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Articles: Devotion | Dog's devotion
- Prof. venkata ramanamurty mallajosyula
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1.Let me tell you a story happened long ago. Those days in Puttaparthi it was an old mandir where Sathya Sai baba was living. An English couple were staying with Him. They presented Him with a couple of puppies. They said that the presence of the puppies with Swami would give them the feeling that they wee with Swami even when they were away. He accepted the puppies. They had been named Jack and Jill. How did they live with me? At night when He went to bed, one would sleep near His head and the other at His feet.
2.One day, the Maharani of Mysore came to Puttaparthi. She was a very orthodox lady. She would not take her food if she heard the bark of a dog. She sent a message to Swami that if there were any dogs in His premises, they should be kept confine in a room. In those days there was no direct approach road to Puttaparthi. The Maharani kept her car in Karnatapalli (on the other side of the Chitravati) and came walking to Puttaparthi, as there were no hotels at the time. The driver of the car had to come to Swami’s place to take his food and get back. The Maharani said she was staying in Puttaparthi that night. The driver took his food and was returning to the car at night. As the driver would not be able to find his way in the darkness. Swami told one of the dogs “Jack”, you better go with the driver and come back on the morning.”
3.Jack led the way and the driver was following the dog. They reached Karnatapalli. Then the driver slept in the car. Jack slept underneath the car. The driver got up in the morning. It was cold outside. He was in a hurry to start the car and keep it ready for the Maharani. He reversed the car for a short distance. One of the wheels ran over the sleeping Jack and its back-bone was broken.
4.Students and scholars and all others should note how much devotion the poor dog had for Bhagavan. In great pain the dog came dragging itself all the way to Swami’s residence. It had to drag itself over the Chitravathi sands. It was bleeding profusely. At the gate of Swami’s residence there was a watch man called Chakali Sabbanna. He rushed to Swami and said “Swami! Our Jack’s spine is broken. It is crying as it is dragging itself”. Bhagavan came out and called out. ”Jack!” The dog came crying, collapsed at His feet and passed away.
5.See, what devotion in an animal.It dragged itself all the way to give up its life at the feet of Swami. Before it passed away, it was gazing at Swami. He got some milk to be brought and gave it to the dog. It placed two of its front paws on His palm and gave up its life. What an amount of devotion in an animal.
6.After Jack’s death, Jill gave up eating food. A few days later Jill died. To day behind the old Mandir , there is a Samadhi for the dogs.
7.What loyalty and what devotion in a dog! How much better mankind would be if only people had a fraction of the love and loyalty displayed by that dog?
- Venkata Ramanmurty Mallajosyula
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