Everything can be bought but peace and bliss. These priceless things are the inputs for happiness of an individual. Baba readily provides these to His devotees. Baba be praised.

The backlog of one’s karma is an unknown quantity. Also, there is a natural order to be followed even when exceptions are made. All experiences are meant for the evolution of the soul and Baba interferes beneficially when the right moment is reached. Till then He protects us by giving us the strength and fortitude. Therefore, he expects His devotees to have the twin traits of "Patience and Faith" for the good turn to arrive. These He seeks as master’s fees meaning one cannot offer these unless one has these in the first place. The meaning therefore is to develop patience for the reward and infinite faith in Baba’s mercy. Put in efforts daily, hourly and minute by minute to communicate with Baba your situation. Baba’s grace is surely guaranteed

Baba’s guru is "Venkusa". It is opined that Lord Venkateswara appeared as Venkusa to initiate Baba and thus our Baba had had the benefit of God Himself as His Guru.

Baba indeed takes care that all His devotees never remain hungry. He indeed provides food for all the creations. Thus as the provider of our daily bread , He becomes our protector and benefactor and in a sense He is the breadwinner of our family. Glory be to Baba.

Not many in this Yuga could keep up their promise due to several situations beyond one’s control. Baba ensures that His devotee’s are not belittled by this failure. "Saraswathi " is the Goddess of knowledge and speech and Baba representing Saraswathi’s power, ensures that His devotees live up to their commitments.

Baba ensures that His devotees live a life of purpose and honour. Their life becomes praiseworthy for others to emulate. This happens to His devout devotees who are assured of long and honourable life.

Without God’s grace , particularly during adverse times, one turns against Him and becomes an atheist. This is true of one’s allegiance to Baba also. Baba’s grace is required for one to constantly remember and recall Him. Praise be to Baba for this

grace to us

Happiness is a state of mind. Confidence and hope are twins who guarantee happiness and Baba by His grace ensures that these twins are provided to us in times of need. This turns one’s grief to hope and promise and life becomes worthwhile , living and evolving.

The greatest joy to an individual is the joy of parenthood. Baba guarantees this without any exception. At the Baba Prayer Center in Ashok Nagar – Chennai headed by Shri Kumar Baba , this aspect of Baba’s grace has been witnessed time and again.

For a child, both father and mother are important. To us Baba discharges the role of a father and mother thus helping us in our daily lives as our biological parents would help. To meet the challenges of living ,and guidance required to deal with tricky and difficult mundane situations, Baba appears as Father and Mother and takes care of the devotees.

The sacred place is none other than the holy feet of the master "Baba". Where ever his feet is seen, there lies "Shirdi" and thus wherever Baba‘s "Padams" (feet) are worshipped , his devotee gains the merit of visiting Shirdi.

Desire knows no bounds. Baba helps his devotees to live within one’s means by preventing unnecessary contingent expenditure. Baba has stated categorically that loans should never be taken or given. When loans are not returned, personal relationships are hampered. By taking loans, the discipline to live within one’s means is lost. Baba however encourages gifting of funds for just causes. Since Baba helps one to live with honour, no loans should be taken to defray any type of living expenditure or obligation.

When a person turns towards God to make progress, some of the human failings should be overcome. Chief among these are those driven by survival and reproductive instincts classified as passsion, hatred, anger and jealousy. The identity of one’s ego cannot be destroyed unless one overcomes these deficiencies. Thus, Baba corrects one’s generic defects enabling the devotee to evolve faster and quicker.

As an embodiment of the almighty ,Baba envisioned for Das ganu Kasi and Prayag on his toe nails. This is not to demonstrate His power but to show the power of the Guru’s feet and how holy the feet are for the devotee to hold on to achieve salvation.

Baba’s ways are mysterious. He has practised the lighting of lamps not for the purpose of lighting the place. This is done to drive away the darkness of the Karmas of His devotees so that divine aura would thenseforth engulf the devotee and enable him to progress faster.

Most of the Saints look after the spiritual progress of the devotees and allow them to struggle and rough it out in their daily material life. Baba is different. He understands the material need of His devotees and to those who worship Him daily for their bread, Baba provides butter and cake too. He is indeed the SaiLakshmi" for His devotees. "There is no want in the house of my devotees" declared Baba and He lives upto this promise.

