First-person testimony · Part II

Tukaram Barku

Context

Tukaram Barku's brief statement appears at page 200 of Part II.

About the 1936 statement

One of the very brief Part II witnesses.

Verbatim excerpt from Narasimha Swami (1940s)

device had been found out. He got 2 rupees from the deposit with me and paid it. That man is (N.V) a proprietor of a press, Mugbat, Bombay. This was some time before Baba passed away. We were there a few days before Baba passed away. When we went to take leave, we had no anticipation of the coming catastro phe. But Baba evidently knew of it. He said “You are coming from Bombay. You must go on hearing me speak. I should go on hearing you speak. But you are going away. Well well, (i.e., with hesitation). Go, You are going to reach your destination tomorrow noon.” Any how leave was given that evening and we started by that night’s train via Kopergaon, hoping as usual to reach Bombay (via Manmad) by 7.30 or 8 a.m. But when we reached Manmad we learnt that the engine of a train had gone out of order and there was a consequent delay of some four hours. As we reached Bombay, it struck twelve noon. Baba’s anticipation or prediction was fulfilled. Baba passed away a few days later and we could then see why he was rather hesi tating to give us leave. That was the final parting.

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