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Ram Vijaya-Chapter 59.

noreply@blogger.com (Manisha.Rautela.Bisht) — Mon, 28 May 2012 03:32:00 +0000

Sairam to all,

Today I am uploading the concluding chapter( 59th)of Ram Vijaya. I would like to thank the Sai sevaks behind this divine task who were inspired by Baba to bring this blessed work for all the devotees. I received a lot of mails thanking for uploading the book as many devotees had deep desire of reading this book and were searching for it for a long time. Many devotees are performing saptah(parayan) of this book by reading each chapter on daily basis and wish to restart their 14 days parayan after the complete book is published in the website .

I am deeply indebted to Jayaram uncle and Sankar Kumar uncle for providing the English and Tamil versions of "Ram Vijaya" for the benefit of all Sai devotees.It is Baba who inspired His these sevak and now we all are blessed to get this divine nectar.

I would also like to let the readers to know that very soon we will publish this complete book in PDF format so that devotees easily can download and print it for their personal use and benefit from the divine blessing of reading or doing 14 days parayan of the revered book "Ram Vijaya".

In the end of the 59th chapter there is a small note by Jayaram uncle and Shankar Kumar uncle and I would like thank them for their kind words, which I lay at the feet of Baba .Baba is the doer and He is the controller .I pray to Baba to shower His blessing on one and all and pray to let His seva continue with same devotion and faith .May Baba bless His sevak who are associated with the website and helping this work progress and grow each day .

Thank you Jayaram Uncle,Sankar Kumar uncle ,Sister Asha latha ,Sister Ramya ,Kowushigan ji and many annonymous devotees who I know personally .

It my humble request to Sai devotees ,if they have any such revered work like Ram Vijaya and other religious books as mentioned in Sai Satcharitra with them ,please do share with us and all the devotees across the globe .Readers are welcome to write their experience of reading Ram Vijaya,views and suggestion below this chapter in comment box .Those who have missed out any chapter can read them by clicking on the link provided below this chapter . Jai Sai Ram.

Ram Vijaya-Chapter 59.

This news having been communicated to Rama, the latter mounted his chariot and personally came to the field of the war with the army of the monkeys. The monkeys threw at the boys mountains, rocks and trees which they broke with their weapons and killed many monkey-warriors, and some monkeys fled for fear of life.
At this time Maruti jumped into the air to lift up the boys with his tail but Kusha, perceiving his intention, let off a power ful arrow at him, which struck the monkey and brought him down. Kusha loudly said " Oh ! ugly monkey. You destroyed the Asoka forest but here you cannot do any thing. The throwing of stones and mountains at demons was not a war. There is no Dronagiri here. You jumped over the sea and burnt Lanka. There is nothing like that here."

In the meantime, Sugriva threw trees at the boys but Laliu cut them off, and made Sngriva, Nila,- Jambuyant,- Angad and Maruti and other monkeys insensible.

Looking at this defeat Rama let off arows at the two boys which the latter cut off and let off innumerable arrows, which scattered throughout the sky without hurting Rama. Looking at the bravery of the boys Rama asked, "Children of the Rishis, listen to me, I shall give you what you want. I shall give you a cow, which will give you milk. I am pleased with you and will give you whatever you want."

" We want nothing from you," replied the boys, " but on the contrary we will give you whatever you want. You can enjoy your own wealth. We have heard enough of you. You are such a heartless and cruel man that no one like you can be found on this earth. Sita, an innocent woman of virtue, you left alone in the forest. This is most wicked on yonr part "

Listening to what they had said, Rama was moved with affection for them and thought of stroking their heads with tenderness. But the boys told him to continue fighting with them. " Just tell me," said Rama, " Who you are, who your parents are, which guru gave, you education, who taught you dhanur-vidya, science, arts and mantras?"

The boys heartily laughed and said, " This man does not feel for his brothers. He wants us to tell him stories. Sir, first fight with us and then ask us stories. You have killed Havana and done many brave acts. Now let us see a little of it. We shall never allow you to depart from this place without fighting with us. If you cannot fight with us, return home quietly or be a sanyasi [Ascetic], because you have neither wife, nor children."

Rama asked, " Tell me who you are, and then 1 shall fight with you. In the meantime, a voice in the sky said, " Rama, do not fight. The boys are your sons." As soon as Rama heard what the voice had said,
he fell down insensible. Kusha came up to him and, taking off his mugut, put it on his own head. Lahu stripped Lakshuman of his ornaments and wore them himself. Having done this, they mounted the chariot of Rama and tying up Maruti, Sugriva, Angad, Jambuvant and other monkeys to the chariot for the amusement of their mother, drove to their abode.

They told Sita that they had made Rama and his brothers insensible in the field of war and killed all their warriors. " Here are the monkeys," said they, " we have brought for your amusement." Sita knew them and did not come out, because they might feel ashamed of their state. She said to her sons, " Let the monkeys go away. We shall never keep them here." The boys then went arid untied them. The monkeys came and informed Rama of what they had seen.

In the meantime, Valmika returned from Patal ; and, having been informed of what had happened, he went and brought all the warriors to life by sprinkling water over them from his Kamandalu [The water pot used by an ascetic and religious student]. The Rishi then gave the two boys and Sita in charge of Rama, who heartily embraced them. Shortly after, Rama took leave of Valmika and returned to Ayodya with his sons and completed the ashwamedha.

THE END.

Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram!

NOTE:1

My sincere thanks to Samartha Sadhguru Sri Sainath for showering HIS Grace to complete the translation of this great epic. I cannot thank enough Manisha'ji and Jayaraman'ji for their zeal in bringing this out on a regular basis and to all the Sai devotees who patiently read this charitra.
Sankar Kumar.

Sri Sachchiudhanandha Sathguru Sainath Maharaj ki Jai!
Om Sairam.
Subh Mangal.

NOTE:2

Kudos Shri Sankarkumar and Manisha

There is a saying in Tamil. ‘More you dig a gold mine, more that you get gold’. This is an apt adage that flashed in my mind when I was uploading Shri Sankarkumar’s translated work of Rama Vijaya. In this connection I would like to unravel an interesting background before I compliment Shri Sankarkumar and Manisha.

Shri Sankarkumar’s entry into this blogger was as accidental as that of mine. In the year 2009, I accidentally fell into the net of energetic house wife Manisha who was in Tanzania . She was maintaining three Sai Baba sites in English, and with an intention to peacefully spend my retired life, I expressed my desire to get the Sai experiences translated into Tamil for her blogger. I approached her on 7th Sep 2009 by Email. In few days I was imprisoned into Sai word by Manisha, our daughter like sweet girl, (as me and my wife affectionately call her) and from then on she quite often interacted with me and discussed the contents and others aspects of the Tamil blogger and one fine morning quickly and quietly she inaugurated the Tamil Blogger which carried my translated articles taken from Sai Services. It began with the biography of Pujyashri Narasimma Swamiji.

In a short span of time the new Tamil blogger took off and continued its journey in full stream with several translated articles appearing in the Tamil blogger to match the contents of the English version. Nearly three years passed and to our satisfaction the Tamil blogger got well established. I still remember in one of the phone calls Manisha revealed that initially when she decided to commence the Tamil blogger, she was discouraged by her friends stating that the new venture may not last long. But Manisha’s determination prevailed over their fears due to her faith on Sai. She left everything on the shoulder of Sai himself and commenced the journey with my translated articles, though we never knew each other and communicated only by net.

Later some months, she would often comment that it was the previous birth bond that brought us close to each other as ordained by Sai Baba. It was his game plan, she would happily express. I was amazed to see the extent of her abundant faith on Sai Maharaj. Truly she must be a blessed soul of Baba, lest her adventure would have been a fiasco for having reposed faith on a retired person of my sort, who was totally a stranger and opened up a Tamil site! Amazing is word short for her determination and faith.

As the years passed, Baba's work bought a close bond , she become member of our family, and at one point of time my morale fell low due to several personal problems and I realized that I was mismatch to her speed and zeal in publishing Baba’s work and quietly started looking for a shadow to replace me. As blessing in disguise, at the end of 2011, Shri Sankarkumar, a doctor by profession from U.S, voluntarily came forward to offer his services for the same noble cause, and I wasted no time in netting him. At that time I never realized that he was indeed a gold mine sent by Sai himself to propagate his leelas.

Divine always act in blitzkrieg, so was Sai by sending Shi Sankarkumar at an appropriate time for unknown cause. Folowed Shri. Sankarkumar soon Mrs Ramya, also a house wife from U.S joined our team by offering her service. Soon I found her in no way lagging in any aspect and was freely able to run back with us!! Thus a team of three worked together to translate the Sai services into Tamil, still limping to match Manisha’s blogger.

All of us interacted only through net with Manisha kept informed of their services time and again. The translated work in Tamil creped into the Sai blogger, and one fine morning Shri Sankarkumar called me up on telephone expressing desire to meet me in person when he visited Bangalore. I had no hesitation in meeting him and when we met, I was surprised to find that though he too was as old as me, much attached with Tamil and aggressive in futuristic thoughts on this blogger than my shelled views.
We talked on several subjects and in the midst of discussion he explained in brief the significance of ‘Rama Vijaya’ and desired to translate the work in Tamil for the Sai Blogger if I agreed.

Who am I to agree when Sai desired something of that sort and quite possibly Shri Sankarkumar would have been sent for such a cause to happen? However, propriety demanded that I contact Manisha to seek her approval as the site was hers and she happily agreed to the proposal in no time by shooting back the mail of acceptance, but with a rider as request. It should be simultaneously published in English version too commencing from Rama Navami.

Shri Sankarkumar worked in jet speed and delivered over ten chapters- both in English and in Tamil- in advance followed with few sets in regular intervals so that on any account the continuity do not break. I was told that the Rama Vijaya has to be read in one go, one chapter a day without a break to get the grace of Baba. Hence the arrangement. The Rama Vijaya was simultaneously uploaded in both English and Tamil blogs beginning from Rama Navami. Manisha is honest when she commented in her introductory message- ‘’It gives me immense joy in sharing , for the first time ,one of the most divine and revered book of our Hindu Religion “Ram Vijaya” through this blessed site of Baba’’

Sai Baba’s grace has been experienced by many, some of which remained personal to some but not revealed to others for inexplicable reasons. Though Sai was an ocean of grace, it is not difficult to reach him as it is not like climbing on Himalayas. He is omnipresent and radiates his grace of special kind through some medium, as is presently witnessed through the publication of Rama Vijaya. I must unhesitatingly mention on record, with heartfelt happiness that this sacred book ‘Rama Vijaya’ to our knowledge has not been published in any blogger or website in any language till now.

Kudos to both Manisha and Shri Sankarkumar for reaching out this Sacred book to Baba’s devotees around the world.I am happy that I played the part of a squirrel between Manisha and Sankarkumar who is gold from the gold mine in getting this sacred book translated for the benefit of wider audience through Manisha’s Blogger. I hope I may be allowed to interject here a deeply felt tribute to both of them for this wonderful act, which will bestow ocean of happiness to true Sai devotees, especially to that of Tamil origin around the world, which is fascinating and believable in its own right.

I take privilege to nickname Shri Sankarkumar as ‘Saisanku’ i.e ‘Sai+ Sankarkumar’. Sanku means Conch. Since he played the part of a conch in propagating the ideals of Shirdi Sai Baba he deserves to be nicknamed as ‘Saisanku’.May Sai bless Manisha, Ramya and Shri. Sankarkumar for continuing their journey by propagating the hereto unknown treasures of Shirdi Sai Baba, in the same manner and zeal as they have rightly done now. In the coming years let us all hope that we get more such treasures in the Sai sites of Manisha through ‘Saisanku’ and Baba willing more and more dark horses which may emerge at appropriate time .

‘Men may come and men may go, but the river flows on for ever’ is the best message one can give for Manisha’s Sai service blogger in Tamil. My best wishes to her in all her endeavors.
Santhipriya
(N.R.Jayaraman)

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Ram Vijaya-Chapter 58.

noreply@blogger.com (Manisha.Rautela.Bisht) — Sun, 27 May 2012 04:18:00 +0000

Dear all

Here is chapter-58 from the book Ram Vijaya. Readers who have missed out any chapter can read them by clicking on the link provided below this chapter . Jai Sai Ram.

Ram Vijaya-Chapter 58.

" What is the name of your father ? asked Lakshuman. " Why do you want to know it ?" replied Lahu. " Come on, let us now fight." So saying he let of one arrow and threw Lakshuman with his chariot into the sky, which turned in the air and came down on the ground. Lakshuman mounted another chariot and continued letting off arrows at Lahu, which the latter cut off one after another in the twinkle of an eye.

Lakshuman then let off an arrow, which produced kotis of gadas, when Lahu made use of the mantra given hy Valmika, which produced koits of f chakras and out off the gadas. Lakshuman then let off a mountain-weapon, which produced mountains but Lahu broke them with the diamonds produced by a diamond-weapon.

Thus Lakshuman tried his utmost to kill Lahu with his arrows but he could not overcome the boy, when the latter said to him, " Why have you stopped now ? If your arrows are finished, go back and call your Rama."

Lakshuman did not reply to what Lahu had said, and indignantly let off arrows at Lahu, when the latter let off a melody-weapon, which produced melodious sounds and charmed Lakshuman, who was an incarnation of the serpent, Shesha. Lakshuman,. having been charmed with the melodious sounds, ceased to fight And began to nod his head with mirth.

Kalajit surrounded Kusha with his troops but the latter killed them all and joined his brother. Rama was about to send Bharat with more troops to re-enforce the army of Lakshuman with instructions to Lakshuman that they should put upon the boys a fascination-weapon and, seizing the two boys, bring them to him alive, so that their mother might not cry for them. But in the mean time, a few wounded warriors went and informed Rama that Lakshuman had fallen in the field of war with Kalajit and all the warriors commanded by him. Rama, hearing this, grieved much for Lakshuman and immediately despatch
ed Maruti and Bharat with more warriors.

When Bharat saw the boys just like Rama, he said to Maruti, " There is no doubt that the boys are sons of Rama." "I should think so", replied Maruti. Lahu and Kusha saw them whisper to each other and said, " No doubt they will engage us in conversation and take the shamakarna from us."

Kusha told Lahu to watch the horse and he himself came up to Bharat and asked him, " You are, I suppose, elder than Lakshuman. Are you not ? You seem to be a brave soldier." " Just tell me what is your name, who your parents are, and tell me with whom you fought before ?" said Bharat.

