Guru Brahma, Guru Vishnu, Guru Devo Maheshwara Guru Saak Shaat Para Brahma Tasamat Sri Guru Ve Nama Ha
|| 🕉 Om Sai Ram 🌼 Peace To All 🙏
Acknowledgement Sai Baba said to Hemadpant, the original author of Sri Sai Sat Charitra: Make a collection of Stories to share with future generations! Keep Notes and ask me any questions whenever you have them. You are just an instrument while it's actually me who is making this happen for my devotees! I am a humble and ever grateful instrument of Sai who wrote this book through me. - Ishwar Joshi Awalgaonkar
Contents Introduction
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Prayers to Ganesha
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Prayers to Saraswati
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Prayers to Brahma Dev, Vishnu, Shiva
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Prayers to and for my Parents
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Prayers for my Family
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Prayers to the SutGuru
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Prayers to You, the Reader
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What are ways to follow God?
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1.1 - Grinding of Wheat
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1.2 - How does Sai destroy evil?
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2.1 - Govind Dabholkar’s first visit to Shirdi
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2.2 - Govind Dabholkar becomes Hemadpant
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2.3 - What can a Guru do?
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3.1 - Hemadpant begins writing Sai Charitra
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3.2 - Hemadpant’s money problems are solved
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3.3 - The noisy Rohila
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3.4 - Who is Sai?
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4.1 - Why do Saints appear?
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4.2 - Town of Shirdi
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4.3 - Personality of Sai Baba
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4.4 - Gouli Baba
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4.5 - Naam Saptaah
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4.6 - Bhagwant Rao Kshir-saagar
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4.7 - Das Ganu’s bath in Prayag
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5.1 - Sai Baba comes to Shirdi with Chand Patil
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5.2 - Sai Baba’s contact with other Saints in Shirdi
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5.3 - Sai Baba grows a Garden
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5.4 - Footprint statue under the Neem tree
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5.5 - Wrestling with Mohiddin Tamboli
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5.6 - Turning Water into Oil
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5.7 - Fake Guru Javhar Ali
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6.1 - Magical touch of the Guru’s hand
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6.2 - Idea of Rama Navami parade in Shirdi
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6.3 - Repairs to the Masjid
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7.1 - Wonderful things that Baba did
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7.2 - Baba’s Yogic Practices
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7.3 - Baba’s Mercy
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7.4 - Service by a follower who had Leprosy
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7.5 - Khaparde’s Plague case
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7.6 - Going to Pandharpur
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8.1 - Importance of Human Birth
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8.2 - Baija Bai does service without any expectation
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8.3 - Dorm of the Three
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8.4 - Khushal Chand of Rahata
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9.1 - Tatya Kote and the European Man
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9.2 - How do Saints get their money
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9.3 - Tarkhad Family - Father and Son
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9.4 - Tarkhad Family - Mother
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10.1 - What can Baba do for us
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10.2 - Baba’s Bed
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10.3 - How Sai is like Brahma
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10.4 - Baba’s stay in Shirdi and probable Birth date
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10.5 - Baba’s mission and advice
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10.6 - Baba as a SutGuru
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10.7 - Baba’s Humility
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10.8 - Nanavali
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10.9 - Easy way of knowing God
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11.1 - Sai as Sagoon Brahma
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11.2 - Worship by Dr. Pandit
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11.3 - Haji Siddik Falke
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11.4 - Baba’s control over Nature
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12.1 - Mission of Saints
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12.2 - Kaka Mahajani
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12.3 - Bhau Saheb Dhumal
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12.4 - Mrs. Nimonkar
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12.5 - Mule Shastri of Nasik
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12.6 - Doctor
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13.1 - Power of Maya
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13.2 - Bhimaji Patil
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13.3 - Bala Ganpat Shimpi
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13.4 - Bapu Saheb Buti
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13.5 - Alandi Swami
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13.6 - Kaka Mahajani
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13.7 - Dattopant of Harda
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13.8 - Few other Medical miracles
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14.1 - Ratanji of Nanded
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14.2 - Daan Dakshina, Dama and Daya
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15.1 - Naradiya Kirtan Paddhati
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15.2 - Cholkar drinks tea without Sugar
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15.3 - Two Lizards
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16.1 - What do Saints give us?
