Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Different Works Assigned to Devotees

The Lord entrusts different works to different devotees. Some are
given the work of building temples and maths, or ghats (flight of steps)
on rivers; some are made to sing the glories of God; some are sent on
pilgrimages; but to me was allotted the work of writing the Sat Charita.
Being a jack of all trades but master of none, I was quite unqualified for
this job. Then why should I undertake such a difficult job? Who can
describe the true life of Sai Baba? Sai Baba's grace alone can enable one
to accomplish this difficult work. So, when I took up the pen in my
hand, Sai Baba took away my egoism and wrote Himself His stories.
The credit of relating these stories, therefore, goes to Him and not to
me. Though Brahmin by birth, I lacked the two eyes. (i.e. the sight or
vision) of Shruti and Smriti and therefore was not at all capable of writing
the Sat-Charita, but the grace of the Lord makes a dumb man talk,
enables a lame man to cross a mountain. He alone knows the knack of
getting things done as He likes. Neither the flute, nor the harmonium
knows how the sounds are produced. This is the concern of the Player.
The oozing of Chandrakant jewel and the surging of the sea are not due
to the jewel and the sea but to the rise of the moon.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Sai Baba ...

The name we can belive.

seema said...

Sairam , the name which strengthens us