Satsang The Glory of Shirdi Sai - Issue 22--2006 from Saidarbar.

THE GLORY OF SHIRDI SAI
Fourth Year of Publication
Published as Bi-Weekly
Issue 22 / 2006
26- 10 -2006
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GURUR-BRAHMA, GURUR-VISHNUH;
GURU-DEVO MAHESWARAHA;

GURUR-SAKSHATH PARAM BRAHMA;
THASMAI SREE GURAVE NAMAHA:

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THIS ISSUE CONTAINS

1. FROM THE SATSANGHS OF SAIBANISA JI
2. SAI'S NEWS FROM TIME MACHINE
3. SAI IN DREAMS
4. QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S PHILOSOPHY
5. SANATANA DHARMA& SRI SHIRDI SAIBABA
6. SAIBANISA OFFERS PRANAMS TO …..
7. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES
8. SPIRITUAL GEMS FROM SAI SATCHARITRA
9. SAI WITH CHILDREN
10. ARTICLES FROM SAI DEVOTEES
11. LETTERS FROM SAI DEVOTEES
12. TELUGU SECTION
13. SAI'S BOOK WORLD
14. EDITORIAL.
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1. FROM THE SATSANGHS OF SAIBANISA JI
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Compiled by:
Sai Sevak Smt. Rajeswari Kasturi, Saidarbar – Hyderabad.

MEDITATION MAKES MIND CLEAN & STEADY

Leading a virtuous life may not by itself, sufficient for
God-realization. Concentration of the mind is absolutely
necessary. A good life prepares the mind as a fit
instrument for meditation, which ventually leads to self-
realization, without whose aid, one, cannot row into the
divine state or liberate oneself from its trammels and
attain immortality.

Meditation is the keeping up of an unceasing flow of God-
consciousness, when all worldly thoughts are shut out
and the mind is saturated with divine thoughts. Just as oil,
when poured from one vessel to another, flows ceaselessly,
just as the harmonious sound produced from the ringing of
bells falls upon the ear in a continuous stream, so too, the
mind should `flow' towards God in an unbroken way.

The man, who has not purified his mind, will not be able to
start the fire of meditation. It is equally important that no
violent or sudden attempt should be made to control the
mind. It should be granted a little freedom for a while, make
it run and exhaust it efforts. It will initially jump like an
untrained monkey. But it is bound to calm down gradually.
Divine thoughts should be allowed to get in slowly, when
vicious tendencies will vanish. It is like sweeping a room
that was kept closed for many months and where dirt
remains accumulated.

Om Shantih Shantih Shantihi
Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu
To be continued…
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2. SAI'S NEWS FROM THE TIME MACHINE:

October 16, Wednesday1918: Baba's Body was taken in
procession through the Shirdi village and then interred in
Butty Wada with due formalities.

October 27, 1918: Baba's devotees from all over gathered
and funeral rites were performed by Balasaheb Bhate with
Annadhanam to poor in Shirdi.

October 27, 1918: A committee was formed to manage the
worship of SaiBaba's Samadhi, comprising of 15 members
with Bapusahed Butty as the Chairman.

October 27, 1918: Nanavalli a great but quaint and queer
devotee of Baba breathed his last.

October 7, 1954: A big and beautiful marble statue of
Saibaba was installed behind Baba's Samadhi at the hands
of Swami Sai Sharnandji.

October 19, 1956: H.H.Narasimha Swamiji passed away
(Aged 82 years).

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3. SAI IN DREAMS:
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These are the dream sequences and messages as received
by SaiBaNiSa Ji From our beloved GURU LORD SAINATH OF
SHIRIDI. In Anticipation that this feature will 1help in one's
spiritual growth are hereby compiled from his personal Diary
and presented to SAIBANDHUS.

Translated and presented by RAGHU RAMAN SATULURY.

06-10-1994

How to live courageously with peace? I could not find an answer
and I looked towards SAI for guidance. I was shown with the
visuals--

I was insulted in a meeting of seniors by my boss. I felt very
much let down and upset. Next day without loosing patience,
I presented him with facts and pointed the mistake he has
committed. From there on, I observed a marked change in
conducting myself before others is only due to Sainath.

I set out on a pilgrimage accompanied by my wife. On the way,
I met a Saint resembling Sai. He said "wife can at the most
accompany you on a pilgrimage, whereas on the spiritual
journey, one has to travel by himself. It is relatively a difficult
one and lots of efforts are needed to be put in". I woke up
from my sleep.

An angry mind looses direction and purpose.

09-10-1994

My thoughts were reeling between courage and cowardice. As
usual I looked towards my master. Baba said- both are mind
dependent with their origin traced to within.
For example: Take lesson from a mother serving a plague
effected child resting in her lap, lesson from a couple living
happily even though they are not blessed with children and
lastly the refugees from Tibet with small kids living against
all odds without proper shelters.

I thus concluded once we are able to overcome the weak
mind, the power of courage automatically surfaces.

Life never comes to standstill even with all the obstacles.

10-10-1994

Discharging of moral and social obligations should not the
only aim in life. Try knowing the creator and the purpose
for which we are here. Never give away presentations to
anybody after incurring debts. Winning over their hearts is
of less importance compared to the troubles likely to be
invited later unknowingly.

Know thyself.

To be continued…..
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4. QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S PHILOSOPHY:
(By Late Sri Bharam UmamaheswaraRao)
"Shashi": shashi_31@yahoo. com

25. Importance of Swadharma:

If Swadharma is not performed properly, the mind will be
dragged into and tied down in Samsara. Those who perform
Swadharma properly, the wavering nature of their mind will
be reduced and it becomes peaceful; their attractions
towards worldly activities get reduced and they lead a
straight forward right path of life. There is nothing superior
to Swadharma.

We should not try to imitate to the Dharmas of others.
Compared with Dharmas of others doing our own
Swadharma much superior. This will uplift us soon. If we
undertake others activities on our head, it will cause
many difficulties, filling our mind with worldly affairs.
Try to acquire the mercy of God. Get your mind out of the
whirlpool of worldly affairs. Your mind will become pure.
If your acts of Swadharma are done at all times, you will
never get any harm.

Baba said to one of His Sadhakas, -"Everyone has to perform
Swadharma daily as Yagna. If you leave your Swadharma and
show interest in other Dharmas, you will be caught in the circle
of births and deaths. If you are doing Swadharma well, you will
not be entangled in worldly ties. As the world is entangled in
Maya, one is becoming weak by not doing Swadharma. If you
are associated Swadharma well, all your desires will be fulfilled,
even without performing rituals, pilgrimages, Bhajans etc. Do
not keep any selfish idea in your mind.

