Friday, June 06, 2008

Sri Sai Amrit Vani and Prayan of Sai Satcharitra

श्री साई अमृत वाणी एंड परायण ऑफ़ साई सत्चरित्र
५थ् जून २००८
जै साई राम
If one person has a feeling or see a thing, you can say, it is his /her illusion, but many people see the same thing and have the same feeling, what you will call it. Today Thursday many devotees felt the presence of Baba in the white cloth, that too not one time but 2-3 times.
There was a huge gathering of devotees this Thursday, more than expected and we have to place an order for extra boxes of bhog after the recitation of Sri Sai Amrit Vani. Some devotees even had to sit near the shoes and chappals. But today the recitation of Sri Sai Amrit Vani and Prayan of Sai Satcharitra was very soothing and peace giving and tension relieving and without any disturbance in-between.

Last week I attached a few Photos of that day to give the feeling to devotees attending the recitation of Sri Sai Amrit Vani and the prayan of Sri Sai Amrit Nidhi, in absencia as attending in person, Today I am appending only one photo of charans of Baba from which water oozes and it is collected in a Thali. This water is distributed among the devotees. Another photo of Baba which is in on the wall of hall, Generally Udi starts oozing from it. Words RAM, SHAM and OM are formed on it with Udi.

I have already sent all the letters received for prayers and for the recitation of Sri Sai Amrit Vani except the confidential ones, but they have been listed, for the sack of acknowledgement. The letters were in two lots ( 84
+16 Devotees). If you don’t find your letter in them or in the list, it might have gone along with the spam letters, which are also received in bulk quantity. To avoid it, please write a relevant text in the subject. Mrs. Gupta prayed for all the devotees .

This Thursday the 5th June 2008, we enjoyed the following Leelas of Baba (of Shirdi). It may look repetition, but these are the leelas of Baba.

1. Udi started oozing from the different photos and Statue of Baba at different stages of time from Monday onwards. Hindi words `RAM' `SHAM' `OM' were formed with Udi on one photo in the mandir and another photo on the wall. One photo of Baba from the hall is appended.

2. This Thursday also, the Holy Water started oozing from the Charans from Thursday early morning. A Thali was placed in the night of Wednesday itself, as water starts oozing from the early morning. Thali was emptied several times. The taste of water was similar to gulab jal and kewara mix. This water was also given to the devotees and again the Thali was filled with water. Photos of this leela have already been posted in the photo section of the yahoogroup. One photo is attached.

3. Lap of Mrs. Gupta was filled with lots of Udi during the prayers. Udi was in the folds of the falls of the Sari.

4. It has also become regular leela of Baba that many other devotees also had Udi on them, in their laps, their shirts or cloths.

5. Several devotees had Udi in the books of Sri Sai Amrit Vani.

6. Bhog , which was placed before HIM was partially eaten. Part of Bhog was on the lips of photo and statue of Baba. Different items were there on lips in different photos. Parts of the remains in the box were given to the devotees who offered that item of bhog to Baba.

7. Almost all the boxes of Bhog, which were kept on the table were blessed with Udi. Udi was there even on the boxes which were down below the other boxes.

8. The feeling of Presence of Baba was very strong and many devotees felt HIS presence.

9. Many photos, papers and documents etc. which were placed before Baba and the same were blessed within no time.

Jai Sai Ram

Sri Sai Amrit Vani started at 11:05 AM. So that we can have Noon Aartee, the same Aartee which is being recited in Shirdi, starts at 12:00 Hrs. followed by brief Meditation and the prayer, Once again Prayan (reading) of Sai Satcharitra was started and Chapter 1 was read by Mrs Gupta. Mrs. Gupta offered prayers and thanks to Baba. Finally distribution of Prasad and the water from the Charans. As usual some devotees talked about their experiences.

Next Sri Sai Amrit Vani and Prayan of Sri Sai Satcharitra/ Sai Leelamrit on 12th June 2008 will again be held at Sidhartha Extension, New Delhi. Devotees interested in attending it in person may contact on phone nos. 26346942, 9868966605 or 9312494767 only after 11 AM and before 8 PM (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. Mobiles have to be put on silent mode during the Pooja. Please also bring a small bottle with broad neck for the holy water. (If devotees who join us in absentia, find it difficult to recite from 11 AM, they can do it, at any time, as convenient to them.)

Script of Sri Sai Amrit Vani in Hindi, Tamil, Telgu, Gujarati, English and Spanish are available at the file section of yahoogroup “mysaibaba20” ie http://groups. yahoo.com/group/mysaibaba20 . Meaning of the wordings of Sri Sai Amrit Vani in English is also there in the file section.

Script in Hindi is also available at http://www.Saibaba.org/amrithvani.html .

English script is also available at
http://kaushikdas.com/images/sai/SaiVani.doc

Audio of Sri Sai Amrit Vani is available at the following web sites.

http://www.austinhindutemple.org/MP3/SaiAmritvani1.mp3
http://www.austinhindutemple.org/MP3/SaiAmritvani2.mp3
http://www.saimemorial.com/Publication.asp
and
http://www.saikrupa .org/saiamritvani.htm .

Audio of Sri Sai Amrit Vani, along with the English script is also available at
http://luistovarcarrillo.multiply. com/tag/srisaiamritvani
and
http://luistovarcarrillo.multiply.com/music/item/136

Sai Amrit Vani along with many Bhajans and Aartees has also been made available in the eZine Audio section. This is on Page 4. The link is as under
http://ettitudemedi a.com/loadbook. php?BookName= EMagazineCurrent
This activity of Sri Sai Amrit Vani and Recitation of Sai Satcharitra will be in addition to any other pooja or sewa or prayer that you are doing.
Jai Sai Ram.
Ashok Gupta
mysaibaba20@yahoogroups.com
veena_gupta_2000@yahoo.com

Monday, June 02, 2008

RECENT REAL SAI LEELA'S --

Some Sai Devotee sent me the following email...this really shows how SAI takes care of his devotee
RECENT REAL SAI LEELA'S THAT I HEARD
Today only a very ardent believer of sai ram told me about the following two beautiful incidents,it' s very interesting, so read on,like sai ram wants us to always talk about his leela's i'd like to share them with all you blessed people of sai:1. A bhakta carrying 2 lac of rupees,came staight to the sai ram mandir very close to my house, and asked the pandit ji to keep this cash as sai ram's own money.The pandit ji said that it would be best if he could deposit the money with the cashier outside,as was the norm.But the man insisted on the pandit ji to take the money right away as this belonged to sai ram,the pandit got anxious and asked the man as to why and what brought him here with the money...The man said,long time back,his son was applying to be established in the U.S. as a doctor,for which he required a lot of money.The man had only 35,000 r.s. in his bank account,so naturally he went looking for help.He went to all his family and friends,but none came to his rescue,everyone made silly excuses and refused the poor fellow.So disheartened as he was from the world,with all his heart and soul he prayed to sai ram for desprate help.He thought atleast he should send away the amount that was there in his bank account.So he went to his bank,asked the accountant there to give him the 35,000 r.s. left in his account.TO HIS SURPRISE THE ACCOUNTANT TOLD HIM THAT THERE WERE 2LAC R.S. IN HIS ACCOUNT.He obviously thoght that this was impossible and asked the accountant to check again,but it was true that there were 2 lac r.s.Ok,so he took the anmount,left for his home,kept wondering and looking if someone from the bank moght come back and tell him that there must be some mistake.He couldn't believe it,who could??He didn't sleep for many nights but was relieved of the pressure when he used those 2 lac rupees eventually for his son.Some years later,the man said,that he saw baba in his dream.Baba asked him if everything was fine with him and his son,the man said yes sai ram i'm most thankful that we are fine...
then baba finally asked him"then pls return back my 2 lac rupees"therefore the man had come today to return those 2 lac rupees which baba had lent at the most needful hour!three cheers for sai ram..hip hip hurray,hip hip hurray,hip hip hurray!amazing leela wasn't it,i couldn't believe my ears when i heard it!jai sai ram
My Sai Is Grate

