Guest guest Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 THE GLORY OF SHIRDI SAI Third Year of Publication Published as Bi-Weekly Issue 6/2005 17-03-2005 Please visit our Web site: http://www.saidarbar.org --------- THIS ISSUE CONTAINS: 1 SAI - SAMPOORNA DATTAVATAR 2. SAI'S NEWS FROM TIME MACHINE 3. SAI PHILOSOPHY 4. SAI IN DREAMS 5. SPIRITUAL GEMS FROM SAI SATCHARITRA 6. QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S PHILOSOPHY 7. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES 8. SAI WITH CHILDREN 9. ARTICLES FROM SAI DEVOTEES 10. LETTERS FROM SAI DEVOTEES 11. TELUGU SECTION 12. FROM SAI ORGANISATIONS 13. EDITOR'S DESK -------- 1. SAI - SAMPOORNA DATTAVATAR Saibanisa GopalaRao Ravada- Saidarbar – Hyderabad. Part –II When we go through the 12th chapter of Guru charitra, we can very well understand that a great saint named Krishna Saraswathy in Kasi disclosed Sri Narasimha Saraswthi's greatness to the World. In the similar way, saints like Anandnath Maharaj and Gangaghir Maharaj disclosed Lord Sainath's greatness to the World. We will come to know that in the 12th chapter of Guru Charitra, Sri Narasimha Saraswathy accepted Sri Krishna Saraswathy as his Guru. In a similar way, in Sai Satcharitra, Sai Baba also told that He has a Guru and HE served during HIS childhood. Please refer Chapter 13 from Gurucharitra, we can find that Sri Narasimha Saraswathy cured the Leprosy of a lady. In the similar way, in Sai Satcharitra, Sai Baba has cured the Leprosy of Bhagoji Shinde. In the 13th chapter of Guru Charitra, a Brahmin whenever he took food, he suffered from stomach pain. To avoid this pain, he used to take food once in a while. Finally he decided to commit suicide. Sri Narasimha Saraswathy made him to eat full meals with rich food and thus cured him of his stomach pain once for all. In the similar way, in Sai Satcharitra, when Govind Mukund Booty when suffering with Cholera, Saibaba has offered him rich milk dish made out of dry fruit Badam and Akrote and cured the disease. In Chapter 18th of Gurucharitra, Sri Narasimha Saraswathy has told ,in the eyes of Parameswara, the both rich and poor are all equal. In Sai Satcharitra, Baba has demonstrated this statement by treating the multi millionaire Sri Govind Mukund Booty and poor devotee Mahalsapathy alike. In the chapter 20th of Guru Charitra, Sri Narasima Saraswathy has shown the importance of Audambara a tree which will remove the sins of his devotees. In similar way, in Sai Satcharitra, Baba told that the Neem tree in Gurusthan would remove the sins of His devotees. With the above statements, these great saints told us that God is present in plants too. In Gurucharitra 21st chapter, Sri Narasimha Saraswathy has given life to the dead son of a Brahmin lady, after seeing the pitiable condition of the mother. In the similar way in 1916, Sri Sai Baba has given life to the dead daughter of His devotee Kirandekar. In the 22nd chapter of Guru Charitra, Sri Narasimha Saraswathy has told that Holy Rivers flows from the feet of the Guru. In Sai Sathcharitra, Lord Sainath had demonstrated to Dasganu that Ganga, Yamuna were flowing from His feet. In chapter 25th of Guru charitra, it was clearly mentioned that the Saints will not have any difference in feeling between the victory and loss. In Sai Sathcharitra, it was practically demonstrated by Baba when he lost the wrestling bout with Mohinuddin Tamboli. In Guru charitra chapter 28th, Sri Narasimha Saraswathy has told that a person should not Renounce without fulfilling his moral responsibilities towards his wife and children. In Sai Satcharitra, Baba told the same in 1910 to Bapusaheb Jog, a retired P.W.D supervisor. In chapter 30th of Guru Charitra, with the blessings of Sri Narasimha Saraswathy, the poor people became rich, the leprosy affected people were cured and childless couple were blessed with children. The Same miracles were performed by Baba. In Guru Charitra, chapter 37, it was clearly mentioned by Sri Narasimha Saraswathy that even a sinner, who has murdered his parents, comes to your house for food, you should not refuse him. This is demonstrated by Baba. He used to cook food in Dwarakamai and used to perform Annadhanam. In Guru Charitra, Chapter 38, a poor Brahmin was having a desire to perform Annadhanam to nearly 4,000 people in that village. But he was only having one pot full of rice in his house. With the blessings of Sri Narasimha Saraswathy, he has cooked the food and served all the 4,000 people in the village. In the similar way, in Sai Satcharitra, Baba has blessed the wife of late Balaji patel nevaskar on the annual ceremony day, where she has prepared food for only 100 persons, but