If you perform Swadharma with faith and devotion that itself will
fulfill all your desires like Kamadhenu. Swadharma will never
let you down. If you do not perform Swadharma, you will be
surrounded by difficulties. You will not be able to enjoy your
pleasures. However much you weep, you can not get out of
your difficulties. So do not leave Swadharma. Do not allow your
Indriyas to go about as they please. If anyone does so, he will
get destroyed like fish out of water. If any one spends money
with self-less motto, his sins will be washed out and will get
God – realization. So every one must do their own Swadharma
and spend his money freely in his Swadharma.

To be continued…..
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5. SANATANA DHARMA & SRI SHIRDI SAIBABA
NEWS FROM ABORD:
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LONDON, ENGLAND, October 17, 2006: The Hindu Culture and
Heritage Society (HCHS), in association with Hindu Council UK
and the London Fire Brigade, celebrated the Ganesha Chaturthi
Festival for the second successive year outside India with
stunning success on Sunday, October 8, 2006, in Southall West
London. On October 5, 6 and 7 Lord Ganesha was worshipped
followed by kirtan, arti and prasadam.

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CHAGUANAS, TRINIDAD, October 15, 2006: A Trinidadian pundit
recently visited South Africa for the purpose of reawakening the
spirit of Hinduism among South Africa's 1.7 million Hindus. Pundit
Munelal Maharaj, of Lange Park, Chaguanas, spent three-weeks
in South Africa with his wife, Naveeta and five-year old daughter,
Vaishnavi, aimed at "recreating the Hindu Renaissance in South
Africa." He hosted nightly programs in cities such as Durban,
Pietermaritzburg, Dundee and Johannesburg. "The tour was
indeed an awakening to the thousands of people who eagerly
flocked to the programs to enjoy the melodious voices of both
wife and husband.

www.london.gov. uk
LONDON, ENGLAND, October 19, 2006: Divali was celebrated
October 15 in Trafalgar Square, London, by 20,000 people.
Organized by the Mayor of London and the Divali in London
Committee, chaired by Nitin Palan, the number of celebrants
has increased 5,000 each year. Raghav, Hunterz and Kalakaar
provided musical entertainment. Groups from the Saraswati
Dance Academy, Brahma Kumaris, BAPS Swaminarayan
School, Bombay Dance Club, Metropolitan Police Hindu
Association, Sai School of Harrow, Kutch Leva Patel
Community and the Brent Hindu Council gave dance
performances. A Ram Leila play was presented by the Hindu
Council of UK.

www.hinducouncil. com.au
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, October 20, 2006: Diwali was
celebrated at the Federal Parliament House in Canberra on
October 16, 2006. The function was jointly hosted by the
Hon. Senator Amanda Vanstone, Minister for Immigration
and Multicultural Affairs and the Hindu Council of Australia,
a national body representing all Australian Hindus, and was
attended by a number of Senators and Members of
Parliament. After the ceremonial lighting of the traditional
lamp, the Minister of Immigration emphasized the
importance of celebrating Diwali at the Parliament House
and the positive contributions being made by the Australian
Indian community in the economic development and well
being of the Australian Multicultural society. A number of
dances were performed by the young artists from Canberra,
Sydney and Darwin. Sweets and light refreshments were
served. The program ended with spectacular fireworks at the
Federation Mall outside the Parliament House. Visit the
Hindu Council of Australia's website to see other news of
Hindus in Australia and sign up for their newsletter.

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6. SAIBANISA OFFERS PRANAMS TO "Maa Tulasi
"BABA used to maintain
Tulasi Brindavan in Dwarakamai
TULASI KALYAN IS ON 02-11-2006
Tulasi in legends

A number of passages in the Puranas and other scriptures
(Vedas), point to the importance of tulasi within religious
worship. Tulasi is regarded as a goddess and a consort of
Lord Vishnu. A garland of tulasi leaves is the first offering to
the Lord as part of the daily ritual. Tulasi is accorded the sixth
place among the eight objects of worship in the ritual of the
consecration of the kalasha, the container of holy water.

One story has it that when Krishna was weighed in gold, not
even all the ornaments of His consort Satyabhama could
outweigh Him. But a single tulasi leaf placed by His another
consort Rukmini on the pan tilted the scale.

Tulasi is ceremonially married to Vishnu annually on the
eleventh bright day of the month of Kaartika in the lunisolar
calendar. This festival continues for five days and concludes
on the full moon day, which falls in mid-October. This ritual,
called the "Tulasi Vivaha", inaugurates the annual marriage
season in India.
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7. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES:

Geetha

In 1996 I went with a few colleagues to Singapore, Bangkok
and Hong Kong on a work related exposure trip. By the time
we reached Hong Kong. I was tired and kept feeling I have
not seen Baba's picture in days. In Hong Kong we could not
find any accommodation due to the celebrations for the
independence from British Rule. A local Indian Businessman
known to a colleague got us place as paying guest with a
Korean family.

I was in the elevator and it was Thursday. Suddenly a lady
entered carrying agarbatti and I could not stop myself from
asking her where she was going. And she said to the Sai
mandir which is on the 10th floor of the building.

My hair stood on ends and I could not believe that this was
possible. We got a place to stay in the very building that
Baba's temple was there. To date when ever I remember
that incident I cannot but bow my head with love to this
great old man.
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8. SPIRITUAL GEMS FROM SAI SATCHARITRA

Swamy" swamymain@yahoo. com
Fri, 20 Oct 2006 21:29:39 -0700 (PDT)

Sai Ram.

Let us continue with the Spiritual Gems from Chapter 21
of Sai Satcharita.

"There have been institutions of Saints in this world, from time
immemorial. Various Saints appear (incarnate) themselves in
various places to carry out the missions allotted to them, but
though they work in different places, they are, as it were, one."

All saints are one with each other. They work in unison under
the common authority of the Almighty Lord and supplement
work wherever necessary. An instance illustrating this is given
below."

"Mr. V.H.Thakur, B.A., was a clerk in the Revenue Department
and he once came to a town named Vadgaum near Belgaum
(S.M. Country) along with a Survey party. There he saw a
Kanarese Saint (Appa) and bowed before him." Sai Ram. To
meet a Saint we must have some poorva janma punyam and
the time has to come. "The Saint was explaining a portion
from the book "Vichar-Sagar" of Nischaldas (a standard work
on Vedanta) to the audience." Sai Ram. Vichar Sagar means
a sea of Miseries. The Saint was explaining these abstruse
concepts to people in a simple language. Sai Ram.

