Koppula Eshwar | హుజూరాబాద్‌ ఎమ్మెల్యే పాడి కౌశిక్‌ రెడ్డిపై దాడిని మాజీ మంత్రి కొప్పుల ఈశ్వర్ తీవ్రంగా ఖండించారు. దళితబంధు రెండో విడత ఆర్థిక సాయం చెల్లించాలని ఒక ఎమ్మెల్యేగా అడగడం తప్పా అని నిలదీశారు. ప్రభుత్వాన్ని ప్రశ్నించినందుకు ఎమ్మెల్యే అని కూడా చూడకుండా ఇంత క్రూరంగా వ్యవహరిస్తారా అని మండిపడ్డారు.
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Eshwar aka Chikku's world crumbles when his beloved niece goes missing, and this emotional pursuit tests the limits of love.
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Minister Koppula | తెలంగాణలోని గ్రామాల్లో జరుగుతున్న అభివృద్ధి కార్యక్రమాలతో రాష్ట్రానికి జాతీయ అవార్డుల వెల్లువ కొనసాగుతుందని రాష్ట్ర సంక్షేమ శాఖ మంత్రి కొప్పుల ఈశ్వర్(Minister Koppula Eshwar) వెల్లడించారు.
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OM SAI RAM.!!!! JAI SAI RAM.!!!! OM SAI NATHAYE NAMAH.!!!! [SAI BABA SAYS..... START YOUR DAY WITH A BEAUTIFUL SMILE.!!!!]🌹🌻🌸💐 "SAI".....MEANS...."SAAKSHAT ESHWAR" AND, "SAI BABA"....ENCOURAGES HIS DEVOTEES TO HAVE....."SHRADDHA"- "FAITH" AND "SABURI"- "PATIENCE".....IN THE COURSE OF LIFE.!!!!
OM SAI RAM.!!!! JAI SAI RAM.!!!! OM SAI NATHAYE NAMAH.!!!! [SAI BABA SAYS..... START YOUR DAY WITH A BEAUTIFUL SMILE.!!!!]🌹🌻🌸💐 "SAI".....MEANS...."SAAKSHAT ESHWAR" AND, "SAI BABA"....ENCOURAGES HIS DEVOTEES TO HAVE....."SHRADDHA"- "FAITH" AND "SABURI"- "PATIENCE".....IN THE COURSE OF LIFE.!!!!
Koppula Eshwar | దేశరాజధాని ఢిల్లీలో బీఆర్ఎస్ (భారత రాష్ట్ర సమితి) పార్టీ కేంద్ర కార్యాలయాన్ని ముఖ్యమంత్రి కేసీఅర్ నేడు లాంఛనంగా ప్రారంభించనున్న విషయం తెలిసిందే. ఈ నేపథ్యంలో పలువురు టీఆర్‌ఎస్‌ మంత్రులు, నేతలు ఇప్పటికే రాజధానికి చేరుకున్నారు. తాజాగా రాష్ట్ర సంక్షేమ శాఖ మంత్రి కొప్పుల ఈశ్వర్ ఢిల్లీ వెళ్లారు. ఆయనతోపాటు పెద్దపల్లి ఎమ్మెల్యే దాసరి మనోహర్ రెడ్డి, జడ్పీ చైర్మన్ పుట్ట మధు, గ్రంథాలయ సంస్థ చైర్మన్ రఘువీర్ సింగ్, బుగ్గారం జడ్పీటీసీ బాదినేని రాజేందర్, మాజీ జడ్పీటీసీ గంగుల అశోక్ తదితరులు రాజధానికి వెళ్లారు.
