Shri Sai Satcharita Chapter XXXIV
Greatness of Udi (Continued) (1) Doctor’s Nephew - (2) Dr. Pillay -
(3) Shama’s Sister-in-law - (4) Irani Girl (5) Harda Gentleman - (6)
Bombay Lady
which the application of udi was most efficacious.
Doctor’s Nephew
There lived in Malegaon (Nasik District), a doctor who had a nephew who was suffering
from an incurable disease - tubercular bone abscess. The doctor, as well as his brothers
and other medical practitioners, tried all sorts of remedies and even an operation, but there
was no relief for the little boy’s suffering. Friends and relations advised the boy’s parents
to seek divine aid and recommended they go to Sai Baba, who was known to have cured
incurable cases. They placed the boy before Him and pleaded humbly and respectfully,
imploring Him to save their son. The merciful Baba comforted them saying, “Those who
resort to this Masjid shall never suffer anything in this life and to the end of time. Be
now carefree. Apply udi on the abscess and within one week, he will recover. Believe in
God. This is no masjid, but Dwarawati. He who enters here will soon get health and
happiness and his sufferings will come to an end.” The boy was made to sit before Baba,
who moved His hands on the affected area and cast His loving glances on the child. With
the application of the udi, the boy began to recover and was all right in a few days. The
parents then left Shirdi with their son, thanking Baba for the cure which was effected by the
udi and Baba’s grace. Hearing all of this, the doctor, who was the boy’s uncle, was
quite amazed and desired to see Baba. He intended to stop at Shirdi on his way to
Bombay where he had some business, but at Malegaon and Manmad, someone spoke to
him against Baba and poisoned his thoughts. He therefore dropped the idea of visiting
Shirdi and went to Bombay directly. The doctor had wanted to spend the rest of his leave
at Alibag, but at Bombay he heard a voice on three successive nights crying out, “Still you
disbelieve me?” Then the doctor changed his mind and resolved to go to Shirdi. He had,
however, to attend to a case in Bombay of an infectious fever which had showed no signs
of abatement, so he thought his Shirdi trip would be postponed. He then had an idea to
propose a test and said to himself, “If the patient becomes better today, I shall start for
Shirdi tomorrow.” The wonder is that exactly at the time the determination was taken, the
patient’s fever began to abate and the temperature returned to normal. The doctor then
left for Shirdi, as per his determination, took Baba’s darshan, and prostrated before Him.
Baba gave him such amazing experiences that he became His devotee. The doctor stayed
there for four days and returned home with Baba’s udi and blessings. Within a fortnight, he
was transferred on promotion to Bijapur. His nephew’s case had given him an opportunity
for seeing Baba and this visit engendered in him a never failing love of Sai Baba.
Dr. Pillay
Dr. Pillay was an intimate bhakta of Sai Baba. He was very much liked by Baba,
who always called him bhau (brother). Baba talked with him at various times, consulted
him in matters, and wanted him at His side. At one time, Dr. Pillay suffered from a bad
case of guinea worms. He said to Kakasaheb Dixit, “The pain is most excruciating and
unbearable. I prefer death to it. I know this pain is to repay some past karma, but please
go to Baba and tell Him to stop the pain and transfer the working out of my past karma to
ten future lives of mine.”
Dixit went to Baba and related Dr. Pillay’s request. Baba, being moved by the
request, said to Dixit, “Tell him to be fearless. Why should he suffer for ten future lives? In
ten days he can work out the sufferings and consequences of his past karma. While I am
here to give him temporal and spiritual welfare, why should he pray for death? Bring him
here on someone’s back and let us work out and finish his sufferings once and for all.”
The doctor was brought in his painful condition and was seated on Baba’s right side
where Fakir Baba always sat. Baba gave him His bolster and said, “Lie here calmly and be
at ease. The true remedy comes after the result of past actions has been suffered
and is over. Our karma is the cause of our happiness and sorrow, therefore, put up with
whatever comes to you. Allah (God) is the sole dispenser and protector. Always think of
Him. He will take care of you. Surrender to His feet with body, mind, wealth and speech,
i.e. completely, and then see what He does.” Dr. Pillay then said Nanasaheb had put a
bandage over his leg, but that he had found no relief. “Nana is fool,” Baba replied. “Take
off that bandage or else you will die. A crow will come now and peck at you, and then you
will recover.”
