Devotees’ Experiences
by Bhavani Venkatagiri Narasimha Iyer (Narasimha Swami)
Part I
- Justice M.B. Rege
B.A, L.L.B., Saraswath aged about 50, interior of India
11th June, 1936 - Prof. G.G. Narke
M.A., (Cal.) M.Sc.(Manch)., Professor of Geology & Chemistry College of Engineering, Deccan Gymkhana, age 53, Brahmin, Poona
10th, 20th, 25th, 28th May 1936 - Prof. G.G. Narke
M.A., (Cal.) M.Sc.(Manch)., Professor of Geology & Chemistry College of Engineering, Deccan Gymkhana, age 53, Brahmin, Poona
4th June, 1936 - Rao Bahadur S.B. Dhumal
B.A., L.L.B, Pleader, Brahmin, aged 63, Nasik
16th October, 1936, Nasik & 28th October, 1936, Shirdi - Santaram Balwant Nachne Dahanukar
13th September, 1936, Thana - Narayan Asram
Sanyasi and disciple of Vedasrama Swami (Taraka Mutt, Durgaghat, Kashi), residing at Vaman Muth, Gangapur wai, (Satara District), aged 58
23rd Sept. 1936, Dady Agiar St., Bombay - Mrs. Manager
Holy City
21st May, 1936 - R.B. Purandhare
S/o Bhaskar Purandhare, aged 60, Brahmin, Deshasth Shukla Yajur Vedi (Kelva Mahim, Thana Dist) now at Bandra, Retired clerk of G.I.P. Rly Sainath Ashram, 59-B, Perry Road, Bandra
4th May, 1936, Poona - R.B. Purandhare
S/o Bhaskar Purandhare, aged 60, Brahmin, Deshasth Shukla Yajur Vedi (Kelva Mahim, Thana Dist) now at Bandra, Retired clerk of G.I.P. Rly Sainath Ashram, 59-B, Perry Road, Bandra
5th May, 1936 - Rao Saheb Yeshwant Janardan Galwankar
B.A., Brahmin, Landholder and Superintendent, Home department, Secretariat, Bombay, aged 51, living atTurner Road, Bandra (Bombay 20), says.
17th October, 1936 - Abdhulliah Jan
Originally of Tarbella, Hazara District, near Peshawar, Mauhammadan, Pathan, living for years at Korhale near Sakori, aged 40
5th November, 1936, Shirdi - Chakra Narayana
Christian, aged about 50, Reader to Police Deputy Superintendent, Thana
20th October, 1936 - Joseph Fouzdar
Retired Fouzdar, Christian, 46, Turner Road, Bandra
26th September, 1936, Bandra - Dadaji Gopinath Joshi
Ram Maruti Road, Dadar
26th September, 1936
Part II
- W. Pradhan
18th October, 1936 - W. Pradhan
19th October, 1936 - Mrs. M. W. Pradhan
19th October, 1936 - Rao Bahadur Hari Vinayak Sathe
Retired Deputy Collector, Deccani, Brahmin, Aged 81 (born 1855), Residing at 108, Shukrawar Peth, Poona
19th October, 1936 - Das Ganu Maharaj
i.e. Ganpatrao Dattatre Sahasrabuddhe, Brahmin, Kirtankar, aged about 78, residing generally at Nanded. (Nizam’s State)
June, 1936 - Dattatreya Damodar Rasane
Alias Nana Sahib Rasane (or Daulatshah), Son of Damodar (or Anna) Savalram Rasane, Kasar, aged 40, Ravivarpet, Poona
May, 1936 - Damodar Savlram Rasane
S/o Kasar, alias Anna Rasane, Savalram Rasane, formerly of Ahmednagar now at Poona
May, 1936 - Abdul
Son of Sultan of Nanded in Khandesh, Aged about 65, Mussulman, residing at Shirdi
8th December, 1936 - Abdul
Son of Sultan of Nanded in Khandesh, Aged about 65, Mussulman, residing at Shirdi
10th March, 1938, Shirdi - Abdul Rahim Samsuddhin Rangari
Mussulman, Painter, aged 65, residing at Mahagiri, Thana
11th September, 1936 - Rajaballi Mohammed Khoja
Contractor, Turner Road, aged 49, Bandra
