Babas advise to His devotee.

Baba has given 11 assurances and the 10th assurance is “If you seek my advice and help, it shall be given to you at once.”

We all know Baba was a Guru, God par excellent. He always cared for His Devotees welfare only. He never expected any thing from His devotees and infact He went out of the way to help His devotees. And the advice He gives to His devotees is for the overall welfare of His devotees.

Once Kavle Patil with his Mamladdar, B.V. Dev went to Baba and through Shama and Kavle Patil wanted to know from Baba whether in a temple newly built by Kavle he should reinstall the old image or bring in a new image from Vani, as directed by his own Guru.

Shama intervened and asked Baba that Kavle Patil wants to know what he is to install in his newly built temple. Baba replied “Let him place only the ancient stones that his family has been worshipping from old time and no new image.”

Shama then asked What objection is there to a new image from Vani? Baba got annoyed and said, “Act as you please, Shama. Install it or don’t.” As we know that Shama gave up so easily and again he pestered Baba for a definite answer

Baba then “If he wants that image, let him break off its arms and legs and then install and worship it. Do not question me again and again. I once went with a companion from village to village. He wanted to buy a cow. I said, “Don’t”. But he did buy it and brought it to a village. There an epidemic broke out and many died.” Later in the day Shama again asked , what harm will arise if the image is brought? Baba never gave any reply and again reiterated that the old stone be worshipped and not to introduce anything new.

Kavle Patil had no faith in Baba, but great faith in his own guru and so brought the Vani image to the guru’s village. There plague broke out and many died. The guru who had already received Rs.300 or Rs.400 from Kavle Patil more over sent a message to the Patil that unless he gave a registered gift of his land to the guru, the latter would curse him to immediate death. The Patil woke up, discovered the unselfishness and wisdom of Baba and wickedness of his own guru and installed only his own hereditary images.

So from the above we know what a great guru Baba was who never cared for His own and for Him the welfare of His devotees is of paramount importance. And as per the 11 assurances of Baba, when His advice was sought, He gave a good advise.

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