Om Sai Ram
The Sai
Satcharita is a biography based on the true life stories of Sai Baba of Shirdi.
Authored by Shri. Govind Raghunath Dabholkar alias Hemadpant, the original
edition of the Sai Satcharitra was published in Marathi on 26 November, 1930
Reasons for Reading Sai Satcharitra : Devotee’s can do Sai Satcharitra
parayan(reading) / Saptah Parayan (weekly reading) for any of the following
reason. If the complete book is read in one weeks time it is said to fulfill
the desire of the reader. These can be:
1. Getting some wish or desire being fulfilled by Sai Maharaj. 2. Treatment of ailment, health issue,
progeny or related problem. 3. Seeking grace of Baba in removing
the Problem or worries which are surrounding the bhakta. 4. For
good education/knowledge/focus in studies / Sai Baba’s grace in studies - by
student, for securing good result. 5. For employment, interview
and job. 6. Financial, material, emotional, family and
relationship related issues. 7. Out of love and devotion to
Sadguru Sainath 8. For grace of Guru in attaining salvation,
success in path of self-realization, spiritual upliftment. 9. To
overcome pride, egoism, control over worldly objects and sensations. 10.
For betterment in life, peace and happiness.
The above list is not exhaustive but only indicative. Parayan
can fulfill any wish the devotee desires.…
But the fruit of Sai Satcharitra Parayan and its success purely
depends on Baba’s Grace. He is capable of seeing the worth of devotee, his
motive, his devotion, His faith and His past, present –future. Just mere
reading of the holy book with intention of getting desired result may not be
blessed by Baba. Not only this, sometime even after reading the result is not
achieved, in this case devotees should not be disheartened. Baba is the
ultimate doer and what He shall bless shall be the best for the devotee. To be
precise, when the devotees start the Parayan / weekly Parayan they should
completely surrender the result at the Holy feet of Baba and Baba shall bless
each according to His Prarabdh or worthiness.
Parayan Procedure:
Dear devotees there is no hard and fast rule in following these
procedure. All Baba want is love and he did not believe in outward rituals. If
the devotees have firm faith in Baba, parayan shall have its result.
1. Devotees who wish to do weekly Parayan(Saptah) (complete the
full book Sri Sai Satcharitra in 7 days) should start reading the book from
Thursday .
2. After taking bath, cleaning temple (home temple), lighting
Diya (Villaku), Incense stick )(Agarbatti), applying Baba’s sacred Udi should
start the reading of Sri Sai Satcharitra. (called as Saptah Parayan) with
complete devotion and faith in Baba. (If the devotees do not have a puja room,
say for example devotees living in hostels, they can sit in a neat place, where
there is no disturbance, and start their parayan). Similarly if one is not
keeping good health or by any reason cannot take bath or light Diya, taking
Baba’s name they can still read the book. Hence there is no hard and fast rule
to follow .
3. Sai Satcharitra has total 52 chapters which can be divided
into 7 chapters as per to 7 days and can be read by devotees as per to their
convenience i.e. they can read all 7 chapter at one go or they can divide these
7 chapter into 3 chapter in the morning and 4 chapter in the evening. This
purely depends on devotees how they wish to read these chapters in a day. The
prefered method is mentioned below..
4. The chapters are divided in the following manner for ease of
reading and completing in time (as mentioned in Satcharitra).
Day 1 Ch 1-8 Day 2 Ch 9-16 Day 3 Ch 17-23 Day
4 Ch 24-31 Day 5 Ch 32-37 Day 6 Ch 38-45 Day
7 Ch 46-52
5. Every day some Prasad or navadiya should be offered to Baba
like any fruit, dry fruit, sugar candy, raisins etc as per to convenience of
the devotee. There is no hard and fast rule again.
6. By Wednesday evening Sai Satcharitra will complete.
7. After the completion of Sai Satcharitra Prasad (offering) or
Dakshina should be offered to Baba either in home temple or in Sai temple near
to their home where they can go. If they cannot go than they can prepare
anything at home or get readymade sweat dish and offer to Baba seeking his
blessing for the parayan . Here again I would like to mention that it is not
necessary if you cannot go or offer than, simple Pranam at Lotus feet of Baba
shall also do, being in your own place. What ever the devotees eat can be
offered as food, it can be veg or non veg food.
The last chapter (epilogue) in Sai Satcharitra which gives
complete detail about result of Sai Satcharitra Parayan, I am attaching here.