Chapter – 125- Sur -Vinaya – Pathrika – Oh! Mind, learn to develop pure love and devotion at the lotus feet of Lord Sri Hari Sri Surdas Maharaj speaks “Oh! Mind, practice to fall in love with Lord Madhav, listen to me carefully, the impurities of mind such as Kama/lust, Krodha/anger, Lobha, Moha/desire, Madha/ego, Mathshcharya, Ahamkara/arrogance, and Mamakara/ignorance are the huge obstacles for the practice of devotion, hence abandon your interest in worldly matters, contemplate and meditate upon Lord Sri Hari and get rid of the impurities of the mind. Oh! Mind, learn to develop the love for Supreme Lord Sri Hari. You can learn from the honey bees, which relentlessly wander all over the woods, collect honey from the flowers without destroying it, and never get disappointed or delighted. These honey bees settle inside the lotus flower to collect honey, unfortunately, it gets trapped in it at the time of sunset, as soon as the sunflower shrinks. Oh! Mind, abandon your interest in infinite and diversified worldly matters, get rid of lust, desire, ego, jealousy, anger, and pride, learn to free yourself from the dualities of happiness and sorrow, good and evil, honor and disgrace, etc. Oh! Mind, learn not to grieve at loss or overjoy at the gain, surrender at the lotus feet of Lord Sri Hari, contemplate and meditate upon him, and fall in love with the Jagathpitha Jagadheeshwar Lord Sri Hari like the Chathaka/birds. These Chathaka get anxious to see the full moon, get overjoyed at the sight of rain clouds, they do not drink water even from the sacred Manasarovar to quench their thirst, they yearningly wait for the raindrop from the Swathi star to remove their thirst. In this way, grow fond of Lord Sri Hari, fall in love with the Paramathma Paramambhramam reside as a soul in you, take shelter at his lotus feet, and remain in supreme bliss. Oh! Mind, whoever surrendered at the lotus feet of Lord Sri Hari would get freed from the sufferings and grief of worldly existence and remain protected always. Oh! Mind, learn the love of the lotus flower towards the sun/Lord Surya, it absorbs all the heat from the sun, even after living in the water, sometimes it gets dried up along with the water, but its love for the sun never diminishes. Oh! Mind, learn the love of fireflies that gets attracted towards the flames and burn into ashes, but it never leaves its attraction towards the flames. Oh! Mind, see the love of fishes for the water, whenever the sun dries up the water all the living creatures in the water get alarmed, yearn for its immediate presence, the water does not care about the living things in it, or die without it, but the aquatic creatures never leave its love for the water. Oh! Mind, learn the love of the dove to its female partner, it flies high in the sky with great enthusiasm, and if it notices its female companion on the ground, it will control its breath, and dash to Earth, eventually it will fall on the Earth with a loud thud and die. Oh! Mind, learn the love of Harina/deer, it is a great lover of melodious music, it enjoys the music with its back feet raised from the ground, which is the only source to sprint, unfortunately, the hunter approaches the deer and shoots an arrow on its chest, and it gets killed. Oh! Ignorant, the woman who lost her husband would embrace the funeral pyre of her husband, willingly or unwillingly, it was her love for her husband that forced her to burn herself into ashes. The Veda and Shastras emphasize that the stealing, and burglary, are the grave sins, which creates trepidation not only to the doer but also to whoever witnesses the same, but the stealer or thieves who are soaked in this habit do not think of the consequences of it or do not leave their habit even if they are helpless to do it. The love is superior among all the emotions, the people who are drenched in the material matters of possession, wealth, money, richness, fame, children, wife, relatives, and companions, are gamblers sacrificing their body, mind, wealth, and their youthfulness, indulging in material and physical pleasure of toxic poison of worldly matters, finally get defeated by the ‘Time’/aging, illnesses, fear of death, separation from beloved ones, etc. Alas! their love for physical and material pleasures won’t leave them. Oh! Mind, you have achieved the rarest birth as a human, it is considered as the most precious gem, but you have not utilized