First-person testimony · Part III

Sri Nageshwar Atmaram Samant

Context

Sri Nageshwar Atmaram Samant's statement appears at page 294 of Part III.

About the 1936 statement

A Part III witness.

Verbatim excerpt from Narasimha Swami (1940s)

That showed me that Baba wanted me to keep on the old traditional pothi (i.e.) the standard Guru Charitra and not introduce an innovation. So, I gave up the idea of reading Dabholkar’s Satcharitra for the Saptha but kept up the old orthodox Pothi. Some two years and halfback, my wife had a serious attack of paralysis. Her life appeared to be in danger. But, she is a staunch devotee of Baba. She got a vision and in it saw Baba was sitting at the doorway or entrance of her room and telling her “I am here to guard you. I will not allow even Yamadhutas to enter”. She saw also (in that vision) some men bringing bamboos, a mud pot etc., and preparing a bier to carry her corpse. But, Baba asked them to clear off and go to the opposite place; and when they did not mind his words he kicked them away and broke their bamboos and mudpot. This was the vi sion and my wife was saved. This same night, a person in the oppo site chawl (Rangari’s chawl opposite to our chawl (i.e.) Ghamat ter race or Ghamat Chawl) died. My wife’s life was saved and she recov ered. Mr. Dixit called me Bhau Saheb. There is published in the S.L.Masik an incident in which a devotee was given help by Baba, through me.

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