By: Sanjay Padia
Reference Source: Sai Jhalak by Maganlal Jarmanwala
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When Dahanu Mamlatdar Balkrishna Vishwanath Deo passed away on the midnight of 01.01.1946, his son Sripad Deo went to immerse his father’s ashes in the Godavari. The Sraadh tithi ceremony of BV Deo fell on 14.09.1946. The night before, Sripad had a dream in which his departed father BV Deo appeared and told him,” Look, SAI will appear as a sanyasi for having meals. Be alert.” And actually, a sanyasi did appear at Deo’s house and said, “We are 12 people on our way to Nasik and have come to take meals.” They were duly fed. Thereafter, again, two years later on 4.02.1948, a batch of sanyasis appeared at Deo’s house for meals and said the same words as the earlier ones did. They were duly fed too. Upon leaving, a sanyasi said, “Today is your departed mother’s tithi. Do not forget to feed the sadhus.” Again on 11.09.1948 a batch of 12 sadhus appeared, had meals and left for Nasik. In each of these instances, late Deo alerted his son beforehand.
Sripad and Srinivas Deo, both twins, were devoted to SAI and during their visits to Shirdi and bowing down before SAI would mentally pray for the fulfilment of their desires. One such desire was to possess a cycle which was then a luxury few could afford. In 1924, a cycle costing Rs 15-20 was purchased by Deo for his sons.
The two boys often quarreled while playing and their farther would rebuke them saying he would report to SAIBABA. Strangely enough, hearing SAI’s name, both the children would fall silent. Sai too loved both the children.
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