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

May 19, 2007

106. His speech was inspired. Love brimmed up in his heart. He felt satisfied only after describing Baba’s immeasurable greatness and wonderful deeds. 107. To gratify the eagerness of the listeners, I shall insert the sweet song composition here:- Song O Sadgururaya, boundless is your power and marvellous your deeds, You are the kind one who is the ship which takes the animate and inanimate beings across the worldly ocean. (Refrain). You transformed yourself into Veni-Madhav (Vishnu) and made your feet into prayag here. You showed the currents of Ganga and Yamuna flowing from your toes. (1) You are Brahma (born of the

lotus), Vishnu (Lord of Kamala) and Shiva, the embodiment of the Trinity. And, on this earth, you manifest as Sai, the Samartha. (2) In the early morning, like Brahma you utter words of wisdom; And, sometimes, you exhibit your violent nature and frightening appearance of Rudra, resorting to the quality of Tamo guna. (3) Sometimes like Sree Krishna, you indulge in child-like pranks; And become the swan in the lake of the devotee’s heart. (4) If we call you a Muslim, then you have love for “Gandha” (sandalwood paste); If we call you a Hindu you always happily reside in the Masjid. (5) If we call you rich, you are seen going about begging alms; If we call you a fakir, then with your favours (your generosity) you have put Kuber to shame. (6) If we call your house a Masjid then fire is seen burning there; The dhuni (pit kindled with woodfire) always burns to distribute “Udi” to the people. (7) From morning the devotees in their simplicity come and worship you; And when the sun is at its zenith at noon, your ‘arati’ is performed. (8) Devotees stand all around you like attendants of Gods and holding whisks and swishes in their hand fan you. (9) Horns, Clocks, Shenai, Gongs, Bells resound; And attendants in Uniforms (mace bearers) wearing belts proclaim your glory at the gates. (10) At the time

of the Arati you look like Vishnu; And at dusk, as you sit before the Dhuni, you appear as Shiva (the destroyer of Cupid). (11) Such Leelas of the Trinity, manifested in you, are experienced by us daily, O Baba Sai! (12) Even when such is the case, my mind wanders idly. Now this is my request to you, Baba, make it steady. (13) The vilest of the viles, and a great sinner, I take refuge at your feet. Please ward off the three-fold afflictions of Das Ganu.

(14) 108. Be it so. To expiate the deadly sins, people take recourse to the waters of the Ganga. But Ganga herself resorts to the feet of the saints for washing away her own sins. 109. Leaving the sacred feet, it is not necessary to go on pilgrimage to Ganga-Godavari. Listen to the sweet life and praises of Saint Sai with devotion. 110. Just as by good fortune, Namdev was found by Gonai in Bhimarathi river and Kabir in a mother-of-pearl shell by Tamal in Bhagirathi river, 111. in the same manner, Sree Sainath appeared for the sake of his devotees in the village of Shirdi, under a neem tree13, at the young age of sixteen. 112. When he appeared, at that time itself, he was a realised person. Even in dreams he had no passions. He had kicked away and discarded worldly passions and “Mukti” 14 was, as it were, decorating his feet like anklets. 113. No one knew where, or in which pious family, or of which parents, Baba was born. 114. No one knew of his antecedents and people were at their wits’ end trying to find out who his parents were. 115. Leaving behind mother, father, relatives, kin and kith and caste, in fact all worldly ties, he appeared in Shirdi for the good of the people. http://www.saileela s.org/books/ sss/index.

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