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Many of my sai friends has told me about the benefits of applying
udi ( sacred ash got from fire place of sai - dhuni ) on forehead,
effected areas of pain and also mixing udi with water, praying sai
whole heartedly to give you good health and drinking. Please always
get udi from near by shirdi saibaba temple .If you live abroad try
to contact sai temples there. Read the below chapter from sai satcharita
where power of udi is explains.
Aum sri sai ram
Sai Satchritra - Chapter XXXIII
Greatness of Udi
Scorpion Sting and Plague Cases Cured - Jamner Miracle - Narayanarao's
Sickness - Balabuva sutar - Appasaheb Kulkarni - Haribhau Karnik.
In the last Chapter we described the greatness of the Guru; now
in this we will describe the greatness of Udi.
Preliminary
Let us bow now before the great saints. Their merciful glances will
destroy mountains of sins and do away with all the evil taints of
our character. Their casual talk gives us good teachings and confers
on us imperishable happiness. Their minds do not know any difference
such as 'This is ours and that is yours.' Such differentiation never
arises in their minds. Their debts (obligations) will never be repaid
by us in this birth as well as in many future births.
Udi
It is well-known that Baba took Dakshina from all, and out of the
amount thus collected, He spent a lot on charity and purchased fuel
with the balance left with Him. This fuel He threw in the Dhuni
- the sacred fire, which he kept ever burning. The ash from this
fire was called Udi and it was freely distributed to the devotees
at the time of their departure from Shirdi.
What did Baba teach or hint by this Udi? Baba taught by His Udi
that all the visible phenomena in the universe are as transient
as the ash. Our bodies composed of wood or matter of the five elements,
will fall down, after all their enjoyments are over, and be reduced
to ashes. In order to remind the devotees of the fact that their
bodies will be reduced to ashes, Baba distributed Udi to them. Baba
also taught by the Udi that the Brahman is the only Reality and
the universe is ephemeral and that no one in this world, be he a
son, father or wife, is really ours.
We come here (in this world) alone and we have to go out alone.
It was found and is even now found out, that the Udi cured many
physical and mental maladies, but Baba wanted to din into the devotee's
ears the principles of discrimination between the Unreal and the
Real, non-attachment for the Unreal, by His Udi and Dakshina. The
former (Udi) taught us discrimination and the latter (Dakshina)
taught us non-attachment. Unless we have these two things, it is
not possible for us to cross over the sea of the mundane existence.
So Baba asked for and took Dakshina, and while the devotees took
leave, He gave Udi as Prasad, besmeared
some of it on the Bhaktas' foreheads and placed His boon-conferring
hand on their heads. When Baba was in a cheerful mood, He
used to sing merrily. One such song was about Udi. The burden of
the Udi song was this,"Oh, playful Rama, come, come, and bring
with you sacks of Udi." Baba used to sing in very clear and
sweet tones.
So much about the spiritual implication of Udi. It had also its
material significance. It conferred health, prosperity, freedom
from anxiety, and many other worldly gains. So the Udi has helped
us to gain both our ends - material as well as spiritual. We shall
now begin with the stories about the Udi.
Scorpion-Sting
Narayan Motiram Jani of Nasik was a devotee of Baba. He was serving
under another devotee of Baba, by name Ramachandra Vaman Modak.
Once he went to Shirdi with his mother and saw Baba. Then Baba Himself
told her that he (her son) should serve no more, but start independent
business. Some days after, this prophecy turned true. Narayan Jani
left service and started a boarding house 'Anandashram' which thrived
well. Once a friend of this Narayanrao was stung by a scorpion and
the pain caused by it, was servere and unbearable.
Udi is most efficacious in such cases; it is to be applied on the
seat of pain, and so Narayanrao searched for it, but found none.
