Lord Dattatreya is the incarnation of Brahma, Vishnu & Maheswara

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Pranams to all members,

I am Saibanisa - GopalaRao Ravada from Saidarbar

-Hyderabad. We all know that Lord Dattatreya is the

incarnation of Brahma, Vishnu & Maheswara. Lord

Sainath of Shirdi is the incarnation of Lord

Dattatreya. Kindly go through this issue of "The

Glory of Shirdi Sai" and receive the Blessings from

Lord Sainath of Shirdi.

In the Service of Lord Sainath and His devotees,

Saibanisa - GopalaRao Ravada

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THE GLORY OF SHIRDI SAI

A FORTNIGHTLY E-MAGAZINE

Issue 3/2004

01-02-2004 to 15-02-2004

Please visit our Web site: http://www.saidarbar.org

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THIS ISSUE CONTAINS:

 

1. NEWS FROM TIME MACHINE

2. SAI PHILOSOPHY

3. WHAT IS SAIDARBAR?

4. SAI IN LETTERS

5. SAIBANISA'S THOUGHTS ON GRUHASTHASRAMA

6. CORRESPONDENCE COURSE ON BHAGAVAD -GITA

7. SPIRITUAL GEMS FROM SAI SATCHARITRA

8. QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S PHILOSOPHY

9. JOURNEY THROUGH THE OCEAN OF HEMADRI PANTH

10. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES

11. SAI WITH CHILDREN

12. ARTICLES FROM SAI DEVOTEES

13. LETTERS FROM SAI DEVOTEES

14. FROM SAI ORGANISATIONS

15. EDITOR'S DESK

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1 SAI'S NEWS FROM THE TIME MACHINE:

February 25,1912: Madhavrao Deshpande (Shama) left

Shirdi to attend Kakasaheb Dixit's thread ceremony at

Nagpur and Nanasaheb Chandorkar's son's wedding at

Gwalior.

February 14, 1914: Mr.B.V.Deo was charged by Baba for

stealing his rags and after lot of abusing and

scolding was favored with instructions to read

Dhyaneswari regularly every day as per Deo's desire.

 

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2. SAI PHILOSOPHY:

SAI PHILOSOPHY FROM THE DIARY OF SAI.BA.NI.SA.

These messages are the outcome and essence of the

dream sequences of Saibanisa as given by Lord Sainath,

which reflect the Sai Philosophy and his high

thinking. They carry a sense of deep meaning and are

generally thought provoking, enough to set one?s

thinking process.

 

51) 13th April 1996: To think how your last rites will

be performed is futile. It will take place according

to your deeds both good and bad accounted for.

Discriminate between them and follow the path of

righteousness.

..

52) 18th April 1996: All of you are meeting today to

call yourself as "SAI BANDHUS". I am aware of all your

bonds and attachments as I am above all as I am

"VISHWABANDHU" (Universal Friend)

 

53) 19th April 1996: There is absolutely no need to

run after religious heads and institutions for the

progress in "ADHYATAMA" (Spiritualism). You can get it

even from a person living in a hut, practicing and

preaching about "GOD".

..

54) 27th April 96: "ARISHADVARGAS" (Six EVILS - KAMA,

KRODHA, MOHA, LOBHA, MADHA, MASCHARYA) have entered

your body and enslaved you. Drive them away with

firmness.

 

55) 8th May 1996: The flower grown in a flowerpot

requires sprinkling of water. In the same way to

obtain the sprinkling of divine love, be a SAI devotee

and partake in "SAT SANGHS" (SPIRTUAL GATHERING)

regularly.

 

Translated and presented by RAGHU RAMAN SATULURY

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3. WHAT IS SAIDARBAR?

For answer please browse:

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4. SAI IN LETTERS:

 

Madhusudhan Nori, Hyderabad, India

nomavi

 

AUM SRI SAIRAM

SAI IN LETTERS(Saibanisa's letters to his Son)

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Translated from the Telugu original into English by

Sri Sai Devotee Madhusudan Nori.

Secunderabad - 28 February 2000

 

I request the readers to read first Sri Sai

Satcharitra in English by Late Sri Nagesh Vasudev

Gunaji, before reading these letters.

http://www.geocities.com/seenukv/day-01-thu.htm

OM SAI

01 February 1992

Letter 27 (Chapter - 29)

Dear Chakrapani,

I will elaborate on the experiences of Sri Sai

devotees of those days. Sri Hemadri Pant wrote about

the arrival of Madras Bhajana Mandali (Group of

devotees from Madras singing devotional songs) at

Shirdi, singing Bhajans in Sri Sai's presence and

their experiences in this chapter.

 

Names of members of that group were not mentioned in

this chapter. Some Sri Sai devotees at Madras did

research and found out the details about that group.

Leader of that Bhajan group was Mr. Govinda Swamy and

his wife's name was Mrs. Adi Lakshmi. Sri Govinda

Swamy was an employee in a tram company at Madras.

People traveled by train, at a great expense, strain

and effort to Shirdi in those days. Just think about

the significance of those pilgrimages, which should be

understood by us. No one could reach Shirdi without

the grace of Sri Sai. Last year I went to Bhopal on

personal work and was returning by train. I was

mentally reciting Sri Sai's name and meditating on HIS

form during the journey. The train stopped at a

station and started moving again. An old man, about 65

years in age, with Grey beard & hair, well built and

wheatish color in complexion came running, boarded the

compartment in which I was travelling, without showing

any signs of effort made (panting, breathlessness

etc.) to board the train and started to look at me

with a beautiful smile on his face.

