G G Narke, Professor of Geology and Chemisty,
College of Engineering, Poona.
In April 1913, G G Narke went up to see Sai Baba. His mother was greatly liked by Baba and as the son of his mother, he was naturally welcome. So, Shama alias Madhava Rao Deshpande introduced him to Baba.
Baba then said to Shama, `You introduce him to me! I have known him for thirty pidis. That was the initial surprise for Narke. His first impression of Baba was derived by looking at Baba's eyes. Baba's eyes were piercing. His glance pierced Narke through and through. Long after Baba passed away, in 1930 when Narke gave his statement, he said, `I still have the indelible impression of Baba sitting in the chavadi with piercing eyes'.
Narke joined the current of devotees and did his portion of service to Baba and attended artis etceteras. But at one of the earliest artis, Baba was in a towering passion. He was fuming, cursing and threatening' whom and what for, nobody could say. And the idea occurred to Narke, `Is Baba mad?' that was during the arti, and after the arti was over, he went home and returned to Baba in the afternoon to massage Baba's feet and legs.
Baba stroking his head said, `Arre Narke, I am not mad'. The passing thought which he had in the morning when he was one in the crowd, was still known to Baba. So, he concluded that nothing was concealed from Baba. `He is my Antaryami, inner Soul of my soul' he said.
He then attempted to study Baba, and accumulated experience after experience demonstrating Baba's Anataryamitva. When Baba spoke, he spoke as one seated in Narke's heart knowing all his thoughts and his wishes. Narke said `This is God within'. So, Baba must be God, he thought, but still as a scientific minded professor, he wanted to test him further.
Whenever he tested him the conviction was brought home again to him that Baba was All-knowing and All-seeing, and All-powerful, that is, able to mould all things to his will. The professor gave out of the hundreds of instances that he knew, only a few in his statements, which proved beyond doubt that the past, present and future were open before Baba though the future appears unfixed and liable to be changed by human will.
College of Engineering, Poona.
In April 1913, G G Narke went up to see Sai Baba. His mother was greatly liked by Baba and as the son of his mother, he was naturally welcome. So, Shama alias Madhava Rao Deshpande introduced him to Baba.
Baba then said to Shama, `You introduce him to me! I have known him for thirty pidis. That was the initial surprise for Narke. His first impression of Baba was derived by looking at Baba's eyes. Baba's eyes were piercing. His glance pierced Narke through and through. Long after Baba passed away, in 1930 when Narke gave his statement, he said, `I still have the indelible impression of Baba sitting in the chavadi with piercing eyes'.
Narke joined the current of devotees and did his portion of service to Baba and attended artis etceteras. But at one of the earliest artis, Baba was in a towering passion. He was fuming, cursing and threatening' whom and what for, nobody could say. And the idea occurred to Narke, `Is Baba mad?' that was during the arti, and after the arti was over, he went home and returned to Baba in the afternoon to massage Baba's feet and legs.
Baba stroking his head said, `Arre Narke, I am not mad'. The passing thought which he had in the morning when he was one in the crowd, was still known to Baba. So, he concluded that nothing was concealed from Baba. `He is my Antaryami, inner Soul of my soul' he said.
He then attempted to study Baba, and accumulated experience after experience demonstrating Baba's Anataryamitva. When Baba spoke, he spoke as one seated in Narke's heart knowing all his thoughts and his wishes. Narke said `This is God within'. So, Baba must be God, he thought, but still as a scientific minded professor, he wanted to test him further.
Whenever he tested him the conviction was brought home again to him that Baba was All-knowing and All-seeing, and All-powerful, that is, able to mould all things to his will. The professor gave out of the hundreds of instances that he knew, only a few in his statements, which proved beyond doubt that the past, present and future were open before Baba though the future appears unfixed and liable to be changed by human will.
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