

He would see to it that they always got something to eat. Satya never turned any beggars away from his mother's house. He even objected to the local yearly bull races where the animals were pushed beyond endurance and sometimes broke their legs trying to run on sandy soil during the competition. Satya was a natural vegetarian with a tender heart for all living things. The cobra also is one of the many symbols of Shiva.Īs happens with many Hindu families, some of the members of the family are not vegetarian. You are the same One come again as Sathya Sai Baba who resided in Prasanthi Nilayam the abode of supreme peace. Sai Baba of Shirdi (the previous incarnation of Satya Sai Baba) often appeared to his followers in the form of a cobra. Allah Eshwar Sai Ram Parthipuri Ke Hey Bhagawan Dayakaro Kripakaro Rakshakaro Hey Bhagawan Meaning: O Lord You are the One who incarnated as Sai Baba of Shirdi and resided in the mosque which You called Dwarakamayi. The women attending his mother immediately looked under the cloth - there was a live cobra! But the snake did not harm the child. The cloth around the baby began to move in a peculiar way. Soon after Satya's birth the baby was placed on the floor on top of some bedclothes. The villagers were out chanting the names of Shiva when the rising sun climbed over the Chitravati River. Moreover in this year a certain positioning of the stars made the day even more auspicious.

The year 1926 was known as Akshaya, meaning the "Never-declining, Ever-full" year, and November 23 (the day Sathya Sai Baba was born) is always a day to be devoted to the worship of Shiva.
