As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter I Page 2

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"It was sometime after 1910 A.D that I went, one fine morning, to the Masjid in Shirdi for having a darshan of Sai Baba.  I was wonder-struck to see the following phenomenon.  After washing His mouth and face, Sai Baba began to make preparations for grinding wheat.  He spread a sack on the floor; and thereon set a hand-mill.  He took some quantity of wheat in a winnowing fan, and then drawing up the sleeves of His Kafni (robe); and taking hold of the peg of the hand-mill, started grinding the wheat by putting a few handfuls of wheat in the upper opening of the mill and rotated it.  I thought-'What business Baba had with the grinding of wheat, when He possessed nothing and stored nothing, and as He lived on alms!'

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter L Page 257

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The day of this visit was a Thursday; and the Dhurandhar brothers had a good fortune of witnessing the Chavadi procession that night.  At the Arti-function in the Chavadi, Balaram saw the lustre of Pandurang on Baba's face and next morning at the Kakad-Arti time, the same phenomenon - the same lustre of his Beloved Deity-Pandurang was visible again on Baba's face.

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XXXVI Page 196

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Then Shama turned up to the lady and said- "Dear madam, you are a witness to my words.  If within 12 months, you do not get any issue, I will break a coconut against this Deva's head and drive him out of this Masjid.  If I fail in this, I will not call myself Madhav.  You will soon realize what I say."

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XXXVI Page 192

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At first he was poor, and took a vow to his God, that he would pay his first month's salary, if he got an appointment.  He got one on Rs. 15/- p.m.  Then he steadily got promotions, from Rs. 15/- he got Rs. 30/-, 60, 100, 200 and ultimately Rs. 700/- p.m.  But in his prosperity he forgot clean, the vow he took.  The force of his karma has driven him here, and I asked that amount (Rs. 15/-) from him as Dakshina.

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XXXVI Page 192

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Once, two gentlemen came from Goa, for taking darshana of Sai Baba, and prostrated themselves before Him.  Though both came together, Baba asked only one of them to give Him Rs. 15/- as Dakshina which was paid willingly.  The other man voluntarily offered Rs. 35/-.  This sum was rejected by Baba, to the astonishment of all.

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XXXVI Page 192

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"What is this?  Both came together; one's Dakshina you accept, the other, thought voluntarily paid, you refuse.  Why this distinction?"

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XXXVI Page 192

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

"Shama, you know nothing.  I take nothing from anybody.  The Masjidmayi (The presiding Deity of the Masjid) calls for the debt, the donar pays it, and becomes free.  Have I any home, property or family to look after?  I require nothing.  I am ever free.  Debt, enmity and murder have to be atoned for, as there is no escape to there."

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