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Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers |
| Author Chandra Bhanu Satpathy | |
| Language: English | |
| Pages: 366 | |
| Cover: PAPERBACK | |
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8.5x5.5 Inch |
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Weight 300 gm |
| Edition: 2024 | |
| ISBN: 9789356998698 | |
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HBR283 |
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SHIRDI SAI
BABA (HENCEFORTH REFERRED TO AS SHIRDI SAI, Sai Baba or simply Baba) has
countless devotees in India and abroad. Within a century of his Mahasamadhi in
1918, the manner in which his spiritual thoughts and deeds propagated is
phenomenal. If a study was to be undertaken, it would reveal that devotees were
drawn to him not due to any organized propaganda, but rather spontaneously due
to his grand personality and irresistible spiritual pull. Baba appealed because
of his kindness, divine powers, simplicity and approachability.
After his
advent in Shirdi, an insignificant village in the Indian state of Maharashtra,
he was noticed as a lonesome spiritual practitioner, meditating in the thickets
of the village. Today, that one-person factor has spread and turned into
millions, in the form of his devotees. The place where he took Mahasamadhi is
today known as the Samadhi Mandir and is visited by about 30,000 devotees on
average per day. The number goes up to a few lakhs on festival days. Many
widely known personalities, such as the presidents and prime ministers of
India, have visited the Samadhi to pay homage to this great saint of India, This
book documents Shirdi Sai's life in a structured and chronological manner to
the extent possible. It uses certain primary sources and documents which were
hitherto unknown, to shed light on some of the presumptions lingering in the
minds of readers on various issues pertaining to Baba. Such documents were
collected and collated by the author over the last three decades from various
sources. The author has taken care to avoid the classical literary style or the
use of oriental and occidental hyperbole. Instead, the book is written in simple
language to bring to the fore Shirdi Sai's divine personality, noble deeds and
philosophy for the easy reckoning of devotees, readers and other researchers.
Hundreds of books have been written on Shirdi Sai Baba in almost all the Indian
languages and some in foreign languages. The first book on him, Shri Sai
Satcharita written in Marathi by Govind Raghunath Dabholkar, was published by
Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi, in 1929. Since then, millions of copies of
the book have been published in different languages. Shri Sai Satcharita has
been used as the main reference book. However, other books/magazines, etc.,
such as Dasganu Maharaj's Bhakta Leela Amrit and Sant Katha Amrit, and
magazines such as Shri Sai Leela and Shri Sainathprabha are also pertinent
sources. Shirdi Sai Baba had a novel way of pulling out his devotees from the
dogmas and prejudices of bigotry and bias. To them, he offered a sense of
reassurance, protection and solace even while playing pranks or joking. Shirdi
Sai's touch, gaze and words had a sudden and magical effect on whosoever met
him. This book tries to fill the gaps in the perception of devotees by
providing a logical and palatable flow of thoughts.
'He appeared in Shirdi, he served the people and he
conquered their hearts.' Sometime in the mid-nineteenth century, a
sixteen-year-old boy arrived in Shirdi, a small village in Maharashtra. Greeted
as 'Sai' by the local priest, Mhalsapati, he began to be addressed by that name
thereafter, and proceeded to touch and transform the lives of millions of his
devotees. Shirdi Sai Baba: An Inspiring Life captures the life of the great
saint in the most comprehensive manner till date. An authoritative scholar on
the subject, who has devoted his life to spreading Shirdi Sai Baba's teachings
throughout the world, Dr Chandra Bhanu Satpathy has delved into rare archives
and intelligence reports from the British Raj, and has interviewed hundreds of
devotees, including direct descendants of Baba's closest disciples, to provide
an objective, factual and comprehensive view of Sai Baba's life. Here is a book
that paints a beautiful portrait of an inspiring biography.
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