2nd Saying The distressed and destitute will be safe and happy, if they enter Dwaraka Mai

[Guest guest]

Once he declared keeping his palm on the chest Sri Krishna's city of

Dwaraka is here in Shirdi. You need not go to Dwaraka all the way.

Bhagwan Vithal is available here itself. When the devotee pray to him

with love and devotion, Lord Vithalnath will appear here itself. "

 

Sri Krishna is available in the Mosque. Therefore the mosque is called

Dwaraka Mai. Dwarakamai is the cosmic mother. The cosmic mother has

created the universe. The entire creation is his children. All the

Jeevas are her own children. It is her duty and responsibility to look

after everybody's welfare. The good and bad dharma and adharma, sin and virtue

in the entire universe are taken care of by her. The generation, maintenance and

dissolution are done by Dwaraka Mai. She lives there as Dwaraka Mai. She is

waiting for her children to come to her. When a devotee goes to Shirdi and then

enters the Mosque, what happens? He is safe and secure on the Mother's lap.

 

Everybody has parents and those parents have their parent and they have their

own parents. Like this we dive deep into the past. We find at last mone woman

and man to be the first cause of creation. Such first parents are the original

couple. They are Parvati and Parmeshwara, That Shiva is Sai Baba and that

Parvathi is Dwaraka mai. We should thus understand Dwaraka Mai and Baba to be

our parents.

Without the blessings of Baba, we can't enter Shirdi, it is only after

entering Shirdi, we can get permission to enter Dwaraka Mai. We don't

know why the children of Dwaraka Mai are separated from the mother. The

separated children are like orphans on account of their ignorance.

Mother never drives away her children. In this regard, Baba once said,

" Sea never throws away the rivers which come to it. Does any mother

throw away her children? "

People have forgotten the mother Dwaraka Mai and the reason is their

ignorance.

If they are free from their ignorance, they will recognize and 'return

to their mother. Having forgotten the mother, they have gone astray into the

world of Maya. They have been wandering about in the world of

polarities, for several births. This is but a story of ignorance.

What happens when the child returns to the mother ? The child gets

peace, happiness, love and bliss. Mother Dwaraka Mai is ready to give us all. To

receive her love, the child must first recognize the mother. At least, the child

must know that it is a forlorn baby in the vast world.

It should know what it has lost. Every devotee must understand why he

was drawn to Shirdi. He should try to recollect his relationship between Sai

Baba and Sai devotees. What also is the relationship between Sai devotees and

Dwaraka Mai where Baba had lived ?

Without any relationship, nobody goes to anybody. Sai Baba's call is a

turning point in our life, Sai Baba's invitation opens the doors of

liberation.

When we think of peace and prosperity, we think of the ways to prevent

and overcome sufferings. Also we want health and worldly wealth. There

is nothing wrong in keeping worldly wealth. Without asking, Dwaraka Mai grants

us everything. But there are better things to be sought after.

There lies the intelligence of a devote in distinguishing what is

transient and what is permanent. What is worldly and what is other

worldly. Only those who are of sound discrimination can understand the

sound spirituality of Sai Baba. On account of our past good deeds in

previous birth, we may get wealth and health. But we may not have

happiness. We men have excellent position, devotion and employment. But we may

be under stress and strain always. Marriage might have taken place at the right

time but the marital life may not be happy. Because of enormous wealth, there

may be problems, fear and peaceless ness. Though healthy and wealthy, some

people may be deprived of the minimum mental peace. They may be leading a very

miserable life in terms of mental peace. Even a beggar may have greater peace

of mind.

(to be contd..)

(Source Eleven Holy Sayings of Shirdi Sai Baba by Pujya Shri Ananda Sai Swamy)