Visiting Shirdi offered devotees a range of profound experiences that solidified their faith. According to Chapter 28, a devotee could experience Baba's omniscience firsthand, as Laxmichand did. He merely thought about an 'evil eye' causing Baba's cough, and Baba immediately voiced this thought, proving He dwells in every heart. Another type of experience involved the fulfillment of divinely inspired vows. A lady from Berhampur was drawn to Shirdi by a dream of Baba asking for khichdi. Her determined effort to make this offering was met with Baba's extreme delight. These accounts show that visitors to Shirdi could have deeply personal and miraculous interactions, leaving them feeling protected, fulfilled, and in the presence of divine grace.
Based on the experiences of Laxmichand and the lady from Berhampur, what was it like for a devotee to visit Shirdi?
๐ Chapter 28