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  • BABA’S MISSION

    BABA’S MISSION

    Para Number in the Book-BCS & Baba’s Sayings on His Mission are

    1. Saints exist to give devotees’ temporal and spiritual benefits. Dr. Pillai need not have ten more births for this. All the pain can be endured in ten days.
    2. I have come to give such good things to the devotees.
    3. My business is to give blessings.
    4. A devotee objected to people going to Baba for temporal benefit e.g., employment, money, children, cure of disease.
      Baba: ‘Do not do that, My men first come to me on account of that only. They get their heart’s desire fulfilled and comfortably placed in life; they then follow me and progress further. I bring my men to me from long distances under many pleas. I seek them and bring them to me. They do not come (of their own accord). I bring them to me.
      However distance – even thousands of miles away- my people might be, I draw them to myself, just as we pull birds to us with a string tied to their foot.
    5. This is a Brahmin, a white Brahmin, a pure Brahmin. This Brahmin will lead lakhs of people to the Subhra Marga and take them to the Goal-right up to the end. This is a Brahmin’s masjid.
  • Baba’s promises in His own name

    Baba’s promises in His own name

    Para Number in the Book ‘BCS’ & Baba’s Sayings on his Own-Name, the followings

    1. My eye (of vigilant supervision) is ever on those who love me.
      Whatever you do, wherever you may be, ever bear this in mind that I am always aware of everything you do.
    2. If one ever meditates on me, repeats my name, signs my deeds, and is thus transformed into me, one’s Karma is destroyed. I stay by his side always.
    3. You should have truth always with you. then I shall be always with you, wherever you are, and at all times.
    4. I will be with you, whenever and wherever you think of me. Do not fear.
    5. If one perpetually thinks of me, and makes me his sole refuge, I am his debtor and will give my head to save him.
    6. If, one ever dwells on me in his mind and will not even taste food before offering it to me, I am his slave. So also if he hungers and thirsts after me, and treats all else as unimportant.
    7. I am (Bhaktaparadeena) the bond slave of my devotees, I love devotion.
    8. He who withdraws his heart from wife, child and parents and loves me is my real lover and he merges in me like a river in the sea.
    9. Saibaba: The key of my treasury is now placed in your hands. Ask for anything you want, Rs. 5 to 100 a month or what you will and, I will give it to you.
      Devotee (M B Rage) declines to ask.
      Baba: Ask something, I am anxious to give you.
      Devotee: Is it agreed that you will grant anything I ask for?
      Baba: Yes
      Devotee: Then, Baba, I want this. In this and in any future birth that may befall me, you should never part from me. You should always be with me.
      Baba: Yes, I shall be with you, inside and outside you, whatever you may be or do.
    10. My devotee feels me in you, in himself and in all creatures and sees all as his Guru. He will become like me.
    11. If you make me the sole object of your thoughts and aims, you will gain Paramartha. (supreme Goal)
      Look to me; I will look to you.
      Trust the Guru fully. That is the only sadhana. Guru is all the Gods.
    12. If one devotes his entire mind to me and rests in me, he need fear nothing for body and soul. If one sees me and me alone and listens to talk about me and is devoted to me alone, he will reach God (Chaitanya). He who worships me as Nitya, Suddha and Buddha comes to me.
    13. Those who perpetually repeat my name reach their goal.
    14. Simply say “Sai” “Sai” with heart overflowing. I care not for show of respect and forms, I rest in such devotees.
    15. Repeat my name. Seek refuge in me. But to know ‘who I am” have Sravana and Manana.
    16. I am formless and everywhere.
    17. If anyone casts his burden on me and thinks of me, I look after all his concerns.
    18. Yes; you can place your burdens on me.
    19. In the abode of my devotees, there will be no dearth of food and clothing.
    20. You devotees are my children. I am your father. You have to get everything from me. So you should not talk like that (say Sai is not God).
    21. Why are you anxious? I take all care of you.
    22. Sit quiet, Uge Muge. I will do the needful. I will take you to the end.
    23. Go Everything will be provided, Babugir.
