ॐ सांई राम
My Shirdi Trip & Baba's Miracles Part 2
(Read My Shirdi Trip & Baba's Miracles Part 1 Here)
Later after dinner, we all went to Dwarakamai and sat their reading Sat Charitra, I wanted to Keep my Sat Charitra & Bhagwat Gita in Dwarakmai & and than start reading. I had this deep desire to attend Kakad Aarti thursday morning in Samadhi Mandir but standing in the first row. But my friend who joined us from Delhi had this desire to attend aarti at Dwarkamai only. I agreed to her since I could not take the VIP pass & without pass, there are very little chances to make it as the people started to join the queue at 2330 hours for 430 hours aarti. I did not wanted to go & join the queue now at 100 hours for 2 reasons, one I wanted to sit in Dwarakamai, Read the books, Meditate on Sai to understand everything that happened & second I had a feeling that people are less that day & would make it if go at 3 also. I wanted to start reading Bhagwat Gita there, I read some pages & than started my Sat Charitra there. At Around 2.45am, my friend felt asleep & suddenly
she wanted to go to hotel & sleep, I left her at hotel room wandering now what to do, since she wanted to attend aarti at Dwarkamai & I wanted to attend at Mandir. Don’t know what entered me & I wanted to go and check if I can still join the queue & may be I will be able to attend the aarti..I started walking towards the gate, From far away only I could notice that all the halls were full and joining the queue will not me attend the aarti, Disappointed I thought of going to GuruSthan and started walking towards the Gate which is on Main Road, I had no clue, which gate will let me in as all the gates were closed. When I reached the gate, I found some people sitting there & 3 Guards standing, I requested to one of guards that I want to go & sit at gurusthan. He smiled and replied, “Please join this line at the end, this is for VIP Pass holders, when we open gate for them, We will let you in”. I joined the queue as he suggested....
It sounds Easy, isn’t it?
I waited there for approx. 30minutes, After that a senior guard came and he instructed the queue to start moving, He also asked everybody standing in queue to raise their VIP Passes in Air. He was shouting at the top of his voice and appeared to very strict. I got worried but my faith kept me moving. There were 3 people in front of me who also did not had the pass & when asked they told the guard that there name is written inside. He made them stand separately and when he asked me I also told this that my name is written and I was also made to stand with them. When everybody in that line went inside, he turned to us, firstly asked those 3 people about where their name is written, they replied something & he let them in, Than he asked me about it & I replied P.R.O. (Don’t know how it clicked me to say this, may be since I have worked in Newspaper Group). He looked at me and let me in, I was speechless. Instantly I thought may be Baba will complete my wish of attending the Kakad Aarti standing in VIP position. I went inside with VIP pass holders. When I reached the Mandir area there I found one more queue & again checking of passes. This time when those 3 people were asked they were matched again there names in list but How can I be matched when there was no name written. I though may be I am supposed to be at Gurusthan & that’s what I wished for sometime back. I went to Gurusthan & collected all the Neem Leaves, there were around 50 of them. I was happy to get My Baba’s treasure :), Then I sat there meditating & thinking about Baba. It was cleaning time and when the sevak’s started cleaning I stood up & went near the wall which had window. When I leaned again the window, My hand touched something & I saw it Was Sai Satcharitra, there was one Saint near me, I asked him, If this book belongs to him? To which he replied If you have got it, it must be for you. I thought of reading it sitting at Gurusthan. As soon as I opened it, I found a Baba’s photo & on the very same chapter which I am suppose to read for today’s Reading. I recalled Baba’s SMS which came somedays back telling me to read pothi in front of him. I read few chapters and as soon as I finished, the very same guard who met with me as Gurusthan came as if he just got up from sleep & after seeing me there, he smiled and said “ aap aarti attend karne aaye ho?, I replied in positive, Than he said with a smile, Baba is everywhere, don’t think that he is only inside. Attend Aarti here. I replied that, I have very strong desire to attend aarti in Samadhi Mandir standing in the very first position. He replied, If Baba wishes, you will go inside. I was quiet for a moment & than he told me pointing in a direction where some people were standing and said,”please go and stand there, That is for VVIP’s who are guests of Mandir Committee, if Baba wishes you will be allowed to go inside. I went & stood there.”