it properly. Oh! Mind, you have not practiced austerities, penance, Swadhayaya, non-violence, truthfulness, purity of mind, celibacy, self-control, Shamadhamadhi, etc. you did not take up the austerities to burn the impurities of the mind. Oh! Mind, you might have heard of various legends of love, why do not you practice the pure love upon that Sacchidhanandha Swaroopa Paramathma Parambhramam resides as a soul in you? Aren’t you ashamed of it? He is supreme Lord Sri Hari who is the Lord of the Universe, he is the protector of living and living things in the Universe, he is the source of happiness and welfare, he is Prana/soul /vital air which is the sole source for the functioning of the mind, intellect, Karma, Gnananedhriyas/sensory organs, Chiththa/wisdom, Ahamkara/attributes, Prana, etc. how could you forget that Paramathma Parambhramam? Oh! Ignorant, the Veda, Purana, Agamashasthras, Rishis, Sages, and deities and humans’ worships that supreme Lord Sri Hari, who is omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent, he represents all the living and non-living things in the Universe, he is all-pervasive supreme Bhramam represents Khaga/birds, Mriga/animals, Nara/humans, even the minuscule creatures, in the Earth, Air, Sky and Water and finally, there is nothing other than Lord Sri Hari in the Universe. He is the Lord of the Universe, he is kind and compassionate/Dhayalu and Kripalu/ benevolent, merciful to the living and non-living creatures. Oh! Ignorant, there was none to protect you while you were in your mother’s womb, you were a helpless mass of meat, you were in extreme agony, without limbs, at that point the supreme Bhramam reside as soul/Prana, protected you. The compassionate Lord was protecting you day and night in the mother’s womb, he made a source of air, water, and food for you in the mother’s womb and nurtured you. Finally, you have been pushed out of the mother’s womb after ten months of hellish torture in the dark and tiny space, falling upside down on the Earth, by the time, the compassionate Lord arranged mother’s milk to nurture you. Oh! Ignorant, you were Jada/without consciousness in the mother’s womb, the compassionate Lord who is the creator of the Universe, with the Rajasik, Thamasik, and Sathvik attributes from the Panchathaththva/five elements such as water, air, ether, earth, and fire, infused life/Prana and attributes in you. He meticulously provided the nose, eyes, ears, legs, hands, hair, nails, etc., he provided you the necessities of life such as food, shelter, and clothing. He provided parents and siblings according to your taste and habits, he provided you relatives, companions, servants, children, wife, wealth, richness, fame, money, etc. Oh! Ignorant, you have completely forgotten that Sacchidhanandha Swaroopa Paramathma who has protected you and provided welfare and happiness in your life, Oh! Mahamoorkh/dull-mind, how could you forget that supreme Lord and chase after the toxic poison like worldly matters? Your youthful days are over, and your entire life has been wasted chasing after physical and material pleasure. Oh! Fool, you are like the morally wrong person who approaches a strange woman in the dark hours for physical pleasure, and returns home in daylight with fear/the night hours represent the toxic poison of worldly matters, and daylight is later years of age/Mahamrithyu Bhaya/fear of death. Oh! Ignorant, you have been soaked in worldly matters, lust, desire, ego, jealousy, anger, and pride, Ahamkara, and Mamakara, it enhanced the flames of arrogance and ignorance in you, thereby you have lost the eyesight of wisdom, hence you have completely forgotten the Sacchidhanandha Swaroopa Paramathma Parambhramam who is most promising reside as a soul in you. Oh! Mind, the later years of age are miserable, there won’t be no one to protect you from the dreadful emissaries of Lord Yama who torture you for the sins committed, no one would be there to protect you, not even your Bandhu and Bandhava/family and relatives. Oh! Kubudhdhi/wicked, you do not even know how many times you had the experience of hellish torture of Garbhavasa/sufferings in the mother’s womb and the dreadful emissaries of Lord Yama. Oh! Ignorant, how could you achieve happiness in this life keeping yourself afar from the compassionate Lord Sri Hari? Oh! Mind, Oh! Ignorant, aren’t you ashamed of yourself? I have been uttering this for thousandth