Sri Sai Satcharitra: The Wonderful Life of Shirdi Sai Baba, A Modern Rendering of Hemadpant by Monika Penukonda
If a man utters my name with love, I shall fulfill all his wishes and increase his devotion. If he sings earnestly of my life and my deeds, I shall surround him in front and back and on all sides. Those devotees who are attached to me heart and soul will naturally feel happiness when they hear these stories. Believe me, if anybody sings my leelas I will give him infinite joy and everlasting happiness. ~ Shirdi Sai Baba
From this episode:
Where the sadguru is helmsman, he is sure to carry us safely and easily beyond the ocean of worldly existence. The word sadguru brings to mind Sai Baba. He appears to me, as if standing before me and applying udi (sacred ash) to my forehead and placing his blessing on my head. Joy fills my heart and love overflows through my eyes. Wonderful is the power of the touch of guru’s hand. The subtle body consisting of thoughts and desires that cannot be burnt by worlddissolving fire can be dissolved by the mere touch of the guru’s hand. Karmas from many past births are purified and washed away. Even those who feel annoyed when they hear religious and Godly talk, attain calmness. Seeing Sai Baba’s handsome form chokes our throat with joy, makes the eyes overflow with tears, and overwhelms the heart with emotion. It awakens ‘I am He’ (oneness with the Divine) in us and manifests the joy of self-realization. It dissolves the distinction of ‘I and you’ and makes us one with the supreme Reality.
When I read scriptures, I am reminded of my sadguru at every step. Sai Baba assumes the form of Rama or Krishna and makes me listen. When I sit to listen to Bhagavad Gita, Sai becomes Krishna from head to toe and sings the Bhagavad Gita or Uddhava Gita for the welfare of devotees. When I start to chitchat, I immediately think of Sai’s stories which enable me to give suitable illustrations. When I start to write anything, I cannot compose even a few words or sentences. But when Baba makes me write, I go on writing and writing to no end. When the disciple’s egoism pops up, he presses it down with his hand. He gives him his own power, makes him gain his goal, and satisfies and blesses him. If anyone bows before Sai and surrenders heart and soul to him, then spontaneously all the chief aims of life––dharma (righteousness), artha (wealth), kama (desire) and moksha (liberation)––are easily attained. Each of the four paths to God—karma (action), jnana (knowledge), yoga and bhakti (devotion)—lead us to God...
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