Guru Poornima

Guru Poornima

On one occasion Krishnaji Noolkar, who came from Pandari stayed in the Chavadi. Baba told Shyama "ask that old man to worship the pillar at Dhuni". After Shyama returned, Baba asked," why don't you too worship it"? Shyama replied "God! We worship only You, why the pillar then"? Though Baba initially objected to His worship, however He agreed after Shyama's repeated plea. Meantime, Noolkar referred the calendar and the day was Gurupoornima. That is the Birthday of Vedavyasa, a great sage who sub-divided the Vedas and gifted the treasure of spiritual wisdom to humanity. Baba felt it befitting to worship the Great Teacher. Then, Tatya, Dada Khelkar and Shyama together offered clothes to Sai and worshipped Him. Since then it became a custom to celebrate Guru Pooja in Shirdi.

But, why did Baba ask them to worship a pillar? In the eyes of a scholar, everyone is a divine form. In fact, it is the ground pillar that bears the weight of the entire roof of a house. In Baba's words, it is to worship the pillar-like image of the Guru in a desired manner. Moreover, Sai revealed to Saranananda that He did penance in the cave under the Masjid pillar for several years. Sainath is the Cosmic Pillar who holds the Universe symbolized as Dwarkamayi, which shelters all, throws its doors open to all beings, forever, for the fulfillment of the values of life. 

|ॐ| Aum Sai Ram |ॐ|