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Presence of
Baba in the house
- Ashok Kumar Gupta
May 2004, our retirement day, we were to shift from the government
flat to our own house. It was our last Sai Amrit Vani in the old
house; we allowed devotees to bring prasad/bhog [offerings] for
Baba. The place was packed to capacity. Vibhuti was coming from
almost all the photos and statues of Baba kept in the mandir
[temple] and all over the house. We recited
Sai Amrit Vani. It was so soothing and refreshing, words cannot
explain the experience. We felt the presence of Baba at that
time. One can only imagine when one sees the lap of Mrs. Veena
Gupta filled with Udi/Vibhuti. Mrs. Gupta prayed for all present
and for all who had asked for prayers. People had darshan of
Baba all over the house. Now it was time for prasad
distribution. A wide variety of prasad was prepared, filling all
tables. There was not a single item which was not blessed with
Udi. Mrs. Gupta distributed the Prasad. As devotees started
eating, a dog, of dark black color, opened the door by pushing
it. It was very strange for a dog to come upstairs on the first
floor and to open the door like that. People started giving him
prasad from their plates.
Even I gave him a good amount of prasad and then shut the door.
He again opened the door with his paw. People asked Mrs. Gupta
to feed him, only then he would go. Mrs. Gupta gave him all the
variety of Prasad like Pakodas, Kari-Rice, Poolav, different
types of sweets, and so on. She finally asked him to leave as he
had eaten enough. The dog went away. Now the discussion started
that it was Baba in that roop [form]. To end the discussion,
Mrs. Gupta said that we should leave it to Baba, and prayed that
if that was you then please let us see one more roop/leela of
yours. After that some people went to the mandir (in the
kitchen). To their surprise they saw three lines of chandan
[sandalwood] appearing on the forehead of the photo from which
the Udi was coming. It was wet. People started weeping with joy.
Some remained stunned. This was unimaginable. This may look like
a story. But this really happened and it happens often. Words
are not enough to explain the leelas of Baba.
Source: Om Sai Mandir Newsletter
July 2004; Volume1, Issue 3
http://www.omsaimandir.org/sai_sandesh_v1_i3.pdf
Om Sai Mandir Website:
http://www.omsaimandir.org/
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