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Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Charity of Nine Rupees
Evidence of Sai Baba
It was the year 1903. A person was charged theft of some articles, and brought to the court of the magistrate Dhulia. The acused told that Sai Baba had given those articles.Therefore, summons were issued to Sai Baba, by the magistrate to appear in the court to give evidence. On a suggestion from Nana Chandorkar, all the devotees prepared to appeal to the magistrate , stating that Sai Baba was a great divine personality and all of them regarded him as a God and it was not proper to ask such a Mahatma to appear in the court. In case the court felt that the evidence of Sai Baba was very essential, then it could send a commissioner to Shirdi to record the evidence of Sai Baba . The court accepted the plea of the devotees and sent Nana Joshi , who was the assistant collector and first class magistrate to Shirdi to record the evidence of Sai Baba. In Shirdi no one knew that Nana Joshi was coming.
But Baba Knew about this and made arrangements before Dwarkamai by arranging tables and chairs. Making it appear like a courtroom. From the questions put by the court commissioner and the answers given by Sai Baba, We glean some facts about Baba. The Questions and answers are as follows :
Commissioner : Your name ?
Sai Baba : All call me by the name of Sai Baba
Commissioner : Your father's name
Sai Baba : Your Guru's name
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Sai Marg
Monday, April 20, 2009
My Feelings on Shirdi Sai Baba
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Salutations
A day With Sai Baba
The piece of cloth tied round his head was very rarely changed and never washed. When He decided to change his Kufni he sent for the tailor and saifd :'' Get me a Kufni ". When it was given to HIm he always paid the tailor more than its worth. Left to himself Baba spoke Very little mostly he was calm and quiet speaking only when absolutely necessary. He never laughed loudly but smile quitely. Most of the time he sat with his eyes closed. When a devotee approached him for darshan he glanced at him. Sometimes He did mot even do that. He was always playful in the presence of children. He never sat leaning against the wall in the mosque. even when he sat with his legs outstretched he always sat a few feet ways from the wall. He did not lie down during the day. He seldom visited any temple in Shirdi.
Friday, April 17, 2009
Samartha Sat Guru
Thursday, April 16, 2009
God's Treasury
One day Baba narrated a story which might taken place in one of his previous incarnations." In my younger days, I had been to beedgaon in search of livelihood . There I secured a Job in a factory manufacturing Knitting Cloth. I used to work very hard. The proprietor was satisfied with my work. There were three workers before me. The first worker was paid Rs. 50 , the second worker was paid Rs.100 and the third worker was paid Rs. 150 . But I was paid the double money of all the three amounts put together- Rs.600. The propreitor appreciated my work and love me. I did the work given to me with love and devotion. Hence I used to think that the salary I was getting given by God and carefully saved it. What I was given by a human will not last long. But what God has given will remain permanently. My God Allah asks the devotees to take as much as they want. But the devotees come to me and ask me to give . If a thing is given once it is not sufficient. The number of devotees who want everything evrytime has increased. There is none to understand what I am saying. My God's Treasury is full and overflowing. Any real devotee can take away cartloads from this.But none is interested in it. My fakir 's tact and My divine acts are extraordinary. My body will join the earth and my breadth will join the air. As long as there is life in me this oppurtinity is there. Thus who believe in me and those who never forget me will have endless joy.
Sadguru Sainath Maharak Ki Jai !.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Rohilla-the Devotee
Sai Baba never exhibited his superiority . He did not have any attachment for his body . He had endless love for his devotees. He used to tell the past, present and future for his devotees! Friendds and foes were equal for him. Though the villagers of shirdi did not have the required "Jnana" , they had endless love and devotion for him.
Samadhi Mandir
Also in front are two marble padukas of baba and the brick which was broken and led to Baba predecting his death, is kept near the samadhi. Just behind the samadhi is Baba's Statue ,made of italian marble. It shows him seated on a throne with his right leg thrown on the left in the familiar posture which thousands of devotees all over the country know and worship . The statue was made by late Balaji Vasant alias babusaheb Talim who made it out of a sheer sense of gratitude. The idol statue was installed on october 7, 1954 by swami saisharanand, an ardent devotee from Ahmedabad.
Raghupati Raghav Rajaram
Patita Pawan sainam
On the high ceiling Behind the statue is also the inscription:
Sachidananda Sat Guru Sai Maharaj Ki Jai.