There the guards asked me if my name was written, I replied in negative, to which they told me than they can’t let me in. Still I requested them to please let me in & they showed their helplessness. Suddenly those 3 Guards and the guard that sent me there talked something in Marathi and the gate opened, I was spellbound. I went inside from Mukh Dwar looking at Baba from very close & stood just in the first place.
Baba is Great !
There I noticed that the first place is reserved for Committee & their guests and after 10 feet are reserved for VIP guests and from 20feet after that VIP category ends starts the general category. If I had been in general queue How could I be in the first place.
Baba Is here & he listens to everything you say!
I attended the Aarti & Mangal Snan & delighted I went back to my hotel room at around 6am. My joy knew no bounds. I can still feel the same joy while writing this.
My Koti koti pranam to Sai Sadguru.
I woke up at 11 and everybody was ready to go to Chauhan Baba. I quickly took shower etc and got ready. I was damn hungry but skipped taking anything as it everybody was ready to leave. I thought in my mind, My Sai will give me something to eat and told the same to my friend who had skipped breakfast too. (As I promised to be honest)I had very weird thoughts before going to Chauhan Baba as I am very afraid to meet anyone like this, I try to stay away from people who could tell future etc or say something that can create nuisance in you mind. Although my friend who was taking me there had introduced Chauhan Baba very nicely but still I had my cup full of doubts. We reached Chauhan Baba after 12.20 or so. When we went inside I saw a very simple man sitting on Chair & people sitting on floor listening to him patiently, I was somewhat relieved. Chauhan Baba looked at me and continued talking to people.After having darshan of Sai Baba, We also sat among people. I saw Chauhan Baba talking like Sai Baba to people, giving then solution, faith & cure. As I was Hungry I was bit restless, also due to less sleep. Suddenly two people came, Went to Chauhan baba with a packet in hand and announced happily that with his blessings, marriage has been fixed and he offered sweets to Chauhan baba. Baba took the box in hand and returned by saying that please distribute half to each one of people as they are hungry. It clicked me. He gave one half a piece of milk cake, I ate it instantly but was still hungry. My bhabhi offered me her piece, which me & friend ate. suddenly Chauhan Baba pointed at me and told the person to give me more as I was hungry, he also asked me if you are hungry why don’t you say it. Than he started telling people about me, he praised me saying that, “Ye bahut acha hain, kanoon ka paaka hain, Sabko dene k baad hi khata hain, Iska ghar bi bahut acha hain” I joined my hands and was listening patiently. Than he continued talking to other people. After some time he told everyone to go as it has been long he was sitting here and was tired. He stood up and was talking to Pujari, I felt like giving Chauhan Baba some money. I took our 500 Rs and started walking toward him. Just as I reached him, he stumbled and was about to fall, I hold his hand, baba looked me in the eye. Baba hold my hand. I offered Baba 500 Rs but baba did not leave and started talking to me.
Baba- Tum toh pehli baar aaye ho mere pass.
Me - Ji Baba
Baba- kiske saath aaye ho
Me- I point at my friend.
Baba- Tum to aana nahi chahte thay, darr rahe thay
Me- I was silent
Baba- Kya karte ho?
Me- I told Baba about my profession etc.
Baba- Bahut acha, Sai ne bheja hain tumhe mere paas aaj, Main bahut kush hun.
Me- I bowed my head and was listening.
Baba- Tum to ek ladki ko pasand karte ho na?
Me- Ji Baba, par uski to kahin aur shadi fix ho gayi hain
Baba- (He looked me in the eye) kyun darte ho, wahi hogi tumhari shadi.
Me- I was speechless ( This was the girl I was with for last 10 years, She is my life and I can not even think of living a moment without her, I was in dire pain after she chose to go with someone else, I am yet to get her back but have full faith in Sai that his words will be true soon)
Baba started walking with me, he reached the stairs holding my hand & stopped.
Baba- Koi aur bhi hain tumhare saath?
