DWARKAMAI's LEELAS(She is our Mother)

[Dipika]

गुरु मेरी पूजा , गुरु गोविन्द

गुरु मेरा पार ब्रह्म , गुरु भगवंत

गुरु मेरा देऊ , अलख अभेऊ , सर्व पूज चरण गुरु सेवऊ
गुरु मेरी पूजा , गुरु गोविन्द , गुरु मेरा पार ब्रह्म , गुरु भगवंत

गुरु का दर्शन .... देख - देख जीवां , गुरु के चरण धोये -धोये पीवां


गुरु बिन अवर नही मैं ठाऊँ , अनबिन जपऊ गुरु गुरु नाऊँ
गुरु मेरी पूजा , गुरु गोविन्द , गुरु मेरा पार ब्रह्म , गुरु भगवंत
गुरु मेरा ज्ञान , गुरु हिरदय ध्यान , गुरु गोपाल पुरख भगवान्
गुरु मेरी पूजा , गुरु गोविन्द , गुरु मेरा पार ब्रह्म , गुरु भगवंत
ऐसे गुरु को बल-बल जाइये .. आप मुक्त मोहे तारें

गुरु की शरण रहो कर जोड़े , गुरु बिना मैं नही होर
गुरु मेरी पूजा , गुरु गोविन्द , गुरु मेरा पार ब्रह्म , गुरु भगवंत
गुरु बहुत तारे भव पार , गुरु सेवा जम से छुटकार
गुरु मेरी पूजा , गुरु गोविन्द , गुरु मेरा पार ब्रह्म , गुरु भगवंत

अंधकार में गुरु मंत्र उजारा , गुरु के संग सजल निस्तारा
गुरु मेरी पूजा , गुरु गोविन्द , गुरु मेरा पार ब्रह्म , गुरु भगवंत

गुरु पूरा पाईया बडभागी , गुरु की सेवा जिथ ना लागी
गुरु मेरी पूजा , गुरु गोविन्द , गुरु मेरा पार ब्रह्म , गुरु भगवंत

DWARKAMAI KI JAI!

Bow to Shri Sai!

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

[Dipika]

Dwarkamai Ki Ja...BABA said..

 Shama got the letter next day and when he came with it at noon to the Masjid and placed it before Baba. He asked Shama what the matter was, and what the paper (letter) was about. He replied that Damu Anna of Nagar wanted to consult Him about something. Then Baba said - "What does he write, and what does he plan? It seems that he wants to catch the sky and that he is not content with what God has given him; read his letter". Shama than said, "The letter contains what you have just said now. Oh, Deva you sit here calm and composed and agitate the devotees and when they get restless, you draw them here, some in person and others through letters. If you know the contents of the latter, why do you then press me to read it?" Baba said - "Oh Shama, read it please. I speak at random and who believes Me."

Then Shama read the letter and Baba heard it attentively and said feelingly - "The Shet (Damu Anna) has gone mad; write to him in reply that nothing is wanting in his house. Let him be content with the half loaf (bread) he has now and let him not bother himself about lacs." Shama sent the reply which Damu Anna was anxiously waiting for. Reading it, he found that all his hopes and prospects about lacs of rupees as profit were dashed to the ground. He thought that he had done a mistake in consulting Baba. But as Shama had hinted in the reply that there was always much difference in seeing and hearing and that, therefore, he should come to Shirdi personally and see Baba. He thought it advisable to go to Shirdi and consult Baba personally about the affair. So he went to Shirdi, saw Baba, prostrated himself before Him and sat shampooing His legs. He had no courage to ask Baba openly about the speculation, but he thought in his mind, that it would be better if some share in the business should be assigned to Baba and said in his mind, that if Baba were to help him in this transaction, he would surrender some share of profits to Him. Damu Anna was thus thinking secretly in his mind, but nothing was veiled from Baba; everything past, present and future were clear to Him as an Amalaka fruit in hand. A child wants sweets, but its mother gives bitter pills; the former spoil its health, while the latter improve it. So the mother looking to the welfare of her infant, coaxes it and gives it bitter pills. Baba, kind mother as He was, knew the present and future prospects of His devotees, and therefore reading Damu Anna's mind, He openly spoke to him - "Bapu, I do not want to be entangled in any such wordly things (sharing profits)." Seeing Baba's disapproval Damu Anna dropped the enterprise.

