Telling the Truth always – part -2 (Baba words)

Khote sanguni bhagena kaj /

Sai Maharaj sarvasakshi //

Chapter 51

(Success is not possible by telling a lie. Sai Baba is omniscient.)

However, there are some instances in Sai Baba’s life, where Sai Baba Himself has told lies.

In Ch. 27, Sai Baba wanted to give one Ramdasi’s Vishnu-Sahasra-Nama (a book, giving a thousand names of Vishnu and held second in importance to Bhagwat Geeta) to His devotee Shama for initiating him in its recitation.

So, He called Ramdasi and told him a lie, that He was suffering from intense stomach-pain and asked him to go to the bazaar and bring some sonamukhi (a mild purgative drug).

When Ramdasi went to bazaar, Sai Baba got up from His seat, picked up the copy of Vishnu-Sahasra-Nama and gave it to Shama-although he was not willing to take it.

Similarly, in Ch. 33 for reaching Udi and Arati urgently for the safe delivery of Nanasaheb Chandorkar’s daughter at Jamner.

Sai Baba Himself look the form of tonga-driver and told a lie to Bapugir, that the tonga and the refreshments also was sent by Nanasaheb Chandorkar himself from Jamner.

Now, how do we interpret such acts?

Firstly, the saints do not have to bear the consequences of their acts – whether good or bad, since the saints do not claim the doership of these acts to themselves.

Secondly, even if such acts are sinful, the saints are prepared to bear their consequences for the sake of their devotees.

In the first instance,

Sai Baba wanted to favor His devotee Shama with some religious practice and hence, He enacted this drama. Normal advice by words would not have been that effective.

In the second instance,

Sai Baba wanted to respond to Nanasaheb Chandorkar’s fervent prayers to save the life of his pregnant daughter Mainatai, who was having severe labour pains and not delivering at Jamner.

In this case, there was urgency to reach Udi and Arati more than 100 miles away and that too in the night.

Hence, not only Baba prompted Bapugir to go to his native place at that odd hour but helped him to reach Jamner from Jalgaon Railway station in a tonga by even speaking all sorts of lies to convince Bapugir.

Thus, saints would do anything to favor their devotees or to help them in their calamities.

Haven’t we heard a number of instances, where saints have taken on themselves serious and painful diseases of their devotees and suffered them willingly!

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