Baba would look in different forms to the devotees according to their mental feelings. He used to cause strong faith on him. Indeed, the very quality of Baba?s incarnation is it!

Doctor Pandit was a friend of Dada Saheb Noolkar. On one occasion Pandit came to Shirdi and had the darshan of Baba. Sri Sai sent him to get sheltered in the home of Dada Bhatt Kelkar.

Dada Bhatt was an ardent devotee of Baba. He would worship Baba regularly with devotion and dedication. Even on that day Dada Bhatt went to Masjid for the service of Baba. Doctor Pandit accompanied him.

Baba used to ask devotees to worship him in their respective style. But he wouldn?t allow them to apply sandal paste on the forehead. He would allow only Mahalsapathi, that to for applying sandal on the throat. All other devotees would apply sandal paste to the feet of Baba. Dada Bhatt used to do so even.

However, Doctor Pandit was not aware of all these things. Dada Bhatt had taken sandal from the platter of worship and made a round on Baba?s forehead. Seeing it Dada Bhatt and other devotees shivered with fear that

Baba might become angry. But, surprise! Baba didn?t speak a single word.

That evening Dada Bhatt asked Baba about it.

He questioned “Baba! If any one applies sandal on the forehead you will get anger. Why did you keep quiet when Pandit did so?”

“Raghunath Maharaj of Dhopeswar was the Guru of Doctor Pandit.

Seeing his Guru in me Pandit imagined applying sandal to his forehead and it is how he applied it on my forehead. Therefore I couldn?t stop him” Baba explained.

Later on Dada Bhatt asked doctor Pandit about it. He explained that he treated Baba as his Guru and applied sandal.

It is said that things happen as per our wish. The impact of one?s devotion depends on the mental outlook. This leela is a testimony to the fact that God accepts such devotion only. It was possible only for Sai to receive worship by

Sri Sainathaya Namah.