{"id":913,"date":"2026-09-19T03:21:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T02:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/?page_id=913"},"modified":"2026-09-20T13:27:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T12:27:53","slug":"memorable-last-meeting-with-sai","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/memorable-last-meeting-with-sai\/","title":{"rendered":"Memorable Last Meeting with Sai"},"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 13 \u00b7 Live Experiences of the Tarkhad Family<\/div>\n<p class=\"ap-story-dek\">Memorable Last Meeting with Sai<\/p>\n<p>A final conversation in Dwarkamai, a request for enduring remembrance, and Baba\u2019s gift of Udi<\/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>In the final period of Baba\u2019s life, Jyotindra noticed that Baba was tired while the Petromax lamps were being placed in Dwarkamai. He offered to press Baba\u2019s legs, and Baba told him that this would be their last meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Baba invited him to ask for anything. Jyotindra did not ask for wealth, health, or worldly success; he asked only that Baba\u2019s blessings remain with him and that he might see Baba\u2019s feet in every birth.<\/p>\n<p>Baba said such a wish would bind Him in a way He could not promise, but assured Jyotindra that they would meet again in another birth. He then gave him Udi and told him to preserve it carefully.<\/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\/other-experiences-with-lord-sai\/\">\u2190 Previous chapter<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/proof-of-sais-mahanirvana-in-mumbai\/\">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 13: <em>Memorable Last Meeting with Sai<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/13-memorable-last-meeting-with-sai.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>Remembrance and surrender<\/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 13 \u00b7 Live Experiences of the Tarkhad Family Memorable Last Meeting with Sai A final conversation in Dwarkamai, a request for [&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-913","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/913","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=913"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/913\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":996,"href":"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/913\/revisions\/996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}