Now the time came when there was peace and happiness in each and every house. Lush greenery started appearing everywhere, new flowers started blooming with a new promising hope, and cool breeze was blowing everywhere spreading true eternal joy.
It was the harvesting and rejoicing time. New crop was arriving from the fields. Every family was feeling contented by the grace of the lord. The lamps of Diwali started twinkling, sweets were getting distributed everywhere. The moon by spreading its moonlight was removing all the darkness, because that day on the great mother earth, he who was going to spread true divine love and spread awareness about the value of human birth, was arriving.Winter and summer stayed side by side, creating a beautiful climate, which was neither hot nor cold but heavenly pleasant, because the one who was going to get freedom for everyone from the clutches of the intense positive and negative emotions was arriving. Lord Indra was spreading the sweet fragrance of flowers by showering them upon all the living beings. Day and night came to a standstill, and it was crack of the dawn. The whole atmosphere became pleasant. It was the time of arrival of the Lord himself.
On Thursday the 25th of October 1866 Greatest of all, the supreme lord Satguru Shehenshah Sant Sai Satramdas Sahib was born to spread unconditional love and make people aware of the equality of all the living beings.
Sweets were getting distributed everywhere and this divine child after taking birth, instead of crying, started chanting OM, OM and whoever was sitting there, at that time, heard it very clearly. The child’s face was long and had a spiritual light on his forehead, his eyes had a sparkling twinkle, and he was wearing a sweet smile on his face. There was a beautiful aura, a spiritual glow and a unique sheen on his face. All the people were congratulating each other, their faces was blooming with happiness. Whoever had a glimpse of the child was praising the extraordinary creation of God. On hearing the admiration, all the people from the village gathered to see and carry the divine child in their arms.
On the other hand, all the devotees were upset as child Satramdas was not accepting his mother’s milk. Child Satramdas Sahib, refused to take even water and sugar, but there was not a single trace of any uneasiness or agitation on his beautiful face. He was smiling and cheerful. People felt happy looking at him, as he was making them feel contented, blessed and comfortable.
The child’s face was blooming in an extraordinary manner and his face was radiating with spiritual energy. Waves of happiness were rippling through everyone, by looking at the child’s face, but on the other hand people were upset also, as child Satramdas was not accepting his mother’s milk and his beloved father Aad Satguru Sant Sai Khotaram Sahib was also in deep meditation.
Everyone felt restless and did not know what to do.
After three consecutive days in meditation when Aad Satguru Sai Khotaram Sahib opened his eyes, the child was taken to him. Aad Satguru Sai looked at the child and understood what was going on in the mind of the godly child.
Sant Sai Khotaram Sahib understood that Sant Sai Satram Das Sahib had come to the mother earth not to enjoy the materialistic things, but to guide the innocent human beings and to illuminate their paths with divine light of truth, to achieve eternal oneness, by doing regular meditation and by chanting the pious name of the beloved Lord.
Sant Sai Khotaram Sahib understood that child Satramdas Sahib was not an ordinary soul but was a great Sant in the form of an ordinary human being who had taken birth to guide the human beings to do Naam Simran to dispel the darkness of ignorance from their minds and to know the eternal truth.
Sant Sai Khotaram Sahib came close to child Satramdas , whispered Pious and divine NAAM in his ears and blessed him with sacred NAAM DAAN. Child Satramdas Sahib by lowering his eyes bowed down at the feet of Sant Sai Khotaram Sahib and accepted the True and pious Naam daan given by Sant Sai Khotaram Sahib. Sant Sai Khotaram Sahib also whispered in Child Satramdas Sahib’s ears that, though it is necessary for a human being to eat food and drink water to keep himself fit and fine, but the thirst to attain divinity, can be accomplished, only by Naam Simran and chanting the pious name of the God. He also said that he being his Satguru would bless him that the circumstances of any kind, in this world, will not be able to distract him from his aim of preaching and guiding people and illuminating their minds with the eternal truth through Naam Daan and meditation.”
After taking the blessings of Satguru Sant Sai Khotaram Sahib, child Sant Sai Satramdas Sahib accepted his beloved mother’s milk, and everyone started congratulating each other.
Many people were suggesting beautiful names for such a godly child. One man brought Sukhmani Sahib and the mantra written on the page that was opened, meant, that the one who bears god’s name is truly a devotee of Lord Rama.
jis ke mann Parabrahmana ka nivas ॥
tis ka naam satya hi ramdas ॥
(Sukhmani Sahib, Ashtapadi 9)
So the child was named Satramdas.
Sant Sai Khotaram Sahib revealed that the child Satramdas will follow the path of truth and he would illuminate the minds of ignorant people with the true wisdom.
Sat = actual/existing,
Ram = who resides in each and every breath,
Das = true devotee
With this, the precious journey of Sant Sai Satramdas Sahib for the betterment of human beings started.
