Sri Sai Baba (The Divine) An Avatar

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7.SRI SAI BABA (THE DIVINE) AN AVATAR

 

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.

ADopted from Sai Sudha Jan 1944