      I will provide for you, Ganu
      I will provide for Manker’s son.
    24. Why do you fear? Am I not here (where you go to ease yourself?)
    25. Stay here, treat it as your house
      Governor came with a lance to pierce Dada (G.S.K). I had a tussle with him and drove him out. Finally I conciliated him.
      Why should any fear, when I am here?
    26. When this baby sleeps we have to stand by, keep awake and watch or take trouble.
    27. I will not allow my devotees to come to harm. I have to take thought for my devotees. And if a devotee is about to fall, I stretch out my hands, and thus with four, four (i.e. a number of), outstretched hands at time to support him. I will not let him fall.
    28. I am its (frog’s) Father, and am here. Will I let the snake eat it? See how I effect its release…….. “Hallo Veerabadrappa, be ashamed of your hatred. Give up hatred. (The snake dropped the frog). I have kept my word and saved Basappa (the frog from Viradadrappa, the snake). God has saved him by sending me.
    29. See I have to suffer for your sake, to remove your sufferings.
      I Will not let you die. I will die first ere I let you die (Nandram) (Nandram lived long after 1918)
      Nana is about to die. But will I let him die? (535-A)
      Fakir (God) wishes to kill Dada Saheb (i.e., G.S.Khaparde), but I will not permit him.
      O Annah! if I had delayed a minute, this man (S.B.Nachen) would have indeed perished. The madman had seized him with his hands, even his throat. But I extricated him. What is to be done? If I do not save my own son, who else will.
    30. He is mine, and mine alone.
      I alone have to shoulder the responsibility for carrying him across.
      Whom has he got except me?
    31. (After Cholera goddess was driven away) You are now safe, Go.
    32. Night and day, I think and think of my people, I con/recite their names over and over again.
      Baba to.Dhumal: “Bhav, the whole of last night, I had no sleep. I lay thinking and thinking of you.
      At every step, I have to take care of you, Else, what will happen to you, God knows.”
    33. I shall never forget him; I shall remember him, even if he is 2000 miles away. I will eat nothing without him.
    34. I get angry with none. Will a mother get angry with her kiddies? Will the ocean send back the waters to the several rivers? I love devotion. I am the slave of my devotees, Bhakta Paradhina.
    35. How can I allow my children to fast or starve?
    36. Come, Sirs, carry away bags of udhi. Come, cart away the treasures of your mother.
      Look here, People come and say Baba, give. I tell them to take. No one takes.
    37. My master told me to give bounteously to all that ask. No one listens to me or wisdom. My treasury is open. None brings carts to take from it. I say dig; none will take any pains. I said dig out the treasure and cart it away. Be the real and true sons of the mother and fully stock your magazine. What is to become of us i.e. this bodily life? Earth will return to the earth; and the air (breath) will return to the air. This opportunity will not return.
    38. Place your entire faith in my words. Your object will be accomplished.
    39. Baba To Lakshman on 15-10-1918 : Jog thinks I am dead. I am living. Come and perform morning Arati
    40. (Give me) my 1¼ Rupee (Majya Savva Rupya)
    41. My tomb will speak and move with those who make me their refuge.
    42. I shall be active and vigorous from my tomb also.
    43. Even after my Mahasamadhi, I will be with you, the moment you think of me, at any place.
    44. As soon as a devotee calls unto me with love, I will appear. I require no train to travel.
  • “Give your guest, cups of tea, fully saturated with Sugar.”

    “Give your guest, cups of tea, fully saturated with Sugar.”

    Dasganu was once performing his Kirtan and singing the glory of Sai Baba, in the Koupineshwar temple in Thana.

    One Mr. Cholkar, a poor man serving as a candidate in the Civil Courts in Thana, was amongst the audience. He heard Dasganu’s Kirtan most attentively and was much moved.

    He there and then mentally bowed and vowed to Baba saying – “Baba, I am a poor man, unable to support my family. If by your grace, I pass the departmental examination and get a permanent post, I shall go to Shirdi. I will fall at Your Feet. I will also distribute sugar-candy in Your name.” As good luck would have it, Mr.Cholkar did pass the examination. He got the permanent post. Now it remained for him to fulfil his vow. The sooner, the better.

