SRI SAI SATCHARITA and SATHYAM SIVAM SUNDARAM [11]

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SRI SAI SATCHARITA and SATHYAM SIVAM SUNDARAM

The Life Stories of the Two Avatars of the Age – [11]

SHRI SAI SATCHARITA

The Life of the Divine Avatar Sai Baba of Shirdi

By Hemadpant

CHAPTER XI

Sai, as Sagun Brahman - Dr. Pandit's Worship - Haji Sidik Falke – Control over the Elements

Let us now, in this Chapter, describe the manifest (Sagun) Brahman Sai, how He

was worshipped and how He controlled the elements.

SAI AS SAGUN BRAHMAN

There are two aspects of God or Brahman: (1) the Unmanifest (Nirgun) and (2) the

Manifest (Sagun). The Nirgun is formless, while the Sagun is with form, though

both denote the same Brahman. Some prefer to worship the former, some the

latter. As stated in the Gita (chapter XII) the worship of the latter is easy

and preferable. As man has got a form (body, senses, etc.), it is natural and

easy for him to worship the God with form. Our love and devotion do not develop

unless we worship Sagun Brahman for a certain period of time, and as we advance,

it leads us to the worship (meditation) of Nirgun Brahman. So let us start with

Sagun worship. Image, altar, fire, light, sun, water, Brahman are the seven

objects of worship, but Sadguru is better than all these. Let us, on this

occasion, bring to

our mind the form of Sai, Who was non-attachment Incarnate, and Who was a

resting-place for His whole-hearted devotees. Our faith in His words is the

seat of Asan; and our Sankalpa (determination to start and finish the Pooja) is

the abandonment of all our desires. Some say that Sai was a Bhagwad-bhakta

(devotee of the Lord), others say He was a Maha-Bhagwat (a great devotee), but

to us He is God Incarnate. He was extremely forgiving, never irritable,

straight, soft, tolerant and content beyond comparison. Though He looked

embodied (as having the form), He was really disembodied, emotionless,

unattached and internally free. The Ganges on its way to the sea, cools and

refreshes the creatures affected with heat, gives life to the crops and trees,

and quenches the thirst of

many. Similarly Saints (Souls) like Sai, while they live their own life, give

solace and comfort to all. Lord Krishna has said that 'the Saint is My soul, My

living image, I am He or He is My pure form (Being).' This in-describable Shakti

or Power of God, known as Pure Existence, Knowledge and Bliss, incarnated in the

form of Sai in Shirdi. The Shruti (Taitiriya Upanishad) describes Brahman as

Bliss. This we read or hear daily in the books, but the devout people

experienced this Brahman or Bliss in Shirdi. Baba, the support of all, required

no prop or support (Asan) from anybody. He always used a piece of sackcloth for

His seat, which was covered with a small beautiful bed by His Bhaktas and has a

bolster placed by them, as a rest to His back. Baba respected the feelings of

His devotees and allowed them to worship Him as they liked. Some waved Chamara

or fans before Him, some played on musical instruments, some washed His hands

and Feet, some others applied scent and chandan, some

gave betel nut with leaves and other things, and some others offered naiveidya.

Though He looked like living in Shirdi, He was present everywhere. This

all-pervasiveness of His way daily experienced by His devotees. Our humble

prostration to this all-pervasive Sadguru.

DR. PANDIT'S WORSHIP

One Dr. Pandit, a friend of Tatyasaheb Noolkar, once came to Shirdi for Baba's

Darshan. After saluting Baba, he stayed in the Masjid for some time. Baba asked

him to go to Dadabhat Kelkar. He went to Dadabhat, by whom he was well received.

Then Dadabhat left his house for Pooja and Dr. Pandit accompanied him. Dadabhat

worshipped Baba. Nobody until then dared to apply sandal paste to Baba's

forehead. Only Mahalasapati used to apply it to His throat. But this

simple-hearted devout, Dr. Pandit, took Dabadhat's dish containing

Pooja-materials and taking sandal-paste out of it, drew a Tripundra, i.e. there

horizontal lines on Baba's forehead. To the surprise of all, Baba kept silent

without uttering a single word. Then Dadabhat that evening asked Baba, "How is

it, that though You object to the

sandal-paste being applied by others to Your forehead, but You allowed Dr.

