AMBROSIA IN SHIRDI-PART 12

EXCERPTS INHERITED FROM THE BOOK ," AMBROSIA IN SHIRDI",
COMPILED BY : SAI BHAKT VINNY

Leela 29

Baba had an endearing way of calling his Bhaktas (devotees) by pet names. Some of them are given be­low.

1) Madhava Rao Deshpande-Bhatacha Shamya

2) Tatya Patil-Kothyacha Ghodmukhya

3) Dr. Pillai-Andhoji Filial

4) Pilaji Gurav-Guravacha

5) Hari Seetharam alias Kakasaheb Dixit-Langada Kaka

6) Dabholkar-Hemadpant

7) Dadasaheb Kapharde-Bapusaheb Tapusan Dada

8) Sagun Mehru Naik-Takki (Deceiver)

9) Bapusaheb Buti-Buttya

10) Bapusaheb Dhumal-Bhau

11) Madhu Fasle-Ardha Gandhu

12) Radhakrishna Mai-Avadasa (Moodevi)

13) Balasaheb Dev-Chindi Chor

14) Abdul Baba-Halalkar

While the female devotees He usually called as 'Mai' or 'Ayi’ (mother). 'Tai' (sister) or with respect Bai' or 'Mousi'

(aunty).

He had a very strict code of conduct with the la­dies. They could not enter the Dwarkamai at night or while He was

resting. He pulled His Kafni down to His heels whenever a woman was present. Shampoo­ing His feet was allowed only

below the knee.