When
Baba first came to Shirdi to attend the wedding of Chand Patil's
nephew, it was Mhalsapathy, Baba's fond devotee who first addressed,
"Welcome to You, Sai". What a wise soul that Mhalsapathy
was to sense the Divinity of Sai and became His blessed devotee
by making known Baba to the world as 'Sai'. It is again he, who
initiated the practice of applying sandal paste to Sai's forehead
and perform Pooja. Another great devotee Radhakrishnamayi, never
saw Baba's face but adored Baba as her Beloved Lord Krishna and
initiated the daily worship of Sai by singing hymns in Baba's praise,
sheltering, feeding the devotees and arranging royal honours to
the Cosmic King, Sai. Gajanan Pathekar served Baba and became, Baba-blessedly, a mystic of fame by the name of Gajanan Maharaj. Though Kashinath, an orthodox Brahmin, suspected Baba to be a Muslim and distanced Him, the All-Knowing Baba took care of his spiritual evolution and groomed him into sainthood, to be later adored by all as Upasani Maharaj. When Vaman Rao, an ardent Baba devotee, was freed of house-holder attachments, he became a recluse by Baba's blessings and changed his name as 'Sai Sharan'. From the very day of His Avataric Advent on the earth, Sainath has been blessing His devotee children to grow and glow in the Light of Wisdom and Divine Delight.
"Bow to Shri Sai and Peace Be to all"
|ॐ| Om Sai Ram |ॐ|
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