Sai Satcharitra - Ovi to Ovi english Translation - Chp- V

May 30, 2007

91. That was the only seat and the bed. He wore a ‘kaupin’21 tied at the waist and had no other garment. Only the ‘dhuni’ was there to ward off the cold. 92. Baba would sit cross-legged, facing South, with his left arm resting on the railing in the Masjid, gazing intently into the dhuni in front of him. 93. Along with ego and passion, all kinds of desires were offered as oblation; and, also, worldly aspirations were thrown into the dhuni; by different ways and means. 94. In this manner, he fed the log of the pride of knowledge in the brightly burning fire and also repeated “Allah Malik”, thus keeping the banner of the Lord’s name flying high. 95. And how big was that Masjid? The whole place was the size of two rooms22 in which he sat, lived, slept and received all visitors. 96. The mattress and the cushion are a recent feature when devotees began gathering around him. In the early days one could not go near him without fear. 97. It was from 1912

that the change came over. The renovation of the Masjid actually started since then. 98. There were knee-deep pits in the flooring of the Masjid. But because of the faith of the devotees the flooring was paved with Shahabadi (hewn) stones one night. 99. Before moving into the Masjid, Baba stayed at the takia23. He stayed there long, peacefully and untroubled by

anyone. 100. Here, tying jingling bells around his feet, he would dance gracefully and sing melodiously with devotion to the accompaniment of a tambourine. 101. In the early days, the great Sai was very fond of burning oil lamps. Therefore, he himself used to go to the shopkeepers and ask for oil. 102. Carrying a

tumbler-like container in his hand, he begged for oil from the shops of the grocers and oil-mongers. After bringing it he would fill the earthern oil lamps. 103. He burnt the lamps brightly in the temples and the Masjid. This continued for sometime. 104. Out of love for the worship of the light, he even celebrated Deepavali with illumination. He would make twisted wicks from rags and would burn the lamps in the Masjid. 105. He brought the oil, daily, free of charge. Therefore, the oil-mongers conspired against him to put an end to this nuisance.http://www.saileela s.org/books/ sss/index.

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