Q. In Shri Sai Satcharitha, what did Hemadpanth

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Q. In Shri Sai Satcharitha, what did Hemadpanth refer to by mentioning that it is fortunate to be born in a Brahmin family?

A. by Ravi Shankar
In chapter 8, Hemadpant says "it is good luck to get a human body, better luck to get birth in a Brahmin family, and best one, to get an opportunity to have recourse to Sai Baba's feet and surrender to him". This line occurs at the end of a paragraph, which emphasizes the importance of human birth, which is the only life in which self-realization is possible. The paragraph exhorts the reader not to waste this human birth but to strive for spiritual progress constantly. For spiritual progress and self-realization, it is of course crucial to have faith in and follow a Sadguru like Sai Baba. Thus, the main thrust of the last line is to highlight this. So it says, human birth is a great piece of luck, but the greatest piece of luck is to get the opportunity to serve Sai Baba. An intermediate stage of luck is listed in between, namely birth in a Brahmin family. Why is that? That reflects the social conditions of the time. One may even say it reflects the prejudice of Shri Dabholkar, since he would definitely be a product of his time. The fact is that at the turn of the century, a Brahmin would have obtained much better education and has access to other means both economic as well as religious to aid him in his spiritual progress. This would have been denied to "lower" castes

Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM


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