First-person testimony · Part II

M. G. Pradhan

Context

M. G. Pradhan closes Part II at page 201. The Pradhan family appears in Chapter 20 of the Satcharitra (Rao Bahadur M. V. Pradhan, the donor of the Chirdi sari to the unnamed Vile Parle girl whose joy and equal joy without the sari was Das Ganu's living lesson on the Ishavasya Upanishad).

About the 1936 statement

M. G. Pradhan's 1936 statement closes Part II of Narasimha Swami's edition.

Verbatim excerpt from Narasimha Swami (1940s)

later and we could then see why he was rather hesi tating to give us leave. That was the final parting. Some fourteen years ago, one night Baba came to me in a dream and said “Boy, you speak of me to others as your Guru. Have I given you prasad, i.e. initiation?” Then he made me wash my hands, and gave me a Maharatta sloka to repeat. I repeated it very well in my dream. This was my initiation. But when I woke, I remembered nothing of the sloka and even now I cannot recall the sloka. Two years ago, I completed my fifty fifth year. According to the rules of our company, one should retire at 55. So I was getting ready to be relieved. But at that time, I had a dream. Our big boss, the director, came 184 in the dream, to me and made me understand that I should not bother about leaving the company. Up to this time none has asked me to retire. I have responsibilities to my family as I have 4 or 5 daughters and a son. Baba looks after all my affairs. I do not pray to him for anything. He knows what I require and it is up to him to give us what we need, if that be his wish.

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