Om Sai Ram

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Friday, May 30, 2008

श्री साई अमृत वाणी एंड परायण ऑफ़ साई सत्चरित्र

श्री साई अमृत वाणी एंड परायण ऑफ़ साई सत्चरित्र
२९थ् माय २००८
जै साई राम
Devotees from far off places used to come at Sidhartha Extension, but some time devotees even fly to attend the Recitation of Sri Sai Amrit Vani in person as they feel much pleasure in it. This Thursday again Baba called a devotee from Banglore. He came in the evening of Wednesday, Stayed in Sai Dham and after attending the Recitation flew back to Banglore. Such is the attraction of Baba.
To give the feeling to devotees attending the recitation of Sri Sai Amrit Vani and the prayan of Sri Sai Amrit Nidhi, in absencia as attending in person, I am appending few photos of Baba taken today.
I have already sent all the letters received for prayers and for the recitation of Sri Sai Amrit Vani except the confidential ones, but they have been listed, for the sack of acknowledgement. They were in two lots. If you donʼt find your letter in them or in the list, it might have gone along with the spam letters, which are also received in bulk quantity. To avoid it, please write a relevant text in the subject. Mrs. Gupta prayed for all the devotees .
This Thursday the 29th May 2008, we enjoyed the following Leelas of Baba (of Shirdi). It may look repetition, but these are the leelas of Baba.
1. Udi started oozing from the different photos and Statue of Baba at different stages of time from Monday onwards. Hindi words `RAM' `SHAM' `OM' were formed with Udi on one photo in the mandir and another photo on the wall. Photo of Statue and the photo in Mandir with RAM and SHYAM written with Udi is appended.
2. This Thursday also, the Holy Water started oozing from the Charans from Thursday early morning. A Thali was placed in the night of Wednesday itself, as water starts oozing from the early morning. Thali was emptied several times. The taste of water was similar to gulab jal and kewara mix. This water was also given to the devotees and again the Thali was filled with water. Photos of this leela have already been posted in the photo section of the yahoogroup.
3. Lap of Mrs. Gupta was filled with lots of Udi during the prayers. Udi was in the folds of the falls of the Sari. I prefer to give the photo of Baba rather than Mrs. Gupta.
4. It has also become regular leela of Baba that many other devotees also had Udi on them, in their laps, their shirts or cloths.
5. Several devotees had Udi in the books of Sri Sai Amrit Vani.
6. Bhog, which was placed before HIM was partially eaten. Part of Bhog was on the lips of photo and statue of Baba. Different items were there on lips in different photos. Parts of the remains in the box were given to the devotees who offered that item of bhog to Baba. One photo of Milk Cake, partly eaten and some figure formed on it, is appended.
7. Almost all the boxes of Bhog, which were kept on the table were blessed with Udi. Udi was there even on the boxes which were down below the other boxes.
8. The feeling of Presence of Baba was very strong.
9. Many photos, papers and documents etc. which were placed before Baba and the same were blessed within no time. Two Photos of the statue of Baba , brought by the devotees are appended.
Jai Sai Ram
Sri Sai Amrit Vani started at 11:05 AM. Noon Aartee, the same Aartee which is being recited in Shirdi, started at 12:00 Hrs. followed by brief Meditation and the prayer, Prayan (reading) from Sri Sai Amrit Nidhi was done. Sri Sai Amrit Nidhi is completed and from next Thursday some other new will be started. Mrs. Gupta offered prayers and thanks to Baba. Finally distribution of Prasad and the water from the Charans. As usual some devotees talked about their experiences. (If devotees find it difficult to recite from 11 AM, they can do it any time, as convenient to them.)
Next Sri Sai Amrit Vani and Prayan of Sri Sai Satcharitra/ Sai Leelamrit on 5th June 2008 will again be held at Sidhartha Extension, New Delhi. Devotees interested in attending it in person may contact on phone nos. 26346942, 9868966605 or 9312494767 only after 11 AM and before 8 PM (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. Mobiles have to be put on silent mode during the Pooja. Please also bring a small bottle with broad neck for the holy water.
Scripts of Sri Sai Amrit Vani in Tamil , Devnagri (Hindi), English, Spanish, Telugu and Gujrati are available in the file section of the yahoogroup. Links of Audio MP3 files are also 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/mysaibaba20yahoo.com/group/mysaibaba20 .
This activity of Sri Sai Amrit Vani and Recitation of Sai Satcharitra/ Sai Leelamrit will be in addition to any other pooja or sewa or prayer that you are doing.
जै साई राम.
अशोक गुप्ता
mailto:mysaibaba20@yahoogroups.com
वीना_गुप्ता_mailto:veena_gupta_2000@yahoo.com

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

The Glory of Shirdi Sai - Issue 10 - 2008

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He Dukh Bhanjan -- Mp3

One Sai Bhakth sent me this mp3 and I wanted to share with you all..
Btw, This song is being played in the saibaba live webcast
He Dhukh Bhanjan.mp3
Sai Nathay Arpanastu
Anant Koti Brahmand Nayak
Raja Dhi Raj Yogi Raj Para Brahma
Shri Sachidanand Sadguru
Sai Nath Maharaj Ki Jai!!!
Hetal Patil

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Friday, May 23, 2008

Saibaba Stamp

One Sai Bhakth forwarded me this Sai Baba stamp that was released by the Indian Government.
I'm enclosing this for you all!

श्री साई अमृत वाणी एंड परायण ऑफ़ साई सत्चरित्र

श्री साई अमृत वाणी एंड परायण ऑफ़ साई सत्चरित्र
२२न्द् माय २००८
जै साई राम
Recitation of Sri Sai Amrit Vani and the Prayan of Sai Satcharitra at Sidhartha Extension give a very soothing and peace to the mind. The atmosphere there is very calm and devotional. But sometimes devotees spoil the atmosphere. They come, only to see the Leelas of Baba. In every letter and every time we announce that kids are not allowed, as they can't sit so long and they are bound to disturb the other devotees, but in spite of all this a couple came this Thursday with a 7-8 month old child and with the maid. Father sat with the child in the first room while others in the hall. Mother was repeatedly saying that child is not going to disturb and let all sit in the hall. Soon child started to disturb. Father realized this and took the child out. He came in and out 2-3 times and then called the wife from the hall. When wife also started making rounds I had to ask them not to disturb the other devotees. Either come in or stay out. After some time they left. They left, but my mind was thinking all the time about them and I could not concentrate on the recitation/meditation.
Mr. Murti of Dwarka has started writing his experiences in the book form. His Dairy was placed before Baba, even after the distribution of Udi/Jal and Prasad. The dairy was blessed with lots of Udi inside it, with in no time.

