Devotees Experiences

Dear All Sairam,

Please read the experiences of our SAI ANUGRAHA family members with our beloved SAI.

Experience of Sridevi (Chennai)

Baba blessed my sister...My sister's name is Priya. Earlier she was with TCS as off role employee. She tried very much but in her office they postponed her on role process. Mean while I started searching job for her at that time there was some opening in my office. I spoke to my head he asked to attend the interview. On that day while returning from office I went to baba Mandir. Actually it is Ganeshji's Mandir in that baba also there. It is on the way to my office. I went to pray BABA and I started speaking to baba. I touched his feet and started crying I said baba please bless my Priya and make her to join in my office.

Baba started laughing and said “Arey pagli rothi kyon ho thum may tho uskay liye ek bada job dey nay vala hoon thum ye choti si nowkri kay liye rothi ho”. (Stupid girl why are you crying for this I’m going to give her a big opportunity and you are crying for this small one.) as our conversation was in Hindi I typed as he said and translated that in English.

I stopped crying and felt happy, but I started thinking when it will happen. Priya attended the interview at my office. After few days she got a call from a consultancy and she attended that. By Sai's Grace She got job in Accenture without any interview and it is On-role.(by sai's grace she was changed from off-role job to on-role job with good package)

Experience of Soumya (Bangalore)

First of all, I would like to introduce myself. I am an ardent devotee of Saibaba, my name is Soumya. I look up to Saibaba as my father and would gladly say that, today whatever I am is his giving or blessing to me.

Whenever, I think of baba's leelas in my life, the most prominent one that I feel is the below incident. Even though there are many of his leelas in my life I would like to start my posting with this because this clearly indicates that anything can happen when Baba himself determines to give us something. This leela of his imbibes my devotion more than before, whenever I think of it. Maybe this would do so for the readers also.

Even though I wanted to post this from a long time I was very lazy and did not do so. I beg your pardon, Baba for being a lazy person and taking so much time to post your leela.

I had completed my B.E and was working as a lecturer in an engineering college in Bangalore from the year 2000.In the year 2003-04 a new rule was passed that to continue as a lecturer, we should enroll ourselves in P.G and complete it within 3 years.

But if I had to go for Masters, I had to go for a fulltime course and for that I would have to leave my job and I would be left without any income.
But suddenly, that very year VTU, Karnataka introduced Part-Time for M.Tech. Totally they introduced this in one college of Mysore and one college of Bangalore.

Each comprising of 25-30 seats. So a total of 60 seats within the whole state. For this we had to pass an entrance exam conducted by the university. And the ranking would be given considering 50% of B.E. marks and 50% of the entrance exam. In the month of September, they called for the entrance. Me and few of my colleagues left from Bangalore to write this exam which had to be conducted in Belgaum.

The exam and the seat allotment would be conducted in a span of 2 days. We reached Belgaum, wrote the exam and waited for the result to be announced. The seat allotment would also happen the next day based upon our ranking. Also of the 60 seats within the whole state, there were reservations for SC/ST, physically handicapped and also for those who had passed GATE exam; along with this even students who had received sponsorship letters from the colleges were also given preference.

As I was a student from general category and did not have any sponsor letters, my chances of getting an M.Tech seat were very less. The next day I went to the campus and found that I had received a ranking somewhere around 100. And my colleague had received a ranking of 57. Now the admission process started, and first the reservation candidates, sponsored candidates, everyone were being called and getting admitted.

As the day went on and turned into afternoon, I was really regretting for not getting at least a sponsor letter from the college I was working. Same was the case with my colleague also. Then there was an announcement that they would be breaking for lunch and post lunch they would be carrying out admissions for the remaining students.

Post lunch session also continued with only admitting students of different reservations and sponsored students. Suddenly at around 4:00 PM, there was an announcement that all the students should accumulate at the vice chancellors room.

There was a lot of chaos, and all started running towards the vice-chancellor’s room. There, we were asked to form a queue based upon the ranking we had acquired in the exam. After a long wait, my colleague who had acquired 57th rank was called in. He came back after sometime and said that the seats in Bangalore had been completed. And it was a waste standing in the queue. I lost my hope and had an aggressive feeling of getting out of the queue as I didn't want to get into the room only to get a big "NO". But something internally stopped me and I just stayed there.

