First-person testimony · Part III

Ramachandra Vasudev Ghaisas

Context

Ramachandra Vasudev Ghaisas's statement appears at page 290 of Part III.

About the 1936 statement

A Part III witness.

Verbatim excerpt from Narasimha Swami (1940s)

That was arrested by Baba’s grace but not cured. Baguji served Baba personally. I also served Baba personally. There has been faction at Shirdi I belonged to one of the factions. The hatred between the factions did not affect Baba. He was not hated by either faction. One Birjichand’s wife was carried naked and brought here, and there was a case against me and others, before the Kopergaon Magistrate Appa Saheb. When the case was under trial, one day Baba was requested by H.S.Dixit that Baba should see that I was not acquitted. ‘No, that cannot be done’ said Baba. ‘Who am I to do it?’ At the trial, all of us accused except one were convicted and given terms of four months imprisonment. From Kopergaon lockup, we were taken to the Ahmednagar jail and kept there. I then prayed to Baba for release. The third night Baba came, in my dream, into the jail and said ‘Do not be afraid. I will get you all acquitted.’ I wept at that time in my sleep. The jailor or sepoy rather came and woke me. Next morning, Mr.Dhumal came and that day we were all ac quitted. For expenses of the trial, I contributed Rs.70 by sale of a buffalo. Once, I was splitting a log for fuel.

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