Chapter 5 :Sri_Sai_Sat_Charitra_Concise(Version)

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cart near the Kandoba temple at Shirdi, Mahalsapathi exclaimed, ‘Ya, Sai.” He

was our Sai Baba. Initially Baba spend most of His time with saints Devakidas

and Janakidas. Saint Gangajir who came from Pumtabi said: “Shirdi is blessed.

It has with it the priceless gem (Baba).” Ananthanath of Yevela Mutt, the

disciple of Saint Akalkot Maharaj declared to the Shirdi Villagers. “This

person (Baba) is a priceless diamond. You got it because you deserve it.

Shortly you will realize.” In commemoration of Baba’s first visit to Shirdi and

the glory of the neem tree, some devotees wanted in 1912 to install the replica

of the sacred feet (Padukas) of Baba. Upasini Baba gave previous suggestions.

The Padukas in marble were chiseled at Bombay and was brought to Shirdi. Baba

said that they should be installed on shravan poornima day. He touched and

blessed them saying that they were the ‘feet of Lord’ Kaka Dhikxit carried them

over his head in procession of the said day at 11 AM

installation. Uapasini Baba composed the following famous sloka on the Padukas.

Sandha nimba vrukshsya moolathi vasaathSudhasravinam dhikthmapya priyam

thamTharum kalparvikshathigam sadhayanthamNamami eeswaram sadhgurum sai natham.

· Wrestling: Once Baba clashed with a wrestler by name Thamboli at

Shirdi and lost to him. Since then He wore a Kafni and closed His head with a

piece of cloth. He used a piece of sack to sit over. He slept in an old and

dilapidated masjid. His only possessions were-a hookah, tobacco, small tin

container, chatka, a brick, a towel and a long kafni. He constantly kept

burning a fire called dhuni. He was always proclaiming ‘Allah Maalik’ (God is

the only Master). On some days He wore tinkles on his legs and danced in a

place called thagia. · Converting water into oil: Baba used to keep many

lamps lit

throughout the night in the masjid with the oil supplied by the oil mongers of

Shirdi. One day all he merchants joined together and refused Him oil. Baba went

back to the masjid, took the tin container which had a few drops of oil, mixed

water in it and drank it. Then He filled the container with water, poured it in

the lamps and then lit them. The lamps burned throughout that night. Baba told

the frightened merchants to be more truthful in future. · Pseudo Guru

Jawar Ali: A fakir by name Jawar Ali came to Shirdi. By his glib tongue he made

a deceptive show that he was the Guru and Baba his discipline and took the later

to Rahtha. This was not acceptable to Mahalsapathi and other liked-minded

persons. They went to Rahtha and brought both of them back to Shirdi. The

deception that Ali was Guru and Baba the disciple remained only for a short

duration. Ali lost the debate on theology to Gangajir and ran away from Shirdi.

Years later he came back and prostrated at the feet of Baba. By A.

Govindakrishnan "Gurur Brahma Gurur VishnuGurur Devoh Maheshwar;Gurur Shakshat

ParambramhaTashmai Shri Gurur Veh Namah"May the Merciful Sri Sai Baba always

shower His grace on us and our families and remove our problems and anxieties

by giving us all - strength , goodluck, success and happiness with peace of

mind.Sai bhakt,Deepa Hdebu7366