Fwd: Glory of the Divine Names of Sri Sathya Sai - OM SRI SAI SARVA SANGA PARITYÄGINÉ NAMAH - (13)
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Subject: Glory of the Divine Names of Sri Sathya Sai - OM SRI SAI SARVA SANGA PARITYÄGINÉ NAMAH - (13)
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OM SRI SAI SARVA SANGA PARITYÄGINÉ NAMAH - (13) Salutations to Sri Sai, who has given up all attachments.
Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba has no attachments, yet He is equally attached to all. He is mother, father, brother and friend to all.
At the age of fourteen itself, Sathyanarayan Raju left His home and declared that He was 'Sai Baba'. At the time He referred to His worldly mother as 'maya' and renounced all worldly ties- 'Sarva Sanga Partiyâga'. One can use the word 'detached' for sâdhus and sanyasis, but not for Swami, as He is God and transcends the gunas. The relationships of mother, father, brother, sister, friends are part and parcel of human birth. To snap these worldly ties, He ate three morsels of food from His mother Easwaramma's hands, just to please and appease her and said, "Now maya (illusion) has left Me."
Swami respectfully addressed His worldly father as 'Griham Abbai' and mother as 'Griham Ammai'. He also gave the respect due to all the elders in the family, but ultimately the essential relationship between them was one of God and devotee.
From childhood itself, little Sathya was never attracted to worldly things. The other children in the home were drawn towards food, colourful clothes and entertainment, but young Sathya, was never inclined towards these things.
Swami, who transcends gunas, has no worldly attachments, yet like all incarnations of God, He is bound to His devotees. He is ever engaged in the spiritual upliftment of His devotees towards the supreme goal. He declared in childhood, "I was born to serve" and has been serving mankind ever since. He showers love on all, but takes particular care of His students' holistic progress. The unconditional love that is showered by Saimata on these students, is several times more than the love they receive from their own parents.
OM SRI SATHYA SAINATH ARPANAM ASTU
With pranams at the lotus feet of our dear Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai baba,
Devotional Wing, SSSGC USA