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Bhagawan's Speech on Shiridi Sai
Baba Speaking on 28th September, 1990; Sri Sathya Sai of Parthi (Prasanthi
Nilayam - Puttaparthi) revealed the 28th September 1835; was the
birthday of SRI SHIRIDI SAI BABA; He added; "In the former Nizam's
dominions there was a remote village called PATHRI. In that village
there were a couple named GANGABHARADYA and DEAGIRI Amma. They were
giieving over their lack of children. In answer to their prayers, a
son was born to them on September 28th, 1835. That child was SAI
BABA, who completed His Avaatar on VIJAYADASMI day in 1918. The life
span of Shiridi SAI avaatar was therefor about 83 years.
The SUFI FAKIR, who picked up the infant SAI BABA ,looked after him
for four years ie; upto 1839. The fakir's wfe then handed over the
boy to Venkusa, a Hindu Scholar and GURU near her house. Sri Shiridi
Sai Baba stayed in VENKUSA'S ASHRAM for 12 years from 1839 to 1851
and left for SHIRIDI in 1851. He wondered from place to place and
then joined CHANDU PATEL'S brothers son's marriage party and reached
SHIRIDI AGAIN IN THE YEAR 1858.
Sri Shiridi Sai Baba stayed there till the end of the AVAATARIC
MISSION in 1918:
MAHALASAPATHY WAS THE GOLDSMITH TEMPLE PRIEST OF THE KANDDOBA TEMPLE
IN SHIRIDI who first invited SRI SAI BABA into the temple saying 'AYIYE
SAI!' -Come in SAI - and that was how the 'SAI' word came into
being. Originally it meant "SWAMI" oe an equivalent term of espect
but in this second avaatar, of our beloved lord . the meaning has
expanded to include the meaning of mother and BABA the common term
used for fakirs and muslim Gurus has come to mean 'father'. SRI
SHIRIDI SAI BABA lived all his life at SHIRIDI in the dilapidated
masjid. DWARKAMAYEE at SHIRIDI was a place where a 'fire' dhuni
burned day and night; there was a NEEM PLANT opposite this
DWARKAMAYYEE where BABA used to sit.
Aunique miraculous event in SHIRIDI SAI BABA'S life was HIS 'leaving
his PHYSICAL BODY IN 1886 AND RETURNING TO IT THREE DAYS
LATER.MAHALSAPATHY PROTECTED THE BODY DURING THIS PERIOD. Both SAI's
perform unimaginable miracles; - curing the sick, travelling through
space and going to the aid of their devotees in response to the
call; materializations of objects from no-where with a mere wave of
the DIVINE HAND.
" SHIRIDI SAI BABA told; Smt. SHARADA DEVI alias Pedda Bottu (Gouri)
bRN ON 8. 8. 1888; AT 10AM to SMT. Mantthrapragada Ramalaksmi Devi
and Sri Venkata Narasimha Rao residents of HYDERABAD WHO AFTER
MARRIAGE MOVED WITH HER HUSBAND AND SETTLED DOWN IN SHIRIDI; told
her " I will tell you something, but BEFORE that you should hold my
feet and promise me not to tell this to anyone." She did as she was
told by SHIRIDI SAI . Baba then said, " GOURI, I WILL APPEAR IN
ANDHRA WITH THE SAME NAME OF SAI BABA but in another Avaatar (divine
manifestation).
Then again you will come to me. I will keep you with me and will
give you joy." HER JOY WAS UNLIMITED, SHE ASKED ," ' SHOULD I NOT
REVEAL THIS FACT TO ANY-BODY?" BABA confirmed, "NO, you alone will
see my second Avaatar, none else will.
After you have seen me in my second form, you may tell this to
others when occassion arises." This conversation took place in 1917
between the two of them. She added, that her ailing aunt wanted to
see her in RAJAHMUNDRY . It was there when she was in RAJAHMUNDRY in
1918 that she learnt that SRI SHIRIDI SAI BABA hd left His physical
body. She said, " Iwas filled with a kind of inexplicable anguish."
Her aunt too passed away on the Ekadashi day with the LORD'S NAME ON
HER LIPS, SHE HAD HAD A DREAM IN WITH baba HIMSELF APPEARED AND
CALLED HER TO him. She later spent some years in the HOLY HILLS in
the santitiy of SRI CHANDRA YOGI JI MAHARAJ; WHO TOLD HER, "yOU have
learnt everything that is to know. Now listen to me carefully. You
have to do many more good deeds. The GOD you think you have lost is
about to COME into this world soon, for upliftment of the entire
HUMANITY. You will not see him in the old form with which you are
familiar. He will appear in a NEW CAPTIVATING FORM. He will be the
most powerful AVATAR and will do many extraordinary things. Hence
return to your place, learn about this lovable GOD and receive your
SALVATION."
SO WITH A HEAVY HEART SHE RETURNED TO HYDERABAD; and started a HOME
for the poor and destitute children. and also wrote a lot of "HARI
KATHAS" AND suplimented her income by this and singing them.
One day she was invited to sing a HARI KATHA in a village called
URAVAKONDA. In the house where this event was arranged, she happened
to see on the wall a photograph of a beautiful lad. He had a crown
of hair. The face and eyes were most charming and magnetic; so she
asked the housewife whose photo it was. the lady of the house told
her, " DON'T YOU KNOW?" HE IS PUTTAPARTHI SAI BABA" If you want to
see HIM, I can take you to HIM to-morrow." The next day they went to
the house of one Mr. SHESHAMA RAJU ; the elder brother of now SRI
SATHYA SAI BABA. She looked at the young 14 year old BABA. iT WAS IN
1940; SHE WAS THEN 52 YEARS OLD.
THE FIRST WORDS THAT BHAGAWAN SRI SATHYA SAI BABA uttered were, "GOURI,
YOU owe ME sixteen rupees in MY SHIRIDI INCARNATION." She replied
that she had already paid up all her debts to SRI SHIRIDI SAI BABA.
And SRI SATHYA SAI BABA said, " I KNOW. I SAID IT BECAUSE YOU ARE
NOT ABLE TO RECOGNISE ME. OTHERWISE YOU WOULD HAVE FALLEN ON MY
FEET. ALL RIGHT. AFTER COMPLETING ALL YOUR TASKS AT THE POOR HOME
you are running,..GO OVER TO PUTTAPARTHI, I SHALL RETAIN YOU WITH ME
AND SHALL BESTOW ALL THE JOY YOU WANT." iN 1958, WHEN SHE WAS 70
YEARS OLD, SHE CLOSED DOWN THE pOOR hOME AND WENT OVER TO SPEND THE
REST OF HER LIFE IN puttaparthi AT THE DIVINE LOTUS FEET, WHERE baba
GAVE HER A HOUSE (S.A-23) to stay in the ASHRAM AND BHAGAWAN NAMED
HER PEDDA BOTTU, after materialising Vibhuti with the familiar
rotation of the HAND and asking her to smear it on her forehead in
the form of a big Bottu.......67th Birthday Celebration of BABA.
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