I have already sent all the letters received for prayers and for the recitation of Sri Sai Amrit Vani except the confidential ones, but they have been listed, for the sack of acknowledgement. They were in two lots. If you don't find your letter in them or in the list, it might have gone along with the spam letters, which are also received in bulk quantity. To avoid it, please write a relevant text in the subject. Mrs. Gupta prayed for all the devotees .

This Thursday the 22nd May 2008, we enjoyed the following Leelas of Baba (of Shirdi). It may look repetition, but these are the leelas of Baba.
1. Udi started oozing from the different photos and Statue of Baba at different stages of time from Monday onwards. Hindi words `RAM' `SHAM' `OM' were formed with Udi on one photo in the mandir and another photo on the wall.
2. This Thursday also, the Holy Water started oozing from the Charans from Thursday early morning. A Thali was placed in the night of Wednesday itself, as water starts oozing from the early morning. Thali was emptied several times. The taste of water was similar to gulab jal and kewara mix. This water was also given to the devotees and again the Thali was filled with water.
3. Lap of Mrs. Gupta was filled with lots of Udi during the prayers. Udi was in the folds of the falls of the Sari.
4. It has also become regular leela of Baba that many other devotees also had Udi on them, in their laps, their shirts or cloths.
5. Several devotees had Udi in the books of Sri Sai Amrit Vani.
6. Bhog , which was placed before HIM was partially eaten. Part of Bhog was on the lips of photo and statue of Baba. Different items were there on lips in different photos. Parts of the remains in the box were given to the devotees who offered that item of bhog to Baba.
7 Almost all the boxes of Bhog, which were kept on the table were blessed with Udi. Udi was there even on the boxes which were down below the other boxes.
8 The feeling of Presence of Baba was very strong।

9. Many photos, papers and documents etc. which were placed before Baba and the same were blessed within no time.
Jai Sai Ram
Sri Sai Amrit Vani started at 11:05 AM. Noon Aartee, the same Aartee which is being recited in Shirdi, started at 12:00 Hrs. followed by brief Meditation and the prayer, Prayan (reading) from Sri Sai Amrit Nidhi was done. Mrs. Gupta offered prayers and thanks to Baba. Finally distribution of Prasad and the water from the Charans. As usual some devotees talked about their experiences. (If devotees find it difficult to recite from 11 AM, they can do it any time, as convenient to them.)

Next Sri Sai Amrit Vani and Prayan of Sri Sai Satcharitra/ Sai Leelamrit on 29th May 2008 will again be held at Sidhartha Extension, New Delhi. Devotees interested in attending it in person may contact on phone nos. 26346942, 9868966605 or 9312494767 only after 11 AM and before 8 PM (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. Mobiles have to be put on silent mode during the Pooja. Please also bring a small bottle with broad neck for the holy water.

Scripts of Sri Sai Amrit Vani in Tamil , Devnagri (Hindi), English, Spanish, Telugu and Gujrati are available in the file section of the yahoogroup. Links of Audio MP3 files are also 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/mysaibaba20 . 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 and Recitation of Sai Satcharitra/ Sai Leelamrit will be in addition to any other pooja or sewa or prayer that you are doing.
Jai Sai Ram.
Ashok Gupta
mysaibaba20@yahoogroups.com
veena_gupta_2000@yahoo.com

Friday, May 16, 2008

श्री साई अमृत वाणी एंड परायण ऑफ़ साई सत्चरित्र

श्री साई अमृत वाणी एंड परायण ऑफ़ साई सत्चरित्र
१५थ् माय २००८
जै साई राम
Every Thursday, presence of Baba is felt here at Sidhartha Extension. This Thursday again the feeling was great with HIS usual Leelas.
Boxes of Bhogs are kept on the table, one on the other in different polythene bags and we find almost all the boxes are sprinkled with Udi on them. Today a ardent devotee was found weeping. On questioning she told that She did not get the Udi on her box. She was consoled and her box was opened and it was found that the Ladoo in box was parly eaten. Jai Sai Nath, Strange are Your Leelas.
I have already sent all the letters received for prayers and for the recitation of Sri Sai Amrit Vani except the confidential ones, but they have been listed, for the sack of acknowledgement. If you doʼt find your letter in it or in the list, it might have gone along with the spam letters, which are also received in bulk quantity. To avoid it, please write a relevant text in the subject. Mrs Gupta prayed for all the devotees .
This Thursday the 15th May 2008 , we enjoyed the following Leelas of Baba (of Shirdi).
1. Udi started oozing from the different photos and Statue of Baba at different stages of time from Monday onwards. Hindi words `RAM' `SHAM' `OM' were formed with Udi on one photo in the mandir and another photo on the wall.
2. This Thursday also, the Holy Water started oozing from the Charans from Thursday early morning. A Thali was placed in the night of Wednesday itself, as water starts oozing from the early morning. Thali was emptied several times. The taste of water was similar to gulab jal and kewara mix. This water was also given to the devotees and again the Thali was filled with water.
3. Lap of Mrs. Gupta was filled with lots of Udi during the prayers. Udi was in the folds of the falls of the Sari.
4. It has also become regular leela of Baba that many other devotees also had Udi on them, in their laps, their shirts or cloths.
5. Several devotees had Udi in the books of Sri Sai Amrit Vani.
6. Bhog , which was placed before HIM was partially eaten. Part of Bhog was on the lips of photo and statue of Baba. Different items were there on lips in different photos. Parts of the remains in the box were given to the devotees who offered that item of bhog to Baba.
7. Almost all the boxes of Bhog, which were kept on the table were blessed with Udi.
8. The feeling of Presence of Baba was very strong.
9. Many photos, papers and documents etc. which were placed before Baba and the same were blessed without any delay.
Jai Sai Ram
Sri Sai Amrit Vani started at 11:05 AM. Noon Aartee, the same Aartee which is being recited in Shirdi, started at 12:00 Hrs. followed by brief Meditation and the prayer, Prayan from Sri Sai Amrit Nidhi was done. Mrs. Gupta offered prayers and thanks to Baba. Aatree of Maa was done. Finally distribution of Prasad and the water from the Charans. As usual some devotees talked about their experiences. (If devotees find it difficult to recite from 11 AM, they can do it any time, as convenient to them.)
Next Sri Sai Amrit Vani and Prayan of Sri Sai Satcharitra/ Sai Leelamrit on 22nd May 2008 will again be held at Sidhartha Extension, New Delhi. Devotees interested in attending it in person may contact on phone nos. 26346942, 9868966605 or 9312494767 only after 11 AM and before 8 PM (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. Mobiles have to be put on silent mode during the Pooja. Please also bring a small bottle with broad neck for the holy water.
Scripts of Sri Sai Amrit Vani in Tamil , Devnagri (Hindi), English, Spanish, Telugu and Gujrati are available in the file section of the yahoogroup. Links of Audio MP3 files are also 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/mysaibaba20 . 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 and Recitation of Sai Satcharitra/ Sai Leelamrit will be in addition to any other pooja or sewa or prayer that you are doing.
Jai Sai Ram.
Ashok Gupta
mysaibaba20@yahoogroups.com
veena_gupta_2000@yahoo.com

