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Sri Sathya Sai Baba Avatar

  Shirdi Sai and Sathya Sai are One and the Same
By Arjan D. Bharwani

14. CONGRUITY CONSOLIDATED

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba has built temples of Shirdi Sai at Guindy (Madras), Coimbatore, Ayodhya Ashram near Madanapalle and at Rapelle (Dist. Guntur). Parthi Sai installed the beautiful marble idol of Shirdi Sai in the temple at Rapelle. The occasion has a dramatic incident associated with it which may be narrated here.

On the appointed auspicious day the image of the Deity was brought to Baba. the conferment of 'the Sakthi (Power)', that radiates from the sanctum-sanctorum of any temple is the sole preserve of Divinity. Over the ages such bestowal has been repeatedly performed by various embodiments of 'the God-head', on many centres of pilgrimage in this vast and veritable motherland of ours.

We have it on the authority of the book "Sivarahasya Mahethihasa" that Lord Siva had blessed Adi Sankaracharya with five 'Lingas'. With these the latter established four Maths(monastic centres) at Badrinath, Jagannath Puri, Dwarka and Shringeri. According to another version, Kanchi was also one of the principal 'maths'.

The Divine potency - the idols radiate at these places is owed to the 'Lingas' placed beneath them bv Sankaracharva.

His mission of 'Dharmasthapana' has taker Sathya Sai to many ancient shrines, where in the presence of many witnesses, He has recharged the 'Deities’ with 'Ishwari Sakthi (Divine Potency)' which had undergone depletion down the ages.

At Badrinath, He imparted this 'Sakthi' by drawing out, rejuvenating and replacing the original 'Nethralinga' from beneath the Narayana idol. At Srisailam, He repotentiated the Malli­karjuna idol by showering on it golden thumme (Leucas Linifolia) flowers, which He materialised on the spot. In furtherance of the same objective, Parthi Sai visited the famous Pandharpur temple on 18th June 1965. 'The Mangalakari (bestower of Grace)' created a ' Mangalasuthra' and adorned the Goddess Rukmayi with it. Similar surcharging had has been done by Him – of the Giridhari temple at Brindavan; of Ramachandra temple at Ayodhya and Bhadrachalam and Mahanandi in Andhra Pradesh.

In the case of Guindy, to sanctify the image, Baba materialised a miniature statue of Shirdi Sai and had it placed beneath the main idol.


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