times, you did not practice devotion, austerities, or singing in praise of Lord Sri Hari.” Man RE Madhava Sau Kari Preethi | Kama Krodha Madha LobhaThu Cchadi Sabai Bipareeth || Bhaura Bhogi Ban Bhramai /re Modha Na Manai Thap | Sab Kusumani Mili Rasa Karai / Pai Kamala Bandhavai Aap || Suni Parimithi Piya Prema Ki /Re Chathaka Chithvana Pari | Dhanasasa Sab Dhukha Sahai/ Pai Anath Na Janchai Bari || Dhekhau Karani Kamala Ki /Re Keenhau Rabi Sau Heth | Prana Thajjyau Prema Na Thajjyau/ Re Sukhyau Salila Sameth || Dheepak Pari Na Janayi /Re Pavak Parath Pathanga | Thanu Thau Thihi Jwala Jarayau/Pai Chith Na Bhayau Rasabhanga || Meena Biyoga Na Sahi Sakai/Re Neer Na Poochai Bath | Dhekhi Ju Thu Thaki Geethihi Re Rathi Na Ghatai Than Jath || Parani Pareva Prem Ki /Re Chith Lai Chadath Aakas | Thaha Chadi Theeya Jo Dhekhayi/ Re Bhu Par Paratha Nisasa || Sumiri Saneha Kuranga Kau/Re Sravanani Rachyau Raga | Dhari Na Sakath Paga Pacchmanau/Re Sar Sanmukha Ura Laga || Dhekhi Jarani Jada Nari Ki /Re Jarathi Prema Ke Sanga | Chitha Na Chith Pheekau Bhayau/Re Rachi Ju Piya Kau Ranga || Loka Bedha Barajath Sabai /Re DhekhathNainani Thrasa | Chor Na Chith Chori Thajai/Re Sarbasa Sahai Binasa || Sab Rasa Kau Rasa Prem Hai /Re Bishayi Khelai Sar | Than Man Dhan Jobana Khasai/Re Thau Na Manai Har || Thau Jo Rathana Payau Bhalai/Re Janyau Sadhi Na Saj | Premakatha Anudhin Sunai /Re Thau Na Upajai Laj || Sadha Sanghathi Aapanau / Re Jiya Kau Jeevanapran| Su Thau Bisarayau Sahaja Hi/ Re Hari Eshwar Bhagavan|| Bedha Purana Smrithi Sabai/Re Sur Nara Sevath Jahi | Mahamooda Ajjana Mathi/ Re Kyau Na Sambharath Thahi || Khaga Mriga Meena Pathanga Lau /Re Mei Sodhe Sab Dair | Jala Thala Jeeva Jeethe Thithe /Re Kahau Kaha Lagi Aur || Prabhu Poorana Pavana Sakha /Re Pranani Hu Kau Nath | Parama Dhayalu Kripalu Hai /Re Jeevan Jakau Hath || Garbhavasa Athi Thrasa Mei/Re Jaha Na Yekau Anga | Suni Sad Therau Pranapathi/RE Thahau Na Chadyau Sanga || Dhinrathi Poshath Rahyau/Re Jausau Choli Pan | Va Dhukha Thau Thohi Kadi Kai/RE Lai Dheenau Pathapan || Jin Jada Thau Chethan Kiyau/Re Rachi Guna Thaththva Bidhana | Charana Chikura Kara Nakha Dhaye/Re Nayana Nasika Kan || Asana Basana Bahubidhi Dhaye /Re Ausar Ausar Aani | Mathu Pitha Bhaiyya Mile /RE Nayi Ruchi Nayi Pahichani || Sajana Kudumba Parijana Bade/Re Sutha Dharana Dhana Dham | Mahamooda Bishayi Bhayau /RE Chith Aakarshyau Kam || Khan Pan Paridhana Mei /Re Jobana Gayau Sab Beethi | Mor Bhaye Bhayi Beethi ||Jaisau Sukhahi Than Badyau/RE Thaisau Thanahi Ananga | Dhooma Badyau Lochana Khasyau/Re Sakha Na Soojjyau Sanga || Jama Janyau Sab Jaga Sunyau /Re Badyau Ajasa Apar | Beech Na Kahu Thab Kiyau/Jab Dhoothani Dheenhi Mar || Kaha Janau Kaiva Muvau /Re Yaisau Kumathi Kumeech | Hari Sau Heth Bisari Kai/RE Sukha Chahath Hai Neech | Jau Pai Jiya Lajja Nahi /Re Kaha Kahau Sau Bar? Yekahu Aank Na Hari Bhaje /RE Re Sad Sur Gavar ||
from wikipedia Sai Baba of Shirdi (Unknown – October 15, 1918), also known as Sai Baba (Marathi: शिर्डीचे श्री साईबाबा, Urdu: شردی سائیں بابا), was an Indian guru, yogi, and fakir who is regarded by his Hindu and Muslim devotees as a saint. Many Hindu devotees – including Hemadpant, who wrote the famous Shri Sai Satcharitra – consider him an incarnation of Lord Krishna[1] while other devotees consider him as an incarnation of Lord Dattatreya. Many devotees believe that he was a Satguru, an enlightened Sufi Pir, or a Qutub. No verifiable information is available regarding Sai Baba's birth and place of birth. Sai Baba's real name is unknown. The name "Sai" was given to him upon his arrival at Shirdi, a town in the west-Indian state of Maharashtra. Mahalsapati, a local temple priest, recognized him as a Muslim saint and greeted him with the words 'Ya Sai!', meaning 'Welcome Sai!'. Sai or Sayi is a Persian title given to Sufi saints, meaning 'poor one'.[2] However Sāī may also refer to the Sanskrit term "Sakshat Eshwar" or the divine. The honorific "Baba" means "father; grandfather; old man; sir" in Indo-Aryan languages. Thus Sai Baba denotes "holy father", "saintly father" or "poor old man". Also , as SA means Devi and Aayee (I of SAI) means Maa & Baba means Father it also means Heavenly Parent.