Message From Shri Sai Satcharitra.

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Thursday Message :Saints' Mission We have seen

before, that the purpose or object of Divine Incarnation is to protect the good

and destory the wicked. But the mission of the Saints is quite different. To

them the good and the wicked are the same. First they feel for the evil-doers

and set them on the right path. They are like the Agasti to destroy the

Bhava-sagar (the ocean of wordly existence) or like the Sun to the darkness of

ignorance. The Lord (God) dwells in the Saints. In fact they are not different

from Him. Our Sai is One of these, Who incarnated for the welfare of the

devotees, Supreme in knowledge and surrounded with divine lustre, He loved all

beings equally. He was unattached. Foes and friends, kings and paupers, were

the same to Him. Hear His powers. For the sake of devotees, He spent His stock

of merits and was ever alert to help them. But the devotees could never

approach HIm, unless He meant to receive them. If their turn did not come, Baba

did not remember them, and His Leelas could not reach their ears. Then, how

could they think of seeing Him? some men desired to see Sai Baba's but they did

not get any opportunity of taking His darshan, till His Mahasamadhi. There are

many such persons, whose desire for Baba's darshan was not thus satisfied. If

these persons, believing in Him, listen to His Leelas, their quest for milk

(darshan) will be, to a great extent, satisfied by the butter-milk (Leelas). If

some persons went there by sheer luck and took Baba's darshan, were they able

to stay there longer? No. Nobody could go there of his own accord, and nobody

culd stay there long even if he so wished. They could stay there, so long as

Baba permitted them to stay, and had to leave the place when asked to do so by

Baba; so everything depended of Baba's will.

Kala Mahajani

Once, Kaka

Mahajani went to Shirdi from Bombay. He wanted to stay there for one week, and

enjoy the Gokul-Ashtami festival. As soon as he took Baba's darshan, Baba asked

him - "When are you returning home?" He was rather surprised at this

question, but he had to given an answer. He said that he would go home when

Baba ordered him to do so. Then Baba said - "Go to-morrow". Baba's

word was law and had to be obeyed. Kaka Mahajani, therefore, left Shirdi,

immediately. When he went to his office in Bombay, he found that his employer

was anxiously waiting for him. His munim, i.e., the manager, suddenly fell ill,

hence Kaka's presence was absolutely necessary. He had sent a letter to Kaka at

Shirdi, which was redirected to him at Bombay.

Bhausaheb Dhumal

Now listen

to an opposite story. Once Bhausaheb Dhumal, a pleader, was going to Niphad for

a case. On the way he came to Shirdi, took Baba's darshan and wanted to proceed

to Niphad immediately. But, Baba did not premit him to do so. He made him stay

at Shirdi, for a week or more. In the meanwhile, the magistrate at Niphad

suffered intensely from pain in his abdomen, and the case was adjourned. Mr.

Dhumal was then allowed to go and attend to his case. It went on for some

months and was tried by four magistrates. Ultimately Mr. Dhumal won the case,

and his client was acquitted.

Mrs. Nimonkar

Mr.

Nanasaheb Nimonkar, Watandar of Nomon and Honorary Magistrate, was staying at

Shirdi with his wife. Mr. and Mrs. Nimonkar were spending most of their time in

the Masjid with Baba and serving Him. It so happened, that their son fell ill

at Belapur and the mother decided, with Baba's consent, to go to Belapur, and

see her son and other relatives; and stay there for a few days, but Mr.

Nanasaheb asked her to return the next day. The lady was in a fix and did not

know what to do; but her God Sai came to her help. While leaving Shirdi she

went to Baba, who was standing in front of Sathe's wada with Mr. Nanasaheb and

others, and prostrated at His Feet and asked His permission to go. Baba said to

her, "Go, go quickly, be calm and unperturbed. Stay comfortably at Belapur

for four days. See all your relatives and then return to Shirdi." How

opportune were Baba's words! Mr. Nanasaheb's proposal was overruled by Baba's

decree.

Moolay Shastri of Nasik

An orthodox

Agnihotri Brahmin of Nasik, by name moolay Shastri, who had studied the six

Shastras and was well-versed in astrology and palmistry, once came to Shirdi to

see Mr. Bapusaheb Booty, the famous millionarire of Nagpur. After seeing him,

he and others went to see Baba in the Masjid. Baba bought various fruits and

other things from vendors with His own money, and distributed them to the

persons present in the Masjid. Baba used to press the mango on all sides so

skilfully that when any person received it from Baba and sucked it, he got all

the pulp at once in his mouth and could throw away the stone and the skin

forthwith. Plantains were peeled off by Baba and the kernel was distributed to

the devotees, while the skins were retained by Baba for Himself. Moolay

Shastri, as a palmist, wanted to examine Baba's hand or plam and requested Him

to extend the same. Baba ignored his request and gave four plantains to him.

