Videos/Photos: Devotee Allowed To Climb & Sit On Sai Baba's Samadhi`Shirdi

[rOhit beHaL]

DEVOTEE ALLOWED TO CLIMB AND SIT ON SAI BABA'S SAMADHI`SHIRDI !!!
23rd October`2010

According to the rules of Shirdi Sai Trust made in 1979, except for the Temple's Pujari's,
NOBODY IS ALLOWED TO CLIMB AND SIT ON SAI BABA'S SAMADHI,
be it any VIP, the Sansthan Trustees or even the President of the country.

But Recently,
THE SHIRDI SAI TRUST BROKE ITS AGE OLD RULE, BY ALLOWING
A SAI DEVOTEE TO ACTUALLY CLIMB UP SAI BABA'S SAMADHI AND SIT RIGHT NEXT TO BABA'S IDOL !!!

A Sai Devotee from Andhra Pradesh, Shri.Adi Narayana Reddy, was actually allowed to climb up Baba's Samadhi and sit next to Baba's Idol.
Shri.Adi Narayana Reddy is the same devotee who in the past had donated 150 kgs of Gold
to the Sai Temple for Sai Baba's Throne / Walls & Pillars.


- CONTEMPORARY DEVOTEES VERSUS SHIRDI SAI TRUST -
This has raised strong objections from the family of Shri.Gopalrao Mukund Butty (who had got the Butty Wada made)
and other contemporary devotees like Shri.Mukund Rao Kote and Shivaji Gondkar,
who have all got together and set up their own Committee (Samiti),
to object certain ways of the Shirdi Sai Trust like:

1) The way the Shirdi Sai Trust has changed the face of Baba's Samadhi Temple, by covering it in Gold.
They want the Butty Wada's simplicity & authenticity to be retained for which they have asked the Shirdi Trust to resist such changes.
2) How can any devotee be allowed to climb up and sit on Baba's Samadhi, when its against the rules of the Sai Trust.
3) Why some devotees have an quick and easy VIP Darshan while others have to wait in long queues.
4) Why were the local devotees not given permission to sing Bhajans inside the Shrine, while the Rich are allowed to sit on Baba's Samadhi.

According to Shri.Subhash Rao Butty (Grandson of Shri.Gopalrao Butty),
if Sai Baba wanted the Butty Wada to be covered in Gold,
his grand father (Shri.Gopalrao Butty) could have done so in 1918 itself, when he had got the Butty Wada made,
as even then he had the all the means & sources to do so.
But, Baba always preferred Simplicity and was very much against the display of one's Wealth or power.
He never gathered any sort of wealth except for the Love of his devotees.

And today, devotees in love and gratitude for Baba, offer Gold / Silver and other Precious items to Baba.
So much so that, everything has now been covered in Gold,
be it Baba's Throne, his Chariot or the Walls & Pillars of his Samadhi's sanctum sanctorum.
In a way, Baba has now been immersed in all the things for which he stood against.

Shri.Ashok Khambekar, Managing Trustee, Shri Sai Baba Sansthan has said that
they would consider their demands and call them for talks also.

To be noted:
In Shri Sai Satcharitra, Chapter XIV it is said that Baba always used to get wild and scolded those who brought costly & rich articles.
He had told Mr. Nanasaheb Chandorkar that His property consisted of 1 Koupin (codpiece), 1 stray piece of cloth, 1 Kafni & a Tumbler,
and that all the people troubled Him by bringing all these unnecessary, useless and costly articles."

Baba also never allowed Mahalsapati to accept any money or gifts that devotees who came to see Baba showered on him.
Baba kept him poor in Kind, but rich in his Spiritual Heart.
Baba gifted him the supreme Bliss, much more valuable than any physical and transitory richness.





~~ VIDEOS ~~

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnVHuXd_pjk[/youtube]


[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNc3HeyyHkw[/youtube]





- DEVOTEE SITTING ON SAI BABA'S SAMADHI NEXT TO THE IDOL -




















Source: NDTV & IBN7






"Water can Burn,
Fire Can Freeze,
Earth can stOp to Turn,
Ether can Seize,
Air can Tear Apart,
But NOBODY can remove Baba from Our Heart !!!"


- rOhit beHaL

[dayalvasnani]

Om Sai Ram

Question here is not whether one person was allowed to sit near idol of Shri Sai. Here question is of equality. There is nothing wrong to climb on Samadhi Platform (not on actual samadhi place) and sit in baba's feet, but allowning one person to climb and other's not allowed. This is wrong.Shri Sai use to treat people with euqality whether rich or poor. Therefore, in Shri Sai's Samadhi temple this principle of Baba should be followed.

There shouldbe no VIP Entry in Sai Temple and notbody whether he donate lacs and crores of rupees should not be given special treatment in the temple.

[Rashi]

I agree with you dayalvasnaniji,

Baba never compared among his Bhakts...for him the poor was as he rich was.
Baba loved all equally.
Baba always believed in equality...he lived for unity and peace among all..
This indiffrence can create lot of problems among bhakta...it shouldnt be happening.
Baba blesses his children equally no matter one is near, far or at his feet, but if we talk of human nature...a very natural reaction of all would be a feeling of inequality...which is not good.

om shri sainathaya namah

[dayalvasnani]

Yes Rashi. you have rightly said. Actuall people always try to show their feelings about god physically and not by heart. I you have god in heart no matter whether you have touched idol or sit in the feets. Yes that's true we get peace of mind in temple by mere going there because there are positive vibrations which make us optimistic and remove our negative feelings or energy.

Baba kehte the jsike mann mai jaisa bhav use vaisa anubhav.



Om Shri Sainathaya namah