Friday, May 09, 2008

श्री साई अमृत वाणी एंड परायण ऑफ़ साई सत्चरित्र

श्री साई अमृत वाणी एंड परायण ऑफ़ साई सत्चरित्र
८थ् माय २००८
जै साई राम
Some times Baba tests the patience of the devotee but generally HE is very kind and pleases with very little effort. HE blesses the devotees and give darshan without any delay. This is the feeling of the devotees attending the recitation of Sri Sai Amrit Vani at Sidhartha Extension. Many devotees felt the presence of Baba this Thursday. They felt Baba among them, in the mandir, and so on. There was a strange sound of “Alaha - Alaha ” from the streo system besides the regular Sri Sai Amrit Vani. No doubt there were mohamdans present among the devotees.
I have already sent all the letters received for prayers and for the recitation of Sri Sai Amrit Vani except the confidential ones,but the list of them, for the sack of acknowledgement. If you donot find your letter in it or in the list, it might have gone along with the spam letters. To avoid it, please write a relevant text in the subject. Mrs Gupta prayed for all the devotees.
This Thursday the 8th May 2008 , we enjoyed the following Leelas of Baba (of Shirdi).
1. Udi started to ooz from the different photos and Statue of Baba at different stages of time from Monday onwards. Hindi words `RAM' `SHAM' `OM' were formed with Udi on one photo in the mandir and another photo on the wall.
2. This Thursday also, the Holy Water started oozing from the Charans from Thursday early morning. A Thali was placed in the night of Wednesday itself, as water starts oozing from the early morning. Thali was emptied several times. The taste of water was similar to gulab jal and kewara mix. This water was also given to the devotees and again the Thali was filled with water.
3. Lap of Mrs. Gupta was filled with lots of Udi during the prayers. Udi was in the folds of the falls of the Sari.
4. It has also become regular leela of Baba that many other devotees also had Udi on them, in their laps, their shirts or cloths.
5. Several devotees had Udi in the books of Sri Sai Amrit Vani.
6. Bhog , which was placed before HIM was partially eaten. Part of Bhog was on the lips of photo and statue of Baba. Different items were there on lips in different photos. Parts of the remains in the box were given to the devotees who offered that item of bhog to Baba.
7. All the boxes of Bhog, which were kept on the table were blessed with Udi.
8. The feeling of Presence of Baba was very strong. There was a sound of bell in between and sound of “Alaha - Alaha ” was there along with the Sri Sai Amrit Vani.
9. Many photos, papers and documents etc. which were placed before Baba and the same were blessed without any delay.
Jai Sai Ram
Sri Sai Amrit Vani started at 11:05 AM. Noon Aartee, the same Aartee which is being recited in Shirdi, started at 12:00 Hrs. followed by brief Meditation and the prayer, Prayan from Sri Sai Amrit Nidhi was done. Mrs. Gupta offered prayers and thanks to Baba. Aatree of Maa was done. Finally distribution of Prasad and the water from the Charans. As usual some devotees talked about their experiences. (If devotees find it difficult to recite from 11 AM, they can do it any time, as convenient to them.)
Next Sri Sai Amrit Vani and Prayan of Sri Sai Satcharitra/ Sai Leelamrit on 15th May 2008 will again be held at Sidhartha Extension, New Delhi. Devotees interested in attending it in person may contact on phone nos. 26346942, 9868966605 or 9312494767 only after 11 AM and before 8 PM (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. Mobiles have to be put on silent mode during the Pooja. Please also bring a small bottle with broad neck for the holy water.
Scripts of Sri Sai Amrit Vani in Tamil , Devnagri (Hindi), English, Spanish, Telugu and Gujrati are available in the file section of the yahoogroup. Links of Audio MP3 files are also 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/mysaibaba20 . 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 and Recitation of Sai Satcharitra/ Sai Leelamrit will be in addition to any other pooja or sewa or prayer that you are doing.
Jai Sai Ram.
Ashok Gupta
mysaibaba20@yahoogroups.com
veena_gupta_2000@yahoo.com

Wednesday, May 07, 2008

JAI SAI RAM - A devotee's experience

A Sai bhakt emailed me her experience and I wanted to share with you all!

Pranaam Shiva bhayya. Iam Madhumalika, I hope u remember me...i had asked you for baba's sacred vibhuti and you were reallly very kind enough to mail it to my address in Georgia. I cant repay you in any form for what you have done to me...Iam waiting for the arrival of vibhuti so that i can distribute it to everyone over here and tell them about baba's presence in South Extension Delhi.. Bhayya Iam writing you some of the miracles bestowed upon me by my SWEET SAI RAM... If it is in the divine will and wish of my baba, then please if possible, post my experiences in your blog

bhayya, my husband and I were going through a lot of stress and problems because of my health problem... doctors had detected some lumps in me and ordered for tests to be done. I was realllly very very scared and i just happened to come across your blogspot in the internet (this is one of the leelas of baba). I dont know why and how did i mail you, what made me mail you, what made me call Ashok Gupta bhayya in New Delhi on Thursday morning but everything went well afterwards... it was nothing else but baba's grace that my tests were done on the most auspicious day, THURSDAY May1st. Initially, my doctor told me that it would take atleast 2 days before i get the results of my tests... look at the mercy of my SWEET BABA, he did not want my husband and me to wait 2 long days and suffer the tension of results.... in just 1/2hr we got the results of the test and the result was NEGATIVE... they said that the reports were normal and no lumps were detected... While my husband and I were waiting in the waiting room for the results to come, i dont know if my mind was playing games with me, or it really happened but i saw baba sitting in front of me and consoling me not to cry. He patted me, went out of the room and entered into x-ray room and waved in front of the x-ray monitor...then the technician had come and told us that the doctor did not find anything abnormal and the reports were normal......Iam very happy now and so is my husband.

I am feeling so ecstatic about it that I ran out of words... words cannot describe this feeling.. the above experience is the biggest miracle i ever had but i do come across many miracles from time to time feeling baba's presence in our lives..

I got married last year in May. I first invited baba by taking the printed copy of my wedding card to SRI SAI BABA'S MANDIR in our colony in Hyderabad to come to my wedding and bless my husband and me in some form.... in our puja mandir, we have silver idols of many gods like, lord vishnu & laxmi, ganesha, shiva etc.......but i was longing to have a silver idol of baba among them so that i could do abhishekam to it...by BABA'S DIVINE GRACE AND WILL, he did come for my wedding in the form of not only a silver idol but also a silver coin, which we do puja daily...my husband and I do abhishekam to the idol every thursday with panchamrut and take the divine blessing..

HE helps my husband professionally also by guiding him into taking the right decision at the right time...it so happened that my husband left a job in Texas for another job in Georgia.. within just a week of coming to Georgia, we came to know that the company in Texas had started laying off jobs...thus we were protected and guided by BABA. He saved our lives by being with us all the time.....

