First-person testimony · Part III

Bhaskar Sadasiv Satam

Context

Bhaskar Sadasiv Satam closes Part III at page 312 — the final witness in Narasimha Swami's three-volume compilation.

About the 1936 statement

The closing witness of Narasimha Swami's collected 1936 testimonies.

Verbatim excerpt from Narasimha Swami (1940s)

uch and 72 such a dish was wanted, she would keep it ready and supply it at once. When some message came for me, she read off my mind the reply I wanted to give and gave the reply herself. She was deeply devoted to Sri Sai Baba, and rendered great service to his Sansthan. ^tet it must be admitted that Sai had a very sharp tongue and many found her uncompanionable. But Sri Sai Baba put us there to de velop our power of endurance, perhaps. Sri Sai Baba’s methods of giving spiritual help to visitors were not usual once. There was no Upadesh Mantra given. He never talked of Yoga, Pranayam and Kundalini. But when anything went wrong to one pursuing some Marga., he would come to Sri Sai Baba and would be helped. There was a man who had practised Asan and Pranayam and the poor man’s system broke down. He was passing blood in his motions. So he came to Sri Sai Baba and stayed. After a while his health was restored during his stay at Shirdi. VII 4MAY, 1936, POONA Raguvir B.Purandhare, S/oh Bhaskar Purandhare, aged 60, Brahmin, Deshasth Shukla Yajur Vedi (Kelva Mahim, Thana Dist- originally) now at Bandra, Retired clerk of G.I.

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: Bhaskar. This is the canonical English excerpt; please consult the original PDF for context.