Sai Pearls of Wisdom 46-D “MATERIALIZATION OF IDOLS AND OBJECTS, STAGING A DRAMA”, (With Subtitles).
Channel: Sai Pearls of Wisdom - Prof. Anil Kumar Kamaraju
Date: 09/09/2023

In the previous episode, I remember to have told you that one of His classmates -- Swami’s classmates I mean, by name Hanumantha Reddy wanted to meet Him one day, and he had to wait for a long time, and then Baba did not look at him. In his anger, he threw at Baba whatever came into his hand. 

When the Headmaster heard of this incident, he had Reddy’s food stopped in the hostel as punishment for this outrageous offense. This came to the notice of Abdul Qadir, the student leader.  

Now, Swami approached the Headmaster and asked him about the incident, requesting him to continue the food. This shows His compassion, His forgiveness. The Headmaster said that the student had acted with great disrespect. 

I (Abdul Qadir, the student leader) suggested to him, “Sir, next Thursday I will meet Raju and ask Him what is the right course of action to take? Whatever He says, we can do!”

In other words, the Headmaster wanted Hanumantha Reddy to seek instructions from Swami concerning the course of action to be taken for the utter disrespect. 

The following Thursday, he went to Raju. By that time, there was a long queue – about 100 -120 people waiting for darshan. After some time, somebody came and said Raju is calling one by name Abdul Qadir. 

Abdul Qadir is the student leader. Abdul Qadir went to Raju and He tells this. Swami told him, “You have come to talk about Hanumantha Reddy, isn’t it? It was I who forced the boy to act in that manner! It is appropriate to punish someone for wrong-doing. Tell the Headmaster to resume feeding him again!”

Though the disrespect was shown to Him, He was so compassionate as to allow the Headmaster to continue serving food to this boy. 

Well, the next incident: The Independence of India was a live issue in everybody’s mind in those days. Somebody took the courage to blurt out a strange question, “When will India get Independence?”

Baba was immediate and firm. He said, “We will celebrate Independence on the 15th of August 1947!” 

Qadir told this story to many of the friends and relatives. Nobody believed it. Even he did not! But what happened was, after 4 years it came true and he would not be able to believe that Raju’s words had actually come true! That day, he realized His greatness! 

One day when Raju took 3 of His friends to the Shiva temple nearby, the boys witnessed a miracle that surpassed all description. As Raju entered the inner shrine, the place was filled with a glow that emitted from His face. The glow surrounded the deity while another beam of light returned to Raju. 

Anjaneyulu, the local Salt Inspector, Excise Inspector Anjaneyulu, was very close to Swami. Of course you must have understood that Raju, Swami, Sathyam are the names of same Bhagavan. Raju asked him to procure a statue of Shirdi Sai Baba. Anjaneyulu replied that it was impossible to obtain in the local market. 

Raju said, “Go to the Lakshmi Narayana Swamy Temple festival at Bennohobilam, BENNOHOBILAM and try!” 

To his surprise, during the annual festival that took place on the 9th of May that year, he got for 8 annas 50 paisa that statue of Shirdi. 

Anjaneyulu, being a Shirdi Sai Baba devotee, created a personal shrine for Sai Baba in his garden, spreading a tiger’s skin on a boulder and placing the statue there for pooja for every Thursday. The boulder later became a landmark with the name ‘Sai Baba Gondu’ meaning ‘Sai Baba Rock.’

Raju attended the bhajans at Anjaneyulu’s house as it was (in a) quite quiet place and did not disturb the neighbours, being on the outskirts of the main town. 

Many devotees walked the distance happily to participate in bhajans every Thursday. Anjaneyulu’s children, the Excise Inspector’s children, Narasimha Das and Subbu Ratnamma, were Raju’s classmates and were very close to Him. 

Many years later, Narasimha Das would narrate some wonderful events relating to Raju, whom he would then respectfully call ‘Swami’. 

“Swami was introduced to the family members as my classmate. They developed great love towards Him. He used to visit our house daily and enquire about the well-being of his parents before going to school. Sometimes, his father used to invite Him to share food and He would very kindly oblige. Swami used to wear a white shirt and a khaki shorts to school.” 

Once He asked Narasimha Das’ mother, meaning Anjaneyulu’s wife, to sew buttons on His shirt. The shirt was torn and so Anjaneyulu Garu had the good fortune of presenting new clothes to Swami. 

“Swami and I used to go to school together!” said this Narasimha Das. 

Narasimha Das would add, “He would call me Das, my father Anjaneyulu as ‘Iyengaru’ and my mother ‘Ammagaru’. We used to call Him Sathyam. After school we used to play football with friends. He would be the goalkeeper. That’s a relationship not of blood but of love for Swami! On every Thursday......... 

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