SAI TRINITY MISSION

"Thousand of years ago the great
sage Bharadwaja, wishing to master
all the vedas (scriptures), was advised
by Indra (the ruler of the gods) to
perform a yagna (Vedic ritual). Eager
to have the Shakti (the consort of Lord Shiva) preside over it and receive her
blessings, Bharadwaja left for Kailash
(a sacred peak in the Himalayas), the
abode of Shiva and Shakti, (male and
female aspects fo God), to convey the
invitation. Finding them coupled in the cosmic dance, Bharadwaja waited for
eight days - apparently ignored by
them, although he had failed to
comprehend the welcoming smile cast
at him by Shakti. Unhappy and
disappointed, Bharadwaja decided to return home. But as he began to
descend, he fell in a stroke, his left side
paralyzed as a result of the cold and
fatigue. Shiva then approached and
cured him completely by sprinkling on
him water from the Kamandalu (vessel). Consoled by Shiva,
Bharadwaja was granted boons by
both Shiva and Shakti, who also were
pleased to attend the yagna. Shiva
promised the rishi (sage) that they
would both take human form and be born thrice in the Bharadwaja lineage
or Gotra (religious kin group); Shiva
alone at Shirdi as Shirdi Sai Baba;
(Shiva and Shakti as Sathya Sai Baba),
and then Shakti alone as Prema Sai."