{"id":974,"date":"2026-09-20T12:53:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T11:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/?page_id=974"},"modified":"2026-09-20T13:36:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T12:36:08","slug":"the-dakshina-foretold-and-the-tiger-averted","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/the-dakshina-foretold-and-the-tiger-averted\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dakshina Foretold and the Tiger Averted"},"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,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,\"Segoe 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;align-items:start;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-teaching{background:var(--ap-soft);border-left:4px solid var(--ap-teal)}.ap-story-source{background:#fbfcfc}.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 6 \u00b7 Kaka Saheb Dixit\u2019s Diary<\/div>\n<p class=\"ap-story-dek\">The Dakshina Foretold and the Tiger Averted<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-subtitle\">A foretold collection and a night journey where remembrance of Baba became a shield in danger.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ap-story-tag\">Dakshina<\/span><span class=\"ap-story-tag\">Protection<\/span><span class=\"ap-story-tag\">Faith<\/span><span class=\"ap-story-tag\">Courage<\/span><span class=\"ap-story-tag\">3 min read<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ap-story-grid\">\n<article class=\"ap-story-main\">\n<h2>The chapter<\/h2>\n<p>Shankar Rao repeatedly felt troubled when Baba asked him for dakshina that he could not afford. On one visit Baba asked for Rs. 64 and told him to ask others if he did not have it. Later, when devotees collected money for Naam-Saptah and Annadaan, their total was exactly Rs. 64, revealing the meaning of Baba\u2019s earlier words.<\/p>\n<p>On a late-night journey through a forest, Nachne and Shantaram Panse travelled by bullock cart near Ranshet. The cart began rolling backwards toward a ravine, while a tiger stood ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Nachne cried out to Sai Baba and Panse joined him. The tiger fled, and the cart was secured. The devotees understood the event as Baba\u2019s protection in a moment when neither ordinary courage nor planning could ensure their safety.<\/p>\n<h3>What this account invites us to reflect on<\/h3>\n<p>The chapter links dakshina with service and shows how an apparently mysterious instruction may point toward a future act of collective devotion. The tiger episode turns remembrance into courage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-note\"><strong>Editorial note:<\/strong> This page is a concise paraphrase for web presentation. It 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\/sai-babas-protection-and-omniscience\/\">\u2190 Previous chapter<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/babas-grace-beyond-human-means\/\">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>Kaka Saheb Dixit\u2019s Diary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chapter 6: <em>The Dakshina Foretold and the Tiger Averted<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Kakasaheb_Dixit_Diary_Chapter_06.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View original chapter PDF \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/kaka-saheb-dixits-diary\/\">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> Sai Baba \u00b7 Shankar Rao \u00b7 Kakasaheb Dixit \u00b7 Nachne \u00b7 Shantaram Panse<\/p>\n<p><strong>Places:<\/strong> Shirdi \u00b7 Ranshet \u00b7 forest route<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"ap-story-card ap-story-teaching\">\n<h2>Related teaching<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Remembering the Guru in danger<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The story presents faith not as passivity, but as a source of presence and courage when danger arrives unexpectedly.<\/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 6 \u00b7 Kaka Saheb Dixit\u2019s Diary The Dakshina Foretold and the Tiger Averted A foretold collection and a night journey where [&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-974","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/974","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=974"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/974\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1007,"href":"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/974\/revisions\/1007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}