the gathering was more than 400 persons. It was clearly mentioned in the chapter 48 of Gurucharitra, that Sri Narasimha Saraswathy has visited a poor farmer's paddy field and blessed him with a rich crop. In the similar way, in Sai Satcharitra, Baba used to allow all the people irrespective of caste, creed or colour into Dwarakamai and blessed them. In light of the above comparisons, I am fully satisfied that Lord Sainath of Shirdi is the fifth incarnation of Lord Dattatreya. Jai Sai Ram Jai Gurudatta. --- 2. SAI'S NEWS FROM THE TIME MACHINE: March 1917- (Holi). Baba appeared to Hemadripanth in dream and said that he would come for meals that day and finally he arrived in the form of a picture. March 1988- Swami Ram Baba a noted devotee associated with Baba left his mortal coil at Bombay. -------------------- 3. 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. Translated and presented by RAGHU RAMAN SATULURY. 196) 20th NOV 1997: All classes of people are living in the society. Goddess of JUSTICE surfaces to see that the truth prevails. 197) 20th NOV 1997: Population is ever increasing. People with selfishness, jealousy and hatred are attacking each other, establishing a path for themselves to be reborn as animals. 198) 21st NOV 1997: You have not raised your voice on the day when your hard-earned money was stolen. What makes you to get excited when some one offers you a small gift? 199) 24th Nov 1997: When veils of "AGNANA" (IGNORANCE) are before your eyes, you have to lead a life you deserve. Come to me I shall remove those veils to have a clear vision. 200) 27th Nov 1997: When you are talking about divinity be humble because "EGO" is the first hurdle in the path of "ADHYATMA". Destroy the ego -------------------------- 4. SAI IN DREAMS: These are the dream sequences and messages as received by SAIBANISA from our beloved GURU LORD SAINATH OF SHIRIDI. In Anticipation that this feature will help in one's spiritual growth are hereby compiled from his personal Diary and presented to SAIBANDHUS. Translated and presented by RAGHU RAMAN SATULURY. Dated: 24-11-1992. The dream contents of the day have put me on a new platform of confused thoughts. My son and daughter have isolated me from their company in my old age. I was loitering on the roads with hunger. I could at last site a person similar to Sai. He was deep- frying some fast food in oil. He took out four pieces of them with bare hands from the hot oil and gave them to satisfy my hunger. His hands were not at all affected in spite of the fact of putting them in to hot oil. Thus my mental agony was overcome and has decided to gradually detach from the family bonds. All relations are temporary in nature and only God is eternal. Dated: 27-12-1992. I was camping at Shirdi. I attended to the Sej aarati of Baba in the Booty Wada and returned to my Lodging. Sai appeared in the form of an unknown person. He patted me on my shoulder and addressed -" Some people view a cinema with borrowed money and some people prefer to view it at other's cost. "I came to my normal senses and analyzed the underlying meaning of his words. Sai never encouraged people to visit Shiridi with the money borrowed. On the contrary he took objection to it and advised suitably. I have not taken loan for the purpose but extended official favour to a businessman and sought financial help (bribe) in return. It is with that money, I came to Shiridi. And was wonder struck as to how Sai has come to know of this nasty affair. I opened up a page at random from Satcharitra and the words are powerful enough to put me away from undertaking such ventures in future- " Remember, no matter where you are and what you do is fully known to me. I am the Ruler to control your thoughts and actions and resident in your hearts". It is only because of this never failing assurance; he could grasp what has transpired between me and my friend. That was the last occasion in my life to have succumbed to such willful desires. A positive decision was taken which helped in changing my life style. All your deeds good or bad are watched and monitored and there is no escape. -------------------------------- 5. SPIRITUAL GEMS FROM SAI SATCHARITRA: "Venkateswaraswamy Swarna" swamysv 3/13/2005 03:46:07 –0800 Swamy : swamymain Sai Ram. Let us continue with the Spiritual Gems from Chapter 14. "Baba was moved and told him not to be worried, and that that time his bad days had ended. He then gave him Udi, placed His hand on his head and blessed him saying that God would satisfy his heart's desire." Sai Ram. A Saint's blessing never goes waste. God is bound by His Bhaktas and Saints. He resides in their hearts, minds and bodies. So, everything