Shri Sai Satcharitra - Chapter 10 - Part IV

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Sai Ram. Let us continue with the 10th Chapter of Sri Sai Satcharitra and explore the depths from which valuable Spiritual Gems are coming up by the grace of Saduguru Sai. Sai Ram.

Blessed are the people of Shirdi, who worshipped Sai as their God. While eating, drinking, working in their backyards and fields and doing various household works, they always remembered Sai and sang His glory. They knew no other God except Sai. What to speak of the love, the sweetness of the love, of the women of Shirdi! They were quite ignorant, but their pure love inspired them to compose poems or songs in their simple rural language. Letters or learning they had none, still one can discern real poetry in their simple songs. It is not intelligence, but love, that inspires real poetry as such. Real poetry is the manifestation of true love; and this can be seen and appreciated by intelligent listeners. Collection of these folk songs is desirable and Baba willing, some fortunate devotee may undertake the task of collecting and publishing these folk songs, either in the Sai Leela magazine or separately in a book-form.

Sai Ram. At one level, it is the same 'single reality' that played this beautiful drama, leela as it has played in Ayodhya, in Brindavan and many other places. True love communicates from the heart level and poetry is one of the expressions of a loving heart. Just as the Gopikas had tremendous love for Sri Krishna and sang and played with Him, the women of Shirdi too had a great love for their Krishna, their Muralidhar, who came there as a handsome youth and stayed there for 60 years as a member of their village. Sai stayed in their hearts too! Sai Ram.

Baba's Humility

Lord or Bhagwan is said to have six qualities, viz. (1) Fame, (2) Wealth, (3) Non-attachment, (4) Knowledge, (5) Grandeur, and (6) Generosity. Baba had all these in Him. He incarnated in flesh for the sake of the Bhaktas. Wonderful was His grace and kindness! He drew the devotees to Him, or how else one could have known Him!

Sai Ram. As mentioned above, Sai was a Sadguru and Guru draws the disciples to Him. We can't reach Baba physically or mentally unless we had some Poorva Janma Punyam and anubandham (relationship) with Him. Baba Himself confirmed this in another chapter when He described how He pulls his devotees or disciples to him like a sparrow with a thread tied to its legs. And knowing His true nature... how is it possible unless He wills it? Namameeswaram Sadgurum Sainatham...Sai Ram.