" My name is Kusha," replied the child.

" Depart from this place," continued Bharat, " and tell your mother that I have spared your life." " I think, Rama has sent you here to capture us," said Kusha. " I now tell you; either fight with me or depart from this place as soon as you can. 1 do not pursue you. Just go and get your Rama here."

Bharat got enraged and let off various arrows and weapons at Kusha, which the latter cut off very easily. At last he let off a diamond-weapon at Maruti, and made him insensible.

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Ram Vijaya-Chapter 57.

noreply@blogger.com (Manisha.Rautela.Bisht) — Sat, 26 May 2012 11:38:00 +0000

Dear all

Here is chapter-57 from the book Ram Vijaya. Readers who have missed out any chapter can read them by clicking on the link provided below this chapter . Jai Sai Ram.

Ram Vijaya-Chapter 57.

In the meantime, Kusha returned from the forest and asked his mother where his brother was, when she, with tears in her eyes, informed him of what had happened to Lahu. As soon as he was informed of the fate of his brother, he took up his bow and arrow and ran after Shatrughna and the other warriors. Kusha called out and said, " Who are you, thieves. Where are you going to take the stolen thing ?" So saying he let off arrows at the army of Shatrughna,

The latter [Shatrugna] turned round and loudly said, " Child, I shall immediately seize and carry you off with us. So saying Shatrughna let off ten arrows at Kusha, which the latter cut off and broke the chariot and killed the four horses of the former with nine arrows ; and with three arrows his helmet and chap * were broken. Shatrughna fell on the ground and combated with Kusha, when the latter let off two arrows and cut off his two hands ; and at the same time his head was cut off with another arrow.

On the fall of Shatrughna his brother, ]S T agendranath, let off twenty arrows at the boy but the latter broke off the arrows with one arrow and cut off the head of Nagendranath with an arrow of the size of the half moon. Having done this, he continued the letting off arrows at the warriors, who could not overcome Kusha. The boy killed many billions of warriors and all the kings who had submitted to Rama. Kusha then went and searched his brother, whom he found in the chariot of Shatrughna. He was insensible. Kusha brought him to senses and embraced him affectionately.

Lahu said, " Let us now go home with the shamakarna." " I am sure, many other warriors will come here to fight with us," replied Kusha. " It is not safe to return home. Let us kill all who will come here to take the horse, and then return home."

A few wounded warriors went and informed Rama that Shatrughna and six billions of the warriors were killed by two small boys of a Rishi. Rama was alarmed at the news and immediately despatched Lakshuman with a large army to the seat of the war. He, looking at the beautiful boys of the age of twelve years, was greatly surprised at their bravery. The warriors said, " Capture, capture the boys. Where will they go now ?"

The boys prayed to the sun, who was pleased with them and presented them with a successful weapon, which Lahu took up and attacked the warriors of Lakshuman and killed a large number of them, when Lakshuman said to Kalajit, " As long as the two boys stand, together, nobody can overcome them. Let us, therefore, separate them both and seize them." So saying Lakshuman separated the boys with the assistance of all his warriors but Lahn let off one arrow, which produced kotis of arrows and killed the warriors.

Finding Lakshuman in a bad position a demon called Rudhi, a great friend of Rama, jumping into the air, came down where Lahu was standing, and snatched the weapon from his hands and flew like a bird, when Lahu also flew with him and, seizing the demon by his hair and turning him like a wheel, flung him down and instantly killed him.

Lakshuman, got enraged and let off at the two boys five arrows as powerful as lightning, which Lahu cut off in a minute. Lahu said to Lakshuman, " You formerly killed Indrajit. Let me see your valour now. You fasted for fourteen years. No doubt you must have now rest and I shall just give it to you."

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Ram Vijaya-Chapter 56..

noreply@blogger.com (Manisha.Rautela.Bisht) — Fri, 25 May 2012 09:24:00 +0000

Dear all

Here is chapter-56 from the book Ram Vijaya. Readers who have missed out any chapter can read them by clicking on the link provided below this chapter . Jai Sai Ram.

Ram Vijaya-Chapter 56.

In the meantime, some of the warriors came there and, looking at the children of the Rishis, said, " Who are you ? Who has tied up the horse to the plaatain-tree ?" "We do not know anything about it," replied the children. " There stands the boy who has tied up the horse to the tree and he will tell you why he has done so." In the meantime, Shatraghna and all other warriors reached there.

Looking at the tenderness of Lahu they coaxed him and went to untie the horse, when the former loudly exclaimed, " I did capture the horse. I stand here to fight with you. Who is your Rama ? Go and tell him that I am ready to fight with him. You say that I am a child but I will kill you. all and put down your pride."

The warriors said to them selves, " It is unbecoming on our part to fight with these tender boys. All the kings will laugh at us,, if we fight with them. It is far better to untie the horse and walk quietly." So saying all the warriors went to untie the animal, when Lahu let off arrows and cut off the hands of those who went to untie the horse. All the six billions of warriors at once rushed upon the boy, who let off arrows and defeated them with heavy loss.

Then Shatrughna drove his chariot but there was no room to move it, as there were heaps of the corpses of the warriors killed by Lahu. He however pushed aside the corpses and went where the boy was standing. Finding him just like Rama, he asked him, " Whose child you are ? You have killed all my warriors. I shall now severely punish you."

" Very well, I shall see how you will save your life now, replied Lahu. Shatrughna got enraged and let off an arrow at the boy, who cut it off in no time. He then let off many arrows which Lahu cut off and struck the for mer with his arrows. At last he threw at Lahu the deadly arrow given by Kama to him for use in difficulty, when Lahu said, " I do not know how to cut off this, arrow. Kusha has a knowledge of it. If he had not gone to the forest for kandamuls, he would have cut it off. Lahu however let off a fiery arrow and cut off a part of the deadly arrow but the remaining half of it struck the boy ; and consequently he fell insensible on the ground.

Shatrughna was moved, and having gone near the boy, looked at him attentively. He resembled Rama, Shatrughna applied water to his eyes and brought to his senses ; and in order to show him to Kama he put him into his chariot and proceeded further with the shamakarna.

The children ran and informed Sitaof the fate of her son, Lahu, when she fainted and, coining to herself, violently cried. She exclaimed with grief, " I am helpless and very unfortunate. Which heartless man has seized my child ? ! My son, thou art tender. Thou must have been wounded. Thy eyes must have been broken by the arrows of the enemy. My children are too young. They live upon kandamuls and how will they be strong enough to fight with warriors ? Those who raise a weapon against a child, are not Kshatriyas. How is it that nobody felt pity at the child ? Who has carried off the little wealth I had ? Who has carried off the stick of a blind and lame woman ? If my father, Valmika, were here, he would go to his rescue, but unfortunately he has gone to patal. Kusha has also gone to the forest, what shall I do now ? Who will get my son back."

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Experiences Of Devotees At Shivamma Thayee's Roopen Agrahara Temple- Bangalore.

noreply@blogger.com (Manisha.Rautela.Bisht) — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:48:00 +0000

Sairam ,
Happy Baba's day to all,
Todays post is very special as it narrates the experiences of devotees who visited Roopen Agrahara Shirdi Sai Baba Temple constructed by Shivamma Thayee in Bangalore. Before reading the experiences of devotees I would like to bring to attention of devotees that :

Roopen Agrahara Sai Baba's temple constructed by Shivamma Thayee has celebrated its 43rd Anniversary on 22nd May and on 29th May which is coming week on Tuesday is Shivamma Thayee's birthday .

Devotee who wish to visit the temple or get further details of the events can contact the priest directly on his mobile .The mobile number of priest and other details are provided at the end of this post .It is a blessing to read experiences witnessed by devotees in this temple . Jai Sai Ram .

Sairam Didi,
I wanted to share another miracle which happened one year back. Well, this is about the temple which you have already mentioned in your Temple website, "Shivamma Thayee Temple at Bangalore".

Also, here is the combined experience of a few of us.

I was driving in a car with my family, May 2011. The date was 27th if I am not wrong. We were proceeding Southwards. But as we were reaching to a destination nearby Bangalore, from where we had to take a diversion, further, i was impelled by a strong sense, to get down and proceed to Bangalore alone, while my family would continue their travel. When i announced my plan, they were little taken in by shock.

My family is of the conservative type and they are very protective. Somehow, in practical sense, it would have never worked, they allowing me to leave mid way on my own. But, a real miracle it was, that it happened. I boarded a bus and sat by myself, wondering still, if it was real, as what was happening - me being so strong to go to Bangalore and they letting me go, though it was after a long battle that lasted for almost 30-45 minutes.

I am a little allergic to bus travel and was as such feeling sick, I just wished the seat beside mine, just be left unoccupied as I felt, I needed that as well, to seat myself and my bags with me, comfortably. To my real surprise, that seat remained unoccupied, though there were many getting in and who remained, standing.

As we crossed Electronic city and proceeded towards silk board, I had a sudden vision, while my eyes remained closed. It was a vision of our beloved Baba with blessing hand, in His white kafni. I was thrilled, I woke up and was more than ever convinced, okay, this was His divine hand that made me travel to Bangalore now.

I was aware that in a day/two, the temple's anniversary/birthday celebrations of Shivamma Thayee were to commence with a Naam Sapthaha (7 day ceaseless chanting of Baba's taraka mantra - Om Sai Sri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai"). -&; Well, to get into little detail about this, let me share this -

One lazy afternoon, my friend and myself were casually talking as we were reading a book on Baba. A thought suddenly struck us. It is surprising to note that the same thought has truck both of us, though that had no connection to the context our conversations were traversing. A few days prior to that, an Australian had visited and, we had accompanied her to Shivamma thayee temple (itseems, every time she visits India, she would visit that temple if she happened to visit bangalore). But that was forgotten after that.

It occurred to my friend, that something ought to be done at Shivamma Thayee temple.. Almost the same time, I had a thought that a Nam Sapthaha had to take place.. Felt that strongly, but was not sure of the place. It was a big surprise to both of us, when we spoke about it. As one's thought, seemed to offer solution to another.

We did not think much about it, and after a minute, we resumed our reading. We were reading different books and almost exactly, the same moment, I looked into the book i was reading, I came across this passage where Shivamma Thayee's name was mentioned. That book was a book on Baba and His Devotees. I was pleasantly surprised at the linking of events and casually turned over the pages. Imagine, our surprise, when the passage where we landed read, Baba encouraging all to chant God's name and someone talking about the greatness of chanting His name.

We were clear, by then, that it was not a casual or random thought that crossed us, but a direct inspiration from Baba and that the name of the temple too, was a clear direction.

We took it as His command and decided to work on that.

We spoke to one of the uncles, who has built several Baba temples and he readily agreed to help in all that was needed. We went the next day, met the priests of Shivamma Thayee temple and told them the plan. The priests were surprised too and told, that Shivamma Thayee always loved to chant the name of Baba and she encouraged such nama japas and always insisted to do the same. In fact the priests were planning to conduct too, but due to lack of support they were not able to. This is what they said. Our surprise knew no bounds.

We were even more surprised, when the priests said, that the temple's 42nd anniversary was due in another 15 days and a week after the anniversary, Shivamma Thayee's birthday celebrations were due as well. The timing seemed perfect!

We spoke to the uncle and with his help and the support of devotees, provisions were arranged and financial aid was acquired too. A troop was called to chant in the night times. A troop for a few hours in the day as well.

With all this done, the 1st day started, all of us were excited, everything went on well. We had arranged 2 cushions, soft and big, one for His seat and the other for Him to lean. The temple there, has a structure with small grills, around the sanctum sanctorum, quite resembling the grills at Dwarakamyee in Shirdi where Baba used to rest His Hands on. We placed the cushion almost at the corner.

About night time, we all left the premises and were returning, leaving the troop that was called to stay for the night.

While returning, we were about a gang of friends, when one causally mentioned, "we have left the troop to chant His name and we are returning. It shouldn't be that they are chanting because they were asked to chant. Then there is no point in the nam saptha at all." As he said this, it occurred to me "Oh, no. At least one of us should have stayed". The sense of repentance then grew so high in us that the next day, 2 of us decided to stay. Others in our group were too concerned and they asked us not to. But nothing mattered, HE is seated and that is all that matters.

So, the 2nd day, we spent most of our time there and as night was drawing near, our friends had convinced us to not stay there and that, we could go to our homes and take rest. I was not ready for this, but due to the repeated pleas of friends, had to consent. As we were planning to leave, a sudden downpour of rains started. It was pouring like cats and dogs, all of us were stranded. We were still within the temple complex, while inside the main temple, blissfully the chanting of Om Sai Sri Sai continued blissfully. It continued pouring and there were several devotees even at that late hour. I went inside the main shrine and knelt by the floor, near the corner, where we had placed the cushions with His photo on.

I silently told Baba, "I would stay here the whole night. I would like to." Almost immediately, the torrents of rainfall stopped, lightening and thunder were no more. People might call this an exaggeration, but this is what that happened. Until then, the noise of the wind and rains and continuous lightening and thunder were heard. While on the other hand, the nama japa went on to the accompaniment of drums, grandly. It was really like some divine hand had turned off a switch, that the rains had stopped so suddenly, just as it came.

Now, none could stop me. I was firm, when i said that I am staying that night there and that none can stop me and that it was Baba's clear command to me.

Seeing my, stubborn decision, my friends gave up and a few of them left, while certain other girls chose to stay along and participate in the chanting.

As time advanced and we were well into the depth of night, a sudden unwanted thought gripped me.

This is a temple fine, but beneath this temple is the Samadhi of Shivamma Thayee. The sudden thought of being on a floor above the Samadhi, created some uneasiness in my mind that some fear gripped me.

There were other girls and some elderly ladies as well. Still, this uneasiness crept within. I just leaned on a chair, trying to close my eyes. Then on the ceiling, i held a vision of Baba with His blessing hands. I was awestruck.

It continued, as if wherever I was gazing, on the walls, window panes, where ever I looked, I felt I was seeing Baba. I had not slept, this was not a dream. I was very much conscious, which just my eyes closed.

Well, this sense of supreme security calmed me and I joyfully joined the others in the chanting. The next morning, around 6:00 a.m, we all left for our homes as the male devotees started to come. We all girls who stayed were all very happy, feeling high in spirits. As we all walked back, we had decided that the remaining nights too, we all would sit and chant there, to experience the bliss of hearing His name again and again :-)

Well, i would like to share another miracle on the same 2nd chanting.