that comes out of their mouth comes true. And we shall see shortly that Baba's blessing did indeed come true. Baba knew the past, present and future of all devotees. So, He allowed only such devotees to come to Him, in whose cases, their destiny allowed their desires to be fulfilled. Ratanji's case was like that. "Then after taking Baba's leave, Ruttonji returned to Nanded and told Dasganu, which he could not understand. Baba said to him that he had got Rs.3-14-0 before. Please explain as to what Baba meant by this remark. He said to Dasganu, "I never went to Shirdi before, and how could I give Him the sum to which Baba referred?" Ratanji was a simple man and he followed the practice of asking others about things he didn't know. And he had a lot of faith in Dasganu's wisdom. In fact, it was Dasganu, who was instrumental in making Ratanji to go to Shirdi. "To Dasganu also, it was a puzzle, and he pondered much over it for a long time. Some time afterwards it struck him that Ruttonji had received some days ago a Saint, by name Moulisaheb, in his house and had spent some money for his reception. This Moulisaheb was coolie-saint well known to the people of Nanded. When Ruttonji decided to go to Shirdi, this Moulisaheb accidentally came to Ruttonji's house. " Moulisaheb did not come accidentally. He and Sai were one at the soul level and He came at Sai's prompting. How else can this Leela of Sai take place? "Ruttonji knew him and loved him. So he gave a small party in his honour. Dasganu got from Ruttonji the yadi or memo of expenses of this reception, and everybody was wonderstruck to see, that the expenses amounted to exactly Rs.3-14-0, nothing more, nothing less." Sai Ram. If this is not a miracle, what else is? Most of the devotees of Shirdi were daily witness to many similar miracles. Yet, they never ceased to wonder since Maya was covering their intellect. "They all came to know, that Baba was omniscient, that though He lived in Shirdi, He knew what happened outside far away from Shirdi. In fact He knew the past, present and future, and could identify Himself heart and soul with anybody. In this particular instance how could He know the reception given to Moulisaheb, and the amount spent therefore, unless He could identify Himself with him, and be one with him?" Sai Ram. Not only did Sai identify Himself with Moulisaheb but also with Ratanji! How, you will ask. Here is how. Moulisaheb knew the reception given in his honor by Ratanji but could not be expected to know the expenses incurred for such reception. Who will know the expenditure but Ratanji? So, Sai gave a hint to Ratanji that He is one with him and knew his innermost secrets. He also knew that Ratanji's bad days came to an end and hence arranged Dasganu's suggestion, and Ratanji's visit, Moulisaheb's darsan etc. "Ruttonji was satisfied with this explanation and his faith in Baba was confirmed and increased. In due time afterwards, he was blessed with a son and his joy knew no bounds. It is said that he had in all a dozen (12) issues out of which only four survived." Sai Ram. Faith in God and Saints helps us to not fulfill our desires (which are in accordance with our destiny), but also to accept with grace and humility the difficulties that come our way. "In a foot-note towards the end of this Chapter, it is stated that Baba told Rao Bahadur Hari Vinayak Sathe, after the death of his first wife, to remarry and that he would get a son. R.B. Sathe married second time. The first two issues by this wife were daughters and he, therefore, felt very despondent. But the third issue was a son. Baba's word did turn out true and he was satisfied." Sai Ram. Doubts are part of the learning process, learning to trust in the intelligence, wisdom and compassion of the Universal Self, which manifests as several Gods and Saints, apart from all of us. The difference between the Saint and us is that He is aware of the Oneness of everything in this universe and is able to connect Himself with everything and every one as needed. We are unable to do that because of our illusion developed over several births that we are separate from the One. In a later chapter, Sai explains to His dear devotee Nanasaheb Chandorkar how the Jnani, The Guru destroys this illusion of the Sishya over a few births. Sai Ram. We will continue with this beautiful chapter. S.V.Swamy Author, Editor, Proof-Reader and Book Reviewer www.freewebs.com/swamyreviews -------------------------------- 6. QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S PHILOSOPHY: (By Late Sri Bharam UmamaheswaraRao) "Shashi": shashi_31 16. What is God? Who is God? How are we to see God? Life is made up of so many items or