 

Clothes worn by him were of the type worn by college

students. This incident recalled to my memory the

sequence in Madras Bhajan Mandali episode in which the

leader asks Baba - You look old, what is your age? -

And Baba's response - Do I appear old, try running

with me-and starts running, and I experienced that

sequence in this way. Sri Hemadri Pant narrated the

divine Leelas of Sri Sai about Tendulkar's education

in this chapter. When I recall the help received by

you during your EAMCET (Engineering And Medical Common

Entrance Test) examination, I believe that Sri Sai did

help Tendulkar in his medical examination in those

days and this to be true. The way Sri Sai helped

Tendulkar's father Sri Raghunatha Rao regarding

fixation of pension after his retirement is

unforgettable. I trust Sri Sai to ensure that I lead

my life, after my retirement* from service,

comfortably by ensuring that I receive adequate

pension so that I need not seek any financial

assistance from any other source. Only time will bear

witness to wish of mine. The way Sri Sai saved Captain

Jehangir, as narrated in the book Sai Baba the Master

written by Sri Ekkirala Bharadwaja, reminds me of the

way Sri Hari (Narayana) saves Gajendra (King of

Elephants) as narrated in Sri Bhagawatham (one of the

Hindu epics). Captain Jehangir was a senior officer in

a ship in those days of the First World War. Captain

Jehangir prayed earnestly for Sri Sai's help when that

ship was sinking in mid ocean. Sri Sai used HIS power

from Dwarakamayi and rescued that ship from sinking

and thus saved Captain Jehangir. This incident was

narrated personally by Captain Jehangir, in Sri Sai's

presence, to Sai Bandhus in Dwarakamayi. From this

incident we can call Sri Sai as SUPERMAN and no one

need be surprised at this description. Sri Sai says in

the concluding episode of this chapter -This coin is

worth more than 25 Rupees, Shyama take this one Rupee

coin and keep it in the safe. These lines bring to my

memory the two One Paisa coins (one paisa of those

days is equivalent to 2 paise of present days) in our

Puja Mandir (Prayer altar). One coin was minted during

1862 and the other coin was minted during 1919. I

found these two coins in a container of old coins in

our house. Probably Sri Sai's grace and HIS prompting

made me keep

them in our Prayer Altar; this is my firm belief. I

cannot tell anything further on

this issue. Remember that Faith is important for

anything.

With faith in Sri Sai,

Your father

Sai Ba-Ni-Sa Sri Gopalrao Ravada retired from service

on 29 February 2000.

Translated from the Telugu Original into English by

Sri Sai devotee

Madhusudan Nori. Secunderabad. 16 January 2001.

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5. SAIBANISA'S THOUGHTS ON GRUHASTHASRAMA :

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Sri Shirdi Saibaba practiced celibacy through out his

life. BABA advocated his devotees to follow the

traditions of family life in order to achieve social

harmony. This alone will help in building a healthy

society and usher alround happiness in one's life.

Baba wanted his devotees to fulfill their moral and

social obligations called for in the materialistic

World and then to work towards the ultimate i.e.

reaching the God. Incidentally a major portion of

Baba's devotees are from those who follow

'Gruhasthasrama' without any hindrance. Saibanisa

Gopala Rao Ravada has read a number of Books and

literature on this particular topic by different

authors and desires to put his ideas before you all.

Hence an attempt is made to high light his

observations on this subject, aptly titled as '

Saibanisa's thoughts on Gruhasthasrama'. We earnestly

hope that our readership will appreciate and encourage

our efforts.

Raghu Raman Satulury

 

11.Set apart a portion of your income towards charity

for offering medical aid to the sick, educating the

poor, and feeding the needy.

 

12.Do good to the society and earn a good name for

yourself. A housewife must aid the husband in

accomplishing the tasks.

 

13.There is no respect for a father who runs after

debts and a mother who does not care to put her

children on the right track.

 

14.There is no room for a woman laden with pride for

her beauty and undisciplined youth in our society.

 

15.It is not wrong to desert a wife with bad

character, a friend in deceit and an egoistic servant.

 

To be continued?

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7. SPIRITUAL GEMS FROM SAI SATCHARITRA

swamy sv : swamyswarna

Thursday, February 05, 2004 6:19:23 PM

Sai Ram. We shall now continue with the Spiritual Gems

from Chapter 9. Number 9 is very significant from the

point of numerology. It represents the Highest state a

single digit can reach. And thus it represents God in

one way. Both 0 and 9 represent God in different ways.

We will explore these aspects later, at a more

appropriate time.

 

"Devotee's Experiences Now to return to the other more

interesting subject. Lord Krishna has said in the

Bhagawadgeeta (9-26) "Whosoever devoutly offers to me

a leaf, a flower, or a fruit or water, of that

pure-hearted man, I accept that pious offering." In

the case of Sai Baba, if a devotee really longed to

offer anything to Sai Baba, and if he afterwards

forgot to offer the same, Baba reminded him, or his

friend about the offering, and made him present it to

Him, and then accepted it and blessed the devotee. A

few instances are given below." Baba always said that

He is inside us. So, if any devotee sincerely wanted

to offer something to Baba, as externally manifested

in Shirdi, the same Baba seated in that devotee's

heart ensured that the devotee's desire was fulfilled.

 

 

"Tarkhad Family (father and son) "Mr. Ramachandra

Atmaran alias Babasaheb Tarkhad, formerly a

Prarthana-Samajist, was a staunch devotee of Sai Baba.

That evening and on Sunday, everything went on well.

The following Monday was a working day and it also

passed well. Mr. Tarkhad, who had never performed Puja

like this in all his life, felt great confidence

within himself that every thing was passing on quite

satisfactorily according to the promise given to his

son. Then he wrote a letter to his son stating the

facts and requested him to lay it before Baba's feet

and ask His pardon for his neglect.

 

" Sai Ram. When one thinks that one is doing, such

incidents are bound to happen. Puja is done for the

pleasure of the devotee. So Sraddha is needed. It

should be done with heart and soul. Ego makes one

forget that one is but an instrument in the hands of

God. So, one's actions give either happiness or

unhappiness. Mr.Tarkhad thought that he mastered

Baba's puja and so allowed his attention to slip, and

thus forgot to offer himself, which is represented by

the Naivedya. "This happened in Bandra at Tuesday

noon. At about the same time, when the noon Arati was

just about to commence in Shirdi, Baba said to Mrs.

