Sri Sai Baba Chants

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Sri Sai Baba Chants is an inspired collection of songs that emerged spontaneously from the author over a short period of time. His Guru reverend Swami Satyananda Ji Maharaj of Sri Ramsharnam led the author to the subtle experience of Sri Sai Baba of Shirdi. The author is neither a saint nor a Pir but he considers himself as a slave of Sai Baba's devotees. This book was originally written in Hindi, and is translated into English on popular demand of Sai devotees abroad. Though the author has never been inclined to poetry, these verses sprang-up spontaneously, most probably inspired by Sai Baba.

Acharya Purushottamananda, formerly Professor of Education, Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi, was born on 28 January, 1935 in a Jat Zamindar family with historic tradition of valour and patriotism in tehsil Iglas of Aligarh District. He came in contact with the Revolutionary movement for the independence of India, and the Arya Samaj Movement under the legendary leadership of Raja Mahendra Pratap of Mursan.

He received his education leading to the post-graduation in Political Science at Aligarh. He joined the government of India service in the Ministry of Rehabilitation, but later went for further education. He received Master's degree in Education from the university of Aligarh and also from the University of Manchester. UK.

None knew of Sai Baba of Shirdi before his advent there when he came with the marriage party of the brother-in-law of Chand Miyan Patil of Dhoop Khera Village in District Ahmednagar of Maharashtra. This event took place in 1858. At that time he was aged about 20 years. Therefore, his birth is estimated to have taken place in 1838. He attained his final abode in 1918 after living in Shirdi for his entire life. Thus his life-span is estimated to cover 80 years, during which he played his divine role and sport as ordained by God, which he often referred as "Allah Maalik", "Ram Maalik" - its all God's play. The simple minded folks of Shirdi took him to be their God and treated him with implicit faith and devotion, the like of which is rare these days. The elite-gentry of Bombay, Poona and Nagpur came to Shirdi around 1910 after the fame of Sai Baba as a miracle healer reached them and they came for redressal of their afflictions, while others came also for testing him and his divinity and were never disappointed. When he had arrived at Shirdi, he was accosted by the priest of Vithova temple Mhalsapati, who addressed him "Ya Sai", and this became his name for the rest of his life.