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16.2 - Rich man asks for Brahma Dnyan
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17.1 - Qualities for getting Brahma Dnyan
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17.2 - Special Qualities of Baba
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18.1 - How does the Guru help us
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18.2 - Mr. Sathe and Hemadpant
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18.3 - Mrs. Radhabai Deshmukh
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18.4 - Hemadpant gets the message
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19.1 - Baba’s advice regarding our behavior
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19.2 - Hemadpant realizes Rama
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19.3 - Variety in Upadesh
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19.4 - Repayment for Work
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20.1 - Baba giving Udi
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20.2 - Isha Upanishad
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20.3 - Baba guides Das Ganu
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20.4 - Upanishad lesson from Maid Servant
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21.1 - Hemadpant’s luck from previous births
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21.2 - Story of Mr. Thakur
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21.3 - Anant Rao Patankar
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21.4 - Story of Nine Balls of Stool
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21.5 - The Pandharpur Pleader
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22.1 - How to imagine Sai Baba
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22.2 - Bala Saheb Mirikar
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22.3 - Bapu Saheb Buti
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22.4 - Amir Shakkar
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22.5 - Hemadpant’s experience with Scorpion and Snake
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23.1 - True nature of the Atma (Soul)
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23.2 - Yoga and Onion
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23.3 - Shama cured of Snake bite
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23.4 - Cholera Epidemic
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23.5 - Difficult task of Guru Bhakti
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24.1 - Surrendering to Sai Baba
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24.2 - Chana Leela
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24.3 - Sudama’s Story
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24.4 - Anna Chin Chani Kar and Maushi Bai
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25.1 - Damu Anna
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25.2 - Amra Leela, Mango Miracle
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25.3 - Baba’s promise
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26.1 - Maya
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26.2 - Inner Worship
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26.3 - Harish Chandra Pitale
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26.4 - Ambadekar
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27.1 - Vishnu Sahastra Nama and the Ramdaasi
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27.2 - Bapu reads the Gita
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27.3 - Mr and Mrs Khaparde
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28.1 - Birds drawn to Shirdi
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28.2 - Lala Laxmi Chand
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28.3 - Burhan Pore lady
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28.4 - Megha
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29.1 - Chennai’s Bhajani Mela
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29.2 - Tendulkar Family
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29.3 - Captain Hutey
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29.4 - Waman Narvekar
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30.1 - Nectar from Sai
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30.2 - Kakaji Vaidya
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30.3 - Khushal Chand of Rahata
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30.4 - Ramlal Punjabi of Mumbai
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31.1 - Passing Away
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31.2 - Vijay Anand
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31.3 - Balaram Mankar
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31.4 - Tatya Saheb Noolkar
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31.5 - Megha’s Death
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31.6 - Tiger
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32.1 - The Upside down Tree
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32.2 - The Quest
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32.3 - Fasting and Mrs. Gokhale
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32.4 - Baba’s Sarkaar
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33.1 - Udi and its lessons
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33.2 - Scorpion Sting cured by Udi
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33.3 - Bubonic Plague cured by Udi
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33.4 - Jamner Miracle, travel without money
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33.5 - Narayan Rao sees Baba after he passed away
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33.6 - Sai revisits Appa Saheb Kulkarni
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33.7 - Bala Bua Sutar
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33.8 - Hari Bhau Karnik
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34.1 - Nephew of the Doctor
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34.2 - Dr. Pillay
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34.3 - Shama’s sister in law