And as I stayed in the queue I started thinking "what if I don't get a seat in Bangalore, I will join in Mysore College, it's only a few hours drive and as it is a part-time course, I can somehow manage”. All the way until my turn came I just kept on building courage to ask the chancellor to allot a seat in Mysore for me.

Then my turn came and I went inside the room, the first thing I noticed in the room was a calendar of my father, Lord Saibaba. Then I turned towards the chancellor and there were three of them sitting and looking towards me. By this time I had started shivering.

They asked me few questions and then asked for my file. I gave them the file; they had a look into it, and then asked me "which seat (full time or part-time) I was looking for". I said "part-time". Then without giving them a chance to say anything, I said " I am also o.k. if they allot me a seat in Mysore, I would do weekly up and down".

One of them asked me "Wouldn't it be difficult that way as you are already working in Bangalore". I said "No, I can somehow manage". Then he said "Why do you want to go to Mysore, I will give you a seat in Bangalore only?” It took me few minutes, to understand what he was saying. I was shocked, surprised flabbergasted. I don’t think I know a word to express how I felt at that time.
Even though I didn't jump physically I was jumping within myself with happiness.

All that had happened was until my turn, they were not allotting any seats to anyone, I do not know why? But from my turn they started allotting the seats in reverse order. i.e. of the general quota I was the first one to get a seat in Bangalore.

Later, there was some chaos because of this, all those who had been called before me and were sent empty handed, were again called in the next week and were allotted the seat. My colleague was also one of them.

This all happened because of Baba's grace. He had totally guided me through the whole path of M.Tech education. I would like to stress here that I am not a highly intelligent person to get seat within 60 that too when the competition was within the whole state of Karnataka. It was merely by the grace of my lord, Saibaba that I could get there.

Also, one day prior to this incident I remember asking Saibaba whether I need to study for the M.Tech seat by casting a yes or no in front of him and his answer was a "no". Now I feel that his message was "If he would like to grace or bless us with something then no rules nothing can stop him". I can never imagine how a person like me can get a seat with competition being held between thousands of people for a mere 60 seats if it was not for the lord’s grace on me. For me it is his blessing that I am a P.G holder today.

Lastly, my intention in posting this leela is that please do not ever, ever think that “Baba is not giving you what you want”. Always remember that if he is not giving you something that is because it does not suit you and he would always shower you with only things that suit best for you. This is what Saibaba has taught me all these years with his leelas. And this is always true when you turn back and peep into your life and rethink about what you have acquired and lost in your life. With this, I would like to end my writing here. “Sri Satchidhananda Sadhguru Sainath Maharaj Ki Jai”.

Experience of Aravind (Hyderabad)

Sairam All, My vinamra Namaskarams to Sai. I am in a good shape personally & professionally because of my beloved Sai's Guidance, Support, love, affection & care on me. I am 100% sure that without Baba's grace I would not have achieved whatever I had so far. I have so many experiences with him and I feel it as a great opportunity & fortunate to share one of my great experience with him.

When I was in US in 2007 along with my wife, I visited Eastern part of United States (New York, Nayagara falls etc). On the 3rd day of journey we went to New York and we were told to visit WAX museum. As it was 12noon and thought of finishing lunch followed by visit. As I always carry Baba's idol wherever I go, I did the same there as well and offered naivedya in McDonalds restaurant. As we were eating outside food inside McDonalds(Just like typical Indians) we were asked to go out because the outside food is not allowed.

In hurry I forgot Baba and visited the museum for about 1.5 hours. After that we started to next location. All of a sudden around 2:15 to 2:30PM I realized that I forgot my god in the restaurant. Suddenly I stopped the car and started walking back as it was one way. I started chanting the name of Sai and reached the restaurant. I searched the place where I forgot the idol and did not find it. Then started asking everyone including reception and everyone said they did not see any such idol.

I started crying and decided to come back to India and never want to go to US. Then I found one woman (staff of McDonalds) and asked her for the same by explaining my problem. She searched in a rack and said nothing was there. Also she is telling me that God is great and don’t cry. Then the miracle of our beloved sai started. Suddenly one old man with different looks & untidy dress came and this old lady started explaining my problem in Spanish. He listened everything with patience and did not show any reaction in his face. Then he looked at me and put his hand into the rack (where the lady already searched) and took the idol and gave it to my hands.

