Similar cases of Sathya Sai being able to speak in different languages have been told to me by Italians as well as Hindus from different parts of India who testified that he spoke to them in their native dialects.
Naturally, this is not about the fact that Sathya Sai is a linguistic genius and has learned many languages, but rather his ability being a manifestation of supernatural power.
The question arises: if Sathya Sai Baba could speak any language, then why did he need interpreters during meetings with foreigners? Sathya Sai Baba used translators during his meetings with Russians, Greeks, Japanese, Italians, Chinese, Spaniards and devotees from various countries, but why, because he could already speak any language?
I think there were so many miracles around Sathya Sai there was no point in showing the ability to speak any language. If he spoke to every person in his native language, it would cause such shock and surprise that people would not be able to concentrate on the essence of his message. In my opinion, that is why Sathya Sai Baba showed this ability only occasionally.
Similar manifestations of abilities are shown by Prema Sai Baba. My wife Svetlana knows English at a basic level, and so she speaks with Prema Sai Baba partly in English, and sometimes just in Russian.
Svetlana is sure Prema Sai Baba knows all languages and understands her perfectly. The divine child accurately reacts to her words and questions spoken in Russian, indicating he clearly understands everything.
Several people from Russia repeatedly checked how accurately the boy understands the Russian language. He always answers quite clearly in English to questions spoken in Russian. In order to answer the question correctly, you need to understand the content of the question itself. Naturally, Prema Sai Baba always answers accurately and correctly.
One day he answered my wife in pure Russian. I was there and heard it too. Svetlana happily said, "Bhagavan, you speak Russian." Prema Sai Baba laughed and said, "Maybe only once, maybe only once." All those present were happy.
Even now, Prema Sai Baba is showing the ability to heal people at a distance with the help of mystical dreams. One person from Russia was very sick. He saw my first videos posted on the Internet about Prema Sai Baba. The man was very glad that God had reincarnated on Earth again.
One night, the man experienced a mystical dream. In the dream he saw Prema Sai Baba blessing him. In the morning the man woke up completely healthy. The next night, Prema Sai Baba again came to this man in a dream and said that in gratitude he should buy him a gift — a book in English with beautiful illustrations, Russian Fairy Tales.
The next day the man bought the book. Since he did not know how to send a gift to distant India, he wrote to me. We agreed I would hand over the book the next time I went to India. Having received the book as a gift, Prema Sai Baba was very happy. It is interesting that at the age of six and seven the divine boy asked for Russian fairy tale books with beautiful pictures from several Russians.
Another interesting story happened when my friend Sainath, a Hindu from Puttaparthi, decided to invite the divine boy to visit Puttaparthi. Prema Sai Baba calmly replied to this suggestion, saying, "Why should I go there when I am not there, I am here now." He was six years old at the time.
The significance of this story is great. By this we see the divine boy indirectly indicated his identity with his past incarnation as Sathya Sai Baba. In addition, we see an important principle of the three Sai Avatars: do not come to your ashram that you founded in a previous birth.
In accordance with this principle, Sathya Sai Baba never went to Shirdi, the area where he lived as Shirdi Sai Baba in his previous birth. Prema Sai Baba refuses to go to Puttaparthi and Shirdi, the places where he lived in past incarnations.
The reason for such strange behavior is quite understandable, for not all Shirdi Sai devotees recognized Sathya Sai. In the same way, not all Shirdi Sai and Sathya Sai devotees accept the current incarnation of God as Prema Sai Baba. In order not to create difficulties for people who do not accept him, he does not visit the ashrams founded by him in previous incarnations.
At present, Prema Sai Baba does not go to his previous ashrams. Obviously, we cannot guarantee that Prema Sai Baba will never visit Shirdi and Puttaparthi. Everything can change; everything is in his hands.
19. Knowing the truth
How can we be sure that this divine boy from the village of Doddamallur is Prema Sai Baba? Logical proof is useless and cannot help. Logic, reason and intellect cannot understand God. Logic cannot prove or disprove that this boy is a divine incarnation.
Only the spiritual heart of the devotees can feel the presence of God. How can you prove that Krishna was the incarnation of the god, Vishnu? How can you prove that the Buddha attained enlightenment? How can you prove that Jesus Christ was the Messiah? It is impossible to understand it logically; it is only possible to feel it.
During the life of the Buddha those who wanted to logically understand his spiritual state could not understand and realize his greatness. Those who at the time of Jesus Christ wanted to receive logical evidence he was the Messiah could not accept and recognize him. Only those who have been able to open their spiritual heart can recognize the divine incarnation. So it was in antiquity and so it is now.
In ancient Jerusalem, the Jews worshiped the One God, but only a part of them recognized the incarnation of the Messiah. When studying ancient Vedic texts such as the Mahabharata and the Bhagavatam, we read stories of how sometimes people worshiped God, but denied the divinity of Krishna, who was right in front of them.
I tell all the stories about the events as a direct witness and participant. The authenticity of my stories is obvious, but I fully understand that miracles cannot be proof of the divine origin of this child.
Supernatural abilities can manifest within many yogis and people with paranormal abilities. If someone demonstrates clairvoyance, levitation and materialization, and can also heal the sick with the power of their energy, this does not mean this person is the incarnation of God.
What then can be proof of the divinity of this or that candidate for Prema Sai Baba? The real evidence is the vibration of divine love, the grace and experience of the Holy Spirit.
Even now, in the presence of the boy Prema Sai Baba people experience divine states, spiritual bliss, and a state of universal divine love. From the age of five, tens of thousands of devotees around the world felt Prema Sai Baba was the incarnation of God.
During Sathya Sai Baba’s lifetime, he said that not all devotees would be able to recognize and accept his next incarnation as Prema Sai Baba. That is exactly what is happening. The fact is that not everyone more devoted to Shirdi Sai Baba was able to accept Sathya Sai Baba, the same is already happening with Prema Sai Baba.
20. Manifestations of God
In the ashram of Sathya Sai Baba, most of the people are Indian and Russian-speaking devotees from different countries. From the very beginning, the history of Prema Sai Baba has also been closely connected with Russia. More and more devotees from Russia came to visit Prema Sai Baba after he turned three years old.
Living permanently in the home of Prema Sai Baba, I have observed the flow of people who also have come from many other countries in Europe, Asia, North and South America.
Presently, there is intense discussion about how to understand who is Prema Sai Baba? I think those who’ve already learned it should be careful in preaching the truth, because those around them may not accept the truth at the moment. Everything should happen naturally and gradually as everyone progresses at their own pace.