While this conversation was going on, Abdul, who always cleaned the masjid and
trimmed the lamps, turned up. While he was attending his work of trimming the lamps, his
foot accidentally fell upon the stretched leg of Dr. Pillay. The leg was already swollen and
when Abdul’s foot fell upon it and pressed it, all seven guinea worms were squeezed out at
once. The pain was unbearable and Dr. Pillay cried out loudly. After some time, he
calmed down and began to sing and cry alternately. Then Baba remarked, “See, our bhau
is alright now and singing.” Dr. Pillay then inquired as to when the crow would come and
peck at him. Baba replied, “Did you not see the crow? He won’t come again. Abdul was
the crow. Now go and rest yourself in the wada and you will be alright soon.”
By the application of the udi to the wound and by drinking it mixed in water, and
without taking any other treatment or medicine, the disease was completely cured in ten
days as Baba predicted.
Shama’s Sister-in-Law
Shama’s younger brother, Bapaji, was staying near Sawul well. His wife was
attacked with bubonic plague. She had a high fever and two bubos in her groins. Bapaji
ran to Shama, who was in Shirdi, and asked him to come and help. Shama was frightened
and ran to Baba, prostrated himself before Him, invoked His aid, and requested him to cure
his sister-in-law. He also asked Baba for permission to go to his brother’s house. Then
Baba said, “Don’t go there at this late hour of night. Send her udi. God is our father and
master. She will be alright. You may go there in the morning and return immediately
afterward.”
Shama had full faith in Baba’s udi. It was sent with Bapaji. The udi was applied on the
bubos and some of it was mixed with water and given to the patient to drink. As soon as
Shama’s sister-in-law drank the mixture, she began to perspire profusely. Her fever abated
and she fell into a good sleep. The next morning Bapaji was surprised to see his wife well
and refreshed, with no fever and no bubos. When Shama, with Baba’s permission, went
to his sister-in-law’s the next morning, he was happily surprised to see her at the hearth
preparing tea. On questioning his brother, he learned that Baba’s udi cured her completely
in one night. Thus, Shama then realized the significance of Baba’s words, “Go there in the
morning and return immediately.”
After having his tea, Shama returned to Shirdi and, after greeting Baba, said, “Deva,
what is this play of Yours? You first raise a storm and make us restless, and then calm it
down and ease us.” Baba replied, “You see, mysterious is the path of action. Though I do
nothing, they hold Me responsible for the actions which take place due to adrishta
(destiny). I am only their witness. The Lord is the sole Doer and Inspirer. He is also most
merciful. Neither am I God, nor the Lord. I am His obedient servant and remember Him
often. He, who casting aside his egoism, thanks the Lord and trusts Him entirely, will
have his shackles removed and will obtain liberation.”
Irani’s Daughter
The following describes the experience of an Irani gentleman. His young daughter
had convulsions every hour. When the fits occurred, she would lose her power of speech,
her limbs would shrink and contract, and she would fall down senseless. No remedy gave
her any relief. A friend recommended Baba’s udi to her father and asked him to get some
from Kakasaheb Dixit at Vile Parle, a suburb of Bombay. The Irani gentleman, having
procured the udi, mixed it with water and gave it to his daughter to drink every day. At first,
the convulsions, which were occurring hourly, slowed down to every seven hours, and after
a few days, they stopped totally and the daughter completely recovered.
Harda Gentleman
An old gentleman from Harda was suffering from a stone in his bladder. Such
stones are generally removed by a surgical operation and he was advised to undergo such.
He was old and weak and could not consider having the surgery. His suffering, however,
soon came to an end in another way. The inamdar of that town happened to come there at
that time. He was a devotee of Baba and always had a substantial amount of udi with him.
On the recommendation of his friends, the elderly gentleman’s son got some of this udi
and, mixing it with water, gave it to his father to drink. Within five minutes, the udi was
assimilated, the stone was dissolved and passed through his urine, and the old man was
relieved.
Bombay Lady
A woman of the Kayastha Prabhu caste in Bombay always suffered terrible pain at
her delivery. She was very much frightened each time she became pregnant and did not
know what to do. Shri Rama Maruti of Kalyan, who was a devotee of Baba, advised her
husband to take her to Shirdi for a painless delivery. When she next became pregnant,
both husband and wife came to Shirdi, stayed there for a few months and worshiped Baba,
receiving the benefit of His company.
When the time came for her to deliver, there was, as usual, obstruction in the
passage from the womb. She began to suffer labor pains and was frightened, but she
began to pray to Baba for relief. In the meantime, some neighboring women arrived and,
after invoking Baba’s aid, gave her a udi mixture to drink. In five minutes, the woman
delivered safely and painlessly. The issue was still born according to its fate, but the
mother, who was relieved of her anxiety and pain, thanked Baba for the safe delivery and
remained ever grateful to Him.
Bow to Shri Sai - Peace be to all
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