Source: The Loving God
Dixit sat near Baba. Just then a village woman came running up with her child held in her arms. The child was already dead, and she wailed hysterically requesting Baba to bring the child back to life. Her sorrow brought tears in all. Baba kept mum! Kaka Dixit pleaded with Baba to relieve the sorrow of that mother. Baba told him that the child’s soul has already entered another body and by interfering in the divine plan, he will be doing injustice as the child will have to leave that body to re-enter this body again – making his new mother unhappy! The wailing mother accepted Baba’s verdict and said, “Baba, if my boy is going to be happy in his new birth, let him remain there! Be anywhere, my boy, be happy!” With sobs, she blessed her son!
A sadhu was in the crowd. He had seen that Baba did not bring back to life that dead child. He stepped ahead and requested Baba to save his ailing mother at his native place from death. He carried with him a letter conveying his mother’s illness. This sadhu from South India, had come to Shirdi two days earlier and his name was Vijayananda. He was on his way to Manasa Sarovar in the Himalayas. He met Swami Somadev at Shirdi who explained the difficulties in reaching Manasa Sarovar. Vijayananda was in two minds as to whether to proceed to Manasa Sarovar or not and in the meanwhile had received a letter informing that his mother is on the verge of death! When Vijayananda approached Baba for permission. Baba was furious and asked him as to why he took ‘sanyas’ when he is attached to his mother. Baba asked him to go to Lendi Baug and do three weekly ‘parayan’ of Bhagawatha. In a mystic way, Baba told Vijayananda that many thieves are waiting to attack him!
Vijayananda did parayan for two weeks. He started the third round of parayan and an uneasiness gripped him. As he walked towards the wada, he collapsed and fell down. Bade Baba rushed to help him, but he was already dead!
Kaka Dixit felt that Baba has given Vijayananda ‘Mukti’ in Shirdi instead of sending him to the Himalayas or back to his mother! Dixit looked forward to Baba’s help in his coming out of worldly attachments.
Raghunatha Rao Tendulkar and his wife Savithribai – a couple from Bandra, Mumbai, came for Baba’s darshan. Tendulkar had published a book titled ‘Bhajanawali’ describing many of Baba’s miracles and it had helped in spreading Baba’s name in Maharashtra. Tendulkar’s wife pleaded with Baba that her husband is due for retirement and a pension of seventy-five rupees may not be adequate. Baba assured a pension of one hundred ten rupees and blessed them. She also represented that her son due to appear for his final medical examination was diffident as an astrologer has predicted his failure!
Baba said – “What nonsense! These astrologers tell you about the favour of stars, not of God! How do they know what He has on mind! Go and tell your son that my fakir asks him to study as usual and go for the examination! He will pass this year itself!”
Baba’s word was a cent percent guarantee – Tendulkar knew!
Then Baba referred to the topic of constructing a Wada. Kaka Dixit enquired about his plan. Baba told him to start construction in right earnest. He can settle down in Shirdi after fulfilling all family responsibilities!
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