Sai Pearls of Wisdom 37-C  “SHIRDI TO PARTHI" (With Subtitles).
Channel: Sai Pearls of Wisdom - Prof. Anil Kumar Kamaraju
Date: 2022-12-17

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Bhagavan Baba has shown many of the miracles even before His birth, and later it is all wonder of wonders of miracles. But it was on 23rd May 1940, He declared for the first time that He is Sai Baba. To prove this, He asked for a handful of fresh jasmine flowers and threw them on the ground. Miraculously they formed the word ‘Sai Baba’ in Telugu alphabets. 

Even prior to this incident, thousands of years ago, the sages Bhrigu, Vasishta and Shuka have recorded about the advent of the triple incarnation of Shirdi Sai, Sathya Sai and Prema Sai. This has been written on Talapatra or papyrus leaves – PAPYRUS, in Sanskrit language.

After the proclamation of His avatar-hood, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba has shown us through many leelas that He was Shirdi Sai in His earlier incarnation. 

Sharadamma, a lady devotee, who had the good fortune of spending some time in the presence of Shirdi Avatar, spent the later period of her life in the Divine presence of Sathya Sai Avatar.

Smt. Hirabai Badodhkar, Sri. Pandurange Dixit’s mother, received blessings from both the Avatars. They saw many similarities in the two forms – in the manner of speaking, facial expressions and the method of performing miracles as well. 

Well, this is a story from the times prior to the establishment of Dharmakshetra. Once during a visit to Mumbai, Swami was residing at Sri Modi’s Bungalow in Andheri. One morning He called Sri and Smt. Panduranga Dixit to the bungalow for an interview. Accordingly, the couple reached there early in the morning. But Swami did not call them till 3, afternoon. Till 3! Both husband and wife kept waiting under the staircase without having taken any food. 

Finally at 3, Swami walked down the staircase, and on seeing them said, “Oh, Dixit! How was your fast? Today is Thursday! It’s good, good to fast! What a tapas it is! Come in!” and granted interview and spoke to them for an hour; and towards the end Swami suddenly said, “I want to see the documentary you have filmed on Shirdi Sai. Go and bring it!” 

It was at that time Dixit was making a documentary film on Shirdi Sai. This, our Bhagavan Baba wants to see. So He commanded him to bring it and show it to Him. 

Obeying Swami’s directive, Mr. Dixit immediately left for the office where the film was being processed. In fact, this film had been given for processing just 2 days prior and Mr. Dixit knew that it would take at least 8 to 10 days for it to get ready. But with faith in Sai and in obedience to His word, Sri. Dixit reached the office. As he entered the premises, he saw a peon carrying 2 large boxes over his shoulders. These boxes contained the reels of the documentary on Shirdi Sai. It seems the film was processed through a new method; hence it was ready in 2 days.

Well, Sri. Dixit rushed back to the Modi Bungalow with those boxes. Swami had invited a few select devotees. Sri Dixit garlanded Swami and started the film with His permission. As each scene flashed on the screen, Swami would describe it in great detail. On seeing the statue of the horse Shyam Sundar, Swami said, “He was a cook by name Shyam in his earlier birth. Later he was born as a horse. So I named him Shyam Sundar!”

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