Shirdi Sai Baba

Sri Sai Satcharitra: The Wonderful Life of Shirdi Sai Baba, A Modern Rendering of Hemadpant by Monika Penukonda 

If a man utters my name with love, I shall fulfill all his wishes and increase his devotion. If he sings earnestly of my life and my deeds, I shall surround him in front and back and on all sides. Those devotees who are attached to me heart and soul will naturally feel happiness when they hear these stories. Believe me, if anybody sings my leelas I will give him infinite joy and everlasting happiness. ~ Shirdi Sai Baba

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This chapter describes the passing away of Baba.

The stories in the previous chapter show that the light of the Guru’s grace removes fear in mundane existence and opens the path of liberation and turns our misery into happiness. If we always remember the feet of the sadguru, our troubles will come to an end, death loses its sting and the misery of this mundane existence is transformed. Those who truly care about their welfare should listen carefully to these stories of Sai Sainath which will purify their minds. ...

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Sri Sai Satcharitra: The Wonderful Life of Shirdi Sai Baba, A Modern Rendering of Hemadpant by Monika Penukonda 

If a man utters my name with love, I shall fulfill all his wishes and increase his devotion. If he sings earnestly of my life and my deeds, I shall surround him in front and back and on all sides. Those devotees who are attached to me heart and soul will naturally feel happiness when they hear these stories. Believe me, if anybody sings my leelas I will give him infinite joy and everlasting happiness. ~ Shirdi Sai Baba

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It is the general practice among the Hindus that when a man is about to die, religious scripture is read aloud to him with the aim that his mind should be withdrawn from worldly things and fixed on spiritual matters so that his future progress is ensured. When King Parikshiti was cursed by the son of a Brahmin rishi and was to die in a week, the great sage, Shuka, expounded on Bhagawat Purana to him during that week. This practice is followed even now and the Gita, Bhagawat and other sacred books are read out loud to dying people. Baba, being an incarnation of God, needed no such help but followed this practice to set an example to the people. When he knew that he was soon going pass, he ordered Mr. Vaze to read Rama Vijaya to him. Mr. Vaze read the book once during the week. Then Baba asked him to read it again day and night, and he finished the second reading in three days. Eleven days passed this way. Then he read it again for another three days and was exhausted. So Baba let him stop and be quiet. He abided on his Self and was waiting for the last moment. ...

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Sri Sai Satcharitra: The Wonderful Life of Shirdi Sai Baba, A Modern Rendering of Hemadpant by Monika Penukonda 

If a man utters my name with love, I shall fulfill all his wishes and increase his devotion. If he sings earnestly of my life and my deeds, I shall surround him in front and back and on all sides. Those devotees who are attached to me heart and soul will naturally feel happiness when they hear these stories. Believe me, if anybody sings my leelas I will give him infinite joy and everlasting happiness. ~ Shirdi Sai Baba

From this episode:

We have described Baba’s passing away in the last three chapters. His physical or finite form has no doubt disappeared from our view, but the infinite transcendent form ever lives. The leelas that occurred during his lifetime have been dwelled upon at great length. But ever since his passing away, new leelas have taken place and are happening even now. This clearly shows that Baba is ever-living and helping his devotees as before. The people who had contact with Baba when he was living were indeed very fortunate, but if any of them had not achieved dispassion for the things and enjoyments of the world and did not have their mind turned to the Lord, it was truly their back luck. What was wanted then and is wanted now is wholehearted devotion to Baba. All our senses, organs, and mind should cooperate in worshipping and serving Baba. It is no use in engaging some organs in the worship and forgetting others. If a thing like worship or meditation is to be done, it ought to be done with all our mind and soul. ...