SHRI SATCHIDANANDA SADGURU SAINATH MAHARAJ KI JAI

Sai Charano Mein mp3 bhajans

Some Sai Bhakt sent me this..and I wanted to share with you

These bhajans are sung by Shankar Mahadevan, Sonu Nigam, Anuradha Paudwal, Nitin Mukesh (I guess).
Chahe Raam Kaho.MP3
Jap Le Sai Ram.MP3
O Sai Baba Re .MP3
O Sai Shiv Sai.MP3
Sai Baba Humein Aasra De.MP3
Sai Miljaye Mujhe .MP3
Sirdi Wale Sai.MP3
Subah Subah Lo Sai Ka Naam .MP3
Suno Suno Bhato Suno.MP3

Sai Nathay Arpanastu
Anant Koti Brahmand Nayak
Raja Dhi Raj Yogi Raj Para Brahma
Shri Sachidanand Sadguru
Sai Nath Maharaj Ki Jai!!!

Hetal Patil
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Friday, May 02, 2008

श्री साई अमृत वाणी एंड परायण ऑफ़ साई सत्चरित्र

श्री साई अमृत वाणी एंड परायण ऑफ़ साई सत्चरित्र
१स्त् माय २००८
जै साई राम
This Thursday, the whole pooja, the recitation of Sri Sai Amrit Vani and Aartee was very powerful, very soothing and many devotees saw and felt the presence of Baba at the time of Aartee. I append below a write up, written by a devotee soon after the lunch.
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Om Sai Ram

In this edition I want to share another experience during Sai Amrit Vani at Sidhartha Extension, New Delhi. Blessed are the devotees who get a chance to visit Sidhartha Extension, where Baba’s presence is felt by most of the devotees. On 1st May during Sai Amrit Vani, Veena Maa got emotional and was into tears as she saw Sai Baba’s image/photo changing into Dwarkamai of Baba and giving blessings to HIS devotees. Not only Veena Maa but many devotees sitting there had the same same experience. One of the devotees got very exciting after seeing Sai Baba and she started singing ‘ Sai Digambra …” very loudly. As we were in the middle of Noon Aartee. It’s a very wonderful experience, where you feel Baba’s presence and if you’ve selfless love and affection for Baba, HE shows his omnipresence. True are the words where Baba says ‘Jaisa Bhav hua..”

Jyoti Behl
Nizamudin, New Delhi
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After this I have nothing to say, Many devotees having the same feeling at a particular time.

I have already sent all the letters received for prayers and for the recitation of Sri Sai Amrit Vani except the confidential ones. If you donot find your letter in it, it might have gone along with the spam letters. To avoid it, please write a relevant text in the subject. Mrs Gupta prayed for all the devotees .
This Thursday the 1st May 2008, we enjoyed the following Leelas of Baba (of Shirdi).
१।Udi started to ooz from the different photos and Statue of Baba at different stages of time. Hindi words `RAM' `SHAM' `OM' were formed with Udi on one photo in the mandir and another photo on the wall.
2. This Thursday also, the Holy Water started oozing from the Charans from Thursday early morning. A Thali was placed in the night of Wednesday itself, as water starts oozing from the early morning. Thali was emptied several times. The taste of water was similar to gulab jal and kewara mix. This water was also given to the devotees and again the Thali was filled with water.
3. Lap of Mrs. Gupta was filled with lots of Udi during the prayers. Udi was in the folds of the falls of the Sari.
4. It has also become regular leela of Baba that many other devotees also had Udi on them, in their laps, their shawls or cloths.
5. Several devotees had Udi in the books of Sri Sai Amrit Vani.
6. Bhog , which was placed before HIM was partially eaten. Part of Bhog was on the lips of photo and statue of Baba. Different items were there on lips in different photos. Parts of the remains in the box were given to the devotees who offered that item of bhog to Baba.
7. All the boxes of Bhog, which were kept on the table were blessed with Udi.
8. The feeling of Presence of Baba was so strong during the artee that devotees almost cried simultaneously.
9. Many photos, papers and documents etc. which were placed before Baba and the same were blessed without any delay.
10. In the night all the photos and statue were cleaned and the Udi removed. In the morning 2nd May, Udi again started oozing from Staue of Baba . It is the birthday of our grand daughter. Thanks Baba.
Jai Sai Ram
Sri Sai Amrit Vani started at 11:05 AM. Noon Aartee, the same Aartee which is being recited in Shirdi, started at 12:00 Hrs. followed by brief Meditation and the prayer, Prayan from Sri Sai Amrit Nidhi was done. Mrs. Gupta offered prayers and thanks to Baba. Aatree of Maa was done. Finally distribution of Prasad and the water from the Charans. As usual some devotees talked about their experiences. (If devotees find it difficult to recite from 11 AM, they can do it any time, as convenient to them.)

Next Sri Sai Amrit Vani and Prayan of Sri Sai Satcharitra/ Sai Leelamrit on 8th May 2008 will again be held at Sidhartha Extension, New Delhi. Devotees interested in attending it in person may contact on phone nos. 26346942, 9868966605 or 9312494767 only after 11 AM and before 8 PM (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. Mobiles have to be put on silent mode during the Pooja. Please also bring a small bottle with broad neck for the holy water.

Scripts of Sri Sai Amrit Vani in Tamil , Devnagri (Hindi), English, Spanish, Telugu and Gujrati are available in the file section of the yahoogroup. Links of Audio MP3 files are also 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/mysaibaba20 . 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 and Recitation of Sai Satcharitra/ Sai Leelamrit will be in addition to any other pooja or sewa or prayer that you are doing.
Jai Sai Ram.
Ashok Gupta
mysaibaba20@yahoogroups.com
veena_gupta_2000@yahoo.com

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Nine Gems Of Devotion To Sai (Saibhakti)

The following is sent to me by a Sai Bhakt...

The style of living of saints is really very sweet even though it seem to be full of hardships. They have manifested for us on this earth, since God themselves could not come in the form of human beings. Saints show us the way to achieve self realization. They make us to follow the path of their own remembrance which ultimately leads us to union with God. Sai Baba was one such saint, but the only exception was that He was God Incarnate but lived like a saint, a human, among others. He never claimed to be God, but always uttered that He was faithful servant of His mater (God).Due to merits of past births, we have got the birth of a human being. So we should be ever conscious to attain the objective of our life i.e. self realization. We should leave all our ego, intelligence, laziness and be alert to reach to our goal. This goal can be achieved by remembering Sai Baba in some or the other way.It is very well known incident that Sai Baba gave nine coins to Smt. Laxmibai before leaving His mortal body. This indicated nine types of devotion of Him. Moreover Sai Baba has emphasized nine types of Bhakti 1. Shravan (hearing) 2. Kirtan (praying) 3 .Smaran (remembering) 4. Padasevan (resorting to feet) 5. Archan (worship) 6. Namaskar (bowing) 7. Dasya (service) 8. Sakhyam (friendship) 9. Atmanivedan (surrender of the self). All these types of Bhakti are included in the Nine Gems of Sai Bhakti as under (arranged in descending order of their importance), if practiced regularly would surely make you pass the Bhavsagar (ocean of life)

1. Shri Sai SatcharitraThis sacred book written by Govindrao Dabholkar is as much important as Guru Charitra for Sai devotees. This book is originally written in Marathi language and including preface there are in all 53 chapters (adhyayas). Along with Sai Baba’s biography and various miracles, it also consists of a very wide range of Sai Baba’s updesh and description of Vedant. This book was written when Sai Baba dwelled in His mortal body with His permission. So it has been proved to be very fruitful. Many Sai devotees does parayan (continuous reading for 7 days i.e. a week) and many of them reads at least one chapter everyday.

