Sri Saibaba Temple ,Nashville , TN Weekly News Letter Volume 98

[Sri Saibaba Temple - Nashville]

Gudi Padwa is celebrated on the 1st day of the Chaitra month of the Hindu calendar. It is celebrated as New Year's Day by  Maharashtrian community. According to the Marathi calendar, the first day of Chaitra marks the beginning of spring.

 

“Gudi” means a banner raised to announce victory and joy while “Padwa” derived from the Sanskrit word “Pradurbhu” meaning the 1st day of the lunar month. The festival is celebrated at the end of the Rabi crop season and at this time fruits are harvested and sent to the markets.

 

Gudi Padwa 2014 is on March 31, 2014 (Monday)

Gudi Padwa is celebrated as Ugadi in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.

Temple is Celebrating on March 29th

Saturday between 10.00 AM and 12.30 PM

 

As per life history, Baba took birth  in 1832 and left his mortal frame in 1918. People say that Baba was  born to a Brahmin couple but grew up in a Muslim family. Some people  even say that He did not come out of a Mother's womb. But Baba never revealed  any of such details. Rather He used to say: "My  Mother states that I am born to her. However I  don’t remember taking birth.  I feel as if I am  that which exists forever. How can that which remains forever (ie., in all the times and in all the places) take birth?." Nobody knew his place of birth, his mother's name, his father's name, whether he is a Hindu or a Muslim; Nobody  knew anything about him. How can they know  when His body has been created by GOD.

 

 

Guru is aware of everything (worthwhile)

 

Once Baba received a money order of 2 Rs.  One of the devotees collected the money and used it for his personal purpose. Even Baba did  not ask him about the same. The devotee thought that Baba is not aware of this.  However after 4 months the devotee came toBaba and told:

 

 "Baba, somebody has stolen 200Rs  from my house." Then Baba replied:  " You are sad that you lost your 200  Rs, even I am equally sad that I lost  my 2Rs." Until then the devotee did  not realize that Baba is aware of his stealing the  money. Guru is aware of everything (worthwhile) . Baba asked for money only to get rid of the devotee's miserliness  When a devotee possessed 100 Rs and another

devotee possessed 5 Rs, Baba used to ask the  devotee possessing 5 Rs to give him money and  not the devotee possessing 100Rs. In fact Baba used to tell aloud the amount of money that  was in the pocket of the devotee and demanded money from him. The reason being,   Baba recognized the devotee to be a miser and  wanted to teach him the art of giving. Baba  used to distribute such money to the needy  people. Baba asked money only from those  devotees who were very rich but hoarded  money. Baba used to know the amount that  devotee possessed in his pocket and accordingly asked him the money. He did this  only to get rid of the devotee's miserliness. Infact Baba is an emperor. Baba is placed on a  throne and adored with a crown as an emperor.

 

Not only now, even when He was alive,  devotees adored Him with a crown. Still Baba asked for money only to get rid of the devotee's  miserliness.

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Editorial Team

Seva Committee

Sri Saibaba Temple of Universal Oneness

Nashville , TN