Then he stood before Baba's picture and invoked Baba's aid, chanted
Baba's name and taking out a pinch of the ashes of the joss-stick
burning in front of Baba's picture and thinking it to be Baba's
Udi, applied it on the seat of pain and the sting. As soon as he
took out his fingers, the pain vanished and both the person were
moved and felt delighted.
Bubonic Plague Case
Once a devotee in Bandra came to know that his daughter, who was
staying in another place was down with bubonic plague. He had no
Udi with him; so he sent word to Nanasaheb Chandorkar to send the
same. Nanasaheb got this message on a road near the Thana Railway
Station when he was travelling with his wife to Kalyan. He had no
Udi with him at that time. He, therefore, took up some earth from
the road, meditated upon Sai Baba, invoked His aid and applied it
on the forehead of his wife. The devotee saw all this and when he
went to his daughter's house he was very glad to learn that his
daughter, who was suffering for three days, began to improve from
the very moment Nanasaheb invoked Baba's aid near the Thana Railway
Station.
The Jamner Miracle
About 1904-05 Nanasaheb Chandorkar was Mamlatdar at Jamner, in the
Khandesh District, which is more that 100 miles distant from Shirdi.
His daughter Mainatai was pregnant and was about to deliver. He
case was very serious and she was suffering from labour pains for
the last two or three days. Nanasaheb tried all remedies but they
proved in vain; he then remembered Baba and invoked His aid. There
in Shirdi, one Ramgirbuva, whom Baba called Bapugirbuva, wanted
at this time to go to his native place in Khandesh. Baba called
him and told him to take a little rest and stop at Jamner on his
way home and give the Udi and Arati to Nanasaheb. Ramgirbuva said
that he had only two rupees with him and that amount was barely
sufficient for the railway fare upto Jalgaon and it was not possible
for him to go from jalgaon to Jamner, a distance of about 30 miles.
Baba assured him that he need not worry, as everything would be
provided for him. Then Baba asked Shama to write the well-known
Arati composed by Madhav Adkar (a translation of this is given at
the end of this work) and give a copy of it with Udi to Ramgirbuva
to be delivered to Nanasaheb. Then relying on Baba's words, Ramgirbuva
left Shirdi and reached Jalgaon at about 2-45 a.m. He had only two
annas left with him and was in a hard plight. To his great relief
he heard somebody calling out "Who is Bapugirbuva of Shirdi?"
He went to him and told him that he was the person Bapugirbuva.
Then the peon, professing to be sent by Nanasaheb, took him out
to an excellent tanga with a good pair of horses. They both drove
in it. The tanga ran fast and early in the morning they came to
a brooklet. The drive took the horses for watering them and the
peon asked Ramgirbuva to partake of some eatables.
On seeing the beard, moustache and the livery of the peon, Rangirbuva
suspected him to be a Moslem and was unwilling to take any refreshments
from him, but the peon satisfied him by saying that he was a Hindu,
a Kshatriya of Garhwal and that Nanasaheb had sent these refreshments
and that there should be no difficulty, nor any doubt about acceptance.
Then both of them took the refreshments and started again. They
reached Jamner at dawn. Ramgirbuva alighted to attend a call of
nature (passing urine) and returned within a few minutes, but found
that there was no tanga, no driver and no peon. He was dumbfounded.
Then he went to the neighbouring Katcheri and making enquiries,
learnt that the Mamlatdar was at home. He went to Nanasaheb's house,
and announced himself and gave to Nanasaheb, Baba's Udi and Arati.
At this time, Mainatai's case was most serious and all were in
deep anxiety about her. Nanasaheb called out his wife and asked
her to give the Udi, mixed with water, to their daughter to drink,
and sing Baba's Arati. He throught that Baba's help was most opportune.
In a few minutes came the news that the delivery was safe and that
the crisis had passed away. When Ramgirbuva thanked Nanasaheb for
the peon, tanga and the refreshments etc. the latter was greatly
surprised as he had sent none to the station, and was not aware
of any person coming from Shirdi.