    Mr. Cholkar was a poor man with a large family to support; and he could not afford to pay for the expenses of a Shirdi trip. As is well said, one can easily cross over Nahne ghat in Thana District. It is easy even to cross the Sahyadri Range. However, it is very difficult for a poor man to cross Umbareghat, i.e., the threshold of his house.

    As Mr. Cholkar was anxious to fulfill his vow as early as possible, he resolved to economize, cut down his expenses, and save money. He determined not to use sugar in his diet; and began to take his tea without it.

    He saved some money in this way. Then, he came to Shirdi and took Baba’s darshan. He fell at His Feet and offered a coconut. He distributed it with a clean conscience along with sugar-candy as per his vow. He told Baba that he was much pleased with His darshan and that his desires were fulfilled that day.

    Mr. Cholkar was in the Masjid with his host Bapusaheb Jog. When the host and the guest both got up and were about to leave the Masjid, Baba spoke to Jog as follows:- “Give him (your guest) cups of tea, fully saturated with Sugar.”

    Hearing these significant words, Mr. Cholkar was much moved, he was wonderstruck, his eyes were bedewed with tears, and he fell at Baba’s Feet again. Mr. Jog was also curious about this direction, regarding the tea-cups to be given to his guest.

    Baba wanted by His words to create faith and devotion in Cholkar’s mind. He hinted as it were, that He got the sugar-candy as per his vow and that He knew full well his secret determination not to use sugar in his diet.

    Baba meant to say, “If you spread your palms with devotion before Me, I am immediately with you, day and night. Though, I am here bodily, still I know what you do; beyond the saven seas. Go wherever you will, over the wide world, I am with you. My abode is in your heart and I am within you. Always worship Me, Who is seated in your heart, as well as, in the hearts of all beings, Blessed and fortunate, indeed, is he who knows Me thus.”

    SSSC Ch-15

  • Sathya Narayana Poojah

    Sathya Narayana Poojah

    People in the Maharashtra, India always celebrate God Satya-Narayana Puja in their homes every fortnight or month.

    When they are suffering from any problem, they say, ‘I do Satya Narayana Pooja.’ After getting rid of the problem, they performed the Satya Narayana Puja.

    In all Sai Baba Temples, Sai Satya-vrata Puja is performed instead of Satya Narayana Pooja. People choose to recite the Sai story. It was told in three figurative verses. These were from the book “Bhakta Liyamaruth” composed by Daskanu Maharaj.

    Satya Narayana Puja will be held daily at 7 am and 9 am in Shirdi. At the end of the prayer, the priest reads the three stories in Marathi. He reads them on behalf of all the devotees present. Then the offering will be given.

    If  you have time, please attend the Sai Satya Narayana puja, at Shirdi Mandir(RS.100 per couples), and also do monthly Pooja at your home in front of Satya Narayana picture and get Health, Wealth and Happiness

  • Baba increased Pension

    The father of the boy, Raghunathrao was serving in some foreign mercantile firm in Bombay. As he grew old, he was not able to attend to his work properly and so he had to take leave and rest.

    As he did not improve during the period of leave a further extension of leave or retirement from service was inevitable.

    The Chief Manager of the firm decided to retire him on pension as he was an old and a reliable servant. The question regarding the amount of pension to be given was under consideration.

    He was getting Rs.150/- p.m. and his pension i.e. half the amount viz. Rs. 75/- would not be enough to meet the expenses of the family. So they were all anxious about this matter.

    Fifteen days before the final settlement, Baba appeared to Mrs. Tendulkar in her dream and said, “I wish that Rs. 100/- should be paid (settled) as pension, will this satisfy you?” She replied “Baba, why ask me this? We fully trust in You”. Though Baba said Rs.100/- still he was given ten Rupees more i.e. Rs.110/- as a special case. Such wonderful love and care did Baba exhibit for His Bhaktas.

  • Why Udhi /Ash is important, even now?

    Why Udhi /Ash is important, even now?

    SSSC Ch 33 says

    It is well-known that Baba took Dakshina from all. Out of the amount thus collected, He spent a lot on charity. He purchased fuel with the balance left with Him.

    This fuel He threw in the Dhuni – the sacred fire, which he kept ever burning. The ash from this fire was called Udi. It was freely distributed to the devotees at the time of their departure from Shirdi.

