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Super FastvTrain to Shridi

MUMBAI TO SHIRDI DIRECT SUPER-FAST EXPRESS TRAIN ~





Now, Devotees of Sai Baba will be able to take a Direct Super-fast Train from Dadar`Mumbai to Sainagar`Shirdi from Friday 27th August`2010.
As, this Train is super-fast, it will only stop at 6 Station in-between so the Time taken to reach Shirdi will be 6 hrs only
as compared to the earlier Shirdi Fast Passenger/1333 from CST`Mumbai to Sainagar`Shirdi,
which took had 22 halts and took around 12hrs to reach Shirdi.


SCHEDULE:

- 2131 Dadar`Mumbai to Sainagar`Shirdi Express -
Every Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Departure from Dadar`Mumbai: At 21:45 hrs (09:45 pm)
Arrival at Shirdi: The Next Day at 03:55 hrs (03:55 am)
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--- After Travelling 455 km to Shirdi non-stop ---
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- 2132 Sainagar`Shirdi to Dadar`Mumbai Express -
Every Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays.
Departure from Shirdi: At 10:00 hrs (10:00 am)
Arrival at Dadar`Mumbai: Same Day at 16:05 hrs (04:05 pm)


The Fare:
Rs 576/- for Second Class Air-conditioned Class
Rs 430/- for Third Class Air-conditioned Class
Rs 174/- for Sleeper Class
Rs 94/- for the General Class.


This Train will have 18 Coaches:
One Air-conditioned Two-tier
One Air-conditioned Three-tier
Eight Sleeper Class
SIx General Second Class
Two Luggage-cum-Brake Vans.


Halts:
Thane, Kalyan, Igatpuri, Nasik Road, Manmad & Kopargaon










~~ INAUGURATION CEREMONY ~~
Friday 27th Aug`2010

Shirdi: Chief Minister Ashok Chavan Flagged off the special Sainagar Shirdi-Dadar Train at Sainagar Shirdi.
The Inaugural Train was bedecked with Flowers and Festoons with a huge poster of the Sai Baba on the Engine.

Chavan also announced the extension of the Manmad- Secunderabad Express, Manmad-Kakinada Town Express
and Manmad- Vijayawada Express up to Shirdi to facilitate devotees.

Speaking on the occasion, he said that the new Train service connecting Mumbai with Shirdi would prove to
be a boon for millions of Sai Baba devotees from India and abroad who throng there round the year.













~~ THE ROUTE ~~




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Shri Sai Satcharitra - Chapter 2

Shri Sai Satcharitra.
Chapter – 2.
In the last chapter, the author mentioned in the original Marathi book that he would he would state the reasons that led him to undertake the work, and about the persons qualified to read the same, and such other points. Now, in this chapter, he narrates the same.

The Objects Of Writing This Work.

In te first caper, I described Sai Baba’s miracle of checking and destroying te cholera epidemic by grinding wheat and throwing the flour on the out skirts of the village. I heard other miracles of Sai Baba to my great delight and this delight burst forth into this poetic work. I also thought that, the description of these miracles of Sai Baba would be interesting and instructive to His devotees and would remove their sins, and so I began to write the sacred life and teachings of Sai Baba. The life of the saint is neither logical nor dialectical. It shows us the true and great path.

Incapacity And Boldness In Undertaking The Work.
Hemadpant thought that, he was not a fit person to undertake the work. He said, “ I do not know the life of my intimate friend nor do I know my own mind, then how can I write the life of a saint r describe the nature of Incarnations which even the Vedas were unable to do ? One must be a saint himself before he could know other saints, otherwise, how can I describe their glory ? To write the life of a saint is most difficult, one may as well be able to measure the depth o the seven seas or enclose the sky with cloth-trappings. I know, this was the most venturous undertaking, which might expose me to ridicule, I, therefore invoked Sai Baba’s Grace.


