To pen down words to give a life-sketch of our most revered Sadguru Sri Sai Narayan Baba would be like gathering pebbles along the sands of a vast ocean. However, with humble prostration's at his lotus feet, we attempt to speak of the greatness of this Bala /brahmachari Sage, who for years now, has been tirelessly spreading the word of Sri Sai Baba of Shirdi not only in India but across the seven seas to the continents of the world.
Born on the 20 th Fe/bruary 1936 to param Pujya Swami Karunananda, who later became his Guru, and Mata Chellamal, He grew up to be initiated by his most illustrious father, who himself was a great spiritual person, a Gayatri Mantra Siddha and an author of a number of books on spiritualism.
When Sadguru Sri Sai Narayan Baba was 22 years of age, he came in contact with the renowned lady saint, 'Sri Aadi Maha Shakti Balayogini Saraswati Amma' of Versova, Andheri, Mumbai, when he visited her Ashram on 7 th December, 1958. The young Narayan prostrated at her lotus feet and said, "Maa, bless me that I may want nothing upto my last /breath''. These few words of a rare request, moved the powerful Amma from her state of meditation and after deep thought she granted him increasing eternal peace, love and devotion so that he in turn should spread and impart it to people he would meet. She dropped a pinch of kumkum (saffron coloured powder) on his palm and told him to close his fist. She chanted some Mantras and asked him to open his fist. The powder had been transformed to a dazzling metallic figurine of Sri Sai Baba of Shirdi. Amazed at what he beheld, Narayan asked "whose icon it was ?''. Maa replied and said, "This is Sri Sai Baba of Shirdi who would reveal Himself to him and guide him in his quest and His Message would become a torch light for him.'' Further on the Maha Shivratri of 1959, a dazzling metallic Shivling appeared from nowhere in the palm of Sri Sai Narayan Baba in the presence of Mataji. Once again during the auspicious Sri Rama Navami of 1959 another metallic dazzling icon of Sri Sai Baba appeared in the palm of Sri Sai Narayan Baba. Out of the three, one of the icons of Sri Shirdi Sai Baba, after being worshipped by Sri Sai Narayan Baba for a few years disappeared miraculously. But the two other icons, one of Sri Sai Baba & another of Shiva are worshipped regularly as per the Vedic rites by Sri Sai Narayan Baba and these two Murtis are exhibited for Darshan once in a year i.e., on the auspicious Deepawali day.
The Sri Bhagawati Sai Sansthan was founded by Sadguru Sri Sai Narayan Baba on 28 th Feb., 1964 and has since worked towards a number of activities in charity, all under his personal supervision. Care for the poor cover a free medical dispensary with qualified Lady Doctors for Homeopathic, Allopathic and Ayurvedic treatment, and a Nursery school for the children of Panvel, who are given free pre - primary education in English. Both the dispensary and the Nursery School are located within the premises of the Sansthan. Distribution of free study - matter in the form of text and notebooks, etc. and uniforms to over 600 scheduled caste conducted several marriages of girls. His personal interest in the Blind has inspired him to give generous donations to the N. A. B. in Khandala regularly.
As he radiates the splendour of godliness, Sadguru Sri Sai Narayan Baba takes aspirants from all parts of the world to new heights of spiritual awareness by his tireless efforts to spread the word of Sri Sai Baba of Shirdi.
We praise our reverend Sadguru whose tireless efforts spread Baba Consciousness for a good today and a better tomorrow.
