"Yada Yada Hi Dharmasya
Glanirva Bhavathi Bharatha,
Abhyuthanam Adharmaysya
Tadatmanam Srijami Aham'.
Bhagavad Gita (Chapter IV-7)
"Whenever there is decay
of righteousness O! Bharatha
And a rise of unrighteousness
then I manifest Myself!"
In Shirdi Sariram (incarnation at Shirdi), Baba had said: "My
eye is ever on those who love Me".... "Whatever you do, wherever you
may be, ever bear this in mind that I am always aware of everything you
do" ...."if one meditates on Me, respects My name and sings about My deeds, he is transformed
and his KARMA is destroyed. I stay by his side always ..."
"If one perpetually thinks of Me and makes Me his sole
refuge, I become his debtor and will give My head to save him l am the bond slave of my devotee. I love
devotion. He who withdraws his heart from the world and loves Me, is My true
lover and he MERGES in ME like a river in the sea".
If you make Me the sole object of your thoughts and aims, you will
gain PARAMATMA".
Look to me and I will look to you
..."
"Trust in the Guru fully. This is the only SADHANA. Guru is
all the Gods .... Repeat My name. Seek refuge in me. But to know who I am
practice SRAVANA and MANANA".
Praritranaya Sadhunam Vinashaya Cha Dushkritam Dharamasansthapnaya
Sambhavami Yuge-Yuge." _Bhagavat Gita (Chapter IV-8)
"For the protection of the good, for the destruction of the
wicked and for the establishment of righteousness, I am born in every
age."
Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba has said:
"Come unto Me all ye who suffer. lf you take one step towards
Me, I take ten steps towards you." "Put all your faith in Me; I shall
guide and guard you." "I am the servant of everyone. You can call Me
by any name, I will respond, for all names are Mine." "Come, I am the
repairer of broken hearts, of damaged anthahkarnas'. I am like the smith who
welds, mends and sets right."
Your joy is the food I subsist on. Your Anandam is My
Aharam." " Don't crave from Me trivial material objects, crave for ME
and you will be rewarded."
"My task is to help the devotees to live happily and guide
them along the path of liberation till they attain the Goal."
"This is a human form, in which every Divine entity, every
Divine Principle, that is to say all the names and forms ascribed by men to
God, are manifest . . . . . . "
"I first give people what they want so that later on they may
want what I have come to give, namely, liberation itself."
"Take as much 'ananda' as you can from Me and leave with Me
all your sorrows, I shall carry all your burdens
OUR GRATITUDE GOES OUT TO ....
.... Those Generous Souls, who have played the great role in the
drama of this booklet by way of liberal and valuable Love-Offerings, which
aided the publication.
.... Dr. Vinod Malhotra who has so kindly and painstakingly helped
at all stages of translating, writing, refining and improving this work with
the flourish of language at his command.
.... Dr.(Smt.) Neeru Malhotra whose timely suggestions and
assistance in over a hundred sittings for writing of this booklet, were a sweet
ingredient.
.... Shri Jal R. Baria who has so enthusiastically and tirelessly
typed and retyped the Manuscript patiently.
.... M/s. Jam Printing Press for taking up the task of printing
this booklet at very short notice, and delivering it in time.
.... Shri N. Kasturi, the author of 'Sathyam Sivam Sundaram' (four
parts) and also the Editor of 'Sanathana Sarathi', Shri R a Ganapati, the
author of 'BABA, SATYA SAl', the Late H. H. Narasimhaswami, the author of four
volumes on Shirdi Sai Baba, as well as many other authors and writers, whose
works were a source of great inspiration and invaluable information on the
theme of this sacred work.
May Bhagavan's benedictions be showered in abundance on them and
their families.
AUM SAI RAM'.
May 1987
HOW THIS BOOKLET SAW THE LIGHT OF
THE DAY:
At the time when Bhagavan Baba blessed the release of the Sindhi
Granth "SHIRDI SAI BABA" (536 Pages-Demi Size) at Puttaparthi, there
arose a Providential inspiration impulsively, to cull together, all available
information on the Oneness of the two Sais.