Pandit to do so now?" Baba replied that Dr. Pandit believed Him to be the same

as his Guru, Raghunath Maharaja of Dhopeshwar, known as Kaka Puranik, and he

applied the paste to His forehead, as he was doing to his Guru. Hence He could

not object. On enquiry, Dr. Pandit told Dadabhat that he took Baba as his Guru

Kaka Puranik, and hence he marked the Tripundra on Baba's forehead, as he did

on his Guru's head.

Though Baba allowed the devotees to worship Him as they pleased, still

sometimes, He acted in a strange way. Sometimes, He threw away the Pooja-dish

and was wrath Incarnate, then who could approach Him? Sometimes, He scolded the

devotees, at times; He looked softer than wax, a statue of peace and

forgiveness. Though He seemed to shake with anger and His red eyes rolled round

and round, still, He was internally a stream of affection and motherly love.

Immediately, He called out His devotees and said, that He ever angry with His

devotees; that if mothers kicked their children and if the sea turned back the

rivers, He would neglect the devotees' welfare: that He, the slave of His

devotees, always stood by them, and responded to them, whenever they called

upon Him, and that He always longed

for their love.

HAJI SIDIK FALKE

There was no knowing, when Baba would accept a devotee. That depended on His

sweet will. Sidik Falke's story is to the point. One Mohammedan gentleman by

name Sidik Falke of Kalyan, after making a pilgrimage to Mecca and Madina, came

to Shirdi. He lived in a Chavadi, facing north, and sat in the open courtyard of

the Masjid. For nine months, Baba ignored him, and did not allow him to step

into the Masjid. Falke felt much disconsolate, and did not know what to do.

Somebody advised him not to be disappointed; but to try to approach Baba

through Shama (Madhavarao

Deshpande), a close and intimate devotee of Baba. He told him that as they

approach the God Shiva through his servant and devotee, Nandi, so Baba should

be approached through Shama. Falke liked the idea and implored Shama to

intercede for him. Shama agreed and on a convenient occasion spoke to Baba

about him thus: - "Baba, why don't You allow the old Haji to step into the

Masjid, while so many persons freely come and go, after taking Your Darshan;

why not bless him once?" Baba replied, "Shama, you are too young to understand

things. If the Fakir (Allah) does not allow, what can I do? Without His grace,

who will climb into the Masjid? Well, go to him and ask him whether he will

come to the narrow footpath near the Barvi well." Shama went and returned with

an affirmative answer. Again Baba said to Shama, "Ask him whether he is willing

to pay me the sum of Rs. 40,000/- in four installments." Shama went and returned

with the answer that he was willing to pay even 40 Lakh. Again Baba

said to Shama- "We are going to butcher a goat in the Masjid, so ask him,

whether he would like to have mutton, haunch or testicles of the goat." Shama

returned with the answer that the Haji would be happy to receive a small crumb

from Baba's kolamba (mud pot). Hearing this Baba got excited and with His hands

threw away the earthen jars and kolamba and straightway advanced to the Haji and

lifting His Kafni up with His hands said - "Why do you brag and fancy yourself

great and pose yourself as an old Haji? Do you read Koran like this? You are

proud of your pilgrimage to Mecca, but you do not know Me." Being thus scolded,

the Haji was confounded. Baba then went back to the Masjid, purchased a few

Baskets of mangoes and sent them to the Haji. Then again Baba

went to the Haji and taking out Rs.55/- from His pocket, gave them to the Haji.

>From that time, Baba loved the Haji, invited him for meals and the Haji,

thereafter, came into the Masjid whenever he liked. Baba gave him at times some

rupees and thus the Haji was enlisted in Baba's Darbar.

