Chapter 18 & 19 :Sri_Sai_Sat_Charitra_Concise(Version)

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Charitra in seven days and on the seventh day Baba appeared in his dream. Next

day Baba told Kaka Dhikxit that if Sathe did one more parayana God would be

pleased and release him from the clutches of material word. As He uttered these

words, Hemad Panth who was massaging the Feet of Baba thought: 'I am reading

Guru Charitra for forty years in vain, while Sathe had the benefit in seven

days. Alas! My seven years of Shirdi life has gone a waste.' Immediately Baba

asked him to get up and go to Shama's house, get fifteen rupees from him as His

dakshina and have a chat with him also. Hemad Panth came to Shama's house. Shama

told him that he was not having fifteen rupees and hence Hemad panth should take

his fifteen prostrations to Baba.He then narrated an event about Baba. "Once a

lady called Radha Bai Deshmukh from Sangamaner came to see Baba. and then vowed

not to take even water until Baba gave her a mantra upadesa. Since the lady

started sinking I pleaded Baba to intervene and Baba called that lady and

addressed thus: 'You are my mother. Please listen to me. My Guru did not utter

any mantra in my ear. He shaved off my head and took from me two paise (faith

and patience) as dakshina. Then how can I do it for you? I sought refuge in my

Guru for twelve years. I had nothing but my Guru for meditation. He also did

not expect anything from me. Mother tortoise nourishes its siblings with the

mere thought of them though they are not by its side. Siblings too do nothing

but thinking about their mother. Oh! Mother! Take me as the sole refuge of your

thought, action and speech. Look at me with deep heart. I too will do the same

to you. Do not attempt to seek any mantra or upadesa from any one. I speak only

truth from this

masjid.' On hearing this story Hemad Panth's eyes were filled with tears. By

then they heard the bells clang from masjid for noon aratfti and both rushed

there. Baba asked Hemati Panth to recapitulate all that he heard from Shama.

Then He filled his hands with sugar candy and said: " Worship Me in the form as

you see Me day and night here. If you implant the theme of this story in your

mind ,your life will be as sweet as these sugar candies.' At that moment the

arathi was over and the assembled crowd shouted in ecstasy "'Jai Sal Ram". Let

us also shout so. *Baba used to say: 'No one including animals come to us

without any link of previous birth. To those who come hungry let us offer food.

Invite them lovingly. If some one seeks money and you do not want to give, then

don't give: but do not bark. Let people say hundreds of things against you. But

do not retort with

bitter words. God alone is our only protector. None else. His wish alone shall

prevail. Let the world go up side down. You remain steadfast in your ideals."

*Baba said that talking ill of a person on his back tantamount to a pig eagerly

swallowing excreta. He used to advise each one in a different manner suited to

that person. Baba also advised not to take any body's service free."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

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