Chapters 43&44: Baba's Passing Away (Mahasamadhi), continued - 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:

It is the general practice among the Hindus that when a man is about to die, religious scripture is read aloud to him with the aim that his mind should be withdrawn from worldly things and fixed on spiritual matters so that his future progress is ensured. When King Parikshiti was cursed by the son of a Brahmin rishi and was to die in a week, the great sage, Shuka, expounded on Bhagawat Purana to him during that week. This practice is followed even now and the Gita, Bhagawat and other sacred books are read out loud to dying people. Baba, being an incarnation of God, needed no such help but followed this practice to set an example to the people. When he knew that he was soon going pass, he ordered Mr. Vaze to read Rama Vijaya to him. Mr. Vaze read the book once during the week. Then Baba asked him to read it again day and night, and he finished the second reading in three days. Eleven days passed this way. Then he read it again for another three days and was exhausted. So Baba let him stop and be quiet. He abided on his Self and was waiting for the last moment. ...

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