Thursday Message:Shri Shirdi Sai Baba Ashtotra Sada Namavali-3(Flower-3)

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Shri Shirdi Sai Baba Ashtotra Sada namavali -3(Flower-3)

Dear Sai Devotees,

Om Sai Ram.

I thank Baba to have blessed me with this opportunity to share my third reflections on Ashtotram again on this Thursday.

Ashtotram is (praise) offering our prayers to the Divine, through "OM", and the attributes of the Divine.

There are 108 attributes of Sai Baba in ashtotra sada namavali. Each one is an everlasting flower of divine fragrance.

Flower 3:

“Om Shri Sai Krishna Rama Shiva Marutyadi Rupaya Namaha”

Meaning:
Shri Sai Baba, the Universal Master, is Absolute Truth. He manifested as Krishna, Rama, Shiva and Maruthi and all other forms of Om.

Reflections:
Sudama in childhood ate grams while Krishna was tired and asleep without giving him. Later, taking a handful of parched
 rice offered by Sudama, Krishna banished the poverty from Sudama’s life. Baba said to Anna Saheb who ate grams at Sunday Market without Baba’s knowledge “(Known as Chana Leela)”Do you remember Me before eating? Am I not always with you? Then do you offer me anything before you eat?”(Shri Sai Satcharita Ch: 24)
Baba used to give darshan to both believers and non believers in Him as their Ishta Devata. Lord Rama was really seen to be sitting in his place by the faithful lady from Chennai on her way to Benaras and her doubting husband was shown the Omniscient nature of Baba in two dreams, the same night. ( Shri Sai Satcharita Ch.29). The doctor who came telling that he will not to bow before Baba, a Muslim, prostrated before him when he saw Lord Rama there! ( Shri Sai Satcharita Ch. 12).
 Baba often said that let His man (devotee) be at any distance, a thousand kos away from Him he will be drawn to Shirdi, like a sparrow, with a thread tied to its feet. Megha a devotee of Lord Shiva was drawn to Baba. When he came to Shirdi he bathed Baba with Godavari water shouting “Har Har Gange”. That night Baba appeared in his conscious asleep gave akshata and asked him to draw a Trident in the wall of Wada. Megha drew the Trident, set up the Pindi (Linga) given by Baba and worshipped till he died. When Megha died Baba placed his hands on the mortal remains and said “This was a true devotee of Mine”. (Shri Sai Satcharita Ch. 28).
Baba took away the (rupee) coin having Ram, Laxman and Sita on one side and Maruthi alone on the other side, offered to him for blessing and return.  He never returned it saying “Shama, take this rupee, let us have it in our store, keep this in your shrine and worship it” (Shri Sai Satcharita Ch. 29).
Strange are the ways of the Omnipotent in showing the forms He manifests before devotees,
 Bow to Sainath, who is the form of Om.
May Sai Baba Bless and Guide us always.
               Happy Guruwar.