The premier poet – saint of Maharashtra, Shri Dnyaneshwar Maharaj, has stated that, the lord loves those ho write the lives of the saints, and the saints also have their own peculiar method of assigning the service, which the devoted long for. The saints inspires the work, the devotees becomes oly an indirect cause or an instrument in achieving the end. For instance, in 1700 shaka year, the poet Mahipati aspired to write the lives of the saints. Saints inspired him, and got the work done, as also in 1800 shaka year Das Ganu’s service was accepted. The former wrote 4 works – Bhakta Vijay, Sant Vijay, Bhakta Leelamrut and Sant Kathamrut, in which the lives of modern saints were described. In chapter 31,32,33 of the Bharkta Leelamrut and in chapter 57 of the Sant Kathamrut, the life and teachings of Sai Baba are very well depicted. These have been separately published in the Sai Leela Magazine,No.11 and 12, Vol.17; the readers are advised to read these chapters. So also Sai Baba’s Wonderful Leela are described by Mrs. Savitribai Raghunat Tandulkar of Bandra in a small book., named Sri Sainath Bhajan Mala. Das Ganu Maharaj also has composed various sweet poems of Sai Baba. A deotee,named Amidas Bhavani Mehta, also published some stories of Sai Baba in Gujrati; some nos. of Sainath Prabha, a magazine published by Daksnina Bhiksha Sansthan of Shirdi, are also published. Then, the question of objection comes in, that while so many works regarding Sai Baba are extent, why should this ( SATCHARITRA ) be written; and where is its necessity ?
The answer is plain and simple. The life of Sai Baba s as wide and deep as the infinite ocean, and all can dve deep into the same and take out precious gems od knowledge and bhakti and distribute them among the aspiring people. The stories, parables, ad teachings of Sai Baba are very wonderful. They will give peace and happiness to the people, who are affiliated with sorrow and heavily loaded with miseries of this worldly existence, and also bestow knowledge and wisdom, both in worldly and spiritual domains. If these teachings of Sai Baba, which are as interesting and instructive as the vedic lore, are listed to and mediated upon, to devotees will get what they long for viz., union with Brahma, mastery in eight fold Yoga, bliss of meditation etc. So, I thought that I should collect these stories together, that would be my best Upasana.This collection would be most delighted to these simple souls, whose eyes were blessed with Sai Baba’s darshan. So, I set about collecting Sai Baba’s teachings and expressions – the outcome of His boundless self realization. It was Si Baba who inspired me in this matter, in fact, surrendered my ego at His Feet and thought that, my at was clear; and that He would make me quite happy here, and in the next world.
I could not my self ask Sai baba to give me permission for this work, so I requested Mr. Madhavrao Deshpande alias Shama, Baba’s most intimate devotee, to seek to Him for me. He pleaded my cause and said to Sai Baba, “This Annasahib wishes to write Your Biography, don’t say you are a poor Fakir, and there is no necessity to write I; but you agree and help him, he will write rather, Your grace will accomplish the work, Without Your consent and blessing, nothing can be done successfully.” When Sai Baba heard this request, He was moved and blessed me by giving me His Udi and placing placing His boon-bestowing hand on my head and said,” Let him make the collection of stories and experiences, keep notes and memos, I will help him. He is only a outward instrument I should write My Autobiography Myself and satisfy the wishes of My devotees. He should get rid of his ego and surrender it at My Feet. He, who acts like this in life, him I help the most. What of My Life-stories? I serve him in his house in all possible ways. When his ego is completely annihilated and there is left no trace of it, I Myself shall enter into him and shall Myself write My Own Life. Hearing My stories and teachings will create faith in devotees’ hearts and they will easily get self-realization and bless; let there be no insistence on establishing one’s own view no attempt to refute other’s opinion, no discussion of pros and cons of any subject.”