bits of thought, faith, emotion, etc., and if one's life is completely occupied by appreciation of beauty, order, etc., that life is life merged in God, whatever the line of advance that leads to the consumption. It is impossible to distinguish between the aesthetic approach to God and the intellectual or moral approach. God is itself a very indefinitely grasped term though many people think that God is an object somewhere in space with certain definite properties and qualities. Whatever lifts us from the dull and miseries of day-to-day existence is a pull Heavenward and reaching God means achieving a goal, which may appear to be the very upper most end whence, a person kicks off the lower rungs of His ladder to Heaven. These are essential and finally indistinguishable from the rest of life. Life is morality, life is beauty, life is the finest refinement of thought, and life is everything we consider divine. Life, moral life, healthy life, vigorous life, life on the higher levels and life illuminated by the loftiest ideals enabling one to soar into Divinity and penetrating the lowest strata diffusing purity, wisdom and joy everywhere – that is where we see God. a) What is God? God is love and our hearts should abound in this Supreme Love. Complete surrender to God is the only way to realize the fullness and grandeur of this Love. Through all our activities, let us make him the mark and goal of life, for He is the only Reality, the ONLY Truth. Pujya Sri Narasimha Swamiji of A.I.S.S, Chennai, says: What is God? Is there anyone who does not know about God? These questions appear childish. He explained elaborately on these two points then. "The truth is that the God idea is as widely prevalent as air in the world. But, when one tries to grasp it, and set it forth either in the mind or heart or in words, with some definiteness the task proves impossible. The truth is that God is a peripheral idea and not a central idea. God is what we find, easy to pray and ask someone to pray to Him or God's activity with perfect clearness in our minds. But when all things stated about God are put together and analyzed, then we discover that God is a mere peripheral idea. When we question a Saint about God, he will give answers, which will puzzle us. When we ask him, `Have you seen God?' the answer is often dependent on the perception of the questioner. Sri Swamiji further said: "When Swami Vivekananda questioned Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa: "Have you seen God?" He replied YES. He also promised Swami Vivekananda to make him see God. There are certain things seen which give on the impression that one has seen God. There are hundreds of persons who have this experience and to tell them that God cannot be seen is to horrify them and make them mollify themselves. To be continued… ----------------------- 7. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES: A devotee 2/23/2005 21:44:01 +0530 O SAI! I really need your Blessings for my brother I have been asking you to have a glance on brother from 2 yrs, parents are really very tensed about him and you know everything about everybody please shower some grace on him. All I need to see my parents Happy, I share everything with you, you know that, please we need your blessings & all Saibagawathbandus please help us out. For sure I will write mail in this again after I get the result. Oh Sai Bless us please shower some bhakthi on my brother Sai. I know this place is to share the experience but I don't know where to write this and so I am writing. I am sorry for the inconvenience. Sairam! -------------- durthi_rao 2/09/2005 04:37:35 +0530 Dear saibandhus I would like to share my first experience which I will remember it forever and how I became a strong believer of Baba. I was an excellent student till 10th grade. I know about Baba from 9th class onwards. But I was not a strong believer of Baba at that time. Though Baba was helping me from time to time. I did not recognize that Baba is helping me in every stage. When I was in 11th grade. I somehow did not prepare well for computer science subject. I wrote all the exams very well and the computer exam was fallen on my birthday date. So I was more curious in celebrating birthday rather than concentrating on that subject. I still remember that day. I distributed sweets to all my friends and even to lecturers. After few months the results came and I was shocked to see my results. I got all above 70s and 80s except computer science in which I got only 29. The passing mark was 35 out of 100. That was the first time in my life I failed an exam. I was ashamed. Though my parents did not say anything because they knew that I am