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Sri Sathya Sai Baba Avatar

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

64. CONCLUSION

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba is the second in the series of three "SAI AVATARS". The first,Sai Baba of Shirdi, laid the 'keel'. The second, the present Avatar, Sri Sathya Sai, is building the hull and the superstructure. The third, 'Prema Sai', will erect the mast and rig up, the final sail of the ship of the Divine Manifestations. This 'Rescue Vessel' will salvage the sinking humanity from the ocean of Samsar.

Let us consider this from the human and secular level of existence. The Parthi Sai devotees find ample proof of 'ONENESS'. At every moment of the day to day life of Parthi Sai, the devotees see the portrait of identity being painted more clearly. The Main Deity in the Prasanthi Mandir is the silver idol of Sainath:, in addition there is a beautiful marble idol of Shirdi Sai (which looks very alive) placed just below the dais. The flanks of the sanctum-sanctorum are adorned with equally prominent portraits of both the Sais. Just as the same coin has an obverse and the reverse so also medallions Divinely materialised by Sathya Sai are of ten with Shirdi Sainath on one side and Parthi Sai on the other. The lockets, rings and other articles also bear the stamp of the Shirdi Sai Form

That which exists may act to hide its real self and put an appearance as if it was not:, on the other hand that which is non-existent can never put up this facade. It is possible to pose life as dead, but a cadaverous cannot feign to be alive. From this we may conclude that Shirdi Sainath may on purpose have decided, to keep this Reality and the future consecutiveness in Sathya Sai, hidden from the world. However it is impossible for any future being, who was not Sainath Himself to make known the Oneness That too with concrete and convincing evidence to the Shirdi devotees themselves. In the first place, it may be queried, how Shirdi Sainath and not any other Avatar Came into picture in those early days of Sathya Peculiarly enough the name of that Incarnation was introduced to the people who did not have the vaguest idea about that Form Could not have Sathya conjured up some other tale to lure the innocent villagers? In fact to their unpolluted minds this new name seemed to be of some Muslim - an idea which was alien and unacceptable.

The way Sathya Sai went about bringing in Shirdi Sai only served to eulogise that Form and served no selfish motive of the little Boy. If at all, it only diminished His own self. There are incidents galore where people extol and glorify themselves for earning name and fame. Never does one exalt someone else for the building up of one's image and reputation. Were it not for the Divine Purpose of establishing the reincarnation and for the continuity of the Divine Mission, the import of Shirdi Sai, on the stage would only tantamount to the relegation of Sathya Sai, to a secondary status. Why should Sathya Sai do this?.

The homo-sapiens have an inherent, innate instinct to owe total allegiance, to their chosen God. This is more so if some religion, dogma or creed have made one accustomed to worship    that form. It is indeed very difficult to bring about a change in such a relationship. However, when clear and concrete proof of the Oneness, between different manifestations are made available to us, then we should accommodate and accept the Reality. Whilst investigating deeper, we experience that it is after all, the same Divine Principle (Godhead) that incarnates at different periods of time. This would obviate, the uncanny sense of distinction and confront us with are factual situation wherein all these Avatars merge into one single entity namely Brahmaan.

It is the sunshine of Divine Grace that we should bask in, it is the calm and cooling moonlight of, 'Sat-Chit-Ananda (Truth, Conscious?ness and Bliss)', that we should acquire:, it is the Divinisation and Spiritualisation that we should cultivate and it is the lasting peace and happiness that we should aim to derive for ourselves from the media and the channels(Forms of Divinity) that are conveying these to us. Let us not involve ourselves into doubts, disput?ations and disagreements in an effort to eulogise any Form as better than the other - for then we will be running after the shadows, leaving aside the Substance.

In this context, speaking at Guindy Temple at Madras on 22?6?1969, Baba said, "The cup can be of any shape or design, the joy consists in the nectar that it is able to convey to the person who is thirsty and anguished. "Raso vai sah", God is Ambrosia, sweet, sustaining, strength?giving. You can imbibe Him through a cup shaped as Nataraja or Durga or Krishna, or Linga or Ganesha or Christ or any other For m that will arouse the ardour and satisfy the agony. This is a temple, where I have installed, twenty-one years ago, one such Form, which many yearning persons love to picture as their most favourite cup! This is the Sai Form which sat and taught at Dwarkamayi at Shirdi". And finally, let us end here with the Divine Words of Bhagavan, "At Shirdi, Baba said once 'I accus?tomed men to a state of God-nearness', here too at Puttaparthi, I want them to be God-aware and God-filled".

JAI SAI RAM
 


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