Gurugita-Saisatcharita- The Glory of Shirdi Sai-3D Format.

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Sairam,

 

Wish you all an eventful, spiritual

& divine Maha Sivarathri

Megha began to look

upon Sai Baba as an incarnation of Shiva. In order to worship Shiva, bela

leaves are required and Megha used to go miles and miles every day to bring

them and worship his Shiva (Baba) -Shri SaiSatcharitraChapter XXVIII

 

Today's discourse is therefore centered on my aim to

project similarities between Gurugita and Sri Sai Satcharita

 

In the 24th sloka of Gurugita ------------

 

 

Param Siva said

to Parvathi-"Oh dear, a Sadhak observing all rituals like Japa, Tapa,

Vrata, Yagna, and Dhana all turn out to be useless without understanding Guru

and his teachings properly.

 

Therefore we should understand our Guru very well

before beginning any rituals so as to derive the full benefits.

 

The same

message was conveyed by Shirdi Sai Baba in the chapter -32 of Sri Sai

Satcharita. He said, "Bookish knowledge is of no use. We should fully

discharge all our responsibilities. Treat Guru as God and place your heart and

soul at the feet of the Guru". To get such a belief one must have firm

faith in his Guru.

 

 

In the 38th Sloka of Gurugita,

---------------------------, Where ever Guru's service is undertaken, that

place is as sacred as Gaya. Gurudev's lotus feet are the same as the feet of the

Lord Vishnu. The heart and soul offered at the Lord's feet attain Brahma

Swaroopa.

 

 

The same essence is conveyed in the chapter- 46 of Sri

Sai Satcharita. Shyama was an ardent devotee of Baba. He served Baba in

Dwarakamayi. He wanted to go to Gaya and asked for Baba's permission. Baba sent him as his

representative for attending thread ceremony of Kaka sahib Dikshit's son at Nagpur and marriage of eldest son of Nana saheb Chandorkar

in Gwalior. Shyama was

then to proceed to Kashi, Prayag and Gaya for his pilgrimage.

Baba said-

 

"By the

time you complete your journey to Kashi and Prayag, I shall meet you in Gaya". Indirectly Baba wanted to say that Dwarakamayi

is Gaya for Sai devotees.

 

 

Shyama performed Guruseva in Dwarakamayi. So Baba

appeared to Shyama in the form of His photograph in Gaya .Baba thus conveyed that Shyama had the dual benefit

of seeing Baba in Gaya and Dwarakamayi.

 

 

Baba demonstrated to Dasgunu maharaj that his feet are

Lord Vishnu's feet by bringing the holy rivers of Ganga

and Yamuna to Dwarakamayi itself. Thus devotees who surrendered totally to the

feet of Sainath were experiencing Para-Brahma in Sai.

 

Let us listen Slokas 80 and 81 of

Gurugita----------------------------,

 

Only Guru can

help us tide over the difficulties. We should bow down before him with full respect.

Guru himself is an embodiment of the world.

 

In chapter -33

of Sri Sai Satcharita, Nana saheb Chandorkar's daughter Mainatayi was suffering

from labour pains. Baba accompanied Bapugir bua in role of a Tongawala. He sent

udhi from Dwarakamayi through Bapugir bua to Nana saheb Chandorkar and saved

her.

 

Again in the

chapter- 7 of Sri Sai Satcharita, on the day of Diwali, Baba put his hand into

the burning fire of dhuni in Dwarakamayi and saved the child of a blacksmith

who had accidentally fallen into fire from mother's lap. We thus conclude the

presence of guru everywhere.

 

Let us listen to Sloka -113 of Gurugita

----------------------,

 

We should bow

down before a Sampoorna Guru. A

Sampoorna Guru is the one who always wears white clothes and decorated with

flowers and sandal wood paste. He should be wise, wear a pearl necklace, look

cheerful in appearance, and possess attractive eyes. He should sit on His left thigh

like Lord Siva, full of compassion and a gentle smile on the face.

 

We can come

across this message in the chapter -22 of Sri Sai Satcharita. Let us see how.

Baba is seated on the granite stone. What a pleasant sight it is. His right leg

is resting on the left leg's knee. Throughout his life Baba always wore white

Kafini. Mahelsapathi applied Sandalwood paste to his neck. When people chanted

Sej- Arati in Chavadi, devotees put pearl necklace around his neck. Let us all

recollect those beautiful things and enjoy to our heart's contentment imagining

the Guru's divya swaroopa.

 

 

In the Sloka -179 of Gurugita-

---------------------------Those who walk on the path shown by Guru are sure to

attain salvation. All those who desire to work for self realization must have

devotion towards their Guru.

 

The same message is conveyed in the chapter- 31 of Sri

Sai Satcharita. The people who attained Moksha in Sai's darbar are Vijayanad,

Balaram Mankar, Sub-Judge of Pandaripur-Tatya saheb Noolkar, and Meghashyam.

Let us also follow the footsteps shown by our Sadhguru and work towards

achieving something worthy in this life.

 

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