First-person testimony · Part III

Balakistna Ramachandra Khairikar

Context

Balakistna Ramachandra Khairikar's brief statement appears at page 231 of Part III.

About the 1936 statement

A short Part III testimony.

Verbatim excerpt from Narasimha Swami (1940s)

e to the fire and occasionally turning round himself. He saw me and invited me inside. I went and pros trated myself before him. Gazing at me, he told me to go to Khando- ba’s temple. I thought he recommended that visit to see the image of that God and I said that all Gods were there with him, and was quite content to see him. He repeated the words “Go to Khandoba’s.” I inferred that he wanted me to get away and not to stay there. So I went to an adjoining house and there they told me (after I men tioned Baba’s order) that there was one Upasani Sastri at Khandoba’s. I then went to Khandoba’s and found my brother there. He said that he was remaining there by Sai Baba’s order and that he saw very little of Sai Baba. I then gave him or rather one Dada Kelkar on his ac count some Rs.4 for his food expenses and went back to the Masjid. I stayed at Shirdi for one or two days at that time. On the first day, he asked all generally for daksbina kukshana some gave. He extended his palms towards me and asked for dakshina kukshan. I said I had nothing and made pranams. On the occassion, Sai Baba said to me the same words as the sadhu at Tapovan. ‘Lo! There was a tree.

Source: B. V. Narasimha Swami, Devotees' Experiences of Sri Sai Baba (All India Sai Samaj, Madras, 1940s; reprint Akhanda Sainama Sapthaha Samithi, Hyderabad). PDF on Internet Archive · OCR full text. Excerpt matched on the term: Balakistna. This is the canonical English excerpt; please consult the original PDF for context.