Devotees Experiences
(Smt Nirmalatai
is the daughter of Shree Baba Maharaj, the Sadguru of Shree
Maharaj)
Important
Extracts from "
Tuchi Baap Dhani
"
In the year 1955 during the time of Festival (the
tenth day of the first fortnight of Ashwin-the month of October
or November) a middle aged gentleman came to our house at wardha,
by morning train. He introduced himself as Shri Vithal Ganesh
Joshi, the disciple of Shree Baba Maharaj. He stated that he was
not present in Pune, at the last moment when Shree Baba Maharaj
took Mahasamadhi ( the last conscious communion with God). But
now he had decided to render service to Shree Baba Maharaj in the
private plot at 937/D, Chatushringee Road, Shivaji Nagar,
Pune-16, owned by Shree Baba Maharaj.
Then my husband Shri Nilkanth
Khare(Shri Bhau) decided to discuss the subject in detail after
the lunch and afternoon rest. Afterwards it was discussed in
detail and decided that Shree Maharaj will take the plot, 937/D
(where the last rites of Shree Baba Maharaj was carried out and
the samadhi was located) on rental basis. Out of the thousands of
disciples of Shree Baba Maharaj my husband found Shree Maharaj
the most trustworthy disciple.
I strongly feel that the worship and
performance of various religious rituals are being carried out at
the temple shrine of Shree Baba Maharaj by the divine grace of
Shree Swami Samarth.
In the month of May 1956, myself and my
husband (Shri Bhau) came to Pune and after taking into account
all aspects the plot 937/D was handed over to Shri Vithalrao
Ganesh Joshi on rental basis.
We belonged to a middle class family. Since
my husband was the eldest, he had to shoulder all the
responsibilities. This included the education of younger
brothers, marriage of the sister and welfare of the mother and
other members of the family. It was a difficult task while taking
care of all the duties of the entire family. We could shoulder
all these responsibilities only by the blessings of Shree Baba
Maharaj and the good wishes, moral support and cooperation of
this elder brother like Shri Vithalrao Joshi (Shree Maharaj).
Because of the full support of Shree Maharaj, our family
prosperity was restored again. In the spiritual field, we were
observing daily worship of Lord Shankar and other religious rites
and also hospitality.
For any difficulty I used to consult Shree
Maharaj, who used to give the solution for my problems. He always
used to say ‘Nirmalatai (Sister Nirmala) as long as I am
alive, you need not worry for anything’. He looked after me
as my elder brother and even now, for any problems if I remember
him (invoke him) my work gets done successfully and I get peace
of mind. Shree Maharaj never allowed me to feel the deficiency of
a real brother in my life. Very often, Shree Maharaj used to get
angry on my husband (Shri Bhau) but very soon he would say
‘What does our advocate say’ and enquire about Shri
Bhau, with admiration.
Our present domestic circumstances are
excellent. In my spiritual routine life on daily basis, I do God
worship, prayers and continuos remembrances of my Sadguru Shree
Baba Maharaj and meditation. As per the advice of Shree Maharaj I
invoke (repeat) ‘Om Nama Shivay’(prayer to Lord Shiva)
daily . That helps in solving all my difficulties. I get lot of
peace of mind. It drives away all the evil thoughts. By reading
daily the aarti (waving of a lamp before a deity while
simultaneously singing a song about the deity) as well as the
biography of Shree Baba Maharaj written by Shree Maharaj gives me
lot of happiness.
Shree Maharaj has always respected me as
his sister. He always used to give me medical advice as well as
the solution to the problems of our children alongwith their
welfare. Even after accepting the wrath of a number of devotees,
he did not show any disrespect to me. He always used to say with
admiration " I have got only one sister. She should receive
the Bhaubeej from me". (Bhaubeej – the 2nd
day of Kartik (November month) when brothers meet sisters with
presents) whenever I go to the temple-shrine of Shree Baba
Maharaj at Pune, he (Shree Maharaj ) always used to give me saree
and blouse piece and he saw to it that I never return home
empty-handed. Shree Maharaj was always humble. Despite having
such big properties, he never exhibited his greatness amongst the
public.
He (Shree Maharaj) always used to say
"whatever I possess belong to Shree Baba Maharaj, I am only
his servant". He lived his entire life for carrying out the
works and spreading of the greatness and fame of Shree Baba
Maharaj in this world. He presented the ideal of Guru Seva
(worship and service to the preceptor) in this world.
As I could not render my service to
Shree Baba Maharaj (who was my own father) likewise I was
extremely unlucky in rendering service to Shree Maharaj also.
Whenever I used to go to Pune, Shree Maharaj always took a lot of
pains to give the best of the treatment. But when I went to Pune,
to see him in the last days of his illness, I could only get the
sight of his lifeless body. I got a severe sense of shame as I
missed the only opportunity to render little service to Shree
Maharaj.
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