2. Shri Sai Nath Stavan ManjariThis stotra, composed by Dasganu Maharaj, was completed on 9/9/1918 i.e. it was completed when Sai Baba was among us. It consists of 153 ovis (poem). This is Sai devotee’s favourite bhajan and many have been benefited by it. If not recited daily, Sai devotees can recite it on every Thursday and on Ekadashi day (11th day of full moon phase and 11th day of no moon phase).

3. Shri Sai Nath Mahim StotraThis Mahim stotra is in Sanskrit language and it is composed by Upasani Maharaj of Sakori during his stay in Shirdi in the year 1911. It is chanted in Madhyayan Arti and Dhoop Arti in Shirdi Samadhi Mandir. Mahim means Mahima i.e. importance and stotra means poem in the form of Stuti i.e. remembering God’s name. In Sanskrit language Shiv mahim stotra is very famous. Upasani Maharaj has composed this stotra from Shiv Mahim stotra only. In all the verses, Sai Baba is said to be Sadguru and God. But in verse 8 and 10, Sai Baba is called Parabrahma and Lord Ram in the form of Sai Baba.Like Shiv mahim stotra is also best instrument to achieve our family deity Sai Baba. In the last verse i.e 15 th verse, Upasani Maharaj has added that if a devotee reads this with full devotion and heartily, Sai Nath should surely shower His grace on him.

4. Shri Sai Baba Ashtottrashat NamavaliIt is 108 names of Sai Baba in Sanskrit and is recited during holy bath of Sai Baba in Shirdi by the poojari. It is composed by a famous Sai devotee of Madras, Late Shri Narsinghswami. It consists of many difficult words, but if it is learnt by heart, it can be recited in 4.5 minutes very easily.These words appear in the last page of Stavan Manjari composed by Dasganu Maharaj and published by Shirdi Sai Baba Sansthan.

5. Arti Sai BabaThis famous Arti is recited during Madhyayan Arti and Dhoop Arti in Shirdi. It appears in chapter 33 of Sai Satcharitra. It is composed by a devotee named Madhav Aadkar. It has importance due to following incident.In chapter 33, Sai Baba made Shama (Madhavrao Despande) to write it on a page and gave it to Bapugir Bua to be given to Nanasaheb Chandorkar to save his daughter from death, who was away many miles. This shows that this Arti was accepted by Sai Baba himself.The Arti consists of a verse :कलियुगी अवतार सगुण परब्रह्मसाचार अवतीर्ण जलसे स्वामी दत्त दिगंबर, दत्त दिगंबर.This means Sai Baba had accepted that He was one with Lord Dattatreya.As soon as Nanasaheb Chandorkar received the Arti he started reciting it and his daughter was relived from the pain of delivery. Moreover she could deliver safely and at the same point of time. Today also this importance is fulfilled and devotees may very come to know once they have started it.

6. Udi of Sai Baba’s Dhuni MaaTo Sai devotees Udi is like sanjeevani (a life giving herb) which cures all diseases of body and mind. Many devotees have assured of Udi working for them in the said way. The moment one applies it, he/she can feel that the body has now became pure and holy and as if Sai Baba has put His Holy Hand on one’s head to give blessings. Devotees become happy with the divine bliss.

7. Darshan of Samadhi Mandir and Dwarkamai:Sai Baba is present everywhere there is no doubt in this. So if we pray to Him sitting in our homes also, so it is not at all necessary to go to Shirdi or any other Sai Mandir. But in Shirdi Sai Baba’s mortal body is present. One should go to Shirdi to charge himself/herself at least once in a year. Likewise when a vehicle’s battery has to be charged again and again when the battery power goes low, in the same way by going to Shirdi once in a year, we can charge up the battery of devotion.

8. Sai Baba’s NameThis is the easiest way of devotion and moreover it is the best method. Sai Baba liked Naamsmaram (chanting of God’s name) and He made His devotees to do Naamsaptah (continuous chanting of God’s name for a week).

9. Sai Baba’s MeditationNo saints had said this type of devotion, but Sai Baba had said to Radhabai of Sangamner and clarified it to her. Leaving other types of devotion, devotees must meditate in front of Sai Baba’s photograph or idol by sitting alone. Even while doing other work, one can bring Sai Baba Sagun form ( bodily form) in front of their eyes. we should keep Sai Baba’s picture in front of our eyes, and can meditate on Him. Sai Baba would be present there also.
Source : Transalated from Gujarati Magazine 'Dwarkamai'

Satsang The Glory of Shirdi Sai - Issue 08-2008 now online in 3d page turning - New format

Satsang The Glory of Shirdi Sai - Issue 08-2008 now online in 3d page turning - New format.
Sairam,
Let us all celebrate Lord Hanuman Jayanti (20-04-2008)
FromSaisatcharita- -Chapter VII

BABA got almost all the temples in Shirdi repaired. Through Tatya Patil, the temples of Shani, Ganapati, Shankar-Parvati, Village Deity, and Maruti were put in order.

The latest Issue 08-2008 of “The Glory of Shirdi Sai” is now available in the 3d Page turning format.

The current issue is available at:
http://www.ettitude%20media.com/loadbook.php?BookName=EMagazineCurrent

More Sai e-Books are also available at:
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A feedback/comment on this feature is appreciated, to make its quality better to the E-MAIL ID: saidarbar@gmail.com
JaiSairam
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Satsang The Glory of Shirdi Sai - Issue 08-2008 now online in 3d page turning - New format.

Satsang The Glory of Shirdi Sai - Issue 08-2008 now online in 3d page turning - New format.
Sairam,
Let us all celebrate Lord Hanuman Jayanti (20-04-2008)
FromSaisatcharita- -Chapter VII
BABA got almost all the temples in Shirdi repaired. Through Tatya Patil, the temples of Shani, Ganapati, Shankar-Parvati, Village Deity, and Maruti were put in order.
The latest Issue 08-2008 of “The Glory of Shirdi Sai” is now available in the 3d Page turning format.
The current issue is available at:
http://www.ettitude media.com/ loadbook. php?BookName= EMagazineCurrent

Monday, April 28, 2008

Sri Sai Amrit Vani and Prayan of Sai Leelamrit

Sri Sai Amrit Vani and Prayan of Sai Leelamrit

24th April 2008

Jai Sai Ram

Sorry for the delay in reporting this week. I was bussy in Chandigarh. It was again a normal Thursday with normal Leelas of Baba but for the most important one. Baba did not blessed the bhog this week. There was no Udi on any of the boxes, placed on the table before HIM, but he did eat the bhog and all the pieces in the box placed before HIM were eaten. We could not understand the meaning of this Leela.
I have already sent all the letters received for prayers and for the recitation of Sri Sai Amrit Vani except the confidential ones, so I have not prepared the list of those devotees who took part in the pooja by reciting/reading or listening Sri Sai Amrit Vani at their places.

