An Avatara Purusha by Sri V. Raja Gopala Iyer

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An Avatara Purusha

Sri V. Raja Gopala

Iyer

Sri Sai Baba is an Avatara

Purusha of Siva, Rama, Krishna and Maruthi. His name

itself is a sacred manthra, fulfilling the desires

and aspirations of his virtuous devotees. The japa

'OM NAMO BHAGAVATHE SRI SAI BABAYA ' creates in us a feeling of calmness and

mental peace and wards off all diseases. He looks after us, fondles us like a

mother and guides us like a father. He dwells in the 'Hrithaya

komala kosa' (lotus heart)

of his devotees and performs miracles like Lord Krishna in the Bhagavatha for them. He always acts according to His

saying: ' Why fear, when I am here '.

 

He is beyond the bounds of religion and

helps his bhakthas - whether Hindus, Muslims,

Buddhists, Jains, Christians, irrespective of caste

or creed, high or low, rich or poor. Though he attained ‘NIRVANA',

shedding his mortal coils on 15th, October 1918, (Kanya

masa Sukla Ekadasi, yet He is spiritually with us, and guides us on

our onward march of life materially and eventually to God realization (Jeevanmukthi) through a simple bhakthi

marg.

 

The mere utterance of the names of Baba as

in Vishnu Sahasranama and Devi

Bhagavatha with pure love and devotion makes one

godly and leads one to the Supreme, Abode Eternal, with mental equipoise and peace

and all round bliss and happiness, " SATCHITANANDA " eventually. When

we get into commu­nion with the divine atmosphere, we forget ourselves shedding

egoism, hatred, envy, prejudice and all other evils, and blend ourselves with

all virtuous acts with int­ense faith and devotion, as emaciated by realized

souls like Shri Shankara, Madhwa, Ramanuja, Narayana Maharaj and other Acharyas, and our revered and beloved H. H. Pujya Shri Narasimha Swamiji and H. H. Pujya Shri Saipadananda Radhakrishna Swamiji, and others.

 

Let us try to devote ourselves to the

service of God unselfishly doing our duties conscientiously - Karma Yoga - by

the simple path of Devotion - Bhakthi Yoga and

finally enter the realms of Jnana Yoga as stated by

Lord Krishna (in the Bhagawat Gita)

to Arjuna, and become one with the effervescent,

omnipotent omniscient, the radiating splendor, the Paramatma.

 

May God Almighty and Devi

Parasakthi bless us one and all - is our sincere an heart - felt prayer.

 

Om Santhi, Om Santhi, Om Santhihi (The author is the

elder brother of H. H Sri Saipadananda Radhakrishna Swamiji).