First-person testimony · Part III

Gopal Bhaskar Datar

Context

Gopal Bhaskar Datar's statement appears at page 209 of Part III.

About the 1936 statement

A Part III witness.

Verbatim excerpt from Narasimha Swami (1940s)

t out of the cup of water was thin and nice. That prepared for the biksha was thick and rough. How puri could be extracted from a cup of water was the wonder. It impressed us with his wonderful power. Such a mighty man 191 assured me of the value of the experience I got from Sai Baba in 1912. I had not many opportunities of seeing Sai Baba. In 1916 was my last visit to him. Then, with my wife who also had great devotion to him, I went to Baba and returned the same day. In 1919,1 retired. Sai Baba is not dead. He is still as ever. It is in a strange invisible ethereal manner. I feel his guidance, direction and control in my affairs. I have felt it on many occasions. For instance, in 1919, I retired on a pension of Rs. 81-8-0. But retiring was good for me. As soon as I retired, I joined a friend in working certain mills and from 1919 up to 1930,1 had a monthly income of about Rs.250. This was Sai’s provision for me. I have always had indifferent health and actually my eyes have given me great trouble. I have lost one eye, and I am slowly develop ing a cataract in the other.

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