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Multifaceted Sai as most
compassionate one
An incident that happened in Brindavan gives a closer vision of
the Compassionate One in action. It was narrated by the Warden of
Brindavan Hostel, Sri Narasimha Murthy in the course of a revealing
talk delivered in the presence of Bhagawan on ?xml:namespace prefix =
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1999. The second day of Vedapurusha Saptaha Yagna to a huge audience
in the Sai Kulwant Hall of Prashanthi Nilayam during Dasara
celebrations.There was one
Ramayya in Brindavan Hostel, working as a scavenger for more than
twenty years. His daughter's marriage was to take place shortly. So he
sought permission from Mr. Murthy to stand at a vantage position with
a wedding card, a few flowers, etc., to draw Swami's attention and
Divine Blessings. It was a Monday. Swami just touched the flowers and
moved ahead on his usual Darshan round at about 7.30 am and returned
to the Ashram. Ramayya waited there only. At 9.15 Swami came straight
to him - only for him - and, handing over two costly saris to Ramayya,
He said: "Ask your daughter to select one of them. Don't feel hurt
that I did not come and talk to you earlier. It was Rahukalam (inauspicious
time 7.30 to 9 am being Monday); not good to talk about marriage...”
When Prof. Murthy quietly submitted "Swami, any one sari Swami could
select and give," Swami replied "You do not know the nature of women."
When Mr. Murthy again said in a hushed tone that it was too costly a
sari for them, Swami, in great compassion said: "It is only once in a
life time these poor people can have such a sari."
His compassion is unlimited. It flows
to the rich and the poor alike. He treats all with equal love and
concern, for all are His children for whose welfare and betterment He
has come.
As predicted, Kalpagiri's death
sentence, in response to a mercy petition, was commuted to life
imprisonment by the President of India. This benedictory gesture of
Baba prompted the prisoners to write to Him opening their hearts. And
prompt came the response from Lord 'Sai', the redeemer. A prisoner
wrote:
"We are sinners, certainly, but, our
lives have become full of hope, through some stray acts of merit which
we chanced to do, in some past birth. For we have rendered ourselves
fit to receive Your Grace. Really, if there are any who can be
declared fortunate in the world, we are the ones. We are truly proud
of this. That the stream of Your Mercy has started flowing towards
these mean men who have injured society and who are suffering
punishment, is no ordinary event. We pray that You should grant us
Your Darshan and Your Blessings. You have written to us out of the
vastness of Your Mercy, that You will elevate us with Darshan,
Sparshan and Sambhashan at Puttaparthi! The Sage Narada blessed
Savitri on whose head the blow of widowhood had descended, with the
statement, 'May, you have Being - with - husband status long' and she
was able to win her husband back from the dominion of Death. We too
have learned from Kalpagiri, whose death sentence was cancelled, that
your word will come true. It knows no defeat".
Daily prayers and Pooja before the
portrait of Bhagawan Baba became a routine with the prisoners changing
their very life style. There was only one aim:
Darshan of Lord Sai to redeem
themselves. And Sai's compassion knows no bounds. A step in the right
direction is always responded with hundred from Him.
'Baba often warns against the sin of
thought, word and deed. Our minds entertain sinful thoughts in
association with common undesirable traits of lust anger, greed,
attachment, pride, jealousy, hatred and impatience. Our tongue is
prone to commit the sins of uttering falsehood, slander, backbiting
and gossip. Our body is to be weaned off from committing the sins of
killing, stealing, adultery, eating meat and drinking intoxicants.
Baba assures us that such care taken by us in this direction will
certainly ensure purity, i.e., of thought, word and deed which alone
is the real thapas securing human values of Truth, Righteous conduct,
Peace, Love and Non-violence.
Source: Sri Sathya Sai Books Publications Trust
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