I gave him 2$ ( in hurry I forgot to take money from my wife and I have only cards in my hand along with these 2$ which are Shradha & Saburi ) and started looking at Baba's idol. He started walking slowly and suddenly disappeared in another 15 seconds. Then I realized he is none other than Baba as he was looking really different in clothes, no expressions, very silent (he simply listened and did not deliver even a word) etc.Wherever you go Baba follows to protect his devotees. Sairam.

Experience of Usha Deepthi

Sairam to all !!!

I am very fortunate enough to share one of my experiences with Baba in Sai Anugraha Blog ... 'Sai Anugraha' itself a Baba's Gift to me. I used to go to various Baba temples along with my family & relatives from childhood but the divinity with which I used to pray for other god's especially Lord Shiva used to lack from my side.

November 2009 was unforgettable moment in my life. At that time I was very new to Sai Anugraha family and I was trying hard for Hyderabad transfer. My friend Harini messaged me one Wednesday night to go to Mylapore Saibaba ‘s temple. In spite of getting late to my office I somehow with great difficulty managed to reach Baba's temple the very next day(Thursday). On my way to Baba's temple I saw an old fakir sitting in a wheel chair who appeared like baba. But I was in hurry & thought of thinking about him after my Darshan. I finished my Darshan & I was on my way back to office. I completely forgot about the fakir whom I saw on my way to temple. But I saw the same fakir in a wheel chair on my way back who is speaking with some other people. With lot of hesitation, questions, fear in my mind I looked at him, The moment I was about to cross him he saw me all of a sudden with a smiling face and blinked his eyes once.

Whom I saw ? Really Sai Baba? But I experienced immense respect & a complete divine feeling for few moments & offered him two banana's returned back &. The words he shared "Allah Malik ! Sairam !". I was completely ignorant & still thinking is it a miracle or not? As and when I reached office I shared my experiences with my friend Harini in communicator & she gave me the site address http://shirdi-sai-baba.com & asked me to clear all my doubts in that site. That was my very first visit to that site.

My Qn: "Are you the one whom I saw?"
Answer: " You will gain more wisdom and knowledge to understand my Leela's and Darshan ‘s in near future".

If we observe the site functionality it has been programmed in such a way that the Sai's eyes in the picture will blink for some stipulated time intervals for only one second... But for the very first time when I asked the above question that 1 second turned 5 seconds which was the exact blink which I experienced at Mylapore temple with the fakir.....And till now I never experienced that 5 seconds blink in that site even I use the site till date....

I got transfer to Hyderabad and within few days Shirdi Trip from Sai Anugraha is arranged. That was the very first time I touched the divine land of Sai Ram's place with utmost affection, respect, divinity & humbleness.

Thanks for inviting me into your world & showering all your blessings Baba!!!!

Thanks to Sai Anugraha !!!!

Experience of MRK Kishore (Chennai)

Dear All,
Sharing my experience with our beloved swamy.

Aravind & I were volunteers at Shri Shirdi Sai Baba temple, Dowlaiswaram from 1997. In the temple We used to perform regular aarti and were doing service activities initiated by the temple authorities. We are so blessed and dragged by our beloved swamy in to spiritual path by making us as volunteers in the temple. I can say confidently that whatever the good position our family is having today it is because of our beloved SAI.

Every Thursday in the temple we have some activities(Annadanam & Bhajan) and we need some volunteers for that and at the end of the activities, Special Prasadam will be given to all the volunteers who took part. One Thursday, in the year 2005,I went very late to the temple and all the activities got over by the time. But, as I'm the volunteer I was also given special Prasadam along with other volunteers who did seva on that day. I rejected the Prasadam saying I did not deserve it as I have not taken part in today's activity (thought I'm very sincere & honest). But, no one agreed and at last I was forced to accept the same. That moment, I did not realize that I'm rejecting blessings of SAI as people used to say you will have blessings of GOD in Prasadam.

