{"id":889,"date":"2026-09-19T03:01:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T02:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/?page_id=889"},"modified":"2026-09-20T13:26:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T12:26:00","slug":"meeting-along-with-babasaheb-tarkhad","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/meeting-along-with-babasaheb-tarkhad\/","title":{"rendered":"Meeting Along with Babasaheb Tarkhad"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.ap-story-page{--ap-ink:#17324d;--ap-muted:#49657e;--ap-teal:#08736e;--ap-line:#dde7ea;--ap-soft:#eef8f6;color:var(--ap-ink);font-family:Inter,system-ui,sans-serif;line-height:1.7}.ap-story-wrap{max-width:1060px;margin:0 auto;padding:8px 0 54px}.ap-story-kicker{color:var(--ap-teal);font-size:.78rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase}.ap-story-dek{max-width:780px;color:var(--ap-muted);font-size:1.2rem;margin:.45rem 0 1rem}.ap-story-subtitle{font-size:1.05rem;color:var(--ap-muted);margin:0 0 18px}.ap-story-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 300px;gap:34px;margin-top:28px}.ap-story-main,.ap-story-card{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--ap-line);border-radius:12px}.ap-story-main{padding:clamp(22px,4vw,46px);box-shadow:0 12px 28px rgba(16,52,80,.05)}.ap-story-main h2{font-size:1.8rem;margin-top:0}.ap-story-main h3{font-size:1.25rem;margin-top:2rem}.ap-story-main p{margin:0 0 1rem}.ap-story-main p:first-of-type:first-letter{float:left;font-size:4rem;line-height:.8;padding:.1rem .5rem 0 0;color:var(--ap-teal)}.ap-story-aside{display:grid;gap:16px}.ap-story-card{padding:20px}.ap-story-card h2{font-size:.8rem;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ap-teal);margin:0 0 .7rem}.ap-story-card p{margin:.45rem 0}.ap-story-card a{color:var(--ap-teal);font-weight:700}.ap-story-source{background:#fbfcfc}.ap-story-teaching{background:var(--ap-soft);border-left:4px solid var(--ap-teal)}.ap-story-tag{display:inline-block;border-radius:999px;padding:4px 10px;margin:4px 4px 0 0;background:#e8f4f2;color:var(--ap-teal);font-size:.82rem}.ap-story-note{border-top:1px solid var(--ap-line);margin-top:24px;padding-top:16px;color:var(--ap-muted);font-size:.86rem}.ap-story-nav{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:12px;margin-top:24px;padding-top:18px;border-top:1px solid var(--ap-line)}@media(max-width:760px){.ap-story-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.ap-story-nav{display:grid}}<\/style>\n<section class=\"ap-story-page\">\n<div class=\"ap-story-wrap\">\n<div class=\"ap-story-kicker\">Chapter 2 \u00b7 Live Experiences of the Tarkhad Family<\/div>\n<p class=\"ap-story-dek\">Meeting Along with Babasaheb Tarkhad<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-subtitle\">How Babasaheb Tarkhad followed his family to Shirdi, recognized Sai Baba in a train-compartment encounter, and began a new life of devotion.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ap-story-tag\">Recognition<\/span><span class=\"ap-story-tag\">Devotion<\/span><span class=\"ap-story-tag\">Grace<\/span><span class=\"ap-story-tag\">6 min read<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ap-story-grid\">\n<article class=\"ap-story-main\">\n<h2>The chapter<\/h2>\n<p>After their first darshan, Jyotindra and his mother remained in Shirdi for about a week at Baba&#8217;s suggestion. They learned from Madhavrao Deshpande that devotees normally sought Baba&#8217;s permission before leaving, and they promised to return with Babasaheb Tarkhad.<\/p>\n<p>Babasaheb was initially a committed Prarthana Samajist, but conversations with friends who were Sai devotees gradually opened the way for a family visit. Travelling by night train toward Manmad, he gave a silver one-rupee coin to a Fakir who entered their compartment after Nashik Road.<\/p>\n<p>When the family reached Dwarkamai the next morning, Baba addressed Babasaheb as \u201cMhatarya\u201d and asked whether he recognized Him. Baba then produced the same one-rupee coin and revealed that the Fakir from the train was Baba Himself.<\/p>\n<p>The recognition transformed Babasaheb. He began to seek Baba&#8217;s guidance, sent cloth for Kafanis, helped illuminate Dwarkamai with Petromax lamps, and worshipped the returned coin. The chapter remembers this meeting as the moment when all three members of the Tarkhad family came into close contact with Sai Baba.<\/p>\n<h3>What this account invites us to reflect on<\/h3>\n<p>The story presents devotion as a gradual opening of the heart. Babasaheb&#8217;s first impression of the Fakir was corrected by recognition at Dwarkamai, and the returned coin became a lasting reminder of Baba&#8217;s presence and compassion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-note\"><strong>Editorial note:<\/strong> This page is a concise paraphrase for web presentation and does not reproduce the complete chapter. Please consult the original PDF for the full account and wording.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ap-story-nav\"><a href=\"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/meeting-with-lord-sai\/\">\u2190 Chapter 1<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/sai-babas-sandalwood-mandir\/\">Next chapter \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<aside class=\"ap-story-aside\">\n<section class=\"ap-story-card ap-story-source\">\n<h2>Referenced source<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Live Experiences of the Tarkhad Family with Shri Sai Baba of Shirdi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chapter 2: <em>Meeting Along with Babasaheb Tarkhad<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-meeting-along-with-babasaheb-tarkhad.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View original chapter PDF \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/live-experiences-of-the-tarkhad-family-with-shri-sai-baba-of-shirdi\/\">View the complete book \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"ap-story-card\">\n<h2>People and places<\/h2>\n<p><strong>People:<\/strong> Babasaheb Tarkhad \u00b7 Jyotindra Tarkhad \u00b7 Sai Baba \u00b7 Madhavrao Deshpande<\/p>\n<p><strong>Places:<\/strong> Shirdi \u00b7 Dwarkamai \u00b7 Nashik Road \u00b7 Manmad<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"ap-story-card ap-story-teaching\">\n<h2>Related teaching<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Faith and recognition<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The account illustrates how sincere seekers may recognize spiritual truth through lived experience.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/teachings-and-parables-of-sai-baba\/\">Explore teachings and parables \u2192<\/a><\/section>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 2 \u00b7 Live Experiences of the Tarkhad Family Meeting Along with Babasaheb Tarkhad How Babasaheb Tarkhad followed his family to Shirdi, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-889","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=889"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/889\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":986,"href":"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/889\/revisions\/986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}