Shri Sai Sacharitra

Shri Sat CharitraChapter - one
According to ancient and reverered custom, Hamanpant begins the work, Shri Sat Charitra, with various salutations.
1. First, he makes obeisance to the God Ganesha to remove all obstacles and make the work a success, and says that Shri Sai is GOD Ganesha Himself.
2. Then , to Goddess Saraswati to inspire him to write the work and says tat Shri Sai is one with this Goddess, and that HE is Himself singing His own life.
3. Then , to the Gods, Brahma, Vishnu and Shankar – the creating, Preserving and Destroying Deities respectively, and says that Sai Nath is one with them and HE, the great teacher, will carry us across the river of the wordly existence
4. Then, to his tutelary deity Naryan Adinath, who manifested himself in Kokan – the land reclaimed by Parashuram from the sea; and to the Adi Purush of the family.
5. hen, to Bhardwaj Muni, into whose gotra (clan) he was born and also to various Rishis, Yagnyavalkya, Bhrugu, Prashar, Narad, Vdvyas, Sanak, Sanandan, Sanatkumar, Shuka, Shouak, Vishvamitra, Vaishishtha Valamiki, Vamadev, Jaimini,Vaishamapyan Nava Yogindra etc., and also modern saits, such as Nivrutti, Dnyanadev, Sopan, Muktabai, Janardan,Eknath, Namdev, Tukaram, Kanha and Narhsri etc.
6. Then, to his grandfather, Sadashiv, father Raghunath and his mother, who left him I his infancy; to his paternal aunt, who brought him u and to his loving elder brother.
7. Then, to the readers ad prays them to give their whole and ndivided attention to his work.
8. And lastly to his Guru Shri Sainath – an incarnation os Shri Dattatreya, who is his sole refuge and Who will make hi realize, that Bharma is the reality and the world an illusion and incidentally, to all beings, in whom the Lord God dwells.
After describing in brief the vaious modes of devotion accordingly to Parasar. Vyasa and Shandilya etc., te author goes on to relate the following story:


“ It was some time after 1910 that I went, one fine morning, to the Masjid in theShirdi to have darshan of Sai Baba I was wonder-struck to see the following phenomenon. After washing His mouth and face Sai Baa began to make reparation for grinding wheat. He spread a sac on the floor, and thereon set a –hand-mill. He took some quantity of wheat n a winnowing fan and then, drawing up sleeves of His Kafni and taking hold the peg of the hand-mill, started grinding the wheat, y putting a few hand full of wheat n the upper opening of the mill and rotation it. I thought, “ What business Baba had with the grinding of wheat, when He possessed nothing and stored nothing, and He lived on alms!” Some people who had come there thought otherwise, but none had the courage to ask Baba, what He was doing. Immediately, this news of Baba grinding wheat spread into the village, and at once men and women ran to the Masjid and flocked there to see Baba’s act. Four bold women, from the crowd, fored their way up and pushing Baba aside, forcibly too the peg or the handle into their own hands, and Baba’s Leelas started grinding. At first, Baba was enraged, but on seeing the women’s love and devotion, He was much pleased and began to smile. While they were grinding, they began to think that Baba had no house, no property no children, and none to look after and He lived on alms, and therefore , He did not require any wheat-flour for making bread or roti, what will He do with this large quantity of flour? Perhaps, as Baba is very kind, He will distribute the flour amongst us. Thinking this way and while singing, they finished the n and after putting the hand-mill aside, they divided the flour into four portions and began to remove them by taking one o per head. Baba, who was calm and quite up till now, got wild and started abusing them saying, :Ladies, have you gone mad? Whose father’s property, are you looting away ? Have I borrowed any wheat from you, so that you can safely take te flour ? Now do this ! Take the flour ad throw it on the village borders!” On hearing this, the women felt abashed and whispering amongst, went to the out skirts of the village and spread to flour, as directed by Baba.

I asked the Shirdi people , “ What was this that Baba did?” They replied that,
As cholera epidemic was spreading in the village this was Baba’s remedy or the same; it was not wheat, that was ground, but cholera itself was ground to pieces and pushed out of the village.
From this time onward, the cholera epidemic subsided and the people of to village were happy. I was much pleased to know all this , but at to same time my curiosity was also aroused. I began to ask myself……what earthy connection was there between wheat flour and cholera ? The incident seems to be inexplicable. I should write something on this and sing to my heart’s content Baba’s sweet Leelas, thinking in this way about this Leela, my heart was filled with joy and I was thus, inspired to write Baba’s Life - The Sai Satcharitra.

And as we know,with Baba’s grace and blessings this work was successfully accomplished.