"When Thakur was taking his leave to go, he said to him, "you
should study this book, and if you do so, your desires will be
fulfilled, and when you go to the North in the discharge of your
duties in future, you will come across a great Saint by your
good luck, and then he will show you the future path, and give
rest to your mind and make you happy".

Sai Ram. Is it not rather strange that the Saint should tell
Thakur to read a book on Vedanta and assure him that if he
reads that book, his desires will get fulfilled? At first sight, it
does appear rather strange, but it is not strange if we
understand what the desire(s) of that gentleman are.
Suppose his desire is for liberation from the worldly desires,
will not the study of Vedanta help? Yes, it will certainly help.
Sai Ram.

And the Saint Appa knew the future of Sri Thakur and hence
this assurance. It is very clear that Sri Thakur was a ripening
fruit ready for plucking by the Master. Sai Ram.

"Then, he was transferred to Junnar, where he had to go by
crossing Nhane Ghat. This Ghat was very steep and impassable,
and no other conveyance, than a buffalo was of use in crossing it."

Sai Ram. Buffalo is the Vahana of Sri Yama, the Lord of Death
and also Lord of Dharma and Karma. So, the little self of Thakur
had to go through a lot of difficulty and finish its Karma before
he could receive the grace of Sadguru Sai. Hence this buffalo
ride!

"So he had to take a buffalo-ride through the Ghat, which
inconvenienced and pained him much. Thereafter, he was
transferred to Kalyan on higher post, and there he became
acquainted with Nanasaheb Chandorkar. He heard much
about Sai Baba from him and wished to see Him."

Sai Ram. This is called Subhechha, a good desire. Though
all desires are to be finally given up, in the spiritual path,
good desires help us move forward unlike the 'bad'
(materialistic, sensual, pleasure seeking which make a
person selfish and make him forget that he is not the little
self but is one with the Universal Self) desires. In a way,
good desires and the consequent good actions help us
to nullify the negative karma. Thus Thakur got the desire
to see the Saint, whom he was ordained to meet years
ago, but is not aware yet.

"Next day, Nanasaheb had to go to Shirdi, and he asked
Thakur to accompany him. He could not do so as he had
to attend the Thana Civil Court for a civil case. So
Nanasaheb went alone. Thakur went to Thane, but there
the case was postponed. Then, he repented for not
accompanying Nanasaheb."

Sai Ram. This is an example of most of us. We repent for
lost opportunities (material or spiritual) without realizing
that we cannot go back in time. But see the difference
between a good Sadhaka and a not so good one. Thakur
did not give up his plan of going to Shirdi just because he
could not go with Nanasaheb. Sai Ram.

"Still he left for Shirdi and when he went there, he found
that Nanasaheb had left the place the previous day. Some
of his other friends, whom he met there, took him to Baba.
He saw Baba, fell at His Feet and was overjoyed. His eyes
were full of tears of joy and his hair stood on end."

Sai Ram. Guru's grace was passing like an electric current
through him causing those sensations.

"After a while the omniscient Baba said to him - "The path
of this place is not so easy as the teaching of the Kanarese
Saint Appa or even as the buffalo-ride in the Nhane Ghat. In
this spiritual path, you have to put in your best exertion as
it is very difficult". When Thakur heard these significant
signs and words, which none else than he knew, he was
overwhelmed with joy."

Sai Ram. At other places also, Sai indicated the difficulty of
the spiritual path, which is compared to a knife edge, a thin
rope tied between two poles and suspended over a raging river
below etc. "He came to know, that the word of the Kanarese
Saint had turned true. Then joining both hands and placing his
head on Baba's Feet, he prayed that he should be accepted
and blessed."

Sai Ram. The surrender of the ego is an important part in
learning. And Thakur knew that the great Saint referred to by
Saint Appa is none other than Sadguru Sai. The placing of
his head on Baba's feet is to receive the grace, which is like
the flow of Ganges that will wash out the dirt within and
illumine the inner space. Sai Ram.

"Then Baba said - "What Appa told you was all right, but
these things have to be practiced and lived. Mere reading
won't do. You have to think and carry out what you read;
otherwise, it is of no use. Mere book-learning, without the
grace of the Guru, and self-realization, is of no avail"".
Sai Ram. The word Acharya, which is used to mean Guru,
actually means One who treads the path. For example,
seeing the road map of the route from Hyderabad to Delhi
is needed but not sufficient to reach Delhi. We need to take
a guide (Guru), who is familiar with the route. Or we need to
ask at important stages in the journey. In the case of Thakur,
the Saint Appa indicated years ago that in future when he
goes to north, he will meet a great Saint who will show him
the further path. And Sai is showing bim now. Sai Ram.

"The theoretical portion was read from the work `Vichar Sagar'
by Thakur, but the practical way was shown to him at Shirdi.
Another story given below will bring out this truth more forcibly."
Sai Ram.
What a wonderful story! What great insights! We are truly
blessed. Sai Ram.

Swamy
http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/Sri- Datta-Saranam

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9. SAI WITH CHILDREN:
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Smt. Madhu Gopal Ravada, Saidarbar, Hyderabad.

Hello Children! I am Madhu aunty. Do you know Baba use
to play with children and used to tell stories to them? I felt
children visiting Saidarbar should be entertained with good
stories. For the last two years I have told you about Lord
Krishna's Leelas and Lord Rama Story. Now I want to tell
the stories what heard in my child hood.

The story of the elephant and the sparrow

Once upon a time there lived a sparrow with her husband
on a tree. She had built a nice nest and laid her eggs in the
nest. One morning, a wild elephant with spring fever feeling
restive came to the tree in search of shade and in a rage
broke the branch of the tree on which the nest was residing.
Unluckily all the sparrow eggs were lost though both parents
were saved. The she-sparrow was deep in lament.

Seeing her lament, the woodpecker bird, a friend of hers
offered her consolation that she would think of a way of
killing the elephant.
Then she went to her friend the gnat, who in turn went to the
counselor frog for advice. The frog then devised a scheme for
killing the elephant. He asked the gnat to buzz in the ears of
the elephant, so that the elephant would be thrilled to listen
to the music of the gnat and close its eyes. Then she asked
the woodpecker to pluck his eyes. She herself would be on
the edge of a pit and would croak misleading the elephant to
think that it is a pond.

