Chapter-2 - Life of Sai Baba-biography of the great saint of Shirdi (Volume-1)

This is the second book recorded on Sai Baba, this one is 4 volumes)-with Volume -1 being an overview, Volume -2 on The apostles and mission and work; Volume-3 Baba's Lovers and Volume-4 on the teachings). The first book recorded was "The Incredible Sai Baba" by Arthur Osbourne.

The "Life of Sai Baba" is a complete biography of the great master. Next I will record is the Sri Sai Satcharitra, which is not a biography but a series of anecdotes and experiences of those who were direct disciples of the master.

This book is a very challenging read for a non-native Indian language devotee due to various language/pronunciation and word usage reasons.

With Preface by the great yogi saint of Rishikesh, Swami Sivananda and Bio of the author. The material for this book began to be gathered in 1936 and several volumes released in the following years. The four volumes were written over many years and put together through the diligent devotion of Narasimha Swami, a faithful author, apostle and compiler.

Sri Narasimha Swamiji after having "discovered" Sri Sai Baba and presented him to the world. With his initial publicity work about Baba and later publicity by several devotees of Baba within India and across the world, Baba has become known across the world including the smallest countries in different directions. This phenomenon can be easily explained and construed by the fact that Baba, being God-Incarnate is known to, and is being felt by, all people in all the countries. Sri Narasimha (later on popularly ‘ known as Sri Narasimha Swamiji) was born on 21st August, 1874 in an orthodox Brahmin family at Bhavani in Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu. Even though he acquired huge wealth, he was also interested in rendering public service. Two of his children Jayaram and Savitri, who were playing in the garden, accidentally fell into the well and were drowned.

This was a great calamity in his family which gave a serious shock to him in 1921. After this incident, he give up his lucrative legal practice and also withdrew from political and social activities. Meanwhile he had educated the other sons and made them stand on their own legs financially. His surviving daughters Rajalakshmi and Sharadamai had already been married and settled in life decently. He developed detachment from his domestic and worldly affairs. He took up the work connected with the Lakshmi Narayana temple and got it completed.

He then left home in 1925 and went in search of a Sadguru for spiritual pursuit. In his efforts in this direction, he met Jagatguru H. H. Narasimha Bharati who advised him to visit and seek the blessings of Ramana Maharishi in Tiruvannamalai. He accordingly went to Tiruvannamalai and stayed there in one of the caves observing silence for 3 years and concentrated on the study of Vedanta. During his stay in Tiruvannamalai he wrote the biography of Ramana Maharishi under the title “Self Realisation” in English.

Through this book, Ramana Maharishi became known to several people across the country and also in Europe and America. This book resulted in many seekers from Europe and America to flock to Tiruvannamalai. In 1936, he visited the Samadhi of Sai Baba and stood silently watching the Samadhi. It was the happiest period in his life as Baba spoke to him in eloquent silence and bestowed spiritual bliss on him. He expressed utmost joy at that time and also expressed that he got from Baba more than what he could take in spiritual matters. He had thus finally discovered his Sadguru in Saibaba. He also felt that he was living in constant communion with Sai Baba. During 1936 when he visited Shirdi, the following Baba’s devotees were alive at that time for interaction with them. The Swami not only met these devotees in Shirdi and but also traveled to several places to meet the devotees for their experiences.

Till 1936, the number of persons visiting Shirdi was very small, not more than a dozen in number. He decided to carry Baba’s message to all the places in the country by touring every town and village and spreading about Baba’s mission, miracles and messages.

On 19th October, 1956, Swamiji left his mortal coil and merged in Baba. Swamiji’s relentless efforts in popularizing Baba, started bringing innumerable crowds to Shirdi to have darshan of Samadhi Mandir. Swamiji was a blessed and saintly soul, who was thus mysteriously drawn to Samartha Sadguru Sai Baba. He dedicated his entire later life and energies to the task of ceaseless and vigorous propagation of the mission, miracles and messages of Sri Sai Baba across the people throughout India.

If today in India there is hardly a town or city where Sri Shirdi Sai Baba is not known, it is entirely due to the remarkable zeal and selfless service of Narasimha Swamiji and based on his publicity and the books compiled/written by him-which served as the starting point for understanding the greatness of Baba which is being felt now across the world also.

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