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Pictorial Life Story of Baba
ThereisaninterestingstoryofoneofBabasmanymiracles.Chandpatil
wasonceridingthroughtheforestwhensuddenlyhefeltanacuteurge to
smoke.Tohisgreatdismayhefoundthathedidnothavethe wherewithal
toigniteafiretolighthisChelumwith.SeeingSaiBaba seatedunderatree,theriderapproachedhimforamatch.Babahad nomatches,butjust
forthrustingthetongsnearly,heproducedaflame.Theriderwitnessing
themiracle,realizesand recongnisesBabasdivinestatureandkneelsto
theSaintinhumblegratitude.
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WithinaveryshorttimeofSaiBabasarrivalatShirdi,thevillagerspointing
othimcalledhimSawhichbeinginterpretedinGodwithus.These
simplefolkalsohailedhimasanAvataroftheage.Thus,inamomentwas
resurrectedtheimmortalSaintofShirdiShriSaiBaba,thegreatapostleof
love
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ThehungerofaGurusheartfortheloveofhisbhaktasisnotsufficiently
recognized.Hereisonesuchinstanceofadevoteesburningloveforthe
master.BaijabaidailysoughtoutBabaintheforestwherehelivedinthe
earlydays,
in
order
to
bring
him
food
which
she
lovingly
prepared
for
him.
Babaraiseshishandinagestureofblessingandhiseyeslightupwith
gratitude.TheGuruhashisneedsandlongingstoo,andthisisanalluring
facetoftheGuruBhaktarelationship.
Intheverybeginning,SaiBabawasinthehabitofgoingtoafewhousesin
theneighbourhoodtobegforfood.AttimesBabawouldscoldagrudging
housewifebysayingMotheryouhavesomanyChapaties,somuchrice
andthisorthatvegetableinyourpots,whyrefuseabitoffoodtoafakir!
Thisgentlechastisementandtheaccuracyofthestrangefakirs
prouncementwould
remove
the
veil
of
maya
from
these
women
who
wouldthenrushtoputtheirallathisfeet,asanasanofferingoflove
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SaiBabaoftencookedahotchpotchofvegetables,riceandspicesall
mixedtogetherinthismagicearthernpot.ThefoodthatBabamade
seemedtogrowinabudncanceandtherewasalwaysenoughforeveryone.
Verily,thetouchofasatpurushaunlocksthestorehouseoftheGoddess
Annapoornasunlimitedresources.
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SaiBabaabandonshimselftothemoodofdivineecstasythroughmusic.
LikethelordofdancersNataraja,BabatooloseshimselfintheCosmic
dance,symbolizingtheprimalrhythmicenergyoflife.
BabaexplainingGeeta
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SAIBABAINDARBARINDHWARAKAMAI
Theythatarewholeneednotaphysician,buttheythataresickSai
Babasprofoundloveandcompassionforsufferinghumanityare
manifestedhere,ashegentlytendsaleperssores.
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SaiBabadistributingtheholyudhithepanaceaforalltroublestohis
bhaktas.UdhiistheashthatdropsfromtheholyfirekindledbyBabaa
hundredyearsago.Thegreatmasterwaswonttousethisashforhealing
thesick,
thus
investing
the
udhi
with
great
power
by
this
gesture.
Even
now
thesickandtheunhappyalikearehealediftheytakethisdivinemedicine
withfaith.
ShriSaiBabawasveryfoundofchildren.Heusedtospendpartofhisdayin
playing,chitchattingorhumouringwiththem.
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SaiBabaisgoinginprocessionfromtheDwarkaMayeetotheChavadi,
accordingbythisveterandevotees,BhaktasthusescortedBabatohis
destinationwithalltheceremonialhonoursduetoakingfor,washenot
infactthekingofkings?
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HereSaiBabaisseensittingonthestepsofthefamousDwaraMayee
mosqueatShirdi,absorbedinthedivinethraldomofmusic.Babas
appreciationoftalent,andthewarmencouragementhegavetothosewho
hadtalent
were
priceless
gifts
from
his
immeasurable
divinity
TheSaint
of
Shirdi
had
green
fingers,
for
all
that
he
sowed
and
planted
wouldblossomforthintofruitandflower.Herethedivinegardenerisseen
tendingandwateringtheplantsintheLendiGardens.
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ServiceisthebadgeofGodskingdom.RadhaKrishnaMai,aladyofgood
familyvoluntarilyassumedthedutyofsweepingtheashramcompound
daily.ThiswasherwayofshowingheradorationforherMasterSaiBaba.
The15thofOctober1918wasasorrowfulandfatefuldayforthelittle
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villageofShirdi,forintheheavyhoursofthenoon,thebelovedMaster
suddenlybreathedhislast.Quietlyandunobtrusively,Baba,gaveuphis
body,andlethisheadfallgentlyontheshouldersofaneardisciple.The
greatAvtarsgloriousperiodofMessiahship,hisselfattottedlabourof
love,came
to
an
abrupt
end.
All
the
magic
light
seemed
to
have
died
out
thaterstwhilehadgiventothousandsofseekers courageandhpeand
inspirationinamomentallthechambersoftheashramseemedemptiedof
delightandastrangerdesolationfilledeachheart.Butnotforlongfor,
resurrectioneverkeepspacewithandoutlivestheforecesofdeathand
destruction.ThegreatAvtarofLoveandCompassiongaveuphisbodyso
thathisspiritmayberesurrectedintheheartsofthousandsofhisever
growingbhaktas
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