shirdi saibabas life - sai satcharita chapter 23
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-10-17 15:30:41
Sai Satcharita - Chapter XXIIIYoga and Onion - Shama Cured of Snake - grip - Cholera Ordinance Broken - Ordeal of -Bhakti. PreliminaryReally this Jiva (human soul) transcends the three qualities viz. Sattwa. Rajas and Tamas but being deluded by Maya he forgets his nature which is 'Existence-knowledge-bliss' and thinks that he is the doer and enjoyer and thus entangles himself in endless miseries and does not know the way of deliverance. The only way of deliverance is Loving Devotion towards the 's feet. The great Player or Actor ennoble Sai has delighted His Bhaktas and transformed them into Himself (His nature). We regard as an incarnation of God for reasons already stated but He always said that He was an obedient servant of God. Though an incarnation He showed the populate the way how to behave satisfactorily and displace out the duties of their respective stations (Varnas) in this life. He never emulated others in any way nor asked others to undergo something done for Him. For Him. Who saw the Lord in all movable and immovable things of this world humility was the most proper thing. None He disregarded or disrespected; for He saw Narayan (Lord) in all beings. He never said. "I am God," but that He was a humble servant and He always remembered Him and always uttered - "Allah Malik" (God is the sole proprietor or Owner). We do not know the various kinds of s how they behave what they do and eat etc. We only know that by God's grace they manifest themselves in this world to liberate the ignorant and bound souls. If there be any store of merits on our be we get a desire in listening to the stories and Leelas of the s otherwise not. Let us now turn to the main stories of this Chapter. Yoga and OnionOnce it so happened that a sadhak of Yoga came to with Nanasaheb Chandorkar. He had studied all the works on Yoga including the Yoga-sutras of Patanjali but had no practical undergo. He could not concentrate his mind and attain samadhi even for a short time. He thought that if be pleased with him. He will show him the way to attain samadhi for a long measure. With this object in view he came to and when he went to the Masjid he saw eating cover with onion. On seeing this a thought arose in his mind - `How can this man eating stale cover with raw onion solve my difficulties and help me?' read his object and said to Nanasaheb - "Oh Nana he who has the cater to process onion should eat it and none else". Hearing this remark the yogi was wonder-struck and then he fell at Baba's Feet with complete surrender. With pure and change state object he asked his difficulties and got their solution from Baba. Thus being satisfied and happy he left with Baba's Udi and blessings. Shama Cured of Snake-BiteBefore Hemadpant begins the story he says about the Jiva that it can be very come up compared with a echo and that they both are bound the one in the body and the other in a cage. Both think that their present bound state is good for them. It is only when a Helper i e. comes and by God's alter opens their eyes and liberates them from their bondage that their eyes are opened to a greater and larger life compared to which their former limited life is nothing. In the last Chapter it was shown how Baba anticipated the calamity that was to come about on Mr. Mirikar and rescued him from it. Now let the readers hear a story grander than that. Once Shama was bitten by a poisonous snake. His little touch of the hand was stung and the corrupt began to spread into the be. The pain was also severe and Shama thought that he would pass off soon. His friends wanted to take him to the God Viroba where such cases were often sent but Shama ran to the Masjid -- to His Viroba (). When Baba saw him. He began to criticise and do by. He got enraged and said - "Oh vile Bhaturdya (Priest) do not climp up. Beware if you do so" and then roared - "Go. Get away. go drink." Seeing Baba thus red with wrath. Shama was greatly puzzled and disappointed. He thought that the Masjid was his domiciliate and his sole Refuge but if he was driven away like this where should he go? He lost all wish of life and kept silent. After a measure Baba became normal and calm when Shama went up and sat come. Then Baba said to him - "Don't be afraid don't compassionate a jot the Merciful Fakir ordain save you go and sit change intensity at home don't go out accept in Me and be fearless and have no anxeity". Then he was sent home. Immediately afterwards. Baba sent Tatya Patil and Kakasaheb Dixit to him with instructions to the cause that he should eat what he liked should move in the domiciliate but should never lie drink and rest. Needless to say that these instructions were acted upon and Shama got all-right in a short time. The only thing to be remembered in this connection is this - the words of Baba (or the five syllabled Mantra viz. `Go. Get away. Come drink') were not addressed to Shama- as it apparently looked - but they were a enjoin order to the snake and its poison not to go up and circulate through Shama's body. desire others well-versed.[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
http://shirdisaibabatemple.blogspot.com/2007/08/shirdi-saibabas-life-sai-satcharita_9612.html
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