Baba appeared as "Panduranga" the presiding deity of Pandarpur to His devotee Kakasaheb Dixit,on the 7^TH day of "Namasankeerthan" which Baba called upon His devoteees to perform. This is called "Namasapthaha", ie chanting of God’s name continuously for 7 days – both day and night. Baba has assured that "Vittal" will appear in Shirdi if the devotee is bursting with love and devotion. Baba appeared as Vittal to Kakasaheb Dixit in his meditation and a vendor brought pictures of Vittala which exactly tallied with Kakasaheb’s vision. Thus Baba turned Shirdi as Pandaripur for the sake of His devotee.

The only unifying factor among people is to feel love towards one another. Baba has been spreading the message of love among his devotees across the world and this unifying glue of love authored by Baba transcends caste, creed, religion, status and nationalities. Baba’s family energised by love is becoming a world order founded on mutual care and concern and praise be to Baba for enabling the emergence of this new world.

A living system consists of five elements and each element contributes to the maintenance of life in the manifested body. The five elements are : Fire – representing hunger ; Earth – representing the elements in blood, flesh and bones viz the body ; Air – representing the breath ; Water – representing the hydrated state of the elements ; Akaash (sky) – representing the vital force residing inside called the "Atman". All these five forces are part of the divine light to be merged with it at the time of liberation. Baba lights up these five pranas as Jothi (lamp). This means He helps us to merge with the divine light by enabling us to grow into a super state of awareness.

"Aarthi" is the offering of light from a wick laced with ghee or oil. One who offers Aarthi thus, Baba corrects the defective aura of the devotee which enables the fortunate networking of the individual with the favourable circumstances. This removes the untold grief of a devotee. Baba’s Will to integrate the process of the Aarthi with the correction of one’s aura is unique in Baba’s prayers.

Baba offers grace and blessings as prasad. This means He enables the individual to travel by his efforts towards Godhead through Baba’s blessings and provide the individual, grace for fortunate circumstances in life to lead a happy and contented life.

Baba has always said "Cast your burden on me and I shall surely bear it". One should do it with faith and Baba indeed bears one’s burden. When one’s burden is unbearable, it results in negative tendencies including enemity. Baba by taking over our burden enables us to overcome enemity which is indeed a negative tendency.

Baba provides sight and hearing to His devotees. Indeed, He removes all the affliction of a devotee and at the Baba Prayer Center in Ashok Nagar many miracles by Baba are being wrought for health relief of many. Baba enables the removal of affliction so that the soul can evolve in the body of its present birth itself. Furthur, Baba offers insight towards spiritual development (provider of Sight) and offers arial advice in one’s ears for guidance and relief (provider of Hearing).

The seat of our heart where God resides is symbolisd as lotus, which unfolds as the spiritual aspirant makes progress towards God. Similarly, Baba reveals the true nature of His feet in the form of an unfolding lotus to His most ardent devotee who has held on to His feet steadfast, representing full and complete surrender.

Persons who seek relief are advised to offer the special morning Aarthi to Baba. Baba is compassion incarnate during this Aarthi and the devotees needs are met instantaneously.

In spiritual advancement oftentimes it happens that the aspirant slips and falls after reaching great heights in his spiritual pursuits. With Baba as one’s Guru the ultimate knowledge one gains stays permanent.

Baba was the Satguru for the lucky ones who served Him well during his stay in Shirdi.These great souls are Shyama, Dasganu, Mahalsapati and Thatya. Reading the history of Baba one can learn about the implicit obedience of these great souls to the dictates of Baba and the depth of their devotion to Baba which stand as examples for us to emulate.

Baba’s reward mechanism is not based on one’s desire. It is based on one’s devotion to Him. Greater one’s devotion towards Him, bigger and greater the rewards the devotee enjoys.

Baba ensures that couples are united in accordance to the individual’s good propensities. For one who is of a good character, Baba ensures a compatible partner, to enable the couples to progress together. Baba also helps those truly in love to be united in wedlock. Many such instances have been reported in the Baba Prayer Centre at Ashok Nagar-Chennai. Ofcourse, both parties should have the same intensity for the divine union.