a bright student. I just worried for few days and later on I just continued with my 12th grade subjects. The supplementary exam date was announced and I paid the fee. Again I did not study that subject and prepared only the 2nd year subjects. One day before the exam I just prayed to saibaba in my house. I just locked the room and sat with sainath's picture in front of me and cried before him. I prayed him wholeheartedly for the first time and asking him to pass me that subject. I asked him to give only 35 marks and I also asked him not to give 34 or 36. Just 35 out of 100. And I did not study at all. I just gave a glance once that's it. I went to exam the next day. I don't know what I wrote in that exam. I just forgot about the results also and concentrated on 12th grade subjects seriously. After few months I got my results. I was very very scared to see the results on notice board. I prayed to baba and saw the results. I was surprised that I passed my exam. I gave the whole credit to Baba and that day evening I went to Baba temple and performed archana and bought sweet for Baba and distributed in the temple. After few days I got my memo (marks list). U should see my face on that day. I was completely shocked and happy also. I got only 35 marks as I asked Baba. I narrated this experience to all my friends and family. By the grace of lord Sainath, I passed the overall exams with not only first class but with distinction. I finished my graduation and PG also in first class. Lord sainath also found a match for me. Somebody saw my picture in marriage bureau and called my father. They were interested in this match. They said that the boy is currently in America and he will be coming to see your girl and if he likes, then marriage should be made within 2 days without dowry. By the grace of lord Sainath my marriage took place without any problems and within a week's time I went with my husband to America. Though we had some minor problems at immigration office, lord Sainath helped us at immigration also. Without any problem, we landed in America. During the marriage I kept Saibaba's photo in my hand thanking him a lot and now my husband also became a strong believer of lord Sainath. We both read satcharitra regularly. Now lord Sainath has to bless us with kids. Just the kids. I am confident that he will definitely give us kids. Not only to me but also to all childless couples. I just left it to Sainath. He is going to take care of it. But I request all saidevotees, please remember Sainath wherever u go, whatever u eat, whatever u do. Please treat Baba as a head of your family. Try to develop shradda and saburi as much as possible. Don't try to indulge with bad people. Try not to talk bad about anyone. If anyone talks bad just ignore them and don't try to participate in their talk. If u have time just read satcharitra and or any religious books and Pray for everyone. I thank this website for giving this opportunity to share experiences. ------ 8. SAI WITH CHILDREN: http://www.saidarbar.org/HTML/portraits/7.jpg Smt. Madhu Gopal 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. 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. So far you have enjoyed Krishna Leelas. Baba has also established his identity with Lord Sri Rama. Now I will take you through our epic Ramayan. Tell your parents to read the Glory of Shirdi Sai – Bi-weekly E-magazine and narrate Ramayan from this magazine. TROUBLES AT PANCHAVATI: After about ten years Rama, Lakshmana and Sita left sage Sutikshna's campus and reached sage Agastya's hermitage. The sage cordially welcomed them and treated them well till they stayed there. The sage gave some celestial weapons to Rama. After taking leave of sage Agastya the three moved futher. Thus wandering they reached a place known by the name of Panchavati, which was situated near the river Godavari. It was a beautiful and peaceful place. They liked and appreciated the place and decided to settle there. Once more Lakshmana collected wood and branches of trees and built a beautiful and comfortable kuteer on the bank of the river, and they settled there. In that forest there lived a demoness Surpanakha. She was the sister of Ravana, the mighty demon king of Lanka. She lived there with her other two brothers Khara and Dushana. One day during her wandering she saw the handsome and valiant Rama and being fascinated with him she started to entertain the idea of marrying him. So, she quickly transformed herself into a beautiful and comely maiden reached Rama and said, " You are a handsome and brave man, I wish to marry you. In response to Surpanakha's proposal Rama politely declined by saying that he was already married