Tarkhad, "Mother, I had been to your house in Bandra,

with a view to having something to eat. I found the

door locked. I somehow got an entrance inside and

found to My regret, that Bhau (Mr. Tarkhad) had left

nothing for Me to eat. so I have returned from there

without eating anything.The lady could not

understand anything; Baba refused the permission, but

allowed him to perform Puja there. Then, the son wrote

a letter to his father, stating all that took place at

Shirdi and implored his father not to neglect the Puja

at home. Both these letters crossed each other and

were delivered to the respective parties the next day.

Is this not astonishing?

 

" Sai Ram. Yes, it is astonishing if one forgets

Baba's omniscience and omnipotence. If one remembers

these aspects of Baba, there is no need to get

astonished. Knowing our forgetfulness, Baba was

showing such Leelas to make us remember. "Mrs. Tarkhad

Let us now take up the case of Mrs. Tarkhad herself.

She offered three things, viz. (1) Bharit (roasted

brinjal egg plant mixed curds and spice). (2) Kacharya

(circular pieces of brinjal fried in ghee), (3) Peda

(sweetmeat ball). Let us see how Baba accepted them."

This is another example of Baba's Sarvagnatva,

omniscience. "Baba Fed Sumptuously, -- How? Once, Mrs.

Tarkhad was staying in a certain house in Shirdi. In

the afternoon, when she went to the Masjid and sat at

some distance, Sai Baba said to her, "Mother, you have

fed Me sumptuously up to my throat, My afflicted

pranas (life-forces) have been satisfied. always act

like this, and this will stand you in good stead.

Sitting in this Masjid I shall never, never speak

untruth. Take pity on Me like this. First give bread

to the hungry, and then eat yourself. Note this well."

She could not at first understand the meaning of what

Baba said. So she replied -- "Baba, how could I feed

You? I am myself dependent on others and take my food

from them on payment." Then Baba replied -- "Eating

that lovely bread I am heartily contended and I am

still belching. The dog which you saw before meals and

to which you gave the piece of bread is, one with Me,

so also other creatures (cats, pigs, flies, cows etc.)

are one with Me. I am roaming in their forms. He, who

sees Me in all these creatures, is My beloved. So

abandon the sense of duality and distinction, and

serve Me, as you did today." Drinking these

nectar-like words, she was moved, her eyes were filled

with tears, her throat was choked and her joy knew no

bounds.

 

" Sai Ram. This indeed is a wonderful story. Baba

showed practically that He is not limited to body,

space and time. He showed practically that He is One

with every one. There are some more examples spattered

through out Satcharitra, like Sai appearing to Balaram

Mankar at Mahendraghad in a physical form etc. "Moral

"See God in all beings" is the moral of this chapter.

The Upanishads, the Geeta and the Bhagwat, all exhort

us to perceive God or Divinity in all the creatures.

By the instance given at the end of this Chapter and

others too numerous to mention. Sai Baba has

practically demonstrated to us how to put the

Upanishadic teachings into practice. In this way Sai

Baba stands as the best Exponent or Teacher of the

Upanishadic doctrines. Bow to Shri Sai - Peace be to

all" Sai Ram. Yes, this Moral is indeed the best gem

from this chapter. The same concept is reinforced in

Chapter 18, yes, again very significant since 18 adds

up to 9, when Dasganu is taught the underlying

concepts of Isa Upanishad. This indeed is a great

chapter. Sai Ram.

Wishing you a (W)holistic health,

S.V.Swamy

 

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8. QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S PHILOSOPHY:

(By Late Sri Bharam UmamaheswaraRao)

"Shashi": shashi_31

 

8. Pearls of Wisdom - the Moral Teachings of Baba

given to the Humanity.

 

36. See God in everyone you meet. See God in

everything you handle. His mystery will be seen both

in material and non-material world. Derive joy from

the springs of joy within you and without you. Make a

forward step every minute. His Feet are everywhere.

His eyes are beyond all horizons. His face is before

every face and share His presence with others. Have in

your mind that LOVE is your feelings; PEACE is your

strength. If you think like this a new life will be

infused into you.

 

37. When you completely identify yourself with the

?ATMAN?, the encumbrance of the body-mind complex will

be washed out. Then only you achieve freedom,

liberation from bondage and attain Moksha.

 

38. When the body dies, the whole panorama of all the

events of its entire life flashes back in front of

you. This gives you another change to learn the

lessons from the past, so as to modify and improve

your tendencies for the future birth.

 

39. Detachment, Faith, and Love are the pillars on

which peace rests. Without faith, Sadhana is

unnecessary. Detachment alone can make Sadhana

effective and love leads to God. God will give you

what you want. There is no need to ask, be grateful,

be content with whatever is given to you. Nothing can

happen against God?s will.

 

40 the joy that derives out of wealth, pleasure and

fortune is called ?HUMAN JOY?. Hundred times more than

Human Joy is INDRA ANANDA; hundred times more than

that is DEVENDRA ANANDA; hundred times more than that

is BRIHASPATI ANANDA; hundred times more than that is

PRAJAPATI ANANDA; more than that is BRAHMA ANANDA.

This Brahma Ananda is more Swayam Prakasa.

Atman-Ananda is Nitya and Niratisaya Ananda is present

always and is incomparable. The joys of all other

sources are comparable to one another and hence called

Satisaya Ananda. Those enjoyed be a healthy and

wealthy human being is called Manusha Ananda. compared

to this 100 times more joyous is Manushya Gandharva

Ananda. Hiranyagarbaanada is 100 times more than

Prajapati Ananda. Thus Hiranya Garbha Ananda is like a

speck in the ocean of Atman-Ananda which is Nitya,

Swayam Prakasa, Niratisaya Ananda. This Brahma Ananda

transcends the material, religious, moral and

spiritual aspects of life. Of all these Anandas is

Prama Sukhada. This happiness is higher than all the

happiness. This happiness springs in the Atman and it

confers changeless Supreme Happiness.

 

41. God as God alone is not consciously man, and man

as man alone is not conscious God. The God-Man is

consciously God as well as Man.

 

42. Between God and the universe, infinite mercy and

unbounded love act as prominent link, which is

eternally made use by man who becomes God and by God

who becomes man.

 

43. Unless you give up the breath of your desires and

die to yourself, you cannot have the breath of life

forever.

