By: Dwarika Mohan Misra How relevant is Jayadeva’s Gita Govinda for devotees of Sai Baba? Lucknow-born Guru Pali Chandra, Zurich-based kathak exponent, has reinvented and reinterpreted the 12th-century Sanskrit work as inspiration in Bhakti literature and for those facing...

By: D. Sankaraiah Hari Sitaram Dixit sought Baba’s permission to build a Wada in 1910. It was meant for him to stay and for visiting pilgrims. In the 1970s, Dixit Wada was used as a dining hall for pilgrims...

By: Ramaswamy Seshadri After Radhakrishna Mayi came to Shirdi, Baba called her residence ‘School’. Baba sent devotees to find out their caliber and confirm their spiritual aspirations. Sai Baba often offered teaching stories, rather than moralistic preaching. Teaching Stories...

By: C.S. Dinesh A devotee had mailed Sai Maharaj a copy of Tilak’s book in Marathi ‘Gita Rahasya’ (Secret of the Gita). Baba reverentially kept the book on his head and while giving it to Nana Saheb Nimonkar enlisted...

By: Rajeshwari Somasekhar In Sai Satcharitra, we see several references that Sai Maharaj is no different from Lord Pandharinath. We also come across a Varkari named Gauli Buva visiting Shirdi once every year. Lord Sainath asked Dada Saheb Khaparde...

By: Smt. Sunanda Ananth Sai Baba frequently advised devotees to read Yoga Vasistha and to follow it in their lives. Sai Baba pointed out that amid the peace and tranquility that prevailed in Ayodhya, Prince Rama once found traces...

By: S.C. Gupta Bapu Saheb Booty brought a person named Ram Lal from Nagpur. When he sat before Sai Maharaj, Baba gazed at him with marvel at the dexterity of his small hands. With his omnipresence Baba proclaimed the...

By: Sri Radhakrishna Swamiji A Pundit came to Shirdi and requested Sai Maharaj’s permission to give a discourse on Kena Upanishad in the mosque. Sai Maharaj readily agreed. The discourse started. When asked by a devotee, “Kenesitam patati presitam...