusual.LordSaiwassmilingwithgreat happinesstoseeHiskidsnearHim.Withsuchinnerjoy,ichantedwholeartiandopenedmyeyeswhen "ShriSachchidanandSainathMaharajKiJai"washeard.Nowasartiwasoveritwastimetoleave MotherMosque'slap. ItwasgettingdarkandsothetimetolightdiyasinNanddeepwasnearing.Weallwenttherewith diyas,rangoliandcandles.Onreachingatthespot,wefoundmanydiyasandcandlesalreadylit,thus makingtheenvironmentfulloflights.WesomehowmanagedtofindsomespacenearwellinLendibaug andlitfewcandlesanddiyas. Afterdinnermyself,mymotherandhersister(myaunty)decidedtostaybackandotherstookleaveto takerest.ThreeofusnowagainwenttoSamadhiMandirandhadblissfuldarshantwomoretimes. WhilewewereinmainhallofSamadhiMandirthesecondtime,itstartedrainingheavily.Wegottensed sincewethoughtthatwemaygetwetinrain.Butbeforewecameoutrainstoppedmakingeasyforus toreachourroomsandtakeresttogetrefreshedfornextday. NextdaywasmoreexcitingandblessingsofLordBabawereclearlyseen.Sometimebackwehadheard shirdisaibabaexperiences.org Page55
UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS aboutMeherBabaandnowwewishedtovisitHolySamadhiofthispersonalityinAhmednagarDistrict atavillagecalled'Meherabad'.Itwasverycool,calmandmesmerizingenvironmentthere.Foreign devoteeswereservingasvolunteersandtothesurpriseofall,therewasnotasingleIndianserving there.Shirdi,asweseetodayhasbecomeverycrowdedandeverywhereweseepeoplewhilethisplace wasveryquietwithfewpeople.WeallqueuedupandbowedtoSamadhi.Wealldidnotknowmuch aboutMeherBaba,butwithHisandSaiBaba'sgracewefoundfewdedicateddevoteesofMeherBaba whogaveussomeinformationaboutthisincarnationofGod.Theyguidedusaboutthewayfromwhere wecangetbooksonMeherBaba.Weallpurchasedfewbooksfromtheonlyshopandproceededour journeytoNimongaon. NimongaonisthevillagewhereNanasahebNimonkar'sdescendantslive.Wehadchancetomeet grandsonandgreatgrandsonofShriNimonkar.AlsowewerefortunatetotouchHolyPadukaswhich weregivenbyLordSaiBabaHimselftoShriNimonkartobekeptinshrine.ThePadukasemittedstrong fragranceofKasturiandChandanwhichlastedlongonourhands.WeweregivenMaharashtrainsnacks asitwasoccasionofdiwaliandgrandsonofShriNimonkarwhois94yearsofagenow,himselfput sweetsinourmouths.Hewasoverwhelmedbyourvisitandhadtearsofjoywhichwetoureyestoo. Weweresurprisedtoknowthatatthisoldage,grandsonofShriNimonkardonothaveglassesnor doeshesufferfromanydisease.Evenhedoesallhisdailychoreshimselfwithoutanybody'said.After capturingfewsnapswithgrandsonofShriNimonkar,welefthappilyforSakori,alandtreadedbyShri UpasaniMaharaj.Therealsoweexperiencedandenjoyedpeacefulatmosphere.Afterreturningto Shirdi,wetookourdinnerandsincewedidnotgotoSamadhiMandirfordarshanthatday,weoptedto attendShejartiandenjoyedittoourheart'scontent. Thenextdaywasdepartingdayandcrowdofdevoteeshadincreasedmuch.ButLordSaihasonemore Leelaandblessinginstoreforus.SinceitwasdeparturedaywewenttoDwarkamaiforlastdarshanto getpermissiontoleave.MotherMosquewasalsocrowdedwithlongqueue,butwepatientlyheaded. Theupperlevelwasclosedduetorush,sowehadchancetojustbepresentinDwarkamai.Wereached nearstonewhereLordBabausedtositandmeditate.Isawtwoshawlsorangeandgreenlyingatthe glasswhichcoversthestone.Ididnotnoticeanyoneclaimingthemtheirown,soiaskedsecurityguard standingthereifwecantakeshawls,shenoddedyes.ItwasprasadforusfromLordSaiandwewere veryhappytoreceiveitinDwarkamai.ThedaybeforewehadvisitedShriNimonkar'sdescendants houseandtheyhadtoldusthattheywillbecomingtoShirdiandwouldlovetomeetusagain.Theflag shirdisaibabaexperiences.org Page56
UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS overDwarkamaiwassuppliedbyShriNimonkarwhenhewasaliveandnowthisisprovidedbyhis descendantsoneveryRamnavami.Buttheflaggetsuntidyinthespanofayear,sosansthanhad requestedthemtoprovideonemoreflagforDwarkamaiwhichisreplacedonPadvaday(seconddayof DiwaliPadvacalledinMarathi).TheycamenearChawadiLordSaiBaba'srestingplaceandwewere standingthereonly.MeanwhileShriAnilBhojanialsoturnedup.SoonthenMadhyayan(noon)arti started.WeallrushedinChawdiandattendedartithere.ApostIntroductionGujaratiBook"Guruwar NiPalkhiItihaasAneVartmaan"waspublishedsometimebackonthisblog.ShriAnilBhojanihadbeen intrumentalinpublishingthisbookandhehadacopyinhishand.HekeptthatcopynearLordBaba's portraitanditremainedtheretillartifinished.WhileartiwasgoingonShriAnilBhojanigothintfrom LordBabathatthisbookmustbegiventomyfather.AlsoShriNimonkar'sgreatgrandsonhasnoticed thatbookandwishedthatsinceweweredevoteesfromGujaratandthebookisinGujarati,itmustbe