16. ASSERTION TO KANYAKUMARIS

 

In 1964 when Baba was visiting Hyderabad ( Deccan), He was invited to the Ashram of Godavari Mata (a disciple of Upasni Baba and Shirdi Baba). This pious lady also heads an ashram of Kanyakumaris at Sakori, a village adjacent to Shirdi. Baba graciously accepted the invitation and visited the ashram at Hyderabad. The Kanya­kumaris received Him with vedic recitations, customary ritualistic pujas (worship) and the age old 'Poorna-Kumbham' ceremony. On this occasion unexpectedly and quite de novo the kanyakumaris projected a strange and emotion filled prayerful wish to Baba to allow them to stay permanently at Prasanthi Nilayam. It appears that this sudden desire may have arisen from Baba's revelation to them about His absolute Divinity and the fact of identity between the Sais. Baba told them that they must understand that He is always present everywhere and is as much at Sakori as at Prasanthi Nilayam and that they should stay foot at Sakori only.