Baba and Shama's vow.

There was a priest of Devi Saptasrungi at Vani. He was perturbed by innumerable problems and lost his peace. Day and night he was praying to the mother Saptasrungi to alleviate his sufferings. Pleased with the devotion, the goddess came into his dream and asked the priest to go to "Baba". Before he could get further clarifications, he woke up from the sleep. He thought over the matter and resolved to go to Trayambakeshwar. He went there and recited "Sri Rudram" in praise of Lord Shiva and performed the customory rituals like bathing the Shiva Ling with water and other items. In spite of staying there for ten days, he could not get peace. Again he prayed to the goddess more pitiably and the Devi appeared in his dream and chided him for his confusion. The mother said, "I meant Samartha Sai of Shirdi" Go to him and you will gain peace. Accordingly the priest was anxious to go to Shirdi. Meanwhile Shama, a close devotee of Baba was advised to vitit Vani to offer his vows to the family deity, Mother Saptasrungi Devi. It seems that Shama's mother could not fulfill her two vows to visit Vani till her death. She obtained the assurance of his son Shama in her death bed to fulfill those two vows on her behalf. Shama forgot those vows and thirty years passed. An astroleger visited Shirdi and his predictions in respect of devotees like Buti and Kaka came true. Hence Shama's brother consulted the astrologer. The astrologer told him regarding the two unfulfilled vows of his mother and asked his brother Shama to fulfill those vows forthwith otherwise, the troubles they are undergoing for the past so many years will continue since it is God's wreath. Shama got freightened by the prediction and immediately asked a goldsmith to make two silver icons of breast for offering to Saptasrungi Devi. After getting the icons, he rushed to the Masjid and placed them at the feet of Baba asking him to relieve him from the vows. Baba asked him to go to Vani personally to offer the same at the feet of the mother. Hence Shama went to Vani and he was searching for the priest and at the same time the priest was anxious to go to Shirdi. What a coincidence? When the priest came to know that Shama came from Shirdi, he embraced him and accompanied him to Shirdi after Shama's vow is fulfilled. When they reached the Masjid, the very Dharsan of Saibaba gave immense peace to the priest as told by the Devi Saptasrungi in his dream. Saisaran, Sairam.