giventomyfather.Afterartiwasconcluded,ShriAnilBhojanihandedoverthebooktomyfatherand askedhimtokeepthebookinourshrine.AfterweallgatherednearChawadiagain,ShriNimonkar's greatgrandsonrevealedtoallofuswhatwasgoinginhismindduringartiandnowhisthoughtswere takenintoactionbyShriAnilBhojani.ThusLordSaiBabablesseduswithabooktobeworshipedfrom now.WithsuchblessingsandgracebyLordSaiBabawereturnedtotallycontentandmorethirsttovisit thisplaceinevening. LordSaiBabaMadeAllMyDreamsARealityInShirdi... AlinkofpreviousShirditripisalwaysconnectedwithpresentone.Thistimealsothesamehappened. Suchdetailsitseemsfittobesharedherebecauseitshowsclearlyhowourthoughtsandwishesare fulfilledbyLordShirdiSaiBaba. Asstatedearlierthatthistriphasitsrootlaidintheearlierone,everythingwasunexpectedbutitdid happenbecausegraceofLordBabawaspresentinabundance.Relationsarealwaysmadewellin advancebeforeasoulgetstransformationintoabodyandthatbodymaintainstheserelationsasand whenneeded.Bloodrelationsareconsideredforemostofallrelations.Fewchoicesarestillleftforthe bodytochooseforthemselves.Inmakingsuchrelations,LordBabaalsomanyatimesplayamajorrole. InthismannerihavebeengiftedawonderfulSaiFamilybyHimandeachsuchrelationholdsspecific importanceinmylife.MyonesuchrelationiswithSaibrotherRanaGill(LyricistandSingerofSAITERE HAZAARONNAAMSaiBabaBhajanAlbum).WithtruewishofLordBaba,ourrelationstartedandto
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UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS mewasentrustedthedutyoftakingcareofhisblogwork.Sincethreeyearsweareregularlyintouch andhoursarespenttogethertalkingoverphoneorchattingoninternetasheresidesinCanada.Youcan followthelinkofSAITEREHAZAARONNAAMblogfordetailedwriteupabouthowwemet.Butwehad notseeneachotherfacetofaceuntilLordBabashoweredHisblessings.Beingsofarawayfromhis homeland,healwayslongedtogotoShirdi.Thismadehimupsetmanytimesandinturnthistroubled metoo.AftermeetinghimovertheinterneteachtimeivisitedShirdiiaskedLordBabatocallhimsoon. OnmyShirdivisitthisDiwali,beforeleavingisaid,"LordBabapleasecallmetoYourtownwithmy brother,tilltheniwillnotcometoShirdi".Thesamewassecretlydonebymymotherbecauseshealso wantedtoseeandmeethersonsoon.Webothdidnotrevealourcommonvowsuntilwereached home. BrotherRanajitoldmethathehadcametoIndiain2007.Ofcourseithasbeenlongtimeandnoneofus knewwhenhewouldbecomingagain.SoformeandmymotheritwasveryuncertaintogotoShirdifor unknowntimeperiod.ButstillwebothwereconfidentthatLordBabawouldnottakemuchtimetocall allofustoHistown. AfterwereturnedfromShirdiand23dayspassed,igotverygoodnewsthattherewerefewchances forBrotherRanajitocometoIndia.MyhappinessdoubledbecauseLordBabagaveaprobablecallto Histownsosoonandatlastiwastoseemylovingbrotherforthefirsttimeaftersuchalongwait.Asi saidearlier,webrothersisterspentlonghoursonphone,wehadmanytimesmadeplansofgoingto Shirditogether.So,beforehisleavingCanadathedateforgoingtoShirdiwasfixed.Onlyonedaywas postponedafterwardsduetounavoidablecircumstances.OnFebruary13,2011inafternoonwestarted forShirdiintaxi. WereachedShirdiatabout2:30AM.Allseemedtobetiredbythejourney,butwhenShirdi'sHolyairis breathed,alltirednessgetsvanished.Overandaboveit,allofusnoticeddoorsofDwarkamaiopenwith veryfewdevoteesseatedinsilenceandmeditation.Itwasbutnaturalforallofustorushthere.Shirdi atdaytimeisalwayscrowdedwithdevoteesbutthesceneofmidnightwasabsolutelycalmand mesmerizing.NobodywasseeninlanenearDwarkamai.LordSaiBabawasalsorestingatthattime.To thecontrarymythoughtswerethatafteralongtediousdayofmeetingdevoteesvisitingHim,granting theirwishes,consolingthem,promisingthem,lovingandcaringthem,nowHemustbegivingall accounttoHisMasterinthismomentofcalmness.Notmindingthissilencetobebrokenonour shirdisaibabaexperiences.org Page58
UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS enteringDwarkamai,i,withallothers,simplyrushedandgotseatedonthelowerlevelfloorof Dwarkamai.LordBabadidwelcomeuswithsilenceallaroundandgotbacktoHisworksoon.Ohwhata peacefulambianceitwas!!!Nopush,norush,nocries,nohurrytoproceed...!!!Itwastotallyheart melting.Myeyescouldnotstopsheddingtears.LordSaiBabaisalwayswithus,butShirdihassome differentmagneticeffectwhichconsciouslygivesfeelingofHisPhysicalPresencethenwhattosayabout Dwarkamai?Atothertimes,beforeleavingforShirditherearesomanythingstosayandsharewith LordBaba,butonreachingeverythinggetsvanishedandmindistotallyblank.Itseemedthatallthe prayers,talkswerealreadyheardbyHimandwhenHecomesinfrontofeyes,Hegiveschancetostare Himwithnothoughtsinmindandheartfulloflove.ButthistimeiopenedmyhearttoHimandHe,as