A Shirdi experience before 45 years; Bowing down to touch forehead on Baba’s samadhi

A Sai devotee mailed me about her devotion on Shirdi Sai Baba and I requested her to tell me something interesting. I was surprised as she shared that her Grandmother has visited Shirdi before 40-45 years. It must be 1960’s. Read her experience below.

Jai Sai Ram

Venkat,  I would like to share my grandmother’s experience. She was a very religious person, she always performed poojas, and she often had visions and dreams about gods.

Among many that she told me, I will share my favourite one.

A Fakir asking to offer 2 Rupees ( Shradha and Saburi) in Hundi of Dwarakamai

Many years back (around 40-45 years) when she went to Shirdi with her children (my father & his siblings were around 10-12 years old); she was having Darshan when at Dwarkamai, she saw a fakir dressed like Baba, she did not immediately realize anything, took a 2 rupee note she had and moved her hand forward to give the money to the fakir, when, he by gesture, pointed towards the hundi, she turned her head towards the direction the fakir was pointing, looked at the hundi, understood that he was asking her to put the money in the hundi and turned her head back to thank the fakir only to realize that the fakir disappeared, this happened in a fraction of a second, now how and where did this fakir disappear, she was quite amazed, then later realized who she saw….it was Baba.

A Shirdi experience before 45 years

Bowing down to touch forehead on Baba’s samadhi and holy feet

When Grandma Visited Shirdi 40-45 years back, Shirdi was completely different. She says, there were no queues, no restrictions. They were allowed to touch Baba’s feet and bow down to touch their forehead on Baba’s samadhi., lucky indeed. I wish they let us touch his feet too sometime.

( Hope you like the above Sai Leela friends. Now a days Shirdi is crowded with thousands of Devotees. Many times, I used to imagine the Shirdi Village during Saibaba’s life time in Shirdi.  Here’s one of my imagination

Its sometime before 1918 and you are now in shirdi with Sai Baba

Now lets continue with the Devotees experience.

Jai Sai Ram

Namaste Venkat,

I hope you and your family are doing fine by the grace of Sai Baba.

I’am really thankful to Sai for directing me to your website StarSai.com. I find peace here.

I was once just searching some random apps for my phone when I accidentally found Sai Satcharitra app, I wanted to know what it was about and I downloaded it & read the Satcharitra and during this period I experienced many little indications from Baba as if he was telling me he was around me and I was pulled towards Baba as a magnet; I started worshipping Baba since then. My mummy always worships Baba, she says whenever she finds herself in a problem, she just looks into baba’s eyes (in the photo she has in her room) and says ‘Baba, you have to look after me and solve my problem, I surrender on to you, please take care, I leave it to you’ and the problem disappears like magic, as if it was never there.

Sai Baba never leaves his bhakt alone. He is always around them, blessing them , looking after them, showing them the path of truth and goodness.

After I read the Sai Satcharitra, I wanted to know more about the pooja vidhi so I goggled it and I was directed to the beautiful website you have created and read about the Shraddha Saburi pooja.

I also read about the Sai Vrat Katha (fasting story and way) and started fasting on Thursdays.

I’m giving entrance exams and praying hard to Baba to make me get through, though I haven’t achieved my goal yet, I know Baba is helping me through every step. In the recent state exam Baba helped me score a good rank, but due to the counseling system and the scams I couldn’t get the subject I wanted and so I was very depressed and upset, angry on the scams and the people behind them, also angry on Baba for letting people get away with the scams and not giving me my desired subject. But I know, whatever he does, it is our own good.

Still, I keep complaining him and sometimes get angry or upset on him. I feel I’m not a good person since I selfishly get upset on him for not fulfilling my wish, and I’m irritated and frustrated with everything & everyone, I feel as if I’m carrying a 1000 kilo weight on my shoulders.

But I know Baba will help me get through soon. He is very sweet and cannot see his children in pain. Even I want to become his servant as you and many others

Venkat, even I love photography, I’m not as good as you though.

I’m sending you a picture of Baba in our pooja room I clicked from my phone and will keep clicking and sending more & more pictures, maybe you’ll like one of them and add them to your website 🙂

I have many more things and experiences to share with you but I guess this mail is long enough to make you bored. So I’ll send them in my next mail after you read this one. Please let me know that you have read this, an empty reply will be enough.

Thanking you,

Dr.N

Jai Sai Ram
Sai Baba bless everyone.

I love this leela so much friends. When ever devotees share their love for Sai, I feel happy about it. I also like her Baba in Pooja place especially because of its simplicity. Many devotees have a habit of decorating their pooja place with expensive stuff and something that looks too elegant. I honestly believe Sai and any Gods don’t care for all those. All they need is simple pooja and offering done with devotion from bottom of heart.