Chapter 26: The Sadguru Opens Our Eyes - a podcast by Divine Lineage

Sri Sai Satcharitra: The Wonderful Life of Shirdi Sai Baba, A Modern Rendering of Hemadpant by Monika Penukonda 

If a man utters my name with love, I shall fulfill all his wishes and increase his devotion. If he sings earnestly of my life and my deeds, I shall surround him in front and back and on all sides. Those devotees who are attached to me heart and soul will naturally feel happiness when they hear these stories. Believe me, if anybody sings my leelas I will give him infinite joy and everlasting happiness. ~ Shirdi Sai Baba

From this episode:

Once it so happened that a devotee by the name Pant, a disciple of another sadguru, had the good fortune of visiting Shirdi. He had no mind to go to Shirdi, but man proposes one way and God disposes the other. He was traveling in a railway train when he met some friends and relations bound for Shirdi. They all asked him to accompany them and he could not say no. They got off at Mumbai while Pant got off at Virar. There he received permission from his sadguru for the Shirdi trip, and after arranging for the expenses, left with the party for Shirdi. They all reached the place in the morning and went to the masjid at about 11 am. Seeing the crowd of devotees assembled for Baba’s worship they were all pleased but Pant suddenly had a fit and fell senseless. They were all frightened. Still, they tried their best to bring him to his senses. With Baba’s grace and the pouring of pitchers of water over his head, he regained consciousness and sat upright as if he was just awakened from sleep. The omniscient Baba, knowing that he was a disciple of another guru, inspired fearlessness and confirmed his faith in his own guru by addressing him as follows, “Come what may, leave not, but stick to your support (guru) and remain ever steady, always at one with him.” Pant at once knew the significance of this remark and was reminded of his sadguru. Throughout his life, he never forgot this kindness of Baba...

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