Shri Sai Satcharitra - Chapter 45 - English

Shri Sai Satcharitra - Chapter 45

Chapter 45 of Shrirdi Sai Satcharitra (English Version)

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This chapter of the Sai Satcharitra covers the following:
Kakasaheb’s Doubt and Anandrao’s Vision;
And the Wooden Plank is Baba’s bed and not Bhagat’s;
Preliminary

In the last three chapters, we described Baba’s passing away. His physical or finite form has undoubtedly disappeared from our view, but the infinite or spiritual form always lives. We have largely spoken about the Leelas which occurred during His lifetime. However, even after He passed away, fresh Leelas have taken place and are even now happening. This clearly shows that Baba is always alive and continues to help His devotees. Those who met Baba when He was alive, were indeed very fortunate. But if any of them did not develop a dispassion for the material objects and enjoyments of this world and did not have their minds turned to the Lord, it was truly unfortunate. What was expected, then and now, is wholehearted devotion to Baba. All our senses, organs and mind should co-operate in worshipping and serving Baba. It is of no use if one engages some organs in worship and deflects the others. If worship or meditation is to be done, it ought to be done with all our mind and soul.

The love that a chaste woman bears for her husband is sometimes compared to that which a Guru has towards his disciples. Yet the former falls far short of the latter, which is incomparable. No one comes to our aid in attaining the goal of life (self-realization). We have to chalk out and traverse the path of self-realization ourselves. We have to discriminate between the Unreal and the Real, renounce the material enjoyments of this world and the next, control our senses and mind and aspire for liberation. Instead of depending upon others, we should have full faith in ourselves. When we begin to practice discrimination, we come to know that the world is transient and unreal, and thus our passion for worldly things decreases. Ultimately we attain complete dispassion or non-attachment for worldly objects. Then we realize that the Brahma, which is our Guru, is the sole reality. And as It transcends and besets the universe, we begin to worship It in all creatures. When we thus worship the Brahma or Guru wholeheartedly, we become one with Him and attain self-realization. In short, always chanting the name of the Guru and meditating on Him, enables us to see Him in all beings and confers eternal bliss on us. The following story will illustrate this.

Kakasaheb’s Doubt and Anandrao’s Vision

Sai Baba had instructed Kakasaheb Dixit to read from two works of Shri Ekanath—The Bhagawat and the Bhawartha Ramayana— every day. Kakasaheb read these daily while Baba was alive and followed the practice even after Baba’s passing away. Once, in Kaka Mahajani’s house in Bombay, Kakasaheb was reading the Ekanathi Bhagawat in the morning. Madhavarao Deshpande, alias Shama, and Kaka Mahajani were also there and listened attentively to the portion being read. In this portion, the nine Nathas or Siddhas of the Rishabha family− Kavi, Hari, Antariksha, Prabuddha, Pippalayan, Avirhotra, Drumil, Chamas and Karabhajan− expounded the principles of Bhagawat Dharma to King Janak. The latter asked all the nine Nathas very important questions and each of them answered these questions very well. The first, Kavi, explained what Bhagawat Dharma is; Hari, the characteristics of a devotee; Antariksha, what Maya is; Prabuddha, how to overcome Maya; Pippalayan, what Para-Brahma is; Avirhotra, what Karma is; Drumil, the incarnations of God and His deeds; Chamas, how a non-devotee fares after death; Karabhajan, the different modes of worship of God in different ages. The substance of all the exposition was that in this Kali age, the only means of liberation was remembering The Lord or the Guru’s feet. After the reading was over, Kakasaheb said in a despondent tone to Shama and the others, “How wonderful is this discourse about devotion by the nine Nathas. But at the same time, it is so difficult to put it into practice!

Bow to Shri Sai – Peace be to all

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