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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 XVII
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meghshyamrege
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Mrs. Radhabai Deshmukh
There was an old woman by name Radhabai, She was the
mother of one Khashaba Deshmukh. Hearing Baba's fame, she came to Shirdi with
the people of Sangamner. She took Baba's darshan and was much satisfied. She
loved Baba intimately and resolved in her mind, that She should accept Baba as
her Guru, and take some Upadesh from Him. She knew nothing else. She determined
to fast herself unto death, so long as Baba did not accept her, and give her any
Upadesh or Mantra. She stayed in her lodging and left off taking any food or
water for three days. I was frightened by this ordeal of the old woman, and
interceded with Baba on her behalf. I said, "Deva, what is this You have
started? You drag so many persons here. You know that old lady. She is very
obstinate and depends on You entirely, She has resolved to fast unto death, if
You don't accept and instruct her. If any thing worse happens, people will blame
You, and say that Baba did not instruct her, and consequently she met her death.
So take some mercy on her, bless her and instruct her." On seeing her
determination, Baba sent for her, changed the turn of her mind by addressing her
as follows:-
"Oh mother, why are you subjecting yourself to unnecessary tortures and
hastening your death? You are really My Mother and I am your child. Take pity on
Me and hear Me through. I tell you My own story, which if you listen carefully,
will do you good. I had a Guru. He was a great Saint and most merciful. I served
him long, very long; still he would not blow any Mantra into My ears. I had a
keen desire, never to leave him but to stay with and serve him; and at all costs
receive some instructions from him. But he had his own way. He first got my head
shaved and asked Me two pice as Dakshina. I gave the same at once. If you say
that as My Guru was perfect, why should he ask for money and how should he be
called desireless? I replied plainly that he never cared for coins. What had he
to do with them? His two pice were (1) Firm Faith and (2) Patience or
perseverance. I gave these two pice or things to him, and he was pleased.
"I resorted to My Guru for 12 years. He brought Me up. There was no dearth of
food and clothing. He was full of love nay, he was love incarnate. How can I
describe it? He loved Me most. Rare is a Guru like him. When I looked at him, he
seemed as if he was in deep meditation, and then we both were filled with Bliss.
Night and day, I gazed at him with no thought of hunger and thirst. Without him,
I felt restless. I had no other object to meditate, nor any other thing than My
Guru to attend. He was My sole refuge. My mind was always fixed on him. This is
one pice Dakshina. Saburi (Patience or perseverance) is the other pice. I waited
patiently and very long on My Guru and served him. This Saburi will ferry you
across the sea of this mundane existence. Saburi is manliness in man, it removes
all sins and afflictions, gets rid of calamities in various ways, and casts
aside all fear, and ultimately gives you success. Saburi is the mine of virtues,
consort of good thought. Nishtha (Faith) and Saburi (Patience) are like twin
sisters, loving each other very intimately."
Bow to Shri Sai -- Peace be to all
Devotees Experiences
From the Dixit Diaries
Baba’s Equal Treatment of All Beings
Once when Baba was eating his food in the mosque along with the other devotees, a dog entered and ate some of the curd. Bade Baba, the fakir of Malegaon saw this, and considering the curd to have been polluted by the dog, told a boy nearby to drive the dog away. The boy left his food and stood up to do it. Noticing this Baba noticed asked, “What is the matter?” Bade Baba told him that the curd was polluted by the dog. Baba said, “Oh brother, that curd was very tasty (showing that he had tasted the curd in the form of the dog, and his identification with the dog). Take the curd home, make kadi and bring it for the next meal. I’ll eat it.” Bade Baba took the curd away and prepared kudi and brought it to the mosque. Baba ate it with relish.
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