FROM LIFE OF SRI SHIRDI SAI BABA BY NARASIMHA SWAMI

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FROM " LIFE OF SRI SHIRDI SAI BABA " BY NARASIMHA SWAMI

 

Sai Baba was merged in God and, therefore, his reactions to bhakti are exactly

the reactions of God as shown in Srimad Bhagavata and Bhagavad Gita. Babas

consideration for his devotees made him exercise all his powers on their behalf.

He underwent considerable personal trouble and undertook also to risk his health

and even life for the sake of his devotees. He withdrew plague to himself to

save Balwant Khaparde, son of Mrs. Khaparde. He drew also a Superintendents

plague at Goa to himself. He offered his own throat to Mir Jaman (who wanted to

cut the throats of all the Hindu bhaktas at the chavadi) in order to save his

bhaktas. As stated by Baba to G.S. Khaparde, a fact noted in his diary, Baba was

steadily ruining his health for the devotees sake. He could not but respond to

every appeal made to him by night and day from every place and, in consequence,

his digestion gave way, his general strength gave way, and he knew that this

would

continue up to the time of his leaving the body. But, he told (G.S.) Khaparde I

do not care for my life. I care for my bhaktas. Therefore, love towards loving

sishyas is not a detraction of any general principle or moral law, but

enforcement of the general principle that every action produces a reaction, that

good begets good, love begets love, and Baba wanted his devotees to make use of

the general principles and laws of nature for developing themselves. Babas

sacrifice for the masses and for the public has been characterising him janma

after janma, as we see from an account of his recitals of his own past janmas.

In every janma we find that he was self-sacrificing and working wonders, and

always helping all people, especially those who put their trust in him and were

attached to Him.