Thursday, January 3, 2008

Shirdi Sai’s protective hand

Once in the year 1910,on the day before diwali, Baba was sitting by the holy fireplace(Dhuni) and thrusting the firewood into it, and dhuni was bright, with rising flames.

Suddenly instead of pushing in firewood, Baba thrust his hand fully into the dhuni, and consequently suffered burns up to his arm.

Noticing this Madhava rao Deshpande (affectionately addressed by the fellow devotees in shirdi as shama) grabbed Baba by the waist from behind. dragged him forcibly backwards, and asked,”Deva, why have you done this”

Then Baba came to his senses and replied. ”The wife of the blacksmith at a distance place was working the bellows near a furnace. When her husband called her, she got up in a hurry, and her child, whom she was holding at her waist, fell into the furnace. Seeing that, Baba pulled the child out of the fire, and saved it. I do not mind arm being burnt, but I am glad I saved the child”

To render Instant help, Baba rushes to his devotees, unmindful if his personal hardships


1 comment:

Raghav said...

this shows tht baba can go to any extent if he likes his devotee's...
hope i too will be tht much blessed by baba.

Aum Sai Ram!