SAI, PEERLESS SAVIOUR (December 1983) - P.K. Kapoor,

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SAI, PEERLESS SAVIOUR (December 1983)

Shirdi Sai Baba, the unique Godman, always responds to His devotees genuine

prayers. If spectacular progress is to be achieved, you have only just to

turn to Him follow the Sai-ideals and pray to Him.

 

Sai Leela magazine also plays a role in that it inspires, informs, educates

and guides the Sai-devotees by offering its pages for spread of Sai-ideals.

 

My first contact with Him was in1979. Since then, He is my anchor – my

Sadguru !

 

One day I silently literally wept before His photo and prayed to Him to

re-establish my contact with His Holiness Shri Ganapathi Sachchidananda

Swamiji, a saint endowed with “Siddhi” and whom I had first beheld in 1975

and took him as my Family Guru, I was indeed overwhelmed when Sai had

fulfilled my spiritual desire in no time. Since then, I’m in constant touch

with Swamiji. By Sai grace, I had even the Sailuck to perform “Pada Seva”

to Jagat Guru Sankaracharya of Jyotirmath, presently Dwaraka peeth, through

the Sai agency of advocate T.C. Jainji.

Our Sai had perhaps felt that I should be put in touch with His devotees for

my spiritual progress. For, one fine morning, I received 2 unsolicited

letters from (T.A) Ram Nathenji (Sarangabad) in appreciation of my articles

published in the back-numbers of Sai Leela magazine. Through him, Sai set

the ball rolling and now it has resulted in a long drawn chain of

Sai-Brothers almost encompassing the whole of “Bharat”. To name a few

notable ones, T.R. Anandji, Adya Prasad Tripathiji and Professor B.L. Giteji

(Betul), K. Navin Chanderji and Reddyji (Hyderabad) J.P. Khannaji

(Chandigarh), R. Radhakrishnanji (Hubli), A.N. Ramaswamiji (Bangalore) P.L.

Goyalji (Garkhal) and Junnarkarji of “Mission Divine” – fame.

 

This association has resulted in my receiving complimentary spiritual books

and material help from them in pure devotion to our Sai Baba. This has also

become a possibility because of the Editor’s Policy of publishing the full

addresses of the contributors to this magazine. Sai Leela thus promotes

Sai – warmth. To cite a very recent example, I received unsolicited the

Hindi biography of Shirdi Sai Baba, Mission Divine (Priced Rs.45.00) from

(T.A) Ram Nathenji (Sarangabad) thro Junnarkarji’s good office. It is after

reading this book, I have fully grasped the Sai-philosophy. How I wish, in

due time, I also follow Nathenji in putting Sai-philosophy into practice by

contributing a certain percentage of my salary for feeding the

winged-friends, and helping the needy ones with spiritual books and material

benefits.

 

Sai grace, like the sunlight, showers on all equally. Only you have to free

your mind from the clouds of doubts. My chum Khannji had a near-fatal fall

some time back resulting in multiple fractures, not sparing his backbone

either. Orthapaedic treatment failed. He was on the pangs of death and in

deep anguish. He turned to me and I advised him to seek Sai grace. Who

will not ? His prayers were so earnest that slowly and steadily recovered

only to sing the Sai-glories morning and evening.

 

It is said misfortune visits one in tandem. I was informed that one of my

sisters-in-law was experiencing difficulty in getting a suitable match for

her elder daughter and also funds. Since she was gravely concerned, my

suggestion to resort to our Sai worked and soon she achieved her aim. Her

daughter and Sai-devotee son-in-law paid their obeisance to Sai Baba at

Shirdi soon after their marriage was solemnized.

 

Only very recently, I had performed “parayana” of Sai Sacharita. It took

me full 3 weeks and exactly on the closing day, a Sufi Fakir knocked at our

door and requested my wife Satya for food, lungi and “dakshina”. We were

Sai happy to concede to all his requests and while parting he, in true

Sai-style placed his large palm on my head, my wife’s and daughter Rachana’s

head turn by turn and blessed us. Could he be Shirdi Sai Baba in disguise

as He very often reveals Himself in disguise ?

 

Shirdi Sai Baba may not be with us physically; but truly He is with us

spiritually ! Jai Sai – Ram !

 

P.K. Kapoor,

Delhi – 110 006.

 

(The experiences of Devotees as published in Shri Sai Leela Magazine, can be

read at www.saileelas.org/magazines/SAILEELA/exp.htm)