Shri Sai Satcharitra - Chapter 22 - English

Shri Sai Satcharitra - Chapter 22

Chapter 22 of Shrirdi Sai Satcharitra (English Version)

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This Chapter covers the following:
Rescues from Serpent-bites of the following people:
Balasaheb Mirikar
Bapusaheb Booty
Amir Shakkar
Hemadpant
And Baba’s Opinion Regarding the Killing of Serpents
Preliminary

How does one meditate on Baba? No one has been able to fathom the nature or the form of the Almighty. Even the Vedas and the thousand-tongued Shesha are not able to describe it fully. But the devotees cannot but know and look at the form of the Lord, for they know that His Feet are the only means of their happiness. They know no other method of attaining the supreme goal of life, except meditating on the Holy Feet of the Lord. Hemadpant suggests an easy way of devotion and meditation which is as follows:

Look at Baba’s posture; see how fine it is. He is sitting with His legs folded, the right leg across the left knee; The fingers of His left hand are spread on the right foot. On the right toe are spread His two fingers-the index and middle ones. By this posture, Baba means to say that if anyone wants to see His Light, be ego-less, very humble and meditate on His toe through the opening between the two branches. This is the easiest means of attaining devotion.

Now let us turn for a moment to Baba’s life. Shirdi had become a place of pilgrimage on account of Baba’s stay. People from all quarters flocked there and both the rich and the poor began to be benefited in more ways than one. Who can describe Baba’s boundless love, His wonderful knowledge and His all-pervasiveness? Blessed is he who could experience one or all of these. Sometimes Baba observed long silences which were, in a way, His dissertation on the Brahman. And at other times, He was Consciousness-Bliss Incarnate. Sometimes He spoke in parables and at other times indulged in wit and humor. At times, He was quite unambiguous (clear) and at times He seemed enraged. Sometimes He gave His teachings in a nutshell, while at other times He argued at length. Many a times He was very direct. In this way, He gave varied instructions to people according to their requirements. His life was therefore, inscrutable; beyond the ken of our mind and beyond our intellect and speech. Our longing to see His face, to speak with Him and hear His Leelas was never satisfied and yet we are overflowing with joy. We can count the showers of rain and encircle the wind in a leather bag; but who can gauge or measure His Leelas? Now we deal here with one aspect of them: how He anticipated or forestalled the calamities of His devotees and warded them off in time.

Balasaheb Mirikar

Balasaheb Mirikar, Sirdar Kakasaheb Mirikar’s son, was Mamlatdar of Kopergaon. He was going on tour to Chitali; On the way, he came to Shirdi to see Sai Baba. When he went to the Masjid and prostrated himself before Baba, the usual conversation regarding health and other matters commenced, when Baba suddenly sounded a note of warning as follows, “Do you know our Dwarakamayi?” As Balasaheb did not understand what Baba meant, he kept quiet and Baba continued, “Our Dwarakamayi is where you are seated. She wards off all the dangers and anxieties of Her children who sit on her lap. This Masjidmayi (its presiding Deity) is very merciful. She is the mother of simple devotees, whom she will save in calamities. Once a person sits on her lap, all his troubles are over. He who rests in her shade, gets Bliss”. Then Baba gave him Udi and blessed him by placing His protecting hand on Mirikar’s head. When Balasaheb was about to depart, Baba again said, “Do you know the Lamba Bava (the serpent)?” And then closing His left arm like a fist He brought it near His right elbow, and moving His left arm like the hood of a serpent, He said, “He is so terrible; but what can he do to the children of the Dwarakamayi? When the Dwarakamayi protects, what could the serpent possibly do?”

Everyone who was present there was curious to know the meaning of all this and its reference to Mirikar, but no one had the courage to ask Baba about this. Then Balasaheb bowed before Baba and left the Masjid with Shama. Baba called Shama back and asked him to accompany Balasaheb and enjoy the Chitali trip. Shama went up to Balasaheb and told him that he would travel with him, according to Baba’s orders. Balasaheb replied that he need not come, as it would be inconvenient. Shama returned to Baba and told Him what Balasaheb had said.

Bow to Shri Sai – Peace be to all

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