lovingFatherkeptonlisteningme.Hewasassuringmethateverythingwouldbefine."Iamalwayswith youtotakecareofyou,donotworryhence".Myheartmeltedandmyeyeswerecontinuouslyshedding tears.Icouldneverforgetthosemoments.BrotherRanajiwasseatednearme,soiwastryingtohide mytearsfromhim,thoughiknewthatitwasknowntohim.Beingfarawayacrosssevenseas,heused toreadmymindandtellmeexactlywhatwasgoinginme,thenitwascertainlyimpliedthatheknew, buthedidnotdisturbOursilentconversation. KakadArtiwastostartat4:30AMandaboutonehourwasremaining.Sowebothdecidedtotakea walkaroundSamadhiMandir.Sincewewerehavingourcellphonesandcamerawithus,wedidnot enterSamadhiMandirpremises.Themomentsweredreamcomingtrueandeachsecondwas enjoyable.Weweresometimestalkingandsometimesweresilentjusttryingtobelievethatdreamscan alsoturnintoreality.InmymindiwascontinuouslythankingLordSaiBabaforHisgentleloveand acceptanceofourprayers.Hisgraceseemedtobeatpeaklevel:)Aftercompletingtworounds,weagain wenttoDwarkamai.Therewasstillsometimeremainingforartitostart.Theworkofcleaningand decoratingDwarkamaiwasgoingon.TheglasscoveringfromstoneonwhichLordBabausedtositwas openandihadaquickchancetotouchit.SoonaftersometimeKakadArtistartedanditwasreally blissfultoattendKakadArtiinDwarkamai.ThenwewenttoDwaravatifortakingrest. AcuriousthingwenotedwhilewewerewalkingaroundSamadhiMandir.Awhitedogwasfollowingus. Attimesheovertookusandstoodtillwereachnearitandthenitagainfollowedus.Thishappened manyatimes.ItevencrossedroadwithuswhenweweregoingtoDwaravatiandfollowedustillwe reached.Wedidnotpayanyattentiontothedog,thoughitwasmakingmescared,butBrotherRanaji wassayingmethatitwillnotharmusdon'tbescared.Itreallydidnotharmbutitwascertainlyaform shirdisaibabaexperiences.org Page59
UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS ofLordBaba!!! NextdayafterrefreshingwewenttoChawadi.NoonArtiwasabouttostartandsowestoodinfrontof Chawadiandenjoyedthearti.Beforeonemonth,wehadbookedthedateinShriSaiBabaSansthan TrustregistertogiveachancetoBrotherRanajitosinginLordBaba'sdarbar.Theevent,whichhe considersashistoricaleventofhislife,wasscheduledonFebruary15,2011from9:00PM10:00PM. SoitwasrequiredthatwemustmeettheconcernedofficialoftheSansthanthoughwrittendocuments forthepermissionwerealreadypreparedandgiventous.Wereachedtheofficeandfoundthatthe officialhadgoneforlunchandwewerecalledafteronehour.Inthemeantimewehadourlunchand returnedbacktotheoffice.Theofficialwasstillnotpresent.Hissecretarymadeussitverycomfortably andlistenedtous.Ourqueryregardingmusicianswasattendedbyhimandhetriedallmeansto arrange.Whilethiswasgoingon,theofficialcamebackfromlunchandwewerecalledinhiscabin.Heis alwaysrunningbusyandrarelymeetsanyone.Butforustherewasaverydifferenttreatment.Hevery calmlylistenedtousandpromisedtoprovideeveryfacilityinhisreach.Everythingwentonsosmoothly thatouronlyconclusionwasthatLordBabawasshoweringHisgracecontinuously. LordBabadidnotallowustostepinsideSamadhiMandiruntilHemadeusrealisethatHehadall arrangementsreadyforus.TherewasnoneedtoworrybecauseHeHimselfhadplannedeverything. BrotherRanajiandiwereveryrelaxedandnowourthirsttotakedarshaninSamadhiMandirhadtobe satisfiedasLordBabahadcalledus.SowerushedtoDarshanqueue.Mymotheralsoaccompaniedus. Crowdwasconsiderable,butglasscoversaroundSamadhiwereremoved.WereachednearLordBaba fromHisrighthandside.Ihadprayerswithmeasusualandiwasreturnedthemwitharosefrom SamadhiafterbeingtouchedatLordBaba'sHolyFeet.ItouchedSamadhiandwasfullofenergyand love.Wordsarelesstodescribemyfeelingsofthattime.IwastoomuchexcitedtoseeLordBabaand thiswasmyfirstdarshanofthisparticularShirditrip.ThenwecanimaginewhatBrotherRanajiwould befeelingashewasvisitingShirdiafterfiveyears!HewasliterallyintearsbecauseLordBabahadcalled himtoHistownaftersolongtime,whilehehadlosthopethatLordSaiwouldnotshowerthisgraceon himandittooksometimeforhimtocomebacktonormal.ItwaseveninganditwaswishofBrother RanajitogotoShaniShinganapurtotakedarshanofLordShaniMaharaj.Weallhadnicetimeand darshantheretooandreturnedbacktoShirdiatabout11:00PM. Nextdayhadmuchmoreinstoreforus.Fewmorearrangementsfortheeveningeventwereleftand shirdisaibabaexperiences.org Page60
UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS wefirstcompletedthose.AfterhavinglunchinPrasadalay,wewentfordarshaninSamadhiMandir. Waitinghallwasfullypackedwithoverflowingdevoteesinit.DuetosomeVIPdevoteescomingfor darshanthegeneralqueuewasforwardedaftertimeintervals.Sowehadtowaitforabouttwohoursto reachthemainhall.Afteralongwait,wehadveryblissfuldarshanonceagainandLordSaiBabatookall carethatwehadnicedarshanwithoutanyhindrance.ThecoutdownforhistoricaleventofBrother Ranaji'slifehadstarted.LordBabashoweredrealgraceonhimbykeepinghimnearHimselfforabout 10moreminuteswhilewewerewaitingforhimoutside. At8:00PMweallgatherednearGateno.3ofSamadhiMandirpremises.Allofusenteredthrough MukhdarshangatewhichisnowsituatedoppositeDakshinMukhiHanumanMandir.Musicianswere readywiththeirinstrumentsonthebackstageadjacenttoDwarkamaiandattheendofSamadhi Mandir.Sansthanofficials,nowadays,donotprovidesoundsystemtoanyartist,butforusitwas promised.Buttill9:00PMnothingseemedtobearranged.BrotherRanajiwasreadytosingwithout soundsystem.Whilewewerediscussingthisamongourselves,personnelfromSansthancameand withinfewminutesarrangedeverything.At9:15PMBrotherRanajistartingsingingsoulfulbhajans writtenforLordSaiBabainHisDarbar.Thedarshanqueuewasstoppedbecauseartitimewasnearing andmainhallwasvacatedforcleaning.ThusLordBabalistenedtoBrotherRanajitakingtimeoutofHis busyscheduleandwasaloneonHisGoldenThrone!!!Photographsoftheeventwerecapturedby photographerofSansthan.OnecanfollowthelinkofBrotherRanaji'sblogtoviewpictures.Devotees presentinSamadhiMandirandDwarkamaiseemedtobeenjoyingbhajans.Fewofthemsatatlower levelofthestagefacingLordBabaandlisteningattentively.Humanslikeuswerenoticedtoenjoythe wordsofpraiseofLordBaba,butifeltthateveryinanimatethingpresenttherewasenjoyingthebliss.I hadaglanceatDhuniMaaanditsflameswereseentoberaisedveryhighasiwasabletoseethem frombackstageofSamadhiMandirwhileatothertimeswehavetopeepindeeplytoseetheflamesin Dwarkamai.Onehourwasgivenandtheendtimewasnearing.Iwasfeelingthatthetimestopshere andigoonlisteningtomybrotherinLordBaba'sdarbar.Iwashavingmyfather'swristwatchwithme toinformtimetoBrotherRanaji.Tomyastonishment,whenilookedatthewatchafter23secondsof thisthoughtcrossingmymind,ifoundthatthewatchwasstoppedandtimeisdisplayedwas9:58PM!!! Myfeelingsweresuchthattodaytimeforgetstoshowthetimeof10:00PMandthiswasactuallymade truebylovingLordBaba.Aftersometime,thewatchagainstartedtoworknormally. WehadplannedtoreturnbackfromShrdionthesameday.ButLordBabadidnotallowustoleaveuntil shirdisaibabaexperiences.org Page61
UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS nextdayevening.Hehadmuchmoreinstoreforuswhichwerealisedwhenitcametous.Brother RanajihassharedanincidentofhisfirstalbumbeingplayedinShirdiDarbarforthefirsttimeonhis blog.Irequestyoualltoreadthatincidentfromhisblogdirectlytoavoidmakingthiswriteuptoomuch lengthy.Hewantedagaintomeetthepersonwhomadethispossible.Sowetookhimtomusicroom buttheofficialwasnotpresent.SoBrotherRanaji,meanwhile,wentnearLendibaugtomeetsome devotee.Meandmyfatherwerewaitinginmusicroomitself.Afterconcernedofficialcame,wegaveCD ofSAITEREHAZAARONNAAMtohim.Hewastalkingwithmyfatheranditoldmyfatherthati'llgoand callBrotherRanaji.Ihurriedlywenttohimandtoldhimtocomewithme.Whilewewereontheway, weheardtheCDbeingplayedthethirdtime.Iagainrequestreaderstoreadanotherwriteupwherein LordBabashoweredimmenseblessingsandacceptedmywishformybrotherbyplayingbhajanson Diwaliday.Atthattime,ireallymissedhimandwantedtoexperiencethishappinessinhispresence. Butthetimehadnotyetcame.NowthistimeLordBabafulfilledmythiswishtoo.IamthankfultoHim againandagainforturningallmydreamswithrespectofBrotherRanajiintoreality.Ilistenedhimlivein ShirdiandagainLordBabamademelistenhisrecordedbhajansonthedaywhenwedidnothaveany planstobeinShirdi.IguessHemadeusstayforonemoredayforthistreatonly!!!Ineveningwe departedforBaroda(Gujarat)againenjoyingbhajansonourindividualrequestsbyBrotherRanajion ourwayandreachedat4:00AMthankingandrememberingLordBabaforHisgreathospitalityand mercydawnonus:) SaiBaba'sGraceShoweredNineThursdaysVratMiracle AnarticlenamedNineThursdaysSaiBabaVratFAQ'shasbeenverypopularsincedevoteesdoingthis vratasktheirdoubts&I,tothebestofmyknowledge&experiencegiveanswers.Thereasonthatihave personallyansweredandisstillansweringqueriesisthatthisvrathasbeenbeneficialtomeandmy family.Recentlyihadsuchanexperience,whichiamsharinginthispostandwhoserootswereplanted beforethreeyears!!!ThisleelaofBabaisveryamazingandhowHeshowersthisgraceatrighttimeis learntfromit. Intheyear2007,almostthreeyearsback,whenIwasawayfromblogging,Iwasworkinginanexport firm.ThatwasthetimewheniwasacquaintedtoSaiBabajustaboutayearago!!!Iwastiedinnew relationwithBabaandwasclimbingpreliminarystepsofdevotion.Thatphaseiconsiderasmy childhoodwhereiniwaslearningandfacingnewthingsindevotion.