 

44. I am always free, but when I come down amongst

you, I also get Myself bound. I remain eternally free

in Me and infinitely bound in you. I am eternally free

in reality and infinitely bound in illusion.

 

45. My manifestations will embrace the religious,

economic, social and spiritual aspects of life. It

will spiritualize all human activities.

 

46. I am the universal truth. I steal the hearts of

all human beings.

 

47. To Me the sinner, high and low, rich and poor, man

and woman, young and old, are all the same, because I

am in everyone, none should hesitate to embrace Me

with love

 

To be continued?

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9. JOURNEY THROUGH THE OCEAN OF HEMADRI PANTH: QUIZ

leela dhar: leedharart

Quiz for Issue 3/2004

Chapter XLV

1) Which books did Baba advise Kakasaheb to read

daily?

 

a) Bhaghawat and Gita

b) Gita and Upanishads

c) Upanishad and Rig Veda

d) Bhaghawat and Bhaghawat Ramayann

2) The nine naths expounded the following principle of

Bhaghawat Dharma

1) Kavi a) Characteristics of Bhakta

ii) Hari b) What is Karma

iii) Antariksha c) How to cross maya

iv) Prabuddha d) What is Para Brahma

v) Pippalayan e) How a non devotee fares after death

vi) Avirhotra f) Different modes of worship of god in

different ages

vii) Drumil g) What is maya

viii) Chamas h) Incarnation of gods and their deeds

ix) Kaacabhajan I) Bhaghawat Dharma

 

3) To whom did the nathas explain the principle of

Bhaghawat Dharma

a) King Janak b) Rama c) Indira d) Prahalad

4) Who came in search of Madhava Rao?

a) Anand Rao b) Kaka Mahajani c) Booty d) Mr.Ramu

5) Baba was sitting on a ________ in the vision of

Mr.Phadake

a) Golden Throne b) Phalaki c) Beautiful thrown

studded with diamonds d) Diamond Throne

6) Who was the other person who was standing beside

Baba in the vision?

a) Mr.Booty b) Nana c) Shama d) Megha

7) It was the practice of Kaka Saheb to cast _____ in

case of doubts and abide by them

a) a Line b) Lots c) Diagram d) Tantra Drawing

8) To whom was Baba explainning the greatness of the

wooden plank

a) Kaka b) Shama c) Meghanna d) AnandRao

Chapter XLVI

1) Kaka Saheb Wanted to perform the thread ceremony

(Upanayan) of his son at

a) Mumbai b) Nagpur c) Dadar e) Shridi

2) Nana Saheb wanted to perform the marriage of his

son at

a) Gwalior b) Mumbai c) Nagpur d) Delhi

3) Who was the representative of Baba in the functions

of Kaka Saheb and Nana Saheb?

a) Nana b) Booty c) Shama d) Sai Baba Himself

4) Which places did Shama Visit?

a) Badrinath and Kashi b) Kedarnath and Prayag c)

Mathura and Delhi d) Kashi and Gaya

5) What did Shyama see at the Gayawalas house?

a) Sai baba b) Sai Babas Photo c) Sai Baba as Rama d)

Sai Baba as Krishna

6) From where was Baba returning when he saw the

goats?

a) Lendi b) Rahata c) Chavadi d) Begging rounds

7) Who asked an explanation from Baba?

a) Shama b) Tatya Kote c) Shama and Tatya Kote d)

Booty

8) What did Baba feed the goats?

a) Dall Chaval b) Grass c) Prasad d) Dal

 

Answers

XLV

1) d 2) a 3) I-I, ii-a,iii-g, iv-c,v-d, iv-b,vii-h,

viii-e,ix-f 4) a 5) c6) c 7) b 8) a

XLVI

b 2) a 3) c 4) d 5) b 6) a 7) c 8) d

 

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10. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES:

1/13/2004 01:11:07 -0700

ganeshb51

It was in the year 1996, during one of my visits to

Nasik City on official work, I co-incidentally got a

chance to visit Shirdi Dham. My first look at the

statue of Shri Shirdi SAIBABA from a distance appeared

to be like my father who had expired in 1993. Little

did I realize at that time that Baba himself had

called me to Shirdi in view of the difficult times

ahead of me. But for the blessings and support given

by HIM , I shudder to think what I would have gone

through. I passed through the most difficult 7 and 1/2

years Shanee period in my horoscope with courage and

determination even though I got displaced to a far off

place for service due to change of job, separation

from my family for nearly 4 years, demands of money

for education of my children etc. etc. With every

difficulty with HIS grace, I became stronger and more

determined because I left myself in HIS never failing

hands. Baba also provided me opportunities to grow

spiritually and today I can say that I am certainly a

blessed child of SAI. My entire thinking of life has

changed and I am most composed at all times. I am also

fortunate that my family members, particularly my wife

& children share the same devotion and blessings of

SAI.

>From my own experience, I would urge all to surrender

themselves to HIS wishes and watch miracles happening

all the time.

SADGURU SHRI SAINATH MAHARAJ KI JAI!

Yours sincerely,

B.GANESH BHAT

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MANJUNATHA PRABHU": manjugita

1/12/2004 16:47:11 -0800

Experiences with SAI.

 

1.I am a Main Frame computer software consultant, by

HIS grace I came to USA about 6 ½ years back. Though I

have about 12 years of experience on MF still I did

not have exposure to one of the technologies

(DB2/SQL). I came out of project in September 2002,

and I was asked many times by our company placement

manager about my exposure to DB2/SQL, which I did not

have, because of this I was unable to get into any

project, condition came to an extent that company

started thinking of removing me from the services, and

at that time I did not have Green Card too with me. We

both, myself and my wife were worried and whenever in

tension we were ardently praying SAI/GOD to show us

the way and free us from this misery, we had Faith

that HE is taking care of us. After a week or so when

the situation came that my company was to layoff me,

during that time SAI inspired me to talk to one of my

friend in Chicago and by SAI?s Blessings he helped me

to get a project and unknowingly I got adequate

exposure to DB2/SQL in that project. Whenever I used

to get any new DB2/SQL related assignment in that

project SAI used to help me through my colleagues. By

HIS Grace I got the required exposure to DB2/SQL and

now I have got green card too. It is all the GRACE of

SAI! We Remain Grateful for all HIS innumerable times

help and mercy shown upon us and ardently Pray HIM to

guide and support us in the path of our duties.

