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Sunday, January 2, 2011

Sai Satcharitra Sārāmsh - Monday Parayan

Sri Ganeshayanamaha      Sri Saraswatyainamaha      Sri Gurubhyonnamaha
 Sri Sai Ramachandrayanamaha


Sri Sai Satcharitra Sārāmsh
(Monday 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


31st Chapter:

      The future of a person will be decided by the thought or desire present in the person’s mind at the time of death. In shlokas 5 and 6 of the 8th chapter of bhagavad-geeta, Lord Srikrishna says “whoever thinks of me during the last moments of life, they can reach me”. “If they think of something else they get what they think at that time”. Those who lay down their life at the feet of yogis are always protected. Unless they acquire such punya they do not attain such a holy future.

32nd Chapter:

      Even if a person is a pundit and well-versed with Vedas and Vedanta he may not reach his destination safely without a guide (guru). If there is a guide who helps in showing the right path (mārgadarshi), that person can avoid the pitfalls and escape from wild beasts and will have a smooth transit in reaching the destination.

      Bookish knowledge alone is useless. We need to fulfill our assigned duty (karma) and surrender our body, mind and pancha prānas (5 lives) at the feet of the guru, the God who is pervading. Baba says that in order to have such feeling one should develop deep and eternal belief. Baba is an incarnation who is an epitome of knowledge and who is free of passions or worldly attachments. Dharma (righteousness), artha (prosperity) and kāma (desire) are attainable with our efforts, but the fourth one, mōksha (liberation) is achieved only with the help of a guru. Baba never observed fasting. Also, he never allowed anybody to observe fasting. He thinks that the minds of those who observe fasting will not be steady. First one has to pacify the ātma (soul).

33rd Chapter:

Udi (holy ash) Mahima (miracle) 1: The way Baba taught.

      All the objects in the world are temporary like the ash. Our body is made up of the pancha bhutas, but ultimately becomes ash after we enjoy all the worldly pleasures. For everybody to remember this fact, Baba used to give Udi prasadam to all devotees. By giving Udi to everyone Baba taught that brahmam is permanent or perpetual, but the world is transient or temporary and that in reality all our kith and kin (e.g. father, mother, son etc) in this world do not belong to us. We come into this world alone and leave this world alone. Udi used to treat all bodily and mental ailments. It used to bring health and wealth and emancipate everybody from anxieties. Baba used to teach two things, the first one is Udi which provides knowledge, and the second one dakshina (fee) which makes one being ascetic. Without these two qualities one can not cross the samsāra sāgara.
      
      For those who wish to get the benefit of Udi, should wear it on the forehead or mix it in water and drink as holy teertham after taking a bath. At the time of Samadhi Baba gave Lakshmi Bai 9 rupee coins. They represent 9 forms of devotion (navavidha bhakti).

34th Chapter:

Udi mahima 2:
                                       
      Baba says “Whoever comes to this mosque will never suffer from any disease in this birth. This is not a mosque. This is dwāravati. Whoever steps in this place will get healthy and happy. They will overcome their troubles or problems”.  Our karma is responsible for our troubles or pleasures. Allah is the only one who abates the suffering.  Always keep him in the prayers. You need to surrender to him completely. Then you watch  his actions.
      
      The path of karma is intriguing. Baba says, “I am neither a God nor a ruler. I am God’s trusted servant. I will always remind you of Him. Whoever tosses up his/her ego and salutes to the God, whoever trusts him completely, they will be devoid of their attachments and attain moksha”.

35th Chapter:

Udi mahima 3:

      Baba says, “If I have to take 1 rupee as dakshina from anybody I need to give them 10 times worth of it. I will not take anything from anybody just like that. I will not ask anyone indiscriminately.  Whomever the fakir (saint) shows me, I will take from those persons. Also I will take money from those who owe me from their previous birth. As they give the dakshina to me, their detachment will increase. As a result they will inherit bhakti (devotion) and jnana (wisdom).

Baba’s message for those who suffer from sleeplessness:

      “Before you go to bed every night, wear udi on your forehead and keep the rest of the udi packet under the pillow”. Once at someone’s house there were three times more number of guests than they invited. When the daughter-in-law of the house was worried, her mother-in-law instructed her to cover all the food with a cloth and with reciting Sai’s name sprinkled some udi on top of the cloth. When they removed the cloth they were surprised to see surplus amounts of food that even after feeding all the guests still lot of food was left over. That is the mahima of udi. This is Sai’s miracle.

36th Chapter:

      With regards to accepting the dakshina, Baba said to Shyama “You don’t know anything. I will not accept anything from anybody. The masjid-mai (mother mosque) asks to repay the debt. Those who are indebted would get emancipated by paying the dakshina”.  Baba never begged to anybody and he never allowed his devotees to beg around. He always considered money or wealth to be dangerous and a hindrance to attain moksha.
      
      To confirm that he is omniscient, Baba pinched Shyama’s cheek and told him that he is related to Shyama for the past 72 births. A married woman who did not have children for almost for 27 years since marriage bore children with the blessings of Baba. This suggests that Baba is omniscient, omnipresent and is the incarnation of Dattatreyaswami.

37th Chapter:

Chavadi utsavam: (Chavadi procession)

      Among the Sai devotees whoever remembers chavadi utsavam before going to bed, will be blessed with comfort, pleasure, happiness, satisfaction, piece of mind and Sai’s blessings.

Sri Satchidananda Sadguru Sainath Maharaj Ki Jai!

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