SHRI SAI BABA AND THEORY OF REBIRTHS

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SHRI SAI BABA AND THEORY OF REBIRTHS

(SHRI SAI LEELA MARCH APRIL 1994)

 

      Although Sai Baba lived in a Masjid and dressed like a Muslim Fakir, He

believed in the Hindu theory of re-births. During His talks to His Hindu

devotees, He not only time and again referred to this theory, but by

performing some miracles tried to convince them of this theory.

 

In Ch. 36, one day after lunch, when Shama, the pelted devotee of Sai Baba,

was drying His wet hands with a towel, the latter pinched Shama's cheek.

Shama, therefore, feigning anger, said,

"Deva! Is it proper for You to pinch me like this? We don't want such a

mischievous God, Who pinches us thus. Are we Your dependents? Is this the

fruit of our intimacy?"

Thereupon, note, what Baba said,

"Oh Shama, during the 72 generations that you were with Me, I never touched

you till now and now you resent My pinching you, just once out of fun!" (P.

202-203)

Similarly, in Ch. 51, when Dhurandhar brothers from Bombay first came to

Shirdi, Baba before their arrival had openly declared,

"Many of My Durbar people arc coming."

And when they arrived and prostrated before Him, He said to the devotees

gathered there,

“These are My Durbar people, to whom I referred before."

And to Dhurandhar brothers He said,

 

"We are acquainted with each other for the last 60 generations." (P. 169)

Sai Baba's another devotee Shri Nanasaheb Chandorkar was then secretary to

the collector at Ahmednagar. Sai Baba sent a message to him not once, but

three times with Appa Kulkarni, the village accountant, to come to Him. At

last, Chandorkar came to Shirdi and asked Baba as why He called him.

Thereupon, see, what Baba said,

 

"In the whole world is there only one Nana? Then shouldn't there be some

reason, when I called you only? Myself and you have been together during the

last four births. You are not aware of this, but I know it."

 

In Geeta Ch. 4 also Lord Krishna has told the same thing to Arjun :

Bahttni me vyatifani, janmani tavacharjun

tanyahom vedsarvani, no tvam vettha paranlap

(Arjun! You and I have passed through many births. I know them well, while

you do not, O chastiser of foes!)

 

Lt. Col. M.B. Nimbalkar (Retd.)

PUNE411 001.

 

Sri Satchidananda Sadguru Sainath Maharaj ki Jai !!!

 

Baba Bless us all

 

 

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