{"id":903,"date":"2026-09-19T03:18:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T02:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/?page_id=903"},"modified":"2026-09-20T13:27:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T12:27:10","slug":"resurrection-of-a-dead-body","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/resurrection-of-a-dead-body\/","title":{"rendered":"Resurrection of a Dead Body"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.ap-story-page{color:#17324d;font-family:Inter,system-ui,sans-serif;line-height:1.7}.ap-story-wrap{max-width:1060px;margin:auto;padding:8px 0 54px}.ap-kicker{color:#08736e;font-size:.78rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase}.ap-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 300px;gap:28px;align-items:start;margin-top:24px}.ap-main,.ap-card{border:1px solid #dde7ea;border-radius:12px;background:#fff}.ap-main{padding:clamp(22px,4vw,46px)}.ap-card{padding:20px}.ap-card h2{font-size:.8rem;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#08736e}.ap-card a{color:#08736e;font-weight:700}.ap-source{background:#fbfcfc}.ap-teach{background:#eef8f6;border-left:4px solid #08736e}.ap-nav{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;border-top:1px solid #dde7ea;padding-top:18px;margin-top:24px}.ap-note{border-top:1px solid #dde7ea;padding-top:16px;color:#49657e;font-size:.86rem}@media(max-width:760px){.ap-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.ap-nav{display:grid}}.ap-story-dek{max-width:780px;color:#49657e;font-size:1.2rem;margin:.45rem 0 1rem}.ap-story-dek + p{font-size:1.05rem;color:#49657e;margin:0 0 18px}<\/style>\n<section class=\"ap-story-page\">\n<div class=\"ap-story-wrap\">\n<div class=\"ap-kicker\">Chapter 8 \u00b7 Live Experiences of the Tarkhad Family<\/div>\n<p class=\"ap-story-dek\">Resurrection of a Dead Body<\/p>\n<p>A village kirtan, a threatening challenge, and a story remembered as a sign of Sai Baba\u2019s power<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ap-story-tag\">6 min read<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ap-grid\">\n<article class=\"ap-main\">\n<h2>The chapter<\/h2>\n<p>Dasganu Maharaj was asked to perform a kirtan in a nearby village, and Baba instructed him to take Jyotindra along. During the performance, a group carrying a dead body challenged Dasganu to prove the power of the Sai photograph and the kirtan.<\/p>\n<p>Jyotindra urged Dasganu to invoke Sai Baba through his devotional singing. The account then describes a dramatic change in the situation around the body, turning a threatening challenge into an experience remembered as Baba\u2019s grace.<\/p>\n<p>The chapter presents Dasganu\u2019s kirtan as both devotional offering and a means through which faith became visible to those present.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-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.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ap-nav\"><a href=\"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/facing-death-in-a-cloudburst-in-shirdi\/\">\u2190 Previous chapter<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/sais-golden-test\/\">Next chapter \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<aside>\n<section class=\"ap-card ap-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>Author: Virendra Jyotindra Tarkhad<\/p>\n<p>Chapter 8: <em>Resurrection of a Dead Body<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8-resurrection-of-a-dead-body.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-card ap-teach\">\n<h2>Related teaching<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Devotion through kirtan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This account is presented as a recorded family experience for study and reflection.<\/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 8 \u00b7 Live Experiences of the Tarkhad Family Resurrection of a Dead Body A village kirtan, a threatening challenge, and a [&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-903","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/903","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=903"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/903\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":991,"href":"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/903\/revisions\/991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}