Me- Ji Baba, My Partner in company, His wife & Mother in Law
Baba- Apne parner ko bulao.
Me- I called my friend near to us
Baba to my partner- Iska sahara kabhi mat chodna,
My Friend- Ji Baba
His mother-in-law - Kabhi ye (me) hi chod de toh?
Baba- Tabhi toh keh raha hun, Iska sahara kabhi mat chodna, Yeh Bahut acha hain.
Baba- Yeh Darta hain hi ki jis se iski shadi hogi who kaise hogi?
Me -Surprised as I had this fear in my mind from long.
Baba- woh pehle se hi baba ki beti hogi
Baba started walking towards his home holding my hand, talking to me.
Baba- Sai Baba ke darshan kiye ?
Me- Ji baba, Bada mazaa aaya, Khub ache darshan kiye or bina VIP pass k Sabse aage khade hokar aarti bi attend ki, Baba ne bahut pyar kiya.
Baba - dekha mere Sai ko!
Baba took me to his worship place
Baba- dekh le ji bhar ka Sai ko, Yeh woh photo ho jo Baba Agni mein prakat hue thay, Dekh kitni Umar jyada ho gayi mere sai ki, kaun kehta hain woh chale gaye hai.
Baba took some prasad from Sai’s feet & gives me. He asked me to worship as
much I want and told me that he will come back.
While entering the room, I hear him saying to People.
Baba - Aaj main bahut khush hun, yeh jo aaya hain mere pass, aaj sabko dunga.
(I can’t describe the feelings I had at that moment, from last 2 years since complications has started in my life I had been living in pain, today I was getting such a special treatment which I never expected)
Baba came back to me and gives me 3 stones. (Which can be worn in ring)
Baba- Tumhara bada bhai hain, tum uske liye pareshan ho, yeh lo ek ki tum aur ek apne bhaiya ko left hand ki first finger main ring bana ke pehne ko dena, sab acha ho jayega.
(He again gave me solutions to some deep thoughts I had, I had tears in my eyes & was silently listening to him)
Baba- Yeh stone bahut precious hain, main har kisi ko nahi deta, aaj tum aaye ho toh main bahut khush hun, isliye tumhe 3 diye hain. Ab tum baba k darshan karo.
Baba walks outside the room to meet all the people who was standing there.
After having darshan I also join the people outside. Baba holds my hand & says to everyone, “ Yeh bahut acha hain, tumhe pata hain Sai ko bhi 500 Rs diye jaate hain aur isne bhi mujhe 500 Rs hi diye.
I requested him for leave, He blessed me & gave me permission to leave. I touched his feet and took leave from that room.
It was beyond my mind capacity to digest or understand, I went on the grass and sat their for 5 mins. Than I saw my friends coming out and joined them but my state of mind did not changed. I was lost somewhere. I got all the answers but still could understand a word.
We left from there and had our lunch and reached our hotel room around 5.
We relaxed in our room for sometime and than again started for Samadhi Mandir to have darshan, This time again Baba showered his grace on me, We attened the Aarti standing in the main hall and also saw Baba’s Palki. I had his darshan for 10 minutes. After Darshan we went for Dinner and than sat in Dwarkamai reading satcharitra. This time even I wanted to attend Aarti in Dwarkamai. We were reading with devotion & their a Cat came who sat near us also touched me with her feet and wanted to sit in lap of Bhabhi’s mother.
Again my friend felt sleepy around 3 and I left her in Her room, went to my room took bath and went to Dwarkamai to do my daily Prayers etc. I did it and attended Aarti, Aarti in Dwarkamai was peaceful like divine. After this me, Bhabhi & Her monther went for some tea and breakfast around 6am and than went back to our Hotel room. I had my train at 9am so I did my packing etc and went again to have darshan of My Sai. I requested him to give me Darshan like last time. Again My Sai showered grace, I had very nice Darshan, got Coconut & flowers from priest. I was contented after all this. I came back in my room and left for my train at around 8.
I don’t know how to write this ending as I never wanted it to end. So I am leaving it like this. May Baba bless you all.