[3] Sai Baba remains a very popular saint,[4] especially in India, and is worshipped by people around the world. He had no love for perishable things and his sole concern was self-realization. He taught a moral code of love, forgiveness, helping others, charity, contentment, inner peace, and devotion to God and guru. Sai Baba's teaching combined elements of Hinduism and Islam: he gave the Hindu name Dwarakamayi to the mosque he lived in,[5] practiced Hindu and Muslim rituals, taught using words and figures that drew from both traditions, and was buried in Shirdi. One of his well known epigrams, "Sabka Malik Ek " ("One God governs all"), is associated with Islam and Sufism. He always uttered "Allah Malik"("God is King").[6] Some of Sai Baba's disciples became famous as spiritual figures and saints, such as Mahalsapati, a priest of the Khandoba temple in Shirdi, and Upasni Maharaj. He was revered by other saints, such as Saint Bidkar Maharaj, Saint Gangagir, Saint Janakidas Maharaj, and Sati Godavari Mataji.[7][8] Sai Baba referred to several saints as 'my brothers', especially the disciples of Swami Samartha of Akkalkot.[8] Historians and devotees agree that there is no reliable evidence for a particular birthplace or date of birth. Various communities have claimed that he belongs to them, but nothing has been substantiated. It is known that he spent considerable periods with fakirs, and his attire resembled that of a Muslim fakir. He did not discriminate based on religion and respected all forms of worship to God. Little has been officially documented on the early life of Shirdi Sai Baba. An account of Shirdi Sai's missing childhood years has been reconstructed by his disciple Das Ganu, after researching in the area around the village of Pathri. He collected this story in four chapters on Sai Baba, later also called the Sri Sai Gurucharitra.[9][10] Das Ganu states that Sai Baba grew up in Pathri, with a fakir and his wife. At the age of five, says Das Ganu, the fakir's wife put him in the care of the saintly desmukh Venkusha, where the boy stayed several years. Dasganu calls the young Sai Baba the reincarnation of Kabir. Because Das Ganu was known to take poetic liberties when telling stories about Sai Baba, and as there are no other sources to corroborate this story, it usually is left out of biographies of Sai Baba of Shirdi. Sai Baba's biographer Narasimha Swamiji states that Sai Baba was born as the child of Brahmin parents: "On one momentous occasion, very late in his life, he (e.g. Sai Baba) revealed to Mahlsapathy the interesting fact that his parents were Brahmins of Patri in the Nizam's State. Patri is part of Parvani taluk, near Manwath. Sai Baba added, in explanation of the fact that he was living in a Mosque, that while still a tender child his Brahmin parents handed him over to the care of a fakir who brought him up. This is fairly indisputable testimony, as Mahlsapathy was a person of sterling character noted for his integrity, truthfulness and vairagya." [11] The above mentioned account is largely overlapped by the narration by Sathya Sai Baba, Sathya Sai Baba states as well that the fakir and his wife adopted the baby that was to become Sai Baba shortly after his birth.[12] According to the book Sai Satcharita, Sai Baba arrived at the village of Shirdi in the Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra, British India, when he was about 16 years old. He led an ascetic life, sitting motionless under a neem tree and meditating while sitting in an asana. The Shri Sai Satcharita recounts the reaction of the villagers: The people of the village were wonder-struck to see such a young lad practicing hard penance, not minding heat or cold. By day he associated with no one, by night he was afraid of nobody.[13] His presence attracted the curiosity of the villagers, and he was regularly visited by the religiously inclined, including Mahalsapati, Appa Jogle and Kashinatha. Some considered him mad and threw stones at him.[14] Sai Baba left the village, and little is known about him after that. However, there are some indications that he met with many saints and fakirs, and worked as a weaver. He claimed to have fought with the army of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.[15] It is generally accepted that Sai Baba stayed in Shirdi for three years, disappeared for a year, and returned permanently around 1858, which suggests a birth year of 1838.