A BRIEF LIFE SKETCH OF GURUDEV H. H. NARASIMHA SWAMIJI

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Papaiya Chetty of Bangalore, one of the readers of Swamiji's books on Shri

Sai Baba, met Swamiji at Shri Sai Baba's temple at Shirdi in 1940. He handed

over a bundle, containing Rs. 11,458 to Swamiji for his work and left

without saying anything. He asked the trustees of Shirdi Sanslhan to utilise

the amount for Sai-prachar. As they declined to accept it, Swamiji got

Baba's will through a child (who picked one slip out of the three, written

by Swamiji). According to it, he utilised that money for Sai-pracharak work.

 

In 1949, the Samaj was shifted from Broodies Road to the plot of land (10

grounds), bought in Alarmelu Mangapuram, Mylapore. By donations from

generous devotees, through the appeal in Sai Sudha and sale of Sai

literature, funds were raised to complete the front hall. Here Baba's

picture was installed and Swamiji started the worship on Gurupoornima day on

7lh July, 1952. By 1953, construction of the Mandir with a tower, on the

model of Shirdi, was completed.

 

The Mahakumbhabhishckam of the Mandir was fixed on the 18th October, 1953.

Earlier to the Mahakumbhabhishckam Swamiji slipped in the bathroom. This

brought on a serious breakage of the thigh bone and sixty days confinement

in the hospital, followed by a subsequent serious attack of dysentery. No

energy was left to him to move about. This continued nearly upto the middle

of 1954. It was clear, that his remaining energy and remaining life were

intended to be devoted to Baba. Swamiji concentrated on completing his work

'Life of Sai Baba', recalling all within his memory. Baba provided his

ankita child with a stenographer. Without the help of a stenographer, it

would have been impossible to turn out any work by Swamiji either for the

book or for the 'Sai Sudha' or for the numerous pamphlets. Baba designated a

doctor in good position with excellent knowledge and made him repeatedly

attend upon Swamiji.

 

The royal present of Rs. 5,000/ - (Rupees five thousand only) by His

Highness, the Maharaja of Mysore enabled the Samaj to purchase a press,

printing machines and blocks. It is the physical frame of Swamiji and spirit

of Baba, that has blessed us with four volumes of the life of Sri Sai Baba.

It is to be noted, that no copyright is reserved in any of the books or

publications brought out by Swamiji.

 

Bow to Sri Sai Peace be to all

to be contd...

- Sai Mani R. Jayamani

Madras, Tamil Nadu.

(As appeared in Shri Sai Leela May – June 1993)

 

Source : http://saileelas.org/articles.htm