A BRIEF LIFE SKETCH OF GURUDEV H. H. NARASIMHA SWAMIJI

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BECOMES A SAI DEVOTEE

In 1936, Narasimha Swamiji visited the Samadhi of Sri Sai Baba. It was a

memorable event in his life. He stood silently watching the Samadhi. It was

the happiest moment in his life. Baba spoke to him in eloquent silence. Sai

Baba kindled the light in Swamiji. It was an everlasting, spiritual bliss lo

him. He expressed his joy as follows :

 

"My hunger for spiritual food was not satisfied, till I came to Shirdi. At

Shirdi, I was given more than I could lake. I had at last discovered my

Sadguru. He is Samartha Sadguru and I live in constant communion with him."

 

Swamiji was surprised to find, how, for nearly sixty years, a great saint

had lived and blessed so many in that neglected village. Swamiji wanted all

to experience this spiritual bliss, which Sai Baba can bestow on us. In

nineteen thirties, the number of persons seeking solace at the feet of Sri

Sai Baba of Shirdi was very small. He also wanted to carry Baba's message to

his home province touring every town and village and spread Baba's gospel

everywhere in India. He knew enough Marathi to seek and collect information

from those, who were lucky enough to come into personal contact with his

Master, Sai Maharaj.

 

In this way, he met and interviewed more than sixty devotees, who had

personally seen Sri Baba. Among them were Abdul, Dasganu Maharaj, Sri M.B.

Rege etc. Swamiji made enquiries and recorded their experiences, which

revealed, how Baba had helped His devotees from danger. Then, with justice

Rege, he toured Maharashtra, addressing mass meetings in English and Marathi

in many places. Meanwhile, he wrote a series of articles on Sai Baba in the

'Sunday Times' of Madras. All these activities occupied him till the end of

1938 and in the beginning of 1939, he returned to Madras.

 

FOUNDATION OF ALL INDIA SAI SAMAJ

Swamiji found, that Shirdi Sanslhan of Sri Sai Baba had a mandali

(association), in which any Sai devotee could become a member. But, the

mandali had no branch anywhere. Swamiji, therefore, felt the need for

forming an All India Sai Samaj with the object of disseminating and

spreading Sai Bhakti and Sai mission in Madras. Soon after he returned to

Madras in 1939, he took active steps to start the All India Sai Samaj,

having its office at Mylapore, Madras. With Baba's grace, Narasimha Swamiji

founded the All India Sai Samaj in 1940. Later, many upasana japs were

founded, spreading all over the country.

 

 

Bow to Sri Sai Peace be to all

to be contd...

- Sai Mani R. Jayamani

Madras, Tamil Nadu.

(As appeared in Shri Sai Leela May – June 1993)

 

Source : http://saileelas.org/articles.htm