BABA'S CONTROL OVER THE ELEMENTS

We shall close this Chapter after describing two incidents showing Baba's

control over the elements. (1) Once at evening time, there was a terrible storm

at Shirdi. The sky was overcast with thick black clouds. The winds began to blow

forcibly; the clouds roared and the lighting began to flash, and the rains began

to descend in torrents. In a short time, the whole place was flooded with water,

all the creatures, birds, beasts and men got terribly frightened; and they all

flocked to the Masjid for shelter. There are many local deities in Shirdi, but

none of them came to their help. So they all prayed to Baba - their God, Who

was fond of their devotion, to intercede and quell the storm. Baba was much

moved. He came out and standing at the edge of the Masjid, addressed the storm

in a loud

and thunderous voice - "Stop, stop your fury and the calm." In a few minutes the

rains subsided, the winds ceased to blow, and the storm came to a stop. Then the

moon rose in the sky, and the people then went back home well-pleased, (2) On

another occasion at noon the fire in the Dhuni began to burn brightly, its

flames were seen to be reaching the rafters above. The people who were sitting

in the Masjid did not know what to do. They dared not to ask Baba to pour water

or do anything to quench the flames. But Baba soon came to realize, what was

happening. He took up His Satka (short stick) and dashed it against a pillar in

front, saying - "Get down, be calm." At each stroke of the Satka, the flames

began to lower and slow down; and in a few minutes the

Dhuni became calm and normal.

This is our Sai, an Incarnation of God. He will bless any man who will prostrate

and surrender himself to Him. He, who will read the stories of this Chapter

daily with faith and devotion, will soon be free from all calamities; not only

this, but always attached and devoted to Sai, he will get very soon God-vision:

all his desires will be fulfilled and being ultimately desireless, he will

attain the Supreme. Amen!

BOW TO SHRI SAI -- PEACE BE TO ALL

*****

SATHYAM SIVAM SUNDARAM - Part I

The Life of the Divine Avatar Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

By N. Kasturi, M.A., B.L.

THE TEACHER

Devotees have succeeded in persuading Baba to grant them the pleasure of

welcoming and worshipping Him in their own towns and homes. On such occasions

it is but natural that they should desire more and more people to receive the

benefit of His discourses. Baba has often agreed to these requests, and at

Chittoor, Trivandrum, Bombay, and other

places, many have had the chance of personally paying homage to Him. He has also

held public meetings at many towns, thus giving thousands the unique and

unforgettable pleasure of listening to His captivating voice and

strength-giving words.

Baba has love toward all. He does not make any distinction between a village or

a city. He responds readily to requests of seekers to visit remote villages,

and is at home in either a governor's palace or a grass-covered hut. When He

visits devotees in their homes, His party consists of only a few, because He

does not like to impose hardship upon the devotees' time, hospitality, and

purse. He is very able to look after Himself and can dispense with the

aristocratic impediment of an entourage. His kindness and consideration toward

those who accompany Him is such that they are apt to feel they are a burden on

Baba's attention rather than help!

Baba has traveled a number of times through Tamilnadu, visiting such places as

Coimbatore, Trichinopoly, Tanjore, Salem, also Tinnevelly. He has been to

Hyderabad

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has visited Ellora and Ajanta to show them to His devotees, for He has no need

to go to places in order to see them! He can describe any place anywhere to the

minutest detail without actually having been there physically. He has journeyed

to Delhi, Rishikesh, Kashmir, Mathura, Brindavan, and Bombay. He has traveled

many times along the East Coast road from Madras to the Krishna and Godavari

Deltas, stopping at Nellore, Ongole, Guntur, Nuzvid, Chebrole, Rajahmundry,

Peddapuram, Samalkot and Masulipatam, meeting devotees and others. He has

visited distant places such as Bhadrachalam and Aukiripalli. In Karnataka Baba

has been to Bellary, Hospet, Mercara, Mysore, and Mandya, and has spent many

weeks in Madras, Kodaikanal, Ootacamund, and Nandanavananm in Whitefield near

Bangalore

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A devotee once told Baba, "I heard that your Kerala tour was most pleasant and

wonderful. I am sad that I was not destined to join." Baba replied, "Have the

confidence and hope that when next such an opportunity arises you may be able

to join. Meanwhile listen to the account given by those who joined, and be

happy." The devotee was referring to a very dramatic, indeed astonishing,

miracle, which happened at Kanyakumari. In the evening, when the sky was

transformed into a carnival of colors, pinks and purples, and the clouds

bedecked themselves with golden fringes; Baba proceeded to the seashore with

His party and played in the waves of the three seas that mingle there. Each

wave appeared to be more eager than the previous one to touch His lotus Feet,

to offer Him its own special homage.

Suddenly, as if aware of the yearning of the seas, Baba stood facing the waters

and said to those beside Him, "See! The ocean is welcoming Me with a garland."

At that very moment a stately wave a few yards away, advancing majestically

toward the shore, swept over Baba's Feet and receded. Imagine the wonder and

amazement of everyone when they found around His Feet an exquisite pearl

garland swaying and swinging with every surge of the waves! One hundred and

eight translucent pearls, each a priceless gem strung on a thread of gold! How

charming Baba looked!