The next day at noon the three carried out the plan and the
elephant was killed when he fell flat into a pit after being
blinded by the woodpecker when he closed his eyes in
response to the gnat. So the revenge was taken with
collective wit of all three animals.

MORAL: Wit is superior to brute force.
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10. ARTICLES FROM SAI DEVOTEES:
Sai ka laadla saikalaadla@ yahoo.com
9/7/2006 05:03:21 -0700

Belief comes spontaneously. Belief comes by effort. In
the spiritual life, a sincere, advanced and surrendered
seeker can and will have spontaneous belief. Belief by
personal effort, without the divine grace and Sri Sai Baba's
unconditional protection, cannot be as effective as
spontaneous belief. We have two principal organs: the
eye and the ear. Our eyes quite often, if not always,
believe themselves. Our ears very often believe others.
These are our human eyes and our human ears. But the
divine eye, the third eye, will believe only in the vision of
Divinity, and the divine ears will believe only in the truth
of reality. When we listen to the inner command, when we
have the capacity to grow into constant obedience to our
Inner Pilot, we feel within and without the presence of
spontaneous belief. Belief is the reality of our inner
obedience. This is divine belief, spontaneous belief. Belief
by effort is a restricted, disciplined human understanding.

Belief is power. A real seeker of the infinite Truth knows
this. An insincere and unaspiring seeker is aware of the
truth that belief is power, but he cannot go beyond
understanding or awareness; whereas a sincere, genuine,
devoted and surrendered seeker knows that belief is
dynamic power, and he has this power as his very own.

We see a tree. The tree bears flowers, and soon after
wards we see fruits. The flower is the harbinger of the
fruit. In the spiritual life, belief is the flower. Belief is a
divine angel which enters into us as the harbinger of
Sri Sai Baba.

If we do not have belief, we can develop belief. How?
We can do it by mixing with sincere spiritual people
who care more for Sri Sai Baba than for pleasure.
There are also people who care only for Sri Sai Baba
in human beings, and if we mix with those people we
can cultivate belief. When we have belief, we can
walk with Sri Sai Baba in His Garden of Light and
Delight.

Sai Ka Laadla

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11. LETTERS FROM SAIDEVOTEES:
Nagendra kumar: vnk_nagu@yahoo. com
On 8/10/06

Sai Ram
I V.Nagendra Kumar, residing in Hyderabad conveying
my regards and congratulations to you and all the
persons involved in running this E- magazine
"The Glory of Shirdi Sai" since three years.
I pray Lord Sai Baba on behalf of us.
V.Nagendra Kumar
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Sai aerospace saiaeropace@ yahoo.com
On 10/12/06
SaiRam!
What a pleasure it was to get the Glory of Shirdi Sai
once again! I wish you and all the readers a very
happy Diwali and May Sai bring all happiness, love
and prosperity to one and all.
Sarve Jana Sukhinobhavanthu
G.Sugunakar.
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"Krishna Puranam": puranamk@yahoo. com
Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:01:05 -0700 (PDT)

SaiRam!

I would appreciate if you can include the below
Information regarding a opening of Shirdi Sai Mandir
in Dulles, VA on Sep 27th so that people who are
interested can attend the aarti's conducted by the temple.
Please visit:
http://www.shirdisa imandir.org/ undercon. htm

Thanks
Krishna
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"SP.Kannan" kannanusha1@ hotmail.com
10/14/2006 11:14:34 +0800
Sai Ram,
We are Sai devotees from Malaysia. Ours is a registered
society, Persatuan
Shirdi Sai Baba Selangor, Malaysia. We conduct prayers
on every Thursday morning 9.00 1m and bhajans at 7.30 pm
in our Centre. Any devotees from Malaysia or Singapore
like to visit our centre, please note the address:

Persatuan Shirdi Sai Baba
No.73, Jalan Selasih
Taman Gembira
41100 Klang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Thank you and Sai Ram
Ushalakshmi
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Satsang SHRI SAINATH-STAVAN MANJARI

The "DARSHAN " of your feet
Is like a bath in the Godavari ;
Wash away my sins.
Oh, Samarth, and purify me ! ….86

We worldly people
Gather layers of impurities again and again ;
Therefore, we are the right people
for the "DARSHAN " of saints.….87

In the abundant waters of the Godavari
Comes the wash 28, to be cleansed at the GHATS :
If it is really left unattended,
Then, it is a discredit to the Godavari ! ….88

You are the cool, shady tree, with abundant foliage ;
We are the travellers, really,
Suffering from the scorching sun - rays
Of the three - fold 29 calamities of Life.….89

From that blazing heat, oh compassionate one,
Protect us, Oh GURURAYA.
The benign grace of your cool shade
Is extraordinary !….90

28. The dirty clothes.
29. These arise out of spiritual conditions,
physical conditions or due to fate.

Satsang SHRI SAINATH-STAVAN MANJARI

Saints, I reckon
Higher than gods;
For distinctions such as mine and thine
find not a place in their proximity.….76

HIRANYAKASHAPU and RAVANA27
Were killed because of their hatred of god;
Such a deed has never been done by saints.….77

GOPICHAND, In the heap of garbage,
Buried JALANDARA ;
But that sage
Had no rancour for that act.….78

27.The two demons killed by Lord Vishnu
and Shri Rama respectively.

On the contrary, the king was delivered
from the material world
And was immortalised ;
Such is the prowess of the saints,
It is indescribable ! ….79

Saints are the Sun,
Their grace is illuminating ;
Saints are as pleasing as the moon,
Their benign ness is as gentle as moonlight.
….80

Satsang Quiz on Sai Satchartra Chapter IV

(Devotees are requested to go through Sai Satcharitra before
attempting to solve the quiz) Quiz on Sai Satchartra
Chapter IV)

11) He was the home of __________ devotees, most generous
(like Karna) among all, the quint essense of all essences
a) Shiva b) Vaishnav c) Brahma d) Sai

12 ) His _________ was as clear as the mirror, and His speech
always rained nectar
a) Antarang (heart) b) Atma (soul) c) Faith d) Mind

13) The name of Allah was always on His lips. While the world
awoke He ______,
a) awoke b) slept c) was in Samadhi d) was bliss supreme

14) He always leaned against the _______ in Masjid
a) Dhuni b) Kathada c) Wall d) Nimbar

15) Dyaneshwar elevated _______
a) Paithan b) Mangalveda c) Nasik d) Alandi

(Answers to 5 to 10 of Chapter 4)
5) a 6) a 7) b 8) d 9) b 10)c

Satsang SHRI SAINATH-STAVAN MANJARI

There was Hindu - Muslim rivalry;
Therefore, to bring about unity and amity.
The masjid and the fire worship were embraced by you,
To show your "leela" to the devotees.….71

