Sai Pearls of Wisdom 37-D  “SURRENDER TOTALLY" (With Subtitles).
Channel: Sai Pearls of Wisdom - Prof. Anil Kumar Kamaraju
Date: 2022-12-24

In the Shirdi Sai incarnation, Sai resided in a dilapidated masjid called Dwarkamai. He had described the Masjid Dwarkamai like this – “This is our Dwarkamai who looks after one and all! Whoever sits in this masjid, She assures her children fearlessness and frees them from worry. This Masjid Mayi is very gracious. She is the mother of all the simple-hearted devotees. Whoever may encounter any difficulties, She will instantly protect him without a doubt. Once one sits in Her lap, he is bound to attain salvation. Whoever rests in Her shade will always derive happiness. This is Dwaraka whose gates are open to all!”

The place where gates are open, doors are open to people of all castes and creeds, for accomplishing the four Purusharthas is called Dwaraka. All four types of devotees are showered with grace and blessings here. Shirdi Sai had asked devotees to construct a temple of Sri Krishna in the Buti Wada. This is now Sri Sai Mandir.

In the second incarnation, Sai has created a new Dwaraka known as Prasanthi Nilayam. People of all castes, creeds and religions are welcome here. Just like in Dwarkamai, the four types of devotees, Artha – seeking help, Artharthi – seeking wealth, Jignasu – seeking knowledge and Jnani – seeking wisdom are blessed here for accomplishing the four Purusharthas of Dharma – righteousness, Artha – wealth, Kama – good desire and Moksha – liberation.

This is a story of Sai devotee named Sri Shyam Yuvale from Mumbai. He wrote a book which was blessed by Swami. At that time, a special event was being celebrated at Shirdi to commemorate the completion of 80 years of the Samadhi of the Shirdi Sai Avatar. This Shyam Yuvale attended the celebration and carried this book along with him. When he went near the Samadhi of Shirdi Sai, the electricity went off unexpectedly. There was a total darkness; only the effulgent idol of Sri Sainath was visible in the dim light of the burning oil lamps.

Suddenly he could see Sri Sathya Sai Baba standing behind the Samadhi, with a gentle smile on His face; and Shyam was overwhelmed and tears of bliss started rolling down his cheeks. He bowed down in reverence and placed his head on the Samadhi. Just then the power supply was restored. A noble devotee was blessed with darshan of Parthi Sai Krishna in the vicinity of Sri Shirdi Sai’s Holy Dwarkamai. It’s really wonderful to note these leelas, miracles!

The village of Puttaparthi rests on the banks of Chitravathi River and this river originates from the Nandi Hills (near Chickaballapur). The hills are shaped like the Nandi, Lord Shiva’s vehicle – the bull. So they have derived the name Nandi Hills. The kings from the Chola Dynasty constructed a Shiva temple here during their reign. 

Whenever Divine incarnations have appeared on earth, they have selected settlements along the banks of rivers as their places of birth. Sri Rama was born in Ayodhya on the banks of Sarayu River. Sri Krishna was born on the banks of Yamuna. Shirdi Sai too was born near (the) river bank in Patri village to Devagiri Amma and Ganga Bhav. 

In the same manner, Sri Sathya Sai Baba chose His birth place on the banks of the river Chitravathi. In childhood, He would sport with His friends on the sands of this river. Before Prasanthi Nilayam was constructed, Swami would go to the Chitravathi River every day along with His devotees. He would sit on the sands and sing bhajans and impart instructions to them. He also performed a number of miracles on these banks. He would move His hands through the sands and materialize rare idols for His devotees. He has manifested several gems, conches, yantras, pens and even (a) copy of the Bhagavad Gita, and delighted His devotees. 

After spending long hours on Chitravathi sands, when the devotees, especially the young children would feel hungry, Swami would move His hand through the sands and materialize hot Mysore-Pak, dripping with ghee and steamy vadas! And these eatables would not have a single grain of sand stuck to them! How blessed were those devotees who had the good fortune to witness these miracles.

This is a story from the time when Swami used to reside in the old Mandir. It was the monsoon season. The rain started coming down heavily. The torrential rainfall just would not cease. This constant rain caused a rise in the water levels of Chitravathi River. The water flooded the banks and started flowing towards the village. It seemed everything would soon get submerged in the water.

In the time of the Krishnavatar, when the waters of the Yamuna rose and started flooding Gokulam, the people had prayed to Sri Krishna. In the same manner, the villagers of Parthi had only one refuge – Swami! The flood water started flowing towards the Mandir just as the Yamuna yearned to take Charana-Sparsha or Padanamaskar of Sri Krishna, the waters of the Chitravathi too yearned to touch the Lotus Feet of Sai Krishna.

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