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

August 17, 2007

31. It is not befitting to call saints as my images. Saints are undoubtedly my own Self. Therefore, for their sake, I shoulder the burdens of the devotees. 32. One who completely surrenders to the saints, I also bow down to his feet”. So said Sree Krishna to Uddhava while describing the greatness of the saints. 33. One who is the most virtuous amongst the virtuous; the one without a form amongst the formless, the one who excels amongst those endowed with excellence, he is the king of virtuosity amongst the virtuous. 34. One who is completely satisfied by having fulfilled one’s mission (duties); one who is contented because his desires are fulfilled, one who is engrossed in the Self and is beyond pleasures and pain; 35. one who is the glorious form of inner bliss, who can describe that greatness! It is truly indescribable! He is the incarnation of Brahman. 36. Or is it this indescribable power which has manifested itself on this earth – the incarnation of the Sat-Chit-Anand? He is the treasure of knowledge. 37. One who is absolute Brahman, in every respect; one who is detached from all mundane existence

(samsar) – permanently non-attached, in a state of oneness with Brahman, and incarnation of bliss. 38. “Brahman is Bliss”, the shrutis say. Listeners have heard this often. The learned read this in the scriptures. The devotees experience this in Shirdi. 39. This world (samsar) is utterly unique. It has both the righteous and the wicked elements. Those who do not have the knowledge of the Self need to be protected from such a world at every

moment. 40. But this is not a problem for those who are Self-realised. They have a refuge in their Inner Self. They are always liberated, full of bliss, and engrossed in the Supreme Being. 41. Baba is the abiding abode of all. Why would he need a seat? That also a silver one? But it is only because of Baba’s devotees’ desires. 42. For a long time, there was an old seat – which was a piece of sack cloth. On that, the loving devotees had put a nice matress for him to sit. 43. Against the wall, behind, on which he rested, the devotees put a bolster. Baba abided by the devotees’ wishes. 44. Though his residence appeared to be in Shirdi, he was all-pervasive. This was always experienced by his devotees, by Sai’s powers. 45. Though immutable, he accepted the worship and honours (rituals), according to the faith of the devotees. He accepted (the devotion) in all the different ways. http://www.saileela s.org/books/ sss/index.

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