Some of the questions answered by Baba on that great day were:

"Is all this creation just illusion?"

"No. Taking it as creation is the illusion."

"Are epic poems such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata true?"

"True? They only give some part of the Truth; for example, when you speak about

Me to others, you are not able to describe Me fully, are you?"

"Why should God come down as man to reinstate morality and spiritual striving?

Is not mere will enough?"

"Of course, it can be done by mere will; but how are you to get all this bliss

if God does not come in human form? When there is a small local disturbance, a

police constable is enough to put it down; when the trouble is threatening to

develop into sizable proportions, a police inspector is sent; when it grows

into a riot, the superintendent of police himself has to quell it; but when as

now, all mankind is threatened with moral ruin, the inspector general comes

down, that is, the Lord comes down with His army of saintly men and seekers."

"Where does an incarnation take place?"

"At the place where spiritual exercises can best be undertaken."

"How can we know that you are Sai Baba of Shirdi?"

"It is difficult for you; when I 'went' the other day as an old man to save

Venkataraman's child on the road near Bagepalli, he did not recognize Me. He

believed that I was a villager named Jodi Adipalli Somappa, when I gave that

name!"

"How can we realize the identity between this body and the Shirdi body?""Those

who worship Sai Baba of Shirdi have not understood Him; and you, too, have not

understood Me. It is only those who have understood both who can pronounce

judgment, is it not so?"

The next day the party reached Courtallam on the way to Surandai. In the evening

there was chanting outside the Travancore House. Baba invited questions in

answer to which He gave these inspiring words of guidance.

"I am behind every spiritually earnest student. He turns back to see Me, but how

can he? I am still at his back. Sometimes in a flash, I give him My Vision out

of My own Will."

"God is beginningless, but people have started quarreling because they say, 'God

is mine, mine!' In the realm of individuals, there is both good and bad; in the

realm of angels, there is only good; in the realm of souls, both are equal; in

the realm of the Oversoul, there is neither good nor bad."

"There is no atheist or sinner; all will realize God sooner or later".

"I shall pardon a hundred faults of yours. First examine whether you have

followed My advice, and then judge whether My words have come true."

"There are tests held every week and every month and there are quarterly and

half yearly examinations in school. But it is only after the final examinations

are held and the papers are marked that the results are announced and you are

declared 'passed' or 'failed.' Do well in each test and earn the Grace of the

Examiner".

"You can either destroy or make your destiny; the attitude which you cultivate

can either burn it or breed it. Indians have to learn this from the Westerners.

People of this country instill fear even into the minds of young children. 'You

will fall; you will hurt yourself,' they are told. Children are not trained to

climb trees or swim or do a hundred other useful actions. They are warned about

ghosts, thieves, and they grow up in mortal dread. Children must learn

self-reliance, courage and enthusiasm".

"There are three stages of spiritual struggle - the ordinary man, the man who

strives spiritually, and the man who becomes one with the Lord of all. First

there are three entities: World, living being, and Lord; then they reduce

themselves to two: Living-being and Lord. Finally, only Lord remains as all

three. All this creation has been made possible with only these two: Matter and

consciousness."

"Vidwan Chowdiah, the violinist, plays 400 musical themes - not with a violin of

400 strings, but with a violin having four strings, doesn't he? God and His

Power have made this world! Here all are impersonations of the Oversoul; one

asks, ten listen; one answers and all are satisfied."

"When the rays of the sun are caught and concentrated on a point by a piece of

glass, it produces fire; when the rays of the Lord's Grace are thus

concentrated, it will light up the Higher Mind."

"The Lord has ordained sorrow, for without sorrow, man will not cling to God; it

is something like dietary and other restrictions which the doctor prescribes in

order to supplement the effect of his drug."

"Faith will come only if you develop hunger for God; a man who does not feel

hunger will not relish a feast."

"For concentration and meditation, there are certain steps and stages which have

to be followed; random pursuit of spiritual ideals is no good."

"If you ask Me which is more useful, recitation of the Name or contemplation of

the Form, I will say, 'that which induces steadier faith in you."

"In the meditation the lips and the tongue should not move; meditation has to be

mental. If you adhere to the path of truth, failure will not appear as failure;

misery will not appear miserable."