27th September, 1936 - Adam Dalali
Aged about 70, Estate Broker, living near the Naupada Mosque, Bandra
15th September, 1936 - Nandaram Sivaram Marwadi
Shroff, Merchant, aged 70, residing at Shirdi
15th September, 1936 - Lakshman Govind Munge
Petition writer, aged 72, 43, Main Road, Nasik
15th October, 1936 - Gangadhar Vishnu Kshirsagar
Dehastha Brahmin aged 51, Telegraph Head Signaller in the Irrigation Department, Sonawadi, Kopergaon
29th November, 1936 - Bayyaji Apaji Patel
Aged 47, Mahratta, Land owner and Revenue and Police Patel of Biragaon, residing at Shirdi
9th December, 1936 - Ramchandra Sitaram Dev
Alias Balabhau or Balabhat, aged 55 (60) Brahmin, Landlord, Varsova Road, Andheri
18th September, 1936 - D.M. Mulky
M.B.B.S., Medical Practitioner, Gadag
10th December, 1936 - Nagesh Atmaram Sawant
Aged 42, Mahratta, Police Sub Inspector, Bombay City Police
1st December, 1936 - Kasibai Hansraj
Caste Vani, age about 45, Sakori
1st December, 1936 - Dinkar Rao Jaiker
Son of Shyam Rao Jaiker, aged 38, Ville Parle
26th September, 1936 - Bhikubai
Wife of Bayyaji Patil Kothe, caste Mahrathi, aged about 42, Shirdi
2nd December, 1936 - Mr. Clerk
Parsi, aged 44. Clerk, Bombay Office
3rd December, 1936 - Somnath Shankar Deshpande
Son of Shankar, Nana Saheb Nimonkar, Brahmin, Inspector of Police, aged 51, 37, Saniwar Peth, Poona
6th September, 1936 - Madhav Rao Deshpande, alias Shama
Brahmin, aged about 80, Dixit Wada, Shirdi
9th March, 1938 - Mr. Kolambo alias D.V. Sambhare
Gowd Saraswat, aged 57, Ville Parle
26th September, 1936 - Tukaram Barku
Aged 40, Mahar, Landlord, Shirdi
9th December, 1936 - M.G. Pradhan
Clerk, Collector’s Office, Revenue Department, (Old Customs House) living at Venkateshwar Press, Chawl, near Sandhurst Road, Bombay
23rd September, 1936
Part III
- Mama Dube
Alias Kashinath Dube, Shopkeeper, Brahmin, Poona, age 70 (whose statement is also reported in Sai Leela Masik, Vol, V., parts 2 and 3, p. 607)
3rd May, 1936 - Ramachandra Vaman Modak
B.A., Engineer, Seth’s House (near Peru’s gate) Sadasiv pet, Poona (Sai Leela Masik, Vol III, part 9, p.399 - Udhi used to drive off snakes from the house)
23rd May, 1936 - Gopal Bhaskar Datar
B.A, L.L.B., Brahmin, Pleader, (Station Road), Thana
26th May, 1936 - Kasinath Kanderao Garde
B.A., L.L.B., 65, Retired Sub Judge of Nagpur, Congress Nagar, Nagpur
26th May, 1936 - Minathai Ganesh Kulvalikar
Daughter of Nanasaheb Ganesh Chandorkar, age 49, near Kasba Ganpati Temple, Poona
1st June, 1936 - Vinayak Daji Bhave
Brahmin, aged 37, Shirol Kolhapur State
10th June, 1936 - Mukunda Sastri Lele
C/o Krishna Sastri, age 58, Vydik life, Konkanast Brahmin, Sanivar Peth, Poona
17th June, 1936 - Cursetji Shapurji Pestonjamas
Parsi, aged 75 Kolaba Khusrubad, Baug, formerly in Railway Service and Yard Master, Reclamation
7th July, 1936 - B. Laghate
B.A., L.L.B., Ex-Sub-Judge, Brahmin, aged 70, Shaniwarpeth, Poona
20th July, 1936 - Kusha Bhav
Alias Krishnaji Kasinath Joshi, son of Kashinath Padmakar Joshi, Joshi Vattandr, Brahmin, aged 70, (10 miles off Ahmednagar) Mirazgaon
20th July, 1936 - Balakrishna Govind Upasani Sastri