You are beyond caste and greed,
You are Brahman, the essence to Truth;
You are That, verily,
You are beyond human conception !….72

Giving free rein to surmises and conjectures,
Arguments have flourished about you.
There, my insignificant
Words, how will they prevail?….73

But when I behold you,
I cannot remain silent;
Because for encomium, words
Are normally the only means. ….74

Therefore, by means of words,
Whatever description is possible,
That I will always proffer,
With your grace. ….75

Satsang Quiz on Sai Satchartra Chapter III

(Devotees are requested to go through Sai Satcharitra
before attempting to solve the quiz)
Quiz on Sai Satchartra Chapter III)

11) Rohila always used to shout in a loud and harsh
tone the following words
a) Allah ho Akbar b) Sab Ka Malik Ek
c) OM Sai Sri Sai Jai Jai Sai d) Allah Mallik

12) Baba said to the villagers that Rohila had a very
bad ____ who tried to trouble him
a) Son b) Mother c) Wife d) Daughter

13) Baba said "I am the mother – origin of all the beings,
- the Harmony of three Gunas, the propeller of all the
senses, the ____, ____ and _____"
a) Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh b) Ego, Anger and Joy
c) Money, Jewellery and good things
d) Creator, Preserver and destroyer

14) Hemadripanth requests the readers to leave out the
various hindrances viz ____, ____, ____, attachment to
senses etc, and turn their whole and undivided attention
to these stories of Baba
a) indolence, sleep, wandering of mind b) ego, money
and wife c) wife, children and house d) job, money and life

15) Verses from the Holy ___ are called Kalma
a) Bhaghavat Gita b) Bible c) Koran d) Guru Granth Sahib

Satsang SHRI SAINATH-STAVAN MANJARI

SHRI SAINATH-STAVAN MANJARI
(A HUMBLE TRIBUTE OF PRAISE SHRI SAINATH)
by DAS GANU

Look, the enemy of RAVAN6
Came to the banks of the Godavari
But it's water has flowed
And the water at present is not
the same as old water. ….41

The bed alone remains the same.
The waters have flowed into the ocean,
The sanctity is eternal
Of the river - bed, to this day. ….42

6. i.e. Rama

Each year,
The old waters go and the new
Flow into the river bed;
It's the law, as you know. ….43

A century is like a year
The sages of that century
Are like the flowing waters
While the great souls are
like the waves on the water. ….44

Of these saints who are like Godari,
In the early centuries,
There was a great flood
Of SANAT - SANAK - SANANDAN.7 ….45

7. Three sons of Bramadev who were
born of his own mental conception.

Satsang Quiz on Sai Satchartra Chapter III

(Devotees are requested to go through Sai Satcharitra
before attempting to solve the quiz)
Quiz on Sai Satchartra Chapter III)

6) The description of Baba’s pure fame, and the hearing
of the same with love, will destroy the sins of the devotee
and, therefore, this is the simple Sadhana for
attaining _________
a) Peace of mind b) Salvation c) Good health
d) Money and material benefits

7) Hemadripanth went to to Shirdi on ____ day in 1916
a) Dipawali b) Dasera c) Guru pournima
d) Mahasamadhi Day

8) Who prayed to Baba on behalf of Hemadripanth for
some other appointment
a) Kakasaheb Dixit b) Anna Chinchanikar c) Megha
d) Shyama

9) Baba said “He should turn all his attention towards Me
and avoid the company of ______ , _________ and
_______ people
a) Rapists, Murders and Wicked people b) Cheats, Theives
and Murders c) Atheists, irreligious and wicked
d) Religious, Pious and Devoteed

10) He should be _______ and ________ towards all, and
worship Me with heart and sould. If he does this, he will
get eternal happiness.
a) Modest and Humble b) Faith and Patience
c) Good and pious d) Arrogant and wicked

Satsang SHRI SAINATH-STAVAN MANJARI

Followed by NARADA and TUMBER8
DHRUVA, PRAHLD, powerful king BALI,
SHABARI,9ANGAD, 10 VAYUKUMAR11,
VIDUR 12, GOPE - GOPIKA13 ….46

Thus, many came the present time
In each of the centuries in the past,
The floods came repeatedly,
which I am unable to recount. ….47

In this present century,
The sacred Godavari
Has for certain flooded this land
In your form, Oh , Sainath! ….48

Therefore at your divine feet
I make obeisance;
Maharaj, of my faults
Take no notice, I plead. ….49

8. A devotee of God with the face of a horse.
9. A Bhil woman , a devotee of Shri. Rama.
10. Son of Vali 11. Hanuman 12. Pandavas' Uncle.
13. The dairy lads and maids,
companions of Shrikrishna.

I am a poor, wretched, ignorant man,
The greatest of sinners;
Ridden with vices,
But do not cast me off! ….50

Satsang SHRI SAINATH-STAVAN MANJARI

SHRI SAINATH-STAVAN MANJARI
(A HUMBLE TRIBUTE OF PRAISE SHRI SAINATH)
by DAS GANU

The water latent in the clouds
Does not alter that part of the
earth on which it falls;
Yet, that very part of the earth
Is called Godavari (or pure) by the scholars
of the scared books. ….36

Where the water has fallen elsewhere,
It has acquired the qualities of
the soil of those places;
Contaminated, bitter salty it becomes-
Though, originally sweet ….37

Same is the case with you, oh, GURURAYA,
In whom there is no impurity of the six - vices5
To that holy form
This title, "Saint " is befitting. ….38

5. These are lust, anger, greed,
desire, ego, envy.

Therefore, saints are Godavari
so full of grace:
Amongst all the beings
Your place is the highest! ….39

From the beginning of creation
Godavari has been in existence;
It has been full of water
And it has never lacked it -
till today. ….40

Satsang Sri Sai Amrit Vani

Sri Sai Amrit Vani
19th Oct 2006

Jai Sai Ram
On 18th Oct we received a photo of
Baba by courier from some unknown source, while
we were having the lunch . I immediately put it on
the glass wall, as lamination will take some time
and Mrs. Gupta did not wanted to role Baba back.
I sent the copy of the photo to the members. Today
there was lot of Udi oozed from this photo also.
Small piece of Bhog also appeared on the lips. I
am appending today’s Roop ( along with the old
one). Which may be compared. ( Photos have
been reduced for the internet). Such type of incident,
i.e. photo received by the devotee has also been
mentioned in the Sri Sai Satcharitra.
Jai Sai Ram.
As the Public participation was there
after a gap of 2 weeks in the recitation of Sri Sai
Amrit Vani, there were less number of devotees.
Following devotees, participated in absencia in the
recitation of Sri Sai Amrit Vani by reciting Sri Sai
Amrit Vani at their places. The list is sorted as per
their email ids. However Mrs. Gupta prayed for all the
devotees. We include only those devotees in the list,
who themselves recite or read Sri Sai Amrit Vani at
their places. The names of the devotees “for prayer”,
are prayed for, but not included in the list. Kindly
mention clearly, against each devotee’s name that
he/she will recite or read or listen to Sri Sai Amrit
Vani, or only for prayers, Please also give the name
of the place. We consider all those emails received
upto 9 PM ( Indian Standard Time) Wednesday.

