Those who think that Baba is only in Shirdi have totally failed to know me.
---SAIBABA
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Dam Dam Dam Dam Damaru Bhajey
(Hara) Bhola Naathha Shiva Shambho Bhajey
(Hara) Sai Naathha Shiva Shambho Bhajey
Ghan Ghan Ghan Ghan Ghanta Bhajey
(Hara) Gauri Naathha Shiva Shambho Bhajey
(Hara) Sai Naathha Shiva Shambho Bhajey
(Hara) Sathya Sai (Naathha) Shiva Shambho Bhajey
(The drum beats the sound of "dam dam"; It plays in worship of
Shiva; The gong rings out the sound of "ghan ghan"; It sings in worship of
Shiva; It sings in worship of Lord Sai, who is Shiva incarnate).
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SHRI SAI SATHCHARITHA
"Sada Nimbarvrikshasya mooladhiwasat,
Sudhasravinam tiktamapi-apriyam tam,
Tarum Kalpavrikshadhikam sadhayantam
Namameeshwaram Sadgurum Sai Natham"
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Chapter XXVIII
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Megha
Now let us go to the third and bigger 'sparrow'. Megha
of Viramgaon was a simple and illiterate Brahmin cook of Rao Bahadur H. V.
Sathe. He was a devotee of Shiva and always chanted the five syllabled mantra
'Namah Shivaya'. He did not know the Sandhya nor its chief mantra, the Gayatri.
Rao Bahadur Sathe was interested in him, got him taught the Sandhya and the
Gayatri. Sathe told him that Sai Baba of Shirdi was the embodied form of the God
Shiva and made him start for Shirdi. At the Broach Railway station he learnt
that Sai Baba was a Moslem and his simple and orthodox mind was much perturbed
at the prospect of bowing to a Moslem, and he prayed to his master not to send
him there. His master, however, insisted on his going there and gave him a
letter of introduction to his (Sathe's) father-in-law, Ganesh Domodar, alias
Dada Kelkar at Shirdi, to introduce him to Sai Baba. When he reached Shirdi and
went to the Masjid, Baba was very indignant and would not allow him to enter.
"Kick out the rascal" roared Baba, and then said to Megha - "You are a high
caste Brahmin and I am a low Moslem; you will lose your caste by coming here. So
get away." Hearing these words Megha began to tremble. He was wondering as to
how Baba had come to know about what was passing in his mind. He stayed there
for some days, serving Baba in his own way, but was not convinced. Then he went
home. After that he went to Tryambak (Nasik District) and stayed there for a
year and a half. Then again he returned to Shirdi. This time, at the
intercession of Dada Kelkar, he was allowed to enter the Masjid and stay in
Shirdi. Sai Baba's help to Megha was not through any oral instruction. He worked
upon Megha internally (mentally) with the result that he was considerably
changed and benefited. Then Megha began to look upon Sai Baba as an incarnation
of Shiva. In order to worship Shiva, bela leaves are required and Megha used to
go miles and miles every day to bring them and worship his Shiva (Baba). His
practice was to worship all the Gods in the village and then come to the Masjid
and after saluting Baba's gadi (asan) he worshipped Baba and after doing some
service (shampooing His Legs) drank the washings (Tirth) of Baba's Feet. Once it
so happened that he came to the Masjid without worshipping God Khandoba, as the
door of the temple was closed. Baba did not accept his worship and sent him
again, saying that the door was open then. Megha went, found the door open,
worshipped the Deity, and then returned to Baba as usual.
Ganges-Bath
On one Makar-Sankranti day, Megha wanted to besmear the
body of Baba with sandal-paste and bathe Him with Ganges water. Baba was first
unwilling to undergo this operation, but at his repeated requests, He consented.
Megha had to traverse a distance of eight koss (going and returning) to bring
the sacred water from the Gomati river. He brought the water, made all
preparations for the bath at noon and asked Baba to get ready for the same. Then
Baba again asked him to be freed from his bath saying that, as a Fakir He had
nothing to do (or gain) with Ganges water; but Megha did not listen. He knew
that Shiva is pleased with a bath of Ganges water and that he must give his
Shiva (Baba) that bath on that auspicious day. Baba then consented, came down
and sat on a pat (wooden board) and protruding his head said - "Oh Megha, do at
least this favour; head is the most important organ of the body, so pour the
water over that only-it is equivalent to the full or whole bath." "Alright" said
Megha and lifting the water pot up, began to pour it on the head but in doing
this he was so much overwhelmed with love that he cried out 'Har Gange' and
emptied the pot on the whole body. He kept the pot aside and began to look at
Baba, but to his surprise and amazement he found that Baba's head was only
drenched but the body quite dry.
Bow to Shri Sai -- Peace be to all
Devotees Experiences
KHAPARDE'S SHIRDI DIARY
1911 - 9 December, Saturday
Shirdi.
I was late in getting up & finishing my
prayer. Mr Chandorkar came today with a servant. Many others also came &
some that were already here went away. Mr. C. is a very nice simple man, very
pleasant in conversation & plain in his dealings. I went to the Masjid &
sat long listening to things said there. Sayin Maharaj was in a pleasant mood. I
took my Hukka there and Sayin Maharaj had a smoke out of it. He looked
wonderfully beautiful at Arti time, but dismissed every one very soon after it.
He said he would come to dine with us. He calls my wife ¡ÝAjibai¡Ü. On returning
to our lodging we learned that Mr Dixit¦Ðs daughter who was ill passed away. The
deceased dreamt a few days ago that Sayin Maharaj kept her under the Nim tree
here. Sayin Maharaj also said yesterday that the girl was dead. We sat talking
about the sad event. The child was only seven years old. I went & saw her
mortal remains. They were very beautiful and the expression on her face, after
death, was peculiarly charming. It reminded me of the pictures of Madonna that I
saw in England. The cremation took place behind our lodging. I attended the
funeral & did not break fast until 4 P.M. Dixit bore the blow wonderfully
well. His wife naturally broke down under grief. Every body sympathizes with
her. In the evening I went to Chavadi to see Sayin Maharaj both at sunset and
later on at Shejarti time. At night I, Madhavarao Deshpande Bhishma & others
sat talking till late, all about Sayin Maharaj. Thosar got permission from Sayin
Maharaj to return to Bombay. He will return tomorrow morning.
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