 

2.This is another life saving miracle of

SAI/GOD/MASTER. This took place in August 2003. I was

driving with my family from St. Louis Missouri to

Molena near Atlanta in the state of Georgia, USA to

attend one of my Master?s seminar. Our, about 2 ½

years old son was sleeping while I was driving, so

thinking to cover the maximum distance while he was

asleep, I was just driving without taking any break,

our gas/petrol meter was showing about 25% full, so I

was driving thinking that I can easily cover another

50 miles while our son is sleeping. By the Grace of

Master I came to the left most lane of the freeway, I

was driving at 75-80 miles per hour, and without any

notice all of a sudden our car went out of control and

tossed off the road to the grass and breaks stopped

working, we were terrified in that split of the

second, I was telling O my GOD, and I heard my wife

taking name of LORD SAI, slowly our vehicle came to

halt and to our surprise I saw that we were out of

gas/petrol, I got down from the car heavily thinking

as what to do next , how to get the gas/petrol ?, we

were not even near any exit to walk and fetch the

petrol. It is GOD?s Grace soon a freeway patrol police

car came from behind and enquired us as what happened

and helped me to get the petrol and start our car. IT

IS ALL GRACE OF SAI/GOD/MASTER that we are living on

earth today without any injury.

 

Before leaving from home I read the promise/message of

SAI to Mirikar saheb before sending him to Chitale as

below: ?This is our Dwarkamai, where you are sitting.

She wards off all dangers and anxieties of the

children who sit on her lap. This Masjidmai (its

presiding deity) is very merciful. She is the mother

of the simple devotees, whom She will save from

calamities. Once a person sits on her lap, all his

troubles are over. He who rests in her shade gets

bliss? This nectar like promise /message saved we too

from the major accident. We Remain Grateful for all

HIS innumerable times help and mercy shown upon us,

and ardently Pray HIM to guide and support u in the

path of our duties.

May the Shell of HIS Divine Presence around us protect

us from all the calamities.

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shanker_veeturi

Veetury Venkata Rama Sastry,

Res. Phone : 0884 - 2379698

SAI LEELA NO. 2

Soon after my retirement from Railway Service, I

worked as a teacher for languages (Telugu & English),

in one convert school for Two Years. The Principal of

that school was a close friend to me. After some month

I did not take my salary continuously for 3 months. At

the 4th month and in the first week of the 4th month I

have taken the 3 months salary at a time nearly Rs.

8000/-.

It was my long pending desire that I must surprise my

wife with a gift that she has been a long dream for

?Nallapussalu?. So I got it remembered and rushed to

the Rathna Jewelers at Kakinada Temple Street, via.

TTD Kalyana Mandapam, Keeping the whole amount in my

back pocket and started cycling from Pindal Cherruvu

to Temple Street.

 

I crossed the TTD Junction and just reached

Satyanarayana Murthy?s Temple, where I found the one

way traffic. So got down from cycle and tried to

return. In the mean time an unknown person rushed to

me getting down from his cycle and said, ?Sir, Is this

is your purse?. Immediately my right went to my back

pocket and found no purse. Then I said positively.

Taking the purse with thanks I counted on his request

the whole amount which was intact.

I immediately bowed my head and namaskarams offered to

him like anything and offered him with Rs. 100/-. He

refused me telling ?Sir, You have lost this purse from

your back pocket at TTD Junction where the Bus Stop,

Auto Stop and Ricsh Stand exists with overcrowded

cyclists and foot passers through out the day and on

finding it, thinking it as yours I started cycling to

catch you but you are going with overspeed and as

because you got down here I could catch you and

handover this to you?.

So it is my duty to give this thing to the right

person. I could do it. So let me go with the pleasure

and satisfaction that I have done a good thing today.

Saying he started cycling and within a moment he is

out of my sight. Thanking once again to the unknown

immortal started towards with the thrilling thoughts

and purchased the golden article. Returning home I

told all the flash back to my wife who was over

sympathized and immediately put that article at SAI?S

FEET and murmured like anything.

So I want to say who is this good gentleman who

followed me and handedover the valuable purse and who

is the immortal that is rejected my offer. He is

nothing but my SAI, who has come down from Heaven to

Earth and saved me with a long pending dream in the

midst of every flowing traffic. So Such leela of SRI

SAI are astonishing and thrilling once. He always

safeguards his Bhakthas with his unbounded affection.

Once again thanks to ?SRI SAI?.

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11. SAI WITH CHILDREN:

 

http://www.saidarbar.org/HTML/portraits/7.jpg

 

Smt. MadhuGopal Ravada, Saidarbar, Hyderabad.

 

Hello Children! I am Madhu aunty. Do you know Baba use

to play with children and used to tell stories to

them? I felt children visiting Saidarbar should be

entertained with good stories. I have told you 24

stories during the year 2003. Baba told before He took

His Maha Samadhi that He is Muralidhar and would like

to play in Booty Wada (Samadhi Mandir) with His

devotees. I wish you all A Happy New Year 2004. Study

well and learn good manners. Tell your parents to

read the Glory of Shirdi Sai - Fortnightly E-magazine

and narrate Krishna Leelas from this magazine.

SRI KRISHNA IS BORN:

The night of the eighth day of the waning moon in the

month of Shravan (August) was pitch dark. Devaki knew

she was about to give birth to her eighth child. She

was very sad as she knew that this one too would be

killed by Kansa. They were bound in chains and were

helpless. Vasudev did his best to keep calm and

comfort her. They both prayed to the Lord to save

their eighth child.

Midnight was approaching. The city was lashed by a

terrible thunderstorm. The river Yamuna was in full

spate. No one dared to move out. Rainfall was heavy

and the lightning played hide and seek in the dark

night. The constellation Rohini could be seen as a

beacon. A momentous event was about to happen. The

celestial gods all waited anxiously for the lord to

arrive on earth as an incarnation.

