Fwd: Glory of the Divine Names of Sri Sathya Sai – OM SRI SAI SHAKTI PRADÄYA NAMAH - (34)
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Subject: Glory of the Divine Names of Sri Sathya Sai – OM SRI SAI SHAKTI PRADÄYA NAMAH - (34)
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OM SRI SAI SHAKTI PRADÄYA NAMAH - (34) Salutations to Sri Sai, who bestows strength.
The word 'Prada' means the one who bestows. Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba is Shiva Shakti incarnate and bestows strength, vitality and wisdom upon His devotees. From Shiva we receive bliss and Shakti grants us vitality, fortitude and intelligence. In the life of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, who is a bestower of strength, we find many instances where He has transmitted special powers and we are able to witness its effects.
In July, 1957, Bhagawan Baba visited the ashram of Swami Shivananda at Rishikesh. Swami Shivananda, seated in a wheelchair, went along with his disciples to welcome Bhagawan and greeted Him by joining both his hands together. Bhagawan Baba raised His 'abhay hasta' and blessed everyone. The next day, Baba moved His hand in a circular motion and materialized a rudraksha mala of 108 beads, set in gold. He put it around Swami Shivananda's neck. He also materialized vibhuti and smeared it on his forehead.
During His stay in the ashram, Bhagawan Baba gave a discourse to Swami Shivananda and his disciples every day. One day Baba materialized some fruits and vibhuti and asked Shivananda Swami to eat it. From that moment onwards, there was a dramatic improvement in Swami Shivananda's health. The same Swami Shivananda who had gone to welcome Baba in a wheelchair, the moment he became a recipient of strength from Bhagawan, was able to now stand on his feet. Later, he himself walked with Bhagawan to show Him the ashram and its surroundings, with great enthusiasm.
This is how the Shiva-Shakti incarnation Bhagawan Baba healed the great ailing yogi and brought him back to normalcy. This incident represents just one example. But there are innumerable noble devotees, who have been blessed with wisdom and vitality through Bhagawan Baba's grace.
In 1961, Bhagawan Baba visited Badrinath along with a few select devotees. The purpose of this pilgrimage was not only to secure the darshan of Badrinath for His devotees, but to also revitalize the 'Shakti' (divine potency) in the 'Atmalinga' which was installed under the idol of Narayana. This 'Atmalinga' was given by Lord Shiva Himself to Sri Shankaracharya. Baba retrieved it from its hidden place and sanctified it with all the rituals.
He also gave an opportunity to all His devotees, to have darshan of this 'Atmalinga' and then sent it back to its original place after empowering it with divine potency. Later, he also empowered the 'Jyotirling' in a like manner, at the Somnath temple in Saurashtra. He visited Dwarka, Pandharpur and Sri Sailam to revitalize the divine powers in the respective idols. Such things are possible only for the Shiva-Shakti incarnation.
OM SRI SATHYA SAINATH ARPANAM ASTU
With pranams at the lotus feet of our dear Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai baba,
Devotional Wing, SSSGC USA