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Om Sri Sai Ram

 

LIFE HISTORY OF SRI SHIRDI SAI BABA

 

By Ammula Sambasiva Rao

 

English Translation by Thota Bhaskara Rao

 

Chapter V

 

Without experiencing any kind of difficulties, the marriage party

reached Shirdi safely. None of them felt tired or exhausted. Chand

Bai Patil believed that because they had the fakir in the first cart,

their journey was without any obstacles and ended happily. The

bullock carts stopped by a big banyan grove by the side of Khandoba

temple. The members of the marriage party alighted there and went to

the houses provided for them by the bride's parents. But the young

fakir got down slowly from the cart after all others left and started

walking with divine light. On seeing the young fakir, Mahalasapati

recognised him as God incarnation. He used to mostly read the poems

(dohe) of Kabir. In his poems Kabir used to address God as `Sai'.

Mahalasapati, who was the `Pujari' of `Khandoba' temple, on seeing

the young fakir, came out of the temple and with folded hands

addressed him as `Welcome Sai'. In this way, the fakir got the name

as `Sai' from Mahalasapati. Afterwards he became famous as `Sai

Baba'. Baba means father.

 

Baba went to the Neem tree where he used to sit and meditate on

previous occasions. The divine powers of Gurudhan, Dwarakamayi and

Venkusa, which were in the underground structure in the form of

Jyothis conversed with him. Ordinary persons would not see or hear

them. In this way Sai Baba reached Shirdi for the second time, in the

year 1858. For nearly two years, he used to beg for food from five

houses daily and he lived under the Neem tree. During daytime he used

to go to the nearby forest and remain alone. Sometimes, he used to

remain in the forest for four or five days without food or water.

There were two other saintly persons at Shirdi, named Devidas and

Jankidas. They recognised Baba as a person with extraordinary divine

powers and used to converse with him frequently. Mahalasapati also

used to visit Baba under the Neem tree, now and then. Some people of

Shirdi recognised Baba as the same person who had sat under this Neem

tree a few years back, and cured the villagers of their ailments. So

they started visiting Baba again for getting their ailments cured.

Baba soon got the name of a doctor or Vaidya, with extraordinary

divine powers. They shifted the residence of Baba from the Neem tree

to a dilapidated mosque nearby, which they repaired making it fit for

residence. Sometimes in the year 1860, Baba used to visit the

following five houses daily, begging for food (1) Ganapathi Rao's son

Tatya Patil (2) Vaman Sakharam (3) Nandu Savai Rama Vani (4) Madhava

Rao Deshpande (Shama) and (5) Appaji Patil.

 

There was an elementary school adjoining the mosque. Shama was

working there as teacher. He used to be nearer to Sai Baba.

Mahalasapati also used to visit Sai frequently and used to spend time

with him till late in the nights, discussing several matters. Shama

also used to join their discussions. Ganapathi Rao's wife Baija Bai

and his son Tatya developed immense love and respect for Sai Baba.

They used to take their food only after Sai had visited their house

and taken alms. But the village Munsiff " Bhate " had a different

opinion about Sai. He used to talk evil of Sai, saying that he was a

cheat and wasting others' time by his lectures.

 

In the year 1861, during the rainy season, there was a severe

cyclone. The small hut in which a leper named Bhagoji Shinde lived

was swept away by the cyclone. A shivering Bhagoji approached some

unknown persons for shelter, but none gave him shelter in their house

fearing that they may contact leprosy. Not knowing what to do, he

proceeded towards the mosque where Sai was, with the hope that Sai

would come to his rescue. But on the way , due to severe cold and

rain he fell down crying " Sai " . Sai immediately ran towards him,

lifted him and carried him on his shoulders to the mosque. A fire was

required immediately to keep Bhagoji warm. But no fire could be lit

in that severe cyclone. So Baba called Mother Dwarakamayi who was in

the underground structure near the Neem tree, in the form of a

Jyothi. Immediately Dwarakamayi an invisible form came and lighted

the firewood in the mosque. Bhagoji regained consciousness after

getting warmth from the fire in the mosque.

 

Bhagoji's leprosy disappeared completely after Sai Baba touched his

body, followed by the warmth given by Dwarakamayi. Within minutes the

news about Bhagoji's cure of his leprosy spread in the village. The

villagers of Shirdi who recognised `Sai' till then as a doctor and a

great person, started to worship him as God. From that day Baba named

the mosque as Dwarakamayi. Gurudhan and Venkusa were there in the

underground structure near the Neem tree in the form of Jyothis.

