Sathya Sai Baba - A tribute to my Guruji

This is the sketch of Sathya Sai baba as most of us would know of him. He resides in Puttaparthy. This sketch was given away with love and respect to my Guruji who decoded the Bhagwad Gita for me. I also had the priviledge of listening to various other texts which would have been nearly impossible for me to have understood had it not been for his efforts.

When I could continue no longer, it was time to offer my Guru-dakshina as the tradition goes in Guru-Shishya parampara. He would not accept any token of gratitude in kind so I decided to sketch him a picture of  baba. He has faith in him and hence I could not think of anything  better than this to thank him with.

He was pleaased with the sketch but he mistook it for a photograph. On being told it was sketch, in almost disbelief he took a closer look(perhaps, a critical one =)). To my relief he could relate to all of the fine details of baba's facial features and was pleased with the work. The best compliment comes when people can identify  for eg. 'the small cut on the upper lip' or 'a minor scar on the right brow' of the people they have known and loved. He brought those details to my notice and I thanked God for not having missed out any =)

That day I realised the importance of every small details that goes to make the face of the person. Not just from the technical point of view but the character it adds to the face and the way their near and dear ones ralate to it.

So, that was the story behind this sketch. God bless my Guruji for his immense love and blessings that he has always showered upon me on my spiritual journey. For showing the faith in me at the time when I had none in myself to understand our great texts. For not discriminating against a fresher like me with no substantial background in the scriptures and allowing me to enjoy the journey. Without their interpretations those scriptures would remain simply in archives.