Before dwelling upon the second question, "Is Sai Baba,
a God? ", it is essential for us to know briefly about the
life history and the mission of Sri Sai Baba.
We are not exactly aware of the actual details of the birth
Sri Sai Baba. But according to the information given by
Sri Baba himself to his close confederate devotee, Sri
Mahalsapati during his last phase of life (in the year 1910
or about) and also as per the writings of other devotees
like Das Ganu Maharaj; Hemad Pant, Kaparde etc.,
the following details emerge.
Baba was born to a Brahmin couple in 1838 in a village Pa
near Manwath in Parbhani taluq in the erstwhile Nizam state
(A historian wrote that Jamuna Bai and Nandalal were the
names of Baba's parents - how far this is reliable, is not
known). The parents entrusted the child in his second year
to a fakir (mendicant). The fakir and his wife brought up the
child for years. In their custody, Baba learnt good conduct
and discipline The fakir, before breathing his last, asked his
wife to entrust the care of the boy to Sri Gopal Rao
Deshmukh of Selu village.
Sri Gopal Rao was then the Zamindar of the Jintur Paragana
appointed by the Pishwas of Maharastra around 1800 AD.
was a staunch devotee of Lord Venkateswara. And he, being
perfect embodiment of divine wisdom and detachment,
endowed with all Siddhies (super natural powers). The people
served him as the incarnation of Lord Venkateswara and
fondly called him Venkusa.
As directed by her husband, the fakir's wife brought the six
year-old boy to Selu and entrusted him to the care of Sri
Gopal Rao Deshmukh. Baba served him as his Guru for
twelve years with utmost faith, veneration and devotion.
It was only by the grace of Venkusa that Baba inherited
all the divine qualities and super natural powers. This is
called Saktihipatha, the transfer of super natural powers
from the teacher to the disciple.
Baba arrived at Shirdi for the first time in the year 1854.
With face glowing bright with divinity, Baba, then an young
lad of eighteen, always used to sit and meditate under a
sweet neem tree. He left the place after a few days,
wandering here and there, details of which were not known.
To be contd....
(Source : http://www.saileelas.org/book/agod.htm
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