Sai experiences by eminent lawyer Shri Vaman Chintaman Muke Vakil
Some experiences of Sai by eminent lawyer Shri Vaman Chintaman Muke Vakil, Pimpalgaon Baswant, District Nasik, written on 11/7/1921 from Panchavati :
My spiritual Guru Sri Samarth Raghunath Maharaj alias Kaka Puranik Dhopeshwar (Rajapur Dist. Ratnagiri) guided me towards the worship of God. I spent some time everyday in worshipping my Guru. With his blessings I was inspired to read the Dnyaneshwari. He introduced me to a devotee of Sant Dnyaneshwar, who has mentioned his boundless love towards his Guru Nivrittinath in the Dnyaneshwari. All his devotees know that. In the 13th chapter of the Dnyaneshwari 'Acharyopasana' Sant Dnyaneshwar says there is no knowledge without the blessings of a Guru. Since my Guru had taken Samadhi, I felt I had not been able to serve at my Guru's feet. My spiritual Guru Kaka Maharaj Puranik encouraged me to visit Shirdi and take Baba's Darshan. I followed his advice and reached Shirdi. Sai Baba immediately involved me in Guru Bhakti, (Devotion to the Guru). Seeing my dedication, he blessed me by touching the book about Sagunopasana and a photo of Sai himself.
I stay at Pimpalgaon Baswant, Taluka Niphad and am a lawyer by profession. About six years ago I built a small bungalow on my farm due to plague in the village. I lived there with my family. While staying there I used to regularly pray to Sai Baba, morning and evening.
Once, at mid-night, some robbers broke the northern wall of my bungalow. Sai's photo was just inches away from where they broke in. Out of the four robbers, one came in through the gap, stole a small chest and passed it through the opening to his accomplices. There were notes worth two hundred rupees, a rupee and some small coins in it. There were also some promissory notes worth about Rs.4000/- . Opposite Sai Baba's photo there was a trunk kept on a bench. There was gold jewelry worth Rs.3500/-, silver utensils worth Rs.500/- and valuables worth Rs.10000/- in it. As soon as the robber touched the trunk, my sister-in-law, who was sleeping next to the trunk, was awakened and she screamed 'Chor! Chor!' with fear. I was fast asleep and did not hear her. Suddenly Baba came in my dream and said, ''your trunk is gone, wake up!'' I jumped up with a start and with Baba's motivation took a stick and said, ''Hit this one!'' Hearing my words the robber jumped out of the opening and ran away. With all this commotion, the watchman, the dog, the clerk and the servant got up and with the hullabaloo they created the robbers ran away. I remembered the Shloka from the Bhagvad Geeta and prostrated myself in front of the benevolent Sai.
''Ananyaschintayanto mam ye janaha paryupasate Tersha nityabhiyuktanam yagakshem vahamyaham''
Till then we did not know that our chest was stolen. I sent my man to the police station to inform the officer-in-charge about the attempted house-break. When the police asked for a written complaint, I looked for the chest and realized it was stolen. But, I was not bothered about this loss. When the police left it was almost sunrise. Just then, a farmer who worked in our farm informed us that the stolen chest was abandoned in the farm a furlong away. I immediately went and recovered the chest. The robbers had taken all the cash; but the rest was intact. Since the chest had easily opened, it was not damaged.
Early next morning, I dreamt of Baba. In it I was offering my services at His feet. His noble disciple, Abdul and another fair and radiant Fakir were with Him. After dreaming of Sai, I felt a desire to visit Shirdi for Baba's Darshan. I left the very same evening by train and reached Shirdi the following morning. When I saw Sai coming out of the village from His daily ablutions, I prostrated myself in front of Him. He kindly told me and others with me to go into Shirdi. There I stayed at Baba's loving devotee, Shri Hari Sitaram Dikshit's wada. After some time, when I went to the Masjid for Baba's Darshan, I saw the same Fakir I had seen in my dream. When I inquired about him, I came to know that he was Abdul's Guru. Isn't it amazing I saw the same Fakir in person that I had seen in my dream a day ago at Pimpalgaon?
A third miracle occurred some days later, when Brahmachari Buva of Kopargaon remembered me and came to stay with us at our bungalow in Pimpalgaon. We lovingly worshipped him for three days. Before leaving Buva said that the money stolen would be returned.
A few months later the robbers and the money-lender who bought the stolen goods were caught. Some of the currency notes stolen from us were found in the moneylender's house. Since the robbers confessed that the notes were the ones they had stolen from our house, Rs. 65/- of the total Rs. 200/- stolen were recovered and returned to us by the police.
Saidas Vaman Chintaman Muke Vakil, Pimpalgaon Baswant, District Nasik.
– Shri Sai Leela, Year 1, Volume III, Jyeshtha, Shaka 1845
