First-person testimony · Part I

Chakra Narayana

Context

Chakra Narayana's statement appears at page 92 of Part I.

About the 1936 statement

The 1936 statement is preserved as part of Part I's twelve-witness opening volume of Narasimha Swami's collection.

Verbatim excerpt from Narasimha Swami (1940s)

ournalist and familiar with Buty, Mahatma Gandhi, etc. He was a Hindustani pathan and not a Rohilla. He died at Ahmednagar. During his stay at Shirdi, he was occasionally com plaining that Baba had deceived him. Once this man beat Nana Chopdar and was charged before the Kopergaon Magistrate. He was convicted and fined. He had no money to pay the fine of Rs.15 and no security to offer and so was in jail for a while. Then Buty sent him Rs.15. It seems that he declined it saying, that “he that deceived me should pay the Rs.15 and no others.” Then Baba sent Rs.15 out on his own pocket and got him released. I learnt that this man once told Baba, “I see that you are violating the principles of Islam by what goes on here and that your throat should be cut”. At that, it seems, Baba laughed and then the man begged pardon of Baba, at which again Baba laughed. When Baba was alive, I heard him say to someone who feared that Baba would pass away and with him all his work and influence Hunadande haninn which is Mahratti for “From within the tomb I will beat with sticks.” i.e., that death of his body will not terminate his influence or activity. X 20TH OCTOBER, 1936.

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