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Wednesday, April 4, 2007

A brief of Radhakrishna Mai's life before Shirdi arrival


Stories written here are from Sri Sai Sarovar, a book written long time back in Gujarati Language, however is not the exact translation.

Original name of Radhakrishna Mai was Sunder Bai. In 1899 A.D. Sunderbai turned 17 years of age. And she was married in a home Thane district. Due to fate, the husband of Sunderbai passed away on the eight day of the marriage. This brought about great misery in Sunderbai. She was broken and shaken from the very roots of the being. As the time passed it did not heal the mental and emotional conditions she was going through. She was sent to her maternal uncle’s house so that the change in outer environment might bring about a healing change in her conditions. Even that did not help. One early morning in the year 1902 A.D. she woke up and started running from her maternal uncle’s home, never to return. The feeling of Vairagya, dispassion towards worldly life had taken over her strongly. For five years she roamed about in various pilgrimages all over India, under tough conditions. However, one who had gone through the emotional shock from that shaken the very roots of the being, the hardships were easily trodden.

At last after many pilgrimages and meeting many holy people she came to Shirdi and Sai Baba asked her to stay in Shala (School) situated between Dwarka Mai and Chavadi.