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Shirdi Sai and Sathya Sai are One
and the Same
By Arjan D. Bharwani
The 23rd day of May 1940 will come
to be enshrined in human history as the most auspicious and
blessed day. It was on this date that the fourteen year old tender
lad, Sathyanarayana Raju, made a revelation to a gathering of
family members and neighbours. This proclamation had the import of
a 'Divine Declaration'. He announced "I AM SAI BABA. I belong to
Apasthamba Suthra. I am of the Bharadwaja Gothra. I have come to
ward off all your troubles. In your ancestral lineage sage
Venkavadhoota, whom you all acknowledge and worship as a Guru, had
prayed to Me and responding to his sincere call, I have taken
human birth in your family. Worship Me every Thursday and keep
your houses and minds clean and pure."
Shirdi Sai had also incarnated in
the Apasthamba Suthra and the Bharadwaja Gothra.
1. THE INCREDIBLE PROOF
Soon after this historic declaration
some sceptic scornfully spewed a challenge to Sathyanarayana to
testify His claim of being the reincarnation of Shirdi Sai Baba.
He questioned,"If you are Sai Baba in reality then right at this
moment and at this very place give us a convincing and concrete
proof". Sathyanarayana instantly responded, "Yes, I shall "' He
then asked for some 'jasmine flowers'. His request was complied
with. Sathya took the flowers in His hands and cast them on the
floor. Lo and behold! 'The jasmine flowers' fell in an orderly
arrangement, making in Telugu alphabets the words 'SAI BABA'.
On the day following His 'Mahasamadhi',
Shirdi Sai vouchsafed a vision to Das Ganu at Pandharpur saying,
"The mosque has crumbled. I have left the place. I am here to tell
you about this. Now listen to My last wish. You proceed to Shirdi
and strew 'jasmine flowers' on My samadhi". The era of incarnation
of Shirdi Saithus terminated with an association of 'jasmine
flowers', which heralded the advent of His reincarnation as Sathya
Sai. It may be added that even today Baba, is giving proof of His
presence by the fragrance of 'jasmine flowers' at many places over
the world, so much so, that the Sai Centre at Tustin, California,
is called the 'JASMINE TEMPLE'. Sathyanarayana's elder brother
Seshama Raju, who was not present to witness this Divine Leela of
'jasmine flowers', asked Him later about the incident. Sathya
explained to him clearly saying that, Undoubtedly this name is
that of an incarnation before Mine, but it should be clearly and
unambiguously understood and interpreted that the same Divine
Sakthi which had incarnated as Shirdi Sai, has reincarnated as
Sathya Sai. The third incarnation WILL BE Prema Sai who shall be
born in Mandya District near Mysore in Karnataka State.
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