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Saturday, January 1, 2011

Sri Sai Satcharitra Sārāmsh - Sunday Paarayan

Sri Ganeshayanamaha      Sri Saraswatyainamaha      Sri Gurubhyonnamaha
 Sri Sai Ramachandrayanamaha


Sri Sai Satcharitra Sārāmsh
(Sunday Paarayan)

Source: Sri Sai Satcharitra written by Sri Hemad Pant and published by Shirdi Samsthan

Abridged by: Ch. K. Surya Prakasa Rao, Visakhapatnam (A.P., India), 
Sai Devotee
 Translated by: Suryanarayana Vulimiri, Morrisville, NC USA, 
Sai Devotee

23rd Chapter:

     Jeeva (human soul) transcends the three qualities (gunas), viz., Sattwa, Rajas and Tamas, but often being masked by illusion (Māya). He who forgets his nature of being “Pure Consciousness-knowledge-bliss (Sat-chit-ānanda) and assumes that he is the doer, and thus entangles himself in endless miseries, and not obtaining salvation. The only way for liberation is to have loving devotion towards Guru’s feet.  In order to cross the ocean of illusion one should pray Baba by thinking of his divine feet in their hearts. Baba always used to say that he is the servant of God.
     Hemad Pant describes desciples as three kinds. 1. Those who recognize Guru’s needs and provide them even before Guru orders them are Best (uttama); 2. Those who obey Guru’s orders faithfully without any delay are Average (madhyama); and 3. Those who always procrastinate and commit plenty of mistakes are Ordinary (adhama) disciples.

24th Chapter:

     Unless we surrender our ego at Sadguru’s feet we will not be victorious in our endeavors. Our success is assured if we are free of egoism. By worshipping Sai Baba we can attain both worldly and spiritual objectives. We will have peace of mind and happiness. Mind and heart will experience materialistic pleasures even before the five senses do. For this reason we should think of God before eating anything.  Those who discriminate between Guru and God cannot envision divinity anywhere.
     Baba used to allow his devotees to serve him by whatever way they chose to. He never liked anyone else interfering with their approaches. He says “Whoever does not share with others the food they have, will suffer the misery similar to Kuchēla (Sudhāma)”.

25th Chapter:

     The wishes of devotees will be fulfilled quickly if their faith is steady and devotion is complete.  Baba said “Even if I attain Samādhi, my bones will talk from the grave. They will provide you with hope and faith. Besides, my Samadhi would move and also speak to those who seek my shelter whole-heartedly.  Never get anxious that I am not near you. Even my bones would talk to you and enquire about your welfare. Always remember me. Keep your heart and soul filled with trust in me. Then you will get the utmost benefit.
     Whenever or wherever you think of me, I will be there momentarily.  Be aware that all the flowers that blossom on a mango tree will not turn into fruits. Most of them will fall off as flowers or unripe fruits before becoming actual fruits.  Similarly all those who come to me may not get my blessings. To get my blessings one should have devotion and faith.  Baba never liked astrologers or their words.

26th Chapter:

     Baba to his devotees “Whatever it might happen, never give up the grip on seeking Guru’s shelter.  Always be steadfast and be reciting Guru’s name. God will always protect those who have faith and patience in Him. Yogis, just like Gods, also depend on their devotees. God would only help those who seek His shelter with soul and heart”.
     Baba told a devotee Mr. Baba Ambedkar, “You have to experience the fruits of bad or good deeds that you have done in your previous birth or due to your past actions. If it is not complete, suicide won’t help you. You have to be born again and suffer again. Why don’t you experience the fruit of your past deeds for some time now before you die naturally? You need to repay all you debts of bad deeds once for all.

27th Chapter:

     Baba is a like a sacred tree that fulfills all our wishes. He is an ocean of knowledge.  Sri Sai is the Guru who would show us the path to self-realization.  He is the Lord of saints who can show the God in all creatures great and small.  He is the adorable person who knows the minds of his devotees; he touches and consecrates them and gives his devotees different religious books to read and recite regularly.

28th Chapter:

     Baba is omni-present. Usually father creates the body and gives life, while death chases the life at a later time.  But a sadguru will rescue us from the cycle of birth and death. So they are the most kind-hearted souls.  Baba said, “Wherever my devotees live I can pull them to Shirdi just like how you can drag a sparrow with a thread tied to its feet. I do not need any doors to enter. I am formless and live everywhere. Whoever keeps the faith in me and gets immersed in my smaran, I will take care of their deeds staying behind the scene like a director who pulls the threads of puppets”.
     Baba opines that one should not take a debt for the sake of seeing the God or celebrating a festival or for going on a pilgrimage. One day, Meghashyama, a true devotee of Sai wanted to give head-bath to Baba. By chanting “Hare Ganga! Hare Ganga!” he poured water on Baba’s head. Although the head got wet, Baba’s body remained dry. All the devotees were surprised to see this leela of Sai.

29th Chapter:

     Baba knows what is safe and secure for his devotees.  Doubts and troubles surround us in order to make our devotion stronger and deeper. They test us. However, all our endeavors will eventually become successful if we work hard, as well as worship Baba with complete faith.

30th Chapter:

     Although Baba is indifferent to the three gunas, and is formless (nirguna), he attains a form (saguna) form for the sake of his devotees. Even though others leave us and go, Sai would never desert us. Those who taste his mercy and kindness will attain surplus amounts of power, knowledge and the ability to distinguish between permanent and temporary intelligence.  Baba always understands the wishes of the devotees and fulfills them in a timely manner. The higher the intensity of pain a devotee takes and the greater the faith and devotion he shows to have a glimpse of the yogi, the faster and stronger it will take to get his desire fulfilled.

Sri Satchidanand Sadguru Sainath Maharaj Ki Jai!

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