Hence, Sai Baba named that place as Gurusthan. From that day, the

fire which was started in Dwarakamayi (mosque) continues to burn and

is called Dhuni. The ash (vibuthi or udi) from the Dhuni had the

power to cure ailments and Sai Baba used to give it to the patients

instead of medicines. One day, Nanavalli came to Shirdi, and because

of his old acquaintance with Baba, addressed him as Uncle, (Mama,

Kaka) . Baba asked him to keep quiet, saying there was no place for

old acquaintances or connections, the only connection being

spiritual. Nanavalli understood Baba's advice well and lived

separately in Shirdi. He used to love Baba more than his life, and if

anyone talked ill of Baba, he used to condemn them. Though he was

younger in age to Baba, he was an Avadhootha. Slowly all the

villagers of Shirdi started coming closer to Baba. They used to start

any work only after informing Baba. Though Baba was an adult, he used

to play with the children sometimes. Sometimes, he used to roam about

in the forest. Baija Bai used to bring food for Baba daily and only

after Baba ate, she took her food. Sometimes, when Baba went into the

forest, she used to go in search of him and only after giving him

food, would she return to her house and take her food. Her son Tatya

used to accompany her. He used to play on the shoulders of Baba,

calling him Uncle.

 

Shirdi village became famous because of Sai Baba. He was highly

intellectual and good-natured. He had no love for material things,

but was always thinking of Atma. His heart was as clear as a mirror.

He never bowed to desires. He never differentiated between the rich

and the poor. Though he was living at Shirdi, he knew what was

happening at distant places. Though he had all the powers (Siddhis)

at his feet, he never used them.

 

The mere touch of Sai's feet will detach us from worldly attachments

and help us in getting Atma Sakshathkaram (self-realisation). His

Pada Tirth (water with which his feet are washed) has the power of

destroying the evil forces. His udi (vibuthi) will cure all types of

ailments. His order or command is like one from the Vedas. He never

appeared tired. He never exhibited displeasure or over joy. He was

always in a happy mood. Everyone realised this true state of Sai Baba

soon.

 

In the earlier days, Gowli Buva, who was a staunch devotee of Vittal,

had expressed about Sai Baba as follows: " Baba has come into this

world for the sake of orphans and the downtrodden. " At one time Baba

had a bout of wrestling with Mohiuddin Tamboli and pretended to lose.

But from that day the egoism in Mohiuddin was removed and he stopped

wrestling bouts, slowly working towards self-realisation (Atma

Sakshathkaram) . A false Guru named Jowahar Ali from Ahmednagar came

to Shirdi and told everyone that Sai Baba was his pupil (shishya) and

took him along with him to Rahata, a nearby village. Without any

protest, Baba followed Jowahar Ali and served him as his pupil for

about six months. Even though several defects were found in the false

Guru, Baba, without complaining served him sincerely, thus showing to

the world how a pupil should behave towards his Guru. Afterwards, the

villagers of Shirdi exposed the false Guru and brought Baba back to

Shirdi.

 

After experiencing Baba's love towards them while he was at Shirdi,

and missing it while he was away at Rahata, the villagers realised

the greatness of him. They realised that Sai Baba was just like a

mother to them and his words were full of nectar. Some devotees shed

tears out of joy at Baba's return to Shirdi from Rahata. Sai Baba

gave them the following message.

 

" You should never think I am nearer to you or at a distant place. I

will be knowing from any distance your actions. I am the ruler of

your hearts. I am in every atom of all matter and living beings in

this world. I am the Creator, Preserver and Destroyer of this world.

Whoever concentrates his thought on me will have nothing to fear. But

Maya will punish those who forget me.

 

On hearing authentically about Sai Baba's true state and his words,

which were like nectar, the devotees prostrated before him.

Irrespective of age and sex, they started visiting him before

attending to their works. Baba gave udi as prasad to all the devotees

who visited him. Baba, with his huge personality used to wear a long

shirt (Kafni) from top to bottom and tie the piece of cloth given to

him by his Guru Venkusa, around his head. He used to carry a big bag

(jholi) on his left shoulder. He rarely changed is clothes. Sometimes

he used to give the clothes for washing, whenever his devotees

insisted. He used to give some of the food he got from the five

houses, to the domestic animals and birds, some he used to put in the

Dhuni for his mother and used to eat only the remaining. Sometimes,

the animals and birds used to put their mouths and beaks inside the

pot in which the food was put, but Baba never objected.