Grain-Dealing

Then he thought of trading in grain, rice, wheat and other groceries. Baba read also this thought and said to him, "You will be buying at five seers and selling at seven seers a rupee". So this business was also given up. The rice in the prices of grains was kept up for some time, and Baba's prophecy seemed to be falsified, but in a month or two there was abundant rain everywhere and the prices suddenly fell down; and, therefore, those who stored grains suffered a severe loss. Damu Anna was saved from this fate. Needless to say that the cotton speculation which was conducted by the broker with the help of another merchant also collapsed with a severe loss to the adventurers. After seeing that Baba had saved him from two severe losses in cotton and grain speculations, Damu Anna's faith in Baba grew strong and he remained a true devotee of Baba till His passing away and even now.

DWARKAMAI KI JAI!

Bow to Shri Sai!

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

[Dipika]

 After passing some happy days in Baba's company, the Pitale family came to the Masjid to take Baba's leave to depart. Baba gave them Udi and blessings and called Mr. Pitale close by and said to him - "Bapu, I had given you before, Rs. two, now I give you Rs. three; keep these in your shrine for worship and you will be benefited." Mr. Pitale accepted these as Prasad, prostrated himself again before Baba and prayed for His blessings. A thought arose in his mind, that as that was his first trip to Shirdi, he could not understand what Baba meant, when He said that He had given Rs. two previously. He was curious to have this mystery solves, but Baba kept silent. When Mr. Pitale returned to Bombay, he narrated to his old mother all that had happened at Shirdi and the mystery about Baba's giving him Rs. two formerly. The mother also did not understand the mystery, but, thinking seriously about that, she was reminded of an old incident, which solved the mystery. She said to her son - "As you now went to Sai Baba with your son, so had your father done when he took you to Akkalkot, for the darshana of the Maharaj there many years ago. That Maharaj was also a Siddha, Perfect Yogi, omniscient and liberal. Your father was pure, devout and his worship was accepted. He then gave your father Rs. two for being kept in the shrine and worshipped. Your father worshipped them accordingly till his death, but thereafter the worship was neglected and the rupees were lost. After some years the memory of these two rupees also disappeared and now, as you are very fortunate, the Akkalkotkar Maharaj has appeared to you in the form of Sai Baba just to remind you to your duties and worship, and to ward off all dangers. Now beware henceforth, leave off all doubts and bad thoughts, follow your ancestors and behave well; go on worshipping the family gods and the rupees, appraise properly and take pride in the blessing of the Saints. Sai Samartha has kindly revived the spirit of Bhakti in you, cultivate it it your benefit." Hearing the remarks of the mother, Mr. Pitale was very much delighted. He came to know, and was convinced about the all-prevasiveness of Baba and the significance of His darshan. From that time he became very careful about his behaviour.

DWARKAMAI KI JAI!

Bow to Shri Sai!

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

[Dipika]

The nature of the relations that should subsist between the Guru and the disciple. Both should love and serve each other as One. There is no distinction nor any difference between them. Both are One, and one cannot live without the other. The disciple placing his head on the Guru's feet is a gross or outward vision; really and internally they are both one and the same. Those who see any difference between them are yet unripe and not perfect.

DWARKAMAI KI JAI!

Bow to Shri Sai!

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

[Dipika]

He passed away without seeing his name in the Guinness Book of Records. Pt Razdan holds the credit for having written and composed the greatest number of bhajans on one subject - Sai Baba. He has 13 cassettes with various music companies who have released his work. So popular are they that different religious organizations have pinched his work and it has been passed off as theirs.

Pt Razdan, who passed away recently on the 1st of November, was a Sai bhakt and he had an interesting story to his faith in the Saint of Shirdi. For him writing bhajans was almost a calling. He started life 50 years ago as a fledgling journalist writing about films.

Somewhere in the middle of a lucrative career he decided to make a film. He signed Rajkumar - always a difficult star. After recording eight songs and completing a few shooting schedules, he ran into trouble causing him huge losses in money and more importantly in spirits. This was when he began realizing the futility of life and the temporariness of relationships.

He said in a nostalgic moment, "My wife was an avid Sai Bhakt but I had never thought of these things. I came from a family of doctors and had never even visited Shirdi. One day though as I was driving in my car I suddenly started humming quite naturally - the words 'jis haal main rakhe Sai us haal main rehte jao…' these words and the tune came to me quite spontaneously. I reached home and put down the words and as I knew nothing about music composition, I recorded the bhajan to remember it. This was in 1977.

