Ashtotaram – 31
Pearls of Devotion
31. Om Shri Sai Shirdi Sai Moortaye Namah
[Who is the Incarnation of Shirdi Sai. ]
Baba has in various ways reiterated to His devotees that He is the incarnation of Shirdi Sai Baba. Devotees are always enthused to know about the incidents that reveal to us that Sathya Sai Baba is the reincarnation of Shirdi Baba.
Baba, when He was very young, cured the insanity of His devotee Sri Loganatha Mudaliar of the restwhile Madras. Understanding well that Baba was God, He built a temple of Shirdi Baba temple in the outskirts of the city with the blessings of Baba. Baba installed the idol of Shirdi Baba in the temple. When Baba was requested by His devotees to imprint His divine lotus feet, Baba gently told that He would give the imprints of Shirdi Baba Himself. The devotees felt pure joy to see the long and wide footprints of Shidi Baba in the cloth instead of young Sathya’s foot imprint.