2nd Saying The distressed and destitute will be safe and happy, if they enter Dwaraka Mai

[Guest guest]

Once he declared keeping his palm on

the chest Sri Krishna’s city of Dwaraka is here in Shirdi. You need not go to Dwaraka

all the way. Bhagwan Vithal is available here itself.

When the devotee pray to him with love and devotion,

Lord Vithalnath will appear here itself. "

 

Sri Krishna is available in the Mosque.

Therefore the mosque is called Dwaraka Mai. Dwarakamai is the cosmic mother. The cosmic mother has

created the universe. The entire creation is his children. All the Jeevas are her own children. It is her duty and

responsibility to look after everybody's welfare. The good and bad dharma and adharma, sin and virtue in the entire universe are taken

care of by her. The generation, maintenance and dissolution are done by Dwaraka Mai. She lives there as Dwaraka

Mai. She is waiting for her children to come to her. When a devotee goes to Shirdi and then enters the Mosque, what happens? He is safe

and secure on the Mother's lap.

 

Everybody has parents and those

parents have their parent and they have their own parents. Like this we dive

deep into the past. We find at last one woman and

man to be the first cause of creation. Such first parents are the original

couple. They are Parvati and Parmeshwara,

That Shiva is Sai Baba and that Parvathi is Dwaraka mai. We should thus understand Dwaraka

Mai and Baba to be our parents.

Without the blessings of Baba, we can't

enter Shirdi, it is only after entering Shirdi, we can get permission to

enter Dwaraka Mai. We don't know why the children of Dwaraka Mai are separated from the mother. The separated

children are like orphans on account of their ignorance. Mother never drives

away her children. In this regard, Baba once said, " Sea never throws away

the rivers which come to it. Does any mother throw away her children? "

People have forgotten the mother Dwaraka Mai and the reason is their ignorance.

If they are free from their ignorance,

they will recognize and 'return to their mother. Having forgotten the mother,

they have gone astray into the world of Maya. They have been wandering about in

the world of polarities, for several births. This is but a story of ignorance.

What happens when the child returns to the

mother ? The child gets peace, happiness, love and

bliss. Mother Dwaraka Mai is ready to give us all. To

receive her love, the child must first recognize the mother. At least, the

child must know that it is a forlorn baby in the vast world. It should know

what it has lost. Every devotee must understand why he was drawn to Shirdi. He should try to recollect his relationship between

Sai Baba and Sai devotees. What also is the relationship between Sai devotees

and Dwaraka Mai where Baba had lived

?

Without any relationship, nobody goes to

anybody. Sai Baba's call is a turning point in our life,

Sai Baba's invitation opens the doors of liberation.

When we think of peace and prosperity, we

think of the ways to prevent and overcome sufferings. Also we want health and

worldly wealth. There is nothing wrong in keeping worldly wealth. Without

asking, Dwaraka Mai grants us everything. But there

are better things to be sought after. There lies the intelligence of a devote in distinguishing what is transient and what is

permanent. What is worldly and what is other worldly. Only those who are of

sound discrimination can understand the sound spirituality of Sai Baba. On

account of our past good deeds in previous birth, we may get wealth and health.

But we may not have happiness. We men have excellent position, devotion and

employment. But we may be under stress and strain always. Marriage might have

taken place at the right time but the marital life may not be happy. Because of

enormous wealth, there may be problems, fear and peaceless

ness. Though healthy and wealthy, some people may be deprived of the minimum

mental peace. They may be leading a very miserable life in terms of mental

peace. Even a beggar may have

greater peace of mind.

(to be contd….)

(Source Eleven Holy Sayings of Shirdi Sai Baba by Pujya Shri Ananda Sai Swamy)