Then, they all returned to the Wada and Moolay Shastri bathed, wore sacred

clothes, and started his routine duties, viz. Agnihotra etc. Then Baba as usual

started for Lendi and said - "Take some Geru (i.e. a red miry substance,

to dye clothes in saffron-colour), we shall today don saffron-coloured cloth.

None understood what Baba meant. Then after some time when Baba returned, and

preparations for the noon-Arati were being made. Bapusaheb Jog asked Moolay

Shastri, whether he would accompany him for the Arti. He replied that he would

see Baba in the afternoon. Very soon Baba sat on his seat, was worshipped by

the devotees and Arti commenced. Then Baba said - "Get some Dakshina from

the new (Nasik) Brahmin." Booty himself went to get the Dakshina; and when

he gave Baba's message to Moolay Shastri, he was sorely perplexed. He thought

in his mind thus: "I am a pure Agnihotri Brahmin, why should I pay

Dakshina? Baba may be a great Saint. I am not His dependent." But as a

great Saint like Sai Baba was asking for Dakshina through a millionaire like

Booty, he could not refuse. So leaving his routine unfinished, he forthwith

started with Booty to the Masjid. Thinking himself holy and sacred, and the

Masjid otherwise, he remained at a distance, and joining his hands threw

flowers at Baba. Then lo! all of a sudden, he saw no Baba on the seat, but saw

his late Guru Gholap Swami there. He was wonder-struck. Could this be a dream?

No, it was not, as he was wide awake; but though awake, how could his late Guru

Gholap be there? He was speechless for some time. He pinched himself and

thought again, but could not reconcile the fact of his late Guru Gholap being

in the Masjid. Ultimately, leaving all doubt, he went up, fell at his Guru's

feet and then getting up stood there with folded hands. Other people sang

Baba's Arati, while Moolay Shastri chanted his Guru's name. Then casting off

all pride of caste and ideas about sacredness, he fell flat at his Guru's feet

and closed his eyes. When he got up and opened his eyes, he saw Baba asking for

Dakshina. Seeing Baba's blissful form, and His inconceivable power, Moolay

Shastri forgot himself. He was extremely pleased, his eyes were full of tears

of joy. He again saluted Baba and gave the Dakshina. He said that his doubt was

removed and that he saw his own Guru. On seeing his wonderful Leela of Baba all

the people, including Moolay Shastri, were much moved, and they realized the

meaning of Baba's words, "Bring Geru, we shall don saffron-coloured

garment." Such is the wonderful Leela of Baba.

A Doctor

Once a

Mamlatdar came to Shirdi with a doctor friend of his. The Doctor said that his

Deity was Rama and that he would not bow before a Mahomedan, and so, he was unwilling

to go to Shirdi. The Mamlatdar replied, that nobody would press him to make a

bow, nor would ask him to do so. So he should come and give the pleasure of his

company. Accordingly, they came to Shirdi, and went to the Masjid for Baba's

darshan. All were wonder-struck to see the Doctor going ahead and saluting

Baba. They asked him how he forgot his resolve and bowed before a Mussalman.

Then the Doctor replied that he saw his beloved Deity, Rama, on the seat and

he, therefore prostrated himself before Him. Then as he was saying this, he saw

Sai Baba there again. Being dismayed, he said, "Is this a dream? How could

He be a Mahomedan? He is a great Yogasampanna (full of Yoga) Avatar."

Next day, he made a vow and began to fast. He absented himself from the

Masjid, resolving not to go there, until Baba blessed him. Three days passed

and on the fourth day, a close friend of his from Khandesh, turned up, and with

him, he went to the Masjid for Baba's darshan. After the salutation, Baba asked

him, whether anybody had gone to call him, so that he had come. Hearing this

vital question, the doctor was moved. The same night he was blessed by Baba,

and he experienced the Bliss supreme, in his sleep. Then he left for his town,

where the experienced the same state of a fortnight. Thus his devotion to Sai

Baba increased manifold.

The moral of all the stories mentioned above, specially, that of Moolay

Shastri, is this that we should have firm faith in our Guru and nowhere else.

More Leelas of Sai Baba will be described in the next Chapter.

Bow to Shri Sai -- Peace be to all

 

 

 

 

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