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

September 23, 2007

16. Drive away the waywardness of the mind, concentrate properly and listen to this new story. You will thereby be fulfilling your desires. 17. The shower of the

nectar-like words from the mouth of Sai is in itself the fruits and gains of life. Who will then complain of the physical discomforts at Shirdi who is aware of the advantage to be gained for himself? 18. In the last chapter we had heard about the darshan given to an agnihotri of his own Guru, who had already expired, filling him with immense happiness. 19. This chapter relates an even more interesting story about a devotee suffering from tuberculosis whose health was restored by teaching him a lesson in his dreams. 20. Therefore, oh devotees listen attentively to this story of Sai’s profound nature which burns all the sins. 21. This narrative is sacred and purifying like the holy water of the Ganges. Blessed are the ears of the listeners for they become the means to gain good now and hereafter. 22. Let us compare it with nectar. But nectar cannot be sweeter than this. Nectar will save the life but this story will give freedom from the cycle of birth and

death. 23. People say they are powerful and they can do whatever they wish. One who thinks like this should listen to this story carefully. 24. If the human being is genuinely independent, then when he strives day and night to achieve happiness why

does he gain only unhappiness? This is the story of existence! 25. Even if a person is on guard to avoid unhappiness at every step, miseries follow quickly in search of him and keep track behind him. 26. If one tries to shake them off they hold one

by the neck; if one tries to brush them off they cling more. Vain is man’s strife against it. It only debilitates him. 27. If a human being was really free, he would be completely happy and he would not have known even a trace of unhappiness. 28. Assuming he was a free being, he would never commit any sins and only accumulate his store of merits, thus enhancing his happiness. 29. But a human being is not independent. His previous births’ deeds are attached to him, and the ways of karma are strange. He is forever a puppet in the hands of karma. 30. One tries to think of good deeds but one is dragged towards sins. Wanting to be meritorious, one ends up by being an evil doer. http://www.saileela s.org/books/ sss/index.

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