The prison where Devaki and Vasudev were praying was a

dark and cold place. Suddenly it was full of

brightness as dazzling beam of light appeared. Lord

Vishnu was there in all His divine glory. When they

saw the Lord they fell at His feet. They forgot all

their suffering and gazed at the Lord with unblinking

eyes. Lord Vishnu then spoke to Devaki softly and told

her that soon He would be born to her. Then He said to

Vasudev that as soon as He was born, He, as an infant,

should immediately be taken to the house of Nand,

Vasudev's frined in Gokul. At about same time Nand's

wife Yashoda would give birth to a baby girl. Vasudev

should exchange the babies and return to the prison

with the baby girl. Lord Vishnu asked Vasudev not to

worry as nothing would stop him from reaching Gokul.

And in a flash the Lord was gone. It was dark and cold

all over again.

At the stroke of midnight Devaki gave birth to

beautiful dark complexioned baby boy. She held the

child in her arms and kissed him. She did not want to

let go of the baby. Vasudev's chains were suddenly

snapped open and the gates of the prison opened. All

the guards on duty fell asleep. He took the child from

Devaki who would not let him go.

He then reminded her of the Lord's word. He had to

take the child to Gokul. So he left the prison. He put

a few torn clothes in wicker basket and kept the baby

in it. Devaki bid a last farewell to her child.

Vasudev kept the basket on his head and left for

Gokul.

It was raining heavily, the river Yamuna has swollen.

The constellation Rohini guided Vasudev's way in dark

night. Sheshnaga, the celestial serpent spread its

thousand headed hood over him like an umbrella.

Vasudev then reached the banks of Yamuna. He stopped

there. The water of Yamuna was swirling furiously. He

had to cross the river to reach Gokul situated on the

other side. With a prayer on his lips he stepped in to

the river. And a miracle happened, the river parted

and gave way to Vasudev to cross the river. As soon as

he reached Gokul the river resumed its fury. The

celestial serpent Sheshnag protected them all though.

When he reached Gokul, it was very quiet and nobody

could be seen on the streets. He reached his friend

Nand's house and tapped a window. Nanda's wife Yashoda

had just given birth to a baby girl but surprisingly

everybody at home except Nand was fast asleep. Nand

opened the door and was surprised to see Vasudev.

Vasudev then told him about the birth of Sri Krishna

and what Lord Vishnu had told him. Nand assured

Vasudev of all help. He quickly took the child and

promised Vadudev that he will guard the child for the

rest of his life and bring him up as his own son. He

then picked up his new-born daughter and handed her to

Vasudev, to be taken back to Mathura. Nand then placed

Shri Krishna beside his wife Yashoda. Giving great

thanks to Nand Vasudev left for Mathura immediately.

Once again Sheshnag escorted him and once again the

river Yamuna gave way. Soon he reached the prison.

Sheshnag then vanished. As he entered the prison the

doors closed behind him and soon he was in chains.

Just then guards woke up and whey they heard the cries

of a baby they rushed to report it to Kansa.

Kansa immediately left for prison as soon as he got

the news. Inside him there was a fear to see this

divine child. Seeing him coming Devaki fell on his

feet and prayed to spare the child as she was a girl

and not a boy as per the divine prophecy. She said

that the girl would definitely not harm Kansa. But

Kansa did not listen. "Hand me over the baby," he

thundered.

Kansa then snatched the baby girl from Devaki and

tightly held the child by both of its legs and raised

his hand to dash the baby on the ground. But

surprisingly the baby slipped out of his hand and flew

out of the window. As she rose in the sky Kansa heard

her saying that she was goddess Durga and he could not

harm her. She told him that the one who would destroy

him had already taken birth.

Kansa became very angry when he heard this but he also

became confused. He could not understand how anyone

could have moved out of the prison in such tight

security. Besides Vasudev was also in his chains and

other gates of the prison were locked. He made a

pledge to kill his enemy as soon as possible. He

immediately called the witches and asked them to kill

all new born babies in Mathura born in the past month.

To be continued..

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12. ARTICLES FROM SAIDEVOTEES:

"Sai ka laadla" : saikalaadla

Wed, 4 Feb 2004 01:25:17 -0800 (PST)

Growing up towards maturity is a part of spirituality.

Spirituality is not

one-dimensional pursuit, nor is it necessarily opposed

to a life of material

pursuits. Spirituality takes our whole life into

consideration and helps us take our

joys and sorrows in our stride. It also helps us be

aware that there is

something more to life than just pursuing security and

pleasure in life.

 

Rather than renouncing life to take up to

spirituality, we will do better to

spiritualize all the areas of our life. It means that

material pursuits are

not for their own sake but to make our journey in life

a pleasure. We do not

carry with us anything beyond the grave. What will

remain with us is our

deeds - good and bad, and the wisdom that we have

gathered over many

lifetimes. Spirituality includes the pursuit of Dharma

[righteousness], Artha [wealth &

security], Kama [pleasures, love & happiness], and

also Moksha [Growth,

Freedom & Liberation]. As long as our pursuit of Artha

and Kama is balanced

by Dharma we will do well, spiritually speaking.

Living such a balanced life

brings about maturity and growth within ourselves so

that in time we become

ready to pursue our ultimate objective of Moksha.

Moksha is ultimate growth

wherein we let go of our limited self-concepts and

soar towards freedom on

the wings of self-knowledge and maturity.

Sai Ka Laadla

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Arun Reddy" : arunreddy_n

Story of

the Brick

Baba had a brick in his possession that He cherished

as a life-long companion. Abdul used to take care of

cleaning of the Masjid. Once while cleaning the

floors, the brick that Baba treasured fell down and

broke into pieces. Sainath was very sad at this event

and lamented at the loss of one of His very few

material possessions. King of the Yogis and the great

soul that rejected everything material, Saibaba was

dejected over what seemed to be a priceless piece of

mud. How could that be?

