Shri Sai Baba’s blessed Kafni at Kurla, Mumbai for darshan




Shri Sai Baba’s blessed Kafni at Kurla, Mumbai for darshan

In 1918, when Late Dr. Keshav Bhagwant Gawankar was 12 years old, he along with his parents and aunt had visited Shirdi. Baba made young Keshav sit near Him and lovingly passed His hand over his back. Baba asked Keshav for Dakshina (money or material things offered to a deity) of two paise (this signifies shraddha - faith and saburi- patience). Keshav was confused, Madhavrao Deshpande (Shama), who was standing close by, took his hand and gave it in Baba’s hand and told him to say ‘Given’, which he did. To which Baba said, ‘Taken’. After this Baba gave His Kafni (the robe Baba wore) to Keshav as Prasad.

This Kafni is a part of the spiritual legacy of the Gawankar family. And magnanimously they allow the devotees’ to touch the Kafni and seek Baba’s blessings on Dussera.

On January 18, 1954 Baba had answered the continuous prayer of Dr Keshav (fondly called Appasahib) to come and confirm that Baba loved him. Baba came at 10.30 pm and was sitting in the balcony till about 8.30 am the next morning. The divine conversations of Baba have been recorded in a book called ‘Shirdiche Sai Baba’, which is penned by Dr Keshav in Marathi and is now also available in English translation. Dr. Sainath, who was five years old then, remembers Baba clearly. He also fondly narrates incidents from his father’s life, which reflects Appasahib’s avid devotion to Baba.

Some highlights of the conversation are as follows-

  • Always feed those who are hungry. If you feed those who are underprivileged to their heart’s content, I feel that I have eaten my bellyful.
  • Baba said, “You want to know my name? It is ‘Vanchar’ (a forest wanderer), or ‘Vayumitra’ (friend of the wind), or ‘Gagan-netra’ (sky is my eye), or ‘Brahma-mitra’ (friend of Brahma). And if you want to know, what I eat? I eat ‘Panchpatra’ (probably meaning five elements).
  • Don’t wear Baba’s ring. Is Baba a simple toy to play with? So wear it around your neck, not on the finger.
  • No need to serve Sai Baba. Serve your parents. Only those who have parted with their parents should serve Sai Baba. Service to parents has prime importance.
  • Don’t worry. Take this medicine. My medicine is Udi.
  • Pleasure and pain are the two sides of a coin of life. You should welcome both… pain and pleasure.
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