45. ANANDA THROUGH SHIRDI SAI FORM.
Though the Divine phenomenon of granting the darshan of one's
'Ishta' has already been mentioned, yet one cannot help stating the fact that
repetition of such a happening has been most often in the form of Shirdi Sai.
Certainly the close affinity to the immediately preceding habiliment enforces
even the 'Absolute Divine', to manifest as that embodiment more than any other
of His multiple incarnations. To illustrate the point we may cite a couple of
examples
Under desperate circumstances, a Brahmin family from Bangalore
once came to Parthi to seek solace. After a few days stay, they were leaving
with heavy hearts when Swami beckoned them and told them that He would give them
joy enroute. The journey started. They saw Shirdi Sai sitting at the foot of a
hill. He got up, climbed the hill and waved His handkerchief towards them. The
vision ended, the sunken hearts got elated joy and happiness started.
The Malaysian author J. Jegathesan, while returning from his first
visit to Sathya Sai was bestowed the vision of Shirdi Sai, waving His hand in
blessing.