Flower -31. “Om Shri Sai Preethi Vardhanaaya Namaha

Shri Shirdi Sai Baba Ashtotra Sada Namavali

Flower -31. “Om Shri Sai Preethi Vardhanaaya Namaha.”

Ashtotram is (praise) offering our prayers to the Divine, through "OM", and the attributes of the Divine.

There are 108 attributes of Sai Baba in Ashtotra Sada Namavali. Each one is an everlasting flower of divine fragrance.

Flower-31:” Om Shri Sai Preethi Vardhanaaya Namaha.”

Meaning:

My humble salutation to the one who grants an ability for limitless love.(Shirdi Sai Trust)

Reflections:

For a devotee who wants to admire and love God the whole world is full of wonders. For Him the birds that migrate thousands of kilometers with accurate navigation, without any equipment are wonders created by God. For Him germination of a seed is a reason to love God. The flowers that blossom in

With multitudes of shades, shapes and fragrances remind him the great hand that creates them. When he understands the enormity of the cosmic dance awe and love for God fills his heart. The very admiration of this great Intelligence makes the devoted ones, develop a deep rooted love for the one who created the creations and also the love for His creations. The devotee reaches a stage in which he sees God in everything and anything and loves Him. His heart is full of that sublime love to admire the Brahman, different from the love for possessions. It is Brahman, God or Guru who can generate this all pervading universal and limitless love in the heart of the devotee. That is the reason God is considered as love itself and so the saying “God is love.”

Shri Tatya Saheb Noolkar was a sceptic having no belief in God and Saints. He was a Sub-Judge at Pan­dharpur in 1909. At that time Shri Nanasaheb Chan­dorkar was Mamlatdar at Pandharpur. He used to meet Noolkar often and requested him to go to Shirdi for Baba's darshan. After prolonged request, he accepted to visit Shirdi on condition that he require a brahmin cook, a basket of Nagpur oranges for presentation, he won't remove his pant and shoes at the time of Baba's darshan and that he won't bow to Baba. Nanasaheb Chandorkar accepted to these conditions. A brahmin cook came to Nanasaheb Chandorkar and he sent him to Noolkar. A basket full of Nagpur oranges arrived in Noolkar's name and the sender’s name not known. After these conditions fulfilled, both have gone to Shirdi.

When Noolkar saw Baba from a distance,he hesi­tated to go with shoes and pant. He removed them and gone to Baba for darshan. On seeing Noolkar, Baba asked Nanasaheb Chandorkar "How you have brought this mad man to me"

On the second day, they came to Baba for darshan. On seeing Noolkar, Baba scolded him and pushed him to a pillar nearby and drove him away from that place. Noolkar asked Chandorkar as to why Baba scolded him. Chandorkar told that Baba has scolded Noolkar’s bad time and it would go away by Baba’s scolding’s. Baba was very kind at heart and that Baba would never harm anybody. He would always help His devotees. On the same night at about 2 a.m. Noolkar awakened to chew betel and betel nut. But there was no betel leaf and betel nut with him. He woke Chandorkar and re­quested for betel and betel nut. Chandorkar told that as it was dead of night, no betel and betel nut was avai­lable then and requested Noolkar to sleep.

At the same time a devotee came with betel leaf and betel nut. Originally he had brought the betal leaf and betal nut to Baba as offerings. But Baba turned him away saying that he may go to Sathe's wada and handover them to the person who needed it badly. So the devotee came to them handed-over it to Noolkar and went away. After hearing the words of Baba from the devotee regarding this incident, Noolkar was overwhelmed with affection for Baba and realised that Baba was not an ordinary soul. He was omnipotent. On the 3rd day, when Noolkar came to Baba for darshan and worship, Baba asked him to worship a pillar pointing to it in Dwara-kamayee. Noolkar accepted and enquired Madhav Rao about this. Madhav Rao told Baba "Deva Why do Noolkar worship the pillar when you are bodily here?" Baba told that that was a puzzle for Madhav Rao, Nana­saheb Chandorkar and Noolkar to understand. Madhavarao perused the panchangam and came to know that day was Guru Poornima day. All requested Baba’s permission that as the day was the Guru Poornima day they would worship Baba as their Guru. Baba yielded to their request. From that day onwards,and it is on account of this Noolkar, devo­tees began to worship Baba on Guru Poornima day. A non believer in God, Noolkar became a true devotee of Baba, who filled his heart with Love. Baba did not permit Noolkar to go away from Shirdi.Noolkar stayed in Shirdi till his death. Baba on hearing Noolkar’s death said he will not be reborn.

He fills the hearts of devotees with limitless love.

He is Preeti Vardhanaaya.

 

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Dear Shruthisp,

Thanks for joining in offering the flower-31-]"Om Shri Sai Preethi Vardhanaaya Namaha" to Baba this Thursday also.

May Baba bless you and your family.

Om Sai Ram.

 

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Dear Saisakthi Sister,

Thanks for joining me in offering Flower-31(not 21) " Om Shri Sai Preethi Vardhanaaya Namaha" to Baba this Thursday also. True I was so busy and missed some of your post. Hope to respond within a couple of days.
I was also busy in praying Baba for you today.
May Baba bless you and your family.

Om Sai Ram.

 

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Dear Bhuvisrini Sister,

Thanks for joining in offering the flower-31-]"Om Shri Sai Preethi Vardhanaaya Namaha" to Baba this Thursday also.

May Baba bless you and your family.

Om Sai Ram

 

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Dear Saktips,

Thanks for joining in offering the flower-31-]"Om Shri Sai Preethi Vardhanaaya Namaha" to Baba this Thursday also.

May Baba bless you and your family.

Om Sai Ram