It was just before evening arathi. I was just inspired to tell my friends that we could light lots of lamps as Baba had them lit at Dwarakamayee. Some said, it might not be a good idea as lack of proper space and the mud lamps were all dumped in a sack cloth behind the main temple, retrieving and cleaning them was a task. But a few of us were insistent and excited at this, that we set out and got all the numerous lamps cleaned and arranged. They were arranged all around the sanctum. A photo of the same is attached here.

We all began to light the lamps, one by one.. and just as we completed lighting the last lamp in the row, the exact second, power went off. There was power cut that very instant. Alas, our temple shrine was glowing the light of lamps, while people were chanting in their loudest of voices Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai, while a couple of them were devotedly playing the drums in tune and the priest stepped in and waved the arati. It was an hour of bliss, pure bliss.

As if the power cut was well known to Baba and to let the light spread across, He inspired us to light the lamps.. everything was wonderful as if well planned.

Jai Sai Ram.

That very night is another beautiful experience.

It was past twelve. The ususal crowd of devotees had left and only we, friends and the aged ladies and the elderly men playing drums were chanting. Time was gliding slowly, The temple's main door was kept opened, but the inner hall, where the Sanctum is and where we were all chanting, this door was partially closed.

It has to be also shamefully confessed here, that though we were all there, most of the time and many others were there too. We had not fed Baba, the customary naivedya, etc. (Note: The priests only had to manage the cooking. There was a north indian elderly couple who came with their two sons, and that aunty helped the priests cook the food, and the entire family was helping in buying groceries, having veegtables cut, etc, while that aunty prepared food.

As the Sapthaha progressed, soon, the other lady devotees too joined in the cooking.)

The daily arati was shown by the priest as per timings and routine but, we had not offered Him anything, which we had not realised too. A sudden voice was heard, "I am hungry. Feed me." It was almost mid night. There were a packet of biscuits, sweet boxes and some namkeen, brought by devotees to offer Baba. We had just opened these and fed Baba, when one of us was inspired to go and open the door. As soon as the door was opened, a dog was standing just there, so close to the door, as if waiting for the door to be opened.

Suddenly by inspiration, she took and fed the packet of biscuit to that Atma. He ate well and fast. Soo, another biscuit was opened and given, that was also consumed in no time. Like this, eleven packets of biscuits were opened and offered, all were eaten. He must have been very hungry we thought. Later it was realized, oh yes, that voice was heard well and we were taking the sweets and feeding His picture, thinking He is going to eat them. Here, He was reminding the chapter in which Mrs.Tarkhad fed a hungry dog in Sai Sat Charita. He was reminding us of the same by giving a practical lesson.

We were simply blown over by the subtle happenings there, rewarding to us, spiritually enriching us, as there were soo many instances like this, where Baba's presence was beautifully revealed to us, in subtle but powerful ways.

May 31st 2011.

It was the 3rd day of chanting, everything went on very well. Many devotees kept coming and the crowd was more than what we imagined. The temple compound also has a school begun by Shivamma Thayee. The students of the school, ranging from age 3 to 15, many had assembled during the day. They all joined in the chanting and were very reluctant to leave the premises. Many students, younger kids, seemed to have had blessed visions and experiences during the 7-day programme. We are just noting down here that happend to our close circle of friends.

One girl who was taking care of the prasad distribution during the day, was saying that she got nervous and confused seeing the crowd and the number of kids who came, as she wondered if it would ever suffice. She felt Baba directly tell her, it is He who is giving and that she need not get scared.

Another girl who was minding the children especially, making them sit in order and managing the crowd as well, at some point was getting tensed over the continuous coming of devotees, felt Baba tell her, "Anything you do, is Me who is doing through you and it is not you. So take no worries."

This was a reminder for all of us, that HE alone is the doer and the unnecessary ego was cropped in us was cut as well.

We only felt fortunate to have offered our time and selves to be present at the glorious Nam Sapthaha.
The piano can take no credit, it all goes to the pianist.

There is a picture of Shivamma Thayee, in smiling posture hung to the pillar, on the left of the sanctum.

Towards, early dawn around 3:00 a.m, I was witness to an extrordinary spectacle. The lips of Shivamma Thayee seemed moving, clearly, continuously to the name, as the troop kept chanting with excellent drums. It was very electrifying. She was literally chanting too, Om Sai Sri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai. This was not just 1ST time i observed, but several times that time.

However, the next day when we tried to observe, we could not see such a spectacle.

Like these, we experienced several miracles, in those 7 days.

On the 8th day morning, (i.e., the conclusion day, as it would sum upto 7 days), a person came slowly walking to the main shrine where the chanting was going on. He was wearing a white cloth over His head and wore a white robe with a white dhothi i guess. He had a long beard. He then sat for a while, sat on a tiny, dilapidated parapet on the floor, opposite to the hall, where Shivamma Thayee installed and worshipped Baba and stepped out. As nam japa became very intense with the closing of the 7-day event, numerous devotees kept coming and all of us got involved in chanting.

Around 10:30 a.m, the sapthaha concluded very grandly with the arati. the devotees then took Baba's picture on a palaki to go on procession around the neighbouring areas. Most of the devotees had left the premises, then we noticed, the same person in the white dress, seated on the floor outside the hall, the place where Shivamma Thayee installed and worshipped Baba's silver murthy. We approached that aunty and requested her to offer food to Him, as they were all very busy and might not have noticed. That aunty was ready, however the other ladies there, felt that they should wait, for the Palaki to return from prcoession and after feeding Baba, would they start feeding all. But, who knows.. in which form our Lord comes.. So, finally alll agreed, and happily fed the Chakra Pongal (Sweet Pongal) and other flavored rice and curd rice, to the Person who came.

I don’t know it never occurred to pen these down the last 1 year. This year, I had made 2 visits to Bangalore, especially to check with the priests about this year’s Nam Sapthaha. Since it started 1 year, (we know, without HIS will it would not have started). As we also came to know that Shivamma Thayee liked and encouraged and infact was very eager about Nam Sapthahas, we as devotees of Baba, should also volunteer to make the same happen.

When I visited the first time, I asked the priest since the date is approaching this year, shall we all do it, as it had started 1 year, let it continue forever. The priest was enthusiastic, but his brother, who is also a priest was saying that they got to wait for the renovation to get over, before plannig this. Hence, I just left it and came, thinking, let Baba make it happen.

The second time, I visited along with my friends, a couple of weeks back. To our happiness, the renovation seemed complete. But again the priests seemed hesitant. i do not know the reason why. However, he says, they wanted to raise a compound and after that, they could think of this. I feel, since the compound work has not strated also, why not, let us start this wonderful event.

REQUEST:

I leave it to the devotees who read this blog, to make their attemps to continue the course of this event. Of course, it is HE who has to make it happen, but again, where there is utmost interest and devotion, He does not wait to make it happen.

Another request I would like to leave through this blog here - The temple also comprises of a third building, the Chavadi. Here, they have a huge portrait of Baba in the Dwarakamayi pose, where Baba seems young, youthful, Divine. I have not seen this face of His anywhere. The Chavadi seems a beautiful place. But, one sad thing, we noticed is, just opposite to the chavadi, there are heaps and heaps of garbage, which the residents of the ashram have deposited.

It is difficult for ONE person to do the cleaning job, but if 20 of us join hands, would it not get cleared!! My friend was saying, let us start. But we definitely need support. People who want to volunteer, please come forward. You may contact us through Manisha Didi.(E-mail :shirdisaibabakripa@yahoo.com )

Also, there is a separate shed, which houses a beautiful, very tall, Temple Car. (Ratha). It is painted in bright colors. I heard, Shivamma Thayee got it done, as it was her interest to make our Lord Baba, be seated in that and taken in procession. But, this holy mother having left her body, is it not our duty to fulfill her wish and feast our eyes too, seeing our Baba in that chariot. Not just that, the simple folks staying in the neighborhood would all be joyous to witness this.

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Shirdi Sai Baba's Grace-Experience Of Sai Devotees-Part 43

noreply@blogger.com (Manisha.Rautela.Bisht) — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:38:00 +0000

Sairam ,
Happy Baba's day to all,
Today we shall be going through few more experiences of devotees as shared with all of us .Jai Sai Ram .

Sai's Blessing On Me And My Family:

Dear Manisha,

Sairam, How are you doing ? If you see the mail below, I had consulted regarding my problem. I feel at utmost happniess in sharing Sai blessing for me. I consider it as a boon given to me by my Sai.

Please read my mail and kindly publish it as Sai's blessing for me.

Thank you for guiding me in the right direction and strengthening my faith. Please do not publish my mail id. Please edit whereever you feel so.

Dear Manisha ji,
I have a good news to share by the blessings of Sai Baba, I am blessed with a Consultant job in a big Software Corporate with WORK from HOME option.

The miracle of Baba is such to tell the truth I had not even applied for this job. I had posted my resume to a job site some time back.

That week by Thursday I was totally shattered at my repeated problems with getting job due to breaks in career due to taking care of my children, everytime there would be some response for my job applications my hopes would raise and then it would be shattered again due to the various issues involved.

So by that thursday I had like given up and totally down. On Friday morning, there was a call on my cell. I had missed it as mornings am busy with my children.And then when I saw the missed call somehow I felt like calling back on the number to check the call. It turned out to be the call from a person who wanted to interview me right away and held an interview for 45 minutes.

When I asked him regarding job, he said I will reveal the company later, and location is you can work from home all five days(I could not believe I just heard that), and then he wanted his tech lead to interview me on the same day. I had a doc appointment on that day, so after that I had called the given number and they conducted the interview and then sent my resume to the client company.

Trust I was least prepared for both the interviews.After a week I was interviwed by the client company which was a formal interview and followed by background check, I was tensed about the process , but with Baba's grace everything was ok and I was asked to come to client location for initial training for a couple of days.All through the waiting period I kept reading Sainath Stavan Manjari and kept listening to Sai Amritvani.Each minute prayed with tears in my eyes to our Sai.

I travelled with my family as my children are very small. And as its a corporate we were located at a Corporate Hotel and the ambience of that place was World Class. Who other than our Sai can bestow us with such honour.It was all happening so fast.We had a good trip and from that Monday I could work home, Found a good nanny who could come home and take care of my little one.And its 2 months since I am on the job. I consider it as a boon given to me by my Sai.

I pray to Sai to help me to take care of my little ones and help me to focus and do my work and help me in every way in my job as its a huge project and make me gain confidence and work to the happiness and satisfaction of my superiors and to be steadily working with further extensions in my contract and with good renumeration.

Getting this job is like a dream come true as I wanted to get back on my career but wanted my children to be comfortable and not be inconvinienced.

Trust me,the journey to get here was shaky all through and each step was too tough, But our trust , faith and complete surrender to Sai helps us thru all the tough phases of our life. I request one and all, whatever hardships and troubles you are facing , keep praying, keep increasing your prayers and keep being good, Sai is watching everything and is watching every drop of tear we shed and knows everything what ever we feel and think. He will protect us from falling and shattering in this game of life and help us to lead a successful life.

I pray to Sadguru Sai , to help me and my family and everyone to wade thru all the twists and turns life offers to us and deliver us from our bad karma.Hold on to his Nama and his kirtans, I have also questioned him, fought with him, told him I will not pray to you, but would feel so restless and uneasy when I do not bow to him and include his name in my prayers, and I would give up fighting with him, and say Ok let all the bad things go on, I have no one but you.I will keep praying to you, when you want to do good you do.I will not leave you.

More than me not wanting to leave him, He does not want to leave me or any one of us. He has the art of pulling us to him and Strengthing our faith, but we have to trust him. As he is our kind mother and father, can he ever get angry on us. Please have faith and hope on our Sai.He is there for us for everything.

At one point during my job search I had mailed to Manisha ji to get guidance about my job Issue and her apt advice strengthend my faith in Sai further.

Please say Anantakoti Brahmanda Nayaka Rajadhi raja Samartha Sadguru Sainath Maharaj ki jai.
sairam
Mahalakshmi

Baba's Promise To Me:

I am a small devotee of baba and i believe Him from my heart through out my life.
Dear Maniisha Ji,

I am very pleased to write my experience in your site. I feel very happy to share my experience with all baba's children. I first met baba in my 5th class when one of my friend gave me a baba's photo which was pocket size, it was very beautiful photo. I did not realize the imporatance and love of baba at that tender age but later i came to know about baba's love gradually as i grew up.

Now i believe in him blindly, i never want to think whether any thing is wrong or right because i know that baba will guide me in all my ways. Let me share my experience in which baba made promise to me. Though my experience may be very small but it gave lots of happiness which i will never forget in my life.

One night i got a dream in which i was searching for something restlessly, then suddenly i saw into a small well or pit which was covered by mud, i removed all the mud with my hand then i saw Sri Sai Baba staring at me ,He said "what do you want from me" then i replied "you should never leave me and you should promise me that you will always be by my side in all my joy and sorrow" I said. Then Sai Baba placed His hand in my hand and promised me that HE WILL NEVER LEAVE me, as soon as he made promise to me i opened my eyes.

I felt sad that it was a dream but later i felt very happy that He promised me that He will be by my side through out my life. When ever i remeber that dream tears flow down my cheeks i feel blessed and happy.

Manisha please make corrections if i have made any mistakes in the above experience and please do not display my mail ID.

Bow to Sri Sai Baba
May Baba bless us all.

Baba Came To Me As My Birthday Gift:

Om Sai Ram,

Thanks to Manisha Ji for this continuous service.May Baba's blessing be with you and family all the time.

I would like to share my experience with all devotees. I have sent a few experience previously. I have full faith in our Baba. Baba is everything to me.

On 9th May i celebrated my birthday. Usually every year I don't feel that happy. Something will arise to make me a little upset.

Therefore, this year on the eve of my birthday i told Baba, please make me extremely happy. I should get a gift which I would say after that " I can't ask for more, this is more than enough".

Dear devotees, I really don't know why i prayed for that. I had no idea. After a few hours praying on the evening and an hour plus to 9th May, my brother suddenly came and he tells me to open a box.

Usually he wouldn't do that forcing me and gave me a kiss saying happy birthday. He told me to open. When i opened , I was like 'Oh My God, too good to be true'. I saw Baba's statue in white. Complete with blessing from temple, candies from Baba and a red rose (rose my favourite flower). I was out of words.

A feeling of happiness as if we are top of the world. What a blessing from Baba. I fall on Baba's feet for this and forever. He listens to his devotees whisper all the time.