and that his wife, Sita, was living with him. He jestfully directed her to Lakshmana by saying " My brother Lakshmana is also as handsome and brave as I am. Why do you not approach him? He may perhaps be willing to marry you." Surpanakha then went to Lakshmana and proposed to him who also turned her down. Thus a couple of times she was tossed from here to there and there to here which made her furious. She again assumed her true form of a demoness and ran towards Sita crying, "So long as Sita lives, you will not marry me; so, first, I should kill Sita herself." Before she could reach Sita, Lakshmana intervened and by his swift arrows cut off her nose and ears. Finding her nose and ears cut off Surpanakha roared with pain and anger. She rushed to tell her tale of sorrow to her brothers Khara and Dushana. Seeing Surpanakha's nose and ears cut off, Khara and Dushana foaming with anger asked her, " Who did dare do this to you?" Surpanakha told them the happenings at Rama's hut. The two demon brothers roared, "We shall kill them and avenge your insult and humiliation." They immediately rushed to Rama's hut with their horde of demons following. Khara and Dushana with their large army of demons advanced towards Rama's hut renting the air with their roars and darkening the sky with their huge forms and creating dust storm. Rama and Lakshmana sensed the approaching danger. Rama asked Sita to go inside the hut. Rama and Lakshmana faced the attack mounted by the demons. A long and fierce battle started. Khara, Dushana and a multitude of demons were killed. Rest took to their heels with the stunned Surpanakha. Surpanakha witnessed a scene, which was unbelievable. "How could mere two young mortals kill mighty Khara and Dushana, and vanquish the whole army of demons!" was haunting her mind, while she ran to her brother Ravana – the ten headed demon king of Lanka – to seek his help and venge the insult and humiliation she suffered and wrong done to her. To be continued… -------------- 9. ARTICLES FROM SAI DEVOTEES: Sankaraiah Dubagunta" sainama SANCHARA SAINAMA SANKIRTHAN(SHIRDI) Lord Sainath used to visit Rahata, Rui and Neemgaon villages during His physical presence at Shirdi. A group of devotees planned to visit these villages on foot from Shirdi as a first step for the proposed Mobile Sainama Sankeertan to be introduced throughout the country. We know Sai's Nama, Sai's photo is not different from Sainath. We had taken His name while covering the above places on foot. It was on 9th March 2000 about sixty devotees gathered at Lendi Baugh of Shirdi after offering prayers to Ganesa and pradakshinas to Lord Dattatreya and Nanda Deep, We left for H H Sivanesan Swamiji's Mahasamadhi. Apart from devotees from various centers, the trees planted and nursed by Sainath and Nanda Deep were eyewitnesses. About four hours, Sai Nama Sankeertan and Sai Bhajan were conducted at the Divine Feet of H H Sivanesan Swamiji who was the moving spirit behind "OM SAI SRI SAI JAYA JAYA SAI" Nama prachar work. Later the group left for Rui village and did Bhajan opposite to Mahadev Mandir of Baba's period. Former chairman of a sugar factory, resident of Rui told as that Sainath spent a day near the hill got dug by Mrs. Ahalya Holkar of Indore. Later we proceeded to Neemgaon. Nana Saheb Dengle and his brother Baba saheb were ardent devotees of Baba. Nana Saheb presented Sai with a wooden plank for sleeping. We gathered at Khandoba Mandir, which was visited by Sai. In memory of His visit, a statue of Baba and sacred padukas were installed in the same corner where Baba used to sit. Adjacent to the mandir an old Chavadi exists in a dilapidated condition (It appears it was built in 1209 AD). We did Bhajan and Nama Sakeertan for 2 hours and left for Shirdi on foot. On the 10th March again all of us gathered in Lendi Baugh and left for Rahata. When we Rahata our mind automatically goes to Sri Chandrabhanu Seth's house which was frequently visited by Sainath. Baba loved his nephew Kushal Chandji. Grand children of this family lovingly welcomed us. Their hospitality to Sai devotees is memorable. Perhaps they see Sai in everybody who visits their residence in the name of Baba. We did Nama Sankeertan and Bhajan in the Maruthi Mandir visited by Sai Maruthi. After visiting Idga and Veerabhadra Mandir returned to Shirdi and concluded the two day programme. About fifty-five devotees from Sai Datta Venkata Sai seva Samajam (Regd.) Kallur, Adilabad (Dt.), AP participated doing Sai Nama in different styles. It may not be an exaggeration if we say they gave life to the programme They participated in the first "OM SAI SRI SAI JAYA JAYA SAI" Nama Saptaha covering 550 Km on