Wherever Baba stays, He grants personal interviews following the same procedure

as at Prashanthi Nilayam. He confers the boons of consolation, courage and

faith on all who seek them. He encourages people to arrange for the singing in

chorus of the Name of the Lord. Very often He trains them in the singing of

songs. Thus Baba moves from place to place, making all hearts bloom in joy,

showering His Blessings on all who are afflicted or who seek comfort, proving

by miracles every moment that He has assumed the human form for the upliftment

of mankind.

"I AM HERE"

On the evening of the eight of September 1958, Baba addressed a vast gathering

of the people of Nuzid and the surrounding villages in the spacious grounds of

the Elamarru Palace. He began by saying that men have lost the path and are

traversing the devious by-ways that take them away from the goal. Man alone, He

said, has the capacity to

recognize the right road and retrace his steps, constantly correcting himself.

He must use this capacity of self-contemplation on the Godhead, and know that

there is peace and happiness in the Higher Life. He mentioned that sorrow and

unrest can all be traced to want of intellectual courage. Suddenly His words

were cut short. He fell back in His chair and became stiff and motionless. He

had "gone" out of His Body to convey the consoling message, "I am here," to one

in dire distress! It was 7:25. There was an eerie stillness in the air. The

audience was breathless. The ticking of the clock in front of Him could be

heard in the deep silence. Five minutes later He "came back," and resuming the

address, said, "This is My Duty! Wherever I am, whatever I may

be doing when the distressed devotee calls, I have to go and give him succor."

Then He continued for over an hour on the master-disciple relationship, on the

body as the temple of the Lord, and the disciplines necessary to sublimate the

passions of man.

Another similar incident occurred on the twenty-fourth of November 1958. It was

the Swing Festival at Puttaparthy, part of the birthday celebrations of

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba. The swing at the eastern end of the Hall was

beautifully decorated with flowers. At the earnest pleading of devotees, Baba

seated Himself on it. Prayer songs were sung. There were also music and

addresses on religious subjects given by several devotees. All at once Baba

"heard a call" fell back on the pillows and became "unconscious" of the

happenings at Puttaparthy. He had become aware of a dropsy patient at Hyderabad

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suddenly suffered a heart attack and was being lifted into an ambulance. Baba

gave him a Vision of Himself and the curative Ash, and "came back" to the Swing

Hall. He was "away" only two and a half minutes. As He said at Nuzid, He had to

go; His Duty, as He called it, beckoned Him. How can one describe the Infinite

Mercy of the Lord! His Infinite Powers!

During these years this mercy has been evinced in many forms, but the most

dramatic is the "extra corporeal journey" which He undertakes. As early as

1940, when He was almost fourteen years old, He aroused the consternation of

everyone by "going out" without warning. On the first historic occasion it was

mistaken to be the sting of a scorpion and the consequent "unconsciousness."

It is seldom that He discloses the place to which He has gone or mentions the

people who receive His Grace, but the incidents which He or others have

revealed are so numerous that one can attest these "journeys" have taken Him to

such far flung places as the Assam Frontier, the Kashmir Front, the Swiss

Valley, the Nallamalai Forest, the seashore of Bombay, and many other places in

India and beyond. The body of Baba can sometimes be seen making gestures and

movements such as dragging, pulling, lifting, bandaging, and extracting. Later

He explains them as gestures of His actual saving of someone from being

drowned, burned, run over, crushed, or jammed. Once He said He had been to the

town of

10pt">Bolarum at the same time that He was talking to a group of devotees at

Muthukur on the terrace of a house. He had "gone" there because a jeep had

overturned, and a devotee was pinned underneath. Baba ran to him with the

message, "Why fear, when I am here?" He extricated the devotee, and said after

He "returned" that He had remained by the devotee's side until "a passenger bus

arrived and transported him to a hospital."

