DIXIT WADA This Wada is the double storey building facing south and is adjacent to Gurusthan. It has a huge hall where Shyama stayed and lovingly took care of it. When the Sansthan was formed he moved back to his residence and later in the 1950’s this Wada was used as Prasadalaya that thoughtfully catered to the needs of the devotees just as Dixit lovingly fed many devotees earlier. Later this same Wada was used as a Tea Canteen for some years. Now it’s the Museum. The rooms adjacent to this hall were used as reading rooms, now they are used as “First Aid centre” and “Blood Donation Centre”. Kaka Dixit first visited Shirdi on 2nd November 1909. He was so overwhelmed by Baba’s divinity and compassion that it changed his life forever. He visited Shirdi again in December and at that time he was quite sure that he wanted to be at Baba’s feet for the rest of his life. He thought he would sell about 25 shares of his company and build a tin shed with a corrugated roof. But later on he resolved in his mind to build a Wada instead, that could be used by the devotees. He got permission from Baba on 9th December 1910 and the foundation stone was laid. His brother also happened to be there, and both of them worked day and night and the Wada was completed in six months. On Rama Navami day of 1911, the Griha Pravesha (the ceremony of occupying a newly built house) was performed with all the rituals. Dixit was highly educated; was a famous solicitor in Mumbai. He was very affluent and owned a property in Mumbai and Lonavala. Politically, he was in the Indian National Congress and an elected member of the Bombay Legislative Council and his list of achievements are long. It would suffice to say that he had everything any human being would desire. Dixit had name, fame and wealth, yet he gave it all up to stay in Shirdi. Several people said, “A Fakir called Saibaba has cast a spell on him, and pulled him to Shirdi. He has gone crazy”. Indeed, Dixit had gone grazy, but with divine intoxication for his Sadguru. Kaka Dixit stayed in Shirdi and read and studied the scriptures that Baba had advised. Baba sent those devotees who had doubts to Dixit, and they would find the answer in the portion being read by Dixit. Because of his absence from his law firm his income started dwindling, but this fact neither saddened nor disappointed him. Dixit had given his Tan, Man and Dhan (Body, Mind and Wealth) to Baba, and had surrendered totally. He had developed total Vairagya. In this Wada, a small room upstairs was used by Dixit for “Ekanta Dhyana” (solitude and meditation). Baba said “Kaka remain in your Wada, upstairs, do not go here and there, do not come even to Dwarakamai”,so for nine months Kaka strictly obeyed Babas orders. He did regular study of the 10th Skanda of the Bhagvat. On Babas orders the 11th Skanda of Eknath Bhagvat which Baba called “Brindavan Pothi”. He also did study of various other books after which he and the other devotees had discussions on them. Kaka Dixit was given only nine months of Sadhana while others were prescribed many years of Sadhana. Baba like a mother after nine months gave birth to a “new Dixit”. He was endowed with vivek, vairagya, calmness, kindness, compassion and unshakable devotion to Baba. Dixit was a gracious host and asked Upasani to come and have meals at the Wada and Upasani willingly became his guest. Baba had told Dhabolkar “Dixit is a good man, be with him”. So Dhabolkar stayed in this Wada whenever he came to Shirdi. On one occasion he along with some people were sitting in the upper floor of the Wada, when a serpent came through a hole in the window frame and sat coiled up. Soon it was noticed and the people ran to bring sticks to beat it but before it was beaten it made a hasty retreat and slithered away. When they asked Baba the following day whether it should have been put to death, Baba said “God lives in all beings and creatures, whether they be serpents or scorpions. No creature will act without his command, so love and have compassion towards all living beings”(Refer Sai Satcharitra Chapter 22). In this Wada Dixit had the portrait of Baba painted by Shyam Rao Jaykar and holy Padukas to which they had regular congregational worship and hence this Wada became very sacred.Baba from the very beginning said, “I will take my Kaka in a Vimana”. On 5th July 1926, Ekadashi Day, Dixit was in a train with Dabholkar when he said, “Anna Sahib, just how merciful Baba is. He has sent us the train, without making us wait even for a minute. This is Sai’s grace”. Having said this, he slipped into the sleep of death. There was no fear, struggle, or anxiety, only eternal peace.
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