[16] [edit]Return to Shirdi In 1858 Sai Baba returned to Shirdi. Around this time he adopted his famous style of dress consisting of a knee-length one-piece robe (kafni) and a cloth cap. Ramgir Bua, a devotee, testified that Sai Baba was dressed like an athlete and sported 'long hair flowing down to the end of his spine' when he arrived in Shirdi, and that he never had his head shaved. It was only after Baba forfeited a wrestling match with one Mohiddin Tamboli that he took up the kafni and cloth cap, articles of typical Sufi clothing.[17] This attire contributed to Baba's identification as a Muslim fakir, and was a reason for initial indifference and hostility against him in a predominantly Hindu village.[18] According to B.V. Narasimhaswami, a posthumous follower who was widely praised as Sai Baba's "apostle", this attitude was prevalent up to 1854 even among some of his devotees in Shirdi.[19] For four to five years Baba lived under a neem tree, and often wandered for long periods in the jungle around Shirdi. His manner was said to be withdrawn and uncommunicative as he undertook long periods of meditation.[20] He was eventually persuaded to take up residence in an old and dilapidated mosque and lived a solitary life there, surviving by begging for alms, and receiving itinerant Hindu or Muslim visitors. In the mosque he maintained a sacred fire which is referred to as a dhuni, from which he gave sacred ashes ('Udhi') to his guests before they left. The ash was believed to have healing and apotropaic powers. He performed the function of a local hakim, and treated the sick by application of ashes. Sai Baba also delivered spiritual teachings to his visitors, recommending the reading of sacred Hindu texts along with the Qur'an. He insisted on the indispensability of the unbroken remembrance of God's name (dhikr, japa), and often expressed himself in a cryptic manner with the use of parables, symbols and allegories.[21] Sai Baba participated in religious festivals and was also in the habit of preparing food for his visitors, which he distributed to them as prasad. Sai Baba's entertainment was dancing and singing religious songs. After 1910 Sai Baba's fame began to spread in Mumbai. Numerous people started visiting him, because they regarded him as a saint with the power of performing miracles, or even as an Avatar.[22] They built his first temple at Bhivpuri, Karjat.[23] Sai Baba opposed all persecution based on religion or caste. He was an opponent of religious orthodoxy – Christian, Hindu and Muslim.[24] Although Sai Baba himself led the life of an ascetic, he advised his followers to lead an ordinary family life. Sai Baba encouraged his devotees to pray, chant God's name, and read holy scriptures. He told Muslims to study the Qur'an, and Hindus to study texts such as the Ramayana, Bhagavad Gita, and Yoga Vasistha.[25] He was impressed by the philosophy of the Bhagavad Gita and encouraged people to follow it in their own lives.[26] He advised his devotees and followers to lead a moral life, help others, love every living being without any discrimination, and develop two important features of character: unflinching perseverance (Shraddha) and waiting cheerfully with patience and love (Saburi). He criticized atheism.[27] In his teachings,Sai Baba emphasized the importance of performing one's duties without attachment to earthly matters, and of being content regardless of the situation. In his personal practice, Sai Baba observed worship procedures belonging to Hinduism and Islam; he shunned any kind of regular rituals but allowed the practice of namaz, chanting of Al-Fatiha, and Qur'an readings at Muslim festival times.[28] Occasionally reciting the Al-Fatiha himself, Baba also enjoyed listening to moulu and qawwali accompanied with the tabla and sarangi twice daily.[29] Sai Baba interpreted the religious texts of both Islam and Hinduism. He explained the meaning of the Hindu scriptures in the spirit of Advaita Vedanta. His philosophy also had numerous elements of bhakti. The three main Hindu spiritual paths – Bhakti Yoga, Jnana Yoga, and Karma Yoga – influenced his teachings.[30] Sai Baba encouraged charity, and stressed the importance of sharing. He said: "Unless there is some relationship or connection, nobody goes anywhere. If any men or creatures come to you, do not discourteously drive them away, but receive them well and treat them with due respect. Shri Hari (God) will certainly be pleased if you give water to the thirsty, bread to the hungry, clothes to the naked, and your verandah to strangers for sitting and resting. If anybody wants any money from you and you are not inclined to give, do not give, but do not bark at him like a dog."