 

Sometimes Baba used to tie small bells around his legs and sing

divine songs and dance near a placed called Takia. His voice was very

pleasing. Sometimes when he sang with full fervor, not only the

devotees, but also the animals used to watch him and enjoy his music.

 

In those days there used to be Hindu-Muslim religious differences in

most parts of the country. The English who ruled the country,

wantonly used to create such differences. In view of the then

prevailing conditions, Baba never disclosed anything about his

parents or the details of his birth. He dressed like a Muslim fakir

He used to have firewood continuously burning in the Dhuni (a Hindu

custom) in the mosque. He grew a Tulsi (basil) plant in the left

front side of the mosque. In this way, he used to follow both Hindu

and Muslim customs. He thus drew devotees from both the religions and

used to teach them religious tolerance and co-existence.

 

In due course Sai Baba's name reached far-off places like Bombay.

Ailments, which could not be cured with medicines, got cured with the

udi given by Sai Baba. His pada Tirth acted like Sanjeevini (the herb

that cured Lakshmana in the war with Ravana). Problems, which could

not be solved earlier, got solved, before the devotees reached their

respective places after praying to Baba personally. Hindus and

Muslims but also Sikhs, Parsis and Christians came to Sai.

 

Mahalasapati used to perform Puja to Baba personally every day. Shama

used to look after the needs of devotees. Baba used to ask some

devotees for Dakshina (alms). He declined it from some devotees who

voluntarily offered. He used to distribute the amount collected by

way of Dakshina to poor people who depended on him.

 

The village Munsiff Bhate did not like what Baba was doing, thinking

that he was practicing black magic and mesmerism. Bhate tried to find

some drawbacks or defects in Baba so that he could be proved to be a

cheat in the eyes of his devotees.

 

Sai Baba liked lighting the lamps very much. He used to request the

village oil merchants to donate oil with which he used to light the

lamps in the mosque. Bhate persuaded the oil merchants not to donate

oil to Baba, for then Baba would not be able to light the lamps in

the mosque and everyone would come to know of his incapacity.

 

Sai Baba, without worrying over it, asked Bhagoji to bring some

water. He drank the water and later vomited it in a vessel. This

water turned into oil with which Bhagoji lighted the lamps and they

burned the whole night. The oil merchants, who had declined to donate

oil, and were watching this, seeing the lights burning with water,

ran up to Baba and fell at his feet, pleading for forgiveness.

 

Devotees out of love for Baba used to do pada Puja (offer prayers at

his feet) daily. They also put sandal paste on the hands and gave

arathi and camphor. Though Baba had no desire for all this, he never

objected to their actions. A Muslim devotee of Baba, Rohilla, out of

religious fanaticism, wanted to kill Baba, because he was allowing

ringing of bells, giving arathi, etc. in the mosque, which went

against Islamic doctrine. So, one night he waited for an opportune

time to hit Baba with a big stick. When Baba came out of the mosque

for a stroll, Rohilla tried to hit him. Immediately Baba turned

around and with his eyes wide open focused them on Rohilla. Two light

rays came out of Baba's eyes and fell on the hands of Rohilla.

Immediately, the stick dropped to the ground from his hands. Baba

lifted his own hands and showed Rohilla his palms. Rohilla saw Mecca

Medina and the sacred Quran in the palms of Sai Baba. Saying " Ya

Allah " , he fell at the feet of Baba.

 

Sai Baba tried his best to establish friendship between the Hindus

and the Muslims. The gist of Baba's teachings is as follows: " Rama

who is worshipped by the Hindus and Rahim by the Muslims, are one and

the same. There is no difference between them. When it is so, why do

the respective devotees quarrel among themselves? All religions and

communities should become united as brothers and work towards

national integration. No benefits come from disputes, clashes etc. Do

not compete with others. You take care of your own advancement. Yoga,

Thyaga, Tapas and Jnana are the four ways for attaining Moksha. One

can choose one out of the four to attain Moksha. Do not harm anyone

because he has harmed you. Whatever good is possible, you go on doing

for others. "

 

Sai Baba never exhibited his superiority. He did not have any

attachment for his body. He had endless love for his devotees. He

used to tell the past, present, and future of his devotees! Friends

and foes were equal for him. Though the villagers of Shirdi did not

have the required Jnana, they had endless love and devotion for him.

