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Leela 2
The story of Sapatnekar, his wife Parvatibai and his sons is exceedingly lengthy, so I have presented it as two leelas. I will now narrate how Baba’s blessings came to fruition and the Sapatnekars had 8 sons and a daughter.
After the unforgettable visit to Shirdi, the very next year, that is in 1915, Parvatibai became pregnant and delivered a bonny, healthy baby boy. The child was christened Murlidhar, and when he was eight months old they took him to Shirdi. When Murlidhar was placed at Baba’s feet, Baba picked him up, laid him in his lap, and cooed and spoke to him. In due course of time, Parvatibai had two more sons, named Bhaskar and Dinkar. Both were fortunate to have Baba’s darshan.
When Dinkar was about 3 months old, Parvatibai took him to Shirdi, and placed him at Baba’s feet. Baba lifted the baby in his hands and threw him in the air with great force. However nothing untoward happened to Dinkar and he was caught by a devotee seated there. Dinkar says, “Because Baba threw me in the air while I was but a child, a transformation occurred and I became very spiritual from a very young age.”Parvatibai recalls"
“After our first son Murlidhar was born, my husband’s faith in Sai Baba became firm. In the years to come it developed stronger, so much so that when our second son Bhaskar died at the age of ten years, he did not blame Baba. On the other hand, he called all our children together and stood
them before Baba’s photograph and said, ‘Baba! Take away all of them and I shall not mind as they are all yours. However, I shall not give up my faith in you.’”
Years later, Dinakar said, “My father was initially devoted to Lord Datta, and used to go on a pilgrimage to Ganagapur frequently. A year after the loss of his first son, Mahadev visited Gangapur. In a state of bereavement and anguish he jumped into the river with the intent of ending his wretched
life. Lo! Lord Datta himself pulled him out of the river and asked him to go to Akkalkot. A few years later Sai Baba drew my father into his flock and made him into ,a staunch devotee.
From this story it is crystal clear that the darshan and blessings of any saint are impossible without good karma and penance of past lives. Possibly Baba wanted to show my father that he
and Lord Datta are the same. Baba wanted to push my father’s original spirituality by removing his disappointment and
sorrow of family life. Thus the ‘Chal hut’ drama may have been Baba’s secret method for removing all the negative energy that had enveloped my father’s very being. This was Baba’s unique method of drawing my father to him and guiding him on his spiritual path.”
The Sapatnekars originally hailed from the village Sapatne, and hence were called Sapatnekars. Later they moved to Madhegaon. Practising law was their family profession, and
even to this day it is followed by the members of this family. Mahadev became a well known Pleader at Akkalkot. He was an affluent landowner, with his own home and property. In 1961, some of his family members moved to Pune.
Parvatibai went to stay at Pune with her son Dinakar, as he had a paralytic stroke. She was 88 years old at that time and was not in good health. Parvatibai passed away on the 30th of October 1983, at 4 p.m. According to the Hindu calendar this
was the same month when Baba took Maha Samadhi (10th day of Ashvin). Also like Baba, Parvatibai breathed her last after the 10th day had finished and Ekadashi had commenced. At the time of death, she was conscious till the last moment and left the world peacefully with a smile on her face.
Ref.: Shri Sai Leela Magazine, Volume 65, No 4, July 1986.
Source : Baba's Divine Manifestations by Vinny Chitluri
Trust in Sai's Timing....
Rely on Sai's Promise....
Wait on Sai's Answer.....
Believe in Sai's Miracle.....
Rejoice in Sai's Goodness.....
& Relax in Sai's Presence....
Leela 1
*Mahadev Waman Sapatnekar and the Removal of Doubts*
It was at the insistence of his father that Mahadev Waman Sapatnekar, an attorney and a resident of Akkalkot, first visited
Shirdi in 1913. At that point Sapatnekar was disillusioned and troubled by the turn of events in his life. He was a 33 year old widower, and had lost his wife and son to Diphtheria.
He blamed God for this loss. Then he married Paravatibai, a young girl who was just 13 years old, but even after four years of marriage his wife was unable to conceive. Also, his wife suffered from terrible pain in her abdomen and trunk Mahadev’s father, Waman Sapatnekar, insisted that he go to Shirdi and seek Baba’s blessings. Waman Sapatnekar had heard a glowing account of Baba’s divinity from Shevde, who
was Mahadev’s friend and classmate. In chapter 48 of the Shri Sai Satcharita, Shevde’s story is beautifully described. Shevde, a staunch devotee of Sai Baba was quite unprepared for a
forthcoming examination, but was confident that he would pass as Baba had assured him of success.