Ruthambara prajna
" Whether you are before me or at far off place, whatever you do and think will be known to me ." He used to tell his devotees who visited him, their past , present and furture. This is called Ruthambara prajna in yoga shastra. This is found in saints in a limited capacity. But baba's power was limitless,covering the entire world and beyond imagination.
Baba sometimes brought to life some persons, who were dead. But he did not retrieve some persons. One day a woman whose child died , came to Baba and asked for UDI. Inspite of the repeated pleas , he declined to give it. When Kaka saheb Dixit intervened in the matter Baba told him" Baav! Do not interfere in this matter. Whatever happened has happened for the good. The dead boy has already taken birth in another body on which he will do many good things.If I bring the boy here now , the new body will persih and this body will live. If I do this for your sake, You will accept the consequential responsibility.
Baba would immediately answer any question that was put to him. Thought the answer appeared to be coincidental his word turned into absolute truth. Though he would appear to be seeing and talking like us, he would be always be in a state of Samadhi. He was a confirmed bachelor like Hanuman.His eyes were like burning lamps and penetrated like searchlights the hearts of many.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Tilak's secrets of the Gita
Chavadi
Nana Chandorkar and some other made all arrangements to tile the floor in Dwarakamai. They requested Baba to sleep in the chavadi for a night, so that they could attend to the laying of tiles in Dwarkamai overnight. Baba agreed and went to the chavadi. He sat along there as Tatya and mahalsapathi also were busy with tile-laying work . No one else was with Baba in the Chavadi.
In the meditative mood he concentrated on Dwarkamai, Gurudhan and Venkusa. The three appeared before him in the form of jyotis. They discussed several matters. After sometime Gurudhan and Dwarkamai went back to their places. Baba and venkusa discussed things that would take place in shirdi in future and also for the next 500 years. In the meantime twitight broke and venkusa prepared to leave. But Baba pleaded with venkusa to remain in the chavadi and that he would come there on alternate days . Venkusa out of love for Baba , agreed to remain on the right side of portion of the chavadi saying that women should not be allowed to enter that place. Baba agreed to this and from that day onwars till today venkusa is there in chavadi on an invisible forms.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Guru Poornima
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Uddhau Madhav Rao Deshpande
Guardian angel Saibaba
Urs- Shree Ramanavami Festivals in Shirdi
In the year 1897 the Urs celebration was started in shirdi for the first time on Ramanavami day. Simultaneously the muslim devotees started the sandal utsav. A devotee, Amirshakkar, belonging to the village karah, got the sandal utsav performed at shirdi. They put sandalpaste in a big plateand took it in a procession with drums and cymbals to Dwarkamai. They smeared the walls of Dwarkamai with sandalpaste.
During the sandal Utsav and Ramanavami utsav they got two flags prepared with silk cloth and Zari borders, they brought them in procession and planted them on either side of the mosque. The festival, thus started , had become a full-fledged Ramanavami festival from the year 1912 at the instance of sree Krishna rao Jogeshwar Bhishma. The celebration included Harikathas, cradle function and spraying coloured powder called gulal on one another. Next day hung a pot from a considerable height. This pot contained curds riceflakes, etc. Whoever tried to catch it was sprayed with water jets. Baba moved among all the devoteed blessing them. People thought that the Lord Ram had come in the form in Sai Baba. Baba used to cry a lous with anger whenever the gulal powder fell in his eyes. Actually those cries were directed against the evil spirits moving around there.
After the festivals were over, Gopal Rao Gundu wanted to get the Mosque repaired and put stone slabs for the floor of Dwarkamai. But Baba gave away the stone slabs to the temples in the village for undertaking repairs.
Friday, April 10, 2009
Meghashyam
One afternoon Megha was sleepingin his room in sathewada bolting it from inside. Baba appeared to him and said " Megha! Draw the trident (trishul) near the shivalinga and sprinkled some akshatas (rice) on him." When megha woked up and looked around, he did not find Baba. But he found akshatas sprinkled by Baba in his room.
Megha went to Dwarkamai and asked Baba whether he had come to wada and ordered him to draw the trident(trishul) . Baba replied in the affirmative. Megha then asked him how he enetered the room when it was bolted from inside. Baba replied son , do you think that Baba is only the physical body that you are seeing?. I am everywhere walls and doors cannot obstruct my movements.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Offering Every thing to sai
Sai Bless you