It started to rain heavily as the pair were about to leave. There is the story of one Rao Bahadur Moreshwar Fradhan who came with his wife to Shirdi to take the darshan of Sai Baba.
“Sai Baba,” the people yelled, “help us, help us put out the fire!” Then Sai Baba walked calmly to the yard, sprinkled some water on a sheaves pile, and said, “Now, the fire is going to die down!” The flame was fanning with a strong wind and the word had gone round to the villagers who were now rushing to the scene. Kondaji found that there was indeed a sheaf of corn on fire and that smoke was fluttering. He returned to the masjid and informed Sai Baba that he had looked everywhere, but found no trace of fire, and why was he to be scared by Baba? Baba said unfazedly: “You better turn back and look again.” After all, Baba was right. Sai Baba summoned Kondaji Sutar one afternoon and said to him, “Go, your field is on a flre,” terrified, Kondaji ran to his field, and He searched frenetically for any sign of flames. As only those who lived in Shirdi know, the heat was heavy. Once the Shirdi harvest was completed and the whole village’s food grains were stored in a yard. “You might have declined to give me the oil, but you said that you had no fresh stocks?” he told them. Will Sai Baba not be kind enough to forgive them? They were forgiven by Sai Baba, but he cautioned them not to lie again. The matter came to the attention of the grocers who came with profuse explanations to Sai Baba now.
The lamps kept burning well into midnight. He poured water into the earthenware lamps and lit the wicks. Sai Baba came back to the masjid without a word of protest.
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But a time came when grocers were tired of giving Sai Baba oil free and one day they directly declined to oblige him, saying they didn’t have any fresh stocks. Each evening he had made it a rule to light earthenware lamps in the masjid, and for small donations he would call on the grocers. But he depended on the generosity of Shirdi’s grocers for the oil needed in those little earthenware lights he lit. He liked burning lights in his Masjid and other temples long before Sai Baba’s fame spread. Baba’s Leela’s (miracles) were numerous and varied, and only a few that happened during and after his lifetime are reported here for the benefit of devotees. Often he would say, “My Leela is inscrutable.” He imparted information to each one he encountered, according to the recipient’s ability to absorb it. He demonstrated the purpose and intention for which he had come through his miracles and utterances. Shirdi villagers and others from surrounding areas discovered that Baba was not a normal fakir but a very high-order avatar (incarnation). Bhakti is a matter of personal faith and perseverance, and to Baba’s devotees, His Grace, Compassion and Love that they have enjoyed will drive them throughout their lives. It also instils a strong feeling of Saburi (Patient Perseverance).ĭevotees get the protection from his eyes.Īfter over 100 years even today Sai provides positive guidance, comfort and assurance for his devotees across the globe. The comfort of that Grace determines the Shraddha (Loving faith) of the devotees. But His Grace is pushing the devotees gently towards the ultimate discovery of the true nature of the self. Some devotees see His grace from a worldly perspective and others from a spiritual perspective. This comes either by Divine Grace and / or through the efforts of the Satguru in several births to attain that state. Enlightening mastery, healing or curing power can be seen only in a Satguru. His grace has been a strong and positive influence in so many lives that the Gratitude flows in the form of Love, compassion and respect and idealizing of the Guru that is Sai Baba. He never asked for a temple with millions of devotees visiting it every week. Those are all his devotees, but Sai Baba is a Guru who preached nothing but still taught everything. Sai Baba did open the inner eyes of millions of people. (Salutations to the Guru) Who Removes the Darkness o Ignorance from our Blind (Inner) Eyes by applying the collyrium of the Light of Knowledge.īy Whom our (Inner) Eyes are Opened Salutations to that Guru.
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The Vedas are full of another concept with detailed definitions and instructions… The Guru.Ījnyaana-Timira-Andhasya Jnyaana-n.jana-ShaalaakayaaĬakssur-Unmiilitam Yena Tasmai Shrii-Gurave Namah ||3|| The absolute reality Brahman (of Vedas) is formless and even nameless, Brahman being a placeholder name. Baba never claimed to be God, but the devotees and people around him felt that he was God by always receiving powerful divine grace from him.
After over 100 years now, millions and millions of devotees adore him. Sai Baba was well known to few thousands of people during his lifetime.
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