Hail the Savior By R. Radhakrishnan

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Hail the

Savior

By R.

Radhakrishnan

 

" I shall draw out my devotees from

the jaws of death " is Sai Baba's DICTUM. How many times He has saved me

from the jaws of death. I am writing this article today on account of, His

grace and blessings. Otherwise, I would have been buried fathoms deep long,

long ago and many births (janmas) according to

" Law of Karma " would have taken place. It is really the wonderful leelas of Baba which are inconceivable, inscrutable and

beyond our mind and intellect. He knows or anticipates and forestalls the

calamities of His devotees and wards them off in time. His debts (obligations) will

never be repaid by us in this birth as well as in many future births. We can at

best chant His Taraka Mantra " , " OM SAI, SRI

SAI, JAYA JAYA SAI " day and night which is

simple, easy, powerful and a sadhana for the

aspirants/devotees to attain 'Sai Joy' and 'Sai Bliss'.

 

Baba assured His devotees as under:

" If you simply say Sai, Sai, I will

take you over the Seven Seas. " In this connection, it is to be remembered,

when Goddess Parvathi asked Siva which is the most powerful Name (among the

thousand names in Vishnu Sahasranama) to be meditated

upon for one to achieve salvation Siva recommended Sri RAMA'S to be always

chanted or meditated upon with love and devotion (Shradda

and Bhakti) to attain salvation. Our Baba also

advised Mrs. Khaparde (wife of Dada Saheb Khaparde of Amrotr) to always chant " 'Raja Ram, Raja Ram, "

Our Baba is no other than Shri Ram. He is 'Sairam'.

 

Now I wish to relate here a recent

incident (experience) showing how our kind Mother takes care of Her children (more than a mother) and averts the

calamities/dangers that were to befall them in life. On 23-1-90 at about 5

a.m., Baba appearing as a well dressed Doctor woke me up,

examined me thoroughly and told me " Your heart is strong. There is no

danger to your life. You will survive " . Saying so, He disappeared. (The

dream vision was so realistic - it was not a dream but actual vision). On that

day, I with my wife had been to Sai Spiritual Centre, Bangalore, to participate in the

" Punya Thithi of H.H. Saipadananda Radhakrishna Swamiji and received His blessings. We left on the same

night for Erachakulam (a modern village 30 miles from

the famous (Nagarcoil) via Madras to attend a marriage on

29-1-90. On 28-1-90 itself,

perhaps due to change of climate or some other reasons, I started coughing

continuously for two or three hours with the result, breathing trouble

prevented me from getting sleep and also taking any food.

 

RESCUED

The next day, I was rushed to Raman

Nursing Home at Nagarcoil where I was treated, but

was unable to lie down on the cot and sleep as the breathing was hard. I was

simply sitting on a chair and remembering 'Baba's Name' shedding tears due to

unbearable mental agony. At about 10p.m. or so, I could hardly

breathe and thought that my end was nearing. In a flash Baba appeared before me

with " Abhaya Hasta "

(protecting hand) blessed and disappeared. From that moment my breathing

trouble began to abate and after half an hour or so, it became normal and I

could breathe easily and naturally.

 

The next day (30-1-90), I was discharged from

the nursing home and every one of my relations was surprised to see me hale

hearty and in normal health. We left Nagarcoil on 20-2-90 for Bangalore and participated in the

" Akhanda Sai Nama Japam " from 6p.m. to 6

a.m. for 12 hrs on the auspicious day of " Maha Sivarathri " on 23-2-90 at Benson Town, Bangalore. Before leaving Bangalore, I promised Sai Sister

Mrs. C. Sharadamma and Sai Brother Sri Ananthakrishna, that I would be back from Nagarcoil and join them in the " Sai Nama Japam " on 23-2-90 arranged in Mrs. Sharadamma's home. It was really Baba who enabled me to

keep up the promise by saving me on 29-1-90.

 

I request all the Sai bandhus

to pin complete 'Faith' in Lord Sai and surrender to Him with tan, man and dhan so that we can cross over the sea of mundane

Existence, easily and smoothly and attain Eternal Bliss.

 

(Source Sri Sai padananda

Oct 1990)