Mr. B.V. Deo of Thana, Retired Mamlatdar, made enquiries about
this matter with Bapurao Chandorkar, son of Nanasaheb and Ramgirbuva
of Shirdi and after satisfying himself wrote an elaborate article
- part prose and part poetry - in Shri Sai Leela magazine (Vol.
13 Nos. 11, 12 and 13). Brother B.V. Narsimhswami has also taken
down the statements of (1) Mainatai (No. V page 14) and (2) Bapusaheb
Chandorkar (No. XX page 50) and (3) Ramgirbuva (No. XXVII, Page
83) dated Ist June 1936, 16th September 1936 and Ist December 1936
respectively and published them in his "Devotees' Experiences,
Part III." The following is quoted from Ramgirbuva's statement.
"One day Baba called me to him and gave me a packet of Udi
and a copy of Baba's Arati. I had to go to Khandesh at the time.
Baba directed me to go to Jamner and told me to deliver the Arati
and Udi to Nanasaheb Chandorkar, at Jamner. I said to Baba that
all I had was Rs. 2, and asked Him how that could take me by train
from Kopergaon to Jalgaon and next by cart from Jalgaon to Jamner.
Baba said,"God will give." That was Friday and I started
at once. I reached Manmad at 7-30 p.m. and Jalgaon at 2-45 a.m.
At that time plague regulations were enforced and I had much trouble.
I was to discover what I should do to get to Jamner. At about 3
a.m. a peon in boots, turban and well equipped with other details
of good dress came to me and took me to a tanga and drove me on.
I was in terror. On the way at Bhaghoor, I took refreshments. We
reached Jamner early in the morning and by the time I attended my
call of nature the tanga and its driver had disappeared (page 83)."
Narayanarao
Bhakta Narayanrao (father's name and surname are not given) had
the good fortune to see Baba twice during the Latter's lifetime.
Three years after the passing away of Baba in 1918, he wanted to
come to Shirdi, but he could not come. Within a year of Baba's Mahasamadhi
he fell sick and suffered much. All ordinary remedies gave him no
relief. So he meditated on Baba day and night. One night he had
a vision in his dream. Baba coming to him through a cellar, comforted
him saying, "Don't be anxious, you will be improving from tommorrow,
and within a week you will be on your legs." Narayanrao got
perfectly well within the time mentioned in the vision.
Now the point for consideration is this:- Was Baba living because
he had the body, and was He dead because He left it? No, Baba is
ever alive, for He transcends both life and death. He who loved
Him once whole-heartedly gets response from Him at any time and
at any place. He is always by our side and will take any form and
appear before the devout Bhakta and satisfy him.
Appasaheb Kulkarni
In 1917 the chance of one Appasaheb Kulkarni came. He was transferred
to Thana and began to worship Baba's picture presented to him by
Balasaheb Bhate. In real earnest he did the worship. He offered
flowers, sandal-paste, and naivedya daily to Baba in the picture
and longed intently to see Him. In this connection it may be remarked
that seeing Baba's picture earnestly is equivalent to seeing Him
in person. The following story illustrates this statement.
Balabuva Sutar
A Saint of Bombay named Balabuva Sutar, who on account of his piety,
devotion and bhajan, was called "Modern Tukaram", came
to Shirdi for the first time in 1917. When be bowed before Baba,
the latter said "I know this man since four years". Balabuva
wondered and thought, how could that be, as that was his first trip
to Shirdi. But thinking about it seriously he recollected that he
had prostrated himself four years ago before Baba's portrait at
Bombay and was convinced about the significance of Baba's words.
He said to himself,"How omniscient and all-pervading are the
Saints and how kind are they to their Bhaktas! I merely bowed to
His photo, this fact was noticed by Baba and in due time He made
me realize that seeing His photo is equivalent to seeing Him in
person!"
Appasaheb Kulkarni
To return to Appasaheb's story. While he was in Thana, he had to
go on tour to Bhivandi and was not expected to return within a week.