foot conducted at Shirdi during June 1982. Now Baba has again chosen them for the inaugural function of Mobile Sainama Sankeertan at Shirdi. We distributed sweets, biscuits, and chocolates to devotees on the way including school-going children. A special cart to carry Lord Sainath and H H Sivanesan Swamy was hired for 2 days. May Shirdinath inspire all Sai Seva Samajams/Mandirs with resources to sponsor Mobile Nama Sankeertan on Holidays so that vast area can be covered with His blessings. Jai Bolo Samartha sadguru Sainath Maharaj Ki Jai 'OM SAI SRI SAI JAYA JAYA SAI' -- 10. LETTERS FROM SAIDEVOTEES: "giri rajan" : girirajan79 Fri, 4 Mar 2005 12:46:47 +0000 (GMT) Sai Maharaj Ki Jai, Humble Namaskarams to all sai devotees. I thank you very much for your E-magazine "The Glory of Shirdi Sai". If you send me some Photos of Saibaba I will great full to you. Thanks & Best Regards Giri Rajan.T.A. --------- "Syam Sundar *" sai_syam 2/23/2005 13:09:10 -0600 Om Sairam Thank you for the invitation for getting E-magazine, Glory of Shirdi Sai. I already signed with my mail address. I informed other friends about this. . In Sai love, with warm regards Syamasundar. ------------------ "Sudha Chandrasekhar" sudhaaz Fri, 4 Mar 2005 05:16:28 -0800 (PST) Sairam: I was reading the contact information about Sai Bhajans in Arizona. The correct contact address is: AZSHIRDISAI- Sudha Chandrasekhar ------- "Bellam seethalaxmi": bellam_sl Thu, 10 Mar 2005 12:10:18 +1300 (NZDT) Dear Saibandhu,] SaiRam Happy Sathguru Saibaba s day. We are all sathguru Sai s family. Shri Saibaba guides all. Om sairam. Seethalaxmi nz. ------------------------------ "S Gandhi": gandhi Thu, 10 Mar 2005 15:39:37 +0800 In case you have a softcopy of SHRI GURUCHARITRA, is it feasible to send one to me? Many thanks S.Gandhi ------------------------------ "Sai Vishnu" saivishnu Mon, 14 Mar 2005 16:47:49 –0500 SaiRam! Hope all the Sai activities going fine at Hyderabad and other places. Thanks a lot for all great Sai newsletters and Saimails on behalf of saidarbar. They are very interesting to read. Thanks Saivishnu ----- 11. TELUGU SECTION: Please visit: http://68.88.118.16/telugupages/Misc/ShiridiSai/shirdisai.htm -- 12. FROM SAI ORGANISATIONS: 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.saidarbarusa.org for SAIDARBAR - Walling ford Activities ------ Shanthi Ramakrishnan : shanthi Mon, 07 Mar 2005 09:41:14 IST Sai Darbar activities Portland OR USA for the month of February 2005 Sai Ram ! We had a wonderful session of our monthly Sai Darbar on February 19th Saturday. We started the session with OM, Gayatri and Sai Gayatri followed by Sai Ashtothram and sang a Ganesh Bhajan. Then we read 34th & 35th chapters in Sai Satcharitra. Sai Darbar was concluded with Aarti & prasad. Thank you for your support. Shanthi -------------------------- Shirdi Sai Baba technical 3/14/2005 04:55:49 –0000 Next Satsang on Saturday 19th March 2005 Dear Sai Bandhu, SaiRam. We invite you and your family to attend our next special Sai darbar and satsang on Saturday the 19th March 2005. Venue: 212 Moore Road, Wallingford, PA 19086 03:00pm - Satsang Prayer - Ganesh Mantram - Guru Mantram - Ganesh Namavali - Shri Sai Ashtothram - Bhajans - Study Circle (Reading Chapter 36th from Shri Satcharita) New Members Introduction- Baba's Aarthi For further details contact: technical ----------------------------- Saidarbar Chennai saidarbarchennai Mon, 28 Feb 2005 20:21:47 IST Dear Saibandhus, Baba conducted this month's sathsang in a grand manner. Around 75 devotees attended the sathsang. The program started with Vishnu sahasranama followed by Dhup Arathi, Satcharitha Parayana, A Discussion on Relationship, Shirdi Sai Ashtotra Naamavali, Introduction to Satcharitha Panchasheel Examination, Shirdi Sai Bhajans and Prasad Distribution. Radha Desai gave introduction to Sathcharitha Panchasheel Examination and volunteered for satcharitha classes. Chandrika (webmaster for babatoday) also supported the same. This time Baba made three units Saidarbar, Annababa Temple Representative Chandrika and Dr. Aniruddha's representative Radha Desai to meet at chennai Saidarbar. As said, "The whole is greater than the sum of the constituents", we agreed that together we can achieve more. Long Live the Ancient and Supreme One! At the feet of Lord Shirdi Sai, Chennai Saidarbar Team. ----------------------------- "SAI MANDIR" saimandir Sai Ram, By the Insipration and blessing of Shirdi Sai Baba, Shirdi Sai Mandir, Banswara, Rajasthan is inaugurated. Please find the link below for further details. http://groups.msn.com/saimandir Banswara is in Rajahasthan on border to Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, India. Sai