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Sri Sai Satcharitra: The Wonderful Life of Shirdi Sai Baba, A Modern Rendering of Hemadpant by Monika Penukonda 

If a man utters my name with love, I shall fulfill all his wishes and increase his devotion. If he sings earnestly of my life and my deeds, I shall surround him in front and back and on all sides. Those devotees who are attached to me heart and soul will naturally feel happiness when they hear these stories. Believe me, if anybody sings my leelas I will give him infinite joy and everlasting happiness. ~ Shirdi Sai Baba

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Blessed, Oh Sai, are your feet. Blessed is remembrance of you and blessed is your darshan, which frees us from the bondage of karma. Though your form is invisible to us now, still if devotees believe in you, they receive living experiences from you. By an invisible and subtle thread you draw your devotees from far and near to your feet and embrace them like a kind and loving mother. The devotees do not know where you are, but you so skillfully pull the wires that they ultimately realize that you are at their back to help and support them. The intelligent, wise and learned fall into the pit of the samsara on account of their egoism, but you save the poor, simple and devout through your power. You play the whole game inwardly and invisibly but demonstrate that you are unconcerned with it. You do things but pose as a non-doer. No one knows your life....

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Sri Sai Satcharitra: The Wonderful Life of Shirdi Sai Baba, A Modern Rendering of Hemadpant by Monika Penukonda 

If a man utters my name with love, I shall fulfill all his wishes and increase his devotion. If he sings earnestly of my life and my deeds, I shall surround him in front and back and on all sides. Those devotees who are attached to me heart and soul will naturally feel happiness when they hear these stories. Believe me, if anybody sings my leelas I will give him infinite joy and everlasting happiness. ~ Shirdi Sai Baba

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Blessed is the face of Sai. If we cast a glance at him for a moment, he destroys the sorrow of many past births and bestows great bliss on us. If he looks at us with grace, the bondage of our karma is immediately snapped away and we are led to happiness. The river Ganges washes away the dirt and sins of all people who go to her for a bath but she longs intently for the saints to come to her and bless her with their feet and remove all the dirt (sins) accumulated in her. She knows that only the holy feet of the saints can purify this accumulation. Sai is the crest-jewel of saints, and now hear from him the following purifying story. ...

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Sri Sai Satcharitra: The Wonderful Life of Shirdi Sai Baba, A Modern Rendering of Hemadpant by Monika Penukonda 

If a man utters my name with love, I shall fulfill all his wishes and increase his devotion. If he sings earnestly of my life and my deeds, I shall surround him in front and back and on all sides. Those devotees who are attached to me heart and soul will naturally feel happiness when they hear these stories. Believe me, if anybody sings my leelas I will give him infinite joy and everlasting happiness. ~ Shirdi Sai Baba

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He who teaches us the Vedas and Vedanta or the six Shastras (scriptures), he who controls the breath or brands his   body with mudras (sacred symbols), he who gives pleasing discourses regarding Brahman, he who gives mantras (sacred syllables) to disciples and orders them to chant them a certain number of times but does not assure them any result in a definite time, he who by his expansive wordy knowledge explains beautifully the Ultimate Principle, but has himself no experience or self-realization, is not a sadguru. But he who, through his speech, creates in us a distaste for the enjoyments of this world and the next, and gives us a taste of self-realization, who is well-versed in both theoretical and applied knowledge (self-realization), deserves to be called a sadguru. How can he who is lacking in self-realization give it to the disciples? A sadguru does not expect any service or profit from his disciples, even in his dream. On the contrary, he only wishes to serve them. He does not think that he is great and the disciple small. Not only does he love him as a son, but regards him as an equal to him or as Brahman. The main characteristic of a sadguru is that he is the abode of peace. He is never restless or distressed. He has no pride of learning. The poor and the rich, the small and the great, are the same to him. ...