Couple of months before my birthday, I even ask Baba please select my life partner for me let it be a love marriage. YES i found my true love, my life partner. I have no words. Baba's miracle is beyond our human understanding. Thank you my Baba.

So all of you please always believe he is just in our heart listening to all we say ;-) Love you Baba. Jai Sai Ram.

-Baba's daughter

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Ram Vijaya-Chapter 55.

noreply@blogger.com (Manisha.Rautela.Bisht) — Thu, 24 May 2012 03:10:00 +0000

Dear all

Here is chapter-55 from the book Ram Vijaya. Readers who have missed out any chapter can read them by clicking on the link provided below this chapter . Jai Sai Ram.

Ram Vijaya-Chapter 55.

One day, while both the boys were shampooing the feet of their mother, Kusha asked her, " In what country we were born ? What is the name of the country and what is our race and who is our father ? "Rama, Lakshuman, Bharat and Shatrnghna" replied Sita, " are sons of Dasaratha, who was the king of Ayodya and belonged to the solar race. Rama, the eldest son of the king, is your father. I am left in this forest alone, bacause a washerman scandalized your father on my account. So saying she shed tears, when both the boys got much enraged at Rama and consoled their mother.
Owing to the injustice done by Rama to Sita there was a terrible famine in Ayodya for twelve years. The people and animals suffered much. The rain fell in torrents. Rama was alarmed and asked the Rishi, Vashista, what the cause of the famine was, when the latter replied, " You havo unjustly left Sita in the forest, although she is a paragon of virtue ; and this is the cause of the famine. In order to put it down you must celebrate an Ashwamedha sacrifice.[monarch would let a horse loose with a patrika or letter on its fore-head stating that any monarch whose dominion the animal entered, should either catch it and fight with its master or submit to him and give him tribute. Wherever this animal entered, it was accompanied by the monarch with large armies.

Monarchs read the patrika and fought with the invading monarch, if they were powerful to do so ; and if not, they gave him tribute. After all the monarchg were subdued, the horse was either killed or let go alive, and hence it is called ashwamedha or horse-sacrifice With a view to be an emperor or to free himself from sin]

Whereupon Rama erected a mandap [a shade or hall] on the bank of the river, Sharayu one yojan in length, and invited all kings to that ceremony including Vibhishan, Sugriva, Nala, Niila, Maruti, Sharab, Govaksha, and all other monkeys. Rama, having performed the necessary ceremony, brought the best horse called shamakarna from his stable and made it stand in the mandap.

Yashista tied up to- its forehead a golden Patrika [a letter written in a brass plate] and wrote on it the following words: " Rama, the king of Ayodya, son of Dasharatha, has let the shamakarna loose. It is guarded by six billions of warriors under the command of Shatrughna,, and any king, who is powerful and mighty, is required to capture the horse and fight with its owner, but if he is unable to do so, he must submit to Rama and pay tribute to him."

Rama worshipped the shamakarna and appointed Shatrughna as commander-in-chief of the six billions of the warriors who followed the horse. Rama performed the necessary yagna [Sacrifice] for many days in the mandap strongly guarded by Sugriva, Vibhishan, and Maruti. Lakshuman, Bharat, and Sumant supplied him with all the necessary things for the purpose.

Shatrughna conquered fifty six kings of very large countries, who submitted to him and, having paid tribute to Rama, followed the prince. The shamakarna of Rama began to gallop on the road on which the abode of Valmika stood. The Rishi, Valmika, had gone to Patal[Under-world] to be present at the yagna performed by Varun. Before he left for Patal, he had told the boys to watch his abode in his absence.

Both the small boys were playing together with other playmates near the abode at the time the shamakarna galloped, when Lava showed the animal to his playmates and, having pulled off the patrika from the head of the horse, read the contents of it. He laughed at what he had read, and said, " Is Rama only a mighty king on earth ?

Pooh! I shall capture this horse, and let me see who will fight with me and recover the horse." So saying he tied up the animal to a plantain-tree. All the children of the Rishis were alarmed and said, " No doubt this horse belongs to a king. How dare you capture the animal ? If the king come here and ask us who has detained the horse, I will surely give your name.

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Ram Vijaya-Chapter 54

noreply@blogger.com (Manisha.Rautela.Bisht) — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:21:00 +0000

Dear all

Here is chapter-54 from the book Ram Vijaya. Readers who have missed out any chapter can read them by clicking on the link provided below this chapter . Jai Sai Ram.

Ram Vijaya-Chapter 54.

Valmika brought Sita to his abode and took every care of her. After the expiration of nine months, she was delivered of twin sons at midday as bright as the sun, when the wives of the Rishis came and helped her in her confinement. The first born son was the younger and the second born was the eldest. The disciples of Valmika went and informed the Rishi of the birth of the two sons. Whereupon Valmika immediately came to his abode and performed the necessary ceremony.
He sprinkled water over the younger son with a cusha [Grass] and named him Kusha after it. The eldest son having been placed on lavas,[A rush-like grass.} the Rishi, in like manner, sprinkled the water over him and called him Lahu.

When the two sons became eight years old, the Rishi performed their Vrataband [The ceremony of invesiting a boy with a thread] and entertained the Rishis for four days. A kamdhenu or a cow supplied them with whatever they wanted. The Rishi taught them the Vedas, mantras, Ramayan, the Purans and dhanurvidya. They thoroughly mastered all sciences and arts and always played with the sons of the Rishis. When they became ten years old, they went on hunting excursions and brought home the animals killed by them.

One day Kusha killed a sage on the top of a mountain, who was a brother of Valmika. He was meditating there in the form of a deer. They dragged the corpse of the sage towards the abode of Valmika, when the latter asked them on the road what they were doing. " We have brought a deer for you" replied they, " and shall make a seat of its skins for you. Valamika, having looked at the corpse, found that it was his brother and said to himself " Now both the boys have become very brave. They have even killed a Brahman." So saying to himself Valmika performed the funeral ceremony of his brother and informed Sita of the valour of her sons, when she said, " What do I know ? It is you who have taught them dhanurvidya, mantras, arts, and all sciences. I implore you, Papa, to free them from the sin.

" Unless they bring one thousand Brahma Kamals"[Lotuses] replied Valmika, " and worship the god, Siva, with all their heart and soul, they will not be freed from the sin." u Papa, will you kindly tell us where those kamals can be had ?" enquired the boys. " We will immediately bring them here." " There is a lake called Brahmasarovar near Ayodya," continued Valmika, " but a number of warriors are posted by Rama to watch it. Those kamals are used by Rama for the worship of Siva." " Pooh!" said the boys, " We shall immediately bring those kamals. Let there be hundreds of brave warriors to watch the lake, we shall punish them and even capture Rama." So saying they hastened to the lake.

Kusha went and plucked all the kamals, when the warriors came upon him; but Lahu killed many of them. Those who had escaped, went and informed Rama of what the boys had done. Rama was greatly surprised, and praised the valour of the
boys. Lahu and Kusha brought the kamals and worshipped Siva as directed by Valmika, and thus they were freed from the sin they had committed in killing the Brahman.

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Ram Vijaya-Chapter 53.

noreply@blogger.com (Manisha.Rautela.Bisht) — Mon, 21 May 2012 23:58:00 +0000

Dear all

Here is chapter-53 from the book Ram Vijaya. Readers who have missed out any chapter can read them by clicking on the link provided below this chapter . Jai Sai Ram.

Ram Vijaya-Chapter 53.

Soon after, Lakshuman seated her in a chariot near the river, Janavi, and began to drive it, when she observed bad omens and asked him what those omens indicated. Lakshuman, overwhelmed with grief, could not utter a syllable and quietly drove the chariot. When she found him qniet and in grief, she said to him, " Why are you so sorry ? Why don't you speak with me ?"

Lakshuman still kept quiet and, crossing the river in a boat, landed her in the forest, where there was no human being and it was inhabited by lions, serpents, tigers, and other animals. She asked Lakshuman, " Where are the abodes of Rishis ?" Lakshuman did not reply ; but, making a bed of grass, he seated her on it.

He then fell at her feet and said with tears in his eyes, " Mother, Rama has left you alone in this forest. I have brought you here, as I could not disobey him." No sooner did Lakshuman speak these words than she fainted. While she was insensible, Lakshuman prayed to the goddess of the forest and every creature in it to protect her and started for Ayodya.

When he went some paces off, Sita came to herself and, standing on her legs, loudly exclaimed, * ! Lakshuman, kindly return and take me back. Why do you leave me here without any faults on my part ? Kill me and tell Rama of it. Where shall I go in this dreary forest." So saying she violently cried so much so that even trees and stones shed tears for her. Lakshuman returned to Ayodya and told Rama all about Sita.

Sita wandered in the forest barefooted. She had no shelter there. She often fainted. She said to herself, " It is now useless to live in this world. I should have killed myself but I can not do so. If I kill myself, I shall be guilty of suicide and murder, because the infant child in my womb will also be killed with me." So saying to herself she abandoned the idea of killing herself.

In the meantime, the Rishi, Valmika, having heard the yells of Sita, came up to her and said, " Who are you ? What has brought you here ?" " I am a daughter of Janak and wife of Rama," replied Sita. "Lakshuman left me alone in this dreary forest without any faults on my part. I am quite a stranger here. So I implore you to be my father". " My name is Valmika," replied Valmika." Rama knows me well. Your father, Janak, is my friend ; and therefore, I look upon you as my daughter. Two sons will be born to you. They will be more powerful than their father, and will revenge themselves upon those who have left you alone in this forest without any faults on your part."

Valmika then led Sita to his abode, when all the Rishis gathered around him and asked him, " Who is this woman ?" " This is Sita," replied Valmika, " Why have you brought her here ? Surely you will get into difficulties on account of her," continued the Rishis. One of the Rishis said, "If she is Sita, tell her to bring that river here." Sita prayed to the river, and it flowed where she was standing. The Rishis were alarmed, and prayed to her for protection. She again prayed to the river and sent her back.

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Ram Vijaya-Chapter 52.

noreply@blogger.com (Manisha.Rautela.Bisht) — Mon, 21 May 2012 07:48:00 +0000

Dear all

Here is chapter-52 from the book Ram Vijaya. Readers who have missed out any chapter can read them by clicking on the link provided below this chapter . Jai Sai Ram.

Ram Vijaya-Chapter 52.

A few days before Rama went to the garden he had ordered his officers to go round the city at night and hear whether his subjects spoke ill of him. The officers, who had gone round the city, came to Rama and said to him, " We went to every door successively for some days and found that all your subjects spoke well of you except one washerman called, Rajaka, who scandalized you. One day this Rajaka beat his wife, and consequently she ran to her parents house without his knowledge.

Her father intervened and came to the house of his son-in-law with his daughter and requested him to admit her into his house, when Rajaka said, I will never admit her into my house. I am not that Rama, who shamelessly admitted Sita into his house, though she lived under the roof of Ravana for many years. I am a pure washerman. I am the man who clean and remove the dirt and spots on the dresses and clothes of the people and do you mean to say that I will admit your unclean daughter again into my house ? You can take her back. I do not wish to see her face. This is the only man who has scandalized you."

As soon as Rama heard these words from the officers, he became exceedingly sorry and, having called Lakshuman, said to him, " You see, my brother, that Rajaka has scandalized me, though Sita is faithful and as pious as any thing. That wicked washerman has scandalized me, because I have admitted her into my house. I cannot bear this at all. I, therefore, bade you take Sita to the yonder forest and, leaving her there alone, return to me as soon as possible."

" You need not take to your heart what Rajaka has said about yon," replied Lakshuman. " There are many wicked persons who are in the habit of scandalizing others. As a wise and prudent man you should not mind it. Let the people say whatever they like. Why do you mind that stupid man ? I shall cut off his tongue."

" What you say is right," continued Rama, u but if you cut off the tongue of that man the people will say that we are guilty. It is, therefore far better, if we get rid of Sita, so that nobody may speak ill of us." Lakshuman hesitated to comply with his wishes, when Rama exclaimed, " If you do not obey me, I shall kill myself on this spot."

Finding that Rama was serious, Lakshuman immediately got up and entered the room of Sita, who kindly received him and made him sit with her. Lakshuman said to her, " Rama has told me to take you to the yonder forest as soon as possible.

So, kindly prepare yourself and accompany me there." " Has Rama told you to take me to the forest ?" replied she. " Ah! I am very fortunate. Some days ago he asked me what I wanted to enjoy, and I told him that I liked to pass four or five days in a forest, eat kandamuls there and sleep on the bed of trana. I think, for the same purpose he is going to send me with you. Let us start. I am quite ready." Listening to what Sita had said Lakshuman felt much and shed tears for her.

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Ram Vijaya-Chapter 51.

noreply@blogger.com (Manisha.Rautela.Bisht) — Sun, 20 May 2012 04:05:00 +0000

Dear all

Here is chapter-51 from the book Ram Vijaya. Readers who have missed out any chapter can read them by clicking on the link provided below this chapter . Jai Sai Ram.

Ram Vijaya-Chapter 51.

Immediately after the ceremony of installation was over, Rama gave presents to Sugriva, Vibhishan and all other kings. But Maruti did not accept any of the presents, as the other monkeys did. The monkeys asked Maruti why he refused the presents from Rama. Why do I want the presents from Rama ? replied Maruti. " Rama is always in my heart.* Whereupon the monkeys continued, ** If what you say is true, show us Rama in your heart.* As soon as the monkeys uttered these words, Maruti ripped his heart and showed Rama to them from within. The monkeys were greatly surprised, and threw themselves at the feet of Maruti.

When Rama was on the throne, Kayakayi peeped at him through a window and said, " My son is unfortunate. Look at Rama, how he is happy. I tried my utmost to get the throne for him but he did not listen to me. And at last he has become a slave of his brother, Rama." Vashista overheard what she had said and replied, " I told you many things but you would never mind me. It was owing to your own folly and jealousy that Rama was sent to the forest, and it was you who killed your husband, Dasharatha. I now still advise you to be a good woman and trust, you will love Rama and Lakshuman as your sons,
Bharat and Shairughna."

Soon after, Rama, Sugriva, Vibhishan, and all other kings returned to their respective armies. Only Maruti always remained with Rama. Rama reigned in Ayodya for eleven thousand years and all his subjects were happy under his reign and led a very pious life.