In the bygone days, a son never questioned his father, butimplicitly followed his orders. Therefore, although Mahadev lacked faith in Baba, he did as his father advised, and along
with his younger brother Panditrao, set out for Shirdi.
Upon reaching Shirdi they went to the Dwarka Mai to pay obeisance to Baba. But when Mahadev bent down to touch Baba’s feet, he roared “Chal hut” (“Go away”) and shoved him with such force that his turban flew out of the Sanctum. Mahadev stayed at Shirdi for three days and whenever he went to meet Baba, he received the same “Chal hut” treatment. Mahadev felt
humiliated and hurt, and returned home in a gloomy frame of mind.
Parvatibai has recounted those days: “When my husband went to Shirdi, I had a keen desire to accompany him. In those days a wife was subservient and couldn’t speak to her husband openly, so I was left in my in-laws’ home at Madhegaon. That night while I was sleeping beside my sister-in-law, I had this
dream vision, wherein I saw a bright flash of light. At that moment I remembered that there was not a drop of water in the house, so I took a pitcher and went to the well nearby. The well was known as Lakkadsha’s well. I was in a great hurry as the daughter-in-law was not supposed to go out of the house alone. I needed to fetch the water and return before my father-in-law returned from the court. There I saw a fakir standing
next to the well. He approached me and said, ‘My dear girl! Why get exhausted needlessly. I shall get your pitcher filled with pure water.’ I was scared, as I suspected the fakir had
some bad intentions. My fears were confirmed when he lifted his kafni and sat down to pass urine in front of me. I was petrified and ran home as fast as I could. However, he ran after
me saying, ‘Lassie! Don’t run away, I have come to give you something.’ On reaching home I closed the door securely, but the fakir came to the door and threw small pebbles through the slits in the door. ‘Lassie! I have come to give you something’, the fakir repeatedly said. I was about to shout when I got up
sweating profusely with fright. When I realised that it was a dream, I woke my sister-in-law and asked her what the time was. However she jokingly said, ‘Aren’t you able to sleep? Aha!Your husband has gone to Shirdi and you must be dreaming
of him.’
The next morning I narrated the dream to my mother-in-
law. My father-in-law overheard it, and inquired about it in great detail. He sternly told my husband to go to Shirdi and take me with him, as there was some divine message hidden
in the dream. My husband was reluctant to revisit Shirdi and get insulted again. But my father-in-law insisted that he go, taking both me and his elder brother’s wife, who didn’t have a
son till then.Hence, we went to Shirdi; Baba was returning from Lendi Baugh at that time. I was stunned, as he was the same fakir that
I had seen in my dream. Then looking at me he started yelling, ‘Oh! Dear mother! My abdomen and trunk are aching terribly.’
I was baffled and concerned, and wanted to know what was wrong with him. The devotees explained that Baba often acted like this and relieved the devotee of the malady, by taking it upon himself. I however couldn’t stop giggling at his perfect
play acting of my symptoms. Two months later, the nagging pain in my abdomen and trunk disappeared, and I was filled with gratitude for Baba.
Later in the day, we went to have Baba’s darshan in the
Dwarka Mai. My husband went forward with the flowers and fruit offerings. Again Baba said, ‘Chal hut.’ When my turn came, however, Baba allowed me to place my head at his feet, and made me sit near him. He then placed his palm in a container of Udi and with a little force placed his palm on my forehead and blessed me. He said, ‘Take one, two, three, or four. How many do you want?’ This was in regard to my barren state. Later I had 8 sons and 1 daughter, and Baba fulfilled his promise.
My husband was filled with remorse and repentance for
having doubted Baba when Shevde spoke about Baba’s
benevolence. He decided to stay on at Shirdi until Baba
forgave and blessed him. Once, he saw Baba seated alone in the Dwarka Mai, so he ran and clasped his feet, beseeching forgiveness. Baba placed his blessed hand on his head and made him sit close by. Meanwhile a shepherdess came and
started massaging Baba’s feet. Looking at Sapatnekar, Baba said, ‘This gentleman thinks I killed his son. Do I kill people’s sons? Now I shall bring a son in his wife’s womb.’Filled with joy, my husband again fell at Baba’s feet with tears gushing down his cheeks. He ran to where we were staying
and excitedly narrated what had happened. He asked me to prepare puran polis (chapattis with a stuffing of Bengal gram cooked with jaggery) as an offering to Baba. However I had already prepared shira (semolina halva) as Bapu Sahib Jog had suggested. Then both of us went for the arati, and I handed my platter of shira to Jog. He kept it at the rear of the plates brought by various devotees. After the arati, Baba was given a plate filled with our offerings; but Baba pushed it aside and leaned over and pulled my plate towards him. With great relish he ate a handful of shira from my plate. The next day was Thursday and we saw the Chavadi procession.” Parvatibai narrates some unusual information about the Chavadi procession. She recalls, “Baba never sat in the palanquin. If devotees lifted him and put him inside, he disappeared and was seen walking at the back of palanquin.Baba often broke into a dance with great agility—he put one foot forward, then the other foot and danced in abandon.