This Divine benediction prompted the thought ripples in the deep
recesses of the mind, to publish the SAI PRAKASH SERIES (2), entitled,
"SHIRDI SAI AND SATHYA SAI ARE ONE AND THE SAME."
Not only did Baba inspire the same, but also showered His Divine
Grace. I t would be opportune to mention
at this stage that even in the Sindhi Granth "SHIRDI SAI BABA", the
chapter No. 16, from Pages 45 2 to 4 88 also bears the same title.
The undersigned, under the spell of the Divine Inspiration, approached
Dr. Vinod Malhotra and his wife Dr. Neeru Malhotra, to join in and commence the
translation of the said Chapter No. 16, which the Malhotras most willingly did.
However, a doubt arose in their minds as to how the funds would be available
for printing and publishing the booklet. Needless to say, that the ways of the
Lord are indeed inimitable and majestically mysterious. Within a few days, a
Gentleman, God's good soul, from the Middle East, who prefers to remain
anonymous (hence we are constrained to keep out his identity), came seeking the
whereabouts of Baba, at that time.
Apparently a mere coincidence (but a definite Divine design),a
mention was made to him regarding this booklet. He came forth spontaneously
with a liberal love-offering of Rupees six-thousand towards the cost, which
would have sufficed to meet the printing and publishing charges of the size and
the number of pages (50/60) contemplated at that time. The total cost of the
booklet(3000 copies) has now almost reached five figures.
As Bhagavan would have it, it seemed that He wanted more matter to
go into the booklet and so He bided time, and in the meanwhile motivated to
collect more proofs of the SAMENESS of both the Avatars. Thus, it was only
after a hectic, continuous effort, compressed during the short span of 40 days,
between December 1982 and January 1983 ,that this booklet could be finalised.
Not out of modesty, but out of confirmed conviction and faith, it
must be confessed that this whole booklet is a Physical Manifestation of the
Divine thought process, in which phenomena, we were used as mere 'plumes'. It
is our fortunate experience that we have only played our part as actors on the
stage in front of the floodlights. It has been the Divine Director, who from
behind the curtain, directed and prompted the flow of the drama, with all the
ups and downs inherent in such a role. While on the stage, to win the
benediction of the
Divine Director, sincere efforts, genuine endeavours, honest
attempts were made to play the assigned roles to the maximum human capacity.
Were it not for the Inspiration, Instructions, Intelligence,
Guidance and Grace of both the Forms of our Beloved Lord, we wonder whether
this booklet would have ever seen the light of the day.
We feel blessed indeed to have become the tools in the hands of
the Master Mechanic for the fulfillment of His Divine Design and the Great
Plan, He has come to unfold.
We are ever more convinced that whatever is done with sincere
faith and devotion, has Baba's immense Grace and Blessings.
In the modern work a day busy life, full of its stresses, strains
and vicissitudes it is difficult for all to find time and perhaps means to read
and know the available literature. The magnitude and the vastness of Divinity
is indeed immeasurable and beyond the ken of humans to describe and narrate.
The best of best, clearest of the clear and purest of the pure effort is only a
microscopic pigmy and a dwarf before the gargantuan dimensions of even the
smallest and tiniest fraction of the Divine. Any amount of rhetoric can only
serve as, yet another pointer, towards the Divine Majesty. With these laudable
objectives, this our best endeavour, insignificant and infinitesimal as it is,
may serve to provide valuable information, in a nutshell.
May this booklet become an instrument of creation and restoration
of faith in the minds of devotees for both the Sais and of spirituality among
the populace on this planet, in the age of rapidlv waning faith.
May this booklet be a signpost for all humanity pointing to a new
Era (Golden Age) permeated by SATYAM_SIVAM_SUNDARAM.
With sincere obeisance and profound sense of gratitude, we
dedicate this humble effort and these 'flowers' of heartfelt and true love and
devotion, in the form of this booklet, at the Lotus Feet of our Beloved Sais.
AUM SAI RAM
9TH Januray, 1983
Arjan D Bharwani