Sita was in the farmily way for the first time, and when she passed six months, Rama took her to his pleasant garden, where they spent some time in pleasure. While they were there, Rama said to Sita, " My sweet heart, you have now passed six months of your pregnancy. Just let me know what you like to enjoy. I am ready to gratify any of your desires." " My love, what I want to enjoy is this," replied Sita, " that you and I should go to a forest where Rishis live, and eat kandamuls there, and sleep on the bed of Trana [grass][ on the ground." When Sita expressed her desire, he said to himself, "Lo, she suffered so much in the forest and yet she likes to go to a forest." So saying to himself he returned home with her.

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Ram Vijaya-Chapter 50.

noreply@blogger.com (Manisha.Rautela.Bisht) — Sat, 19 May 2012 01:45:00 +0000

Dear all

Here is chapter-50 from the book Ram Vijaya. Readers who have missed out any chapter can read them by clicking on the link provided below this chapter . Jai Sai Ram.

Ram Vijaya-Chapter 50.

Rama then asked Maruti and Vibhishan to bring Sita from the Asoka forest. Whereupon they immediately went to the forest and informed her of what had happened to Ravana and said to her, " We are desired by Rama to bring you to Suvela. Please, therefore, prepare yourself to accompany us." Sita having prepared herself to accompany them, Vibhishan seated her in a *sibika [A planquin] and brought her to Suvela.

She went to embrace Rama affectionately, when the latter said to her, " Do not come near me. I have set you at liberty in order that the people may not call me cruel. You have been for so many years in Lanka, and I do not know what you hava done during that time. I can not now admit you into my house; you can go wherever you like. I have no objection to it whatsoever."

Hearing these words from Rama Sita was over-whelmed with grief, and replied, " I am unfortunate. For nothing you have taken trouble for me. For nothing you have given trouble to all the monkeys. If you do not like to admit me into your house, take your sword and cut off my head. I have led a pious and moral life, and I shall presently satisfy you about it." Having addressed these words to Rama, she requested all the monkeys to arrange a pile of wood and set fire to it, All the monkeys accordingly arranged a pile and set fire to it.

Sita went near it and loudly exclaimed in the presence of all the monkeys and demons, " All know that I was carried off and detained by Ravana. I say that I led a pious and moral life during the time I was in the kingdom of the demon. There is the fire ready to receive me. I shall now throw myself into it; and if what I say is false, I shall be burnt in it. And if what I say is true, I shall come out of the fire unhurt. So saying Sita threw herself into the fire and disappeared for about three hours.

Rama, Lakshuman, and all the monkeys grieved for her and stood near the pile bewildered. But, in the meantime, the god of fire brought her out of it, well decorated with ornaments, and gave her in charge of Rama, who heartily embraced her.

Shortly after, Kama set out for Ayodya in a beautiful viman.[A chariot of the gods serving as a throne or 3,3 a conveyance through the skies, self-directed and self-moving.] Sugriva, Vibhishan, all the monkeys, and demons were seated in it. On the road Rama visited the Rishis and his other friends, who had supported him in the forest, and directly came to Nandigram, where he alighted from the viman and saw his brother, Bharat, who heartily embraced him with tears of joy. Rama then sent the viman back and stayed in the forest of Nandigram, with Sugriva, Yibhishan, all the monkeys and demons.

In the meantime, Shatrughna and Sumant came to the forest with all their army and saw Rama, Lakshuman, and Sita. Kausalya, Suruitra, and Kayakayi also came there and affectionately embraced their sons. Kayakayi remembered her past conduct towards Rama and repented of what she had done to ruin him. They all then seated themselves in chariots and came to Ayodya with the acclamation of joy.

On the return of Rama from Suvela all the kings on earth including his father-in-law, Janaka, saw him. All the people of Ayodya were exceedingly glad to see Rama, Lakshuman, and Sita. Kama entertained all the kings, Rishis, demons, and monkeys for some days. Sita affectionately embraced her sister and her all relations.

Soon after, Rama was installed by the Rishi, Vashista, in the throne of Ayodya, when all the kings paid tribute to him.

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Ram Vijaya-Chapter 49.

noreply@blogger.com (Manisha.Rautela.Bisht) — Fri, 18 May 2012 03:43:00 +0000

Dear all

Here is chapter-49 from the book Ram Vijaya. Readers who have missed out any chapter can read them by clicking on the link provided below this chapter . Jai Sai Ram.

Ram Vijaya-Chapter 49.

Rama, Lakshuman, and the monkeys again prepared themselves to fight with.Ravana but the demon-king did not come out of Lanka for some time. In the meantime Vibhishan came and said to Rama, Ravana is performing a penance like that which was done by Indrajit and half of the divyaratha has come
out of fire. Unless you send some monkey-warriors there and destroy the havan [Sacred fire] made by him, you will not be able to overcome him." No sooner did Vibhishan inform Rama of this than the latter
despatched Maruti, Nala, Neela, Sugriva, and other monkeys to Lanka.

They all went and searched the place where the demon -king was performing the penance ; but they could not find out the place. But, in the mean-time, Sharma, wife of Vibhishan, showed the place to them. Whereupon they went to the mouth of the excavation and, having removed the stone which was placed upon it, rushed into it.

When they went in, Ravana was in deep meditation. The monkeys, having destroyed the havan and the ratha, tried their utmost to arouse him from his meditation but they failed to do so. They struck him with
their weapons, they threw rock and trees upon him, they gave blows to him but all was in vain.

At last Sugriva caught hold of Mandodari and brought her in the excavation. She was frightened, and violently cried. Her yell aroused the demon-king from meditation; and as soon as he saw his wife there, and having found that the havan was destroyed by the monkeys, he was greatly enraged and beat
them all dawn. The monkeys immediately returned to Suvela leaving Ravana and his wife in the excavation.

The demon-king said to Mandodari " My dearest, do not grieve for what has happened to you. Pain and pleasure are made for us mortal beings and we must experience them according to their turns. Now I am going to fight with Rama. I will either kill myself or kill Rama. If I return to you, it is all right; and if I be killed, these are the last words I address to you. So saying the demon-king took the remaining demons with him and commenced operations.'

All the monkeys threw at him innumerable mountains, rocks, and trees but Ravana cut them off in no time and beat them all down. Finding that Ravana could not be overcome by the monkeys, Rama immediately attacked him, when the demon-king let off a serpent-weapon, which produced innumerable serpents and stung the monkeys.

Rama let off a Garuda- weapon, which produced garudas and killed all the serpents.

Rama let off a rain-weapon, which produced the rain and flowed the demons, when Ravana let off a wind- weapon, which produced the wind and dispersed the rain.

Rama let off a mountain-weapon, which produced mountains and stopped the wind.Ravana let off a diamond- weapon, which produced diamonds and broke all the mountains.

Ravana let off innumerable arrows at Rama at one and the same time but the latter cut them off with one arrow.

Ravana then let off a very powerful arrow,which struck Rama and passed through his left foot, when all the monkeys got enraged and began to throw arrows, rocks, and trees at Ravana but the latter bravely broke them with his weapons.

Ravana fought from his chariot and Rama from the ground. Finding that the prince was in a bad position, Indra, the chief of the gods in heaven, sent his chariot for him, which he mounted and began to fight
with his enemy.

They both were very powerful and fought with each other for seven days and seven nights without cessation. Rama then let off four arrows and killed the horses of Ravana.

The demon-king then immediately put other horses to his chariot, when Rama let off an arrow of the size of the half moon, which Ravana cut off with the like arrow.

Whereupon Rama let off a sharp weapon, which struck the chest of the demon-king and cut off his ten heads but, to the surprise of all, the heads again fixed themselves to him. Rama again cut them off but they again fixed themselves to Ravana.

Rama having failed to separate the heads from Ravana, all the monkeys were alarmed, when the chari oteer, Matuli, said to Rama, " Ravana has got a phial full of nectar in his breast. Just let off an arrow at his breast and break the phial, so that the heads will not fix themselves to the demon-king over and over again."

Hearing this from Matuli, Rama discharged a powerful weapon called Agasti Data and broke the phial in his breast; and immediately after, he cut off his ten heads and killed him on the spot.

Vibhishan lamented for his brother the demon-king, when Rama consoled and pacified him. Mandodari and his other wives came and violently cried for their husband. Vibhishan consoled them and sent them to their palaces. The funeral ceremony of Ravana was then performed by his brother ; and soon after, Rama installed him in the throne of Lanka. All the demons acknowledged him as their king and paid homage to him. All the gods and kings imprisoned by Ravana, were released from the prison there. Rama visited them all and heartily embraced them.

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My Real Experience Of Sai's Presence-Devotee Basant Agarwal.

noreply@blogger.com (Manisha.Rautela.Bisht) — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:38:00 +0000

Jai Sai Ram
Happy Baba's day to all,
There are many incidences mentiones in Shri Sai Satcharitra where Baba has come to rescue His children at the time of their affliction in various forms .This is true even today.The following experience shared by Basant Agarwal is a live example of this. Jai Sai Ram .

Sairam,
My name is Basant Kumar Arawal . I am a asstt.professor in a reputed university at NOIDA(UP). I belong to chandrapur district chanpa janjgir (CHHATTISGARH). We are five brothers and one sister. I am only in teaching profession and all my brothers are doing business at the native place.

I want to share my real story of meeting Sai baba and got his blessing and help . Before beginning, I am requesting to Sai baba for his blessing to write this story and I am stating that I will put exactly the real situation as happened with me, if I put anything wrong than Sai baba will give me punishment as he likes.

My elder brother Raj Kumar (age 43) is having heart problem since childhood, we did several treatment many times and finally, he has gone through open heart surgery at AIIMS and his one valve is replaced successfully. After this operation he went to his native place and doing well there in business and other daily activity without any problem.

After one year, one day, he felt some pain in his body and he took some medicine without consultation from Dr. after that he was feeling some headache and again he took more pain killer.

Day by day his headache was increasing, we did many treatments but his headache was continuously increasing. No one is getting to the root of his real problem, and finally when we came to know it’s too late because his blood has become too thin and it is rushing towards his head and accumulating their.

He can experience any time brain hammerage . In this way, his condition was so critical that he can collapse any time.

Someone suggested that take him to AIMMS again, then my father along with my mother immediately agreed to come to AIMMS and they informed me that we are coming tomorrow by train from Raigarh to Nizzamuddin. My two elder brother came for dropping them up to Raigarh station with my aged father and mother,along with my critical condition brother.They waited for train to come at Raigarh.
Finally train came to the Raigarh station at right time and train left for Nizzamuddin.

Suddenly, both my elder brother who came to station for dropping my brother and parents, they realised that they did big mistakes unintentionally by sending parents alone inspite of they going themselves with sick brother. Because they know the situation, in-between anything can happen and thinking this they started crying and weeping loudly and though they should have gnone but now they were helpless .

Journey of Raigarh to Delhi almost takes 26 hours and all the time they were tensed and guessing any time bad news will come. Here I have already taken appointment for OPD at AIIMS,NEW DELHI and waiting for train to come at Nizzamuddin station New Delhi.

Finally train reached at right time to Nizzamuddin station,I rushed towards the specific coach and my brother along with father and mother came out from train and then immediately brother lied down in the floor for few seconds, and then after he got some miracle strength he start walking towards foot-over bridge for exit gate of sarai khale khaan side.

When we were approaching towards exit gate with crowd, then all taxi drivers were diverging outside and taking their steps away from us and giving direction to go with one particular aged person who is silently standing nearby, we asked the aged man for AIMMS then he immediately brought his one antique car which I have never seen ,that type of model in my entire life.

He takes his car towards AIMMS and during entire journey there was no traffic jam anywhere and we smoothely reached AIMMS at about 4 PM without any stoppage, we were feeling that some VIP movement was going on.

As we reached AIMMS,I requested that person to stay with my parents at the parking itself and told him that that" I am taking my brother for check up and if it takes too much time then I will call you then you will drop my parents to my Noida house, till that time you wait here.

He immedietly agreed and I rushed towards OPD and I knew that doctor never comes before 6 but that day Dr was already there and I just approached to the door of doctor with my brother and I explained from door itself in one line that my brother is facing headache problem and feeling unconsousness and he already gone through open heart surgery. Docter immediately responded and said rush for C-T scan and gives prescription for the same. i rushed towads citisacn lab.as soon as reached tha lab, they immediately done citiscan and gives report to me. i rushed towards again OPD shown the report and after seeing the report,Doctor said go for immediate admission process in the heart department and gives admission slip in our hand.

Once I heard immediate admission is required, I called that aged person waiting in the parking and said, you take to my parents to Noida house because I cannot come, here admission is required.

Here I myself alone doing all formalities without any problem and brother became admitted in ICU within hour.

After many days of treatment of neuro expert and heart expert, they are able to bring normal condition.
After everything happened and brother became discharged perfectly, suddenly I realised who was that aged cool person. Then I went back to the entire episode sequencely than I realised that person was our SAIBABA.

Because without his help, we cannot expect that our brother will be treated so nicely without any problem.

SOME FACTS IN BRIEF.

At outside station , always all taxi driver comes towards passenger asking for where to go?
But in my case all were praying and moving away and also requesting to go with that aged person.
In delhi, taxi driver keeps auto, van, ambassador, no one keeps any antique car.

In Delhi there is always rush, but in our case no rush.

Normally taxi driver don’t wait unconditionally without money.

Always doctor came late in OPD of AIIMS because they are busy in surgery.

Always patient go sequencely, in our case they don’t mind.

Always they check properly and then they understand the problem, in our case they understand everything in just one sentence without any touch to the patient.

Getting C-T scan immediately and getting admission immediately was also strange.

According to the doctor, may be brain surgery required later because there was blood patches at several location but it was not required at all.

All this happened because my brother always believes in sai baba and that day saibaba himself came for my brother.

Now you imagine there is really god with you than what will happen with you. same thing was happened that day. Now I imagined that day and seeing saibaba ,visualising saibaba and getting much much blessing and all my works are happening without any problem.

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Ram Vijaya-Chapter 48.

noreply@blogger.com (Manisha.Rautela.Bisht) — Thu, 17 May 2012 01:50:00 +0000

Dear all

Here is chapter-48 from the book Ram Vijaya. Readers who have missed out any chapter can read them by clicking on the link provided below this chapter . Jai Sai Ram.

Ram Vijaya-Chapter 48.

He came to a hill called Madaranchela which was close to Dronagiri. Maruti was very thirsty ; and to refresh himself he went to the abode of an old Brahman and requested him for a cup of water. This Brahman, who had a number of disciples with him, blessed Maruti and said, " I am very glad to see you here. Kindly spend this night with us here and go in the morning." "I can not wait here for a minute," replied Maruti. "I must do my business as soon as possible"When the Brahman found that Maruti did not comply with his wishes, he showed him a river.