 

Baba had all the six natural qualities found in God. They are fame,

wealth, detachment, Jnana, super power and magnanimity.

 

The assurances given by Baba to the devotees are as follows: " I am

slave among slaves. I am indebted to you. I am contented with your

Darshan. I am gratified with your pada Darshan. I am like a worm in

your excretion. " From these words of Baba one can decide how much

love and affection he had for his devotees.

 

Though he appeared in the human form, he is God Incarnation. He

resides in the hearts of all. He never had any attachment for

anything or anyone in his heart. But outwardly, he appeared like a

man of many desires. He was always peaceful. But sometimes, he used

to abuse and talk aloud like a mentally deranged person. Always he

used to think about Atma. He used to say " Allah Malik " . He used to

lean about the wall of the mosque and distribute udi as prasad to

devotees.

 

In the beginning, Mahalasapati also thought that Baba was a Muslim

fakir. But as the acquaintance with him grew, and when Baba lighted

the lamps with water, then he believed that he was God incarnated and

worshipped him in the same manner as he worshipped God. He used to

give arathi. Immersed in devotion, he used to sing devotional songs.

This was the daily routine of Mahalasapati. Muslim devotees like

Rohilla and Rangari adjusted themselves to the way Baba was

worshipped by the Hindus. But some Muslim fanatics, acting on the

advice of their religious leader Sangammer, gather about ten strong

men with sticks and surrounded Baba's mosque. They warned that anyone

who tried to enter the mosque to worship Baba in the Hindu way, would

be beaten to death. Mahalasapati, who was very timid by nature,

worshipped Baba from a distance.

 

Having noticed the situation, Baba called Mahalasapati and asked him

to come inside the mosque and do Puja as usual: " I will see who will

harm you, " So saying Baba struck the floor with his sataka. On

hearing Baba's roaring voice, all the Muslims who were near the

mosque carrying sticks, ran away in fear. But Mahalasapati could not

get over the fear that gripped him. He began to fear that they might

harm him on his way home and told Baba about his fear. Then Baba,

pitying him, gave him the following assurance. " Either these persons

or any other person, here or elsewhere, either in your present birth

or future births, cannot do any harm to you. I will be guarding you

with a thousand eyes. I will continue to protect you. You can go home

without any fear. " Such assurances have not been given by any other

god till now.

 

May the assurance given to Mahalasapati by Baba apply even now to

those devotees who read this Life History of Sai Baba. Let foes

become friends. Let the devotees have peace and happiness in the name

of Sai.

 

" Om Shanti! Shanti! Shantihi "

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter VI

 

After starting Dhuni in Dwarakamayi, Baba used to sit leaning on the

wall opposite to Dhuni, most of the day. Thus sitting in front of his

mother who gave him this physical body, he would tell about his

feelings to her. He frequently used to say " Masjid Mai " which meant

mosque mother. Now and then he used to convey his feelings to the

mother.

 

As long as the physical body is there, attachments will be there.

Once the life leaves the body, then there are no such attachments.

For sages, saints and those who want to free themselves from this

lifecycle, this state gives them peace and happiness to their soul.

But ordinary people after their death, seek rebirth as they are not

able to come out of their worldly desires. If you do not have such

desires, then there will not be a rebirth or punar janma. This is

Moksha or Mukthi or salvation.

 

With great detachment, having got Moksha, Gurudhan, Dwarakamayi and

Venkusa in the form of Jyothi were in Shirdi only for the welfare and

prosperity of the masses and not for the sake of themselves. Under

such a state, there would not be any relationship as mother and son.

All were equal and in such a state only, all were at Shirdi. Sai was

visible in the human form whereas the other three were not - this was

the only difference.

 

After devotees like Mahalasapati and others worshipped Baba in the

morning, he used to sit opposite the Dhuni and do some soul-

searching . At about noon, he went into the village for alms. He put

solid foods like roti in his bag and the liquid in a small vessel. If

his visit was not noticed by someone, he would softly call out " Fakir

has come mother " . If some looked into his eyes at the time of giving

alms, they used to get full happiness and they desired to have any

number of re-births just to look at the eyes of Baba. Only devotees

who realised Sai's divinity experienced such things. Persons like

Bhate, the village Munsiff, who never came near Sai or spoke to him

used to criticise and abuse him. But Baba, for whom bouquets and

brickbats were the same, ignored such things.

