According to R Lowenberg “ Those thousands of people worship and adore Baba
much as did the disciples of Jesus Christ or the Gopis and Gopikas who
adored Lord Krishna.” Was there any indication for the advent of
the avatar? This question is answered by Lowenberg in his book THE HEART OF
SAI. He refers to the Mahabharatha and the words of sage Markandeya to the Pandava brothers. The sage reported what Lord Krishna told him of the incarnation to come in
Kaliyuga when evil reigns supreme. Lowenberg opines that Swami’s avatar is
decidedly that as prophesied by the sage
Markandeya!
Very interestingly
Lowenberg quotes from the REVELATIONS OF ST JOHN in the New Testament to prove
the coming of Baba! He refers to chapter 19 of Revalations verses 11 to15 to demonstrate his argument. “ the white horse could be Baba’s white motor car,
the rider of the white horse is Kalki so that this would mean that Baba is the
Kalki avatar. Baba’s name is Sathya meaning truth. He deals in righteousness by teaching Sanathana Dharma—the ancient
teaching of righteousness.”( The Heart of Sai, page119) Commenting on verse 12,
Lowenberg opines that the eyes of flame signify Baba’s all seeing capacity. The
many crowns may mean the ‘ crinkly hair’. Lowenberg interprets “ a vesture dipped in blood” as the blood red robe
of Baba. “ The armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses clothed in fine linen
white and clean” are considered to be the devotees, and followers of Swami
with a pure heart and white dress! “ And
out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword” is explained as the sword of
Truth with which he will conquer the nations of the world!
According to
Irani Ma
Zoaraster too had prophesied the
arrival of Baba! The name given to Baba was ‘ RASTI’ meaning
Sathya or Truth. It is very astonishing to read
and know from Lowenberg the prophesy made by prophet Mohammed regarding
the Sai avatar! He quotes from Irani Ma’s valuable possession “The Ocean of
Light” vol 13. It is believed that the Prophet gave three hundred signs to
recognize ‘ the Great Teacher’ or the ‘
Master of the World’. There is a remarkable similarity between the Prophet’s
prophesy and Swami’s personality. “ His hair will be profuse; his forehead will be
large and concave; he will not have a
beard but will be clean shaven. He will have a mole on the cheek; his clothing
will be like a flame; the color of his face will
sometimes be like copper, sometimes yellow like gold,
sometimes very dark, and sometimes shining like the Moon. His body will be
small in size but his stomach large. His legs will be like those of a young
girl, all the teachings of all the religions of the world will be in his heart
from birth; all the science and knowledge of the world from the beginning of
time will be in his head. All things which you will ask from God He( the Master of the world) will give to
you. All the treasures of the world are under his feet. He will go round
amongst the devotees and touch their heads with his hand; every eye that sees
him will be happy, not only humans but disembodied souls. He will wear two robes . (Baba wears a light under robe) He will live for 95 to 96 years on earth!”
“ He will
live on a hill; his devotees will collect under a big tree; his house will be a square; He will make the world light and full of peace.
So as not to be deceived you should know that the Master of the world will
bring things out of his body, through his mouth!” Lowenberg says, “ Each and every one of these signs or marks point
indisputably to Sathya Sai Baba. As Irani Ma says” I found in this book
everything I had seen in Brindavan, in Sai Baba .” ( The Heart of Sai p123-4) On the topic of Sai avatar EB Fanibunda, a staunch disciple of Swami, in his VISION OF THE
DIVINE points out: “ The avatar is the starting point. He is God (in) man. God
is the unknown quantity
to be reached via the known quantity. Man Baba is both, the known and
the unknown, a complete,
full divine incarnation. Thus he gives an opportunity not only to start
from the Known but also points the way to the goal” (page 12)
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