Subscribe
Share
Share
Embed
'Baba saves the Professor’s life again' is the 53rd story in this series.
'Sai Baba's Divine Leelas' is a new audio series compiled and recited by Dr Vinny Chitluri. Repeated hearing of these Leelas will deepen one's faith and love in Baba.
Transcript
Every night, prior to retiring for the day, Prof. R. Vishkanta was in the habit of placing 4-5 almonds in a little bowl of water, so that when he awakes in the morning they are plump and taste delicious. These almonds are then offered to Baba and later would be taken as Prasad.
On the 26th of May 2014, he soaked the almonds and went to sleep. On that fateful day of 26th May, after cleaning the prayer room, he put the almonds in his mouth and started munching on them, and choked. The professor states, “I was eating the almonds when suddenly a piece of almond lodged in my trachea and immediately closed it. I was unable to breathe, no air was entering my lungs, and I could not cough it out. My eyes were bulging and life was slowly ebbing out of me. Somehow, I managed to reach the front door and open it wide. My thought was that in case I died, people in our apartment complex or even the guard may be able to see the dead body lying on the floor, as I was alone at home.
Slowly, I went back to the prayer room and prostrated myself with my face down. I said, ‘Baba, if you want to take me to your feet, I am submitting myself. It is up to you to decide life or death,’ and I closed my eyes. Then suddenly from the front door a sweet aroma blew in. I knew that Baba had come. Whenever Baba comes, just prior to it, a whiff of pleasant aroma comes and then Baba materialises in one form or the other. Suddenly, someone gave me a very hard blow on my back, and with that the bit of almond flew out of my mouth. Slowly, I was able to breathe. I immediately looked around to see who had hit me, but there was no one there, except for the smiling photograph of Baba in my prayer room. Thus, Baba gave me another chance to serve him. Thank you, Baba.”
Baba says, “If you chant my name ‘Sai, Sai’ constantly, I will draw you out of the jaws of death.” (Shri Sai Satcharitra, chapter 3).
We should offer ourselves in total surrender and allow Baba to decide ‘life or death.’ He will decide the best course of action for us. Receive the same as Prasad from him, as He knows what is best for us.
This Leela was narrated by Prof. R. Vishkanta in November 2014.
A special podcast series by Dr. Vinny Chitluri which is on Baba's leelas and life history.