During the Razakar troubles and thieving in Hyderabad, when the life of a

devotee was in imminent peril, Baba "went" to his rescue. He went through the

motions only of beating some people near Him on the Nilayam terrace, which He

explained later was indicative of the actual treatment He administered to

thieves with hundredfold effect at Hyderabad

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On another occasion, a villager named Bhimaiah, who had quarreled with his

brother about the sharing of produce, came to Puttaparthy, hoping to remain

there on the charity of the pilgrims. Baba chastised him for being a burden on

others, for with a little more patience and love, he could be happy with his

brother in his own village. He assured him that His Grace would be with him

wherever he was, and told him to return. Bhimaiah took this sadly to heart, as

though Baba had driven him out. In despair he threw himself across a railroad

track on a dark night, hoping that the wheels of an advancing train would end

his misery. But Baba's Grace was and is all pervading. He "hurried" to Bhimaiah

on the railway line and pushed him aside just in time. Those with Baba at

Puttaparthi could see from His gestures

that He was pushing something heavy. Baba "came to" with an exclamation about

Bhimaiah who had so foolishly misinterpreted His advice! Bhimaiah felt, as he

later explained, that Baba clasped his hand and dragged him down the slope of

the mound on which he lay. Tearful with repentance, he returned immediately to

Baba at Puttaparthy before rejoining his brother. Even now when devotees ask

Bhimaiah why he put Baba to the bother of a "trans-corporeal journey" by his

foolhardiness, he hangs his head in shame and pleads that they not pursue a

matter so painful to him.

Baba often "leaves" the body, goes to a devotee's side during the last moments

of his earthly career, and gives Darshan, the joy of seeing Him in person. One

evening He "left" to give this joy to a person whose name He announced

immediately after He "came back" to His Body. When He was asked, "So this event

happened at Maddanur?" He contradicted and said. "No, no, the death was on the

road. The person was being taken to another place. Death was caused by heart

failure." Later the bereaved husband revealed in a letter that because of lack

of oxygen apparatus at the local hospital, his sick wife had to be taken in a

taxi to a town twenty miles away. She passed away in the taxi, with the words,

"Sai, Sai" on her lips.

At Horsley Hills, while proceeding to the dining hall one night, Baba seemed on

the verge of a "journey" but murmured to Himself, "There is still a little

time" and walked to His table. During the dinner, He "left" to give Darshan to

a dying man!

Sometime ago, while on one of these journeys of mercy, He repeated, "Water,

water" a number of times, and was brought a glass of water which was held to

His Lips. He did not notice it at all. When told that He had asked for it, He

smiled and said, "If I ask for water to be given a dying man somewhere, you

bring water here! Is it not so?" Strange are the ways of God! That is why

perhaps Baba says often, "Do not waste your time and energy trying to find

explanations for My deeds. Understand yourself and your own nature first. That

will give the clue even to Me".

Baba need not "transcend" His physical Body in order to appear elsewhere or

apply relief. Sometimes He just pauses while sitting, then "comes to" in a few

seconds. Meanwhile, the journey and the communication of Grace are

accomplished!

One day, while in the midst of a story about one of the Ministers of Manu

Chakravarthi, Baba "left" His Body for about ten seconds, and upon "coming

back" resumed the story! Only a few of the more attentive listeners noticed

anything out of the ordinary. Moments later a man entered Baba's room, and He

asked him, "Did you get the telegram?" It seems he did. "What does it say?

Prasad has high fever, does he not?" asked Baba. The man had not opened it yet.

The envelope containing the message was passed to Baba. He tore it open. It

stated that Prasad had fever and that his temperature was 104 degrees. Baba

said, "Don't worry at all; I have been there just now; the boy is out of

danger". Prasad, they were told, was at the house of the man who had come into

Baba's room; Prasad was 250 miles

away!

Baba saves, guards, directs, dictates, even while talking, singing, or moving

about. Once in His room at Prashanthi Nilayam, while a group of devotees was

engaged in cutting cloth into three-yard lengths for distribution to the poor,

Baba suddenly asked, "Parthasarathi! You think I am here now with you, with a

pair of scissors, cutting this cloth, do you not? Do you know, I have been to

Madras just now, to see your Kusa? The little fellow developed diphtheria and

your brother has taken him to the hospital. Don't worry, my dear fellow, I have

given him my Vision and

curative Ash; he will be all right soon". All were astonished at the

announcement. Parthasarathi fell at Baba's Feet. This evidence of Baba’s Power

and Grace overwhelmed him.

With His characteristic sense of humor, Baba speaks of these incidents as "My

visiting card!" He is announcing that He is the Lord Himself, the same Lord who

comes instantaneously to the rescue of many devotees, the same Lord who presents

Himself before those who call out for Him. In His Grace He presents His

"visiting card" even to fleeting visitors who come to Puttaparthy because of

curiosity.

CONTINUED…

With Sai love from Sai brother M. Palaniswamy

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