All biological relationships cease once a person quits this world. A Guru however, continues to show His care and concern to the devotee in all future births also. We often learn that it is the Master who waits to receive the disciple and this happens due to a connection in the previous birth. Devotees pray to Baba to be thus available to them and Baba has consented. Thus once Baba has entered your life , He has come to stay with you forever. Glory be to Baba – the compassionate.

To achieve liberation is not easy. Several streneous practices are prescribed, such as Yoga, Yaga(Havans) , streneous meditative practises etc. Baba however grants liberation without all these difficult processes and He leads by His hand the devotee to Moksha(Liberation). This implies that Baba ensures the devotees advancement towards the ultimate goal once the devotee surrenders to His will.

Baba has confirmed time and again that all Mahans (realised soul and Saints) are only part of Baba’s rupa i.e, part of Baba’s form. Thus, when Baba is worshipped ,one gets the benefit of worshipping all great and liberated souls.

Baba always extolled the merits of "Annadhanam" – the offering of food to the hungry. Particularly during Poornima days, Baba advises offering of Annadhanam, for, on these days the great Siddhars (realised Souls) come out of their trance and move around. They appear as mendicants and dogs. Thus offering of Annadhanam on poornima days the opportunity to serve the Siddhars exists. The Siddhars move around as mendicants as they have renounced everything. As Dogs they move around perhaps because the ruler of time – Lord Shiva as "Kalabairava" has Dog as his vehicle.

Baba recommends group prayers. In group prayers , the intensity does not get diminished due to the participants temporary straying of thoughts, as the majority is in tune with the prayer mode. Thus all the participants gain evenly and the Sat Sang also binds the devotees into a desirable social fabric.

Baba enjoyed chanting of His praise by a devotee which enables a devotee to understand the powerful attributes of his master, so that he can stay unswerved and unswayed in his faith. Once this is accomplished, the karmic deficiencies of the devotees get removed and Baba ensures that the individual who deserves recognition undoubtedly receives it across the world. The devotee becomes world famous.

Music – traditional ones in particular ,are considered as a path to liberation as the practisioner loses his self awareness when performing a devotional music recital with body and soul ,expressing thanks and love to the Creator and His attributes. Baba enjoys such devotional music and whenever such music is recited, Baba arrives harmoniously through such music.

There is no want in a Baba devotee’s house. Unlimited quantities of food and clothing are always granted by Baba for his devotees as these two ensure the best upkeep of the body.

Shirdi is located on the banks of the sacred river Godavari. All great saints locate themselves near a sacred river source and the devata that governs the river protects the people and abode of the Saint. Further, one washes away one’s sins by taking a holy dip in the waters of the sacred river. Godavari river also flows through Nasik – a town about 60 Kms from Shirdi where Lord Rama is said to have offered ceremonial offerings to His father and forefathers and no wonder Baba chose this river location for His abode as He is the very embodiment of Lord Rama.

When Baba’s devotee Booti was building the temple , he had made an idol of Lord Muralidhar (Krishna) to be installed there. The temple was nearing completion, and Baba just before leaving His mortal remains, directed that His remains be interred in the sanctum sanctorum where the idol of Muralidhar was to be installed. This wish was complied with , and thus Baba having taken the place of Lord Murlidhar has indeed become Lord Murlidhar himself, to adorn the temple palace of Booti.

Baba appears as Karmic remover or destroyer on Thursdays as the Lord of that day. All devotees are advised to participate in Thursday pujas to benefit and to get extricated from difficult karmas.

Baba is indeed "Parandama" - Lord Krishna ; "Parameshwara" – Lord Shiva and "Paramacharya" – the ultimate master or teacher. In the recent times at a place near Chennai called Kanchipuram , lived a great saint – "Chandrasekara Saraswati" , who was known as Paramacharya , who is also known as the sage of the 20^TH century. Verily Paramacharya indeed is Baba’s rupa.

Baba is our God perceived by our senses and indeed He is Lord Ganesha – the remover of obstacles and easy giver of boons. God does not appear easily before us, but Baba does answer our call for help instantaneously like Lord Ganapathi . Praise be to Baba.

