By: Shri Narasimha Swamiji
510. In 1914, Ramanavami season, when myriads flocked to Baba, an old woman was shouting.
Old Woman: “Hallo! take pity upon me, an old woman! Hallo, Baba, give me your darsan”.
Shama went out and elbowed his way back with her into Sai Baba’s presence. She melted into tears and held Baba with both her arms round his waist.
Baba: Mother! how long have I waited for you! Have you brought anything for me to eat?
Old Woman: Here is a piece of stale flat bread and an onion. I started my journey with one flat bread and two onions. But tired by journey, I ate at a stream in the morning and ate off half the cake with one onion. Here is the remainder. You had better eat it.
Baba: (crunching the stale bread and eating it with gusto). How sweet, O mother, is your bread!
578: M.B.R was identifying himself with Baba and in 1915, on Rama Navami. Tried to get Baba’s approval and sanction for that identification. At Rama Navami, numerous devotees placed new clothes before Baba so that he may touch and return them. M.B.R. brought a very fine pacca muslin (bought for Rs.85/- ) kept it inside his shirt and then bowing to Baba slyly thrust the muslin under Baba’s gadi, when no one noticed it. MBR was resolved that if Baba cared for his love, the muslin should be retained and not returned by Baba, as Baba and he, were one. When all clothes were returned, Baba got up.
Baba: I say, clear off all that lies on the gadi (mattress) and dust it.
The mattress was removed, and the muslin packet was revealed. Baba: (Picking it up and spreading it out) “Hallo! What is this! Muslin! I am not going to return this. This is mine.”
Baba then wore it over his body and turning to M.B.R said: “Do I not look nice
in this?”
M.B.R was overjoyed to see that Baba recognized that he and MBR were one
and accepted the present in that spirit.
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