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"Padmanabendra Swami of Alandi" is the 41st Leela in the series. In this clip, Vinny Ma narrates a detailed account of Swami Padmanabendra's meeting with Baba and how he was so deeply affected by Baba's divinity.
Following Dixit's advice, Swami visited Shirdi. He had a swelling behind his ear and doctors in Alandi and Nagpur had advised surgery. In Shirdi, other devotees urged him to tell Baba about the swelling, and although reluctant to do so, Swami asked Madhavrao Deshpande to tell Baba about the problem.
Baba lovingly assured Swami by saying, "Allah sab achcha karege," and upon hearing these words, his troubled mind became calm. When he went to Mumbai to consult another doctor, there was no need for surgery!
"Since he has come to me, I will give him something," Baba had said. This Leela illustrates the love and compassion of Baba who never sends his devotees back empty-handed.
Transcript
This Leela is given in the Sri Sai Satcharitra, chapter 13. In the Sai Leela magazine of 1923, the Swami himself has given a detailed account and it is given below.
He states, “Following the advice of beloved Shriman Hari Sitaram Dixit, residing in Mumbai, I visited Shirdi. By the grace of Shri Sai Baba, I am enveloped by an abundance of joy. After my pilgrimage to Shirdi, I returned on Thursday, the 29th of January, and proceeded to Alandi. There, I attended the Punya Thithi of Shri Guru Maharaj Tukaram on the 2nd of February. On the following day, which was a Tuesday, I went to Mumbai. There, I consulted Dr. Underwood regarding a swelling behind my ear extending to the neck.” His advice was, “Oh, but no surgery is required.” Then, he gave me an injection of some serum. He further added, “This will take care of the swelling.”
He then narrates his experience in Shirdi. It is impossible to describe the lustrous divinity of Shri Sai Maharaj. The effect is mind-boggling and I got immense peace. Many of the devotees gathered there advised me to tell Sai Maharaj about the swelling. But, from my heart and soul, I was disinclined to do so. The reason for not doing so was that I had gone solely to have his Darshan without any ulterior motive. I strongly believed that Prarabdha Karma has to be borne by me. However, ultimately, I asked Madhavrao Deshpande to tell Maharaj about the problem. Accordingly, he brought up the topic while I was having Darshan. Maharaj lovingly said, “Allah sab achcha karega.” At that very moment, my troubled mind became calm. The doctor at Nagpur had advised surgery, so had the doctor from Alandi. They were consulted prior to my visit to Shirdi, but the doctor from Mumbai had said the surgery was not required and administered the serum injection, following which the swelling shrunk a lot and the pain subsided completely. All this happened after Sai Maharaj spoke these words. Thinking about this, it leaves me wonderstruck and happy.
On the first day of my visit, Maharaj asked for Dakshina. I replied, “Maharaj, I am a Sanyasi. Where will I have money?” After I had Darshan, Baba said to Madhavrao Deshpande, ‘‘I wanted to know if he will give me something, but he won’t give me anything. Since he has come to me, I will give him something.” From the moment these words were uttered, I became trouble-free.
What can I say about this Siddh Purush, except that He is Sri Narayan in human form?
This Leela was taken from Sai Leela magazine, no. 5, year 1, 1923.
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