 

He used to take rest in the afternoons. In the evenings, he grew

flower plants in the backyard of the mosque and also in the vacant

land called Lendi Bagh on the west side of Gurusthan. Tatya, who was

a small boy when Baba came to Shirdi, who used to sit on the lap of

Baba and played, had now grown up and spent most of his time with

Baba. Baba was more precious to him than his own life. They should

have been together in the previous birth also. Tatya attended to all

the needs of Baba. He kept the mosque clean and attended to all the

needs of Baba. He kept the mosque clean and attended to its repairs,

bringing firewood for the Dhuni, changing the dress of Baba and

watering the flower plants in Lendi Bagh. Mahalasapati similarly had

come close to Baba.

 

Now and then Baba used to feed the poor with the amount that he

received by way of Dakshina. On such occasions he went personally to

the market and purchased all the required material. Tatya would

assist Baba in bringing them to the mosque, in cooking and serving

the food. Baba used to personally check to see whether the salt etc.

were put in the correct proportions in the food. Sometimes Baba

cooked and served non-vegetarian food. He put his hand in the vessel

to stir the boiling food. But nothing happened to his hand even then.

 

One day Baba personally cooked food and fed the poor. The food had to

be cooked two to three times as hundreds of poor people attended and

this went on till sunset. That day for some reason or the other,

Tatya did not come to the mosque in the daytime. Baba had to attend

to the entire work all alone. Tatya came in the evening and learnt

about the feeding of the poor and how Baba had to attend to the work

all alone. He regretted very much for not having assisted Baba. He

found Baba completely exhausted which worried him. Meanwhile,

Mahalasapati came there. Tatya told him about the condition of Baba

and sought his advice as to how to make Baba rest. In spite of

tiredness Baba went near the Dhuni and sat there. Mahalasapati told

Tatya that if they could bring a nice big stone and put it outside

the mosque, then Baba could take complete rest sitting on the stone

in the moonlight and enjoy the cool breeze.

 

All of them finished taking their night meal and everything was

silent. Late in the night, Tatya told Mahalasapati that he would go

to the nearby mountainside and bring a big stone for Baba. But Baba

who was hearing their conversation, asked Tatya not to go during the

night, but he was stubborn.

 

Baba told Tatya that a big stone for him to sit in the open yard

would come and he need not go to bring it. But Tatya insisted on

getting it immediately, saying that he would not have satisfaction if

somebody else brought the stone and hence, he himself would bring it.

So saying he went out of the mosque. As Baba did not want to give

trouble at such an odd hour in the night, he lifted his two hands and

made some gestures and talked something to himself. Suddenly, there

was a big lightning. Tatya and Mahalasapati, unable to withstand the

lightning, closed their eyes. On opening their eyes, they found a big

flat stone with red and white colours in front of the mosque. Both

were surprised at this. Baba in the moonlight sat on the stone with

one leg over the other. Lifting his right hand, he showed them his

Abhaya Hastha. Mahalasapati saw Lord Shiva in Baba, While Tatya saw

Maruthi in Baba. Thus Baba appeared to them in two forms

simultaneously. Out of joy, Mahalasapati's eyes brimmed with tears

and he recited some slokas on Shiva. When they came back to their

original state, Baba made them sit down and personally served them

meals.

 

He cautioned them not to reveal to anyone what they had seen of the

Leelas of Baba. He always concentrated on his Guru and got maximum

satisfaction loving him. Thus he had the complete blessings of his

Guru. He merged himself with him. When one gets into such a state,

one can see in one's Guru, Guru Brahma, Guru Vishnu, Gurudevo

Maheshwara, Guru Sakshat Parabrahmah. But if one simply

utters " Guruji " without following his teachings, then the word `Guru'

will remain only a word used to give respect to the Guru. But such a

pupil cannot obtain any benefit from his Guru.

 

Because of Baba's state of concentration, all Siddhis and Aiswaryas

(prosperities) came to his feet. These Siddhis were capable of

misguiding even yogis and destroying them. Hence, Baba discouraged

them. He did not even look at them. All those powerful Siddhis were

lying at Baba's feet for nearly 30 years. He did not exhibit his

extraordinary powers till 1886.

