Fwd: Glory of the Divine Names of Sri Sathya Sai - OM SRI SAI SHIRDI SAI ABHEDA SHAKTAYÄVATÄRAYA NAMAH - (29)
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Subject: Fwd: Glory of the Divine Names of Sri Sathya Sai - OM SRI SAI SHIRDI SAI ABHEDA SHAKTAYÄVATÄRAYA NAMAH - (29)
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Subject: Glory of the Divine Names of Sri Sathya Sai - OM SRI SAI SHIRDI SAI ABHEDA SHAKTAYÄVATÄRAYA NAMAH - (29)
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OM SRI SAI SHIRDI SAI ABHEDA SHAKTAYÄVATÄRAYA NAMAH - (29) Salutations to Sri Sai, whose glory is not different from that of the Shirdi Avatar.
Prior to His birth and since His birth, Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba has performed many miracles, to show that He is God incarnate. But on 23rd May 1940 He declared for the first time that He is Saibaba. To prove this, He asked for a handful of fresh jasmine flowers and threw them on the ground. Miraculously they formed the word 'Sai Baba' in Telugu alphabets.Even prior to these incidents, thousands of years ago, the sages Bhrigu, Vashishtha and Shuka have recorded about the advent of the triple incarnation of Sai-Shirdi Sai-Sathya Sai and Prema Sai. This has been written on the 'Bhoorja patra' (papyrus leaves) in Sanskrit language.
After the proclamation of His avatarhood, Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba has shown us through many leelas that He was Shirdi Sai in His earlier incarnation. Shardamma, a lady devotee who had the good fortune of spending some time in the presence of the Shirdi avatar, spent the latter part of her life in the divine presence of Sri Sathya Sai avatar. Smt Hirabai Badodekar, Shri Pandurang Dixit's mother, received blessings from both the avatars. They saw many similarities in the two forms - in the manner of speaking, facial expressions and the method of performing miracles.
This is a story from the times prior to the establishment of Dharmakshetra. Once, during a visit to Mumbai, Swami was residing at Shri Modi's bungalow in Andheri. One morning, He called Shri and Smt. Pandurang Dixit to the bungalow for an interview.
Accordingly, the couple reached there early in the morning. But Swami did not call them till 3 p.m. in the afternoon. Both husband and wife kept waiting under the staircase, without having taken any food. Finally at 3 p.m. Swami walked down the staircase and on seeing them said, "Oh, Dixit ! How was your fast ? Today is Thursday; it is good. What a 'tapascharya' ! come in." For about an hour, Swami showered His grace on them. At 4 p.m. suddenly Swami said, "I want to see the documentary you have filmed on Shirdi Sai. Go and bring it."
Obeying Swami's directive, Mr Dixit immediately left for the office, where the film was being processed. In fact, this film had been given for processing just two days prior and Mr Dixit knew that it would take at least 8 to 10 days, for it to get ready. But with faith in Sai and in obedience to His word, Shri Dixit reached the office. As he entered the premises, he saw a peon carrying two large boxes over his shoulders. These boxes contained the reels of the documentary on Shirdi Sai. It seems, the film was processed through a new method, hence it was ready in two days. Shri Dixit rushed back to the Mody bungalow with those boxes. Swami had invited a few select devotees; Shri Dixit garlanded Swami and started the film with His permission. As each scene flashed on the screen, Swami would describe it in great detail. On seeing the statue of the horse 'Shyamsunder', Swami said, "He was a cook by the name 'Shyam' in his earlier birth. Later when he was born as a horse, Sai named him Shyamsunder." While commenting on Sai's portrait in Dwarakamayi, He said, "Kaka Jaykar kept persuading Me to grant him permission to do this portrait. I had to sit in front of him for two whole days!"
In this manner, Swami described every scene in detail. After the documentary got over, Swami said, "Do you know why I saw this film today ? I saw the film and celebrated My birthday today." Everyone present there was surprised by this comment because Swami's birthday falls on 23rd November and the date on this particular day was 28th September. How could this be ? Swami immediately cleared the doubt. He said, "Not Mine; but of My earlier body."
From this incident it is very clear that there is no difference whatsoever between these two incarnations. To date, Swami has never visited Shirdi in His physical form, but the way He described each and every detail, while seeing the documentary, doubts if any about the oneness of these two incarnations, get dispelled.
OM SRI SATHYA SAINATH ARPANAM ASTU
With pranams at the lotus feet of our dear Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai baba,
Devotional Wing, SSSGC USA