    What did Baba teach or hint by this Udi? Baba taught by His Udi that all the visible phenomena in the universe are as transient as the ash.

    Our bodies composed of wood or matter of the five elements will fall down. After all their enjoyments are over, they will be reduced to ashes.

    Baba distributed Udi to the devotees. This was to remind them that their bodies will be reduced to ashes.

    Baba also taught by the Udi that the Brahman is the only Reality. He taught that the universe is ephemeral. No one in this world, be he a son, father or wife, is really ours. We come here (in this world) alone and we have to go out alone.

    It was found and is even now found out, that the Udi cured many physical and mental maladies. However, Baba wanted to din into the devotee’s ears the principles of discrimination between the Unreal and the Real. He emphasized non-attachment for the Unreal, by His Udi and Dakshina.

    The former (Udi) taught us discrimination and the latter (Dakshina) taught us non-attachment. Unless we have these two things, it is not possible for us to cross over the sea of the mundane existence. So Baba asked for and took Dakshina.

    While the devotees took leave, He gave Udi as Prasad. He besmeared some of it on the Bhaktas’ foreheads. He placed His boon-conferring hand on their heads.

    So much about the spiritual implication of Udi. It had also its material significance.

    It conferred health, prosperity, freedom from anxiety, and many other worldly gains. So the Udi has helped us to gain both our ends – material as well as spiritual.

  • Chakra Narain, a Protestant Chirstian

    When Chakra Narain, a Christian, was appointed as Sub- Inspector at Rahata, some of his followers, who were displeased, went and told Baba, “The new Fouzdar is neither a Hindu nor a Muhammadan but a Christian’. Baba’s retort was What of that? He is my brother’. It must be remembered that Baba was called a Maharaja and looked exactly like a Maharaja in the midst of all regal paraphernalia. His powers also struck Chakra Narain as marvellous, that is, his powers of clairvoyance, and clairaudience, in popular parlance, but known to scholars as Antarjnana or Ritambhara prajna or Pratiba.

    In his statement in the book ‘Devotees’ Experiences, Volume I Page 117 in October 1936, he showed some appreciation of Sai Baba

    He admitted that he was not a believer in Baba, but he began to admire his noble qualities which he came to know when he was ordered to watch Baba. He and some of his men were watching Baba for various purposes including income tax. He conceived a great regard for Baba because he found that Baba was not moved by kuamini or kanchana (woman or wealth). Many women would come to Baba and place their bare heads on his hare feet and sit close to him. But Baba was totally unmoved. 

    This fouzdar was asked to watch Baba regarding the money he received from people Here also he had great admiration for Baba. When Baba died, the Government took possession of his cash and the amount with him was only Rs. 16. Yet he was daily giving hundreds of rupees. and Chakra Narain was wonderstruck at the fact that His riches (which they noticed) were limited, and that though there was no stock of cash with him at the beginning of the day, at the end of the day he had paid hundreds of rupees (miracle). Wherefrom did the excess come for him to disburse or pay? The Police could not make out. Therefore Chakra Narain concluded that Baba had divine powers.

  • Muslim Devote Chote Khan

    Muslim Devote Chote Khan

    In the fourth visit, Baba said to Imam Bhai Chote Khan of Vajapur, “Gulab” has come to your house.” Imam Bhai Chote Khan returned home. He learnt that his wife had recently delivered a male child. That must be the Gulab mentioned by Baba, and so the boy was named Gulab.

    In 1936, Chote Khan was badly in need of money to get Gulab married. So he went to Baba and slept in the Mosque. In his dream, Baba blessed him and said, ‘If you go to Poona, you will be benefited’. So, he started off to Poona.

    One Mr. Ladkar, suffering from severe piles, came to him. Chote Khan told him that he knew of a saint’s (Sai Baba’s) prescription that would cure piles. Ladkar said, ‘Give it’. Chote Khan then prepared the remedy, and that relieved the man greatly.

    Ladkar went at once, and betting on horses at the races in Poona, got Rs. 1,100. Out of that, he gave Chote Khan Rs. 700, and with that money Gulab’s marriage was performed.