(DATTA-PARAMPARA)

Dattatreya is the Grand Teacher or "Guru principle" in the universe. The teachers in various planes are the manifestation of the one teaching principle who is referred to in the ancient Indian wisdom as Dattatreya. Anasuya in Sanskrit means: "not Asuya". Asuya means malice. Dattatreya is said to be born to Anasuya, the Mother and Athri, the Father. Athri, the Father, is said to be the pure consciousness and Anasuya, the Mother, is said to be the state of no malice (jealousy). The state of Anasuya is depicted as an equilateral triangle and the state of Athri is depicted as a centre within the circumference. As pure consciousness he can be like the Divine Mother and as Pure Existence he can be the God Absolute.

According to these beliefs,

Dattatreya is an avatar of Vishnu born to Rishi Atri and Anasuya. Though an avatar of Vishnu he also possesses the attributes of Brahma and Shiva who also were incarnated in the Atri family as Soma and Durvasa respectively along with Dattatreya but who left their parents charging Datta - treya with their attributes. Hence Dattatreya is also known as Trimurti.

Rather than a deity, Dattatreya is regarded more a person, a celibate avadhuta, a wandering Guru and a king among yogis (Yogiraj), who travels on earth showering his grace on worthy devotees.

He is said to sleep at Mahur (Matapur), (about 300 Km away from Nagpur), bathes at Varanasi in UP, asks for alms at Kolhapur in Maharashtra and takes his meals at noon in Panchaleshwar on the banks of Godavari (near Aurangabad famous for the Ajanta Ellora cave paintings). He uses his yogic powers to travel. He is believed to have taken four avatars in the recent

centuries, these are: Shripad Shrivallabha, Shri Narasimha Saraswati, Swami Samarth of Akkalkot and Shri Manik Prabhu of Humanabad in the old Nizam State, now in Maharashtra. Shri Dattatreya’s birthday is traditionally celebrated on

Purnima (Full moon day) of the ninth lunar month Margashirsha which falls in December.

Dattatreya from the Avadhoot Gita:

With fuel and without fuel, I am always burning; With

smoke and without smoke, I am always glowing; with

flame and without flame, I am always shining; I am

immortality in knowledge, I am equality in essence, I am

like the sky

I am fire that burns religion and irreligion, I am fire that

burns merit and sin, I am fire that burns bondage and

privilege, I am immortality in knowledge, I am equality in

essence, I am like the sky.

Dattatreya from the Avadhoot Gita:

I burn the faggots of action and inaction; I burn

the faggots of pleasure and pain; I burn the

faggots of him who adores his body, I burn the

faggots of him who ignores his body; I am

immortality in knowledge, I am equality in

essence, I am like the sky.

Baba wandered in the Paithan -Aurangabad region.

Up to the age of 25 or 30

Then he stayed in Aurangabad for twelve years during which period he instructed a fakir named Bade Baba or Fakir Baba or Fakir Pir Mohanmmad Yasinmia. From here Sai Baba travelled widely in the Marathwada region and wandered to Dhoopkheda (or Dhoop) in Aurangabad District. It is this visit to Dhoop village that triggered the events that took him again to Shirdi sometime between 1868 and 1872. Baba returned to Shirdi when he was then between 25 to 30 years of age.

BABA’S ELEVEN ASSURANCES

1. Whosoever puts their feet on Shirdi soil, their sufferings will come to an end. 2. The wretched and miserable will rise to joy and happiness as soon as they climb the steps of the mosque. 3. I shall be ever active and vigorous even after leaving this earthly body. 4. My tomb shall bless and speak to the needs of my devotees. 5. I shall be active and vigorous even from my tomb.

6. My mortal remains will speak from my

tomb. 7. I am ever living to help and guide all who come to me, who surrender to me and who seek refuge in me. 8. If you look to me, I look to you. 9. If you cast your burden on me, I shall surely bear it. 10. If you seek my advice and help, it shall be given to you at once. 11. There shall be no want in the house of my devotee.

Silence of Sai Posted by venkatraman on 7/31/10 • Categorized as Saibaba Books Silence of Sai Vakra thunda Mahaa Kaaya Surya Koti Sama prabha Niruvignam Kurume dheva Sarva Kaarya shu Sarvadhaa Lets close our eyes, imagine that we offer green grass , coconut and light a lamp to lord Ganesha along with Milk and Sweets to bless us with Love , Wisdom and success all our life by devoting our self to Sadguru Saibaba