When Sai Baba's health declined and the end seemed near, Bapusaheb Buti was deeply uneasy and filled with regret. Chapter 39 describes his troubled heart, as he lamented the lakhs of rupees spent on the mansion, fearing Baba's feet would never touch it. He felt that without Baba, the mansion and the planned Murlidhar temple were pointless. This anxiety was resolved in a profound manner. By what the text calls "a stroke of fate and by Sai’s command," Baba's last wish was to be placed in the mansion. This transformed Buti's source of worry into a great blessing, as his own house became the holy Samadhi Mandir where Shri Sai's body rests.
What were Bapusaheb Buti's feelings about his mansion when Sai Baba fell seriously ill, and how did this situation ultimately resolve?
📖 Chapter 39