This Thursday, the 19th Oct 2006, we were
able to see the following Leelas of Baba.

1. Udi started appearing and oozing from the photos
on the walls and in the mandir from Sunday/Monday
due to the onset of the Diwali festival. First Udi
started oozing in the mandir room from one photo --
OM, Swastic and Hindi word ‘Subh Laabh’ appeared.
Then on the main photo of Baba in the mandir, Hindi
word ‘Lakshi” appeared along with the the regular
hindi words ‘RAM’ and ‘SHAM’ appeared with Udi.
2. There was lot of Water from the Charans this week
also. This water was collected in the Thali. The
taste of water was similar to gulab jal and kewara.
After Sai Amrit Vani, this water was given to the
needy devotees and again the Thali was filled with
water. This water was taken out of Thali 3-4 time
throughout the day and was given to devotees till
evening.
3. Lap of Mrs. Gupta was filled with Udi during the
prayers. She felt as if somebody is sitting in her
lap.
4. On Thursday as soon as Bhog was offered, it was
duly accepted by Baba and after the Sri Sai Amrit
Vani we noticed that the box, which was placed
before HIM, the pieces of bhog were slightly eaten
but the figures were formed on each of them.
5. Bhog was on the lips of Baba in many photos and
Statue. It was also there on the new photo, received
yesterday from some unknown source.
6. All the boxes of Bhog which were kept on the table
were blessed with lots of Udi and there was not need
to distribute the Udi to devotees receiving such boxes
but still devotees asked for more Udi.
7. The presence of Baba during the Sai Amrit Vani
was very strong and many devotees felt it during the
recitation of Sai Amrit Vani in different ways.
8. The Charnamrit, the water in which Baba took the
bath in the morning was also sweet as if some honey
has been mixed into it.
9. One Statue of Baba, which were brought by a
devotees, placed in the mandir by Mrs. Gupta was
blessed during the Sai Amrit Vani.

Jai Sai Ram

Sri Sai Amrit Vani was started
exactly at 11:04 AM and Noon Aartee exactly at 12:00
Hrs. followed by brief Meditation and the prayer,
Prayan of one Chapter from Sai Satcharitra. This time
Chapter 10 was read. Prayers and thanks were offered
by Mrs. Gupta to Baba. Finally distribution of Prasad,
Udi and the water from the Charans.

Next Sri Sai Amrit Vani on 26th Oct, again
will be held in Sidhartha Extension, New Delhi.
Devotees interested in attending it in person may
contact on phone nos. 26346942, 9810714688 or
9312494767 only after 11 AM (IST) on any day except
Thursdays and no calls on Thursdays PLEASE. They
should NOT bring any bhog with them and be in time.
Kids are also not allowed in the hall. No disturbance
is tolerated during the Sri Sai Amrit Vani .

Following listed devotees participated in
the recitation of Sri Sai Amrit Vani ( in absentia)
and have either recited or read or listened Sri Sai
Amrit Vani at their places. Other devotees were also
prayed for but their names have not been listed.

Sri Sai Amrit Vani is now available in Tamil
script also besides in Devnagri, English and Telgu, in
the file section of the yahoogroup. Links of Audio MP3
files are given in the link section of the home page
of ‘ mysaibaba20’ yahoogroup. To go to home page of
yahoogroup key in or click
http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/mysaibaba2 0 . Audio Mp3
file has also been made available in the publication
section of http://saimemorial. com , the site of Sai
Memorial Temple of Baba of Lodhi Road, New Delhi.

This activity of Sri Sai Amrit Vani will be
in addition to any other pooja or sewa or prayer that
you are doing.

Jai Sai Ram.

Ashok Gupta
mysaibaba20@ yahoogroups. com
akg_vg@bol.net. in
veena_gupta_ 2000@yahoo. com

Satsang SHRI SAINATH-STAVAN MANJARI

SHRI SAINATH-STAVAN MANJARI
(A HUMBLE TRIBUTE OF PRAISE SHRI SAINATH)
by DAS GANU

Until now, such hollows (beings)
Have existed in large numbers, on this earth.
Many more exist even now,
And, in the future, as the goes by,
many more will come ...26

Each such hollow (being)
Is given a separate and different name and appearance;
That is how in this world,
They are identified. ...27

Therefore, to distinguish that spirit
In terms of "you and me" is not proper;
Because. as there is no duality
That itself is most surely,
the Spirit ….28

And, since the Spirit
Truly encompasses the whole world,
Then, the "you and me" the duality concept,
How can it possibly be entertained? ....29

Water latent in the clouds
Is all the same;
But when it descends upon the earth,
It assumes different forms4 ….30

4.Examples brooks river springs, lakes etc.

Satsang FW: SHRI SAINATH-STAVAN MANJARI

SHRI SAINATH-STAVAN MANJARI
(A HUMBLE TRIBUTE OF PRAISE SHRI SAINATH)
by DAS GANU

Until now, such hollows (beings)
Have existed in large numbers, on this earth.
Many more exist even now,
And, in the future, as the goes by, many more will come ...26

Each such hollow (being)
Is given a separate and different name and appearance;
That is how in this world, They are identified. ...27

Therefore, to distinguish that spirit
In terms of "you and me" is not proper;
Because. as there is no duality
That itself is most surely, the Spirit ….28

And, since the Spirit
Truly encompasses the whole world,
Then, the "you and me" the duality concept,
How can it possibly be entertained?
....29

Water latent in the clouds
Is all the same;
But when it descends upon the earth,
It assumes different
….30

4.Examples brooks river springs, lakes etc.