Now see SAI Leela. After Shej Aarti I started home in a share Auto. Just few yards from the temple, 1 Old Muslim man with a bowl and big cloth bag in his hand boarded our auto and sat next to me. There were 3more people along with me in the auto who were returning from temple with prasadam in their hand (they bought the prasadam). Auto reached my stop and I was about to get down, then the old man shouted at me suddenly and grabbed Prasadam from my hand. I got so angry on him and started arguing.

I : It is my Prasadam
Old Man : No...No...It is my Prasadam
I : I got this from temple
Old Man : No...No...It is my Prasadam
I : It is mine
Old Man : (Raised his voice and said)It is my Prasadam

I got so scared and gave it to him. I did not realize it was our SAI when he sat next to me or during journey for 20minutes or during arguments. Later, I started thinking about the same and then I realized that he did not grab Prasadam from other people sitting in that Auto and HE is none other than our BABA as he looks exactly the same, was carrying 1 bowl and cloth bag the same way he used to carry when he was in Shirdi, and very confident in saying IT IS MY PRASADAM. As I told I did not deserve to take the Prasadam, I think BABA got angry and grabbed the Prasadam, but in this process He gave his divine Darshan, I spoke to SAI, I touched him and travelled with him.

LOVE YOU SAI. Please bless entire SAI ANUGRAHA family always.

Experience of Anirban Datta (Kolkata)

Below are some experiences that BABA showered on me. Although it has been long that Kishore had asked for this, my apology to Kishore for delay. As people are too involved in their lives, they don’t often get the time to see the real world and they don’t get interest in the real knowledge.

1) I was transferred to Chennai on 13th Feb, 2009. I met Kishore on a visit to School in Hastinapuram and became good friends. While going to another school in Perambur, Chennai in auto, I noticed Sri Shirdi Sai Baba golden ring in Kishore’s finger. While talking I told him that my parents are also devotees of Baba but I don’t pray BABA regularly. Kishore drew me in to the Sai Anugraha family(the name did not exist at that time) where I started reading books on BABA. While I was in Chennai I used to live with two of my roommates but got separated for some reasons. But Kishore and Sai Anugraha family supported me a lot.

2) While I was working in Chennai, I feared that I may not be able clear my Dove Tail exam. I told the same to Kishore when we were in Shiva and Harini's house. Kishore made me cool by saying that I will always have BABA’s blessings and will surely do good. The other day I came to know that I cleared my exam and was awarded in front of my senior manager through video conference in Kolkata for securing the highest marks in the exam.

3) In the mean while I felt a need to come back to Kolkata as my parents were not keeping well. I informed my manager about it and then he said that he will transfer me to Kolkata only when there is an opportunity. Since then I started praying regularly. While BABA turned up in my dream on Thursday night, I saw myself standing on my house’s roof which is in Patna (The house is named Sai Nilayam). Sathya Sai Baba was standing in front of me, scratching his head. Then suddenly he started to fly, I jumped and touched his feet. Due to BABA blessings, surprisingly the next day, my manager informed me that an opportunity came for me in Kolkata. At last my wish of getting transferring to Kolkata on 1st July, 2009 which happened in 4-5 days. I believe that my wish was fulfilled by BABA.

4) After I moved to Kolkata, one day I got a severe pain in my left eye for few days. As my project pressure was much, I didn’t get time to visit a doctor. After that I started applying Vibhuti every night on my eye before going to sleep. After few days, I observed that my pain was gone.

5) Once while returning from office, in Kolkata, it was late night and got my last bus missed. I didn’t request for the cab as the cab service in Kolkata is not so good if we don’t request before. I prayed to BABA to show me some way of help. For my surprise, I saw a bus coming with no number. I stopped the bus and asked the conductor where the bus was going and he informed me that the bus was going to Jadavpur Thana. I boarded the bus as that place is 5 minutes walk from my house. I asked him about the details of the bus route. He said that the bus does not belong to any route and was going to Jadavpur Thana as another bus had broken down and were going to repair and bring the bus back. Thankfully I reached home as Baba answered my prayer.

6) I went to Puttaparthy with my parents in March 2010 and had some great darshan. I was very happy as BABA accepted my letter. After coming back from Puttaparthy I heard that Baba was going to Delhi for a short visit in April. So I went to Delhi and had good luck to touch Baba's feet.

