How Ananda Rao was blessed by Baba in a dream.

Kaka Saheb Dixit was explaining spiritual texts in Kaka Mahajani's house. Shama was also present during the time. The talks circled around several saintly persons of Rishaba family. King Janaka asked questions to each of those highly evolved persons. Each one explained about different topics like Maya, God, how devotees are guided, how the atheist is dealt with, the nature of Para Brahma etc. While listening to these narrations, a devotee Ananda Rao Pakade was pessimistic how we can develop such devotion and knowledge like the persons of Rishaba family. The devotee thought, that the Nadas of Rishaba family are very fortunate. How we can attain such stage? But other devotees who were listening to such narration encouraged him saying, We have got Saibaba in our minds and midst. Why should we worry about Nadas Bakthi. By simply having love and faith to Guru Sai, He will guide us through this miserable Samsar. On the next day, Anandarao Pakade came there and was chitchatting with the devotee. As it was considered disturbance to the narration, Kaka Saheb stopped his narration and asked the devotee about the sudden intrusion. The devotee said, Yester day i was raising doubts whether we can also develop such devotion like Nadas. But the dream i had yesterday was very vivid and clear. I was standing hiplevel in water. Saibaba was seated in a diamond studded seat. His legs were below water. Anandarao wanted to prostrate to Baba's feet. Hence Shama asked Baba, Oh Deva! Please remove your feet from water. Saibaba removed his feet from water. Anandarao could prostrate now. Baba told him. Have no fear, you will be saved. Now present a silk bordered Dhoti to Shama. However Shama was not willing to accept the Dhoti unless Baba permits. Kaka Saheb had a method to consult Baba whenever he was in doubt. He used to consult Baba by casting chit. In this case also they have made two chits in which it was written as 'to accept' in one chit and in another 'not to accept' in another chit. A child was asked to pick a chit. The child has picked "to accept". Hence, Shama was given a silk bordered Dhoti. Sairam.