A Sai Miracle

Aum Sairam

Once Sri Sai Baba performed a miracle before which all other
supernatural powers pale into insignificance. This was to revive the
dead. The daughter of the maternal aunt of Vasudeo Sitaram
Ratanjanakar, who had come to Shirdi, had this experience. Tuberculosis
had developed out of low fever the daughter was getting.

As treatment of doctors had proved ineffective, she was being given
only Udi of Sri Sai Baba as medicine. She also began saying that unless
she had the darshan of Sri Sai Baba, she would not get well.

Though the girls condition wad delicate , Ratanjanakar brought her to
Shirdi and took her for Sri Sai Baba's darshan. Sri Sai Baba let off
a volley of abuses and said, let her lie on the kambal [coarse blanket]
and keep her on water. Accordingly, she was given only water for seven
days and on the eighth day the girl died in the morning when it was
time for Sri Sai Baba to wake up.

That morning Sri Sai Baba was in chawdi but he did not get up at the
usual time. It was eight 'O' clock and yet Sri Sai Baba was asleep. It
was first time in the history of Shirdi for Sri Sai Baba to wake up so
late. People began attending to the arrangements for the funeral of the
girl. The girl's mother and Ratananjanakar's mother were weeping
and other devotees were trying to pacify them. Just then the girl made
some movement, yawned and looked around bewildered. All were glad on
seeing this. Then the girl narrated the following account: A black man
was forcibly taking her away when she called out to Sri Sai Baba.
Immediately Sri Sai Baba belabored the man with his staff, rescued her
and took her to chawdi. The girl had not seen chawdi but she described
it vividly. While all this was happening in Dixitwada where
Ratananjanakars were staying, people were discussing animatedly why Sri
Sai Baba was still asleep.

Suddenly, Sri Sai Baba got up in Chawdi, shouting loudly, and striking
his staff on the ground, ran in the direction of Dixitwada. There was
excitement all around, and the hearts of the bhakthas [devotees] were
filled with joy and wonder at the miracle Sri Sai Baba performed in
this mortal world.

Allah Malik