Divine Encounter
I was blessed with the darshan of Baba not once but twice before I moved to the United States and got into His path. Back in 1970, when I was working in City Planning division of Hyderabad, one afternoon, I noticed a fakir sitting in front my house smoking a beedi. He asked me for Rs.10 dakshina or 10 coconuts to conduct a yagna in Puri Jagannath temple. Though I refused, saying I didn’t have any money on me, He softly advised me not to lie and said exactly how much I had in my pocket. He materialized vibhuti for me which transformed into red rose and predicted hardships for me and my then pregnant wife and assured that he’d stay by us to overcome those. He accepted a cup of milk from us and disappeared.
Again, one morning in December of 1973, a 16 year old boy with the attire of young Dattatreya with koupeenam and rudraksh, whose face shone with spiritual brilliance, came to me and asked for dakshina to be used for a yagna in Puri. When I asked how much he wanted he said,
Again, one morning in December of 1973, a 16 year old boy with the attire of young Dattatreya with koupeenam and rudraksh, whose face shone with spiritual brilliance, came to me and asked for dakshina to be used for a yagna in Puri. When I asked how much he wanted he said,