This Thursday the 24th April 2008 , we enjoyed the following Leelas of Baba (of Shirdi).

1. Udi started to ooz from the different photos and Statue of Baba at different stages of time. Hindi words `RAM' `SHAM' `OM' were formed with Udi on one photo in the mandir and another photo on the wall.

2. This Thursday also, the Holy Water started oozing from the Charans from Thursday early morning. A Thali was placed in the night of Wednesday itself, as water starts oozing from the early morning. Thali was emptied several times. The taste of water was similar to gulab jal and kewara mix. This water was also given to the devotees and again the Thali was filled with water.

3. Lap of Mrs. Gupta was filled with lots of Udi during the prayers. Udi was in the folds of the falls of the Sari. Her hands were also filled with Udi.

4. It has also become regular leela of Baba that many other devotees also had Udi on them, in their laps, their shawls or cloths.

5. Several devotees had Udi in the books of Sri Sai Amrit Vani.

6. Bhog , which was placed before HIM was partially eaten. Part of Bhog was on the lips of photo and statue of Baba. Different items were there on lips in different photos. Parts of the remains in the box were given to the devotees who offered that item of bhog to Baba.

7. The feeling of Presence of Baba was very strong during the recitation of Sai Amrit Vani, Pooja and Prayer.

8. Many photos, papers and documents etc. which were placed before Baba and the same were blessed without any delay.

Jai Sai Ram
Sri Sai Amrit Vani started at 11:05 AM. Noon Aartee, the same Aartee which is being recited in Shirdi, started at 12:00 Hrs. followed by brief Meditation and the prayer, Prayan from Sri Sai Amrit Nidhi was done. Mrs. Gupta offered prayers and thanks to Baba. Aatree of Maa was done. Finally distribution of Prasad and the water from the Charans. As usual some devotees talked about their experiences. (If devotees find it difficult to recite from 11 AM, they can do it any time, as convenient to them.)

Next Sri Sai Amrit Vani and Prayan of Sri Sai Satcharitra/ Sai Leelamrit on 1st May 2008 will again be held at Sidhartha Extension, New Delhi. Devotees interested in attending it in person may contact on phone nos. 26346942, 9868966605 or 9312494767 only after 11 AM and before 8 PM (IST) on any day except Thursdays but 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. Mobiles have to be put on silent mode during the Pooja. Please also bring a small bottle with broad neck for the holy water.

Scripts of Sri Sai Amrit Vani in Tamil , Devnagri (Hindi), English, Spanish, Telugu and Gujrati are available in the file section of the yahoogroup. Links of Audio MP3 files are also 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/mysaibaba20 . 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 and Recitation of Sai Satcharitra/ Sai Leelamrit will be in addition to any other pooja or sewa or prayer that you are doing.

Jai Sai Ram.

Ashok Gupta

mysaibaba20@yahoogroups.com
veena_gupta_2000@yahoo.com

AMBROSIA AFTER MAHASAMADHI (Contd)

The following Sai Bhakt sent me this!

AMBROSIA AFTER MAHASAMADHI (Contd)


5. BABA SAVED SHRI G. B. MANKAR AND HIS MEN FROM THE JAWS OF DEATH
In his letter, Shri G. B. Mankar has stated to Shri Tarkhad in 1923 during his work in his work field, it has to lift a 375 horse power diesel engine (weight 12 tons) in a fly crane. As the fly crane was not so strong to bear the weight of the engine, a cracking sound came from the crane and all were afraid. Then Shri Mankar cried out “Sai Baba” and invoked His help. After his utterance all of a sudden smell of rose flowers and agarbattis spread over the field and Baba has appeared on the spot and saved all the people from the jaws of death. Mankar saw baba and again cried out "Baba".
All others meant that “Kaka” of Mankar came there. But Mankar has cleared their doubt and that Shri Sai Baba, Shirdi had came to the spot and saved them from the jaws of death. Is this incident does not show that Baba is living and lending His helping hand to His de­votees as and when they are in trouble ?
Surrender Shri Sai Completely Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be there

6. BABA SAVED SHRI R. MOREWALA FROM FALLING DOWN FROM THE TRAIN
Shri R. Morewala Solicitor of Bombay was not so much religious minded. But he has got faith in Baba. In 1953 he was going to Thana by a train. The train was over crowded and hence he could not get into the train and was standing at the door. Then the train moved. Owing to the pushing of the crowd from inside the train, he fell down from the door and while falling down, he uttered the name of Shri Sai Baba. The chain was pulled out by one old man and the train was stopped. That old man caught the hand of Morewala and prevented him from falling down. All the people and the guard came to see why the train was stopped and who pulled the chain? Shri R. Morewala also wanted to pay tribute to the old man. But the old man was not there and he had disappeared. All were sur­prised, Shri Morewala went to his house and told this incident to all his family members. This incident was told to his son when he went to Chalisgaon in 1964 by a Saint "That had I not saved your father's life in 1953?" Is this not mean that Baba is still living and helping His devotees when they require His help?
Surrender Shri Surrender Shri Sai Completely Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be there