[31] Other favorite sayings of his were: "Why do you fear when I am here", and "He has no beginning... He has no end."[32] [edit]Worship and devotees Main article: Shirdi Sai Baba movement The Shirdi Sai Baba movement began in the 19th century, while he was living in Shirdi. A local Khandoba priest – Mhalsapati Nagre – is believed to have been his first devotee. In the 19th century Sai Baba's followers were only a small group of Shirdi inhabitants and a few people from other parts of India. The movement started developing in the 20th century, with Sai Baba's message reaching the whole of India.[4] During his life, Hindus worshipped him with Hindu rituals and Muslims considered him to be a saint. In the last years of Sai Baba's life, Christians and Zoroastrians started joining the Shirdi Sai Baba movement.[4] Because of Sai Baba, Shirdi has become a place of importanceand is counted among the major Hindu places of pilgrimage.[33] The first Sai Baba temple is situated at Bhivpuri, Karjat. The Sai Baba Mandir in Shirdi is visited by around twenty thousand pilgrims a day and during religious festivals this number can reach up to a hundred thousand.[34] Shirdi Sai Baba is especially revered and worshiped in the states of Maharashtra, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat. In August 2012, an unidentified devotee for the first time donated two costly diamonds valuing Rs 1.18 crore at the Shirdi temple, Saibaba trust officials revealed.[35] The Shirdi Sai movement has spread to the Caribbean and to countries such as the United States, Australia, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, and Singapore. The Shirdi Sai Baba movement is one of the main Hindu religious movements in English-speaking countries.[36] [edit]Notable disciples Sai Baba left behind no spiritual heirs and appointed no disciples, and did not even provide formal initiation (diksha), despite requests. Some disciples of Sai Baba achieved fame as spiritual figures, such as Upasni Maharaj of Sakori. After Sai Baba left his body, his devotees offered the daily Aarti to Upasni Maharaj when he paid a visit to Shirdi, two times within 10 years.[37] Sai Baba had many devotees, and the most notable among them are: Nana Saheb Chandorkar: Deputy Collector – legend has it that Sai Baba saved this man's daughter from labor complications. Ganapath Rao Sahasrabuddhe, also known as Das Ganu: police officer who resigned to become an ascetic and singer of kirtans. He was an itinerant who spread Sai Baba's message. Tatya Patil: had immense faith in Sai Baba and served him until Sai Baba took samadhi. Sai Baba used to treat Tatya Patil as His nephew. Baija Mai Kote Patil: Sai Baba treated her as His elder sister and equivalent to mother. She was Tatya Patil's mother. Haji Abdul Baba: He served Sai Baba until Sai Baba left his body in 1918. Madhav Rao Deshpande: Later known as Shama, one of the staunch devotees of Sai Baba. Govindrao Raghunath Dabholkar (Hemadpant): Sai Baba allowed him to write the Shri Sai Satcharita. Mahalsapati Chimanji Nagare: A priest of Khandoba Temple. RadhaKrishna Mai: A great devotee of Baba, cleaned the temple every day and looked after Baba's needs. Sai Baba's millions of disciples and devotees believe that he performed many miracles such as bilocation, levitation, mindreading, materialization, exorcisms, making the river Yamuna, entering a state of Samādhi at will, and lightning lamps with water, removing his limbs or intestines and sticking them back to his body (khandana yoga), curing the incurably sick, appearing beaten when another was beaten, after death rising on third day like Jesus Christ, preventing a mosque from falling down on people, and helping his devotees in a miraculous way. He also gave Darshan (vision) to people in the form of Rama, Krishna, Vithoba and many other gods depending on the faith of devotees.[38] The marble statue of Sai Baba of Shirdi, in the Samadhi Mandir in Shirdi, 2008 According to his followers he appeared to them in dreams even after he left his body, and gave them advice. His devotees have documented many stories.