Maruti went there and stooped to take water, when a vivasi*[A goddess] as big as a mountain came out to devour the monkey, who at once seized her by her legs and instantly killed her. When she was killed, a beautiful devangana [A courtesan of heaven.] came out of her belly and threw herself at the feet of Maruti. She said, " I was very beautiful; and, being proud of my beauty, I laughed at a sage, who got indignant and cursed me, saying that I would be a vivasi. I implored him to look upon me with mercy and make the curse a little milder, when he said that I would be released from the curse by your hands. I also inform you that the Brahman, who lives in that abode, is a demon called Kalnemi. He has been here for many days with his companions, who are also demons. Ravana has sent this demon to detain you here, and when you refused to comply with his wishes, he told you to go to that river in order that I might devour you."

No sooner did the devangana inform Maruti of this than he came back to the abode of the Brahman, when the latter said to the monkey, " You ought to give me some presents, as I have pointed out the river to you." " I shall be very glad to give you presents," replied Maruti. The demon stared at the monkey, when the latter gave him blows as precious presents from him. The demon immediately assumed his original form which was five yojans in length and breadth, and combated with Maruti but the latter instantly killed him; and his companions fled to Lanka to inform Havana of it.

Maruti then went to Dronagiri and implored him to accompany him to Suvela, when the mountain said, " Thou art a troublesome creature. Go away. Thou, fool. I will never come with thee." Maruti got enraged and. having lifted up the mountain with his tail, set out for Suvela.

But on the road Bharat, the third brother of Rama, who was living at Nandigram with the Rishi, Vashista, having looked at the bright and glittering mountain and, having thought that it was something to entrap Rama and Lakshuman, let off an arrow at it, which passed through the mountain and pierced an arm of Maruti. The monkey, having boen wounded, immediately came down with the mountain, repeating, all the time, the name of Rama. Bharat heard the repetition of the name of Rama and asked him who he was, when the monkey informed him of what had happened to Lakshuman and said, " What should I do now I How can I go to Suvela before the sunrise. If I do not reach Suvela with tin s mountain in the course of the night, Lakshuman will be no more."

" You need not be afraid," replied Bharat. " I shall send you and the mountain to Suvela, in a minute, though it is at a distance of thousands of yojans from this place. Just sit on the top of my arrow, which will carry you and the mountain there in a minute " Maruti was surprised at the valour and power of Bharat, and continued, " You need not take so much trouble. I can do it myself." So saying he took his leave of the prince and jumped from Nandigram with the mountain and came to Suvela.

The physician immediately came and, taking out the juice of the plant of nectar, applied it to Lakshuman and brought him to life. In like manner he applied the juice to all the monkeys killed by Ravana and restored them to life. This having been done, Maruti took the mountain and placed it where it formerly stood. Ravana however despatched one hundred demons to snatch Dronagiri from the hands of Maruti but the latter, holding the mountain in his one hand, killed them all with his other hand.

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Ram Vijaya-Chapter 47.

noreply@blogger.com (Manisha.Rautela.Bisht) — Wed, 16 May 2012 03:10:00 +0000

Dear all

Here is chapter-47 from the book Ram Vijaya. Readers who have missed out any chapter can read them by clicking on the link provided below this chapter . Jai Sai Ram.

Ram Vijaya-Chapter 47.

On the return of Rama to Suvela Ravan said to his courtiers, " There is no use of my living in this world without my beloved son, ludrajit. I must now either kill Rama or kill myself."So saying he commenced to let off arrows at Rama which the latter cut off. But the prince was struck with one arrow, when Vibhishan let off arrows at the demon-king, who boiled with rage, discharged at his brother a weapon called Bramahshakti.
Lakshuman immediately cut it off, when Ravana discharged another powerful weapon at the prince but Maruti caught hold of it before it struck him.

To the great surprise of all, the weapon became a female in the hands of Maruti and said to him, " Well, Maruti, you say that you are a Brahmachari and how do you touch a female? You will be sinful, if you do not let me go."

Maruti was greatly astonished at the female in hie hands; and as soon as she uttered the word, he placed her on the ground, when she immediately became a weapon and, rushing upon Lakshuman, struck his head and chest ; and consequently he fell down lifeless. Rama and all the monkeys were alarmed, and much lamented for him. Ravana, elated with the success, returned to Lanka with exultation. Rama and the monkeys were in confusion, and did not know what to do. All were discouraged, and thought of leaving Suvela.

Shortly after, Ravana again came to fight, when Rama, boiled with rage, let off arrows at him and the other demons and killed many of them. The demon-king, being unable to overcome him, trembled from head to foot. He became mad and the picture of Rama presented itself before
him wherever he went.

Having been frightened, he immediately returned to Lanka and told his wife, Mandodari, about it, when she said, " My love, my dearest, even now restore Sita to Rama and be his friend."

" No, no," Ravana indignantly replied, " that can never be done. I will either kill myself or kill Kama." Immediately after Mandodari had returned to her palace, he ordered the demons to dig an excavation in the ground. The excavation was accordingly dug; and in that excavation he performed a penance to get a divya ratha from the god of fire and sat there in deep meditation.

Rama grieved for his brother, and all the monkeys were alarmed. In the meantime, their physician, Susena, felt the pulse of Lakshuman and said, " Lakshuman has still life in him and he will be no more, as soon as the sun rises in the morning. If the plant of nectar is brought here from Dronagiri in the course of the night, Lakshuman can be restored to life. Is there any warrior who can go forty millions of yojans from this place and get the plant here in the course of the night ?" As soon as the physician put the question, Maruti said, "I will just go and bring Dronagiri here in three hours." So saying he took his leave of Rama and jumped from Suvela.

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Ram Vijaya-Chapter 46

noreply@blogger.com (Manisha.Rautela.Bisht) — Tue, 15 May 2012 02:25:00 +0000

Dear all

Here is chapter-46 from the book Ram Vijaya. Readers who have missed out any chapter can read them by clicking on the link provided below this chapter . Jai Sai Ram.

Ram Vijaya-Chapter 46.

At last Rama was confused; and did not know what to do. Maruti went and asked the Magari to acquaint him with the cause of the phenomenon. The Magari referred him to Chandraseni, wife of Ahiravana, and told him that she would toll him all about it. Whereupon Maruti called upon Chandraseni and implored her to tell him the cause of the phenomenon.

Chandraseni said, * I shall be very glad to tell you the cause of the phenomenon, but unless Rama marries me, I shall not tell you the cause. I am charmed with the prince, and if you promise me that you
will make him marry me, I shall tell you the cause." " Oh, yes. I can do it very easily, replied Maruti. " Then give me your promise," continued Chandraseni. Maruti gave his promise to her.

Then she said, " Ahiravana performed a severe penance on account of which the god, Siva, was pleased, and blessed him, saying that every drop of the nectar in the kundas [Holes in the ground] in Patal [underground world], if mixed,with every drop of the blood of Mahiravana, it would produce one Mahiravana and that the drops of the blood of the Mahiravanas produced by such drops would multiply the Mahiravanas. So saying he presented the demon with a string of ^Bramahras [Big black flies; Honey-bees] and told him that the Bramahras would supply his brother with the nectar at the time of a war. Now you see, these Bramahras, who are as big as mountains, go to Patal and sprinkle the nectar over the blood of the Mahiravanas and consequently there is no end to them. 1, therefore, tell you to go to Patal and kill all the Bramahras, so that the nectar may not be sprinkled over the blood of the Mahiravanas killed by Rama."

As soon as Maruti knew the secret, he immediately went to Patal and killed the Bramahras except their chief whose life was spared, because he promised, the monkey that he would be useful to him on some occasion. Having killed the Bramahras, Maruti returned to Rama and told him to let off arrows at the Mahiravanas. The prince accordingly did it and killed all the Mahiravanas.

Immediately after this success Maruti remembered the promise given by him to Chandraseni and said to him self, " I do not know what I should do now. If I tell Rama to marry Chandraseni, he will never do so, because he has sworn that he will be faithful to his wife, Sita. If I fail to fulfil the promise given by me to her, she will curse me to death." Maruti however made bold and told Rama all about the promise given by him to Chandraseni.

" I will not at all violate my oath." replied Rama, " If you like, I can come to the place of Chandraseni and bless her." Oh Yes," continued Maruti, " you can do so." Thence Maruti first came alone to Chandraseni and said to her, " Rama will come to-night. Keep your *manchaka [A bed-stead] ready for him, but I tell you one thing that if the manchaka is broken by the weight of Rama, he will never marry you and will go directly home. I therefore, tell you to order a strong manchaka to be made."

Chandraseni got a strong and beautiful manchaka ready for Rama and sat there expecting the prince. Maruti sent the chief of the Bramahras without her knowledge to hollow the bed-stead in such a manner that as soon as Rama sat on it, it would be broken to pieces. The Bramahra skilfully hollowed the whole of the manchaka with his sting and went away.

In the evening Maruti, accompanied by Rama, came to Chandraseni, who received him and made him sit on the manchaka; but no sooner did Rama sit on it than it was broken to pieces. Whereupon Rama immediately got up and began to walk towards his place, accompanied by Maruti, when Chandraseni indignantly exclaimed, " Ah, monkey, Thou art a great scoundreL ! This is thy dodge. I will now curse thee to death." Maruti was alarmed, when Rama went and pacified her, saying that he would marry her during his another incarnation and that she would be called Satyabhama. After all the demons were killed, Rama gave Mahikavati to Makardwaja and returned to Suvela with Maruti and the other monkeys.

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Ram Vijaya-Chapter 45

noreply@blogger.com (Manisha.Rautela.Bisht) — Mon, 14 May 2012 07:02:00 +0000

Dear all

Here is chapter-45 from the book Ram Vijaya. Readers who have missed out any chapter can read them by clicking on the link provided below this chapter . Jai Sai Ram.

Ram Vijaya-Chapter 45.

There he became as small as an atom and entered the temple of the goddess. As soon as he saw the goddess, he put her into a drain and, assuming her form, sat in her place. The goddess was frightened, and did not speak a word for fear of life.

The demons as usual made offerings to the goddess consisting of boiled rice, milk, butter and other things which Maruti swallowed up to his heart s content and loudly said to the demons, " I am very much pleased with you, because you have brought today Rama and Lakshuman for my tiffin. Let me have them. Do not open the doors of the temple,because you will not be able to bear my power and lustre. I, therefore, command you to make an opening to one of the walls of the temple and push them in through it, so that I may devour them with a great relish. Do not kill them."

Believing that the goddess was much pleased with them, Ahiravana and Mahiravana removed the trance from Rama and Lakshuman and brought them to the temple. As directed by the goddess, they made an opening to one of the walls of the temple and pushed them in through it. Rama and Lakshuman were frightened at the sight of the goddess, who opened her mouth and said to them, "I shall now devour you, as I am very hungry;but before I do that, name the espouser of your cause."

Whereupon the princes replied, " If Maruti were here, he would come to our rescue. We are now helpless, and throw ourselves on your mercy.Maruti was moved with pity at the princes, and immediately discovered himself to them. " I am now without weapons," said Rama, " and how can
I kill the demons without them?" " You need not be afraid," continued Maruti, " I shall get your weapons here." So saying he brought the weapons and dhanushabans from Suvela. As princes were hungry, Maruti gave them to eat the butter and other things which he had preserved
for them.

After they had appeased their hunger he sat in the place of the goddess, hiding them behind his back, and loudly exclaimed, " I am now ready to bless all my beloved demons one by one. Let Ahiravana come in
first." Ahiravana was extremely glad, as the goddess wanted him first; and without loss of time lie went in and stood before the deity, who trampled him under his foot and instantly killed him. As the demon did not come out for some time, the other demons outside the temple apprehended that there was some mischief in the temple, and began to make enquiries about him, when Maruti broke open the doors of the
temple and killed a great number of the demons with his tail.

Having been informed that his brother was killed by Maruti, Rama and Lakshuman, Mahiravana commenced to fight with them. He let off arrows after arrows at his enemies but they cut them off and let off an arrow and killed the demon with it; but, to their great surprise, they found that every drop of the blood of the demon produced one Mahiravana, and when Rama killed all the Mahiravanas produced by all the drops of the first Mahiravana the drops of so many Mahiravanas produced innumerable Mahiravanas and thus the more Kama killed the Mahiravanas, the more they were produced.

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Ram Vijaya-Chapter 44

noreply@blogger.com (Manisha.Rautela.Bisht) — Sun, 13 May 2012 03:03:00 +0000

Dear all

Here is chapter-44 from the book Ram Vijaya. Readers who have missed out any chapter can read them by clicking on the link provided below this chapter . Jai Sai Ram.

Ram Vijaya-Chapter 44.

The demons did not listen to them and prevented them from proceeding further, when Maruti got indignant and threw them into the sea with his tail. Makardwaja was greatly incensed, and combated with Maruti but the latter flung him down and sat on his chest.
Makardwaja was alarmed, when Maruti called upon him to name the espouser of his cause. " If my father, Maruti, were here," said Makardwaja, "he would kill you and save my life."

As soon as the demon mentioned the name of Maruti, the latter wa startled, and, getting up from his chest, said, " My name is Maruti. I am a Bramhachari [A Brahman that religiously abstains from all sexual commerce with woman ; either for a time or through life] and how do you say that I am your father ? Just give me an account of how you were born to me."

" When you burnt Lanka," replied Makardwaja, " you threw into the sea your sweat, which my mother, a Magari,[[An alligator] swallowed up ; and of that sweat I was born to you." Maruti was astonished at the account given by Makardwaja, and blessed him when, the Magari came to see the monkey and said to him, " When you came here last time, you had a large size ; but I now find that your form is very small. I doubt whether you are that Maruti whom I had seen." Whereupon Maruti assumed his former form and removed her doubt.

He then acquainted her with what had happened to Rama, when she said, " Ahiravana and Mahiravana are two brothers. They are wicked and treacherous demons. I know that they have carried off Rama and
Lakshuman to Mahikavati, and they will sacrifice them to their goddess tomorrow. I, therefore, advise you to go and hide yourself in the temple of the goddess, where you will find both the princes." "Have
patience" replied Maruti, " I will kill all the demons and give Mahikavati to your son."