All I pray to Baba is to be with me and guide me in whatever I do in my life.

Experience of Sai Phani & Bharathi (Bahrain)

Sairam all........

On 05-05-2008 in BAHRAIN at 9:30 A.M we have an appointment in KBMS(KIMS Bahrain Medical Service) for medical tests for my wife. And we do not know exactly the place of that hospital. We started in the office at 9:00 A.M. We took one taxi and told him clearly the hospital name and the area of the hospital. He is the local(Bahraini) driver. we reached the hospital at 9:20 a.m. went inside the hospital and enquired in reception about our appointment. The receptionist without checking the appointment asked the CPR(Bahrain Identity) and checked in the system and she did not find our identity in the list.Then she asked about the problem. and I explained her everything. Then we came to know that we came to the wrong hospital. And the time was 9:30A.M.

We came back to the gate and I am searching for Indians to ask where is the KBMS. But I did not find any Indian over there. But I found one guy is standing near the pharmacy. I went to him and asked about the KBMS. He told me the way to hospital. But I did not understand the way to go the KBMS. I asked him that if we tell about the KBMS to any taxi driver whether they will take us there? and he replied immediately I will take u there. Then I though he is the taxi driver. I asked him what is the taxi fare. Then he told that Free….. When we came outside of the hospital we found that outside temperature was very high. And we got into his car and he dropped us in the correct hospital which we want.

Then we felt that Shri SAIBABA only came for us and dropped us in the correct place when we are struggling to find the hospital.

BABA please forgive me if I said anything wrong.

Thanks & Regards,
Sai Phani, Bharathi.

Experience of Sridevi (Chennai)

Sairam.
First I would like to thank you to Sai Anugraha to giving me an oppurtunity to share my experience which happened in my life with our beloved baba..im praying that baba should keep on deposit his blessings in my HEART'S ACCOUNT..Even though im not a big devotee of sai..but still sai is loving me..:-)

Bapu In My Life:
Baba blessed me to worship him in the year 2002.earlier I used to pray Ramji and Hanuman then baba entered in my life.One of my dad's friend he has given SaiSat Charitra Book.Dad gave that book to me and said you are interested in sprtiual things comparing to all in our family members.So you Keep this book with you. On that time I was waiting to join in my college..I went to Trichy for my college studies.got admission in women's college.Infact I preffered that bygod's grace got too.

Whatever the things happened all because of Bapu..which I realised now.coz we dont know what is going to happen in our near future.i got room but bit conjusted where I couldn do my prayers properly after two months in our
hostel again they shuffled and I got a good room and started worshipping.immediatedly I didnt started SSC Parayn after few months I started .In my 2nd year I got baba's small snap .Got that from my sister..I used to lit diya regularly morning and evening. But Especially every thursday used to lit diya for baba and I used to offer sugar candy.i dont know any Baba slokams .i used to pray baba please bless every one and bless me also:-).after that slowly baba blessed me to recite his Asthothram.Every thursday's I used to call my junior's. they will come and will take Baba's Prasadham..

Expereience 1:

After my completion of UG , I came to chennai 2005 August. I got a job .i used to stay at that time in my aunt's home..one fine day my aunt's neighbour came to my home and asked Devi will u join with me to attend Sai Baba's bajan.immediately I said ok and I felt soooooooo happy I stared attending bajan's on thursday regulary as he blessed me.

I dont have job satisfaction on that time.Near to my office I found one small temple where I found Bapu and Ganeshji.Every thursday I used to go there and offer 2 roses one for Ganeshji and for Bapu.As he blessed me I got a new good job ..months rolled out in 2006 dec I got so many pressure and problems at my work place really frustated and started crying and told baba please bless me I cant continue my job further.........after few days ,Bapu came in my dream (one early morning) Auctually I should not tell l its a dream..because it is one of the way Bapu used to talk to us right..i heard his voice clearly..im so happy that he blessed me..Bapu told Dont worry there is a good turning point in your life after May 2007.It happened.He blessed me a good job.....and showered his blessings.I joined in my present concern On May21st2007.im so happy.By his grace still im in that job with good package and im very much satisfied with my present job.

