How I See Sri Sai Satcharita -by Saibanisa-15

How I See Sri Sai Satcharita -by Saibanisa-15

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Chapter 28 of Sri Sai satcharita

Sairam

I will elaborate on Chapter 28. I will explain how Sri Sai used to call HIS devotees to Shirdi and make them come there. If one examines the way Sri Lala Lakhamichand and a female devotee from Burhanpore were made to come to Shirdi, as narrated by Sri Hemadri Pant in this chapter, one will be greatly astonished. Sri Sai gave a vision of HIMSELF in a dream to people, who were not aware of HIM, and made them travel to Shirdi. What lesson must be learned by us from these incidents? Think. Even if we are not a devotee of Sri Sai, HE will appear in our dream in the present birth, if there was a relationship with HIM in our previous births, and that HE will make us to come to Shirdi.

One can say that THIS IS HIS SPECIALITY and GREATNESS. Sri Hemadri Pant reveals in this chapter Sri Sai’s views thus – BABA did not approve of anyone taking a loan for either celebrating a festival or going on a pilgrimage. This is very important for ordinary families like ours. One should not perform worship rituals, giving donations and undertaking noble tasks by taking loans. I kept away some percentage of my earnings for these tasks, and thus undertook them from such amount specifically kept aside for that purpose. If we follow this principle then we will not have to face unpleasant situations. Sri Sai compared HIS ardent devotees with sparrows. HE used to say that HE made HIS devotees to come to Shirdi as if HE had tied a string to sparrow’s feet and pulled it towards HIMSELF. Megha was foremost amongst ardent devotees of Sri Sai. Sri Hemadri Pant writes in detail about Megha in this chapter. I did not have an opportunity to see Megha, as I was not born in his lifetime, nevertheless reading about Megha gives rise to a doubt in my mind whether I too can ever become as an ardent devotee of Sri Sai as Megha was or not? A true devotee of Sri Sai wishes for only one thing and that wish is to take the last breath of one’s life at the feet of Sri Sai and merge into the five elements through HIS hands. Megha was lucky to have that wish fulfilled..