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UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS Asageneralrule,iwasalsoenthusiastictotakemycareerinanexistingdirectionandshapemyfuture. Liketodayatthattimealso,IwasdependentonBabaforthis.ButHehadtotallydifferentplansforme, onlyHewaswaitingforrighttime,Ipresume.He,aspermythinkingisinterestedthatibebusydoing Hisseva,evenIdoandwishthesameforwholeofmylife.Butthatwasthetimewhenihadnoidea aboutHisplan,ratheriwaswalkingonHispredeterminedpath. InApril2007,ihadgivenwrittenexaminationofUTIBankLtd(presentlyknownasAxisBankLtd).Being fullydependentonBabaforsuccess,irememberedandprayedHimmentallytohelpmeandbewith me.Tomysurprise,theanswersheet'sserialnumbertotaledtofigure9,questionpaper'sserialnumber alsototaledto9andexamrecordnumbertoohadatotalof9.ThusitwasanindicationtomethatBaba hadacceptedmyprayersandwouldcertainlyhelpme.WithabundantgraceofBabaididpass examinationandwascalledforapersonalinterviewatAhmedabad. Iattendedinterviewconfidentlybutwasnotappointed.Moreover,themomenticloseddoorofcabin whereiwasinterviewed,iwastotallyblank!!!Icouldnotgiveanyanswertomyfathernormyfriendsas towhatquestionswereputforwardtomeduringinterviewexceptthatinterviewersaskedmeabout myselfandfamilybackground.Suchquestionsareofgeneralnatureinaninterview,soapartfrom these,fewmorequestionswereaskedbuticouldn'trecallevenasingleone:(Thenafter,icamebackto Baroda,gotbusyinmyroutineforgettinginterviewandloosingallhopetobeappointedinthat prestigiousbank. Now,aftermarriage,inoticedmyhubby'slifeveryunstablebecauseofhisjob.Hehadalotoftraveling andsobothofuswerestrivinginanunsteadyatmosphere.Thoughhegotpromotedinthesame Pharmafieldfromwherehehadstartedhiscareer,insteadofgettingsteadylife,travelingincreasedat greaterextent.Iwashappywiththisprogress,butbehindallmymindwasrestlesswiththetruththat hewouldhavetotravelalotmorethanearlier.Meanwhile,throughanemployeeofAxisBankLtdanda commonfriend,wegottoknowthattherewasavacancyinthesameandbankhaddemandedCV'sof experiencedcandidateswithoutanypublicannouncement.Theopportunitywasnotsmallandthusmy hubbyforwardedCV'sofbothofusthesameday.WithBaba'sgracehewascalledforwritten examination.Justbeforetwodaysofexamination,heboughtbankexaminationbook,buthecould studyverylittlefromitduetotimeconstrains.Thedayofexaminationcameandhewasthenanxiously shirdisaibabaexperiences.org Page63
UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS waitingfortheresultbecausehehaddonewellandwasconfidenttopassinit. Mymother'shealthwasnotgoodandsoihadbeenatmymother'splace.Iwassittingnearshrineofmy homeandsuddenlybeinginspiredbyBabaisaid,"OBaba,iwillstartNineThursday'sVrat,butplease makeourlifesteadybygivingjobtomyhubbyinAxisBank".IstartedthevratfromnextThursday (September16,2010)itself.Duetohealthproblems,thistimeibeggedpardonfromBabaanddecided tohaveonetimemealinafternoonandnotinevening.Onthefirstday,afterlunchiwashavingnoon napforsometime.Myhubbywasathomeandhismobilerang.ItwascallfromAxisBankforpersonal interviewthecomingMonday(September20,2010)!!!Thoughihadstartedvrat,ihadtakenlunchand thenwastoobservefast.Butbeforethat,BabashoweredHisgrace. Nowtoattendtheinterviewwasmorechallengingthanwrittenexamination.Myhubbyneededto preparehimselffromallsidesbecausethisinterviewwasfirstofitskindtohim.Eveninourfriendcircle, therewasnoonewhocouldhelpustogivesomehintsastowhatkindofquestionsareaskedinbank interview.Earlierihadfacedsuchaninterviewbutiwasblankaboutthequestionsasmentioned earlier.Sotherewasnohopefrommyside.Then,anotherLeelafollowed.OnSundaywhenmyhubby wassearchinghistoryandconstitutionofAxisbankonnet,fewquestionscameinmymind(actually,i recalledthosefewquestionsatthattime)andaskedhimtosearchanswersfromnet.Alongwithhis owneffortsofsearchingprobablequestions,hegotfewmorequestionswhichiwasasked,thus preparinghimfortheinterviewinthebestpossiblemanner. Withallrequireddocumentsreadywithhim,heconfidentlyattendedinterview.Heansweredalmostall questionsandonlyhisinterviewlastedlong.Hegavemethisnewsofhisgoodperformanceininterview tomeandreturnedwithpositivehopesinhismind. OnOctober2,2010,wereturnedfromSaiNaamsmaranprogramatnightandsawaletterfromAxis Bank.Itwasactuallyappointmentletterfromthesaidbankandhehadbeenappointedas"Assistant Manager"thepostweneverthoughtof.ReallyBabaactedinthesamemannerasiwished.Beforeall NineThursdayswerefinished,Babafulfilledmywish.Thoughmyhubbygottransferredinothercityand webothhavetolivealonefacingfewmorehardshipsthanearlier,iamhopefulthatBabahasplanned somethingverygoodforusafterthistimeperiodofseparation.Iamjustwaitingforthattimewithfull faithandpatience,Baba!!!ThankyousomuchforeverythingandalwayshaveYourLovingglanceson shirdisaibabaexperiences.org Page64
UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS all. ShirdiSaiBabameetsinDwarka IusedtothinkthatIamnotlucky,asIhaventtakenbirthwhenSaiBabawasinphysicalformandInot abletoseeHim.ItisawellknownfactthatSaiBabaaskedHisdevoteestofirstworshiptheirdeities, followthemhonestlyandnottoleavetheworshipforHim.ManysuchincidentshavebeenreadinSai SatcharitraandotherbooksonSaiBaba.Butinmycasethisiscompletelyoppositeandwouldliketo sharewithyouhowSaiBabawaswithmewhenIwasinDwarka(HolyLandofLordKrishna).ThoughI carriedHiminmyheart,IcouldfeelHispresencethere. InMay2008,IwenttoDwarkawithmymother,grandmother,maternalauntyandmycousin.Twodays beforedepartureItoldmymotherthatIamnotfeelingthatexcitementfrominsidelikeIfeelwhenwe gotoShirdi.WhyIwasfeelinginsuchaway,Iwasunabletounderstand,thoughIusedtovisitDwarka frommychildhoodandwasalwaysveryexcitedwheneverwevisitedDwarka. Mygrandmotherisoldnowandcantwalktofaroffdistances.WehadtogotoDwarkainthetrainfrom avillagenearJamnagarwheremymaternalunclelives.Beingasmallvillagetherailwayplatformisnot verylong.Apartfromthatthereisonlyoneplatformandiftraincameonthesecondtrack,itwouldbe verydifficultformygrandmothertostepinthetrain.Itwasquitesurethatthetrainwouldcomeonthe secondtrack,asitwasthetimeforanothertraintocomeonthefirsttrack.Sowewerequitetensed andthoughtthateitherwewillhavetogotoDwarkawithoutgrandmaorcancelourtrip.ButSaiBaba wantedustogotoDwarkaandwaswaitingforusthere.Thetraindidcomebutlittlelatefromitsusual time.Sotheothertraincameandpassedawayfromthefirsttrack.Thetraininwhichweweretogoto Dwarkanowcameonthefirsttrackandwecouldgettheseatscomfortably. Dwarkaisonlytwohoursfromourvillagebytrain.WereachedDwarkaatabout4:30P.M.Wehireda rickshawfromrailwaystationtothetemple.AssoonasIalightedofffromtherickshawmyaunty showedmeaboardofSaiDhamTempleataconsiderabledistance.Ilookedattheboardtotracethe addressofthetempleandhowtoreachthere.IwassobusyinreadingtheboardthatIdidnotnoticea cowcomingfromthefrontside.Everyoneelsewasalsobusyinalightingofftherickshaw,sotheycould alsonotnoticethecowfromtheothersideoftherickshaw.Thecowdashedmebutwiththegraceof shirdisaibabaexperiences.org Page65
UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS SaiBabaIwasnothurtanywhere,butwasfrightenedandscreamedOBaba.Thisisthefirstinstancein DwarkathatSaiBabaprovedthatHewaswithmeinDwarkaalso. Thetempleisopenfordarshanfrom5P.M.onwards.Thetemplepremisesdidnothavelockersfor luggageandshoes,soitwasdecidedthatmycousinandIshouldremainoutsidewhileothersgoinfor darshan.Afterhalfanhourtheyallcameandnowitwasourturntogo.Butassoonaswesteppedthe curtainofthemainshrinewereclosed.OnaskingthePujariweweretoldthatLordKrishnawastobe decoratedbyflowersandsothetemplewouldbeclosedtill7:00PM.Sonowwedecidedtogotosea shoreandfromthereonlyweweretogotoSaiDhamtemple.Weaskedalocalvendorforthewayto thetempleandheshowedustheflagonthetopofthetempleandalsothewaytoreachthere.Wehad alreadywalked1.5km.Thetemplewasataconsiderabledistanceofabout1km.Nowwewereinafix becausemygrandmotherwastiredandthetemplewasfaroff.Moreoverrickshaworanyothermeans ofconveyancecannotgothere.Soonehastoreachthetemplebywalkingonly. Bythetimewereachedthetemple,weallwerecompletelyexhausted.ItwasverystrangetempleandI haventseensuchatempleearlier.TheShivlingaofMahadevwasinthebasementofthetempleandthe idolofSaiBabawasonthefirstfloorslightlyabovethegroundlevel.Weclimbedthestepsandaswe wentneartotheidolofSaiBabaweallexperiencedasourtirednesshasvanishedandsoweregained theenergytomovefurther.ThesilenceofthetempleimpressedusandIfeltasifIhavebeencutfrom theworldoutside.TherewasasmallsilveridolofSaiBaba.ItwassobeautifulandeyecatchingthatI wishedIcouldtakeithomewithme.Thebiggeridolwasalsoverybeautifulandtouching.Atthe backsideofthetemple,seashorewasvisible.Whatasceneitwas!OnonesideitwasSaiBabastemple andontheothersideitwasseashore.Whiletalkingincasualway,Iexpressedmydesireoftakingthe smallidolofSaiBabahome;mycousinalsosaidthatshetoohadthesamefeeling.Onewillconsiderita coincidencethatIhadthedarshanofSaiBabafirstinDwarka,asthetempleofLordKrishnawasclosed fordarshan.ButIknewthiswasthepresenceofSaiBabainDwarkaandIwasthusremindedofmy words,whichIsaidtomymotherbeforedeparting.ThisisthesecondinstancewhereIcouldfeelthe presenceofmybelovedSaiBabainDwarka. AfterbeingpleasedbySaiBabasdarshanandrechargedourselvesweproceededtoLordKrishna templeandcouldhavethedarshanthistime.Wehadtoreturntoourvillageby10:45P.M.trainandso wereachedrailwaystationat10:00P.M.Wehadanideathatthetrainwouldbecrowdedsowe shirdisaibabaexperiences.org Page66
UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS reachedthestationabitearlier.Whenwereachedthestation,itwasalreadycrowdedwithpassengers. Wecouldnotevenfindanemptybenchtomakemygrandmasit.Wehadnohopeofthecrowdbeing distributedtosomeothertrainasthatwasthelasttrainoftheday.Besidesthefrequencyoftrainsin Dwarkaisalsonotmuch.Seeingthecrowd,againwewereinafixthathowcouldwestepinthetrain? Thequestionofgettingseatswasleftfarbehind.Allofuswantedthatatleastwemustgetoneseatfor grandma. Whenthetraincame,beforegoingneartothetraintofindtheplaceIjustsaidSainathMaharajKiand othersaccompaniedmebysayingJai.Weeasilysteppedinthetrainleavingbehindthecrowdandcould gettwoseatsasifSaiBabahadkeptthoseseatsreservedforusonly.Mygrandmadidhaverespectfor SaiBaba,butshedidnotserveHiminanyways.Assoonaswewereseated,shesaidifSaiBabawontbe thereforuswewonthavegottheseats.Whatamiracle.Anotherfact,whichismoresurprising,was thattheboogieinwhichwewerewasnotatallcrowded.Wesafelyreachedhomeatabout12:30A.M. ThusbecauseofSaiBabaonlyweandespeciallymygrandmahadsuchasafeandcomfortablejourney toDwarka. ShirdiSaiBabaInDreams SaiBabaworksonHisdevoteesinuniquewaysandallHiswaysareverydifficulttocomprehend.A human'slifeisoughttochangeandeverynewchangeinhislifefrightenshimtosomeextent.Butwhen SaiBabaispresenttomakesuchchangesfavourableandextendsHislovinghands,thechangebecomes easiertoaccept.Followingthisrule,iamalsonotanexceptiontothis.Afterstartingnewleaseoflife,it wasobviousthatchangestookplaceofteninmylife.ButSaiBabawastherewithmetoguidemeallthe time. Afterreadingandpostingmanyexperiences,itwasmyquestiontoSaiBabathatwhyHedoesnotcome frequentlyinmydreams?Thiswascommoninmyearlydaysofdevotionintheyear2006,butwhynow itisnotso?Nowirealisetodaythattherewasnosuchneed.TodaywhenineedSaiBaba'spresenceand moreofHisblessings,Hegavemefewdreamswhichcarrydeepmeaningsbutiamunableto understand.DearSaiReaders,iamsharingallthreedreamsbelow.
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UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS OneoffortunateSaidevoteesinmyneighbourhoodhavebeautifulidolofSaiBabaandthey performallritualsinverydevotedway.Theirsimplewayofdevotiontoucheseveryone'sheart whovisitsthere.Sinceitisneartomyplaceiusedtovisitthereoftenandtakepartinarti beforewedding.Beforeonemonthofwedding,invitationcardswerebeingdistributedand everytimeisawinvitationcard,iusedtowonderifSaiBabawouldcometomyweddingornot. NodoubtmanysuchcasesareseenandiwasconfidentthatSaiBabawouldcertainlycometo attendmywedding,butmyfaithwassurroundedbydoubtsinmydeepheart. Onenightihadadream,ihasbeenforartiinatthatsameplace.Wefinishedartiandisawidol ofSaiBaba(Babaitself!!!)openingHiseyes. IaskedBaba,"BabaApSoRaheTheKya(WereYousleepingBaba)?" Babaanswered,"HaBetiAnkhLagGayiThi(Yeschild,itookanap)". WealljustchantedartiofBabai.e."ArtiSaiBabaSoukhyaDaataarJiva". SoBabaasked,"Whydidyounotsing'ShirdiMazePandharpur'Invainisyourarti?" Ianswered,"YesBabaimissedit". Babathenreplied,"Yourecitethishymnnowonwards" IagreedandthenquestionedBaba,"Baba,whydontYoucometomyhome?" Babareplied,"YesIwillcome,youproceed,Iwillfollowyousoon". AsperBaba'sinstructions,ifoundmyselfatmyhomesittingwithmybrotherinlivingroom. SoonisawBabacomingandHestoodneargateandwaitingforbeingnoticed.Iimmediately noticedBabaasiwaseagerlywaitingforHim. Isaidmybrother,"Shashank,goopenthegate,Babahascome,Heiswaiting".Andthen,ifound Himsittingonthesameplacewherewewerepreviouslyseatedandweall(myparents,brother shirdisaibabaexperiences.org Page68
UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS andmyself)werequitebusyinweddingpreparations.Babawasobservingwhatallwasgoingin frontofHim.Whileweallwerebusyinourownworks,Babawasseatedatourhomejust unnoticed!!! Thusthedreamendedbutittaughtmetochantthehymnandtomysurprisethoughinever botheredtoreciteit,iknewitbyheartandicouldsingitwithoutreferringArtibook!!!
