Baba lived in his physical body for about 60 years in a dilapidated
mosque, which he always referred as ‘Dwarkamai’, the Mother of
Mercy.
Dwarkamai is open to all irrespective of caste, creed or religion.
It is the Holy landmark of all religions in the world.
To the Moslems he was a Fakir living in a mosque observing the
disciplines of Islam, well versed in Islamic scriptures
uttering ‘Allah Malik’ (God is the Master).
To Hindus he called himself a pure Brahmin, bore the caste marks of a Hindu, well versed in Hindu scriptures.
To the Parsees he was the sacred fire worshipper.
His abound love and compassion was Christ like.
His life was a living manifestation of the eight-fold path of Buddha.
Baba has said the following about His Dwarkamai -
This is not just a mosque. It is Dwarka (Mercy).
Those who seek refuge in the lap of Dwarkamai (Mother of Mercy)
will never be harmed.
As soon as one climbs the steps of this mosque, his sufferings
diminish and joy begins.
Few features of this mosque are
It is the place of Universal faith where all the religions have
found their sactity in Baba.
It eliminates or marginalises the miseries of many millions who
climb the steps of this mosque with faith.
Baba's Dwarkamai is curing many incurable diseases and all kinds of
afflictions through Udi (sacred ash) collected from dhuni
(fire place) the perpetual sacred fire burning here.
Baba preached the Universal faith from this mosque.
Following this faith the Moslems, Hindus, Parsees, Christians,
Sikhs and Buddhists unequivocally surrender to Him.
Sai Baba’s appeal lies in the fact that he was a perfect model of
the harmony of all religions.
He guided all the seekers along the lines of their own religion.
The religious harmony was illustrated in the fact that in this
mosque only the Hindu festival ‘Ram Navmi’
(Birthday celebrations of Lord Ram) was celebrated with zest and
fervour and the same day in the evening Sandal procession was taken
out by Moslems, the tradition continues even today.
His mosque contains the nimbar on western wall towards which Muslims
turn for prayer and there are bells hanging from its ceiling like a Hindu place of worship.
It was a magnificent tribute to His luminous presence in this mosque that the most orthodox members of both communities prostrated themselves at His feet.
Dhuni (Sacred fire), grinding stone used by Baba, life-size portrait of Baba, bathing stone kept for Baba, and the stone on which Baba used to often sit in foreyard of the mosque are the relics of this abode.
subhasrini
OM SAI SRI SAI JAYA JAYA SAI!!!
Let us pray at the feet of Sai Baba who is the incarnation of all gods and protector of all, to show mercy on us, and increase our devotion towards him.