Day 3: “Om Shri Sai Krishna Rama Shiva Marutyadi Roopaya Namaha”.

  

Day 3:“Om Shri Sai Krishna Rama Shiva Marutyadi Roopaya Namaha”. 

Meaning:

Shri Sai Baba, the Universal Master, is Absolute Truth. He manifested as Krishna, Rama, Shiva and Maruthi and all other forms of Om.

Meditation:

To the devotee who seeks to identify himself with the Universal self, Brahmam, God or Guru appear in whatever form he wants to see Him. The devotee reaches that level of internal bliss He sees Brahmam, God Guru in any form or every form.  The Guru appears to be Krishna, Guru appears to be Rama, Shiva, Devi, Ganesh or Karthik or another Guru whom he was totally devoted to.

Sudhama in childhood ate grams while Krishna was tired and asleep without giving him. Later, taking a handful of parched rice offered by Sudhama, Krishna banished the poverty from Sudhama’s life. Baba said to Anna Saheb who ate grams at Sunday Market without Baba’s knowledge “(Known as Chana Leela)”Do you remember Me before eating? Am I not always with you? Then do you offer me anything before you eat?”(Shri Sai Satcharita Ch.: 24)

Baba used to give darshan to both believers and non believers in Him as their Ishta Devata. Lord Rama was really seen to be sitting in his place by the faithful lady from Chennai on her way to Benaras and her doubting husband was shown the Omniscient nature of Baba in two dreams, the same night. (Shri Sai Satcharita Ch.29). The doctor who came telling that he will not to bow before Baba, a Muslim, prostrated before him when he saw Lord Rama there! (Shri Sai Satcharita Ch. 12).

 Baba often said that let His man (devotee) be at any distance, a thousand Kos away from Him he will be drawn to Shirdi, like a sparrow, with a thread tied to its feet. Megha a devotee of Lord Shiva was drawn to Baba. When he came to Shirdi he bathed Baba with Godavari water shouting “Har Har Gange”. That night Baba appeared in his conscious asleep gave akshata and asked him to draw a Trident in the wall of Wada. Megha drew the Trident, set up the Pindi (Linga) given by Baba and worshipped till he died. When Megha died Baba placed his hands on the mortal remains and said “This was a true devotee of Mine”. (Shri Sai Satcharita Ch. 28).

Baba took away the (rupee) coin having Ram, Laxman and Sita on one side and Maruthi alone on the other side, offered to him for blessing and return.  He never returned it saying “Shama, take this rupee, let us have it in our store, keep this in your shrine and worship it” (Shri Sai Satcharita Ch. 29).

Strange are the ways of the Omnipotent in showing the forms He manifests before devotees.  

He gave darshan to His devotees as Vitthal, as Ram, as Krishna and as Guru Kaka Puranik.  He is Krishna Rama Shiva Marutyadi Roopaya.