7. BABA SAVED SHRI K. JAGADISH MUNSHI FROM THE HANDS OF RAZAKARS
On 1948, Shfi Jagadish K. Munshi and his wife were travelling in first class compartment of the train going from Bangalore to Bombay . There were six members in the compartment including an old couple and two youngsters. Shri J. K. Munshi and his wife were playing cards. The old man was praying and his wife was watching the others. Before their departure from Bangalore , they had been advised not to travel by this particular route because of Razakars trouble then prevailing in other places of Hyderabad state. They did not pay any heed to the advice as they were youngsters then. The train left Hyderabad and was approaching Sholapur Station in Indian Union. All of a sudden, the train was forced to stop at Gangapur. The Razakars who assembled there with rifles, lathis and other lethal weapons cried out "All Muslims get down. Kill all Hindus". The old man all along in prayer ordered to close all the doors and windows. They promptly carried out his orders. The wailing of passengers who were pulled out of the train, beaten and robbed and field into the nearby fields. The Rasakars repeatedly tried to force to open the doors of their com­partment but failed to do so. Even in this calamity the old man observed his prayer. The struggle went on nearby for five hours. Then the train came to Sholapur with their only one compartment. All the inmates of the compartments arrived safely untouched by the Raza­kars. After somedays of this incident, the old man gave an article in a magazine that because of his prayers to Shri Sai Baba Shirdi that the compartment of the train escaped unhurt by the Razakars. As a witness, he mentioned the name of Shri Jagadish K. Munshi in the article. He told that it was true that the old man was particularly praying at the time and added that he had never heard the name of Shri Sai Baba, Shirdi he forgotten to thank of him. Later on, in 1953, when calamities came in his family, he saw a picture of Shri Sai Baba, Shirdi which was hung in a frame maker's shop on his way to his office. He looked his teachings in the photo as "If you look to me, I shall took to you” Then he remembered the past incident and with his wife's consent, he bought one Sai Baba's photo and performed puja requesting Baba to solve his problems, within a few days thereafter, all his problems had settled at his reasonable satisfaction and the puja went on regularly.
After two years, he was once traveling by a night train left Surat to Bombay . After the train left Surat railway station he developed severe pain on account of stone in the bladder. The pain aggravated in such a manner that he could neither sit, stand nor lie down. He then began to pass blood through urine. His copas­senger was sleeping. When the train came to Palghar, the pain was so severe that he woke up his copassenger and urged him to call the guard. The guard came and complained the position that no doctor could be traced in the train and advised to get down at Palghar and have a treatment from a local doctor. The guard called the Station Master and under their joint advice, he got down at Palghar and the train left the railway station. With the help of Station Master, he was lifted up into a bullock cart and driven to the doctor's residence as the doctor refused to come to the railway station in the late hours of the night. In this critical juncture he prayed Shri Sai Baba for help. The doctor attended on him and gave treatment and he was somehow relieved of the pain. The doctor also sent a call to his relatives at Bombay and they arrived and took him to Bombay the next day. Even for this incident, he did not consider any particular significance to Shri Sai Baba Shirdi. In 1968, his father took him to Sri Satya Sai Baba and introduced to him Shri Satya Sai Baba Said, "I knew him. He is a believer of Shri Sai Baba, Shirdi for the last 16 years. Once he got out of the train in severe pain and called Shri Sai Baba, Shirdi. It was Shirdi Sai Baba who saved him. This utterance of Shri Satya Sai Baba himself assumed significance to Shri Sai Baba Shirdi by him.
In 1959, his one month old daughter fell ill seve­rely and was admitted to the Hospital. The treatment went on for three weeks. Even then the child had been suffering high temperature, his wife and himself were very morose. On 14-11-1959, they were informed by two leading doctors that the survival of the child were remote. He decided that if the child does not survive he would end his worship to Shri Sai Baba, Shirdi. After this decision by him, the temperature of the child decreased gradually and became normal by 7 P.M. within three months of this incident the child was in the pink of health. In March, 1960, they visited Shirdi by car with the child of five months. On the way the child uttered first words "BA-BA-BA-BA" He told that Shri Sai Baba Shirdi is solving his knotted problems of his existence and guiding him. Apart from all these, a great problem among the devotees that Shri Satya Sai Baba is the reincarnation of Shri Sai Baba, Shirdi was been solved beyond doubt by Shri Satya Sai Baba himself in his own sayings in para 2 of this article that he is not re-incaranation of Shri Sai Baba, Shirdi. Surrender Shri Sai Completely Stupendous Delectation and Deliverance be there

8. BABA SAVED A WOMAN FROM DEATH
In 1927, a husband and wife were returning home after celebrating Ramanavami at Shirdi. The wife got down at Thana railway Station to fetch water and just when with a water full vessel, she was boarding the train, the train started and the woman fell down under the train. The husband and other passen­gers combined shouted to the guard to stop the train. They feared, the woman must have been crushed under the wheels as the train having started already stopped only after it had gone some distance. They ran up to the spot of accident; to their utter amazement they saw the woman standing there uninjured. In reply to the enquiry to all, "the woman said as soon as I fell I remembered Baba. He at once appeared, stood in front of me pressed me hard against the platform till the train passed away and saved me. Baba disappeared as soon as the train left the platform. What sort of Body, Baba had assumed to save this woman? One can hardly know for usually there is no room enough to stand for two persons between the train wheels and the platform, and yet what is not possible to a superman like Baba?
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Hetal Patil

Sai Baba financially helped a poor man for expenses of his marriage

Some Sai Bhakt sent me this and I wanted to share with you all!

A poor man named Laxmanrao Govindrao Munge lived in Nashik. He used to sit in the threshold of Nashik court. He did some documentation work and at the end of the day he earned only one rupee or one and half rupee.

In those days, for a girl to be given in marriage, only boy’s qualification, salary, etc was not considered by her family. The boy may be poor, but his family, family’s behaviour with others and above all maternal uncle’s family had to be good. Laxmanrao’s maternal uncle lived in Rahata village. Due to his maternal uncle’s good family background and high position, Laxmanrao’s marriage was fixed in a good family. Now the question was of money for the expenses of his marriage. He had to compulsorily give gold ornaments and the whole expense of his marriage was to be borne single handed. Moreover in those days a man was valued by his word of mouth. If a man had promised to give something in social functions like marriage or similar occasions, those words could not be taken back. It would be better to consume poison rather than turn back from one’s words.

Laxmanrao was worried about the expenses. Like a person has hope on a single star in a dark night, so Laxmanrao had hope from his uncle. He was confident that his uncle would help him in monetary terms. Thinking likewise, he started to Rahata to his uncle’s place from Nashik. In between, he came to Shirdi, Sai Baba’s holy land.

Laxmanrao came to Sai Baba’s Dwarkamai and fell at His feet. Sai Baba gave him two mangoes to eat. The mangoes were incredibly sweet in taste. Then Laxmanrao sat massaging Sai Baba’s feet. Sai Baba started talking with him and said, “Whatever is written in your fate, you are bound to get. Always have a feeling of satisfaction in your heart and be happy with whatever you have. Without God’s order, even a leaf cannot move. So don’t worry and always try to be simple, honest and truthful. I am independent and have independent thoughts, is said by many people, but this is not true. God is the only Doer, we are dependent on Him, my son! No one is relative of anyone. Relatives are only for show off, but no one come to help you in critical situations. If you want one-two thousand rupees, I can give you. Laxmanrao failed to understand what Sai Baba wanted to say. He then left for Rahata to his uncle’s place. His uncle refused to help him. Now Laxmanrao was reminded of Sai Baba’s words that, “No one is relative of anyone. Relations and relatives are only for show off. If you want I can give you money. Walking out of Rahata village, he further thought, “Everyday Sai Baba distributes all the money received as dakshina and next day He becomes a poor Fakir. Then how can He give me such a big amount of money?” But now he started praying to Sai Baba mentally, “Oh God, Sainath! You are omnipotent. I don’t have that much courage to understand your sweet words. I am not very intelligent and my devotion to You is also less than that. Oh God! Bless me. You have promised me to give one-two thousand rupees, but I cannot understand the exact meaning of your words”. Now he reached to a place named Sinnor.

There was a big business of cigarettes and tobacco of Gujarati traders in Sinnor and Laxmanrao was initially introduced to a Gujarati Trader. After a couple of meetings, the trader generated trust on Laxmanrao. So he gave Laxmanrao 30 Tolas (a tola means 10 gram of gold), a nose ring, which is considered to be very important in Marathi Tradition and a diamond studded pair anklets. In this way Sai Baba arranged money for the expenses of Laxmanrao’s marriage being a poor Fakir. Is it not Sai Baba's Leela He Laxmanrao met the Gujarati trader and in turn was helped by a stranger. Thus by Sai Baba’s grace, Laxmanrao’s marriage went off without any trouble and he was ever grateful to Sai Baba.

Source : Translated from a Gujarati Book 'Sai Sarovar'

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Khandoba Temple --

This is the Khandoba Temple where Saibaba spent most of his time in his earlier days in Shirdi