First-person testimony · Part III

Mr. G. K. Rege

Context

G. K. Rege's statement (page 296 of Part III) likely shares family with the M. B. Rege whose statement opens Part I. The Rege family appears repeatedly in the Bombay-Presidency Sai-devotee network.

About the 1936 statement

A Part III witness within the Rege family network.

Verbatim excerpt from Narasimha Swami (1940s)

found Rs.2 though I spent more than Rs. 3.1 had some notes in other pockets which I did not change. I wondered how the 2 Rs. multiplied so far. I did not think about the phenomenon when paying for the fakir’s tea, flowers and Victoria hire. This is the first time I took out a specified sum and set it apart for expenditure. 268 In 1931 or 1932, I had received summons to attend a crimi nal case at Chalisgaon before the Mamlatdar. I attended. But, as the case was adjourned, I requested the court to allow me to attend on the adjourned date about 1-30 p.m. After a month I received sum mons in the case. On the way, I visited Shirdi, having started on the day previous to the case hearing. Next morning, I left Shirdi to go to Chalisgaon by the morning train (by which I had travelled for Bom bay) . But, the bus being late, I reached Kopergaon town about 10-15 a.m., whereas the train leaves Kopergaon station about 10-30. There was no tonga there. I was in plain clothes and not known there. The buses refused to take me to the station. I prayed to Baba in my mind to help me. Suddenly, some one cried out “Foujdar Sahib”. I looked to see who called. Then a policeman enquired if I was a foujdar.

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: G.K.Rege. This is the canonical English excerpt; please consult the original PDF for context.