Day - 53- “Om Shri Sai Gunaatheetha Gunaathmane Namaha”

          Shirdi Sai Ashtotramala – Meaning, Meditation and Miracle

      Day - 53- “Om Shri Sai Gunaatheetha Gunaathmane Namaha”

Meaning:

Humble salutation to the one who is the epitome of all Virtues and attribute less.

Meditation:

When we think of an achiever, a person whom we acknowledge as great, we recognise, wonder and appreciate one or more attributes in him or her. We find in them a skill or a quality in super human measure which makes them the achievers they are. In every field of achievement we look for the one who has transcended the normal human limitations and made possible that which was never dreamt of.

When a normal person could not even think of atoms having energy, Einstein found the equation for mass and energy and the world came to know the power of atoms. He is admired as the epitome of intelligence.

 Defying the limitations of human mind and body, when Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norghe stood on Everest the whole world wondered at their spirit of adventure and bravery.

 When we lose ourselves and unite in divinity through the melodious renderings of Saint Thyagarajar’s compositions we think he belongs to a different and elevated level of spiritual development.

All these great qualities converge on Brahmam God or Guru when we think, see and understand that in every field the possibilities are limitless and there is one who has created these great attributes. We see the one who has created atom, the one who has created Everest, the one who has created the sound of music, the Thal, the swaras, is so great we can’t even understand His dimensions. The Brahmam, God or Guru becomes the form of infinity in every virtue or attribute.

Though, Sai Baba looked like a man, three cubits and a half in length, still He dwelt in the hearts of all. Inwardly, He was unattached and indifferent but outwardly, He longed for mass welfare. Though, inwardly, an abode of peace. He looked outwardly restless. Inwardly, He had the state of Brahma, outwardly He seemed engrossed in the world. Sometimes He looked on all with affection and at times He threw stones at them; sometimes He scolded them, while at times He embraced them and was calm, composed, tolerant, and well- balanced.  He always abided and was engrossed in the Self, and was well- disposed towards His Bhaktas. He always sat on one Asan and never travelled. His ‘satka’ was a small stick, which He always carried in His hand. He was calm and thought-free. He never cared for wealth and fame, and lived on alms. Such a life he led. He always uttered “Allah Malik” (God is the real owner). Entire and unbroken was His love for the Bhaktas. He was the mine or store- house for self-knowledge and full of Divine Bliss. Such was the Divine Form of Sai Baba, boundless, endless and undifferentiated. One principle, which envelopes the whole universe (from a stone to Brahma), incarnated in Sai Baba. The really meritorious and fortunate people got this treasure- grove in their hands, while those people, who not knowing the real  worth of Sai Baba, took Him to be a mere human being, were indeed unfortunate.( Shri Sai Satcharita- Ch:10).

He was so simple, was so much just one of us and yet manifested attributes that transcended human limitations of body. Mind, space and time. He is Gunaatheetha Gunaathmane.