Param Pujya Sadguru Aniruddha Bapu, our forever caring parent cannot bear to see any us devotees, in trouble. All of us continue to benefit from his selfless love and protection. As we share these experiences with others, we not only applaud his virtues but also become more steadfast in the path of devotion and righteousness. This is how my Sadguru creates wonders in our lives!

I would like to bow to the lotus feet of Param Pujya Sadguru Aniruddha Bapu and Param Pujya Nandai and then begin narrating my experience. My day begins with chanting of Bapu's name which itself makes me immensely happy. To top it all, if I get his darshan then it's an added advantage which is why I eagerly await the session of Bapu's Marathi class held on Tuesdays and his discourse on Thursdays. Initiating the concept of Marathi classes for non-Marathi devotees, exemplifies Bapu's unconditional love and caring for his devotees. Several superstitions and misunderstandings regarding rituals and ritualistic activities have been eradicated from the minds of many, solely because of Bapu's guidance through his regular Thursday Discourses.

At the outset, I wish to mention that I will always remain indebted to Bapu for blessing me with a rebirth on November 17, 2006. About 7 days prior to that day, I suddenly became unwell. I would start gasping for breath even on walking just a few steps and the situation became far worse on the 17th of November. I was having so much difficulty to breathe that I was hardly able to speak with anyone. When I consulted the doctor, he immediately asked me to get myself admitted to a hospital. He also added that the symptoms were those of an impending heart attack and that my heart was barely functioning and was supplying only about 20% of the Oxygen the body actually needed.

Hari Om. Since P P Bapu took us under His benevolent care we have been given so many memorable experiences, that it seems almost wrong to short list His blessings. But it is always a pleasure to share our experiences with other bhaktas as it gives us a chance to sing our Sadguru's Glories. We had Paduka Pujan of Bapu's Holy Padukas at our residence on Feb 24th2007, the occasion of my husband's birthday.

On the occasion of the Rankala Mahotsav, sponsored by the Maharashtra State Government and the M.T.D.C., I was slated to perform a stage show on the 15th of February 2007 at Kolhapur. On 14th February, at 10.00 a.m., I left for Kolhapur in my Innova car along with my friend and the driver. We halted at Pune around 12.30 p.m. for tea and snacks. Thereafter during the onward journey both my friend and I dozed off on the rear seat of the car. Normally, I always sit next to the driver but because the rear seat of the Innova can be reclined too, we both decided to sit in the rear seat. When I was aroused from my snooze, I realized that our car was traveling on the Pune – Satara Expressway at a speed of about 120 Km/hr. and I suddenly realized that O God! Even the driver had dozed off. At that very moment I saw a S.T. bus coming from the opposite direction with great speed. I alerted the driver, immediately. He jammed down the brakes and the car veered sharply to the left and instead of a head-on collision with the S.T.bus, the car collided on the side aspect of the bus. The impact was so severe that the car as well as its engine was totally smashed and the front wheels were broken to pieces. Even the rear window glass was totally shattered and hot vapours & smoke was being emitted from the engine. Even the S.T. bus had suffered equal damage on the left side. But the most startling aspect was that neither anyone in the car, nor the S.T. had suffered even a slight scratch!

 - Falguni Pathak