Satsang Quiz on Sai Satchartra Chapter II

(Devotees are requested to go through Sai Satcharitra
before attempting to solve the quiz)
Quiz on Sai Satchartra Chapter II

CHAPTER-II
1) "Lord Loves those who write the lives of Saints and
Saints also have a pecculiar method of their own in
getting the service...." who said this
(a) Kabir (b) Guru Nanak (c) Ramdas (d) Jananeshwar

2) In which books written during the year 1700 shaka,
the sweet life and teachings of Sai Baba were depicted.
(a) Bhakta Vijaya and Santa Vijaya (b) Santa Vijaya and
Sant Leela Amrit (c) Bhakta Vijaya and Sant Leela Amrit
(d) Bhakta Leelaamrit and Santa Katha Amrit

3) Shri Sainath Bhajan Mala was written by _____
(a) Das Ganu (b) Savithri Bai Raghunath Tendulkar
(c) Amidas Bhavani Mehta
(d) Dakshina Bhiksha Sansthana

4) Who pleaded Hemadpanth's case before Sai Baba for
writing the Sai Satcharitra?
(a) Madhava Rao Despande (b) Kaka Saheb Dixit
(c) Nana Saheb Chandorkar (d) Das Ganu

5) On the first day of arrival of Hemadpanth in Shirdi, he
had a hectic discussion going on with.... Regarding the
necessity of Guru." The discussion was with
(a) Nana Saheb Chandorkar (b) Shama (c) Balasaheb Bhate
(d) Kaka Sahib Dixit

Satsang SHRI SAINATH-STAVAN MANJARI

SHRI SAINATH-STAVAN MANJARI
(A HUMBLE TRIBUTE OF PRAISE SHRI SAINATH)
by DAS GANU

You are the CHINTAMANI of the poor and the down-trodden!
You are the divine purifer (Ganges river ) for your devotees!
You are a raft for those drowning in worldliness!
You are the refuge of the
….16

You are the very cause of this creation!
That which is pure CHIATANYA !
You are that Oh, very treasure of compassion,
The universe is only one of your LEELAS. ….17

You are not born!
Death also does not affect you!
This is the final conclusion
Which one arrives at, after a thoughtful search. ….18

Birth and death,
These concepts are born of ignorance!
From both you are free
Oh, Lord of
….19

If water appears as a spring,
Does it imply that its source is there?
It existed already, full and flush,
Merely sprang up from within the earth.

Satsang SHRI SAINATH-STAVAN MANJARI

SHRI SAINATH-STAVAN MANJARI
(A HUMBLE TRIBUTE OF PRAISE SHRI SAINATH)
by DAS GANU

Water that springs up in a hallow
Is, therefore, so described or named;
A "spring becomes its proper name
Without the water, it is only a
….21

To spring up and to dry up and disappear,
This is not the nature of water:
Because the water of the spring
Has no importance for the hallow it fills.
...22

It is only the hallow that is mistakenly proud
Of itself, rather than the water that filled it.
Therefore, when the water dries up
The hollow becomes impoverished.
....23

The human body is really like the hallow water bed;
The spirit (pure energy) is like the pure clean water
of the spring;
Although there are innumerable such hallows
The essence is the same in everyone. ....24

Therefore, you, who are without a beginning,
I say to you, merciful one,
To destroy the mountain of ignorance
Please become the thunderbolt of Indra ....25

Satsang SHRI SAINATH-STAVAN MANJARI

SHRI SAINATH-STAVAN MANJARI
(A HUMBLE TRIBUTE OF PRAISE SHRI SAINATH)

by DAS GANU

With obeisance at your feet,
I am writing this paean of praise;
Help me always to complete this mission,
Oh, you NILAKNTHA - the blue - throated one! ….11

Now, let me bow to the son of Arti (DATTATREYA),
To the family deity of Indira (VISHNU)
To Tukaram and all other saints;
So, also, to all the
…..12

Hail, hail to you, Sainath,
Redeemer of sinners and mereciful one !
I lay my head down at your feet;
Now give me your
….13

You are the whole world, the abode of bliss:
You, yourself , are Vishnu, the paragaon among men;
One whose wife is Uma !
You are also that enemy of
….14
3. i.e. You are also Shankar

You are God in human form !
You are the sun in the sky of knowledge!
You are the ocean of kindness!
You are the anti - dote for worldly maladies! ….15

Satsang SHRI SAINATH-STAVAN MANJARI

You, who control the world like a puppeteer
with his strings, You are omnipresent.
All the sciences and scared books are still delving
To plumb the essence of your nature. ….6

Those who are pedagogues,
To them, you are not revealed, Oh CHAKRAPANI ;
All those foolish people
Only indulge in the jugglery of
….7

Only the saints understand you
Others remain baffled.
To you, My obeisance.
Respectful and with my whole body
prostrate in veneration before
….8

Oh, you five - headed SHANKRA,
Oh, you wearer of garland of skulls,
Oh, you blue - throated DIGAMBARA,
Oh, you BRAHAMRUPA PASHUPATI ! ….9

One who recites your name all the time,
His worldly adversities are immediately dissolved
Such is, oh DHURJATI,
The power of your
….10

Satsang SHRI SAINATH-STAVAN MANJARI

DAS GANU
Translated from the marathi by Smt.Zarine Taraporevala
and Edited by Dr. Smt.Indira Kher,
Ex.Executive Editor, Shri Sai Leela (English Edn)

A HUMBLE TRIBUTE OF PRAISE TO SHRI SAINATH
I bow down to Shri GANESH.
Oh,MAYURESHWARA ,You are the one on whom
we depend,
Oh,son of GAURI, the all-knowing.
Oh,You inconceivable one.
You with an immeasurable belly.
Protect me, oh, Shri GANAPATI ….1

You are the first and foremost of all the Ganas'
and of all the deities;
Therefore, you are called "GANESH"2
You are acknowledged by all the "SHASTRAS"
[sacred books]
You of sacred countenance, oh, BHALACHANDRA! .2

1. A term for certain troops of inteniror deities considered
as Shiva's attandants,
and under the especial superintendence of GANESH.
2. A name formed by the combination of JU and Be
i.e. Lord.
Oh, SHARADA,Goddess of Speech !
You are the mistress of the realm of words;
Because of your existence,
All wordily transactions are carried on. ….3

You are the deity revered by all author;
You are eternally the pride of this nation;
Your infinite power prevails everywhere.
I bow to you,
….4

You are the Supreme Spirit and beloved of the saints !
incarnation in human form of PANDHARIRAYA
You are the ocean of kindness and infinite compassion;
Oh Pandurang Narahari !

