SHOW ME YOUR FEET

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SHOW ME YOUR FEET

It is not merely the ordinary thinking of God that Kaka enjoyed. He kept up a

special and very powerful contact with God by his bhajan and pujas. At bhajans

his eyes would overflow with love, and he had not to depend upon others for

bhajans. He could sing very nice bhajans songs, and he had a set of them always

ready and sang them in his verandah next to his room at his wada. His

modification of Das Ganu’s original bhajan songs brought into full relief

his powerful faith. Das Ganu’s songs runs thus : -

Kali jamana mine gamaya

Sathiakharaka kiya na Koyi

Sai Raham najara karana etc

Mai andha hum bandha tumara

Mai naa janu Allah Ilahi

But Kaka sang these thus : -

Kali Jamana Mine gamaya

Sathi Akharaka Tum Our na Koyi

Sai Raham najara Karana

Mai Andha hum bandha tumara

Mujese Charan dikhalana

The meaning of Das Ganu’s original song is, "I have gone down to the level

of earth, and for the companion to lift me at death, I have none." But that was

not Dixit’s mentality. From the outset, Baba had said, "I will take my

Kaka in Vimana." I.e., at the moment of death, Baba will be with Kaka and see

that he is taken to Him. So, Baba promised to be his Akarka Sathi. No companion

is better than Baba, the Guru-God. Dixit believed in Baba’s undertaking,

and the events proved Baba’s forecast or promise to be true. Therefore,

Kaka’s words were, ‘I have gone down to the level of earth. For my

last moment’s companion or protector, there is none except you. It is

this positive and firm assurance that is helpful and necessary. The negative of

Das Ganu’s song is very chilling, unhealthy and undesirable. Kaka, like so

many other bhaktas elsewhere, made this amendment as in other cases also. In the

next stanza, Das Ganu says, "I am blind and your slave. I do not know God." But

Dixit substituted for the last five words there, "Show me (your) feet" How

cheering, healthy and helpful these amendments are! They show Dixit’s

confidence in Guru-God Baba – as a God that helps.

Written by: HH Pujyasri B. V. Narasimha Swamiji in Life of Sai Baba

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