Gopichand is a famous man of letters in Telugu. His father was too wellknown as an athiest and he continued to walk in the foot prints 'of hisfather. In 1954, he was working as Director of Publicity in the Governmentof Andhra at Kurnool His wife was admitted to the Govt. Hospital forconfinement and it was found to be a case of hard labour. Three days passedand there was no relief, Gopichand spent restless days and sleepless nights.On the third day, he chanced to pass by the side of the Sai Baba Maodirconstructed on the bank of Thungabhadra.
In his deep anguish and distressedstate, he addressed Sai, "people .say you are God, you possess vast powersand that you come to the rescue of the distressed If this is true, then cometo my aid now and see that my wife has a safe and painless delivery. Then Iwill believe in your Omnipotence". So thinking he wended his way to thehospital.By the time he reached the hospital he found that his wife had an easy andsafe delivery. She gave birth to a male child. A little later, when he methis wife in the confinement room, she told him that an old man with a beardand angarkha and a satka came and sat on her bed and said "My dear child,don't worry, I have come to give you relief. You will have a painlessdelivery here and now". "So saying he applied Udi on my forehead & made medri&k water mixed with Udi. No sooner did I drink the water than I deliveredthis child. I have no pains now. I am now safe and alright." Gopichand askedthe time when the old man came to her. She told him of the time.
Gopichandwas then convinced that Sai appeared before his wife immediately after hethrew the challenge mentally and was convinced of the Omnipotence of LordSai. He mentally bowed and thanked Sai for the timely succour given to hiswife. The greatful father named that child as Sai Baba. All those who knewhim felt the shock of this tremendous transformation. Gopichand passed awaya few years back, his son, Sai Baba is now a grown up young man.The spiritual history of India is replete with such conversions andtransformation. No body knows when the grace of the Lord descends on man andeffects the transformation. Without His grace, no spiritual progress can beachieved. It is because of overflowing grace of Sainath that we have becomeHis devotees. Let us, therefore, strive hard to merit his grace and progressfurther on the spiritual path till the goal of self-realisation is reached.Let me conclude with what Hemadpant says in his "Sai Satcharita". "Baba'sspeech established its efficacy or greatness while he was living in theflesh, but wonder of wonders, it did the same even after his passing.
Babasaid, "Believe me, though I pass away, my bones in my tomb will give youhope and confidence. Not only myself but my tomb would be speaking, movingand communicating with those who would surrender themselves wholeheartedlyto me. Do not be anxious that I would be absent from you. You will hear mybones speaking and discussing your welfare. But remember me always, believein me heart and soul and then you will be most benefitted".P. V. Satyanarayan Sastry B. A.Retired Tahsildar, GUNTUR 1 (A. P.)(Source Shri SaiLeela May 1975this magazine can be read at www.saileelas.org
