Anna Chinchanikar vs. Mavsibai

Aum Sairam

There was one devotee by name Damodar Ghanashyama Babare alias Anna
Chinchanikar. He was simple, rough and straightforward. He cared for
nobody, always spoke plainly and carried all dealings in cash. Though
he looked outwardly harsh and uncompromising, he was good natured and
guileless So Sri Sai Baba loved him. One day, like others serving Sri
Sai Baba in their own way, this Anna was, one noon standing prone and
was shampooing the left arm of Sri Sai Baba, which rested on the
kathada [railing]. On the right side, one old widow named Venubai
Koujalgi whom Sri Sai Baba called mother and all others Mavsibai was
serving Sri Sai Baba in her own way. This Mavsibai was an elderly woman
of pure heart. She clasped the fingers of both her hands round the
trunk of Sri Sai Baba and was at this time kneading Sri Sai Baba's
abdomen. She did this so forcibly that Sri Sai Baba s back and abdomen
became flat [one] and Sri Sai Baba moved from side to side. Anna on the
other side was steady, but Mavsibai's face moved up and down with her
strokes. Once it so happened that her face came very close to Anna's.
Being of a witty disposition she remarked - Oh, this Anna is a lewd
[bad] fellow, he wants to kiss me. Even being so old with grey hair he
feels no shame in kissing me. These words enraged Anna and he pulled up
his sleeves and said you say that I am an old bad fellow, am I quite a
fool? It is you that have picked up a quarrel and are quarreling with
me. All the persons, present there were enjoying this encounter between
them. Sri Sai Baba, who loved both of them equally and wanted to pacify
them, managed the affair very skillfully. Lovingly He said Oh Anna, why
are you unnecessarily raising this hue and cry? I do not understand
what harm or impropriety is there, when the mother is kissed?" Hearing
these words of Sri Sai Baba, both of them were satisfied and all the
persons laughed merrily and enjoyed Sri Sai Baba's wit to their heart's content. .

Allah Malik