" Mahikavati," continued the Magari, " is at a distance of 13 yojans, and to reach there you will have to cross a vast sea, which you will not be able to do. I, therefore, beg you to sit with your companions
in my mouth, and I will convey you to that place." Nala, Nila, Angad, and Jambuvant were afraid, as they thought that the Magari might swallow them up on their way to Mahikavati. They, therefore, refused her kind offer and stayed on the sea-shore, while Maruti alone jumped over the sea and immediately reached Mahikavati.

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Ram Vijaya-Chapter 43.

noreply@blogger.com (Manisha.Rautela.Bisht) — Sat, 12 May 2012 09:37:00 +0000

Dear all

Here is chapter-43 from the book Ram Vijaya. Readers who have missed out any chapter can read them by clicking on the link provided below this chapter . Jai Sai Ram.

Ram Vijaya-Chapter 43.

Ravana was in a confused state of mind, and did not know what to do, when his minister, Vidya, advised him to write a letter to his uncles, Ahiravana and Mahiravana, in Patal. Whereupon the demon-king wrote to them, called them to see him at his palace and informed them of his misfortune and distress, when they encouraged him and said, " You need not be alarmed. We shall carry off Rama and Lakshuman to Patal today at midnight and sacrifice them to our goddess."

The ministers of Vibhishan overheard what had passed between Ravana and the demons and communicated it to their master. Whereupon Vibhishan told Maruti, Nala, Nila, Sugriva and other monkeys to guard Rama and Lakshuman during the night. All the monkeys, therefore, made a fortification of their tails and, placing in it the princes on a cot, guarded them.

At midnight Ahiravana and Mahiravana came there and were greatly surprised at the curious fortification. But there being no way to get in, they excavated the earth ; and through that excavation they carried off the princes with the cot to Mahikavati in Patal, where they put them in trance and confined them in a house. They had posted twenty kotis of demons under the command of Makardwaja to watch the mouth of the excavation which was near the sea in Patal.

At the dawn of the day all the monkeys at Suvela went to visit Rama,when they found, to their great surprise, that the cot disappeared with Rama and Lakshuman. They saw the excavation and the footprints of the demons, from which they concluded that the demons had carried off the princes through that hollow. All the monkeys were greatly alarmed, and did not know what to do, but, in the mean time, Vibhishan came and told them not to make a noise about it, because if Ravana knew of their position, he would attack them and kill them all in no time.

The monkeys with Vibhishan met together and asked Maruti whether he could go through the excavation and trace the whereabouts of Rama and Lakshuman. " Even at the risk of my life I will get Rama and Lakshuinan back," replied Maruti. Having thus spoken Maruti entered the excavation with Nala, Nila, Angada, and Jambuvant and went through it to the sea -shore half dead, where they refreshed themselves with a fresh breeze. Looking at the large numbers of the demons they disguised themselves as Fakirs*[mendicants] and asked the monsters to show them the way that led to Mahikavati.

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Ram Vijaya-Chapter 42.

noreply@blogger.com (Manisha.Rautela.Bisht) — Fri, 11 May 2012 07:06:00 +0000

Dear all

Here is chapter-42 from the book Ram Vijaya. Readers who have missed out any chapter can read them by clicking on the link provided below this chapter . Jai Sai Ram.

Ram Vijaya-Chapter 42.

One of the arms of the demon-prince, when cut off, fell down in the compound of the palace of his wife, Sulochana, a daughter of Shesha, and the monkeys carried off the head to their camp with exultation. Rama rejoiced at the success and told the monkeys to preserve the head and hand it over to a woman, who would come hither to ask for if.

Sulochana came out of her room, and as soon as she identified her husband s arm, she took it up in her hands and lamented over it. She said to the arm with tears in her eyes, " My love, just let me know how you were killed. If I am faithful to you, let this your arm write a short account of the battle you had fought with Rama." So saying she placed a piece of paper, pen and inkstand before the arm.

The arm wrote the full account of the battle and informed her that the monkeys carried off his head to Suvela. As soon as Sulochana read the account, she grieved much and placed the arm and paper before her father-in-law, Ravana. Ravana read the letter and fainted away, when Mandodari came out of her room and, hearing the sad news of the fall of her brave son, violently cried and wept.

Sulochana said, " I am going to burn myself with my beloved Indrajit. I, therefore, implore you to get his head back from the monkeys. At the entreaties of his daughter-in-law the demon-king was saddened and pitied her ; and at the same time, he was boiled with rage at the monkeys, and exclaimed, "Daughter, I shall get the head back. Rest assured. I will now fight with Rama and never return, unless I kill him." So exclaiming he ordered his courtiers to make prepartions for march against the prince.

Then Mandodari said to Sulochana, " There is no necessity for fighting with Rama. If you go to him alone, he will give the head to you, as he is very kind." Ravana said, " She is helpless, what if any body commit outrage upon her. " There is not a single monkey with Rama, replied Mandodari, " who will covet another s wife. * As soon as Mandodari said these words, he hid his face with shame and confusion and allowed Sulochana to go alone to Suvela.

Sulochana came to the camp of the moakeys, when the latter took her to Rama. She said to the prince, " I am wife of Indrajit and have come hither to carry the head of my husband, as I am going to burn myself with him. I, therefore, implore you to give it to me." " How did you know that the head of your nusband was carried off by us," asked the monkeys. Sulochana told them what had happened but the monkeys said to her, " We can not believe what you say. It is impossible that a lifeless arm can write. Here is the head of your husband ; and if you were faithful to him, just make it laugh ; and then we will be convinced of, what you say."

Whereupon Sulochana, embracing the head, said, " My love, I am now in difficulty. These monkeys have met here together to judge of my fidelity towards you ; and if your head does not laugh, they will look upon me as a vile woman." Sulochana tried her utmost to make the head laugh but it did not listen to her.

At last she said, " I made a great mistake. If I had called my father, Shesha, to help you, nothing could have been done to you." As soon as she uttered these words, the head heartily laughed. The monkeys said, " Though Sulochana spoke to the head in so many pathetic words, it did not laugh but as soon as she took the name of Shesha, it heartily laughed.
" What is this mystery?" asked the monkeys.

" Sulochana is the daughter of Shesha," replied Rama, " and Lakshuman is an incarnation of Shesha. The head laughed, because his father-in-law killed his own son-in-law." No sooner did Rama inform the monkeys of this than Lakshuman much grieved for his son-in-law, Indrajit, when the former pacified and consoled him, saying that he would resuscitate the demon-prince, if he wished him to do so. But at the entreaties of the monkeys Rama did not resuscitate Indrajit.

The monkeys then handed the head over to Sulochana, which she took and brought on the sea-shore near Lanka, where she arranged a pile of wood and, having set fire to it, burnt herself with the head. Ravana,who was present there with his family according to the custom, was deeply affected at the sight, and returned home over-wiielined with grief.

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Shirdi Sai Baba's Grace-Experience Of Sai Devotees-Part 42.

noreply@blogger.com (Manisha.Rautela.Bisht) — Thu, 10 May 2012 02:15:00 +0000

Dear all
Happy Baba's day to all
Though Baba lived a life of a humble fakir but He is truly a God incarnation whose extent is limitless and beyond time and space.He is omnipresent and resides in the heart of His children .Anybody who calls for Him with earnest devotion ,feels His presence around him showering His grace,guiding him and protecting him .Today we have few devotees sharing the same feeling with all of us .Jai Sai Ram .

Baba Is Holding Me :

Sai Ram Sister Manisha,

Please do not publish my name.

Thank you for this wonderful site and for the divine book Ram Vijaya series its very interesting. May you and your family always be blessed by Baba. This is my second time writing, in-the first being sometime ago with pictures of Baba appearing in the sky on Full Moon night.

Last month for Full Moon too I saw the same thing happen. I was so touched with the last sharing in Part 41 of the Experiences today and to know that Baba has appeared on 13th April 2012 in the Moon again. Baba is so alive around all of us. We are all so blessed. Today I would like to share about an accident that happened to me last week.

I fell and fractured my foot on the 19th April - Baba's special day after spending the whole morning in my pooja room. I was feeling very miserable, frustrated and sorry for myself after the accident as all my plans had to be shelved for the next 3 months as I would be immobile.
Most of all I would not be able to do my daily pooja in pooja room and go to Baba temple which I do several times a week. Could not understand why it had to happen to me? I was feeling angry at Baba for putting me in this situation. On 20th morning I was sitting in front of my computer watching the live darshan from Shridi and crying to Baba asking Him to help me through all this as I am alone most of the day and it is so difficult for me to move around as we live in a double story home and the family is away at work all day.

There is no one to help me in the day. Later that morning when I opened my email and read your mail about all the experiences - the first thing that appeared to me was this picture below with all those beautiful words. Now I always feel Baba holding me through this difficult time and I have full trust in Him. I continue to pray that I will not have to go through surgery and this will heal on its own.

I also know that this accident has now taught me to be more patient with many things around me and to appreciate what I have always taken for granted. In Sai Satcharitra it says "Let us have Sharadha(faith) and Saburi(patience) for His Grace." I also understand the meaning of going through your Karma that is mentioned in Sai Satcharitra. The result of our past actions have to be suffered and got over and whatever comes to us Allah(God) is the sole Dispenser and Protector so always think of Him and He will take care of us.

Surrender to His Holy feet with body, mind and soul and enjoy what we receive in return? This accident has also given me a chance to spend so much time on my music and books about Baba and to sit in silence and in meditation more and enjoy nature around me. I feel it is a time of reflection in my life. I have a beautiful view from my room and I never stopped to notice the beautiful things Mother Nature has given us. Now I have all the time to do this. I have learnt to appreciate the little things in my life.

Most of the time I am charging around for everyone else and always thinking of myself last. I feel this is Baba's way of telling me to slow down and take care of this precious body and soul. I feel something has changed since this accident, and whatever challenges, obstacles and hurdles that come my way - Baba will be holding me through it all. How Blessed I am? Thank you Baba. I love you.

And thank you Sister Manisha - I love you too.
SAI RAM

Miraculous Trip to Shirdi:

Dear Manishaji Jai Sainath.....!!!.

I am staunch devotee of Saibaba from past 5yrs. I have experienced presence of Saibaba many times infact every moment in my life. I am realy thankful to Saibaba for helping you to create such a wonderful website where devotee share their real experience with Shirdi Sai Baba.

Please do not publish my email ID and name. You can write as Sai Devotee

Last month April end I went to Shirdi. From the time of planning the trip to go to Shirdi till the time I reach back home Saibaba planned everything for me in very beautiful way which I did not even think before leaving to Shirdi.

From the month of January '12, I was thinking to go to Shirdi for Saibaba Darshan but due to some or the other reason I could not make it. Finaly that time came. Whenever I think of Shirdi my mind is filled with happy thoughts and all the tensions vanish. How lucky those people are who live in Shirdi.

I took decision to go to Shirdi by March end. I had some financial problem which was sorted out by the grace of Saibaba. This was the first miracle I would say.

Then I thought of booking of the accommodation for us. Before booking I took permission from my boss for grant of leave for 3-4days in March '12. When he asked me the reason for leave I told him I am going to Shirdi. When he heard about Shirdi he said you do not worry I will arrange for your complimentary accommodation at Shirdi as I am working in a Hotel industry.

This was the second miracle. Even though I had financial crunch Saibaba blessed me with good 3 star accommodation so that I have comfortable stay at Shirdi. The Hotel which was booked for us was just 2 minutes walking distance from the main Sai Temple. This was amazing experience.

Now third was to book bus tickets. My cousin booked going tickets only and he did not book return tickets. I visit Saibaba temple nearby my village every Thursday. One Thursday me and my friend decided to go for evening aarti in Sai temple. Normally I go morning to do Abhishek pooja. So that day me and my and friend, both went evening also. I had a wish to buy one Saisatcharitra and read everyday but I was little bit confused as whether we can keep it at home or not and are allowed to read only in temple.

We happened to meet one person who happened to be far relative of my friend. He is also a strong devotee of Sai Baba so we thought of asking him about reading of Sai Satcharitra. He said you can keep it at home and read it. There is no harm in that but must not read it after eating anything non veg. I was so happy to know that. So immediately i decided that I will buy one Sai Satcharitra for me when I personally visit Shrdi and I will start reading it from Shirdi Samadhi Mandir itself.!

After this we told him we are going to Shirdi on next Tuesday. He was happy to listen this and he asked whether we have booked accommodation, bus tickets and all other details ... We said we have already booked bus tickets for going and accommodation but have not booked return tickets. He told us we better book return bus tickets also so that we do not face any inconvenience when we are in Shirdi and can have peaceful Darshan and stay at Shirdi without any worries. And due to Ram Navami it is likely that there will be heavy rush and we might not get bus tickets .He said if you all require he would arrange bus tickets for us. We agreed and did return bus tickets booking through his help. This was third miracle Sai Baba did for us. You can see how Sai Baba thinks and takes care of everything children and makes sure they do not face any problem.

We were suppose to leave for Shirdi on Tuesday 27th March '12. Now see what happens. Exactly on 25th March my sister's newly born son one of the blessing of Saibaba whom we have kept name as Sainath (Age just 3 months)felt sick and had high fever. So we took him to Hospital and doctor asked him to admit him in Hospital. Doctors took his blood and urine reports. We got urine report and it was told to us that he has got urine infection.

Doctor said we will get blood reports on Thursday. Saline was put for him and he was crying bitterly with pain. Just imagine how painful it will be for such a small poor infant to bear such a pain. I applied udi to his full body and went to nearby Saibaba temple and prayed to make him completely alright and let his all reports come normal.

We all kept on praying with faith on Saibaba. He was recovering but again suddenly any time fever was returning. Looking at him I and my sister was crying as we could not see him bearing such hard pain. Sunday, Monday passed and Tuesday came. I was feeling very tensed and my mind was also double minded now as whether to go Shirdi or whether to leave him in Hospital. Then i made up my mind and took permission from family and they said you go without any worries and pray for him at Shirdi nicely to Saibaba.

Actualy Saibaba had already given me signal that I do not have to worry at all and Saibaba will take care of all the things. Just think when Doctors said we will get reports by Thursday which is day of Saibaba. This was positive sign from Saibaba. But since we are humans we have tendency of worrying but still I had full faith in Saibaba. Tuesday night we boarded the bus and reached Shirdi next afternoon around 11:30am. We reached Hotel and to our surprise we were given a room which was on top floor and just outside our room they had made nice replica of Sai Samadhi Mandir. I felt blessed and happy to see Saibaba moorti and Samadhi replica just outside our room.