Full moon days are important in Guru pujas. Full moon represents the fact that the devotee is blessed by the light of the father(Sun) reflected on him through the Mother(Earth) and the conditions are condusive for reaching out for that knowledge or "Brahmagnanan". During these days, Baba is pleased to remove the devotee’s sins and grants boons easily otherwise not easily obtainable. Devotees are advised not to miss Full moon day pujas. At the Baba Prayer Center in Ashok Nagar- Chennai at 19.30 IST, puja begins, and world over several thousands carryout the same puja in ther respective homes. The collective impact of this prayer can be easily gauged.

Baba’s compasion and grace are without bounds. He is indeed the divine flower "Parijatha" – the special flower plant brought by "Satyabama" – the consort of Lord Krishna from Indira, conferring merits on His devotees. Baba is indeed the wishfulfilling tree "Kalpatharu". This tree provides the seeker all types of fruits from the same plant. Baba indeed is the divine cow "Kamadhenu" – the one that can provide limitless bounties to the seeker. Baba thus is the repository of all that is divine and sacred and provider of divine and material blessings.

"Navagrahas" are dispensers of karmic results, both good and bad. However, for one who has taken refuge in Baba, Navagrahas only grant boons. Also ,through Baba’s grace, the planets ensure that only sweet words alone emerge from one’s mouth which prevents unsavory personal complications.

All worldly actions leaves a residue of toxin affecting the body and the mind. Baba as the divine physician "Dhanvantri", provides the necessary medicine to cure such affliction. What one should learn here is that ,with Baba’s grace one is able to travel through life without karmic accumulation. Glory to Baba.

Shri. Kumar Baba of Ashok Nagar is a baktha of Goddess Meenakshi of Madurai. He has now become so devoted to Baba and virtually he is in constant communion with Him. Baba lords over to him to act for the good of devotees who assemble at his place seeking help from Baba which Kumar Baba undertakes to do. Kumar Baba guides people to receive Baba’s grace and this far several miracles have happened in this Prayer Center. One could write a separate volume on the history of this Prayer Center containing the leelas of Baba.

Baba never lets down His devotees under any circumstances. Apparently, things may appear not to be moving , but the truth is ,great work is going on behind the scenes. The faithful is always protected by Baba.

"Rama Rama" as a chant is called the Taraka Mantra - the potent mantra that removes sins. Baba has said that "Raja Rama" is indeed the Taraka Mantra as the King of Kings Rama has to be addressed only thus.

Baba is the repository of the power of wisdom. Yet He is moved not by exhibition of knowledge. He is indeed carried away by the genuine love of the devotee. Baba returns His grace for all acts of love expressed towards Him.

Baba is worshipped as Mother by many. Baba has always encouraged women in the participation of social , spiritual and religious activities, teaching the menfolk to respect and regard women. Thus Baba is rightly Radha-Krishna, Seetha-Rama, and Lakshmi-Narayana – the "Sakthi" behind the male forms of Lord Vishnu.

Baba is "Srinivasa" – Lord Vishnu in whom "Sri" resides. Baba is "Sri Venkatesa "– the mountain God Venkatesa to whose lineage Baba belongs. Baba is "Sri Ranga" - Lord Vishnu who lies on the snake bed of "aadisesha" in the ocean of milk with Goddess Lakshmi in attendance and Lord Brahma emerging from his navel. Thus Baba is the power source in its entirety of Lord Vishnu.

Baba is "Shivaroopa". He is the combination of Vishnu and Shiva called Harihara or Lord Ayyappa. Baba is "Subramanya" – the lord who has six faces and six sacred shrines and exhibits valor and the very controller of the serpent energy.

OM SAKALAMUM SATGURU SAIROOPAME POTRI OM

Om All and everything indeed is your form Satguru Be Praised Om

Sai

"Sat" means Truth. "Guru" means one who removes the darkness. Thus the Satguru is one who removes the karma and leads one to the eternal truth viz towards God. Baba thus guarantees to all His devotees "Moksha" and thus it is only appropriate He is venerated as Satguru. Glory be to our Satguru – our dear Baba Maharaj.