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Sree Sai Samartha
Satcharita
The Life & Teachings of Shirdi Sai
Baba
Translation
Dedicated to
Gurudev Sivanesan Swamiji
of
Shirdi
Sree Sai Baba of Shirdi
Sree Sai Samartha
Satcharita
The Life & Teachings of Shirdi Sai
Baba
the original in Marathi by
Govind Raghunath Dabholkar - Hemadpant
translated in English by
Sai Press India Pvt. Ltd.
C-40, Okhla Industrial Area Phase-II,
New Delhi-110020 (India)
Sree Sai Samartha Satcharita
The Life & Teachings of Shirdi Sai Baba
© 2004, Sai Press India Pvt. Ltd., New
Delhi
All rights are reserved.
First edition Feb. 2004
ISBN No. : 81-7525-443-2
Printed in India
Laserset at
Sai Press India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi
Printed at
Baba Barkha Nath Printers
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Published by
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.
Hemadpant
(Govind R. Dabholkar – Annasaheb)
(The Author of
the original Sree Sai Satcharita in Marathi)
He, by Baba’s grace, had the
privilege to compose, in Marathi, Sree Sai Samartha Satcharita, a Gita for Sai
devotees
Contents
Particulars .
- author of the original ‘Sree Sai
Satcharita’ in Marathi ix-x
- to the first
Marathi edition by Hari Sitaram
alias Kakasaheb Dikshit
- The Invocation
- The Purpose of the Narration relating
to the recounting of the Naming Ceremony
- The Consent given to Write this Book
- The Appearance of Sai Samartha
- The Re-appearance of Sree Sai
- The Narration of the Story of Ram-janam
Celebrations
- The Narration of Various Stories
- The Incarnation of Sai Samarth
- Untitled by Dabholkar
- The Greatness of Sree Sai Samarth
- The Description of Sree Sai’s Greatness
- The Darshan of Ram - Sree Sant Gholap
- The Cure of Bhimaji’s Tuberculosis
- Ruttonji’s Meeting with Sai
- The Story of Cholkar’s Sugar
- The Narration of the Knowledge of Brahman
- The Narration of the Knowledge of Brahman
- Favour that was Bestowed on Me
- Favour that was Bestowed on Me
- The Lesson of the Essence of the Ishavasya
- Bestowing Grace
- Warding Off of Untimely Death
- The Spectacle of the Leela of Guru and
Disciple
- Splendid Humour
- Achieving the Devotee’s Welfare by Granting
What is Desired Deeply
- Prevention
of Epilepsy and Suicide &
Stabilisation of Faith at One’s Own
Guru’s Feet
- Bestowal of Initiation and Grace
- Narration of Visions
- Narration of Stories of Dreams
- Narration of Vows and Other Stories
- The Greatness of Darshan
- Narration of the Guru’s Greatness
- The Power of the Udi
- The Greatness of Udi
Chapter 35- The Erasure of Doubts and Misapprehensions
and the Embellishment of Vibhuti
- The All-Pervasiveness of Sai and the Fulfilment of
His Blessings
- Description of the Chavadi
- Description of the Cooking and the Vessel
- The Discourse on the Essence of the Verse of the
Geeta and the Creation of the Samadhi
Mandir
- The
Narration of the Udyapan Story
- The
Bestowal of Sai’s Grace and Favour
- Leaving
of the Body by Sainath
- Leaving
of the Body by Sainath
- Leaving
of the Body by Sainath
- The
Greatness of the Feet of Sree Guru
- Trip
to Kashi and Gaya; Narration of the Birth of
Goats
- Naration
of Story told by Sree Sai
- Granting
of Favour to Doubting Devotee
- Testing
the Saint and the Control of the Mind
- Removal
of Ignorance
- A
Triad of Stories of Three Devotees
- An
overall view, which summarises the Book
- “Avataranika”
(Epitome)
- by Zarine
Choronological Index of
Events
- by Lt. Col. M.B. Nimbalkar
(Original in Marathi, English translation
by Zarine with adaptation)