Satsang Mahasamadhi Message

(Message delivered by Pujya Narasimha Swami ji delivered
on 15th October 1956)

Sai Baba Mahasamadhi is not a matter for regret. The parting
of the soul from the body in the case of the ordinary house-holder
is generally considered very painful, and poetry largely feeds
upon the sentiment of sorrow on such occasions. In the case of
Sri Sai Baba the parting of the breath from the physical body
was not a matter to be regarded as painful either for Baba or for
those connected with him.

Baba was a perfect realiser of the soul and a thorough master
of Atmajnana. It was not mere book learning as to what the
nature of the Atman is. It was one of perfect realisation. He lived
the life of one who noted that he was not the body, nor the
artificial personality meant by people's ideas about him and his
own ideas mostly based upon the body and its activities. As he
said on some occasions, his Guru Mourshad took him away
from his body, that is, long ago he cast away the idea that he
was the body-self that practically every one of us takes ourselves
to be. He was dwelling almost constantly on the Lord. Allah and
Hari were ever on his lips and in his heart. Consequently they
were so even at the time of the parting of his breath from his
body, and according to Bhagawad Gita, the effect of that would
be to make him the perfect God or Brahman after his leaving
of the body. Every real bhakta who is ardent in his attachment
to Baba has ample proof that Baba is still active and vigorous
as God is in his dealings with his bhaktas.

Samoham Sarvabhuteshu
Name dveshyo Asti na Priyah
Ye bhajanti tumam bhaktya
Mayi te teshu cha api aham.

This means, the Lord says, “I am perfectly even and equal
towards all creatures. I have neither friend nor foe. But those
who attach themselves to me by their devotion, are in Me
and I am in them*. 'Ma me bhaktah pranascyati' (that is the
Lord says, 'No devotee of mine ever perishes” for the best of
reasons that there is the Lord to look after the yogakshemam
of such a devotee). So many devotees of Sai are now
experiencing His constant and perpetual guardianship,
protection and help, in almost every matter, that there is no
necessity for pressing this truth further to show that Sai is
still there after His Mahasamadhi and is not gone. How can
God go and where is He to go? But it is not every one that
gets the benefit of His continued existence and protection.

The devotee has to attach himself at first with some degree of
effort to Sai Baba and then he can get the full benefit. Even if
he is a sinner, and a low creature by previous karma still he
can start a new life by contacting Sai.

Apichet Asi papebhyo
Sarvebhyo papagrit tamah.

This means that even if one is the worst of sinners, the Lord
promises that he might change his life soon to become a
perfect bhakta or jnana. So every one who cares now to think
of Baba, to study about him to contact his bhaktas and to
attend proceedings such as puja, bhajan, kathas, etc.,
impressing people, with the nature of Sai, gets undoubted
benefit, and our Mahasamadhi Message this year may close
with pointedly drawing the attention of all our readers to this
fact that every reader should make his contact with Sai Baba
as full and perfect as it can be and then rich will be his reward.
As will be seen from the Foreword (to Volume II of the Life of
Sai Baba,) furnished by Sri B. N. Data;, Home Minister with
the Government of India, every portion of his life is covered by
Sai Baba and happiness with success is the result, May similar
contact, similar success, and blessings be the lot of every
reader!