Philosphical Siginficance Of Grinding.Apart from the meaning, which the people of Shirdi put on this incident of grinding wheat, here is we think, a philosophical significance too. Baba lived in Shirdi for about sixty years and during this long period, He did the business of grinding almost every day – not, however wheat alone, but the sins, the mental and physical afflictions and miseries of His innumerable devotees. The two stones of His mill consisted of Karma and Bhakti; the former being the lower one and, the latter the upper one. The handle, with which Baba worked the mill, consisted of Dhyan. I was the firm conviction of Baba that knowledge or self-realization is not possible, unless there is the prior act of grinding of all our impulses, desires, sins” and of three gunas, viz. Sattva, Rajas, Tamas, and the Ahankar, which is so subtle and therefore, so difficult to get rid of.

This reminds us of a similar story of Kabir, who seeing a women grinding corn, sad to his Guru, Napatniranjan, “ I am weeping, because I feel the agony of being crushed under this wheel of worldly existence, like the corn in the hand-mill, “ Nipatniranjan replied, ‘Do not be afraid, hold fast to the handle of knowledge of this mill, as I do, and do not wander far away from the same, but turn inward to the centre, and you are sure to be saved.”


Bow to Shri Sai -- Peace be to all.

SHRI SAI SATCHARITRA..

In the Holy Lotus Feet Of
Sat Guru
Sai Nathay Arpanasthu, Shubam Bhavtu
In the Holy Lotus Feet Of
Anant Koti Brahmmand Nayak,
Raja Di Raj, Yogi Raj,
Pabrahm Shri Sachidanand Sat Guru Sai Nath Maharaj.

Since sometimes it is coming like waves to my mind have avidly interest in the spiritual teachings of Sat Guru Sai Baba. My knowledge and even the information for this vast sea is so small that it looks micro to a drop of it. The path described too difficult turns to be so easy, simple and known with the blessings of Sai Nath. HE shows the path and provide the every need full for us to enlighten our path to reach Bhrahma, HE is the repository of all wisdom.
How this English version of “Shri Sai Sat Charitra” reached me is a miracle to me and is the blessing of Sai Nath for me to go ahead. Let us keep it for some other time to explain.
I will be submitting the “ Shri Sai Satcharitra” in regular intervals for the Devotees around the globe to be benefitted from the teachings and life of Sai Baba.
Readers are requested to join and help me with their experiences and thoughts.


Dedication
Whosoever offers to me, with love & devotion, a leaf, a flower, a fruit or water that offerings of love of the pure and self-controlled man is willingly and readily acceptable by Me.

Lord SHRI KRISHNA .
In BhagwatGita,IX-26.

Nizamudin-Shirdi trains.

The Central Railway will extend the run of special trains between Pune and Nizamuddin via Manmad and between Sainagar Shirdi and Visakhapatnam to clear the extra rush of passengers. The 0478 special train will leave Nizamuddin at 08.55 hours on every Thursday and arrive Pune at 11.05 hours next day. The 0477 special will leave Pune at 14.10 hrs on every Friday from 8.1.2010 to 26.3.2010 (12 trips) and arrive Nizamuddin at 16.40 hrs next day. It will halt at Daund, Ahmednagar, Kopargaon, Manmad, Bhusaval, Khandwa, Itarsi, Bhopal, Jhansi, Gwalior, Agra Cantt. stations. Its composition includes one AC-I Class, one AC-2 Tier, one AC-3 Tier, 8 sleeper class, 4 general second class, two general second class cum brake vans and one pantry car 0867 special train will leave Visakhapatnam on every Wednesday and Saturday at 05.30 hours and arrive Sainagar Shirdi at 11.00 hours next day. 0868 special will leave Sainagar, Shirdi on every Thursday and Sunday at 18.20 hours and arrive Visakhapatnam at 22.45 hours next day. Its halts include Duvvada, Rajhmundry, Vijayawada, Secunderabad, Bolarum, Kamareddi, Nizamabad, Basar, Nanded, Purna, Parbhani, Jalna, Aurangabad, Nagarsol, Manmad, Kopargaon, Puntamba. The composition is one AC-2 Tier, One AC-3 Tier, 9 Sleeper Class, 4 General Second Class and 2 General Second Class-cum-brake vans