After that we had bath and breakfast and went to Saibaba Samadhi Mandir straight away. It was around 1 :00pm. There was no rush and we had nice darshan and I was also able to touch Sai Samadhi. Most of the time it is not possible as they put glass near samadhi. After that we went to Dwarkamai also. I prayed for my sisters son all the time. And was chanting Om Sai Nathaya Namaha....all the time throughout day.

After having darshan all around we went in room and again came back to temple for Mukh darshan and then we went to buy Sai Satcharitra. I bought one copy for me. I had a wish to perform abhishek pooja next day ,that is on thursday in Sai Temple as I never miss that when I am home.

But I checked everywhere but could not locate how to go about it for booking and other details. So we came back to room to kept the things which we bought and just when we reached in our room, my friends phone started to ring. This call she received was from that same relative who booked bus tickets for us.

He enquired everything is fine and all and if any help is required. He also told us not to miss kakad aarti and Abhsihek pooja on Thursday. Just imagine what a right time he called to help us. We asked him how to book for abhishek pooja and related details. He told us to go Sai temple right now and enquire there to police. They will guide you and also said for kakad aarti you reach Temple and stay in que by 12:00 midnight itself so that you will reach inside the temple early morning. We did same thing. We booked tickets for abhishek pooja for 2nd batch at 9:00am and we checked where abhishek pooja is done . Then after evening arti we went to Prasadalaya to eat food. We reached back to room at 10:00pm and we went to sleep.

I kept my alarm at 11:30pm, my cousin kept it at 11:45pm. Since we were very tied all got slept quite soon. First my alarm rang at 11:30pm. I switched it off thinking i will get up in 5 min. But i did not wakepup again. Then my cousin's alarm rang and he too switched it off thinking same thing. After that in another 5 to 10 min someone started banging our door.

We woke up and I shouted and asked whose there ? But nobody replied and kept quite. We again thought of sleeping little more. After 10 minutes again someone started banging our door and this time it was more harder. We got all scarred and got up and sat on bed.

Again we shouted but it was same story nobody replied. Then I called upon reception and asked them that please send security guard as some one is troubling us. After 5 minutes call came from reception and they said we had left our key at door and that time their housekeeping boy was passing from that side so he banged door. Reason can be anything but I am confident to say this was final alarm of my Sai Baba to wake up or else we will miss the kakada aarti.

Then we all got ready and went to Saibaba temple and waited in que. I took my Saisatcharitra along with me thinking I will touch it to Saibaba Samadhi and take it home. When we sat in que I thought of reading it and I finished almost 6 adhyay of Saisatcharitra. I was feeling very relaxed and all my tensions were gone. Then we attended kakad aarti and then morning abhishek pooja.

While doing abhshek pooja in my mind I said to Sai Bab atleast now you make my Sister's son alright. Let all his reports come normal and relieve me completely from this tension. After that we went in room and another miracle was waiting for me. I checked my cell and I received text message just 10 min back that Doctor told our small boy to go home today and reports are also normal.

This was Thursday the right time Sai was waiting to make us happy. You can imagine what the condition would me at that time to read such a lovely message. Really Sai relieved me from that tension completely and that day the little one was discharged by afternoon. And after that he became completely alright and is back to normal now.

That Thursday was blessed day for me and my every wish Sai baba fulfilled when I was in Shirdi. Such a nice lesson it was Shradha and Saburi. When the right times comes Saibaba give us what we ask for. Then next Day on Friday again we went Sai Samdhi Mandir and prayed and left back to home. Journey was beautiful and memorable for me which I will never forget in my lifetime.

Whenever I prayed to Sai Baba even like other devotees I never got negative answer from Saibaba. He has always answered my prayers even smallest to smallest and toughest to toughest. I always feel I am very lucky because Saibaba is always with me and and I also feel I must be one of the favourite child of Saibaba. His presence is everywhere and evertime is with us. I love you Saibaba.
Jai Sai Nath...........

Sai Accepted My Prasad On 9th Day Of My Vrat :

Dear Manisha didi,

I would like to share my experience with Sai. Kindly post it in website and donot reveal my name.

SaiRam!

Yesterday (Apr 26th) I have completed my second 9 days vrat. First time when I completed my vrat, on 9th day I went to Shri Naga SaiBaba temple, Coimbatore attended noon aarti and offered prasad to baba and distributed it to the poor people. This time I was not able to visit temple on 9th day. I couldn't prepare any sweets also for baba that day. So I gave money to our maid and asked her to buy some sweets and distribute to the children residing near to her house.

She is residing in the village area where lots of children living. So I did this and also asked baba to pardon me(although its baba's plan to distribute sweets to those children) as I couldn't visit his temple and distribute the food. Today when she came for work, I enquired her regarding the sweets. She said yes and told me an incident happened, after hearing which I was really happy. Here goes the incident. While returning to home she bought some sweets and when she reached home, a small guy, who is a muslim came to her home and asked for sweets.

She gave one and again he asked for one more which also she gave and the boy left happily without uttering any single word.She is also a baba devotee. She realized that it's baba who got the 1st sweet. She was very much happy for he accepted the prasad and after that she distributed the remaining sweets to other children. After hearing this I thanked baba for being with me and for his love. Also today morning when I came out of our shrine after finishing the prayers, I got some sweets first to eat(which is a prasad from our near by temple). How kind and omnipresence our baba is!!!

I am speechless to express about his leela, love and care.
Jai SaiRam!

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Ram Vijaya-Chapter 41.

noreply@blogger.com (Manisha.Rautela.Bisht) — Thu, 10 May 2012 02:12:00 +0000

Dear all

Here is chapter-41 from the book Ram Vijaya. Readers who have missed out any chapter can read them by clicking on the link provided below this chapter . Jai Sai Ram.

Ram Vijaya-Chapter 41.

At this time Indrajit created by his mantras a woman exactly like Sita and, having seated her in his chariot, came to the field and loudly said in the hearing of all the monkeys, " You see, on account of this wretched woman my father has suffered much. If her head is cut off, every thing will end in peace, and there will be no war-" So saying he cut off the head of the woman.

And immediately he went to his county, Nikumbala, to perform a penance with a view to get from the deity of fire a divyaratha*[ A beautiful, fine and charming chariot,] with horses and weapons. He entered a solitary place and, posting deions to watch it, began to perform the penance. Indrajit killed for the purpose many Brahmanas and cows and, polishing his body with their blood, seated himself upon corpses and carcasses, made a liavan^[Oblation by fire to a deity.] and offered the deity of fire the heads of Brahmans and cows. The deity having been pleased with him, half of the divyaratha came out of the havan.

Maruti believed that the woman, whose head had been cut off, was Sita and communicated the sad news to Rama and Lakshuman, which disheartened and disappointed all. In the meantime, Vibhishan came and informed Rama and the monkeys that Sita was safe in the Asoka forest and that the Sita, whose head was cut off by Indrajit, was created by him with his mantras.

He also informed them of the penance and said, " Half of the divyaratha has come out of the fire ; and if the whole chariot come out, you will not be able to conquer Indrajit. I, therefore, advise you to go to Nikumbala as soon as possible and destroy the havan, so that the chariot may disappear and not come to the hands of the demon-prince. I also tell you that as soon as you destroy the havan, he will be desperate and fight with you ; but no one will be able to kill him, unless he has observed fast for 12 years. *

Listening to what Vibhishan had said Rama made a sign to Lakshuman, who had observed fast for 14 years, and bade him go with Maruti, Sugriva, and the other monkeys to Nikumbala to Jostroy the havan and kill Indrajit.

Lakshuman accordingly went with them to Nikumbala and destroyed the chariot and havan. The noise of the monkeys aroused Indrajit who was in deep meditation ; and finding that the ha van was destroyed, he was so furious that Ije let off at them a tain-weapon, which produced the rain and flodded the army of Lakshuman.

The prince discharged a wind-weapon, which produced the wind and dispersed, the rain.

Indrajit stopped the wind by a mountain-weapon, which produced innumerable mountains, when Lakshuman let off a diamond-weapon, which produced diamonds, and broke the mountains.

Indrajit let off a fire-weapon, which produced fire and began to burn the army of Lakshuman, when the latter discharged a sea-weapon, which produced volumes of water and extinguished the
fire.

Indrajit lastly let off five arrows and struck Lakshuman with thorn, when Vibhishan threw his gada* at the demon-prince, who cut it off and struck his uncle with five arrows.

At last Lakshuman let off a deadly arrow and broke his head with it, and his chariot was broken and horses killed by Jambuvant.

Indrajit however fought alone on the ground, when all the monkeys threw at him innumerable mountains, rocks, and trees at one and the same time, but he broke them with his arrows in no time. He then jumped into the sky and, hiding himself in the clouds, let off arrows at Lakshuman.

Then, Maruti placed the latter on the palm of his hand and lifted him up in the sky where he fought with Indrajit, Whereupon the demon-prince came down, when Maruti brought Lakshuman on the ground. They fought for some time on the ground.

But at last Lakshuman cut off with his arrows the thighs, arms and the head of his enemy.

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Ram Vijaya-Chapter 40.

noreply@blogger.com (Manisha.Rautela.Bisht) — Tue, 08 May 2012 23:50:00 +0000

Dear all

Here is chapter-40 from the book Ram Vijaya. Readers who have missed out any chapter can read them by clicking on the link provided below this chapter . Jai Sai Ram.

Ram Vijaya-Chapter 40.

In the mean-time, Vibhishan went to fight with his brother, when the latter said, " You are a great scoundrel. Do you know who I am ? I am your brother. You are treacherous, and have joined our enemies. I should have just killed you on this spot, but as there will be no one left be hind us to perform our funeral ceremonies, I spare your life and command you to leave this place immediately.
Do not show me your face again." Having heard these words from the mouth of Kumbhakarna, Vibhishan immediately disappeared.

Kumbhakarna then rushed upon Rama, when the latter let off arrows at him, but they all were devoured by the demon. Lastly the prince discharged a deadly arrow at him and cut off his hands with it, and, with other arrows, his feet, trunk, and head.

On receiving the news of the fall of Kumbhakarna in the field Ravana much grieved for him, when Indrajit came and consoled his father . Immediately after, Atikaya, the second son of Ravana, with other warriors, abravely attacked the army of Rama and shot a great number of the monkeys ; but at last Lakshuman killed him with his arrow. Ravana much lamented for him, when Indrajit consoled his father and, having washed his body with the blood of human beings and cows, performed a penance. His goddess was pleased with him and presented him with a chariot, horses and weapons. He seated himself in that chariot and jumped into the sky j and having hid himself in the clouds, he let off arrows at the monkeys and killed them all. Even Rama and Lakshuman were struck with his arrows. The demon- prince again returned to Lanka with success.

To resuscitate the monkeys, Maruti went to get a mountain called Dronagiri, which was full of medicinal plants. For some time he stood at the foot of the mountain entreating him to accompany him to Suvela, the place of the war, and resuscitate the monkeys with his medicinal plants. The mountain said " Be gone. You, fool. I am not expected to accompany you to Suvela. Depart from this place. Maruti got indignant at the insolence of the mountain and, having lifted him up with his tail, brought him to Suvela. By the odour of the medicinal plants on the mountain all the monkeys with Rama and Lakshuman were resuscitated.

And soon after, they entered Lanka and set fire to it. Whereupon Ravana sent the demons, Jang Prachang, Krochen, Nikuinbha and others to oppose them and quench the fire. The demons let off a rain-weapon, which produced water and quenched the fire.

By his mantra Indrajit then created a female called Kritya and jumped with her into the sky; and hiding him self behind her back he let off arrows at the monkeys and killed many of them, when Rama, at the suggestion of the wind, let off the weapon called Angirastra, which cut off the female. Whereupon Indrajit immediately came down and, having defeated the army of Rama with heavy loss, returned to Lanka with success. The monkeys were alarmed, when Maruti immediately kept the field.

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Ram Vijaya-Chapter -39.

noreply@blogger.com (Manisha.Rautela.Bisht) — Tue, 08 May 2012 04:13:00 +0000

Dear all

Here is chapter-39 from the book Ram Vijaya. Readers who have missed out any chapter can read them by clicking on the link provided below this chapter . Jai Sai Ram.

Ram Vijaya-Chapter 39.

Kumbhakarna reached the palace of Ravana and stood before him, when the latter said to him, " Brother ? I am now in difficulty. I have brought Sita, the wife of Rama, as I wish to marry her. In order to recover her from me Rama has come here with a great number of monkey-soldiers. They have killed good many demons and destroyed nearly the whole of Lanka. It is now your duty to help me.

" It is not good that you have deprived the help less woman, Sita, of her husband," replied Kumbhakarna. "It is a great sin that one should covet another s wife. You ought to have restored her to her husband. But as you have brought her here at the risk of your life, have you fulfilled your wishes ? If not, transform yourself into Rama and go to her.

" That cannot be done," replied Ravana, " because if I become Rama, all his virtues will reign iu ine and prevent me from doing any wicked act. Unless you kill Rurna, I shall not be able to fulfill my wishes."

" As you are my brother," said Kumbhakarna, " it is my duty to help you. Have courage. I shall devour all the monkeys in a moment and kill Rama and Lakshuman.

Taking his leave of Ravana, Kumbhakarna attacked the army of Rama, when four monkeys, including Sharab and Govaksha flnng mountains and rocks at the demon which the latter broke with blows and threw them into the sky. Kumbhakarna devoured a great number of the monkeys but a few of them escaped through his ears and nostrils.

Sugriva then threw a mountain at him which the latter broke with one blow and, having held him by his feet, turned him round like a reel. He was about to dash the monkey to pieces, when the latter escaped from his clutches and jumped into the sky. But he, having stretched out his hands in the sky, brought him down and put him into his anus.

Sugriva was disgusted at the stink of his arms and, having cut off his nose and ears, once more escaped and jumped into the sky of which Kumbhakarna knew nothing. He was profusely bled and altogether disfigured. Having thought that he was successful in the war, he walked towards the palace of his brother, Ravana.

The demon-king was ashamed to behold him in that state ; and in order to avoid an interview with him he ordered his barber to show him a mirror. The barber accordingly held a mirror before the demon in which he beheld hii disfigured face and immediately returned in a great rage to renew the fight with the monkeys. Desperate as he was, he devoured many of the monkeys and attempted to rush upon Rama, when Lakshuman let off arrows at him, which he broke with his hands.

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