Stick to your GURU.
Kiran Buddi, Shakopee, MN
Sri Sacchidananda Sadguru Sainath Maharaj Ki Jai
I had a wonderful experience from Satcharitha on a very similar story of Bhakta Pant. Initially I was hesitant to write but later when I went to prayer center on Saturday Sept 11, Srinivas from Olympia WA was mentioning that how important it is to share our experiences however small
they appear. On September 9 with grace of Sayin maharaj, we had the opportunity of performing pada puja for swamiji at our home. Just as man proposes one way and God disposes the other way, it was a miracle that even the thought arose in our mind about performing the pada puja for swami being always in the company of Shirdi Sainath. At about 11AM we were expecting
Swami to arrive at our place for pada puja but swami didn't arrive and so I prayed to Baba and asked a message from Baba by giving Sai Satcharitha to my friend and asking him to open chapter at random and read.
Lo! Baba message was clear, the chapter started describing how we should surrender to our Sadguru and offer our soul and body at His divine feet. The story in Sai Satcharitha says that Bhakta Pant was a disciple of another Guru who had the good fortune of visiting Shirdi and there Pant suddenly got a fit and fell senseless, With Baba's grace Pant regains his consciousness.
Omniscient Baba knowing he was a disciple of another Guru utters these words "Come what may, leave not, but stick to your Bolster (support i.e. Guru) and ever remain steady, always in union with him".
As guruji Chandrabhanu Satpathi Ji mentions, "Do not try to see human aspect then you shall miss the divine aspect" of a Sadguru, these words are inscribed in my heart. As Sri Hemandpant describes in Sai Satcharitha that all Saints work in unison, Viswamji guruji reconfirmed my Faith in Baba, at 11:30 AM before swamiji started to my house from Eden Prairie, swamiji asked
me to perform Sai Satyavratha. I got up at 4:30 AM on that day but had to quickly perform the puja to Baba, as I didn't read Baba's asthotranamavali and usually I follow the Sai puja vidhi book given to me by Saibanisa uncle. Guruji by asking me to perform Baba's puja reconfirmed my Faith in Baba. I was so happy that Guruji asked me to perform Sai satyavratha, which we didn't
complete in the morning as we were short of time. All my curiosity was put to rest and Baba by His leelas gave us an opportunity to perform pada puja and delivering the right message "Stick to your Bolster (support i.e. Guru)". O Deva always shower your grace and bless us with Faith and
Patience.
Bowing with reverence at the Holy feet of Samartha Sadguru Sainath Maharaj and Sri Viswamji Guruji I also bow in reverence to Guruji Sri Sainathuni Sarat Babuji, Guruji C.B Sathpathi ji and Sri Saibanisa uncle. My humble pranams to Gurubandhus for reading this article and giving me an opportunity to share His grace.
JAISAIRAM!!!!!!!!!!!
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.