Sai Mata

Years ago, when some one suggested the title; “Sathya Sai mata” for a picture in which He is seen fondling a little child, Baba said. “Name it Sathya mata for this is the sathya (real) mother, the rest are all mithya (un-real) mothers!”

During the Dasara festival, Baba reveals Himself every moment as the mother. We pray to Him then, “O Sathya mata! As Durga, keep us safe; as Saraswati, teach us how to teach; as Lakshmi, feed us with sustaining food for body, mind, and spirit.”

It is hard to adore Him as father; though millions adopt that attitude of devotion, saying, “Our father who art in heaven.” He isn’t stern and strict upon the erring and the wayward. Just consider this: Baba knows every act, every thought, and every word of ours. Yet, like the mother who bestows her love more on the wicked and the vicious child than on the virtuous and the upright, Baba comes toward us, calls us to Him and pours His grace on us, in order to correct us and lead us into the virtuous and the upright path. He is the mother; all mothers are only His images.

~Taraka
Source: Sanathana Sarathi, Oct. 1973