He rhythmically moved to the clash of the cymbals, his lithe body swaying like a reed. It was a sight that Lord Indra would have envied. Baba’s face shone with a brilliant glow like Lord Panduranga.”The Sapatnekars were to leave Shirdi the next day. Before leaving, they went to seek permission from Baba. Mahadev told his wife, “I shall offer one rupee as dakshina to Baba. If he asks again I will happily give one more rupee. But if he asks for more money I will have to sell my gold ring and your bangles.”
To Mahadev’s great surprise, Baba only asked for two rupees and repeated the exact same words that Sapatnekar had said to his wife in their room. Hearing this, the doubts that were still lurking in his mind disappeared and he was convinced about Baba’s sanctity and omnipresence. Thus, Mahadev Sapatnekar became devoted to Baba.
The lessons that we can learn from this leela are:
*1. Never ever doubt saints.*
*2. By shouting, “Chal Hut”, Baba was removing Mahadev’s bad karma and fructifying his ‘sanchit karma’, then filling it with crystal clear water, which is his grace, mercy and blessing.*
*3. The passing of urine is symbolic of the removal of waste or impurities from Mahadev’s wife.*
*4. The throwing of pebbles represents strong progeny. Baba says, “Take one, two, three, or four. How many do you want?” Thus she had eight sons and a daughter.*
*5. Sapatnekar used to think that Lord Datta didn’t save his son. Since Baba and Datta are the same, Baba says, “He thinks I killed his son.”*
Ref.: Shri Sai Leela Magazine, Volume 65, No. 4, July 1986.
Source : Baba's Divine Manifestations by Vinny Chitluri
Leela 2
The story of Sapatnekar, his wife Parvatibai and his sons is exceedingly lengthy, so I have presented it as two leelas. I will now narrate how Baba’s blessings came to fruition and the Sapatnekars had 8 sons and a daughter.
After the unforgettable visit to Shirdi, the very next year, that is in 1915, Parvatibai became pregnant and delivered a bonny, healthy baby boy. The child was christened Murlidhar, and when he was eight months old they took him to Shirdi. When Murlidhar was placed at Baba’s feet, Baba picked him up, laid him in his lap, and cooed and spoke to him. In due course of time, Parvatibai had two more sons, named Bhaskar and Dinkar. Both were fortunate to have Baba’s darshan.
When Dinkar was about 3 months old, Parvatibai took him to Shirdi, and placed him at Baba’s feet. Baba lifted the baby in his hands and threw him in the air with great force. However nothing untoward happened to Dinkar and he was caught by a devotee seated there. Dinkar says, “Because Baba threw me in the air while I was but a child, a transformation occurred and I became very spiritual from a very young age.”Parvatibai recalls"
“After our first son Murlidhar was born, my husband’s faith in Sai Baba became firm. In the years to come it developed stronger, so much so that when our second son Bhaskar died at the age of ten years, he did not blame Baba. On the other hand, he called all our children together and stood
them before Baba’s photograph and said, ‘Baba! Take away all of them and I shall not mind as they are all yours. However, I shall not give up my faith in you.’”
Years later, Dinakar said, “My father was initially devoted to Lord Datta, and used to go on a pilgrimage to Ganagapur frequently. A year after the loss of his first son, Mahadev visited Gangapur. In a state of bereavement and anguish he jumped into the river with the intent of ending his wretched
life. Lo! Lord Datta himself pulled him out of the river and asked him to go to Akkalkot. A few years later Sai Baba drew my father into his flock and made him into ,a staunch devotee.
From this story it is crystal clear that the darshan and blessings of any saint are impossible without good karma and penance of past lives. Possibly Baba wanted to show my father that he
and Lord Datta are the same. Baba wanted to push my father’s original spirituality by removing his disappointment and
sorrow of family life. Thus the ‘Chal hut’ drama may have been Baba’s secret method for removing all the negative energy that had enveloped my father’s very being. This was Baba’s unique method of drawing my father to him and guiding him on his spiritual path.”
