Life History of Shirdi Sai Baba by Ammula Sambasiva Rao

Author:Ammula Sambasiva Rao
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

FOURTH DAY’S ‘PARAYANA’—SUNDAY

CHAPTER 19

Das Ganu resigned his job in the year 1903, and completely devoted himself to Sai and fully immersed in spreading Baba’s philosophy. All worldly desires left him. Through Hari Kathas and kirtans he began explaining the spiritual matters to others. Because of this he could also easily learn with Baba’s Grace, many matters relating to Bhakti, Jnana and Vairagya. If we keep our mind stable and peaceful, Jnana comes by itself with Guru’s blessings. With Jnana obtained in such a manner, Das Ganu wrote and published Shanta Kathamrutham in the year 1905 and Bhakta Leelamrutam in the year 1906. Hemad Pant started writing Baba’s life history in the year 1917 and finished it in the year 1929. Till this became available to devotees, they used to read the above-mentioned two books of Das Ganu. There are a number of Sai leelas in these two books.

Nanavali

A number of devotees used to approach Baba with materialistic desires. Nanavali used to observe all this from a distance. He used to put only an upper cloth on him and looked like a mentally deranged person. His talk was harsh and eyes fearful to look at, usually no one talked to him. He never tolerated any injustice and if he came across such a thing he went there and condemned it with his harsh words. The public moved away if they noticed him coming. If he came across any persons having bad ideas or thoughts, he scolded them with harsh words and sometimes threw stones at them.

He never tolerated it if anyone talked against Baba. Such was his devotion towards Baba. One day he noticed some merchants asking Baba about money matters and troubling him much. He came forward quickly and sat in front of Baba, demanding, “Fakir! I want a big tree which bears money immediately. I do not want a small tree which cannot give me money just now. It should give money the moment it sprouts.” Baba cooled the temper of Nanavali and assured him that he would grant his request and Nanavali went away laughing.

The devotees present there conveyed their feeling to Baba that it was not good for Baba to entertain Nanavali, who was a crazy person. Baba replied as follows, “While I am sitting in this mosque to show you Jnana Marga leading to salvation, you are coming to me for wealth, fame, status and other materialistic desires. What is it that one has to achieve in his lifetime? Is wealth the only thing? No, but wealth is also necessary—only up to the level of leading a normal life and that too with money earned the right way. Even if you earn and accumulate a lot of wealth out of greed, throughout your life, it is a fact that nothing will come with you after you die.

“My spiritual treasury is overflowing. I can give whatever devotees desire. They can also come and take away whatever amount they like. But they should qualify themselves for receiving it. But they are not willing to take what I give them, they want only what they desire.

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