Satsang Mahasamadhi Message

(Message delivered by Pujya Narasimha Swami ji and printed
in Sai Sudha Magazine)

Are these births and deaths, if we may term them so, matters
for exultation and weeping? If they are not, then there is no
greater reason for one's taking seriously to heart the appearance
of Baba on earth and disappearance there from. Baba himself
gave his Bhaktas the strong faith that his actual death was
really no death.

Mrs. M. W. Pradhan at the time of Baba's passing away had a
dream in which she saw Baba passing away, and she said
"Hello, Baba is dead." Baba at once corrected her in the dream
and said that saints are not dying. The term to use in their case
is that they attain Samadhi. Saints never die. Several devotees
were frightened at the idea of Baba leaving them to themselves
by leaving his body. Baba told one of them, a Bombay lady,
"Mother I do not die. Wherever you are, if you think of me, l am
there at any time you please (whether I am in the body or out
of it), and Damodar Rasane was given the same assurance.

The latter informed B. V. N Swami that after Mahasamadhi of
1918, Sri Rasane saw physical, living and moving body of Sai
Baba with his own (Rasane's) eyes any number of times and
talked and moved with that body. If this is not proof of Baba's
survival, it is difficult to conceive what can be termed proof. It
is not only persons like Rasane who had physically met Baba
before 1918 that have seen and moved with Baba's figure, but
also persons born long afterwards.

Infants in Madras have seen Baba and had udhi smeared on
their foreheads to cure them of their fever. An elderly Vaishya
lady at Madras who heard of him only recently sees him
frequently. These are only a few out of many which prove that
Baba is not dead. Alt this argument is necessary only in the
case of those who are not perfectly convinced that life survives
beyond the process termed death, that life is ever life and
never extinguished, i.e., in other terms that souls do never die.

Long ages back in Sanath Sujathiya, Sanathkumar said that
there is no such thing as death i.e., extinction of the living jiva.
This ancient truth as generally been disregarded by people,
and that is why vast masses are dreading the approach of
death for themselves or for those that they love. The life of
ordinary human beings is so little understood that this has
always been a very important question amongst the thinkers
and philosophers.
In the Brahadaranyaka Upanishad, Yagnavalkya invited
questions and undertook to answer all of them. One question
put to him by Artbabhaga was "What becomes of the soul
when death overtakes the body? Yagnavalkya instead of
answering it openly took him aside for a secret talk and then
told him that this was a matter very ill-understood and was
therefore a matter for secrecy. Re added that souls passed
beyond the physical life and good souls were rewarded for
their good deeds and wicked souls were punished for their
wickedness in their after life.

Similarly at the time of Katopanishad, embodying the
Nachiketas traditions, Nachiketas went to Yama and
received from him the right to ask for 3 boons. The highest
and most important boon that h« asked for was that Yama
(God of death) should reveal to him what was beyond death
i.e., in effect, the nature of the procees called death or
extinction—whether it extinguished life or whether life
survived beyond the grave and if so, in what form? Yama
requested Nachiketas not to press this question as even
gods had no clear information on the subject and as it was
a very intricate and mysterious one. Nachiketas insisted on
reply being given by Yama. Yama declared then that he had
only tested the earnestness of the pupil Nachiketas; Finding
him sufficiently earnest and deserving of a reply, Yama informed
him that the question was tantamount to the other great problem,
namely, whether all phenomena which appear and reappear are
permanent or whether they were transient and if so, whether they
left any reality behind or beyond them. In the second place the
question, he added, may be treated as a question relating to the
phenomenon of bodily death and wanting information as to the
state or phenomenon pertaining to the soul after experiencing
death. He answered both the aspects are parts of the question.
In the first place he said that all phenomena are fleeting and that
death (meaning change) inevitably overtakes everything that
appears or comes to life, and that the only thing that does not
die and is perpetual is Brahman which is present in the hearts of
persons as in all the phenomena experienced outside the persons.
He then answered the meaning of the phenomenon, death i.e.,
what we ordinarily call death. He said souls after their experience
of death pass on to other states where they receive good as their
reward for good deeds and punishment for their evil deeds, the
punishment necessitating their taking up lower forms as beasts
and reptiles.

Satsang Quiz on Sai Satchartra Chapter 1

(Devotees are requested to go through Sai Satcharitra
before attempting to solve the quiz)

6) What was the name of the grandfather of
Hemadripanth
a) Raghuji b) Shankar Rao Dabholkar c) Sadhashiv
d) Gangagir

7) Baba's Grinding of the wheat and throwing it on the
borders of the village is for getting rid of a epidemic from
Shirdi in the year ___
(a) 1909 (b) 1903 (c) 1905 (d) 1910

8) What was the epidemic which was spreading very fast
in Shirdi
a) Typhoid b) Tuberculosis c) Cholera d) Malaria

9) "Ladies are you gone mad? Whose property are you
looting away? Have I borrowed any wheat from you, so
that you can safely take the flour? Why did Sai Baba
utter these words?
(a) The women were asking Baba their share of wheat
(b) The women divided the flour among them and were
removing their portions
(c) The wheat was the property of Baba
(d) Devotees complained to Baba that the women were
carrying away the offerings of devotees

10) Sai Baba lived in Shirdi at a stretch for _____ years
(a) 60 years (b) 63 years (c) 61 years (d) 80 Years

Answers for quiz
6) c 7) d 8) c 9) b10) a

Satsang quiz on Sai Satcharitra

(Devotees are requested to go through Sai Satcharitra before
attempting to solve the quiz)

CHAPTER I
1. Hemadpant while starting to write the Sai Satcharitra, made
Salutations to various Gods, when he started writing the Satcharitra.
First salutation made was to Sri Ganesh, then to Goddess
Saraswathi, and the last salutation was made to
(a) Sri Vishnu ((b) Sri Bharadwaj Muni (c) Sri Sainath
(d) Readers of Sai Satcharitra.

2. Hemadripanth compared Baba with which of the following
Gods in his introductory prayer
(a) Shiva (b) Vishnu (c) Brahma (4) All the three

3. Who was the tutelary diety of Hemadripanths family
a) Ram b) Ganesh c) Parasuram 4) Narayan Adinath

4) Hemadripanth was born into which gotra
a) Bharadwaj b) Bhrugu c) Jaimini d) Valmiki

5) What was the fathers name of Hemdripanth
a) Sadashiv b) Kakasaheb c) Raghunath d) Anna Saheb

(Answers to question no 1 to 5)
1) C 2) d 3) d 4) a 5 c)