The brick was the one that Sai Baba?s fellow students

threw at Him having consumed with jealousy of

Sainath?s good standing with their Guru. Baba said

that the Brick was dear to Him because it was perhaps

the only physical reminiscent of His days with His

Guru. While it reminded Baba of the protection Guru

will always extend to his faithful disciple, the brick

would also stand as a reminder to the jealousy of

Sainath?s fellow students at His Guru?s abode. Pity

should be the situation of those students who, blinded

by jealousy, were unable to identify the True Brahman

that was living and breathing amongst them. Jealousy,

one of the evils that human mind harbors, is capable

of blinding the intellect. Therefore, it should be a

natural recourse for a spiritual aspirant to shun away

from such an evil.

Incident involving the brick may appear like a trivial

happening in Baba?s life. But its significance is

truly magnificent. Narration of incidents such as

these makes Sri Sai Satcharitha the unique text on

Sainath and His message. True Nectar!

Arun Reddy Nukala

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13. LETTERS FROM SAIDEVOTEES:

Ramesh Anitha" : kandra

Wed, 31 Dec 2003 00:09:59 +1100

Dear Uncle Saibanisa, I keep following The Glory of

Shiridi Sai every fortnight and I like the quality of

information about Baba in it. What ever is done is for

the glory of Baba, and though He does not need anybody

to spread His glory He gives opportunity for others to

serve Him in their own way. I wish the magazine and

Saidarbar a brighter future by scaling greater

heights. I once again wish you and saidarbar team a

very happy, joyous and prosperous New Year.

With humble pranams

Sairam

Anitha Kandukuri

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1/22/2004 22:13:00 -0700

saivenkatesh

I wanted to know how to to the e-magazine

and monthly news letters. Add me to the list. Send

them me to me through mail.

T.Venkatesh

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14. FROM SAI ORGANISATIONS:

 

Visit http://faith.Ocatch.com/index.html for Saidarbar

-Chennai -India activities.

Visit

http://www.angelfire.com/sd/SaidarbarCanberra/index.html

for Saidarbar - Canberra - Australia activities.

Visit http://www.viswasaidarbar.com for Saidarbar -

London Activities.

Visit http://www.geocities.com/wallingfordsai for

Saidarbar - Walling ford Activities

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Saiesha Manisha : babasaiesha

Wednesday, February 04, 2004 12:05:17 PM

Inaugration of Saisharan and Sai sharan website

With the Divine Blessing of Sri Sadguru Sainath

Maharaj the thought of having Sai Sharan in India came

exactly on the New Year day, which was a Thursday.

Preparation was not done but arranged by lord, people

themselves came on their own to give a helping hand

and make the event a memorable one. I had very little

time in hand but as they say when lord gives a

destination he also shows the path and makes all the

arrangements similarly people from temple and near by

came forward and helped in having the inauguration of

Sai Sharan at our home. Blessings, guidance and good

wishes from Saibanisa uncle and Sankariah uncle were

with us always from saidarbar Hyderabad,

 

Exactly after one-year Sai Sharan family who is

vigorously chanting the name of Sai have now a website

where they can themselves register and update their

naam jaap .The inauguration of the website also took

place on the same day with the blessing of Sadguru

Shirdi Sainath, Sri D.Sankariah (uncle) ji who has

contributed the maximum naam jaap count and has been

instrumental in Global Sai naam Jaap yagna and has

been guiding all along about the sai naam jaap and Sri

Saibanisa (uncle) Ji from Hyderabad "Saidarbar? who

had presided in Shirdisai utsav 2003 In USA at SAI

SHARAN SAIDARBAR Chapter Orlando and has been non stop

and actively spreading Sai philosophy all over the

globe since last so many years.It was a great day to

have their blessing in this form. Exactly at aarti

time the, website inauguration, inaugural speech on

Saisharan and Sai blessings were showered from

Hyderabad by Sankariah uncle and Saibanisa uncle ji

connecting both place of Sai via telephone.

 

After the inauguration good Bhajan went on for a hour

and followed by Shri Sai Ashtothram (Chanting of 108

Names), Saibabas madhayan Aarti by priest of the

temple and all the devotees were present singing aarti

with full heart .As the aarti was going on, the minute

when the offering in aarti and all the mantras were

being offered to baba at that particular time when the

aarti was coming to an end the garland of fresh

flowers which was put on tha main photo of Sadguru

Sainath fell down from one corner and hanged on the

frame . Everyone was in bliss that Shirdi Sai Baba

Himself has blessed with such flowers. Just after the

Aarti was over here and it was middle of night in

United States 4 AM-which was Brahma Muhurtham for Sai

Sharan of their Thursday -Orlando, Florida, Sairam Sri

spoke and offered his services and pledged to help and

be in service to Sainath with Sai Sharan devotees of

India.

 

After the aarti, prashad distribution and a hearty

lunch was given to all and one. When everyone returned

after an hour the doorbell rang and it was again

blessing from Sai. There was courier guy standing and

handing over a parcel of CD.It was no other C.d. than

the very SAI CD which Saibanisa Uncle had given

discourse on his trip to Shirdisaiutsav 2003. With a

very beautiful photo of Baba on the CD, a discourse on

teachings of Baba in the form of CD, which is equal to

live discourse, was blessing on this day. What can one

have more than this as babas shower of blessings and

love. My happiness knew no bound since it all took

place on the same day THURSDAY babas day and

Inauguration day for Website and Saisharan.I called

Saibanisa uncle and Sankariah uncle and told them

about the babas miracle that took place, they were

touched and explained how it had happened with them in

many places and how they themselves experienced this

so many times, So the grand day of baba came to and

end with his blessings for another good day to follow.

 

I would request all the Sai family members who are

chanting the name of Sai to please visit the website

www.shirdisaisharan.org (still under construction) and

register their account and update there. Please be

vigorous and merge in the name of Sai and fill their

Sai naam jaap Bank of one billion.

Sairam Baba guide us all

Manisha

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Shirdi Sai Baba: wallingfordsai

1/18/2004 09:47:36 -0800

Pongal / Sankranthi Satsang and Darbar was held at Sai

Bandhu Aravinda & Murali's residence. Satsang started

with Ganesh Matram followed by Guru Mantram, Shri Sai

Ashtothram, Sai Gayathri mantram, Gayathri Maha

Manthram, Bhajan, Study Circle (Chapter 6) and Maha

Aarti. Thanks to all Sai Devotees/members for making

arrangements for Maha Prasad. In this Satsang, three

more new Sai Bandhus joined the group and bhajans were

accompanied by Tabla by one of our new member of the

day, Saibandhu Somanathan Suri.