 

I pray that readers be blessed with devotion, Jnana and detachment

and that those who read this chapter with devotion be endowed with

concentration of their minds.

 

" Om Shanti! Shanti! Shantihi "

 

 

 

Chapter VII

 

The time-wheel was moving fast. Along with it Sai Baba's name had

spread to all places in Maharashtra. Devotees from different places

visited Sai Baba and got solutions to their problems.

 

In the nights, Mahalasapati and Tatya slept with Baba in the mosque.

They slept in such a way that all their heads were in the centre and

their legs stretched in different directions. They discussed several

matters. Mostly Baba answered their questions. Sometimes, Baba used

to teach them about matters connected with Atma. Now and then Shama

also joined them. Sometimes, Baba used to keep Mahalasapati's hand on

his chest and ask him to put his ear close to the hand and hear the

sounds that came from Baba's heart. Mahalasapati used to hear

God's " Nama Japa " from Baba's heart. When he slept keeping his hand

on Baba's chest, he woke him up by calling him " Arre Bhagath " and

asked him to sleep properly. At any time of the night, if anyone woke

up, Baba used to call him by his name. From this it is clear that

Baba never slept. Though his eyes were found closed he was having

only " Yoga Sleep " as told by Mahalasapati.

 

That was in the year 1886 ( full-moon night ) in the month of

Margashira. At about ten in the night, Baba and Mahalasapati were

discussing something. Baba was suffering from asthma and he told

Mahalasapati. " Now I will be leaving my physical body and going up.

After three days I will re-enter this body. You should take good care

of my body for these three days. In case I do not come back after

three days, bury my body opposite to the mosque and put two flags on

top. " So saying Baba put his head on the thigh of Mahalasapati and

left his physical body. Tatya who came just then saw the happening

and was surprised. News spread through Shirdi village that Baba died.

Many gathered near the mosque. Only Tatya and Shama believed the

words of Mahalasapati who narrated what Baba had told him. Others

disbelieved and thought that Baba had really died. Taking this as a

good opportunity, the village Munsiff Bhate began criticising that

for a person with so many divine powers, where was the need to die?

 

By daybreak all the villagers of Shirdi gathered before the mosque.

Bhate with his followers tried to move the physical body of Baba from

its place. Mahalasapati opposed the move. Since Baba had promised to

come back to his body after three days, the body should not be moved

till then. Some villagers agreed with Mahalasapati and therefore

Bhate could not do anything. But he still insisted that a dead person

can never come back alive, and that Mahalasapati, out of his blind

faith in Baba, believed this and it was better to get a doctor and

get the body examined. He sent for a doctor from Ahmednagar. The

doctor came to Shirdi on the morning of the third day. He examined

the body carefully and declared that the dead body was three days

old. But there were no such symptoms of a dead body. He cautioned

that as there was a plague prevalent in nearby places, it was not

advisable to keep the dead body thus. The villagers came to a

decision that if life did not return to the body after completion of

three days, then the last rites would be performed. But in the early

hours of the fourth day, the body started breathing. There was

movement of the limbs. In a few minutes Baba sat up. Mahalasapati,

overjoyed, said loudly, " Sri Sainath Maharaj ki Jai " ! Tatya and Shama

also repeated this. Hearing all this, the villagers came to

Dwarakamayi and prostrated before Sai Baba.

 

Seeing Baba moving about, Bhate, who thought Baba to be dead, duly

certified by the doctor, was so wonderstruck that he now started

fully believing in Baba as the incarnation of God. From that day, he

became the greatest devotee of Baba and brought several people to

Baba with a request to get salvation.

 

After this incident in 1886, Baba showed several miracles and drew

several persons from far and near to Shirdi. He brought about several

changes in his devotees. We shall know more about such Leelas as we

proceed further.

 

In fact, the miracles and Leelas shown by Sai Baba were more from

this time onwards. The life history of Sai Baba from the year 1890 to

1918, for a period of 28 years, is very important for us. All of

Baba's teachings, miracles and Leelas occurred only during this

period. We pray to Sai to make us continue the Parayana of the

remaining life history with great devotion and understanding, in

correct perspective.

 

" Om Shanti! Shanti! Shantihi "

 

To be continued…