Sai Descends to help Devotee in Distress

By Puttanna

Sri Sai is ever watchful. He is always with those, who constantly repeat Sai... Sai.... Sai.
Not only that, He helps them. He nourishes their devotion. He takes care of their worldly needs.
He becomes one with them.

Poor Swarna for she lost her husband at the age of 21 or so. Her only daughter, Champa, was
three years then. Through somebody's help, she got employed in the Khadi Gramodyoga Bhavan
and started living independently with none to help her.

It was somewhere in the beginning of 1996, she started coming to Sri Saipadananda Satsanga to
participate in Sai Satcharitha Parayana on every Thursday morning. When she was introduced to
the Satsanga, her daughter, Champa, was already 20, studying in college. Swarna's worry then
was how to find a suitable boy and to conduct the marriage without anybody's help and money.
She said Sri Sai was her only refuge and she was sure that parayana of Sri Sai Satcharitha would
fulfill her desires. She also said she was not poor as Sai is her father. She was so strong in her
faith in Baba.

After 2 or 3 months, she stopped coming. I wanted to know what the problem was. When some
devotee took me to her small house, I was very much pained and moved to see her lying in bed
due to severe pain in the back bone, which had made her unable to sit or walk. Sand bags had
been tied to her legs by the Doctor. During this difficult time, some of our Satsang members
were inspired to help her by Baba's Grace. After two months treatment she recovered and
was able to attend the office too. She started again to come to Satsanga for reading
Sai Satcharitha.

Baba is always aware of the needs of His devotees. It so happened that she was invited to
attend a relative's marriage where she went with her daughter. When she was witnessing the
marriage, an elderly couple came to her to enquire whether she would offer her daughter to
their son who was working in ISRO. Swarna never expected such a surprising situation. She
believed that Sri Sai only had directed the elderly couple to approach her. Then and there the
boy and the girl saw each other and consented to the marriage. When Swarna explained about
her health and financial conditions, the boy's father only said "Don't worry. Everything will be
all right by God's Grace."

Now, Swarna had no money and she has to conduct the marriage. The boy's father also fixed up
the marriage hall and told Swarna to take care of the expenditure with regard to food only on the
marriage day. But Swarna's problem was how to raise money.

Lo! Baba's unseen hand worked. At that time her brothers at her native place decided to dispose of
their father's house. Through this deal, Baba helped her to get a fairly good amount as her share,
just enough to meet the marriage expenses.

Thus, Champa was married on 6.12.1996. Sri Sai will never let down those who surrender and take
total refuge in Him and Him alone.

Bow to Sri Sai - Peace be to All.

OM SAI SRI SAI JAYA JAYA SAI

Source Shri Saipadananda Special Magazine

JAI SAI RAM JAI SAI SHYAM