Sai Satcharitra - Ovi to Ovi english Translation - Chp- X I

August 15, 2007

11 The Description of Sree Sai’s Greatness I bow down to Sree Ganesh I bow down to Sree Saraswati I bow down to the Guru I bow down to the Family Deity I bow down to Sree Sita-Ramachandra I bow down

to Sree Sadguru Sainath. 1. This is the continuation of the previous narration – Baba’s sleeping on a narrow plank – his climbing up and descending, which was inconceivable and difficult to describe. 2. Whether a Hindu or a Muslim, he behaved equally towards both. This became the mission of his life. Such was he, the Lord, who was worshipped in Shirdi. 3. Now this eleventh chapter, consisting of the delightful story of the life of the Guru, I have thought of offering at the feet of Sai, with utmost devotion. 4. By this you will be able to meditate on the manifested form, know how he was worshipped1 and his control over the five elements. Baba’s greatness will thus be understood. 5. Oh listeners! please pay attention, how Indra, Agni and Varun obeyed Baba’s commands. I shall now narrate that. 6. Let us remember him with love. He was the personification of non-attachment. Such was his manifested form. He was the refuge of numerous devotees. 7. Honour the words of the Guru and give him a seat in

your heart with faith. With complete resolution and abandoning all aspirations let us worship him with only this desire. 8. Guru-raj is even greater than all the seven – image of God, sacrificial altar, fire, supreme light, sun, water, Brahmin (those wearing the sacred thread). Let us single mindedly worship him. 9. The devotees of the Guru experience, on resorting to his feet with full faith, that not only Guru but Parabrahma is moved. Such is the marvel of Guru

Puja! 10. As long as the worshipper has a form, then it is essential that the Guru also has a bodily form. For the formless, abstract energy, no bodily form is required. This is what even the shastras emphasise. 11. Unless and until one worships the bodily form, true devotion does not spring forth; and, till there is no such devotion, full of love, the inner mind does not blossom. 12. Unless that blossoms, only the lotus bud does not have either the fragrance or the honey. You will see that even the bee will not pause there for a moment. 13. That which has attributes (satva, rajas and tamas) is with form; that which has no attributes is without form. Both are not different from each other. The formless and the one with the form are one. 14. Though frozen, it is ghee only, and when it melts it is also called ghee. The concrete and the abstract are one and the same, and the abstract is spread in the form of the universe. 15. Whosoever one can feast one’s eyes on, on whose feet one can rest one’s head, on whom one can meditate suitably, love develops there. http://www.saileela s.org/books/ sss/index.

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August 16, 2007

Thank yousrivalli cheruvu <srivalli_cheruvu wrote: 11 The Description of Sree Sai’s

Greatness I bow down to Sree Ganesh I bow down to Sree Saraswati I bow down to the Guru I bow down to the Family Deity I bow down to Sree Sita-Ramachandra I bow down to Sree Sadguru Sainath. 1. This is the continuation of the previous narration – Baba’s sleeping on a narrow plank – his climbing up and descending, which was inconceivable and difficult to describe. 2. Whether a Hindu or a Muslim, he behaved equally towards both. This became the mission of his life. Such was he, the Lord, who was worshipped in Shirdi. 3. Now this eleventh chapter, consisting of the

delightful story of the life of the Guru, I have thought of offering at the feet of Sai, with utmost devotion. 4. By this you will be able to meditate on the manifested form, know how he was worshipped1 and his control over the five elements. Baba’s greatness will thus be understood. 5. Oh listeners! please pay attention, how Indra, Agni and Varun obeyed Baba’s commands. I shall now narrate that. 6. Let us remember him with love. He was the personification of non-attachment. Such was his manifested form. He was the refuge of numerous devotees. 7. Honour the words of the Guru and give him a seat in your heart with faith. With complete resolution and abandoning all aspirations let us worship him with only this desire. 8. Guru-raj is even greater than all the seven – image of God, sacrificial altar, fire, supreme light, sun, water, Brahmin (those wearing the sacred thread). Let us single mindedly worship him. 9. The devotees of the Guru experience, on resorting to his feet with full faith, that not only Guru but Parabrahma is moved. Such is the marvel of Guru Puja! 10. As long as the worshipper has a form, then it is essential that the Guru also has a bodily form. For the formless, abstract energy, no bodily form is required. This is what even the shastras emphasise. 11. Unless and until one worships the bodily form, true devotion does not spring forth; and, till there is no such devotion, full of love,

the inner mind does not blossom. 12. Unless that blossoms, only the lotus bud does not have either the fragrance or the honey. You will see that even the bee will not pause there for a moment. 13. That which has attributes (satva, rajas and tamas) is with form; that which has no attributes is without form. Both are not different from each other. The formless and the one with the form are one. 14. Though frozen, it is ghee only, and when it melts it is also called ghee. The concrete and

the abstract are one and the same, and the abstract is spread in the form of the universe. 15. Whosoever one can feast one’s eyes on, on whose feet one can rest one’s head, on whom one can meditate suitably, love develops there.http://www.saileela s.org/books/

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