Sathya Sai Baba influenced lives of crores with his services: CM Naidu

Puttaparthi: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said on Sunday that Sri Sathya Sai Baba was "god in human form" who influenced the lives of crores of people with his social service, conflict resolution, spiritual ideas, non-violence, and path of liberation.

Addressing the birth centenary celebrations of Sathya Sai Baba here, the Chief Minister taught 'Love all, serve all, Help ever, hurt never'.

"It was on November 23, 1926, Sathya Sai Baba incarnated in this holy land for a purpose. He spent 86 years of his life in this holy land, and presented the philosophy of Bhagwan Sai to the world. He gave knowledge and showed the right path," the Chief Minister said.

He mentioned that from the age of 8, Sathya Sai Baba acted as a person with divine thoughts with prayers, kirtans, and bhajans. On May 23, 1940, when he was 14 years old, he abandoned his previous name of Satyanarayana Raju and declared himself as Sathya Sai.

"Gods incarnate somewhere. Sri Sathya Sai chose this holy land. He turned Puttaparthi on the banks of the Chitravati River into a place of spirituality and divinity," the Chief Minister said.

CM Naidu said that Sathya Sai Baba began a new chapter with the principles of truth, righteousness, peace, love and non-violence.

Vice-President C P.Radhakrishnan, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, Minister Nara Lokesh and many dignitaries attended the celebrations and visited Sathya Sai Maha Samadhi.

CM Naidu recalled that Sathya Sai Baba's services took shape with the establishment of Sathya Sai institutions in 1960.

"Sathya Sai Baba wanted universal peace, universal happiness and the welfare of all people. Wealthy and prominent people from all over the country and abroad came and followed his path of service. Even if no one invited them, they came of their own accord and followed Baba's teachings.