Shri Sai Satcharita: The Life and Teachings of Shirdi Sai Baba

For nearly a century, Shri Sai Satcharita has stood as the definitive account of the life and teachings of Shirdi Sai Baba, read and returned to by devotees around the world. It was originally composed in Marathi by Govind Dabholkar, known as Hemadpant, under Baba's own blessing, gathering poetic verses, anecdotes, dialogues and moments from Baba's daily life across 53 chapters and more than 9,000 verses. This English translation by Indira Kher preserves the spirit and cadence of the original, opening the work to readers beyond Marathi. More than a record of miracles or moral instruction, it offers a personal portrait of a saint who taught through parables and lived by simplicity, love and detachment. It can be read devotionally, one chapter at a time, or opened at random for guidance, closing with the reminder that when these stories are heard with faith, the cares of worldly life fall away.