Hail the Savior

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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 Sai Padananda Oct 1990)