My Experience about Sai Baba

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MY EXPERIENCE ABOUT SAI BABA

By : — Shri Y. Nagarjuna Rao Hyderabad.

For the protection of the virtuous and for the destruction of the evil, the

Almighty manifests Himself in a form and a name chosen by Him. Bhagawan

Sai Baba of Shirdi is one of such manifestations of the Divine who has

descended on the earth to save humanity from moral decay. The Divine Will

was evidenced right from the very inception of the Avatar i.e. the secrecy

of His birth. No body can vouchsafe Baba's caste or the place of his birth

excepting several vague theories put forward by some of his contemporaries.

He was loved and worshipped by Hindus and Muslims alike. People coming

from all areas and from all faiths flocked to Shirdi to prostrate at His

holy feet for their salvation. He was a Hindu living in Masjid. He was a

Muslim for whom the Mosque was " Dwaraka Mayi ". He is a servant to his

devotees having no limitations of caste, creed or religion. Everyone has a

right to demand anything he wants from Him. for, He is father, mother and

sadguru to the entire humanity. Every minute aspect of this Avatar was so

precisely moulded with meticulous care by Baba Himself, with a specific

mission of establishing harmony among Muslims and Hindus. He is an

incarnation of the Supreme Power reflected in different faiths. His

teachings represent the gist of different faiths. Any attempt to describe

this Deva and His glory can only be a part of it and not the whole.

"If a man utters my name with love I shall fulfill all wishes increase his

devotion and if he sings earnestly my life and my deeds him I shall beset in

front and back and all sides " — Satcharitra.

The above assurance of Baba is a matter of personal experience for several

thousands of devotees, who look to him and who are looked after by him. In

this connection I wanted to narrate my own humble experience with the

blessings of Saibaba which I think will appeal to all those who admire the

supremacy of any faith by scientific reasoning or logic.

It was in the year 1970 that I happened to go to Bombay on some personal

work. As it happened to be my first visit I went for sight-seeing to

several places in and around Bombay Suddenly I felt that I should go to

Shirdi and visit the Mahasamadhi of Saibaba more out of curiosity rather

than devotion. But the visit was to be put off because of my

brother-in-law's arrival from the United States. I was very much

disappointed and silently prayed to Baba that if He were to be a God. He

should bless me with an opportunity to go to Shirdi. In the meanwhile a

very interesting thing happened. We received a cable that my

brother-in-law's scheduled arrival had to be postponed on account of his

prolonged stay enroute. Thus the seeds of faith were sowed in my heart

by an unexpected accomplishment of my desire Immediately I was in search of

a person who could, help me with the details of the pilgrimage. When I was

proceeding from Andheri to Dadar by electric train I surprisingly came

across a devotee of Saibaba who guided me with minute details. Thus the

very first visit to the Shrine proved to be a preplanned sankalpa of Baba

Himself to draw me towards him. After taking a bath I went for a darshan

which made me extremely happy. For a moment there appeared nothing but

Saibaba's form in every thing I saw in Shirdi. I prayed to Baba that He

should help me with his Grace and give me solace and comfort throughout my

life. I happened to make a study of several books available at Shirdi

which makes one to feel that He is not merely a superhuman form but the

omnipotent God Himself. Since then my faith in Baba was steadily

growing. One of my close friends was blessed with a daughter.

Unfortunately she had an attack of paralysis and as a result of which she

was not in a position to move her hands. My friend felt very unhappy as

the treatment given by doctors did not produce the desired results. He had

lost all hopes of recovery and felt dejected. I gave him a little vibhuti

which I brought from Shirdi and asked him to apply it to the affected hand

with complete faith in Baba's mercy. Though he was not personally a believer

in Saibaba he consented to do. it on my persistence. He told me that he

would worship Baba as God if the Vibhuti helped the recovery of his child in

any way With the application of vibhuti there was a tremendous improvement

and very soon the baby recovered responding very well. to the medical

treatment which was a big surprise even to the Physician as he himself was

not quite confident about the outcome of his trial. The grateful father of

the child has become an ardent devotee of Saibaba. Such was the kindness of

the Saint who responds to the call of humanity if only the persons look to

Him.

Saibaba's life and teachings are beneficial to the entire humanity. Baba

never discouraged anybody from following his own faith and customs, on the

other hand, He used to allow everyone to have his own way, but correct them

only when they go wrong. He is moved by true, sincere devotion, simple

living and sincere effort to lead a good life. There are no restrictions for

any one to join the family of Saibaba if only he surrenders his ego at His

feet. Baba preached to everyone who was near and dear to him to see Him in

all the human beings and thus advocated universal love. Baba's participation

in Sri Rama Navami on one hand and in Ramzan on the other, indicates that no

one should draw a clear line of distinction between one faith and another.

He allowed people to perform 'arti' in a Masjid with equal affection as he

allowed Muslims to perform sandal procession. The following advice of Baba,

as sung by Hemadpant in his famous satcharitra would indicate Baba's

stature.

" Be wherever you like, do whatever you choose, remember this well, that all

what you do is known to me. I am the inner ruler of all and seated in their

hearts. I envelope all the creatures, movable and immovable world. I am the

controller, the wire puller of this show of this universe. I am the mother

origin of all beings ".

The above words of Baba reveal his Omnipotent and Omniscient nature of Sri

Saibaba of Shirdi.

May His form, which destroys our ignorance and sin, be ever fixed in our

eyes. .

 

 

Source SRI SAI LEELA MAGAZINE DECEMBER 1973