The Sapatnekars originally hailed from the village Sapatne, and hence were called Sapatnekars. Later they moved to Madhegaon. Practising law was their family profession, and
even to this day it is followed by the members of this family. Mahadev became a well known Pleader at Akkalkot. He was an affluent landowner, with his own home and property. In 1961, some of his family members moved to Pune.
Parvatibai went to stay at Pune with her son Dinakar, as he had a paralytic stroke. She was 88 years old at that time and was not in good health. Parvatibai passed away on the 30th of October 1983, at 4 p.m. According to the Hindu calendar this
was the same month when Baba took Maha Samadhi (10th day of Ashvin). Also like Baba, Parvatibai breathed her last after the 10th day had finished and Ekadashi had commenced. At the time of death, she was conscious till the last moment and left the world peacefully with a smile on her face.
Ref.: Shri Sai Leela Magazine, Volume 65, No 4, July 1986.
Source : Baba's Divine Manifestations by Vinny Chitluri
Rely on Sai's Promise....
Wait on Sai's Answer.....
Believe in Sai's Miracle.....
Rejoice in Sai's Goodness.....
& Relax in Sai's Presence....
Leela 1
*Mahadev Waman Sapatnekar and the Removal of Doubts*
It was at the insistence of his father that Mahadev Waman Sapatnekar, an attorney and a resident of Akkalkot, first visited
Shirdi in 1913. At that point Sapatnekar was disillusioned and troubled by the turn of events in his life. He was a 33 year old widower, and had lost his wife and son to Diphtheria.
He blamed God for this loss. Then he married Paravatibai, a young girl who was just 13 years old, but even after four years of marriage his wife was unable to conceive. Also, his wife suffered from terrible pain in her abdomen and trunk Mahadev’s father, Waman Sapatnekar, insisted that he go to Shirdi and seek Baba’s blessings. Waman Sapatnekar had heard a glowing account of Baba’s divinity from Shevde, who
was Mahadev’s friend and classmate. In chapter 48 of the Shri Sai Satcharita, Shevde’s story is beautifully described. Shevde, a staunch devotee of Sai Baba was quite unprepared for a
forthcoming examination, but was confident that he would pass as Baba had assured him of success.
In the bygone days, a son never questioned his father, butimplicitly followed his orders. Therefore, although Mahadev lacked faith in Baba, he did as his father advised, and along
with his younger brother Panditrao, set out for Shirdi.
Upon reaching Shirdi they went to the Dwarka Mai to pay obeisance to Baba. But when Mahadev bent down to touch Baba’s feet, he roared “Chal hut” (“Go away”) and shoved him with such force that his turban flew out of the Sanctum. Mahadev stayed at Shirdi for three days and whenever he went to meet Baba, he received the same “Chal hut” treatment. Mahadev felt
humiliated and hurt, and returned home in a gloomy frame of mind.
Parvatibai has recounted those days: “When my husband went to Shirdi, I had a keen desire to accompany him. In those days a wife was subservient and couldn’t speak to her husband openly, so I was left in my in-laws’ home at Madhegaon. That night while I was sleeping beside my sister-in-law, I had this
dream vision, wherein I saw a bright flash of light. At that moment I remembered that there was not a drop of water in the house, so I took a pitcher and went to the well nearby. The well was known as Lakkadsha’s well. I was in a great hurry as the daughter-in-law was not supposed to go out of the house alone. I needed to fetch the water and return before my father-in-law returned from the court. There I saw a fakir standing
next to the well. He approached me and said, ‘My dear girl! Why get exhausted needlessly. I shall get your pitcher filled with pure water.’ I was scared, as I suspected the fakir had
some bad intentions. My fears were confirmed when he lifted his kafni and sat down to pass urine in front of me. I was petrified and ran home as fast as I could. However, he ran after
me saying, ‘Lassie! Don’t run away, I have come to give you something.’ On reaching home I closed the door securely, but the fakir came to the door and threw small pebbles through the slits in the door. ‘Lassie! I have come to give you something’, the fakir repeatedly said. I was about to shout when I got up
sweating profusely with fright. When I realised that it was a dream, I woke my sister-in-law and asked her what the time was. However she jokingly said, ‘Aren’t you able to sleep? Aha!Your husband has gone to Shirdi and you must be dreaming
of him.’