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Sri Sai Satcharitra: The Wonderful Life of Shirdi Sai Baba, A Modern Rendering of Hemadpant by Monika Penukonda 

If a man utters my name with love, I shall fulfill all his wishes and increase his devotion. If he sings earnestly of my life and my deeds, I shall surround him in front and back and on all sides. Those devotees who are attached to me heart and soul will naturally feel happiness when they hear these stories. Believe me, if anybody sings my leelas I will give him infinite joy and everlasting happiness. ~ Shirdi Sai Baba

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If the Vedas and the Puranas cannot sufficiently praise Brahman or the sadguru, how can we who are ignorant describe our sadguru Sai Baba? We think it is best to keep quiet in this matter. In reality, the observance of silence is the best way of praising the sadguru. But the good qualities of Sai Baba make us forget our vow of silence and inspire us to open our mouth. Good dishes taste flat without the company of friends and relatives to share the food with us. When they join us, food acquires greater flavor. The same is the case with the Sai leelamrita, the nectar of Sai’s leelas. We cannot partake of this nectar alone. Friends and brothers have to join us, the more the better.

It is Sai Baba himself that inspires these stories and gets them written as he desires. Our duty is to surrender completely to him and meditate on him. Practicing austerities is better than pilgrimage, vow, sacrifice and charity. Worshipping the Lord is better than austerities, and meditation on the sadguru is the best of all. So we should chant Sai’s name, think over his sayings, meditate on his form, feel real love for him in our hearts and do all our actions for his sake. There is no better means than this to break the bondage of samsara. If we can do our part to perform these duties, Sai is certain to help and liberate us. Now let us return to the stories of this chapter....

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Sri Sai Satcharitra: The Wonderful Life of Shirdi Sai Baba, A Modern Rendering of Hemadpant by Monika Penukonda 

If a man utters my name with love, I shall fulfill all his wishes and increase his devotion. If he sings earnestly of my life and my deeds, I shall surround him in front and back and on all sides. Those devotees who are attached to me heart and soul will naturally feel happiness when they hear these stories. Believe me, if anybody sings my leelas I will give him infinite joy and everlasting happiness. ~ Shirdi Sai Baba

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Victory to Sai who is the devotees’ support, who is our sadguru, who explains the meaning of the Bhagavad Gita and who gives us all powers. Oh Sai, look favorably on us and bless us all. Sandalwood trees grow on the Malaya mountains and ward off heat. The clouds pour rain and cool and refresh all the people. The flowers blossom in the spring and enable us to worship God.

So the stories of Sai Baba are revealed in order to give solace and comfort to the readers. Both those who tell and those who hear the stories of Baba are blessed and holy, as are the mouths of those who tell and the ears of those who hear. It is a well-established fact that although we may try hundreds of sadhanas, we do not attain the spiritual goal of life unless a sadguru blesses us with his grace. Hear the following story that illustrates this. ...

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Sri Sai Satcharitra: The Wonderful Life of Shirdi Sai Baba, A Modern Rendering of Hemadpant by Monika Penukonda 

If a man utters my name with love, I shall fulfill all his wishes and increase his devotion. If he sings earnestly of my life and my deeds, I shall surround him in front and back and on all sides. Those devotees who are attached to me heart and soul will naturally feel happiness when they hear these stories. Believe me, if anybody sings my leelas I will give him infinite joy and everlasting happiness. ~ Shirdi Sai Baba

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I am ever living to help and guide all who come to me, who surrender to me and seek refuge in me. ~ Shirdi Sai Baba

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Sri Sai Satcharitra: The Wonderful Life of Shirdi Sai Baba, A Modern Rendering of Hemadpant by Monika Penukonda 

If a man utters my name with love, I shall fulfill all his wishes and increase his devotion. If he sings earnestly of my life and my deeds, I shall surround him in front and back and on all sides. Those devotees who are attached to me heart and soul will naturally feel happiness when they hear these stories. Believe me, if anybody sings my leelas I will give him infinite joy and everlasting happiness. ~ Shirdi Sai Baba

From this episode:

When Hemadpant wrote this chapter, he gave his concluding remarks and a promise to provide an index with the contents of all the chapters in verse like those found in original Marathi sacred books. Unfortunately, Hemadpant did not survive to revise and finalize this chapter for the press and the index was not found in his papers.12 B.V. Deo reviewed the text and found it to be incomplete and unintelligible in certain places, but it had to be published as it was found. The chief topics dealt with in this chapter are briefly given below. ...

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