Appa Kulkarni

Once a devotee, Appa Kulkarni , had darshan of Baba. Baba casually told him : " Thieves have entered our village . The way of these thieves is peculiar. They do not upset the who;e house. They are after principal things only. Taking these they walk away without being discovered. Such arch villians they are. You will be the first object of their attack now. So take precautionary measures. Kulkarni dis not understand the purpose of Baba's warning and thought it refered to the security of his property and so he strengthened the security stuff at his residence. BUt what happened was an outbreak cholera in the village and kulkarni became its first victim. The villagers rushed to Baba and sought relief. Baba told them,'' In the village of shirdi seven men will die and thereafter cholera will disappeared," And so it happened.