Fwd: Glory of the Divine Names of Sri Sathya Sai - OM SRI SAI BHAKTA MANDÄRAYA NAMAH - (69)
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Subject: Fwd: Glory of the Divine Names of Sri Sathya Sai - OM SRI SAI BHAKTA MANDÄRAYA NAMAH - (69)
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Subject: Glory of the Divine Names of Sri Sathya Sai - OM SRI SAI BHAKTA MANDÄRAYA NAMAH - (69)
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OM SRI SAI BHAKTA MANDÄRAYA NAMAH - (69) Salutations to Sri Sai, who like the Divine Mandära tree in heaven, described in the Puranas, fulfills our sacred desires.
On the completion of the sacred Dyaneshwari, Sant Dyaneshwar in his 'Pasäyadän' (prasad), requested the Lord, "May the darkness of ignorance disappear; may the world see the light of righteousness; let the auspicious desires of all living beings be fulfilled..."
This prayer of Sant Dyaneshwar was accepted by God and He incarnated on earth in Sai's form, to fulfill the auspicious desires of all living beings in the world.
Swami says, "'Yoga' means the acquisition of something desirable and 'kshema' means the preservation of what is thus acquired. The discipline by which you can preserve this is 'ananya chintan' – (exclusive meditation on the Lord), that will cleanse the mind; and it will make you into a bhakta."
Swami also says, "A devotee is one who talks about God, Sings about God, Only sees God, Spends all his time with God."
Bhagawan Baba has incarnated on earth to fulfill the auspicious desires of His devotees and to look after their welfare. He is like the 'Kalpa Taru' (wish-fulfilling tree) to His devotees.
When little Sathya was in school, He used to put His hand inside the school bag and manifest peppermints, pencils etc. and give them to His playmates. Later from the tamarind tree on the hill side, He gave a lot of 'desired' things to His devotees, and this tree came to be known as a wish-fulfilling tree. This was just an instrument, the real 'Kalpataru' is Bhagawan Baba, who fulfills all the desires of His devotees.
When Easwaramma heard about the stories from the Shirdi incarnation, she realized that other than three to four villages near Shirdi, Sai had not visited any other place, so she asked Baba, "Swami, You are an incarnation of Shirdi Sai and He did not go anywhere beyond Shirdi. Then, why do You go everywhere ?" The purpose of asking this question was verily because she could not bear separation from Swami for even a few moments...
On hearing this, Swami laughed and replied, "How can I not go anywhere and stay in Puttaparthi alone ? Wherever My devotees are and by whichever name they may call Me, I have to visit those places in order to bless them. I have to do this. This is why I have taken birth."
Innumerable devotees of Swami have experienced the truth of this statement of His. Whoever calls out to Him with a pure heart, He rushes there to help and save the devotee. Whether worldly or spiritual, He fulfills all the auspicious desires of all His devotees. As Sant Dyaneshwar has said, Swami is verily 'an all-pervading paradise of fulfilment.'
OM SRI SATHYA SAINATH ARPANAM ASTU
With pranams at the lotus feet of our dear Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai baba,
Devotional Wing, SSSGC USA