Shirdi Sai took samadhi on October 15, After 36 years from the day he took to the heavenly abode, Baba's murti or idol was placed near his samadhi. Much before the murti sthapana took place, a picture of Sai Baba was placed in the temple and devotees would come take his blessings. It's said that because of the huge number of people coming to get a glimpse of the lord, Shirdi Sai Sansthan decided to place an idol of Baba instead of a picture.
The authorities of the sansthan wanted a life-like murti of the lord to be made. Therefore, three best sculptors were called for the task. They wanted the three selected men to first create a clay-idol of the lord; after which whoever makes the best one would be given the task to create a rock idol of the lord. However, there was only one black and white picture of Sai Baba for reference and to form the idol from it was next to impossible. The first clay model of Baba's idol was beautifully made and several bhakts who had seen and met the Lord in person were called to see it.
Baba's devotees included Rani Laxmibai. Balaji Vasantrao Talim created the idol and interestingly, the first clay modal of Baba's idol is still preserved and displayed at the Mumbai art studio of Talim family. It is said that Satguru Sai Ram came in his dream before he could start making the idol. After the clay idol was created, the next task was to find the finest of fine stone. A devotee from a Port Trust official came to know that a marble stone has been discharged for last one and a half years at a port in Mumbai and none has come for one and a half years to claim it.
It was the marble of the best quality that came from Italy. But for whom did the Italian Marble come and why did it come from Italy? Nobody knows. When Balaji Talim came to the port to see the stone he was surprised to see that the stone was of exactly the same size as they wanted for Baba's idol. The other two conspirators who were at a distance ran away, lest they would have also died by the curse of Venkusa.
The boy tore off a piece of cloth from his dress and cleaned the injury suffered by Venkusa. They were staring at each other with different thoughts in their minds. While Venkusa was thinking that even at the risk of losing his life, he would hand over the boy as Guru to posterity, the boy was thinking how to repay the debt to his Guru for having protected him. Thus the hearts of Guru and disciple became one, ideas became one, with love and affection in harmony.
Such should be the binding force between Guru and disciple. The sun began to rise in the east with the red rays spreading over the sky. Venkusa and the boy both took their bath in the river. Venkusa milked a nearby cow and puring the milk into the hands of the boy, imparted all the remaining powers he had and commanded the boy to bring to life one of the conspirators who lay dead due to the curse given by Venkusa. The boy washed the toe of the right foot of the Guru and sprinkled this water on the dead person who came alive, saying he regreted his attempt to kill the boy and sought his pardon.
Venkusa wanted to give the boy all the valuable ornaments he was wearing but the boy declined to have them. Instead he requested Venkusa to give him the brick which had hit him on his forehead while saving him boy from the murderous attack. Overwhelmed by his request and with tears rolling down from his eyes, Venkusa gave him the brick with his blessings. The boy also requested Guru Venkusa to give him the piece of cloth drenched with blood while cleaning his injury.
Moved emotionally by such a request Venkusa tied the cloth piece around the forehead of the boy and declared that it would protect the boy at all times. He told him to proceed along the banks of river Godavari and the place where he found complete peace would be abode.
He also advised him to keep away from women and wealth. Afterwards Venkusa proceeded to Selu along with the revived person. After walking for three days along the banks of River Godavari, the boy reached a place called Kopargaon in the year , Margashira month on the third day after full moon. After taking rest for a day, he again proceeded and reached the village of Shirdi by evening. Not willing to approach anyone for shelter, he began to live under the shade of a big neem tree.
All the Baba devotees might know about this brick. All these incidents were an outcome of research done by Ganpatrao in nearby villages and then compiled in Guru charitra. My question being, Sai satcharitra is older compared with guru charitra, and the former being a work started with babas grace by the Hemadpant. Why then, it does not have any account of Venkusha?
And moreover, the brick incidence ceases us to believe the story. None except Baba himself exactly knows about his Mysterious Life. Many claims are there, in which the Das ganu's work is more prominent than others. Let's now move on to another claim, about guru of Saibaba. This claim was made by Revered Meher baba, one among the perfect saints of time. Every age has five such Masters, who possess simultaneously God-Consciousness and normal consciousness of man.
Readers of Sai Charita may recall that Sai would beg every day for bread in Shirdi. He continued begging up to his last days in Giving the secret behind Sai's begging, Meher Baba said: 'The houses represented the five Perfect Masters who are always living in the world, and at whose feet the whole universe begs for spiritual and material progress'.
Meher was still a young Zoroastrian, Merwan Sheriar Irani, the son of a first generation Iranian parents settled in Pune. He had just lost gross consciousness and was in a dazed state. That was all because of Hazarat Babajan. One day in May , she kissed 'my beloved son' on the forehead to accomplish her 'mission' of 'unveiling' Merwan. Meher baba.. Gave account of Zari zari baksh. Sai was returning from the lendi procession, when he spotted the Zoroastrian.