Ram Yash Kothari ----------------------- S Chopra saileela99 SHIRDI SAI BABA SANSTHAN OF CANADA invites all to join us for Satsangh every Thursday 6:30PM at 147 Winston Castle Dr. Markham Ont. L6C 2N4. For details on other Activities and Services please contact Shammi Chopra on email : saileela99 -------------------------------- ARIZONA SHIRDI SAI BHAJAN GROUP: sudhaaz": sudhaaz For the details of Sai Bhajan Please contact: ayoshna1 Sairam Sudha ------ "Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple of DFW" USA: shirdisaidallas Dear Shirdi Sai Devotees, Events Announcement First Tuesday of every month (1 time a month) @7:15pm - Lalita Sahasranamam Chanting Every Sunday @7:00pm - Satcharitra Reading Every Purnima (1 time a month)- Sathyanarayana Puja @6:30pm Every Thursday - Sai Bhajans @ 7:30pm Please email your questions, comments or suggestions about the web site to: admin http://www.shirdisaidallas.org ---- "Sai Sandesh" saisandesh Sai Sandesh Issue::Om Sai Mandir's Newsletter. An online version of Sai Sandesh can be read at: http://www.omsaimandir.org/sai_sandesh_v2_issue2.pdf ----------------- "Shirdi Sai Jalaram Mandir": saibabahouston Sai Ram We are very happy to inform that we have acquired land of 7.5 acres on West Belfort near Highway 6, Houston for our temple. Mandir Patrika is now in it's second year of circulation. Temple timings: Weekdays (except Thu) - 6.15pm to 7.00pm; Thu – 6.30pm to 9pm; Weekends – 9am to 7pm. Dhoop (Sandhya) Arathi performed on all days and in addition Kakad and Noon (Madhyan) Arathi on weekends. All devotees are encouraged to sign up either by contacting temple committee members or by sending an email to baba to sign up for weekend volunteer service ---- saibandhu Tue, 15 Mar 2005 03:54:35 –0000 [sai_Parivaar] Shirdi Sai Baba Bhajans- Invitation On March 17th (Thursday) At 7:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m For conducting Bhajans and Satsanghs in Bay Area – C.A.-U.S.A For Further details visit: www.ShradhaSaburi.org ------- For Details and timings of Shirdi Sai Temple, Inverness, Fl USA Contact: Shri.voora" on e-mail id: voora SAIDARBAR – HYDERABAD: SAI A BEACON FOR HUMANITY: You can get your copy at http://www.ebeacon.indiainabook.com Sai Sevak-Vijay Agarwal vijishvanya ----------------- Sai Ram! We welcome your valuable comments time to time. On behalf of Saidarbar, We are grateful to Saisevak Vijay Agarwal, who has released the Second edition of SAI A BEACON FOR HUMANITY, consisting of Baba's Aaratis in Audio form We will be happy to conduct Tele-Satsanghs to cities out side Hyderabad and India on prior intimation. For further details please contact saidarbar --------- 13. FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK: Before taking the courage to write a few words on Baba, I seek humbly the blessings of Lord Ganesha as is customary and look towards our beloved Samardha Sadhguru Lord Sainath for the guidance. However a cue is taken on instruction from SAI and I have to bow down to HIS dictates. Firstly I consider SAI in expanded form as `SARVA ANTHARYAMI- (SAI)'-the Omniscient and Omni-present. It was Chand patil who has brought HIM with the marriage party this great living personality to Shiridi and aptly introduced by Mahilsapathi with a welcome note to the people of Shiridi. All this happened without perhaps any forethought or little realization that this man would one day become a jewel to the Crown of Shiridi, rule and make it a holy place to attract and draw HIS devotees like sparrows entangled in the twines of destiny. Dear readers, we wish to venture upon this attempt to put forward few lines in every issue of `The Glory Of The Shiridi Sai' Magazine and invite readers to air upon their views so that w can make it an interactive and educative session to enrich ourselves spiritually while at the same time try understanding the underlying purpose and Essence of life as told by BABA. Please HOLD on and look forward for the next issue. We would like to convey our hearty thanks to the Team members and web masters of www.saidakshina.com and www.saidarbarusa.org for publishing "The Glory of Shirdi Sai" in their web site and giving an opportunity to many more Saidevotees in the world to read the E-magazine. 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- the bi-weekly 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 by submitting e-mail ID in the main page of http://www.saidarbar.org also read the old issues from: http://www.saidarbar.org/glory.htm, from www.saidakshina.com and from http://www.saidarbarusa.org 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 P.S. 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