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

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46. so will the tales of Sai, which in their sweetness put even the nectar

in the shade, navigate us safely and will smoothen the difficult paths of

the ocean of existence.

 

47. Blessed are the tales of the saints that penetrate into the

consciousness through the ears and cleanse the bodily ego and destroy the

sense of duality.

 

48. As more and more of these tales are stored in your heart, the doubts run

helter-skelter; and when the store of spiritual knowledge grows, your

identification with the body diminishes.

 

49. To describe Baba’s pure fame and to listen to it with all your heart,

will burn away the sins of the devotees. This makes for easy attainment of

salvation.

 

50. What is the nature of Brahman which is beyond illusion? And what are the

means to conquer that illusion? God favours his devotees who lead virtuous

and pious lives. How else is it possible for his devotees?

 

51. What is perfect bliss? Devotion, deliverance and detachment, what are

they? All things belonging to the four-fold varnas5 and to the four-fold

ashrams6 are one. These subjects are very abstruse.

 

52. Those who are interested in these subjects should fulfil their desires

by studying the works of Dñyaneshwar, Eknath and others and enjoy them

happily.

 

53. In ‘Kritayuga’, it was controlling the senses and subduing of passions;

in ‘Tretayuga’, sacrifices; in ‘Dwapara’, rituals; and in ‘Kaliyuga’,

reciting the name and singing the praises – a simple means of salvation.

 

54. Listening to the life-story of the Guru is the easy road to salvation

for the four varnas like Brahmins and others, including women, shudras and

even the casteless.

 

55. Only those who have good deeds to their credit from their past births

will listen to these stories. If someone feels sleepy God will wake him up.

 

56. Those who are uncontrollably engaged in worldly pleasures and who become

abject when these are denied to them, for them the nectar of the stories of

the saints will free them from these vices.

 

57. Performing yoga and sacrifices, practising meditation and concentration

requires great efforts, whereas listening to these tales requires no efforts

other than attentiveness.

 

58. Let the devout and virtuous listeners listen to this pure story of Sai,

by which they will be benefitted, because the powerful five sins7 will be

burnt completely.

 

59. Chained as we are to the worldly existence, which conceals from our view

the Real Self, we will find that by listening to these stories, the bonds

will be loosened; and we will get back the original state or Real Self.

 

60. These tales should be remembered throughout life and studied daily. They

will free the listeners from worldly affairs and bring peace to all.

 

 

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