First-person testimony · Part III

Sri M. V. Sahasrabuddhe

Context

Sri M. V. Sahasrabuddhe's statement appears at page 310 of Part III.

About the 1936 statement

One of the closing Part III witnesses.

Verbatim excerpt from Narasimha Swami (1940s)

Daji Hari Lele (Dt. Inspector of Land Records at Nasik) was proceeding to Shirdi to see Baba. On the way he went to the Library at Kopergaon and saw the Gazette. Therein he discovered that he had been promoted from Rs.125 to Rs.150. Then he came to Shirdi and bowed to Baba. Baba told him “Bring me Rs.15” the man said he had no money. Baba retorted “It is only yesterday I gave you Rs.25. Go and bring the money.” Lele then came to my wada, informed me of all the facts and borrowed the money to pay Baba. Baba’s talks (Goshties): (1) Baba said once that as a boy he was weaving shawls, that his father was once so pleased with his handiwork that he gave him a pecuniary present of some Rs.5 or so. (2) Once Baba said that he was ‘eating food’ (i.e., living) at the East Coast i.e., Coromandal Coast. (3) Once he said “Pshaw what of Akbar! I have protected him in his infancy. He stood in fear of me.” (4) the brahmin of Paithan (evidently referring to Eknath) I 119 knew. Brahmins of such excellent sort are not now-a-days seen. (5) Chanbai Patel came to me and asked me about his horse. He said “Where did you drive my horse?” I replied.

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