Bangalore: Sri Sathya (85) who is the trusted incarnation of Shirdi Sai Baba, lies in his own Puttaparthi Specialist Hospital since 3 weeks on artificial breathing and kidney dialysis, with breathing problems. Thousands of his jittery devotees who had rushed to Prashanthi Nilaya on hearing on his terminal illness had been turned away by local authorities. There is ring of suspicion surrounding the team of 27 doctors watching over his health day and night, but they cannot revive him should he sink.
There is no successor to his vast and varied properties, nor any one person can succeed him to these wealthy possessions as public money is involved and trust is required to carry on Sai Baba’s activities management of his empire.
Devotees have gone to court now, seeking proper information on his health.
Although attending doctors assume everyone about his health to the extent that he would get up and manage his institution in 15 days no one could believe in such miracles, when Baba does not speak, nor appear in anyone’s dream. They way he has been deified, leave no one to pronounce in authoritative ways as to what state he is in. His earlier biographies (written by Na.Kasturi and others) have stated that he would be re-born in Mysore/Mandya in his third incarnation. This was stated when he was a youngman of 30, 5 decades ago, but the crucial moment is now approaching. Devotees feel sick without seeing him.
It is difficult to say medically what the divine intends to do, but it will certainly bring about the final moment arrives for the great personality of love such as Sri Sathya Sai Baba.