Sri Sai Baba (The Divine) An Avatar

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Service of humanity is

service of God. With this end as the supreme goal, Saints have come into this

world and have left it., after their allotted work; but still they continue

their work through their own ethereal body and through their best tried and

best chosen devotees. Whenever there is accumulation of sin in the world., when justice, truth and righteousness and Dharma are

given a death knell, and whenever the world becomes topsy, turvy on account of

unrighteousness etc., the Universal Supreme sends his chosen few to the right

matters and to restore truth and justice and Dharma to their right face. Of

such chosen few, Sri Sai Baba is one and unique phenomenon.

 

Born as the son of poor

Brahmin parents, he when still’ very young, was handed over to a Muhammdan Fakir, who in his turn, placed him under the kind

care of Sri Venkatesa Guru of Selu

village. The poor boy was kept under strict discipline and he strictly followed

the path chalked out by his Guru. He remained with his Guru for nearly a dozen

years and had the super abundant Grace of the Guru. He went to the banks of the

Godavari to

serve humanity in a variety of ways, and finally settled at Shirdi and was

called Sai by a Bhakta.

 

The object of this

article is to show that Sai Baba has attained the highest perfections and rose

to the rank of an Avatar. Whatever, he has done, he has shown his marvelous

spiritual powers in such a manner that one cannot hesitate to call him God.

What is God if not the Universal Supreme is omnipotent, omnipresent Omniscient

and All-Merciful? His possession of all these divine attributes can be easily

illustrated by a reference to his life.

 

In the short compass of

an article, it is impossible to detail various innumerable acts of service to

humanity that have been done and are still being done by Baba. Still some

outstanding facts may be mentioned. Baba’s quick response from Shirdi to

Nana’s desire to quench his thirst while he was on Harischandra

Hill, to Nana’ request for goblet of tea at the end of his journey to Ganapahi temple at Padmalaya by

means of mental message to the Saint in charge of the temple to supply tea to

the devotee, Baba’s awareness and alertness in saving his devotee Kashiram from death at the hands of robbers while he was

returning with his merchandise, Baba’s power over wind and rain, so that

his devotees may return home safe. Baba’s alertness in sending Udhi to Nana’s pregnant daughter at Jamnere providing tonga and peon

on the way, Baba’s power to avert death (from Cholera Goddess) of the son

of a Bombay lady in May, June 1917, Baba’s powers to report at Shirdi,

about incidents occurring many miles off from Shirdi. Baba’s mysterious

and miraculous ways of occurring diseases by a variety of ways,

cure of chronic chest disease of Bhimajee by means of

intense pain suffered in dreams. Baba’s powers to grant

issue to his devotees D.S.Rasane. Mrs. Aurngabadkar, and Saptnekar (Lawyer) of Akklkote,

Baba’s powers to revive the dead child of M.G.Pradhan,

Baba’s powers to cure all kinds of fell diseases, Lunacy, Leprocy, Asthma, Tuberculosis. Baba’s

powers to teach Sanskrit, and to talk various languages, Baba’s powers of

drawing diseases on himself.

Baba’s attitude of sacrificing himself (for the sake of his

devotees, Baba’s vigilant watch as a guardian angel, Baba’s

kindness, justice, impartiality, self-denial generosity, purity, and charitable

disposition, and above all His all merciful nature, Baba’s powers in

transforming an Advocate (Sri B.V.N.Swamijee) to

become a veteran propagandist and pracharak of His

magnificent work by means of lectures, publication of his life and Teachings in

almost all Indian languages and by the establishment of mandirams

and Samajams in every nook and corner of India and

last but not least important His wonderful power in transforming an ordinary

man ( Sri S.B.Kesavayya, Sub-Registrar, Penukonda) into a powerful dynamic spiritual force to

alleviate the manifold sufferings and miseries of mankind in a variety of ways

, Baba’s power in destroying one’s bad karma by rapid marches and

strides, Baba’s marvelous cure of fell diseases by the application of Udhi, and Baba’s inimitable method of

self-realization.

 

 

These are some of many

instances, which lead to the only irresistible conclusion that Baba is God.

Baba himself has said that he is formless and is everywhere knows all things,

times and places. The above facts prove clearly that Baba is no other than “ THE UNIVERSAL SUPREME”.

 

S.Subba

Rao, Pleader.

Gooty, 26-8-43.

(Source Sai Sudha Jan 1944)