B'day Gift

June 26th is my b'day. After M.Sc., I used to ask Baba that what gift HE would give me on my b'day. I didn't get any response. May be when every second is HIS gift, what is there one should ask for? or else I might not have noticed.

Last year, I thought of visiting Shirdi. But at that time there was no chance for me to go to Shirdi. I haven't given much thought to that wish feeling that it is not possible. As usual that year also I asked Baba that what gift HE would give me that year. HE kept silent. My aunt came to hyd with her family for a training. I know that they have a plan to visit Shirdi. But I haven't thought at all that I too will go with them. I wished to go to Nellore, my native place, to visit my parents.

I went to my another aunt's house in the city to which my aunt from Cheepurupalli came. Suddenly my aunt asked me 'Will you come to shirdi with me?' For a second I couldn't believe this leela of God. Actually all my aunts (my mother's sisters) love us (me an d my brother more than their children). But I never got an idea to go on a pilgrimage with them. I asked my aunt that when are they planning to go to Shirdi? It is on June 26th, exactly on my b'day I would be there in Shirdi. My joy knew no bounds. I was overwhelmed. It is such a strange feeling. We cannot even express. I immediately agreed and then told my aunt about my wish few days back to visit Shirdi. I also told her that this trip is Baba's gift to me on my b'day and HE is giving that through my aunt.

On that day, I got severe stomach ache and gastric trouble that I can't go in queue with my aunt's family and was late in the queue. As I visited Shirdi 3 times before and I know shirdi well, my aunt didn't worry about me. Because of that problem and being late in the queue, I could stay in the main Samadhi Mandhir itself for exactly 45 minutes and pray. No one can ever imagine that one can get such a chance with the rush in Shirdi.

[ The same day we visited Sani Singanapur too. (Sani/Saturn is my lagna lord and also stays in my 7th house and I am also running Sade Sathi). That happened to be my 26th b'day. (I was born on 26th June, 1979). According to my horoscope, my chart is afflicted by nodes. Rahu in 7th house and Ketu in 1st house and all the other planets are in between 1st and 7th houses. This is Kalasarpa Yoga and its effect would stay either for 26 yrs or 35 yrs. So in that way also, the 26th b'day is of some significance. In many ways, I can never forget this year. ]

We started on 27th evening and reached hyd on 28th morning. I prayed to Baba that next time I should come to Shirdi with my parents and brother. (He fulfilled within 1 year and I visited Shirdi on March 24th this year, which is my brother's b'day. This is also an unplanned trip. We stayed there for 4 days. Started on Mar 23rd evening and returned on 28th morning.)

Though everything went on well, I didn't get any message from Baba. For that I was very disappointed. Anyway, my trip to Shirdi is the most cherished b'day gifts and I will remember it all my life. I thank my aunty too.