Guest guest Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 When soon thereafter, the actual message about Shri Baba's Mahasamadi reached him, he went post haste to Shirdi with a platoon of his disciples. For full twenty-four hours, he and his disciples sang the glory of God's names continuously and placed this figurative garland of God's names on the Mahasamadhi as their humble tribute to Shri Baba, who was the very image of God. Das Ganu passed away at a ripe old age, full of honours, a King among Kirtankars and a cynosure to the eyes of the devout. The main purpose of this brief article is to bring out how on one occasion Das Ganu was moved to tears by a miracle which Shri Baba worked on him. On one of his several pilgrimages to Shirdi, Das Ganu sought Baba's permission to go to Prayag for a holy dip in the Ganga waters, at their confluence with Jamna and Saraswati at Prayag. The time when he intended to go there was very auspicious; but Shri Baba would not give the permission. Shri Baba told him that such a long and costly journey was unnecessary, as Prayag was where he stood if only he had firm faith in Shri Baba. On this assurance from Shri Baba, Das Ganu instantly prostrated himself on Shri Baba's feet and lo and behold, a trickle of water began to drip from Shri Baba's toes ! Overwhelmed by this graceful miracle, Das Ganu, there and then, spontaneously, composed a song to immortalise this experience. This song shows the high degree of honour and devotion that Shri Das Ganu had for Shri Baba. An English rendering of this Marathi song is given below for the benefit of those Sai devotees, who do not understand or speak Marathi. The song occurs in Chapter 4 of Shri Sai Satcharita written by Shri Annasaheb Dabnolkar, a sincere devotee of Shri Sai Baba. Song 1. "O King of Sadgurus, Your prowess and Leelas are inscrutable. You are the mercy boat by which the Jada Jeevas would cross the ocean of samsar. 2. You became for me Lord Krishna and took me to Prayag to bathe me in the Ganga-Jamuna waters dripping from Your two toes. 3. You Yourself have become Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh and stride the wide earth. (to be contd...) By R. S. Gavankar Bombay-400052 Sri Satchidananda Sadguru Sainath Maharaj ki Jai !!! Baba Bless us all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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