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34.4 - Irani’s daughter
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34.5 - Kidney Stone cured
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34.6 - Pregnant Lady from Mumbai
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35.1 - Different Beliefs
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35.2 - Kaka Mahajani’s friend
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35.3 - Kaka Mahajani’s Master
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35.4 - The person who couldn’t sleep
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35.5 - Balaji Patil Newaskar
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35.6 - Balaji prays to a Snake
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36.1 - Two guys from Goa
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36.2 - Mrs. Aurangabadkar
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37.1 - Chavadi Parade
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38.1 - Baba’s Handi (cooking pot)
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38.2 - Nana Saheb’s disrespect of a Shrine
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38.3 - Kaala, the food mix
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38.4 - Cup of Buttermilk
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39.1 - Baba’s knowledge of difficult Sanskrit philosophy
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39.2 - Baba explains difficult Sanskrit concepts
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39.3 - Construction of the Samadhi Mandir
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40.1 - Mrs. Dev’s Udyapan Ceremony
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40.2 - Holi lunch at Hemadpant’s house
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41.1 - Back story of the Picture for Hemadpant
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41.2 - Stealing the Clothes and reading Dnyaneshwari
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42.1 - Seema (Border) Ullanghan (Crossing)
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42.2 - Sai changes the deaths of Ramachandra and Tatya
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42.3 - Laxmi Bai gets money before Baba’s passing away
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43.1 - Baba’s passing away
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43.2 - Breaking of the Brick
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43.3 - 72 Hour Samadhi
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43.4 - Bapu Saheb Jog’s Sanyaas
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44.1 - Sai’s words feel like Sweet amazing Nectar
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44.2 - Who is this ME?
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45.1 - Kaka Saheb’s Doubt and Anand Rao’s Vision
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45.2 - Wooden plank of Baba
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46.1 - Sai is and will always be with Us
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46.2 - Gaya Trip
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46.3 - Two Goats
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47.1 - Snake and the Frog
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48.1 - Signs of SutGuru
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48.2 - Shevade introduces Sai Baba to Sapatnekar
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48.3 - Sapatnekar visits Shirdi
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48.4 - Sapatnekar visits Shirdi with his wife
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49.1 - Sharing Sai’s stories
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49.2 - Hari Kanoba
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49.3 - Somadev Swami
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49.4 - Nana Saheb Chandorkar and the Senses
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50.1 - Kaka Saheb Dixit
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50.2 - Shri Tembe Swami
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50.3 - Bala Ram Dhurandhar
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51.1 - Conclusion
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Aarti of Sai Baba
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Epilogue
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About the Author
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Ishwar Joshi Awalgaonkar
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Nagesh Vasudev Gunaji
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Govind Raghunath Dabholkar aka ‘Hemadpant'
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Answers
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Introduction Sai Baba lived in Shirdi, India in the late 18th and early 19th century. Countless miracles were experienced by his followers and devotees during this period. Even today, devotees all over the world continue to experience such miracles simply by mentally praying to Sai Baba. Sai Baba has an unlimited treasure trove of teachings to guide and help everyone on the path towards Spiritual Enlightenment. These are the same teachings found in the Hindu holy books of Vedas, Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita but in a much easier to understand way. Sri Sai Sat Charitra contains the miracles and teachings of Sai Baba. It was written from 1922 to 1929 by Raghunath Govind Dabholkar aka Hemadpant after he personally experienced miracles of and received permission from Sai Baba of Shirdi. Nagesh Vasudev Gunaji translated Hemadpant's Marathi edition into English in 1944. For the first time, this is a brand new ‘for Kids' edition of Sri Sai Sat Charitra. Gunaji's edition has been simplified and retold to make it easy. This includes making the language simpler, explaining the background and concepts mentioned in the original text, splitting the chapters into smaller sections as well as adding questions and answers. Sri Sai Charitra for Kids is a guidebook to help you start on an amazing spiritual journey of self discovery with Sai Baba.