7th Saying It is my duty to look after the welfare of the devotees who surrender and take refuge in me

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Baba has trained Dasganu to write 'Sthavana Manjari'. He saved him

from the worldly life and turned him into spiritual life. He was instrumental

in making Baba bring out Ganga from the

feet. He popularized the life of Baba by singing his glory. Many devotees

visited Shirdi because of him. On account of certain setbacks in his

self-surrender, he was unable to be fully successful in his spiritual life.

However by the grace of Baba, he made himself a good singer and a story teller.

 

Sundari Bai

Ksheerasagar is a devotee. On the way to Pandaripur, she went to Shirdi, saw Baba and got

transformed into Radhakrishnamayi. Later on, she

lived in Shirdi. All her time was spent in the service of Baba. She did good

spiritual Sadhana. Ultimately, she attained

self-realization. By just looking at people, she was able to tell their

thoughts. Baba used to consider her house to be a school. He used to send his

devotees to her house for schooling. She used to shower love and affection on

them. She was highly disciplined. Also, she was a strict disciplinarian. She

was able to get plenty of spiritual experiences. She considered Baba to be Shayam Sundar and therefore she

was able to get many extraordinary experiences. Everyday, she used to sweep the

mosque.

 

She used to worship Baba with flowers and garland. She also asked

the other devotees to do the same. She was chiefly instrumental in formulating

ritualistic worship of Baba, she was a blessed devotee.

 

Anna Saheb Dabholkar

was the author of Sai Satcharitra. He was able to

attain self-realization by the grace of Baba. Till the last moment,

he served Baba. Till his death in 1929, he managed the Sai Sansthan,

which came up by his efforts. He

obtained Brahmagnana and is known all over the world

as the biographer of Baba.

 

Khaparthe was normally silent in

the presence of Baba. He was saved from jail punishment by Baba. His wife was

also a devotee of Baba. Her pure affection was gratefully accepted by Baba. Her

affection for him was not of one birth. Khaparthe

wrote in his dairy many divine experiences and episodes in his life by the

grace of Baba. He was able to taste the divinity of Baba many a time. He

attained Atmagnana because of his association with

Baba. He was free from all worldly entanglements. He was a knower of Truth.

(to be contd….)

(Source Eleven Holy Sayings of

Shirdi Sai Baba by Pujya Shri

Ananda Sai Swamy)