Day - 8: “Om Shri Sai Bhoota Vasaya Namaha”.

           Shirdi Sai Ashtotramala – Meaning, Meditation and Miracle

          

                   Day - 8:  “Om Shri Sai Bhoota Vasaya Namaha”.

 

Meaning:

 

My Humble salutation to Him, the  Dweller in all the Pancha Bhutas (Five Elements) - Air, water, fire, Akash (sky) and Earth. 

 

Meditation:

Once, at an evening time there was a terrible storm at Shirdi. Winds began to flow with great force.  In a short time the whole place was flooded with water. All creatures, birds, beasts and men got terribly frightened, and they all flocked to the Masjid for shelter.  So they all prayed to Baba.” Baba – their God, who was fond of their devotion, to intercede and quell the storm. Baba was much moved. He came out and standing at the edge of the Masjid addressed the storm   in a loud and thunderous voice, “Stop, stop your fury and be calm!” In a few minutes, the rains subsided, the winds ceased to blow, and the storm came to a stop. (Shri Sai Satcharita Ch: 11) That was His command over” Air”. 

One Chand Patil lost his horse and was searching for it for two months.
He saw a fakir (Baba) on his way. The Fakir told him that he should search by the bank of the nearby stream. The horse was found there.

Chand Patil thought the fakir was a Holy man with super human powers. (Avalia).

He was asked to have a smoke by the Fakir on his way.  The chillim (pipe) was ready for being smoke, but two things wanted :( 1) fire to light the pipe, and (2) water to wet the chhapi (piece of cloth, through which smoke is drawn up). The Fakir took His prong and thrust it forcibly in to the ground and out came a live ember, which He put on the pipe. Then He dashed the satka on the ground, from where the water began to ooze. The chhapi was wetted with that water, then wrung out and wrapped round the pipe. Thus, everything being complete, the Fakir smoked the chillim and then, gave it also to Chand Patil. (Shri Sai Satcharita Ch: 5).

 Fire and water came to him on His call!

 When the traders refused to donate oil for the lamps in the Masjid, Baba poured water into the empty  oil can, drank it, and spit it again into the container and poured it into the lamps which burnt throughout the night.( Shri Sai Satcharita Ch: 5)

 Megha had a vision of Baba at his room who asked him to draw a Trishul and worship.  Megha came to Baba and asked Baba whether He gave him a vision while he was in bed, in his room. Baba said, “I require no door to enter. I have no form; I always live everywhere”. He travelled across the space and sky unbound. (Shri Sai Satcharita Ch: 28)

To the villagers of the Shirdi who was wondering at the brilliant youth sitting under the Neem tree, God Khandoba (who came on a medium) showed the earth nearby and asked them to dig. They found a puja room, and four lighted lamps still burning! Khandoba said He was there practicing penance for 12 years (Shri Sai Satcharita Ch: 4).

Buried under the Earth, he did penance for 12 years!

Surely, He is Brahman who manifests Himself in five elements, not controlled by them but one who controls them. He is Bhoota Vasaya.