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Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Sai Devotee Nanavali

Nanavali ( Shankar Narayan Vaidya )


(In this pic wearing black shawl left side)

An ardent devotee of Baba was misunderstood by many persons in Shirdi. Nanavali was an Avadhoota and would do strange acts that annoyed the devotees. He would keep scorpions in his mouth or drink water from the gutter. Sometimes he would slap a devotee on his cheek and at other times he would pick fights with the visiting devotees.

Baba would gently rebuke him saying, If you behave like this devotees will stop coming to Shirdi. Sometimes he would smear his body with dirt, this amused the children of Shirdi. He along with a group of children would go to the Dwarakamai and create a raucous scene. There were two factions. One faction respected him while the other one thought that he was a trouble maker.

Nanavali addressed Baba as Kaka (paternal uncle) as Baba loved him a lot. When Nanavali first came to Shirdi, Baba said, Nanavali I have put on the lock and the key is with you. Do not betray me and I will not betray you. These words of Baba convey the deep bondage that existed between the two.

He took keen interest in keeping order in Dwarakamai and would see to it that every devotee got darshan.
Once Nanavali came to Baba and holding his hand made him get up his Gaddi. Baba got up and Nanavali sat there for a little while, then with a great deal of respect he made Baba sit on it again. Then he prostrated before him and said Oh Lord only you can occupy this seat, as it benefit your divinity. My place is at your feet.

Nanavali was devastated by Baba's Mahasamadhi. He felt it was futile to live any longer, as life withoutBaba was worthless. On the 13th day of Baba's Mahasamadhi he cried Kaka Kaka and left his mortal body. His Samadhi is built over his body and us next to Abdul Baba's Samadhi on the way to Lendi Bagh.

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