With Warm Regards,
Sai Varun
My Shirdi Trip & Baba's Miracles Part 2
(Read My Shirdi Trip & Baba's Miracles Part 1 Here)
Later after dinner, we all went to Dwarakamai and sat their reading Sat Charitra, I wanted to Keep my Sat Charitra & Bhagwat Gita in Dwarakmai & and than start reading. I had this deep desire to attend Kakad Aarti thursday morning in Samadhi Mandir but standing in the first row. But my friend who joined us from Delhi had this desire to attend aarti at Dwarkamai only. I agreed to her since I could not take the VIP pass & without pass, there are very little chances to make it as the people started to join the queue at 2330 hours for 430 hours aarti. I did not wanted to go & join the queue now at 100 hours for 2 reasons, one I wanted to sit in Dwarakamai, Read the books, Meditate on Sai to understand everything that happened & second I had a feeling that people are less that day & would make it if go at 3 also. I wanted to start reading Bhagwat Gita there, I read some pages & than started my Sat Charitra there. At Around 2.45am, my friend felt asleep & suddenly
she wanted to go to hotel & sleep, I left her at hotel room wandering now what to do, since she wanted to attend aarti at Dwarkamai & I wanted to attend at Mandir. Don’t know what entered me & I wanted to go and check if I can still join the queue & may be I will be able to attend the aarti..I started walking towards the gate, From far away only I could notice that all the halls were full and joining the queue will not me attend the aarti, Disappointed I thought of going to GuruSthan and started walking towards the Gate which is on Main Road, I had no clue, which gate will let me in as all the gates were closed. When I reached the gate, I found some people sitting there & 3 Guards standing, I requested to one of guards that I want to go & sit at gurusthan. He smiled and replied, “Please join this line at the end, this is for VIP Pass holders, when we open gate for them, We will let you in”. I joined the queue as he suggested....
It sounds Easy, isn’t it?
I waited there for approx. 30minutes, After that a senior guard came and he instructed the queue to start moving, He also asked everybody standing in queue to raise their VIP Passes in Air. He was shouting at the top of his voice and appeared to very strict. I got worried but my faith kept me moving. There were 3 people in front of me who also did not had the pass & when asked they told the guard that there name is written inside. He made them stand separately and when he asked me I also told this that my name is written and I was also made to stand with them. When everybody in that line went inside, he turned to us, firstly asked those 3 people about where their name is written, they replied something & he let them in, Than he asked me about it & I replied P.R.O. (Don’t know how it clicked me to say this, may be since I have worked in Newspaper Group). He looked at me and let me in, I was speechless. Instantly I thought may be Baba will complete my wish of attending the Kakad Aarti standing in VIP position. I went inside with VIP pass holders. When I reached the Mandir area there I found one more queue & again checking of passes. This time when those 3 people were asked they were matched again there names in list but How can I be matched when there was no name written. I though may be I am supposed to be at Gurusthan & that’s what I wished for sometime back. I went to Gurusthan & collected all the Neem Leaves, there were around 50 of them. I was happy to get My Baba’s treasure :), Then I sat there meditating & thinking about Baba. It was cleaning time and when the sevak’s started cleaning I stood up & went near the wall which had window. When I leaned again the window, My hand touched something & I saw it Was Sai Satcharitra, there was one Saint near me, I asked him, If this book belongs to him? To which he replied If you have got it, it must be for you. I thought of reading it sitting at Gurusthan. As soon as I opened it, I found a Baba’s photo & on the very same chapter which I am suppose to read for today’s Reading. I recalled Baba’s SMS which came somedays back telling me to read pothi in front of him. I read few chapters and as soon as I finished, the very same guard who met with me as Gurusthan came as if he just got up from sleep & after seeing me there, he smiled and said “ aap aarti attend karne aaye ho?, I replied in positive, Than he said with a smile, Baba is everywhere, don’t think that he is only inside. Attend Aarti here. I replied that, I have very strong desire to attend aarti in Samadhi Mandir standing in the very first position. He replied, If Baba wishes, you will go inside. I was quiet for a moment & than he told me pointing in a direction where some people were standing and said,”please go and stand there, That is for VVIP’s who are guests of Mandir Committee, if Baba wishes you will be allowed to go inside. I went & stood there.”