There used to be a satsang in my mother-in-law's house on Mondays and Thursdays and I used to often sing there. People started enjoying my compositions and requesting me to sing my own bhajans like 'dheeraj rakh, who rehmat ki barkha barsa hi dega..jis Sai ne dard diya hai who dava bhi dega."

Razdan started writing in great earnest and all his bhajans were based on Sai Baba's teachings but he had never visited Shirdi. "I realized I should do so. So, along with two friends we went to Shirdi. Here we had a bath and went to the temple. During the aarti, a man came and told me 'Visit room no. 2 and meet Rambaba.'

Then we went to this room we saw a man who was seven feet tall and 127 years old. He asked me about myself and I told him. He asked to hear my bhajans and then asked what I wanted to do. I said that I'd like these bhajans recorded. He gave me five things - an apple, a bottle of perfume a towel, a banana and an orange. He blessed us and we left. Outside a man told us that this Rambaba had met Sai Baba in 1910, 1914 and 1915 and was a great devotee. He was surprised that Rambaba had given us so much importance. This was in February 1984.

This is when my career in music started off. In 1984 I recorded by first album Sai Yatra. I spent my own money but got great pleasure in doing so. In 1986, I recorded Sai Arpan in the voice of Manhar Udhas…" this kicked off an association which lasted till his death.

Razdan's intention was to record 18 albums like the 18 chapters of the Bhagvad Gita. He said that his albums fared so well because he talked about the teachings of Baba and not just repeating the name of the Saint as others do. Listeners have often claimed that they find solutions to their problems merely by listening to his bhajans. Companies like CBS, Times, Music Polygram and T series have recorded his albums. Maestros like Naushad Ali have appreciated his work. He had 11 bhajans in blank verse ready to record his next album. It remains to be seen how this will be done.

So great was his faith that after the debacle of the film, money started pouring in again and his faith in Sai made him say 'andheron se ab dar nahin lagta, ik Deepak jala diya maine'.

http://www.hindisong.com/Interview/Interview.asp?ContentID=121

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

dipika duggal

'andheron se ab dar nahin lagta paanch Deepak jala diya maine'....Sai ne

Dwarkamai ki Jai!

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

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SAI MANDIR USA


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Sri. & Smt. Ashok & Veena Guptaji's Visit
 
We at Sai Mandir are happy to share a wonderful experience with you. We had Veena Guptaji at Sai Mandir on Sunday September 12th. While she was praying to Baba, Udhi appeared on Baba’s feet. About 100 devotees witnessed this miracle and we could all feel a strong presence of Baba. The udi was collected and saved and will be distributed to all Sai devotees this coming Thursday 16th September 2010. All are welcome to come take the blessing of Baba and share the udhi prasad. We are attaching some pictures of our experience.
 
A similar miracle also happened on Sunday morning when Veenaji was reciting Sai Amrit Vani at Sai Mandir at Iselin Temple, New Jersey.

From: Ravinder Thota <thota@globalserve.net>
Subject: Fw: Miracle at Sai Mandir - Segment on ITV & Vision of Asia
To: "veena gupta" <veena_gupta_2000@yahoo.com>
Date: Thursday, September 16, 2010, 1:18 PM




Bow to Shri Sai!


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

[Dipika]

OMSAIRAM JAISAIRAM Keep all your devotees united Deva 

Thankyou Deva



Bow to Shri Sai!


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

[Dipika]

SaiBaba - Dwarkamais roof collapse accident averted


[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-E9GggeAK50&feature=related[/youtube]


It proves the omniscience -- the all-knowing nature of Baba.



Dwarkamai ki Jai...Sai baba ki Jai!


Bow to Dwarkamai!


Sai baba let your holy lotus fee be our sole refuguge.OMSAIRAM




Dear Sai Devotees,
 
I would like to share with all sai bandhus, an experience i had today on how Baba preaches us demonstrating it practically. Even when Baba was in flesh, he never used to instruct orally to devotees questions. He used to demonstrate them by giving live experiences. As we all know, his ways and leelas are inscrutable. I recite and do Sri Sai Amrith vani every thursday regularly. I have been doing this from my first visit to Veena ma's son's residence @ Hyderabad during early 2008. Since then Sai has transformed my life completely for the better - for both wordly and spirtually.
 
