Who is Shirdi Sai Baba? – His own statements - 1
I am god (Allah)
I am Mahalaxmi; I speak the
truth-sitting as I do at the Mosque.
(I am Vittoba of Pandari)- Go, I am at Pandhari
(I am Ganapathi; Mother), all offerings you made to Ganapati have reached Me.
(I am Dattatreya); Are
you puffed up? Where was male progeny in your destiny? (in answer to the
prayer you offered before Datta at Gangapur) I tore up this body and gave you a son.
(I am Laxmi Narain); Why
go for Ganga elsewhere. Hold your palm at my feet. Here flows Ganga.-
(I am Maruti); My
father dedicated me to Maruti.
I make gestures before his temple telling him I am his brother.
All that (viz, other Gods) is Allah (to Rohilla)
Q; Baba, who are you?
whence?
SB: (in the absolute mood): I am the attributeless, Absolute, Nirguna. I have no name, no residence.
(Again in the mood of Duality)I got embroiled by Karma, and came to a body. (So) I got a name and abode. Dehi, i.e., the embodied, is my name; and the world is my abode, brahman is my father and Maya, my mother. As they interlocked, I got this body. The world is evanescent, mutable.
I am Parvardigar (God). I live at Shirdi and everywhere.
My age is lakhs of years.
My business is to give blessings.
All things are mine.
I give everything to everyone.
I am in Gangapur, Pandharpur and in
all places. I am in everybit of the globe.
All the universe is in me.
Stick to the one whom you worship or
rever. God will protect you soon.
(From Baba's Charters and Saying – 58-63)
