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'How Baba Blessed Prabhune' is the 47th 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
Before he bought his apartment, Prabhune and his family rented a two-room apartment. One night, he was sleeping next to the window, while his daughter was sleeping on a cot that was against the opposite wall. On that wall, there was a colour picture of Baba with His hand raised in the Ashirwaad position.
At night, his daughter felt thirsty and woke up. What she saw left her mesmerised, and she forgot all about her thirst. From Baba’s raised hand, a beam of light was emitting and it traversed the room and touched her father’s body. After touching his body, it stayed there and didn’t go out of the window.
Fascinated, she continued watching this phenomenon. It was as if someone had pointed a flashlight at her father’s body. But there was no flashlight in that room. The next morning, she related what had happened the night before. Humbly, Prabhune said, “You are indeed fortunate to behold the blessings poured forth from Baba’s hand.”
In the early 1950’s, the Abhishek Pooja was conducted on top of the Samadhi. The devotees were seated on wooden seats in front of Baba’s idol and after the Pooja, they were allowed to prostrate at Baba’s feet. Nowadays, because of the overwhelming crowds, this practice is discontinued in Shirdi.
Prabhune would, without fail, reach Shirdi in time to buy an Abhishek ticket. He would get up early in the morning to catch the bus at Shivaji Nagar. Once he missed the bus and there was no bus until 10 a.m., so it was impossible for him to reach Shirdi on time. He boarded a bus going to Dhule and reached Shirdi, but there were no tickets available for the Abhishek. Disappointed, he went to the Dwarka Mai. The Dwarka Mai was empty and he sat in front of Baba’s Padukas and cried, “Baba, this is the first time that I am unable to perform your Abhishek. Do something so I am able to perform it.” Then with disappointment he banged his head on the Padukas. Tears were rolling down his cheeks as he banged his head again and again.
Then he felt someone place his hand on his head with compassion and caress his head twice. He recognised that touch and looked up. No one was there, but there was a smile on Baba’s Dwarka Mai picture. He looked down to see that his tears had accumulated on the Padukas, as if he had done Abhishek to them with his tears.
Baba covers His children with a blue light eternally and fulfils their wishes, however trivial they may be.
This Leela is from the Shri Sagar magazine, Deepavali issue, 2002.
A special podcast series by Dr. Vinny Chitluri which is on Baba's leelas and life history.