The next morning I narrated the dream to my mother-in-
law. My father-in-law overheard it, and inquired about it in great detail. He sternly told my husband to go to Shirdi and take me with him, as there was some divine message hidden
in the dream. My husband was reluctant to revisit Shirdi and get insulted again. But my father-in-law insisted that he go, taking both me and his elder brother’s wife, who didn’t have a
son till then.Hence, we went to Shirdi; Baba was returning from Lendi Baugh at that time. I was stunned, as he was the same fakir that
I had seen in my dream. Then looking at me he started yelling, ‘Oh! Dear mother! My abdomen and trunk are aching terribly.’
I was baffled and concerned, and wanted to know what was wrong with him. The devotees explained that Baba often acted like this and relieved the devotee of the malady, by taking it upon himself. I however couldn’t stop giggling at his perfect
play acting of my symptoms. Two months later, the nagging pain in my abdomen and trunk disappeared, and I was filled with gratitude for Baba.
Later in the day, we went to have Baba’s darshan in the
Dwarka Mai. My husband went forward with the flowers and fruit offerings. Again Baba said, ‘Chal hut.’ When my turn came, however, Baba allowed me to place my head at his feet, and made me sit near him. He then placed his palm in a container of Udi and with a little force placed his palm on my forehead and blessed me. He said, ‘Take one, two, three, or four. How many do you want?’ This was in regard to my barren state. Later I had 8 sons and 1 daughter, and Baba fulfilled his promise.
My husband was filled with remorse and repentance for
having doubted Baba when Shevde spoke about Baba’s
benevolence. He decided to stay on at Shirdi until Baba
forgave and blessed him. Once, he saw Baba seated alone in the Dwarka Mai, so he ran and clasped his feet, beseeching forgiveness. Baba placed his blessed hand on his head and made him sit close by. Meanwhile a shepherdess came and
started massaging Baba’s feet. Looking at Sapatnekar, Baba said, ‘This gentleman thinks I killed his son. Do I kill people’s sons? Now I shall bring a son in his wife’s womb.’Filled with joy, my husband again fell at Baba’s feet with tears gushing down his cheeks. He ran to where we were staying
and excitedly narrated what had happened. He asked me to prepare puran polis (chapattis with a stuffing of Bengal gram cooked with jaggery) as an offering to Baba. However I had already prepared shira (semolina halva) as Bapu Sahib Jog had suggested. Then both of us went for the arati, and I handed my platter of shira to Jog. He kept it at the rear of the plates brought by various devotees. After the arati, Baba was given a plate filled with our offerings; but Baba pushed it aside and leaned over and pulled my plate towards him. With great relish he ate a handful of shira from my plate. The next day was Thursday and we saw the Chavadi procession.” Parvatibai narrates some unusual information about the Chavadi procession. She recalls, “Baba never sat in the palanquin. If devotees lifted him and put him inside, he disappeared and was seen walking at the back of palanquin.Baba often broke into a dance with great agility—he put one foot forward, then the other foot and danced in abandon.
He rhythmically moved to the clash of the cymbals, his lithe body swaying like a reed. It was a sight that Lord Indra would have envied. Baba’s face shone with a brilliant glow like Lord Panduranga.”The Sapatnekars were to leave Shirdi the next day. Before leaving, they went to seek permission from Baba. Mahadev told his wife, “I shall offer one rupee as dakshina to Baba. If he asks again I will happily give one more rupee. But if he asks for more money I will have to sell my gold ring and your bangles.”
To Mahadev’s great surprise, Baba only asked for two rupees and repeated the exact same words that Sapatnekar had said to his wife in their room. Hearing this, the doubts that were still lurking in his mind disappeared and he was convinced about Baba’s sanctity and omnipresence. Thus, Mahadev Sapatnekar became devoted to Baba.
The lessons that we can learn from this leela are:
*1. Never ever doubt saints.*
*2. By shouting, “Chal Hut”, Baba was removing Mahadev’s bad karma and fructifying his ‘sanchit karma’, then filling it with crystal clear water, which is his grace, mercy and blessing.*
*3. The passing of urine is symbolic of the removal of waste or impurities from Mahadev’s wife.*
*4. The throwing of pebbles represents strong progeny. Baba says, “Take one, two, three, or four. How many do you want?” Thus she had eight sons and a daughter.*
*5. Sapatnekar used to think that Lord Datta didn’t save his son. Since Baba and Datta are the same, Baba says, “He thinks I killed his son.”*
Ref.: Shri Sai Leela Magazine, Volume 65, No. 4, July 1986.
Source : Baba's Divine Manifestations by Vinny Chitluri
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