Devotee shall read this chapter in their Sai Satcharitra Book when they
complete the book on the last day. I am giving this particular (last) chapter
here so that readers can know the importance of Reading Sai Satcharitra and
doing its parayan.
8. Greatness of Sadguru Sai and reward of reading Sai
Satcharitra
We prostrate ourselves before and take refuge in that Sai
Samarth Who besets all animate and inanimate things in the universe-from a post
to God Brahma, pots, houses, mansions and even sky, Who pervades all creatures
equally without any differentiation, to Whom all devotees are alike; and Who
knows not honor and dishonors, like or dislike.
If we remember Him and surrender to Him, He fulfills all our
desires and makes us attain the goal of life.
This ocean of mundane existence is very hard to cross. Waves of
infatuation beat high there against the bank of bad thoughts and break down
trees of fortitude. The breeze of egoism blows forcibly and makes the ocean
rough and agitated. Crocodiles in the form of anger and hatred move there
fearlessly. Eddies in the form of the idea "I and Mine" and other
doubts whirl there incessantly and innumerable fishes in the form of censure,
hate and jealousy play there, Though this ocean is so fierce and terrible,
Sad-guru Sai is its Agasti (Destroyer) and the devotees of Sai have not the
least to fear of it. Our Sadguru is the boat, which will safety take us across
this ocean.
Prayer
Now we fall flat before Sai Baba and holding His Feet make the
following prayer for the public:- Let not our mind wander and desire anything
except Thee. Let this work (Satcharita) be in every house and let it be studied
daily. Ward off the calamities of those who study it regularly.
Fala-Shruti (Reward of Study of Sai Satcharitra)
Now a few words about the reward you get, from a study of this
work. After bathing in the sacred Godavari and after taking the darshan of the
Samadhi in the Samadhi-mandir in Shirdi, you should read or hear the
Satcharita. If you do this all your threefold afflictions will vanish.
Casually thinking about the stories of Sai, you will get
unconsciously interested in spiritual life and if you then go on through the
work with love, all your sins will be destroyed. If you wish to get rid of the
cycle of births and deaths, read Sai's stories and remember Him always; and get
yourself attached (devoted) to His Feet.
If you dive into the sea of Sai's stories, and then give them
out to others, you will get an ever-new flavor of them and save the hearers
from perdition. If you go on meditating on Sai's Form, it will in course of
time disappear and lead you into self-realization. It is very hard to know or
realize the nature of Self or Brahma, but if you approach through the Sugun
Brahma (Sai's Form) your progress will be easy.
If the devotee completely surrenders himself to Him, he will lose
his individuality and be merged in Him and be one with Him, as the river in the
sea. If you thus become merged with Him in any of the three states, viz.,
waking, dream and sleep, you get rid of the bond of samsara.
If anybody after bathing reads this with love and faith, and
completes it within a week, his calamities will disappear; or if he hears or
reads it daily and regularly all his dangers will be warded off. By its study,
a man wishing for wealth will get it and a pure trader, success in his life. He
will get the reward according to his faith and devotion. Without these, there
will be no experience of any kind.
If you read this respectfully, Sai will be pleased, and removing
you ignorance and poverty, He will give you knowledge, wealth and prosperity.
With concentrated mind, if you read a Chapter daily, it will give you unbounded
happiness. One, who has his welfare at heart, should study it carefully and
then he will ever remember Sai gratefully and joyfully in birth after birth.
This work should be read at home especially on Guru-Purnima
(Ashadha full-moon day), Gokul-Ashtami, Rama-Navami and Dasara (Baba's anniversary
day). If you study this one book carefully, all your desires will be satisfied
and if you always remember Sai's Feet in your heart, you will easily cross the
Bhava (Samsara) sagar. By its study, the diseased and sick will get health, the
poor wealth, the mean and afflicted prosperity, and the mind will get rid of
all ideas and get steadiness.
Dear good and devoted readers and listeners, we also make our
bow to you all, and make you a special request. Never forget Him whose stories
you have read day by day or month by month. The more fervently you read or
listen to these stories, the more encouragement Sai gives us to serve you and
be of use to you. Both the author and the readers must co-operate in this work,
help each other and be happy.
9. Prasad-Yachana (Offering of Prasad)
We close the with prayer to the Almighty for the following
Prasad of favour:- May the readers and devotees get complete and whole-hearted
devotion to Sai's Feet. May His Form be ever fixed in their eyes and may they
see Sai (the Lord) in all beings. Amen!
When the parayan is complete family members can join together
and do Baba’s Aarti and than Prasad offered to Sainath can be distributed to
the family members ."
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