Sathya Sai Baba The World-Avatar Teaching and Revelations

come to Swami. They also refer to Swami about their difficulties and
go back after obtaining relief. People with ailments come to Swami and
they leave after getting cured. We students have come to Swami.
Many of us benefit from the free education given by Swami and leave
the Institute. Who is taking care of Swami? Nobody seems to be concerned
about Swami's well being. Many times Swami falls down. Once
when Swami slipped and fell down, a pillar fell on him. Swami did not
care. The boys were very worried during the night. It is necessary that
someone should always be with Swami. Only when one or two people
sit with him, Swami takes some little food. When he goes alone for
lunch, he eats very little". (...)
Satyajit said, he was greatly worried. I told him that he should not
speak about this in public. Satyajit said: "I offer my entire life to Swami".
Swami said that he should not say such things in public. But
Satyajit spoke with courage and boldness. (23.11.98)
On a particular evening, I went to Puttaparthi to see my grandfather.
At that time, he was sifting on a cot, deeply immersed in singing a ballad,
which described Rama lamenting over the fainting of Lakshmana
in the battlefield. He was very fond of this particular episode from the
Ramayana. (...)
I said: "O grandfather, what are you doing?" He exclaimed, "O Swami,
you have come," and fell at my feet. He said: "Swami, I am fully aware
that you are not an ordinary child, but Easwara himself. You are born
in our clan to redeem all of us. But, I pray that you fulfil a small desire
of mine. (...)
Swami, let me also have the good fortune of sipping water from your
Divine hands when my end approaches." I promised that I would certainly
fulfil his desire.
The following week, I went to see him again after visiting Subbamma's
house. Kondama Raju heard that I was coming to his house. Immediately,
he called Easwaramma and told her: "I am not going to live much
longer. Having known that my end is approaching, God is coming to
shower his grace on me." She responded in on innocent way saying:
"Where is God? How do you know that he is coming?" Then Kondama
Raju said: "O mad women, still you are deluded by the feeling of a
mother towards her son! Look there, God is coming." So saying he
pointed at me as I was entering his house. She too was aware of my
Divinity. But she used to get carried away by her motherly affection towards
me. (...)
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