This thursday, after 2-1/2 yrs, for the first time, i never did Sri Sai Amrith vani because one of my uncle passed away and it was "Soothak" (Refraining from doing any kind of Pooja for 11 days) to my family. But i was not feeling good to be away from Baba's Pooja. So i questioned Baba this morning and wanted to email Veena ma if i can continue to do the Amrithvani even during these 11 days. On this same day, i was reading the Devotees experiences written by Shri B.V. Narasimha swamiji.(Ebook on below link).
http://literature.saibaba.com/books/devotees_experiences/part3/p218.html
 
In this book, one of the then devotee, Shri Vinayak Daji Bhave has written his experiences...His words goes like this...."...My mother Annapoornabai Daji Bhave went to Shridi. There when she tried to enter the mosque, Sai baba prevented her saying it would pollute the mosque. When she returned to yeola, she received a card from from Yootmal that her daughter-in-law had died on a particular date - which was the day before my mother's visit to the shirdi mosque. She had to observe 10 days pollution("Soothak") from that day onwards. She did not know it then, But Baba knew it evidently...."
 
Thus Baba answered me saying that i should observe the 10 day soothak. But how can i be away from your thoughts my dear Baba...hence i was reading this book when the all pervading hinted me thus.
 
Bow to Shri Sai. Peace be to all.
 
At the lotus feet of sadguru Shri sai,

Pisay Sudheer Kumar.


  mysaibaba20@yahoogroups.com


It proves the omniscience -- the all-knowing nature of Baba.



Dwarkamai aur Sai baba ki Jai!

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


OM SAIRAM


Dear Mr. Sudheer Pisay ,


Thats a real and true experience of your's. baba communicated his message to you and did margdarshan to not perform pooja in the soothak. here i want to share my experience which is so similar to your's and how baba stopped me also from performing pooja during the soothak period.


One of my relatives expired in kolkata and i was in mumbai. the relative was my aunt and we couldnt perform pooja due to soothak. but it was a thursday next day and i was very adamant that i will perform my thursday pooja of samarth sadguru SAINATH MAHARAJ as usual , but my parents and family members told me not to. i was very restless and decided to go against the tradition and do the SAI Namasmaran and other pooja. i could not sleep the whole night as i was restless and kept thinking what to do.


Finally , i got up at 5 am prayed to baba to give margdarshan , picked up the Shri SAI SACCHARITA hindi translation  of the original by Dr. Ravindranath Kakarya and randomly opened a page closing my eys and placed my finger, then opened the eyes and wonder of wonders , a very clear message of baba that " FOLLOW THE TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS SHOWN TO YOU BY YOUR PARENTS " i got baba's verdict and my answer.


HIS ways are unique and his leela's are great.


Baba Bless ,


Anand Joshi  

Dwarkamai ki Jai...Sai baba ki Jai!


Bow to Dwarkamai!


Sai baba let your holy lotus fee be our sole refuguge.OMSAIRAM

[Dipika]

SaiBaba - Saving a Child from furnace


[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xe9adjeroI&feature=related[/youtube]


Dwarkamai ki Jai...Sai baba ki Jai!


Bow to Dwarkamai!


Sai baba let your holy lotus fee be our sole refuguge.OMSAIRAM

[Dipika]

OMSAIRAM!Sitting in Dwarkamai BABA asked dakshina of 2 paisa from devotees...Shraddha aur Saburi


Dwarkamai ki Jai...Sai baba ki Jai!


Bow to Dwarkamai!


Sai baba let your holy lotus fee be our sole refuguge.OMSAIRAM

[Dipika]

Bow to Dwarkamai!


Sai baba let your holy lotus fee be our sole refuguge.OMSAIRAM

[Dipika]

Baba's Passing away. Baba got a slight attack of fever on 28th September, 1918. The fever lasted for 2 or 3 days, but afterwards Baba gave up his food and thereby He grew weaker and weaker. On the 17th day, i.e., Tuesday, the 15th October 1918, Baba left His mortal coil at about 2-30 p.m. (Vide Professor G.G. Narke's letter, dated 5th November 1918, to Dadasaheb Khaparde, published in "Sai Leela" magazine, Page 78, first year)

Baba appeared to Das Ganu at Pandharpur in his dream and said to him - "The Masjid collapsed, all the oilmen and grocers of Shirdi teased me a lot, so I leave the place. I therefore came to inform you here, please go there quickly and cover me with 'Bhakkal' flowers." Das Ganu got the information also from Shirdi letters. So he came to Shirdi with his disciples and started bhajan and kirtan and sang the Lord's name, all through the day before Baba's samadhi. Himself weaving a beautiful garland of flowers studded with Lord Hari's name he placed it on Baba's samadhi and gave a mass-feeding in Baba's name.


