At first he lived under a neem tree and begged for food whenever he needed it. At Shirdi they camped in a field next to Khandoba’s temple.Īfter the wedding, Saibaba stayed on at Shirdi. Chandbhai invited Baba to accompany the marriage party to Shirdi. The bride was from Shirdi and the marriage party was going to Shirdi. He found that Chanbhai’s wife’s nephew was getting married. Next day Baba went to Chandbhai’s house and found everybody in a very joyful mood and festivities going on all around.

He thought “this is no ordinary person” and invited Baba to come to his house and be his guest for a few days. Sai Baba thrust a pair of tongs into the ground and brought out a burning coal. He got the pipe ready, but there was no fire to light it with. Sai Baba then invited Chandbhai to have a smoke with him. The fakir said “some people call me Sai Baba.” Chandbhai was pleasently surprised to find his horse grazing peacefully behind those trees. The fakir told him to look behind a clump of trees.

I have looked for it everywhere, but cannot seem to find it”. This surprised Chandbhai and he wondered how the fakir knew his name. The fakir smiled at him and said “What are you looking for in this jungle, Chandbhai”. He turned around and saw a young Fakir (Baba).

Suddenly he heard a voice say “You look tired. We recommend that you read one of the more authoritative books to really understand the life and teachings of Shri Sai Baba.Ĭhandbhai, the headman of a village called Dhoopkhede (in Aurangabad, India), once lost his horse and was looking for it. The following is a very short summary on the life of Shri Sai Baba to serve as an introduction. The one in English is called Shri Sai Satcharitra by Shri Nagesh Vasudev Gunaji. He is only an outward instrument.” Subsequently SaiSatcharitra has been translated into a number of different languages. Said Shri Sai Baba “Let him make a collection of stories and experiences, keep notes and memos I will help him. Shri Hemadpant got Shri Sai Baba’s blessings in 1910 to write this work. Shri Sai Baba’s life and teachings are well documented in Sai Satcharitra by Shri Hemadpant in Marathi which was personally blessed by Shri Sai Baba.

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