Today is NArasimha Swamiji'S Jayanthi....if we know SAI BABA today, it is because of him only...

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PUJYA SRI NARASIMHA SWAMIJI....

He devoted all his time in spreading SAI's name through out the length and breadth of India and if we know SAI BABA today, it is because of him. He wrote several books on SAI BABA and for 20 years carried on SAI prachar.

Swamiji wrote 'Sri Sainath

Pooja Vidhi' and 'Sai Sahasranamam' in addition to the ashtotaram, already in

use and practice. This is published in Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu and Canareese

His Holiness Sri Narasimha Swamiji is a blessed and saintly soul,

who had the immense sowbhagya of being mysteriously drawn to Samartha Sadguru

Shirdi Sai Baba. He dedicated his entire life and energies to the task of

ceaseless and vigorous propagation of the life and teachings of Sri Sai Baba.

He has made the name and fame of Sai Baba to countless numbers of fortunate

people

 

throughout India. He

expressed his indebtedness to his Guru Sri Sainath Maharaj as follows:

" Everything needs Guru's Grace. I feel forlorn in Sai-love. I have

surrendered my all to that living Chaitanya. " SAi Introduction by Upasani BABA

Narasimha Swamiji had heard

from Upasani Baba about Sri Sai Baba of Shirdi (Shirdi is close to Sakori, six

and a half kms. from Sakori). He wrote in his book 'The Sage of Sakori', how

much Sai Baba had helped Sri Upasani Baba. Sri Narasimha Swamiji bagan to

collect information about Sri Sai Baba. He discovered, thai Sri Sai Baba was

really Sri Ram or Sri Krishna, born for the welfare of mankind and he found in

Sai, The Trinity. Upasani Baba's reputation was so great that Mahatma Gandhi

had approached him in 1927 with a view to secure his blessings for national

welfare. Swamiji reasoned, if Sri Upasani Baba, the disciple, was so great, his

Master, Sri Sai Baba must be much greater, still it did not occur to him to pay

a visit to Sri Sai Baba's Mahasamadhi till the dcstined hour arrived. With the

permission and blessings of Sri Upasani Baba, Narasimha Swamiji set out for

Shirdi.

 

 

BECOMES A SAI DEVOTEE

 

In 1936,

Narasimha Swamiji visited the Samadhi of Sri Sai Baba. It was a memorable event

in his life. He stood silently watching the Samadhi. It was the happiest moment

in his life. Baba spoke to him in eloquent silence. Sai Baba kindled the light

in Swamiji. It was an everlasting, spiritual bliss lo him. He expressed his joy

as follows :

 

" My

hunger for spiritual food was not satisfied, till I came to Shirdi. At Shirdi,

I was given more than I could lake. I had at last discovered my Sadguru. He is

Samartha Sadguru and I live in constant communion with him. "

SRI NARASIMHA SWAMIJI'S

SAI-PRACHAR

 

Swamiji was surprised

to find, how, for nearly sixty years, a great saint had lived and blessed so

many in that neglected village. Swamiji wanted all to experience this spiritual

bliss, which Sai Baba can bestow on us. In nineteen thirties, the number of

persons seeking solace at the feet of Sri Sai Baba of Shirdi was very small. He

also wanted to carry Baba's message to his home province touring every town and

village and spread Baba's gospel everywhere in India. He knew enough Marathi to

seek and collect information from those, who were lucky enough to come into

personal contact with his Master, Sai Maharaj.

 

In this way,

he met and interviewed more than sixty devotees, who had personally seen Sri

Baba. Among them were Abdul, Dasganu Maharaj, Sri M.B. Rege etc. Swamiji made

enquiries and recorded their experiences, which revealed, how Baba had helped

His devotees from danger. Then, with justice Rege, he toured Maharashtra,

addressing mass meetings in English and Marathi in many places. Meanwhile, he

wrote a series of articles on Sai Baba in the 'Sunday Times' of Madras. All these

activities occupied him till the end of 1938 and in the beginning of 1939, he

returned to Madras.

 

Books written by Swamiji

 

 

1. Sri Narasimha Swamiji, Apostle of Sri Sai Baba of Shirdi by

Swami Sai Padananda.

 

2. Search, Discovery and Mission,

Life sketch of H.H. Narasimha Swamiji by P.S. Varadaraj Iyer.

 

3. Life of Sai Baba, Volume I to IV by Sri H.H. Narasimha Swamiji.

4. Sai Sudha and convention

souvenirs arc my other sources

 

 

One of the greatest devotees of Sai Baba, Sri Dasganu Maharaj once

said, " A jeweller, like Sri Narasimha Swamiji knows the value of a gem and

will not rest till he brings the brilliance of the crystal to the peoples'

notice. "

 

Swamiji's picture was unveiled on 26th January, 1966 by Justice M.

B. Rege in the Samadhi Mandir at Shirdi and was presented to Shirdi Sansthan

and this portrait is kept along with those of other devotee

 

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-- OM GURU NATHASAI GURU NATHA