Bow to Dwarkamai!


Sai baba let your holy lotus fee be our sole refuguge.OMSAIRAM

[Dipika]

This Laxmibai Shinde was a good and well-to-do woman. She was working in the Masjid day and night. Except Bhagat Mhalasapati, Tatya and Laxmibai, none was allowed to step in the Masjid at night

Baba remembered Laxmibai's service. How could He forget her? Just before leaving the body, He put His hand in His pocket and gave her once Rs.5/- and again Rs.4/-, in all Rs.9/-. This figure (9) is indicative of the nine types of devotion described in chapter 21 or it may be the Dakshina offered at the time of Seemollanghan. Laxmibai was a well-to-do woman and so she was not in want of any money. So Baba might have suggested to her and brought prominently to her notice the nine characteristics of a good disciple mentioned in the 6th verse of chapter ten, skandha eleven of the Bhagwat, wherein first five and then four characteristics are mentioned in the first and second couplets.* Baba followed the order, first paid Rs.5/- and then Rs.4/- in all Rs.9/-. Not only nine, but many times nine rupees passed through Laxmibai's hand, but Baba's this gift of Nine, she will ever remember.

Being so watchful and conscious, Baba also took other precautions in His last moment. In order that He should not be embroiled or entangled with love and affection for His devotees, He ordered them all to clear off. Kakasaheb Dixit, Bapusaheb Booty and others were in the Masjid anxiously waiting upon Baba, but He asked them to go to the Wada and return after meals. They could not leave Baba's presence, nor could they disobey Him. So with heavy hearts and heavy feet they went to the Wada. They knew that Baba's case was very serious and that they could not forget Him. They sat for meals, but their mind was elsewhere, it was with Baba. Before they finished, news came to them of Baba's leaving the mortal coil. Leaving their dishes, they ran to the Masjid and found that Baba rested finally on Bayaji's lap. He did not fall down on the ground nor did He lie on His bed, but sitting quietly on His seat and doing charity with His own hand threw off the mortal coil. Saints embody themselves and come into this world with a definite mission and after that is fulfilled they pass away as quietly and easily as they came.

Bow to Shri Sai - Peace be to all


Sai baba let your holy lotus fee be our sole refuguge.OMSAIRAM

[Dipika]

The news of Baba's passing away spread like a wild fire in the village of Shirdi and all people, men, women and children ran to the Masjid and began to mourn this loss in various ways. Some cried out loudly, some wallowed on in the streets and some fell down senseless. Tears ran down from the eyes of all and every one was smitten with sorrow.

Bow to Shri Sai - Peace be to all


Sai baba let your holy lotus fee be our sole refuguge.OMSAIRAM

[Dipika]

OMSAIRAM!Sai baba has gave assurance to his devotees...whosoever climbs the steps of Dwarkamai..I will take care of him

Sitting in Dwarkamai Sai baba used to say Uge Muge..remain quiet.He used to tell devotees to read Pothi and to also understand its meaning.

Nobody believed that Baba knew Sanskrit.

One day He surprised all by giving a good interpretation of a verse from the Gita to Nanasaheb Chandorkar

BABA tested Nana Saheb Chandorkar who had read Geeta

one day when he was messaging Baba's feet and was reciting a shloka,Baba pricked the bubble

He could not explain the meaning of the Shloka,and Nana's gyan had bowed in front of Deva.

Baba told him that merely bowing is not enough...one has to make Sashtang Pranam with all the eight  limbs,Atma-buddhi-manas.


BABA said to Nana that Guru removes Veil of ignorance

Whenever we talk of destroying darkness, we talk of light.
 If we have to realise the Adwaita state, the feeling of Dwaita in ourselves has to be removed. That is the realization of the Adwaita state. Who can speak of Adwaita while remaining in Dwaita? If one did, unless one gets into that state, how can one know it and realise it?

Baba added : Pranipata implies surrender. Surrender must be of body, mind and wealth

Bow to Shri Sai - Peace be to all


Sai baba let your holy lotus fee be our sole refuguge.OMSAIRAM