ShirdiSaiBaba

8.10 - Guru Worship

Namdev sat at a dinner along with his caste men who were all full of Achara. When the leaves had been spread and covered with dishes, a dog ran up to Namdev, grabbed a roti from his leaf and ran away. Every one cried out, “polluted, polluted.” Then, Namdev lifted up a cup of ghee or butter from his leaf and ran after the dog saying “Vittal, Vittal, if you are taking only dried bread, it will choke your throat; take this ghee along with it.” People were laughing at the madness of Namdev who wanted to give extra feeding to a dog that polluted his plate and prevented him frm taking dinner. But the dog suddenly assumed the form of Vittal and told him, ‘Now that you have served under a Guru, you are able to realize Me in a dog and other forms’. This is an excellent way of full realization of God in all forms, which, according to the Gita, is the only knowledge of God. Only a Guru can teach this.