Intense love is all that Sadguru or the God wants

Om Shri SatChitAnand Sadguru SaiNath Maharaj Ki Jai !

I feel so blessed and lucky to be able to work for what i love most. And to devote most time on what i love most. About an hour ago i watched a Shirdi Sai Baba video and post it on Sai video blog. Watching the video song of Shirdi Sai Baba, listening to chanting of Sai Baba Mantra. It was all so pleasing.

Then as body felt a bit tired wrapped my body in Sai’s clothes hugged the Sai SatCharitra and had rested in Sai’s love and grace while chanting His holy name.

Am back from love from love. Writing Sai Baba stories, which guides me and guides so many souls. In the blog post worshiping Sai Baba (would recommend to go thru worshiping Sai Baba post if you have not yet) mention is there about a story of devotee named Mahali. Today this story of Shirdi Sai Baba is due.

Before that the source of the story Baba’s Vaani , His teachings and sayings by Vinny Chitluri.






The story is in the book is titled as Mahali loved Baba passionately. Won’t copy the story here, exactly as written in the book. The story in Baba’s Vaani is referred from : Shirdi che Sai Baba by Dr. K. B. Gavankar.

There was a lady named Ravu, her in-laws called her Radhe. Baba used to assign names to many devotees which had meaning. You might like to go through pictures of Contemporary devotees of Shirdi Sai Baba which have names of devotees along with the names with which Baba use to call them.

So, Radhe Sai Baba called her Mahali. She had visited numerous dharmik Kshetra (sacred pilgrimage places in India). After coming to Shirdi she stayed there because of her intense love and devotion for Baba.

She was about 75 years old when she visited Shirdi. The villagers thought of her as mad. Her behavior and mode of dressing seemed odd. She was rather short and walked with the help of a stick. Her hair, uncombed, loose and matted. She talked continuously and irrelevantly. She tied two pieces of rags around her feet. With a smile on her face. She would laugh for no apparent reason. She sat wherever she wanted, and often lay on the ground or the road on her back. She addressed every male as ‘Baba’ and female as ‘Aayi’

This Mahali survived on the alms given by the devotees visiting Shirdi. The mode of begging was same. Begging from males she would say, “Baba feed me. I am hungry. Start giving me wages. Look after my welfare.”

The blessing she gave to the benefactor remained the same all the time. She would bless, “You will remain married couple for all your life. You will have 5 grandsons, and my Shai Baba (She called Sai Baba as Shai Baba) will bless you. Give me clothes, start giving me wages O.K.”

Due to scarcity of water in Shirdi in those days, there were no gardens or flowers readily available in Shirdi. Nonetheless, Mahali would wander in forest search for wild flowers and offer them to her Shai Baba. Sometimes with love she would weave garland with these flowers and with overflowing joy from her heart and being, she would offer it to her Shai Baba. Sai Baba would accept this offering of love and would keep her garland around His neck the whole day.

At other times Mahali picked fruits from forest and offered them to Baba. Baba accepted them and ate them. Baba would also call her out and offer her food from His Bhiksha.

Once Sai Baba visited her in her dreams. Mahali was too happy and exited to share her dream with everyone. “Baba came to dream and kissed my cheek and said, “Mahali, I will bless you with spiritual upliftment. I will give you one finger. Whoever is angry with you, i do not associate with them. Mahali, I will give you jewelry and money. 1 rupee, 2 rupees, 5 rupees I will give you henceforth, and I will stay with you.

Then Baba stood in front of me and said, “Keep calling me Shai Baba Shai Baba, at all times, both day and night.”

One more story of Sai Baba story comes to the mind. Once Sai Baba sitting in the Dwarkamai. There were too many people in Dwarkamai and outside seeking His grace, blessings and boon. Plentiful of dishes with variety of food were placed before Baba.

Baba told Shama that Her aayi was waiting outside and could not come near him due to the crowd, to go and bring her near Him. Shama piercing the gathered crowd goes where Sai Baba had pointed. He saw and old lady, too tired in ragged clothes. He respectfully guided and helped her in Dwarkamai in front of Baba. Baba was too pleased to see her. He asked the lady about what she was hiding in her ragged, dirty clothes. The lady reluctantly handed her Lord the chappatis she had. Baba leaving aside all the other dishes, relished the chapatis, as tears of gratitude fell from the old lady’s eyes. Nobody can describe the joy her heart felt. Nobody can describe the love of Baba she felt.

She had traveled long on her feet. With intense love for Baba. The chapatis she carried to offer to Baba, she did not felt right to offer, as it was in very bad condition. For Baba it was the most delicious meal.

Om Sai ! Om Sai ! Om Sai !

You might like to enjoy a Hindi devotional song on the same theme
Vikram Hazra - Kaun Kehate hai Bhagwan Ate Nahin