Why Donation

Different sadhanas are prescribed in our scriptures for different ages. Tapa(penance) is recommended for Krita age, Jnana(knowledge) for Treta age, Yagna(sacrifice) for Dwapara age, and Dana(charity) for Kali age. Of all the charities, giving food is the best one. We are much perturbed when we get no food at noon. Others beings feel similarly under similar circumstances. Knowing this, he who gives food to the poor and hungry, is the best donor or charitable person. The Taittiriya Upanishad says that “Food is Brahma, from food all the creatures are born and having been born, by food they live and having departed into food again they enter”. When an Athidi comes to our door at noon, it is our bounden duty to welcome him by giving him food. Other kinds of charities, like giving away wealth, property and clothes etc; require some discrimination, but in the matter of food, no such consideration is necessary. Let anybody come to our door at noon, he should be served forthwith; and if lame, crippled, blind, and diseased paupers come, they should be fed first and the able bodied persons and our relations afterwards. The merit of feeding the former is much greater that of feeding the latter. Other kinds of charities are imperfect without this Anna-dana(giving of food) as stars are without the moon, a necklace without its central medal, a crown without pinnacle, a tank without the lotus, bhajan without love, a married lady without the kumkum-mark, singing without a sweet voice or butter-milk without salt. Just as varan(pulse soup) excels all other dishes, Anna-dana is the best of all merits. (Source: Sri Sai Satcharithra by Hemadpanth)

The Trust’s motive is keeping this idea alive. For this process, we welcome Baba’s devotees to lend their helping hands to achieve Baba’s ideals. Baba’s grace and blessings will be with you.

DONATION DETAIL ( this rates will be applicable from april1st 2010)