Shri Sai Satcharitra, Shri Sai Baba’s Portrait in Dwarakamai, Shri Sai Baba Photographs, Shri Sai Baba Idol all are equal to Shri Sai Baba
If read or studied Shri Sai Satcharitra sails you across the difficulties of this and future lives to come too. Life like portraits, an idol which comes alive when you put your heart in it, photograph’s equal to real self. All of this is conferred on us by our God Guru for a small price of Shraddha (Dedication) and Saburi (Patience). Govind Raghunath Dhabholkar or Hemadripanth wanted to pen down the enigmatic happenings of Shri Sai Baba. When asked for permission to write the book Sai Baba said, “Let him make a collection of stories and experiences, keep notes and memos; I will help him. He is only an outward instrument. I should write Myself My autobiography and satisfy the wishes of My devotees. He should get rid of his ego, place (or surrender) it at My feet. He who acts like this in life, him I help the most. What of My life-stories? I serve him in his house in all possible ways. When his ego is annihilated and there is left no trace of it, I Myself shall enter into him and shall Myself write My own life. Hearing my stories and teachings will create faith in devotees’ hearts and they will easily get self-realization and Bliss; let there be no insistence on establishing one’s own view, no attempt to refute other’s opinions, no discussions of pros and cons of any subject.” Thus came the sacred book of Sai Devotees Shri Sai Satcharitra which first started as a serial in Sai Leela Masik in April 1923 and completed in the month of Jeshtha of 1929 (Jeshtha is the third month of Hindu Calender and usually falls during May and June). But in Chapter 52, the Avantarnika i.e., Table of Contents or review was not found. Therefore, Shri Balkrishna Dev wrote it and Chapter 53 was thus added. Shri Dhabholkar passed away on 15th July 1929 and Shri Sai Satcharitra was printed in a book form on 26th November 1930, and was first published by Ramchandra Atmaram Tarkhad and the rights were vested in the Sansthan.
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