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Each entry below lists the subjects Hemadpant treats in that chapter, and carries the audiobook reading for it. Tap a thumbnail to play the reading in place; nothing loads from YouTube until you do. The chapter texts and the recordings are published freely by shirdibooks.com, to whom we are grateful.
This listing follows the fifty-one-chapter English arrangement, in which chapters 16 and 17, 18 and 19, and 43 and 44 are read together as single portions, and Chapter 51 closes the book with the Epilogue and the Arati. Editions of the Marathi original number the chapters a little differently; see the Parayan plan for one common seven-day division.
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The chapters
Chapter by chapter
Chapter 2
- Objective of Writing the Work
- Incapacity and Boldness in the Undertaking
- The Heated Discussion
- Conferring the Significant and Prophetic Title of Hemadpant
- And the Necessity of a Guru
Chapter 3
- Sai Baba’s Sanction and Promise
- Assignment of Work to Devotees
- Baba’s Stories as a Beacon Light
- His Motherly Love
- Rohilla’s Story
- And His sweet and Nectar-like Words
Chapter 4
- Mission of the Saints
- Shirdi a Holy Place of Pilgrimage
- Sai Baba’s Personality
- Goulibuva’s Dictum
- The Appearance of Vithal
- Kshirsagar’s Story
- Das Ganu’s Bath in Prayag
- The Immaculate Conception of Sai Baba and His First Advent in Shirdi
- The Three Wadas
Chapter 5
- Baba’s Return with Chand Patil’s Marriage-party
- How the Fakir Got the Name Sai
- Contact with Other Saints
- His Dress and Daily Routine
- The Story of the Padukas
- Wrestling Bout with Mohdin and Change in His Way of Life
- Turning Water into Oil
- And The Fake Guru Javhar Ali
Chapter 7
- The Wonderful Incarnation
- Sai Baba’s Behavior
- His Yogic Practices
- His All-pervasiveness
- The Leper Devotee’s Service
- Master Khaparde’s Plague
- And Going to Pandharpur
Chapter 8
- The Importance of Our Human Birth
- Sai Baba Begging Food
- Bayajabai’s Service
- Sai Baba’s Dormitory
- And His Affection for Khushalchand
Chapter 9
- Effect of Compliance and Non-compliance with Baba’s Orders
- The Necessity of Mendicancy
- The Tarkhad Family’s Experiences
- How Baba was fed sumptuously
Chapter 10
- Sai Baba’s Mode of Life
- Baba’s Wonderful Bed
- His Stay in Shirdi
- Sai Baba as a Sadguru
- His Teachings
- His Humility
- The Easiest Path
Chapter 11
- Sai, as Sagun Brahman
- Dr. Pandit’s Worship
- Haji Sidik Falke
- Control Over the Elements
Chapter 13
- Bhimaji Patil
- Bala Shimpi
- Bapusaheb Booty
- The Swami from Alandi
- Kaka Mahajani
- Dattopant from Harda
Chapter 15
- Naradiya Kirtan Paddhati
- Mr. Cholkar’s Sugarless Tea
- And the Story of the Two Lizards
Chapters 16 & 17
- These two Chapters mostly relate the story of a rich gentleman who wanted Brahma-Jnana quickly from Sai Baba
- The Qualifications for attaining Brahma-Jnana(Self-Realization)
- Baba’s Special Characteristic
Chapters 18 & 19
- The Stories of Mr. Sathe and Mrs. Deshmukh
- Encouraging Good Thoughts to Fruition
- Variety in Upadesh: A Slanderer is Corrected
- And Remuneration for Labor
Chapter 21
- Vinayak Harishchandra Thakur
- Anantrao Patankar of Pune
- And a pleader from Pandharpur
Chapter 22
- Balasaheb Mirikar
- Bapusaheb Booty
- Amir Shakkar
- Hemadpant
- And Baba’s Opinion Regarding the Killing of Serpents
Chapter 23
- Yoga and the Onion
- Shama Cured of Snake Bite
- Baba breaks the Cholera Ordinance
- And The Ordeal of Guru-Bhakti
Chapter 24
- Chanak Leela
- Sudama’s story
- Anna Chinchanikar versus Mavsibai
- Baba’s Dependence on His Bhaktas
Chapter 27
- Granting a Consecrated Book
- Baba’s Blessings in the form of the Bhagwat and Vishnu-Sahasra Nama
- Dixit’s Vitthal Vision
- Gita Rahasya
- And The Khapardes
Chapter 29
- The Madrasi Bhajani Mela
- The Tendulkars (Father and son)
- Captain Hate
- And Waman Narvekar
Chapter 32
- How Baba met His Guru in the woods, and thereby met God
- In the Quest for the Guru and God− Fasting Disapproved
- How Baba made Mrs. Ghokhale break her fast
- Baba’s Sircar
Chapter 33
- Scorpion Stings and Plague Cases Cured
- The Jamner Miracle
- Narayanarao’s Sickness
- Balabuva Sutar
- Appasaheb Kulkarni
- And Haribhau Karnik
Chapter 34
- The Doctor’s Nephew
- Dr. Pillay
- Shama’s Sister-in-Law
- The Iranian Girl
- The Gentleman from Harda
- And the lady from Bombay
Chapter 38
- Baba’s Handi
- Disrespect of a Shrine
- Kala or Hodge-Podge
- Hemadpant’s Cup of Butter-Milk
Chapter 39
- Baba’s Knowledge of Sanskrit
- His Interpretation of a Verse from the Gita
- And the Construction of the Samadhi Mandir
Chapter 40
- Attending Mrs.Deo’s Udyapan Ceremony as a Sannyasi with two others
- And visiting Hemadpant’s House in the form of a picture
Chapter 42
- Previous Indication
- Averting the Death of Ramachandra Dada Patil and Tatya Kote Patil
- Charity to Laxmibai Shinde and the Last Moment
Chapters 43 & 44
- Preparation
- Placing Baba in the Samadhi-Mandir
- Breaking of the Brick
- 72 Hours’ Samadhi
- Jog’s Sannyas
- And Baba’s Nectar-like Words
Chapter 45
- Kakasaheb’s Doubt and Anandrao’s Vision
- And the Wooden Plank is Baba’s bed and not Bhagat’s
Chapter 46
- This Chapter describes Shama’s strip to Kashi, Prayag and Gaya, and how Baba (in the Form of His portrait) was there ahead of him
- It also describes Baba’s reminiscences of the past birth of two goats
Chapter 51Epilogue & Arati
Hemadpant’s concluding remarks, his final words on the reading of this book, and the Arati of Shri Sai Baba.
Read the text“Listen to my stories, and think of me. That is enough.”Shri Sai Baba