SRI SAI BABA -OUR SAVOUR - BY SRI A.S. SUBRAMANIAN

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SRI SAI BABA -OUR SAVOUR - BY SRI A.S. SUBRAMANIAN

 

 

Sri Sai Baba is being looked upon by numerous devotees not as a great

saint, but as an Avatar, as the Creator, Preserver and Destroyer. Let us

make a study of His life and see how Baba acts as the Guardian Angel.

 

It has been said in Bhagavat Gita that one who does not save a person

from death-physical or spiritual (i.e. Samsara) is not a Guru, father,

mother, God husband nor kinsman. Just as Lord Krishna has said in

Bhagavat Gita, " If one devotes his entire mind to me and rest in me, he

need fear nothing for body and soul. If one perpetually thinks of me and

makes me his sole refuge, I am his debtor and will give my head to save

him. " So also Sri Sai has given in repeated words the following

assurance to his devotees: -

 

" I am ever living to help and guide all who come to me, who surrender to

me who seek refuge in me.

:If you cast your burdens on me, I shall surely bear it, "

Baba, a Dharmatma Satyasandascha, never spoke out anything but the

truth. Some instances from his life proving his parental kindness and

vigilence in guarding the life, health and interests of his devotees are

given below.

 

When the worship of Baba with sandal paste by Hindus enraged the Muslims

as desecration of the mosque and when they resolved by force to stop the

puja, Baba invited Mahalsapathy to come near him and worship him as

usual and defied orthodoxy to use its force. Certain took a grave risk

for there were a use its force. Certainly Baba took a grave risk for

there were a large number of Muslims watching with clubs in their hands.

 

On another occasion, Baba offered his throat for cutting when some

Muslim fanatics wanted to put a stop to this kind of worship by

murdering all Hindus approaching Baba.

 

There are innumerable instances of Baba's facing disease to save his

children, the devotees, Baba on one occasion said, " I will not allow my

devotees to come to harm. I have to take thought for my devotees. And if

a devotee is about to fall I stretch out my hands thus and with four and

four hands at time, I support him. I will not let him fail. "

 

Does not Baba save the life of Nana Sahib Chandorkar from the accident

that befell him while driving a tonga near Poona? Does not the all

knowing Baba send in time Udhi to Nana for his daughter's use when she

needed help and protection? As he said once, " Whatever you do, wherever

you may be, ever bear this in mind that I am always aware of everything

you do " . He know the difficulties of his children and runs to their

rescue just as Vishnu ran to the help of Gajendra and Sri Krishna to

Droupathi.

 

Once questioned by a Commissioner about his race, religion and

profession Sai Baba answered that he was Parvardigar in religion engaged

in bestowing Duva, i.e. blessings. His entire lifetime was devoted to

the showering of blessings and although Sai Baba has cast off his

material body, His response to his devotees is just the same as it was

when living and this has been testified by the experiences of thousands

of devotees who go to him.

 

Let us take refuge in Him and get His blessings for four fold

Purushartha of life, Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha.

(Source Sai Sudha March 1944)