Baba and V.H.Takur, a devotee.

There was a devotee named V.H.Takur from Revenue Department. How he came in the presence of Baba is itself an interesting story. When Takur was on official tour, he came across a Kannada saint named Appa. He went to him and bowed to him. Actually the saint was explaining "Vichara Sagara", a spiritual treatise to the audience. At the end when Takur met Appa, the saint told him, that spiritual journey is like walking on a sharp razor. You have to make your fullest effort. When you go to the North as part of your Official journey, you will come across your Guru, who will show you the real path. Takur was posted to a remote place where there is no proper road and it was hilly terrain. Hence he had to travel over a buffallow which gave him much pain. Afterwards he got his promotion and he was directed to Shirdi by his superior officers. When Takur reached the Masjid, Baba welcomed him and said that the route for this is not as easy as narrated by Appa or the buffallow journey you had on your way. The spiritual life is very tough and you have to practically tread the journey as told by Appa. In fact, Takur was very much astonished at Baba's Omnipresence and Omnipotence. He repeated verbatim what transpired in the presence of the saint Appa. Thus Takur was convinced of Appa's words and became a strong devotee of Saibaba. Saisaran, Sairam.