There the guards asked me if my name was written, I replied in negative, to which they told me than they can’t let me in. Still I requested them to please let me in & they showed their helplessness. Suddenly those 3 Guards and the guard that sent me there talked something in Marathi and the gate opened, I was spellbound. I went inside from Mukh Dwar looking at Baba from very close & stood just in the first place.
Baba is Great !
There I noticed that the first place is reserved for Committee & their guests and after 10 feet are reserved for VIP guests and from 20feet after that VIP category ends starts the general category. If I had been in general queue How could I be in the first place.
Baba Is here & he listens to everything you say!
I attended the Aarti & Mangal Snan & delighted I went back to my hotel room at around 6am. My joy knew no bounds. I can still feel the same joy while writing this.
My Koti koti pranam to Sai Sadguru.
I woke up at 11 and everybody was ready to go to Chauhan Baba. I quickly took shower etc and got ready. I was damn hungry but skipped taking anything as it everybody was ready to leave. I thought in my mind, My Sai will give me something to eat and told the same to my friend who had skipped breakfast too. (As I promised to be honest)I had very weird thoughts before going to Chauhan Baba as I am very afraid to meet anyone like this, I try to stay away from people who could tell future etc or say something that can create nuisance in you mind. Although my friend who was taking me there had introduced Chauhan Baba very nicely but still I had my cup full of doubts. We reached Chauhan Baba after 12.20 or so. When we went inside I saw a very simple man sitting on Chair & people sitting on floor listening to him patiently, I was somewhat relieved. Chauhan Baba looked at me and continued talking to people.After having darshan of Sai Baba, We also sat among people. I saw Chauhan Baba talking like Sai Baba to people, giving then solution, faith & cure. As I was Hungry I was bit restless, also due to less sleep. Suddenly two people came, Went to Chauhan baba with a packet in hand and announced happily that with his blessings, marriage has been fixed and he offered sweets to Chauhan baba. Baba took the box in hand and returned by saying that please distribute half to each one of people as they are hungry. It clicked me. He gave one half a piece of milk cake, I ate it instantly but was still hungry. My bhabhi offered me her piece, which me & friend ate. suddenly Chauhan Baba pointed at me and told the person to give me more as I was hungry, he also asked me if you are hungry why don’t you say it. Than he started telling people about me, he praised me saying that, “Ye bahut acha hain, kanoon ka paaka hain, Sabko dene k baad hi khata hain, Iska ghar bi bahut acha hain” I joined my hands and was listening patiently. Than he continued talking to other people. After some time he told everyone to go as it has been long he was sitting here and was tired. He stood up and was talking to Pujari, I felt like giving Chauhan Baba some money. I took our 500 Rs and started walking toward him. Just as I reached him, he stumbled and was about to fall, I hold his hand, baba looked me in the eye. Baba hold my hand. I offered Baba 500 Rs but baba did not leave and started talking to me.
Baba- Tum toh pehli baar aaye ho mere pass.
Me - Ji Baba
Baba- kiske saath aaye ho
Me- I point at my friend.
Baba- Tum to aana nahi chahte thay, darr rahe thay
Me- I was silent
Baba- Kya karte ho?
Me- I told Baba about my profession etc.
Baba- Bahut acha, Sai ne bheja hain tumhe mere paas aaj, Main bahut kush hun.
Me- I bowed my head and was listening.
Baba- Tum to ek ladki ko pasand karte ho na?
Me- Ji Baba, par uski to kahin aur shadi fix ho gayi hain
Baba- (He looked me in the eye) kyun darte ho, wahi hogi tumhari shadi.
Me- I was speechless ( This was the girl I was with for last 10 years, She is my life and I can not even think of living a moment without her, I was in dire pain after she chose to go with someone else, I am yet to get her back but have full faith in Sai that his words will be true soon)
Baba started walking with me, he reached the stairs holding my hand & stopped.
Baba- Koi aur bhi hain tumhare saath?