The eyes of the young man and the eyes of the old man steadily gazed at each other. And according to Lord Meher, the great word came out of the old fakir's mouth, '' Parvardigar!
When the youngman fell at his feet also, Sai uttered the word 'Parvardigar'! Parvardigar is an Islamic term for the Protector or Preserver of creation. The daily prayer, Meher Baba gave, also begins with the words, 'O Parvardigar'. There was a crowd of devotees when the 'meeting' took place in December In other words there were witnesses to the 'extraordinarily' significant event.
A devotee of meher baba and eye witness says.. I have not come across Sai devotees speaking about the meeting either. But I met one person who was a witness to the incident', the Professor told me when I met him at Meherabad last fortnight.
And that witness is no ordinary person either. Because he went on to become a great person in his own right and was accepted at home and abroad as an authority on Vedanta and Yoga. I recorded his name only phonetically.
So I will give his name in my next column after checking the spelling with Prof Rathore. Also after getting some more details. To go back to that December morning at Shirdi, it is interesting to hear from Bhau Kalchuri, who wrote Lord Meher and devoted on the directions of Meher Baba himself the opening pages of the book to the five Perfect Masters of our time.
Says Bhau, 'The crowd surrounded Sai and pushed the young Meher aside. Sai returned to his seat. And Meher, who was still Merwan, picked himself up and continued wandering along the dusty road'.
From Sai, Meher wandered into the Khandoba temple, where Upasni had been fasting. He was naked, sitting outside on the steps of the temple as the youngman slowly walked forward with folded hands.
The stone hit at the very spot Babajan had kissed. Afterwards, Meher and Upasini went inside the temple and stayed alone for two days. From all accounts, it was with Upasni that Meher Baba was closely associated in the early days of His Avataric life. The two met off and on for seven years. And at one time, Meher Baba lived at Sakori continuously for six months in On his directions, some of his closest disciples became Meher Baba devotees. Her son Adi became Meher Baba's secretary.
And her husband, Sarosh, bought from the British army the land at nearby Arangaon village, which has since become the Meherabad. Meher Baba himself disclosed the nugget. According to Lord Meher, 'at that time during the war when he was walking between the mosque and the temple, a strange light would be seen on his Sai face. It was also noticed that he would make strange signs in the air with his fingers.
This behavior continued daily for four years, from the start of World War I to its conclusion'. Interestingly, Meher Baba took recourse to this very strange sign language to speak through his silence. There is a phase in Sai Baba's life about which nothing much is known even according to Sai Charita. It relates to the period before he settled down in Shirdi.
Meher Baba disclosed the 'missing' details on June 5, , when he took a few of his close disciples to Khuldabad, near Aurangabad. Baksh lived some years before Sai.
So, how was it possible for the two meet even? While Zarzari Zar Baksh was alive, Sai, in a previous incarnation, was his disciple. The Master's grace descended upon him at that time; however, it carried over and made him perfect after years. Zarzari Zar Baksh means Giver of the Wealth. This he gave to Sai'. Sai was inwardly drawn to be near his former Master.
He entered a cave overlooking the tomb of Zarzari Zar Baksh, and stayed inside for several years without leaving for food or water. He became God-realized during this period. He was fully conscious of himself as God, 'Anal Haq'; but he was completely oblivious of his own human body and the world around him. Sai remained in this 'dazed' state of an emaciated fakir for over four years.
C redits for story of Meher baba and baba Sai : Asiantribune. Having read both of these stories, two are the different claims about Gurus of our Sainath. The latter being claimed by Meher baba Prominent in chain of greatest saints of the Maharashtra , while former by Das Ganu One of the closest devotee of Saibaba. It is said that Saibaba must have spent am equal amount of time with a Mahomedan and with a Hindu. His outfit was like a fakir; an Islamic personality.
He always uttered, " Allah malik " One is the Master. One cannot appropriately claim him a Mahomedan as he's well versed in the Vedas and other scriptures. He had an exceptional command over the Sanskrit language. He's an Ocean, where the gems of all the religions were found.
Such was our baba, our very own Saibaba! Who ever may be the guru of Saibaba, they might have been sure, that how great were they, as they were chosen to be the Guru of the Sadguru of the Universe.
Let's prostrate to that master of our very own Saibaba, and to our baba Sai. Many of His devotees consider Him to be one of the avatars of Lord Shiva, the most powerful deity of the Hindu religion.
Sai Baba has had two incarnations till now and the third incarnation is awaited by His devotees. He sought residence in temples and mosques where His devotees visited Him and told Him of their troubles. He would give life lessons and advice to His devotees and heal them of their problems. The Shirdi Sai Baba temple still witnesses lakhs of devotees who seek blessings from His first incarnation.
He was named Sathyanarayana.
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