SRI SAI BABA (THE DIVINE) AN AVATAR

[Guest guest]

Service of humanity is service of God. With this end as the supreme

goal, Saints have come into this world and have left it., after their

allotted work; but still they continue their work through their own

ethereal body and through their best tried and best chosen devotees.

Whenever there is accumulation of sin in the world., when justice, truth

and righteousness and Dharma are given a death knell, and whenever the

world becomes topsy, turvy on account of unrighteousness etc., the

Universal Supreme sends his chosen few to the right matters and to

restore truth and justice and Dharma to their right face. Of such chosen

few, Sri Sai Baba is one and unique phenomenon.

 

Born as the son of poor Brahmin parents, he when still' very young, was

handed over to a Muhammdan Fakir, who in his turn, placed him under the

kind care of Sri Venkatesa Guru of Selu village. The poor boy was kept

under strict discipline and he strictly followed the path chalked out by

his Guru. He remained with his Guru for nearly a dozen years and had the

super abundant Grace of the Guru. He went to the banks of the Godavari

to serve humanity in a variety of ways, and finally settled at Shirdi

and was called Sai by a Bhakta.

 

The object of this article is to show that Sai Baba has attained the

highest perfections and rose to the rank of an Avatar. Whatever, he has

done, he has shown his marvelous spiritual powers in such a manner that

one cannot hesitate to call him God. What is God if not the Universal

Supreme is omnipotent, omnipresent Omniscient and All-Merciful? His

possession of all these divine attributes can be easily illustrated by a

reference to his life.

 

In the short compass of an article, it is impossible to detail various

innumerable acts of service to humanity that have been done and are

still being done by Baba. Still some outstanding facts may be mentioned.

Baba's quick response from Shirdi to Nana's desire to quench his thirst

while he was on Harischandra Hill, to Nana' request for goblet of tea at

the end of his journey to Ganapahi temple at Padmalaya by means of

mental message to the Saint in charge of the temple to supply tea to the

devotee, Baba's awareness and alertness in saving his devotee Kashiram

from death at the hands of robbers while he was returning with his

merchandise, Baba's power over wind and rain, so that his devotees may

return home safe. Baba's alertness in sending Udhi to Nana's pregnant

daughter at Jamnere providing tonga and peon on the way, Baba's power to

avert death (from Cholera Goddess) of the son of a Bombay lady in May,

June 1917, Baba's powers to report at Shirdi, about incidents occurring

many miles off from Shirdi. Baba's mysterious and miraculous ways of

occurring diseases by a variety of ways, cure of chronic chest disease

of Bhimajee by means of intense pain suffered in dreams. Baba's powers

to grant issue to his devotees D.S.Rasane. Mrs. Aurngabadkar, and

Saptnekar (Lawyer) of Akklkote, Baba's powers to revive the dead child

of M.G.Pradhan, Baba's powers to cure all kinds of fell diseases,

Lunacy, Leprocy, Asthma, Tuberculosis. Baba's powers to teach Sanskrit,

and to talk various languages, Baba's powers of drawing diseases on

himself. Baba's attitude of sacrificing himself (for the sake of his

devotees, Baba's vigilant watch as a guardian angel, Baba's kindness,

justice, impartiality, self-denial generosity, purity, and charitable

disposition, and above all His all merciful nature, Baba's powers in

transforming an Advocate (Sri B.V.N.Swamijee) to become a veteran

propagandist and pracharak of His magnificent work by means of lectures,

publication of his life and Teachings in almost all Indian languages and

by the establishment of mandirams and Samajams in every nook and corner

of India and last but not least important His wonderful power in

transforming an ordinary man ( Sri S.B.Kesavayya, Sub-Registrar,

Penukonda) into a powerful dynamic spiritual force to alleviate the

manifold sufferings and miseries of mankind in a variety of ways ,

Baba's power in destroying one's bad karma by rapid marches and strides,

Baba's marvelous cure of fell diseases by the application of Udhi, and

Baba's inimitable method of self-realization.

 

 

These are some of many instances, which lead to the only irresistible

conclusion that Baba is God. Baba himself has said that he is formless

and is everywhere knows all things, times and places. The above facts

prove clearly that Baba is no other than " THE UNIVERSAL SUPREME " .

 

S.Subba Rao, Pleader.

Gooty, 26-8-43.

(Source Sai Sudha Jan 1944)