Experience 2:

Im asking baba to bless me with more and more mircales..
Bapu called me to His Heaven on 2007Oct...It was great trip.I went with my aunty's friend ,the person who used to conduct bajan on thursday's infact that aunty is very close to me.Her name is Indira Natrajan..It was Thursday we started to Shirdi and reached on Friday evening.

On that evening around 7 we started doing darshan,took 5 darshans in samadhi mandir . On that day night myself and aunt's daughter we both went to fill our waterbottles in samadhi mandir .while returning we saw one man selling baba's small yantra.i told its really good.but we didnt bring our purse.she said come will see tomorrow.Then next day moring around 6am we came out from our room to do darshan.Indira aunty's friend that uncle name is Gopi.he came and gave six Baba's yantra .i felt so happy.i said thank you baba.That sec Baba made to reliase that he is the one in the world who never disappoint anyone and doesnt know the meaning for Disappointmnet.Still he is proving that..While darshan I got Hibiscuss Flower(Red Color). I asked baba what is this all are getting Rose flowers from you.Why You blessed me with this .i thought ok some thing you are insisting with this.After that in the evening we went to one small hotel (Pichu Iyer's hotel) dont know how many of them aware aboth this uncle's hotel. We went to take tea . Then I noticed our diety god Meenkulathi Baghawathi Amman.and Red Hibiscuss is the flower which we used to offer her.In our diety temple they used to offer that flower.(that temple is situated at Kerela).i went to that hotel more than 4 times but I didnt noticed her. Atlast baba made me to do that.

Auctually we are 7 members in that trip.On that 3of them are kids .its very difficult to manage those kids as they are so naughty .That kid's mom she asked me to take care of one kid.After darshan and all we started to pune before that we went Pichu Iyer's hotel to collect food packets for our journey..As we purchased a lot our luggage got increased. I cant lift my bag.I was standing infront of pichu iyer's hotel.Pichu uncle sent his hotel staff to show us the bus stop.In that hotel they kept one baba in medium size with fully decortated.i said baba I cant lift my bag will you please help me and smiled at him and started moving.the uncle who accompanied with us he went few steps from the hotel all we follwed him suddenly he stopped and turned back and asked give me ur bag I ll take this I said no problem I can manage he said no no it seems very diffcult for u to lift that bag.then I gave to him.I felt so happy.Because I told baba I cant lift that.:-)On that time onwards baba started speaking to me.when ever I will find time we both will speak as he knows that this girl is a stupid talktive one.

Experience of MRK Kishore (Chennai)

On 15.02.2008 night in KUWAIT i.e. @ 11PM, Satish, Jagan and I were coming out after having dinner. One old man around 60 years, dressed as MUSLIM PHAKIR came towards me and asked some Dakshina. Satish and I offered him DAKSHINA and he blessed us in ARBIC/URDU/HINDI languages. He was talking in other language which we could not understand. He looks exactly as BABA in dress & appearance. We turned back and on our way to our apartment. I told Satish that BABA has come and took DAKSHINA and blessed us. He said ‘Yes Kishore I too got the same feeling”. We felt very happy and returned to our apartment.

After reaching our Flat. I opened LAPTOP and did some work and about to shut down. There is 1 file on the screen saying BABA’s sayings. I clicked that un intentionally. This was provided by Shri GP Sinha ji, who was in Kuwait at that time.

Then to my great surprise the saying was “ I DON’T TAKE MONEY FROM ANY BODY WITH OUT ANY REASON. IF I TOOK I HAVE TO GIVE HIM 10 TIMES OF THAT. FOR EVERYTHING THERE IS REASON.” This came and I immediately called Satish and showed him and we both felt very happy as we could able to get the divine Darshan of Shri SAIBABA, could able to offer him DAKSHINA, could able to get his blessings.

In Kuwait as far as my knowledge is concerned nobody asks MONEY.
He took DAKSHINA only from me & Satish not from anybody. If he wants money he will take from others also. But he didn’t do that.
@ 11 PM I don’t think anyone will ask others for help as people will be in sleep @ that time.
BABA showed me in the LAPTOP that he himself came and took DAKSHINA.

BABA pl forgive me if I say anything wrong.

Thanks & Regards,

SAI ANUGRAHA
Shardha-Saburi
Love All-Serve All