Me- Ji Baba, My Partner in company, His wife & Mother in Law
Baba- Apne parner ko bulao.
Me- I called my friend near to us
Baba to my partner- Iska sahara kabhi mat chodna,
My Friend- Ji Baba
His mother-in-law - Kabhi ye (me) hi chod de toh?
Baba- Tabhi toh keh raha hun, Iska sahara kabhi mat chodna, Yeh Bahut acha hain.
Baba- Yeh Darta hain hi ki jis se iski shadi hogi who kaise hogi?
Me -Surprised as I had this fear in my mind from long.
Baba- woh pehle se hi baba ki beti hogi
Baba started walking towards his home holding my hand, talking to me.
Baba- Sai Baba ke darshan kiye ?
Me- Ji baba, Bada mazaa aaya, Khub ache darshan kiye or bina VIP pass k Sabse aage khade hokar aarti bi attend ki, Baba ne bahut pyar kiya.
Baba - dekha mere Sai ko!
Baba took me to his worship place
Baba- dekh le ji bhar ka Sai ko, Yeh woh photo ho jo Baba Agni mein prakat hue thay, Dekh kitni Umar jyada ho gayi mere sai ki, kaun kehta hain woh chale gaye hai.
Baba took some prasad from Sai’s feet & gives me. He asked me to worship as
much I want and told me that he will come back.
While entering the room, I hear him saying to People.
Baba - Aaj main bahut khush hun, yeh jo aaya hain mere pass, aaj sabko dunga.
(I can’t describe the feelings I had at that moment, from last 2 years since complications has started in my life I had been living in pain, today I was getting such a special treatment which I never expected)
Baba came back to me and gives me 3 stones. (Which can be worn in ring)
Baba- Tumhara bada bhai hain, tum uske liye pareshan ho, yeh lo ek ki tum aur ek apne bhaiya ko left hand ki first finger main ring bana ke pehne ko dena, sab acha ho jayega.
(He again gave me solutions to some deep thoughts I had, I had tears in my eyes & was silently listening to him)
Baba- Yeh stone bahut precious hain, main har kisi ko nahi deta, aaj tum aaye ho toh main bahut khush hun, isliye tumhe 3 diye hain. Ab tum baba k darshan karo.
Baba walks outside the room to meet all the people who was standing there.
After having darshan I also join the people outside. Baba holds my hand & says to everyone, “ Yeh bahut acha hain, tumhe pata hain Sai ko bhi 500 Rs diye jaate hain aur isne bhi mujhe 500 Rs hi diye.
I requested him for leave, He blessed me & gave me permission to leave. I touched his feet and took leave from that room.
It was beyond my mind capacity to digest or understand, I went on the grass and sat their for 5 mins. Than I saw my friends coming out and joined them but my state of mind did not changed. I was lost somewhere. I got all the answers but still could understand a word.
We left from there and had our lunch and reached our hotel room around 5.
We relaxed in our room for sometime and than again started for Samadhi Mandir to have darshan, This time again Baba showered his grace on me, We attened the Aarti standing in the main hall and also saw Baba’s Palki. I had his darshan for 10 minutes. After Darshan we went for Dinner and than sat in Dwarkamai reading satcharitra. This time even I wanted to attend Aarti in Dwarkamai. We were reading with devotion & their a Cat came who sat near us also touched me with her feet and wanted to sit in lap of Bhabhi’s mother.
Again my friend felt sleepy around 3 and I left her in Her room, went to my room took bath and went to Dwarkamai to do my daily Prayers etc. I did it and attended Aarti, Aarti in Dwarkamai was peaceful like divine. After this me, Bhabhi & Her monther went for some tea and breakfast around 6am and than went back to our Hotel room. I had my train at 9am so I did my packing etc and went again to have darshan of My Sai. I requested him to give me Darshan like last time. Again My Sai showered grace, I had very nice Darshan, got Coconut & flowers from priest. I was contented after all this. I came back in my room and left for my train at around 8.
I don’t know how to write this ending as I never wanted it to end. So I am leaving it like this. May Baba bless you all.
With Warm Regards,
Sai Varun