Saved from Drowning

This incident happened in the year1964. Baba instructed Sri Kasturi to make an announcement to the devotees at Prasanthi Nilayam that there would be a heavy downpour that night at about 10.30 p.m.  Everyone was asked to find proper shelter for themselves while ladies were permitted to sleep in the Mandir.  Those days the layout of the buildings at Prasanthi Nilayam had no provision to shelter people from rain.

It was exactly at 10.30 p.m. that the heavy rain flooded the earth with water, so much so that Chitravathri river touched the precincts of the Mandir.  Only at 3.00 a.m. the rain stopped.  Everywhere the rain water had collected in pools and made the movements of the people difficult.

At about 6.30 a.m. one couple, owner of a tea shop in front of the Mandir gate entered the Mandir complex and started shouting loudly near Baba's room.  They were crying because their only child, a daughter was somehow lost during the heavy downpour.  They were accusing Baba for not taking care of their child.  Earlier, Baba had told them to open a tea shop outside to earn their living and promised them that He would look after their welfare. All the devotees gathered around anxiously.

Baba appeared in the balcony above!  There was silence all around.  He addressed the shopkeeper, "You thief!  You both were careless and did not look after your child and now you are coming here and shouting.  Go and search for your child in the well behind your shop!"  Baba went back to His room.

Since there was water stagnation everywhere, it was a tough job to locate the well.  Finally two brave men found the well, went inside the well and brought out the child carrying her with their hands.  The girl was alive and laughing!  What a sight to see.  All shouted "Jai Sai Ram".  Everyone was awestruck to see the girl who was in the water at a depth of 35 feet for the past few hours, quite unaffected and appeared normal. When she was questioned, she said that she had no problem since there was no water and to top it, Baba was there with her!

The couple, having got their child back, were repentant for accusing Baba, not realizing their own mistake.  They called out to Baba to pardon them.  Now they praised Baba as God, their Saviour, but Baba, who came out when they abused Him, did not come out when they praised Him.  That is Baba's uniqueness.

(From the book "Mother Sai's Miracles of Love")