Leela's Of Sri Sai Baba

Aum Sairam

May This Thursday [Baba's Day] Bring You Strength, Good luck, Success, Happiness and Joy

For the first time when Sri Sai Baba stepped into Shirdi and on the inquiry of local people about the particulars of Baba it is told that Baba had replied that - "Hum to Sai hai, gosai hai, Lambe Lambe se aye hai".

All of us know that once Sri Sai Baba climbed the house roof of Radha Krishna Mai and two rupees were paid to the person who brought the ladder. At that time Mai was suffering from fever and Sri Sai cured her through this Leela. Everybody were displeased for the payment of two rupees [large amount in those days] for that small seva. The name of the person who brought the ladder and got two rupees coolie from Sri Sai Baba was 'Venku Shimpe Kamblekar'. Who was childless and by worshiping these two rupees got two sons.

Sri Sai Baba rarely used to go to Neemgaon or to the house of Dengle at Rahata. Once when Sri Sai Baba was chatting with Dengle at Rahata two birds were talking on the tree. Then Sri Sai Baba inquired Dengle about the conversation of birds who knew bird's language. It was replied by Dengle that on that day poisoned Prasad was going to be offered to God Shani at Shirdi cooked with snake unknowingly and nine devotees who will eat will die. Soon Sri Sai Baba rushed to Shirdi in a Tonga and deputed his pet devotee Bhagoji to throw away the Prasad. When Bhagoji was going to be taken to task by the angry devotees who were innocent of the fact, Bhagoji took refugee of Sri Sai Baba. Then explaining the position and showing the dead serpent in the thrown Prasad Sri Sai Baba pacified them. Then every body praised Sri Sai Baba their "Prana Data". Sri Sai Baba told them that actually their "Prana Data" was Dengle only, but not Him, as through his timely indication only they were saved and all the credit goes to Dengle only. Through this can it be said that Sri Sai Baba was quite innocent of bird's language and Dengle alone was all knowing.

For this it is clear that all of us know that without the permission of Sri Sai Baba even a single leaf will not be done enough even to move. As Sri Sai Baba was not at all bothered, for name and fame and wide publicity, simply the same was attributed to Dengle.

One more peculiar thing is that when Sri Sai Baba was physically present at Shirdi there was an unmarried woman even though aged. She owed to offer a coconut to Sri Sai Baba if she gets married. By the grace of Sri Sai Baba she was got married as desired and was sent to her in laws house. Unfortunately her in laws were against Sri Sai Baba. But she had to fulfill her vow. Again she prayed Baba. Miraculously her husbands mind was changed and he made all the required arrangements for her to visit Shirdi. She happily reached Shirdi, had the darshan of Sri Sai Baba to her hearts content and had her night stay at Shirdi. In the morning she went to Sri Sai Baba with a coconut for offering. Meanwhile she observed that her nose ornament was stolen. Without that ornament she feared that she will not be permitted to step into her in laws house and began to scold Sri Sai Baba for her misfortune. Sri Sai Baba consoled her that nose ornament was not lost and it is with her only. But in her grief and confused state of mind, wanted to quit Dwarakamai as Sri Sai Baba was telling lies in her view. When she was in hurry to leave Dwarakamai Sri Sai Baba asked her "Mai will you not give me coconut brought for me" Angrily the woman saying 'you take your coconut' hit it to the ground and broke it. Surprisingly the nose ornament had come out from the broken coconut. How was this possible?

She apologized Sri Sai Baba and reached home happily with the Udi Prasad of Sri Sai Baba.

I humbly pray Sri Shirdi Sai Baba on this Beautiful Thursday [Baba's Day] to bless us all.

Allah Malik