Sai Darshan

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Sai Darshan

Everyday is a Sai Day. However, somehow, Thursday has become more

important to me since past few years. On this day, I am more

conscientious of Sai and whomsoever I meet on that day, I presume the

form of Sai in him and bow to him reverentially in my mind.

 

Sai is always with us. Whoever wants Him gets Him. Whoever takes one

step towards Him; He takes complete care of him and also visits him

frequently. Of course, we recognize Him only when He vanishes like a

flash.

 

I remember very vividly, about a year and a half back, on a Thursday,

when I was at Shirdi in the early morning itself, myself and two of my

Sai brothers, Shri Jagat Advani and Ramesh Raisinghani, were going

towards Chawadi side, one crippled bro-ther asked for milk and there was

a boy, who wanted to sell the milk. Immediately, I purchased the milk

and gave it to that crippled person.

 

At about 8'O Clock, on the same day, Shirdi Sai came in His usual human

form. He came in His usual form - yes -except the difference that He

appeared to be younger in age. He came and from out of three of us,

myself, Shri Jagat Advani presently Editor, Sansthan Sarthi (Sindhi),

and Advocate Ramesh Raisinghaui, who were near the canteen, he addressed

me alone as " Krishna, Chai Pilao " . My name is Kishin, the abbreviated

word for Krishna, commonly spoken in our community. I was wonderstruck

as to how he knows my name and out of the three of us he addressed me

alone as Krishna by name. I saw in Him the form of Sai and bowed to Him

in my mind and gave him a coupon for a cup of tea. Lord comes in His

form, makes Him-self known well; still we miss Him as we are deeply

engrossed in worldly life. We feel low to bow to Him reverentially in

Public. Same day at about 11.30, myself and Shri Ramesh Raisinghani,

were standing outside the Bhakt Niwas and Shri Jagat Advani had gone to

the office to pay some donation to Shirdi Sansthan. I may mention here

that Shri Jagat Advani, is a pious and noble soul. He is a man of little

means, but for a good cause he has a big heart. Wherever he goes, he

donates to his mite. He gives money to down-trodden people. He does it

so selflessly and shyly that nobody comes to know much of it. His wife,

also who was a teacher by Profession and who is now retired never lags

behind him and contributes to her mite; addition to her husband,

wherever she goes. Sai came again it the same form of Shirdi Sai Baba at

about 11.30 and addresses, to me alone as " Krishna, Khana Khilao " . I was

about to give him a coupon for Khana, when I noticed that he had a Beedi

in his finger tips, I disliked this and said in my mind that it was no

good to encourage such people, who spend money on smoking and instead, I

thought of purchasing about a kilo of guava (Peru worth Re. 1/- only and

giving to four/five persons. I thought to wait for Shri Jagat Advani and

then to purchase the guava, because he may also like to purchase. I,

therefore, went upstairs in the office of Shirdi Sansthan, where Shri

Jagat Advani was paying donation and within half-a-minute I came back to

see that Shri Sai had left - yes - He had vanished. Later, whole day and

until I was at Shirdi, I searched for Him throughout, but could not find

Him anywhere in the same human form. I have gone to Shirdi thereafter

also a number of times, but I have never come across that same human

form of Shirdi Sai.

 

From my little experience, I feel that we should always be alert and

vigilant. He comes in any form - at any time - at any place. We must,

therefore, pray to Him constantly, to give us Subuddhi, so that we

perceive His form. We should also culti-vate the habit of seeing Him in

everyone and never everybody as Sai in that form.

K. H. Bhuraney

Ulhasnagar

(Source Shri Sai Leela June 1978)