[39] Shirdi Sai Baba in 1910 [edit]Historical sources Biographers of Sai Baba (e.g. Govindrao Raghunath Dabholkar, Acharya Ekkirala Bharadwaja, Smriti Srinivas, Antonio Rigopolous) have based their writing on primary sources. One such source is the Shirdi Diary by Ganesh Shrikrishna Khaparde, which describes every day of the author's stay at Shirdi. Speculation about the unknown episodes of Sai Baba's life are primarily based on his own words. The most important source about Sai's life is the Shri Sai Satcharita, written in Marathi in 1916 by Govindrao Raghunath Dabholkar, whom Sai Baba nicknamed Hemadpant. Consisting of 53 chapters, it describes Sai Baba's life, teachings, and miracles. The book compares Sai Baba's love to a mother's love: caring and loving, but reprimanding when needed. It describes Baba's lifestyle, his selfless attitude, and his love for his devotees. The book describes how one should surrender one's egoism at God's feet and trust one's guru. It explains how God is supreme and His devotees should trust Him and love Him. It teaches that God is omnipresent in all living things, so that everything on Earth must be treated with love and respect. Sri Sai Baba and His Teachings by Acharya Ekkirala Bharadwaja is an in-depth study of Sai Baba's life routine and activities. B.V. Narasimhaswamiji has written important books such as Sri Sai Baba's Charters and Sayings and Devotee's Experiences of Sai Baba. [edit]In various religions Sai Baba depicted on a tapestry [edit]Hinduism During Sai Baba's life, the Hindu saint Anandanath of Yewala declared Sai Baba a spiritual "diamond".[40] Another saint, Gangagir, called him a "jewel".[40] Sri Beedkar Maharaj greatly revered Sai Baba, and in 1873, when he met him he bestowed the title Jagad guru upon him.[41][42] Sai Baba was also greatly respected by Vasudevananda Saraswati (known as Tembye Swami).[43] He was also revered by a group of Shaivic yogis, to which he belonged, known as the Nath-Panchayat.[44] In 1940, Indian guru, Sathya Sai Baba proclaimed himself to be the reincarnation of Sai Baba of Shirdi.[45] Sathya Sai Baba had a considerable number of followers in the 20th and 21st century. [edit]Islam In a minor section of Islam community, Sai Baba is mainly considered as a Muslim fakir. He also appears in Sufism as a Pir. [edit]Zoroastrianism Sai Baba is also worshipped by prominent Zoroastrians such as Nanabhoy Palkhivala and Homi Bhabha, and has been cited as the Zoroastrians' most popular non-Zoroastrian religious figure.[46] [edit]Others Meher Baba, who was born into a Zoroastrian family, met Sai Baba only once in his lifetime, during World War I, in December 1915. Meher Baba was still a youngster named Merwan Sheriar Irani when he met Sai Baba for a few minutes during one of Sai Baba's processions in Shirdi. This event is considered as the most significant in Meher Baba's life. Shri Sai Satcharita (Sai Baba's life story), makes no mention of Meher Baba. But in Lord Meher, the life story of Meher Baba, there are innumerable references to Sai Baba.[37] Meher Baba credited his Avataric advent to Upasni, Sai Baba, and three other Perfect Masters – Hazrat Babajan, Hazrat Tajuddin Baba, and Narayan Maharaj. Meher Baba declared Sai Baba to be a Qutub-e-Irshad – the highest of the five Qutubs, a "Master of the Universe" in the spiritual hierarchy.[47] [edit]In culture [edit]Sacred art and architecture In India, its a common sight to find a Sai Baba temple in any city or town, in every large city or town there is at least one temple dedicated to Sai Baba.[4] There are even some in towns and cities outside India. In the mosque in Shirdi in which Sai Baba lived, there is a life-size portrait of him by Shama Rao Jaykar, an artist from Mumbai. Numerous monuments and statues depicting Sai Baba, which serve a religious function, have also been made. One of them, made of marble by a sculptor named Balaji Vasant Talim, is in the Samadhi Mandir in Shirdi where Sai Baba was buried.[48] In Sai Baba temples, his devotees play various kinds of devotional religious music, such as aarti.[49] [edit]Stamp Indian Postal Service released a Sai Baba commemorative stamp in May 2008.[50] On July 30, 2009, the New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah inaugurated what has been acclaimed as the largest solar steam system in the world, at the Shirdi shrine. The Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust paid an estimated Rs.1.33 crore for the system, Rs.58.4 lakh of which was paid as a subsidy by the renewable energy ministry. It is said the system can cook 20,000 meals per day for pilgrims visiting the temple.[12][51][52][53]
