Sai Pearls of Wisdom 40-A   “DEAR TO EVERYONE" (With Subtitles).
Channel: Sai Pearls of Wisdom - Prof. Anil Kumar Kamaraju
Date: 2023-03-02

God is very dear to all His devotees. The present Sri Sathya Sai Avatar is very endearing to all those who worship His name and form, but at the same time is dear to all others too! How come? The answer is provided by Swami Himself.

Swami says, “My Life is My Message!” Every word and deed of His inspires His devotees. Every action of Bhagavan Baba reflects the work He has undertaken for the temporal and spiritual welfare of all mankind. 

As a child, He told Mother Eswaramma, “I have come here to serve!” and every word of this statement has been translated into action by this incarnation of God who has come down to earth only to grant deliverance to the entire world. 

Bhagavan Baba has promised Mother Eswaramma that he would provide education, medical aid and drinking water to the people of Puttaparthi and the surrounding villages. As a fulfilment of that promise, huge institutions imparting quality education, Super Specialty hospitals and mammoth drinking water projects - all free of cost, have been gifted by Swami to lakhs of people. Along with His devotees, others too are reaping the benefits of all these projects. This shows that Swami is Loka Natha and today, His mission is spreading far and wide and is touching the life of each and every person.

Well, here is an incident which narrates how Swami is endearing to all. A few years ago, a Sai devotee was travelling by train to Puttaparthi. In the train, he started talking to his co-passengers. He realized that the person sitting next to him was also going to Puttaparthi. The devotee started talking to him about Swami with a lot of enthusiasm, but there was a cold response from the co-traveller. 

He told the devotee, “I am not a Baba devotee like you! I am going there for treatment of my heart problem. That’s all!” The devotee gave him all the information about the hospital and the facilities available there. They reached Puttaparthi. The person went to the hospital and the devotee came to Prasanthi Nilayam. 

After 1 year, the devotee went back to Prasanthi Nilayam for Guru Poornima. He had darshan and heard Swami’s Guru Poornima discourse. As he was walking out of Sai Kulwant Hall, somebody patted him on his back. He turned around and saw an unknown person smiling at him. 

As the devotee was wondering who this person was, the person said, “Don’t you recognize me? Last year, we had travelled together in the railway compartment.” 

Oh! The devotee remembered the incident and asked, “How is your health now?” 

The gentleman answered, “By Swami’s Grace, I am fine! I got a new lease of life. Since today is Guru Poornima, I have come here with my family for darshan of the Jagath Guru in order to seek His blessings!” 

Just a year ago, this person was aloof and disinterested. How did he start talking about Swami with so much of love and respect? How did this come about? It seems this person had been advised heart surgery by the city doctors. Yes! After he got himself admitted to Super Specialty Hospital in Prasanthi Nilayam, all the tests were conducted with the help of the latest state of the art medical equipment. The doctors had told him that he did not need a surgery. Instead he was advised medication, a strict diet and daily practice of yoga. He had been following this routine regularly for 1 year - whole year and was now in perfect health. 

While he was at the Super Specialty Hospital, he heard about Swami’s life, His mission and His glory. Throughout the year, he along with his family read Sai literature. Yes! And all of them became very eager to take Swami’s darshan. So now he became a pucca devotee. And therefore he appeared here on the occasion of Guru Poornima to seek darshan of Sai, who is endearing to all! This is rather a common experience to many of the devotees. 

All devotees love God and are devoted to Him; but who is a true devotee? The one whose devotion is accepted by God is a devotee. Bhagavan Sri Krishna says, “Yo me bhaktah same priyah! Yo me bhaktah same priyah! – My devotee is very dear to Me!” So, just as God is dear to His devotees, devotees are very dear to God!

Since His birth, Bhagavan Baba has been loved by one and all. The moment He was born on this earth, Eswaramma, Subbamma and Lakshmamma were the first ones to have His darshan, and this divine babe was very endearing to them. As a small child, He was a favourite of all His – all, particularly of His older sister, and she used to fulfil all His demands. 

As He grew a bit older, little Sathya became dear to all needy who came to His door to ask for food and clothes. Sathya Narayana, who with His playmates started the Pandari Bhajana group in Puttaparthi, was popular not only among His friends but also among the villagers of Puttaparthi and the surrounding villages.

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