Seconddream(ORADreadfulIncident)AfterMyWedding: Yes,itwasreallydreadful.Icannotjudgeeventodaywhetheritwasadreamoranydreadful incident. OnJuly31,2010,iwastakingnoonnap.Suddenlyifeltajerkinmybody.Itseemsthatmybody wasfreezingandicouldnotevenmove.Itriedtoshooktomyhusbandandwakehimup,buti could'nt.Evenitriedtospeak,butfailed.Thenirememberedmymother,uttered"Mummy mummy"threetimesandthenithoughtindream(orinreality)thathowcanicallmymotherto helpme.Sheisveryfarnowandcan'truntohelpme.Itisfoolishofmetothinkso.Suddenlyi rememberedMotherSaiandspokeup,"Baba"andthattooonlyonce.ThemomentBaba's namewasutterediwasliberated.Meandmybodywerebacktonormal. OnlyonecryofdespairmadeBabaruntomeandtookmeoutofthatdreadfulsituation.Ah! BabaYouaretruelyMotherofall. Whenisharedthisdreamtomymother,sherepliedthatnowthatshecan'tbeeverywhereand anywherewheneverineedher,BabajihastakenthatchargeandimustrememberHiminthe firstplaceitself.
ThirdFrighteningDream: ThisdreamoccurredtomeonAugust12,2010.Thesamedayihadbeentomymother'splace andaskedhertogivemeBaba'sSacredNeemLeaftokeepitinshrineatmyhome.Sheagreed, butineveningwhenileft,webothforgotaboutit.Atnightbeforesleepingisuddenly rememberedthatiforgottotakeNeemleaf.Ithought,"Icantakeitonanothervisit,soitwas
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UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS notabigissue". Aftermidnight,isawthefollowingdream: Ihadbeentoanunknownlady'splace.Theladywasfatandshehadasmallgirlinherlap.She wastalkingtome.Suddenlywhilstthetalks,shegotup,unrolledarolloflongandoldpaperand outcameBaba'sSacredDryNeemLeaf.Theleafwasverydifferent.Ithaddriedupbutthefact thatithassmallthinredcolouredoutlineputmeinthinkingstate.Morethanthat,iaskedfor anotheroneformyhubby.Shereplied,"Itisthelastone,dear".Iwasdisappointedandstarted thinkingwhyigottheleafandmyhubbydidnotthoughhewasseatedadjacenttome.While thinkingso,isawhim.AndLo!IsawSaiBabajisittingbesideshim.TheformofBabawasreally divine.AswehaveusuallyseenHimindirtywhiteclothes,Hisformindreamwasjustopposite. HewasinwhitecleanclothesandlightwasseenbehindHishead. Babathensaid,"YeSabToMithyaaHai(Allthisismereillusion)". Ireplied,"HaBaba,EkApHiSachHo(Yes,YouaretheOnlyTruth)". BabawasmuchpleasedwithmyanswerandHesmiledlookingatme.Suddenly,then,Baba disappearedandinHisplacetherewasbrightlight.Thendifferentpersonsstartedreplacingthe light.Thepersonschangedthemselvessoquicklythaticouldnotrecognizeanyone.Iguess therewerefewpersonswhomialreadyknowbutcouldnotrememberanyfaceexceptone. Therewasanuglyoldmanwithhishairflowingdowntowardshisshoulderstillhischest.He frightenedme.ButindreamiwasverymuchjoyoustohaveBaba'sdarshanandwasdancing withhappycriesof"BabaBaba".Inreailtyiwascrying"Baba,Baba"andthisawakenedmeand myhusbandtoo.Whenirecalledthedream,irememberedtheoldmanandheleftadreadful impressiononmymind. Suchmysteriousdreamswerethey.Butmostofit,iampleasedtogetBaba'sgraceandadviceinthose dreams. shirdisaibabaexperiences.org Page70
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UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS WeallthankyoufrombottomofourheartsforreadingourexperienceswithourbelovedLordSaiBaba. WerequestandprayHimtokeepallHiskidsinHisfoldandnevereverleaveourtinyhands. MayHealwaysblessyouandyourfamilyalwaysandforever.
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SECTIONI EXPERIENCEOF EDITOR ANILGUPTA

UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS ofblessings.Once,apersontouchesthelandofShirdi,SaiBabatakesallworriesofthatpersonand fulfillspersonsdesire. Anantkoti,BramhandNayak,ShriSatchidanandSatguru,SainathMaharajKiJai. shirdisaibabaexperiences.org Page13

SECTIONII EXPERIENCES OFRANAGILL

IfyouloveSaiBabajitrulythenHewarnsyouofanyfuturecalamityordifficultyanditisupto ustounderstandsuchmessagesandbealert.HeneverwantsthatHischildrenshouldsufferfor anycause,butsometimesweignoresuchmessagesandrepentlater.

SaiBabanevertoleratesego.ThishasbeensaidbyHimwhenHewasinfleshandbloodand todayalsoHeneversparesHisegoisticdevotees.RatherHedestroystheiregoandmakethem walkonthepathofspiritualitytoachievesupremegoalofeverysoul.

UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS onthisearthwithbodymadeupadustwhichisgoingtomergeindustultimatelyintheend, shouldpraytoHischosendeity.PrayerisaconnectionbetweenmanandGod.Soprayeris alwaysasolutiontoallthisworldlyproblems.

SECTIONIII EXPERIENCES OFHETALPATIL RAWAT

babaexperien nces.org shirdisaib

UNLEASHSAISBLESSINGS WeallthankyoufrombottomofourheartsforreadingourexperienceswithourbelovedLordSaiBaba. WerequestandprayHimtokeepallHiskidsinHisfoldandnevereverleaveourtinyhands. MayHealwaysblessyouandyourfamilyalwaysandforever.

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