First-person testimony · Part III

Kusha Bhav

Context

Kusha Bhav's statement appears at page 222 of Part III. "Bhav" / "Bhau" (brother) is a common Maharashtrian honorific.

About the 1936 statement

A Part III witness.

Verbatim excerpt from Narasimha Swami (1940s)

aba at Shirdi did the Sanka sound and said (.) (i.e., “Nana is now about to die. But, will I let him die?) 8 days later, I and Chandorkar went to Shirdi. Then Bapusaheb Jog told me that Baba cried out as above 8 days back and asked me ‘Was that true?’ ‘Yes’, I replied and narrated the facts. In 1914, my wife was pregnant, 8 months with child. Baba gave me two (pieces barfechivadri of Barfi ) and said ‘Go’. Then I went home and my wife had a delivery. I have three or four children now. Sai Baba told me to recite Narayan Upanishad (Taittriya Bhaga) at the pooja of Baba at the masjid and I did so for 10 days. I taught that Upanishad to H.S.Dixit. Baba recited before me etc. (fro arpichent sudurachar m Bagavad Gita) and some more at times. He knew Sanskrit. VIII 7th July, 1936. Cursetji Shapurji Pestonjamas, Parsi, aged 75 Kolaba Khusrubad, Baug, formerly in Railway Service and Yard Master, Rec lamation, says: I went to Shirdi and saw Sai Baba, and stayed there for three or four days. That was the only time I saw him. I and my brother-in- law went there and were accommodated on the ground-floor of Dix it’s Wada while mine owners and other rich people were accommo dated upstairs.

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