Shree Maharaj Ate Kanheri Flowers As Prasad ( Food Offered To Deity)

Shree Maharaj had been to Dhumal Building, at Shaniwar Peth, Pune for taking blessings from Shree Baba Maharaj . At that time, Shree Baba Maharaj gave him Kanheri Flowers as Prasad and Shree Maharaj immediately ate them as Prasad without realising that these flowers were poisonous. Shocked at this act of Shree Maharaj, Shree Baba Maharaj said “These flowers were given to you not for eating. Now let it be. Now bring the Jars containing ghee and awala fruit (Indian Gooseberry)”. Shree Baba Maharaj gave enough of ghee and awala to Shree Maharaj for eating and Shree Baba Maharaj personally also ate the same.

Shree Maharaj was in the habit of fasting on every Ekadashi Day (The eleventh day of a fortnight). This habit he continued for every month and every year for number of years. It so happened that on a particular Ekadashi Day, Shree Maharaj had been to Shree Baba Maharaj for his blessings.

On that fasting day of Ekadashi, Shree Baba Maharaj gave him masala rice prepared with onion, and ghee heated mustards for eating. Normally on Ekadashi day of fasting, nobody eats whole day and that too onion is totally prohibited. This masala rice was so much that it was enough for four people. Shree Baba Maharaj sat there with closed eyes. As it was not possible for Shree Maharaj to eat so much rice that too on a fasting day, he tried to call silently some devotees present there to share some quantity of rice. But Shree Baba Maharaj used to open the eyes and knowingly drive away the devotees who wanted to share the rice. So without anybodys help, Shree maharaj was forced to eat the entire quantity of rice prepared with onion silently and slowly. Shree Baba Maharaj had kept the masala rice prepared with onion specially on an Ekadashi fasting day for Shree maharaj, only for testing his obedience to his Guru(preceptor).

Shree maharaj was successful in fulfillment of his Ekadashi day observance since he had obeyed his Gurus order.