In his absence, the following wonderful thing took place on the
third day. At noon a fakir turned up at Appasaheb's house. His features
resembled exactly those of Baba's photo. Mrs. Kulkarni and the children
all asked him whether he was Sai Baba of Shirdi. He said 'No', but
that he was an obedient servant of His and came there at His order
to enquire after the health of the family. Then he asked for Dakshina.
The lady gave him a rupee. He gave her a small packet of Udi, and
asked her to keep this in the shrine along with the photo for worship.
Then he left the house and went away. Now hear the wonderful Leela
of Sai.
Appasaheb could not proceed with his tour as his horse fell sick
at Bhivandi. He returned home that afternoon and learnt from his
wife about fakir's visit. He smarted in his mind as he did not get
the darshan of the fakir and he did not like that only one rupee
was paid as Dakshina. He said that had he been present, he would
have offered not less than rupees ten. Then he immediately started
in quest of the fakir and searched for him in the Masjid and other
places, without taking any food. His search was in vain. He then
returned home and took his food. The reader may remember here Baba's
dictum in Chapter 32 that God's quest should not be made on an empty
belly. Appasaheb got a lesson, here about this. Then after meals
he went out for a walk with a friend Mr. Chitre. Going some distance
they saw a man approaching them rapidly. Appasaheb though that he
must be the fakir that came to his house at noon, as his features
tallied with those of baba in the photo.
The fakir immediately put forth his hand and asked for Dakshina.
Appasaheb gave him a rupee. He demanded again and again and so Appasaheb
gave him two more. Still he was not satisfied. Then he borrowed
Rs. three from Mr. Chitre and gave them to him. He wanted still
more. Appasaheb asked him to accompany him to his home. Then they
all returned home and Appasaheb then gave him again three rupees,
in all nine. He looked unsatisfied and demanded again. Then he told
him that he had a currency of Rs. ten. The fakir asked for the same
and took it and returned the nine rupees in cash and went away.
Appasaheb had said that he would pay Rs. ten and that sum was taken
from him and nine rupees, consecrated by Baba's touch, were returned
to him. The figure 9 is significant. It denotes the nine types of
devotion (vide Chapter 21). It may also be noted here that Baba
gave Rs. nine to one Laxmibai Shinde at His last moment.
Appasaheb examined the Udi-packet and found that it contained some
flower-petals and Akshata. Then some time afterwards he got hair
from Baba when he saw Him at Shirdi. He put the Udi-packet and the
hair in a talisman and always wore it on his arm. Appasaheb realized
the power of the Udi. Though he was very clever he got Rs. 40/-
as pay in the beginning, but after he secured Baba's photo and His
Udi, he got many times forty rupees per month and also got much
power and influence; and along with these temporal benefits, his
spiritual progress was also rapid. So those who are fortune enough
to get Baba's Udi should, after bath, apply it on the forehead and
take some little of it mixed with water in the mouth as holy Tirth.
Haribhau Karnik
In 1917 Haribhau Karnik of Dahanu (Thana District) came to Shirdi
on the Guru-pournima day (in the month of Ashadha) and worshipped
Baba with all formality. He offered clothes and Dakshina, and after
taking Baba's leave through Sharma, got down the steps of the Masjid.
Then he thought that he should offer one more rupee to Baba and
was just turning to get up when Shama informed him by signs that
as he had got Baba's leave, he should go and not return. So he started
home.
On his way, when he went into the temple of Kala Rama at Nasik
for darshan, the Saint Narsing Maharaj who used to sit just inside
the big door of the temple, left his Bhaktas there came to Haribhau,
caught his wrist and said,"Give me my one rupee". Karnik
was surprised. He paid the rupee most willingly and thought that
Sai Baba recovered the rupee, which he intended in his mind to give,
through saint Narsing Maharaj. This shows how the saints work in
unison.
This story illustrates the fact that all saints are one and shows
how they work in unison.
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