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'Kathe Maharaj’s Sai Darbar' is the 49th 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
Madhavrao Dixit of Pune says, “My guru, Kathe Maharaj, was ardently devoted to Sai Baba. He was well built and in good health. At the age of 56, he suddenly developed severe diabetes, with a blood glucose level of 600. I firmly believe that he took my diabetes on himself as I was careless about my health. He took Samadhi a day after worshipping Baba on Guru Purnima and saved my life. I feel he and Baba worked in unison because a year later, I had severe chest pain and signs of heart disease. That night, I had a vivid dream wherein Baba kicked me on my chest and I was thrown on to the street below. Then he came and placed His knee on the left side of my chest. This gave me intense pain, but my heart disease vanished.”
“Kathe Maharaj’s Sai Darbar is at Tingre Nagar, Lohegaon, Pune. A stubborn atheist once came there to test him. He wanted to know if he was fake or a spiritually enlightened person, if his devotion to Baba was real or a façade, so that people could call him Maharaj. The atheist stood before Kathe Maharaj and said, “If you have the power and capability to emit smoke from an empty chillum like Swami Samarth only then should you call yourself Maharaj.” With calm poise, Maharaj said, “I am only a devotee of Sai Baba. I don’t possess the power nor capability as minute as a speck of dust of His feet. But to come to this Darbar to test me is not right. However, you are welcome to come here and have a meal which is served after being offered to Baba. And then you may leave in peace.”
The atheist did return for the meal, but was restless and he couldn’t contain his curiosity. He said, “If you can answer my question, I will definitely call you Maharaj. Tell me how many stars are there in the sky?” Maharaj replied, “I will count them the whole night and give you the answer tomorrow.” Then the atheist left.
Kathe Maharaj, as usual, sought refuge in Baba and sat in meditation. Baba could not bear His dear devotee being insulted so He helped him through His Udi. He appeared before Kathe Maharaj and said, “When the man returns for his answer, give him a fist full of my Udi and tell him that the answer lies in the Udi. The number of stars in the sky is the same number as the specks of ash in my Udi. Ask him to sit and carefully count them the whole night.” And then, Baba disappeared.
Baba strongly emphasises that you must not test any saint. The power of Udi is as much as the entire cosmos comprising the stars and innumerable galaxies.
This Leela was taken from Sai Sagar, Nov-Dec issue, 2003.
A special podcast series by Dr. Vinny Chitluri which is on Baba's leelas and life history.