In the Service of Lord Sainath and His devotees

Sai Sevak,

http://www.geocities.com/wallingfordsai

http://www.saidarbar.org

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"Atlanta Sai Temple News" : atlantasai

Sun, 18 Jan 2004 10:30:58 -0800 (PST)

Regular Events

Everyday: 5:45 pm - Sai Ashtottaram ? 6:00 pm - Sai

Arathi

Every Thursday: 5:00pm - Sai Abhishekam...Sai Bhajan

Every Saturday (except 2nd Saturday) 4:00pm - Vishnu

Sahasranamam-5:00pm - Sai Bhajan

Every Sunday (except 2nd Sunday) 4:00pm - Lalitha

Sahasranamam.-5:00pm - Sai Bhajan

Every 2nd Saturday · 3:00pm - Sai Vrath

Every 2nd Sunday · 4:00pm - Sai Sahasranamam-5: 00pm -

Sai Bhajan

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"Saibandhu" saibandhu

Sun, 01 Feb 2004 19:22:02 -0000

This week Shirdi Sai Baba Bhajans are at Nirmala

Lavu's house in

Sunnyvale. We would like to invite you and your family

for these

Bhajans.

February 5th (Thursday) Time: 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Phone: 408-737-2408

If you want to conduct bhajans at your home in Bay

area, Sunnyvale-CA. Please contact

saibandhu

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Saibaba Prayer Center": hamaresai

Tue, 11 Nov 2003 12:42:14 -0800 (PST)

Sai Sandesh

Sai Sandesh is a Monthly Newsletter dedicated to the

Life and message of Saibaba of Shirdi. Please send

your contributions to hamaresai.

About Shirdi Saibaba Prayer Center.

Shirdi Saibaba Prayer Center, Inc., Twin Cities, MN is

registered as a Non-profit corporation in the state of

Minnesota. The organization is funded by the voluntary

contributions of Sai devotees. The Prayer Center is

currently located at 725 NE Lake St. Apt. 139,

Hopkins, MN, where regular Sai Satsanghs are conducted

and occasions of importance to Saibaba of Shirdi are

celebrated. In addition to the Prayer Center

activities, the organization is also involved with

community service including "Meals on Wheels" and

"Adapt a Family" programs. Please visit the Prayer

Center and participate in its activities. Please write

to hamaresai for more details.

--\

--

Sri Shirdi Saibaba Mandir: Columbus

sssb_temple

Sairam,

Shirdi Saibaba Satsangh in Columbus, OH

Satsangh in Columbus, OH has been taking place for the

past few years. We are grateful to our Lord Sainath

who has taken us to the 5th consecutive year. We

always have felt Him among us in our Satsangh sessions

making us feel blissful. Devotees around Columbus, OH

area can visit: http://www.srishirdisaibabamandir.org

or email: sssb_temple for more details on

events and join us in serving Mother Sai.

Thanks and Sairam

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SAIDARBAR - HYDERABAD.

We all know that Shirdi Saibaba encouraged His

devotees to read Jnaneshwari (Bhagavad-Gita). For the

benefit of the Sai devotees, Saidarbar came to an

understanding with American Gita Society, Fremont,

California, USA, for starting the correspondence

course on Sri Bhagavad Gita from January 2004.

We request the Sai devotees to browse on

http://www.gita-society.com/lessons/saigita.htm get

registered for the correspondence course and receive

the Blessings from Baba.

 

To Commemorate Shirdi Sai Utsav-2003, Orlando,

Florida, USA, members of Saidarbar - Hyderabad

released Saibanisa's Discourses in English in the form

of three C.Ds of three hours duration containing, the

following discourses.

1. God is Truth - Sai is Truth 2. Sai In Bhagavatham

3. My mortal remains shall speak from tomb - Baba 4.

Sai in Ramayan

Those who would like to obtain these C.Ds can contact

Sai Sevak Srinivasa Rao Kasturi on his E-mail id

saidarbar and please give your support

to Saidarbar - Hyderabad in spreading Sai Philosophy

across the Globe.

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15. FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK:

 

We are happy to inform that we entered the Sixth Year

on 25-12-2003 in the service of Sai devotees."The

Glory of Shirdi Sai" our Fortnightly E-magazine is

celebrated it's First Birthday on 01-01-2004. We would

like to thank all Sai devotees for their co-operation

and support extended all these years.

Another new feature titled Saibanisa's thoughts on

Gruhasthasrama is also finding it's place in "The

Glory of Shirdi Sai" and we hope readers will be

benefited after going through the article.

Presentation of few thoughts at a time will continue

for some more time.

Saidarbar is happy to announce the commencement of a

new feature titled "The experiences and views on Sai

Philosophy" by Late Lt.Col. M.B.Nimbalkar from the

next issue of The Glory of Shirdi Sai. Sri.Nimbalkar

was an ardent devotee of Shirdi Sai and a well wisher

of Saidarbar, Hyderabad.

Sai devotees may write about their Sai activities in

their place, essays, articles and poetry on Sai to "

The Glory of Shirdi Sai" - they may be address their

contributions to E-mail id: saidarbar

with a copy marked to webmaster

We shall put in our best efforts to include them in

the Glory of Shiridi Sai- a Fortnightly E -Magazine.

Unless the author of the articles instructs, not to

publish his/her E-mail id, we will publish them as a

matter of routine practice.

You can for THE GLORY OF SHIRDI SAI for a

friend /relative and also read the old issues from:

http://www.saidarbar.org/glory.htm

 

Editor does not accept responsibility for the views

expressed in the articles published.

This e-magazine is intended for Private circulation

only.

Submitted by Sai Sevak: Srinivasa Rao Kasturi

For SAIDARBAR-HYDERABAD

 

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of Shiridi Sai ", kindly reply UNSUBSCRIBE for our

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