S/o Govind Gopal Upasani Sastri, Brahmin, aged about 69, retired Professor of Sanskrit, Saniwarpeth, Poona
26th July, 1936 - Balakistna Ramachandra Khairikar
Brahmin, Vydiki life, aged 70, Khairi (3 miles off Chitale)
27th July, 1936 - Badave
C/o Anand Ramachandra Badave, of Nevase, Brahmin, aged 64, Estate Broker ,Mothi Chowk, Ravivar Peth, Poona
27th August, 1936 - Shridhar Narayan Kharkar
Aged 57, Kayasta Prabhu, Accountant, Secretariat, 37 Charni Road, Thana
1st September, 1936 - Shamrao Raoji Shrotrie
Kayasth Prabhu, aged 55, record keeper, District Court, Thana
12th September, 1936 - Sadashiv Trimbuk Vidhavkar
Kayastha Prabhu, aged 68, Retired Goods Clerk of G.I.P.R. now living at Mahagiri, Thana
12th September, 1936 - Dattatreya Vithal Vaidya
S/o Vithal N.Vaidya Kayastha Prabhu, aged 25, Clerk, Treasury, Thana Collectorate, Thana
13th September, 1936 - Sankar Balwant Kohojkar
Kayasth Prabhu, aged 41, clerk in Bombay Collector’s Office, living at Thana
14th September, 1936 - Ramachandra Ramakrishna Samant
B.A., Brahmin, Landlord, 45, Turner Road, Bandra
14th September, 1936 - Bapu Rao N. Chandorkar
S/o Nana Saheb Chandorkar, Brahmin, aged 40, Landholder, Gograswadi, Dombivli, (near Kalyan) G.I.P.
16th September, 1936 - Chandra Bai Borkar
Aged 66, wife of late Ramachandra Borkar, Ville Parle
17th September, 1936 - Balwant Hari Karnik
Aged 54, employee in Bombay Customs Department, Ghodbunder Road, Bandra
19th September, 1936 - Vinayak Appaji Vaidya
Kayastha, aged 45, clerk, Bombay Port Trust Chief Accountant’s Office, Parasuram Buildings, Versova Road, Andheri
25th September, 1936 - B.V. Dev
Retired Mamlatdar, Station Road, Thana
27th September, 1936 - Shama Rao Jayker
Aged 70, painter, Ville Parle
18th September, 1936 - Balakrishna Waman Vaidya
C/o C.K. Prabhu, aged 58, retired Railway servant, (G.I.P) Bandra
18th October, 1936 - Ramgiri Bua
Styled “Babugir” by Sai Baba, Disciple of Gangagir of Sada (4 miles off Shirdi), age 76, Shirdi
1st December, 1936 - S.A. Patnakar
Kayastha, 42, Artist (Cinema), Dadar, Bombay
1st December, 1936 - Raghuji Ganpat Scinde Patel
Age 65, Land Owner and retired Revenue Patel, Shirdi
6th December, 1936 - Sagun Meru Naik
Mahrath, age 47, Teashop Shirdi
7th December, 1936 - Laxman Kacheswar Jakadi (Nanu Mama)
Brahmin, Yajurvedi, aged 40, Shirdi
9th December, 1936 - Laxman Bhatt Joshi
shirdi
6th December, 1936 - Ganesh Ragunath Teli
Honorary Magistrate, Bombay Road, Thana
13th December, 1936 - Ramachandra Vasudev Ghaisas
Brahmin, Konkanastha, aged 58, pensioned Postal Servant, R.M.S. Record clerk, Selection Grade, May Mansions, Gokhale Road, North Dadar
14th December, 1936 - Amolchand Chandraban Sait
Sowcar, Age 35, Rahata
8th March, 1938 - Nageshwar Atmaram Samant
Police Sub-inspector, Bombay
- G.K. Rege
Retired Thasildar, Indore
- Mr. X
As related in Sai Sudha
- Appaji Sutar
Shirdi
- Imambai Chota Khan
Aged about 65 years, Vajapur, Aurangabad District
- M.V. Saharabuddhe
S/o Vishnu, age 41, Brahmin, Civil Engineer, Paltan Sugar Works, Paltan, Santara District
- Bhaskar Sadasiv Satam
Hindu Mahratta, Sub-Inspector of Police, Lamington Road, Bombay