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Shirdi Sai and Sathya Sai are One
and the Same
By Arjan D. Bharwani
26. THE LIGHT FROM THE PICTURE
Shri P.K. Sawant, an ardent devotee
of Shirdi Sai, had been for some time the Chairman of Shirdi
Samsthan Trust Committee. He heard from Shri M.S. Dixit and other
friends about their personal experiences establishing the fact
that Sri Sathya Sai is the reincarnation of Shirdi Sai. Shri
Sawant naturally became curious on hearing this exciting piece of
news. He then visited a friend in Bombay at whose house Parthi
Baba had stayed for three days in May 1960. After the bhajans
there in which he had participated, he saw an album of Baba's
photographs and also witnessed a strip of film which showed
Bhagavan' s visit to Badrinath and the Yajna at Prasanthi Nilayam.
Thereafter Shri Sawant was taken into the very room which had been
graced by Baba's stay. Dr. D.J. Gadhia there offered him the
customary vibhuti prasad. This set forth in the mind of Shri
Sawant a conflict of doubt, hesitation and uncertainty as to what
exactly is there to prove that the two Babas are one and the same
in reality. Concomitant with these ripples of dubious thoughts
and as if to assure convincingly beyond any shadow of doubt, the
following miraculous phenomenon took place. From the raised right
hand of Sri Sathya Sai in a picture hanging in that room opposite
to where Shri Sawantwas standing, there issued forth a beam of
resplendent light. Seeing this Divine, beautiful and panoramic
marvelous flash of light, all the cob-webs of doubt disappeared in
a trice. The earlier hesitancy vanished and Shri Sawant then
accepted the vibhuti prasad. After few months when Shri Sawant was
visiting Prasanthi Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai declared, "The depth of
the devotion of Sawant to that body and this body of the same Sai
is known only to him and Me." After some time when Baba visited
Bombay, Shri Sawant had this to say, "Baba blessed Maharashtra
while in His previous body at Shirdi and it is Maharashtra's good
fortune this His Dharmakshetra has been established here again."
On another occasion Shri Sawant said, "Bhagavan is the Avatar of
Sai Baba of Shirdi to whom millions look for strength and solace.
Baba belongs to Maharashtra in a special sense, though He has come
for all humanity".
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