Mahashivaratri

[Guest guest]

 

I watched the Lingodbhavam 'Live' thanks to Sanskar TV. For a first time effort,

it was quite good, though there were many things they could have done better.

For instance, their preamble stretched to 5.30 pm, by which time Swami had been

on His discourse for almost half an hour... Pre-amble should NOT interfere with

the Divine Discourse... There was too much of talk-over by the TV crew,

over-shadowing the happenings in the Divine Presence...may be for the benefit

of first timers to the Sai movement!!

 

All the faults, anyhow, pale into insignificance when we consider the great good

fortune of having the Divine Darshan and the ability to see the miracle of

Lingodbhavam from our homes. Three cheers to Sanskar TV and to the Prashanti

Digital Studio team for giving us this great boon on Mahashivaratri. Jai Jai

Sairam to you and may the Lord Bless you for your efforts in broadcasting this

great event.

 

There seems to be quite some confusion on what Swami said after His return to

the dais, post Lingodbhavam.

 

Since I follow Telugu and English well, I got the double benefit of hearing both

the original and Anil Kumar's translation.

 

Swami was mainly addressing the students and consoling them again and again. He

said they were  extremely worried and very frightened to see Bhagawan weak and

struggling after the first (public) Linga emergence. He repeatedly said that

students, in fact, no one needs to worry about 'THIS BODY'. The three lingas

were very heavy, and it felt like three tonnes of weight has been removed from

His stomach. Because of their formation during the past one month, this body

could not get enough nourishment and rest. So it became weak with the exertion.

He announced that from tomorrow there will be no weakness in the body. In Telugu

He said, "Naenu ekkada kavalante akkada thirugavacchu", which literally means, I

can move around wherever I want (wish)... I do not recall Him specifically

mentioning that He will come walking for Darshan. Interpretations can be made

in various ways, as in most cases. Neither did Prof. Anil Kumar interpret it as

walking for Darshan. If my memory

serves me right, Anil Kumar said, 'I can go wherever I want'. I heard the

TV crew bringing in the walk for Darshan, wonder who interpreted for them!!!  I

feel Swami was only saying His body will get stronger, though 'thirugavacchu'

could be interpreted as walk around as in 'people roaming around...'

 

I do hope and pray that Bhagawan does resume His walking Darshans soon. All of

us miss it terribly. Nothing can replace the graceful form of the Lord walking

and blessing the devotees.

 

All of us had tears in our eyes to see His struggles to let the Linga emerge.

How the Lord suffers for the sake of us, silly humanity. Though He keeps

insisting that He is beyond Body-Consciousness, it was heart-wrenching to those

of us seeing the event. I can only pray that He stops this and resorts to

materialising the Linga with His usual flourish of the miraculous Right Hand.

 

I hope I have not added to the confusion.

 

Jai Sairam to one and all.

 

Loka Samastha Sukhinobhavantu,

 

Madhusudhan

[Guest guest]

Dear Brother,

 

Jai Sai Ram!

 

There was no doubt that Sanskar TV has done a remarkable job. I feel that when

Bhagavan is His giving divine discourse or singing Bhajans there is no need for

commentary. I hope authorities of Sanskar TV must understand that when Bhagavan

sings Bhajans there must NOT be any interference by commentators. I hope such

mistake will not be repeated by TV authorities.

 

 

 

Subhash J. Swadia

"Madhusudhan N.R." <lathamadhu wrote:

Jai Sairam to all Sai family,

 

I watched the Lingodbhavam 'Live' thanks to Sanskar TV....

[Guest guest]

Sairam

I agree with Sai brother Madhusudhan.

I think the messaage was misinterpreted. Swamy never mentioned abou walking for darshan.

It was very hard for us to digest the scenes of struggle of swamy during

Lingodhbavam especially being carried to the interview room.

All of us Pray that Baba shud walk soon and we continue to serve him.

Sairam

krishna rao

>"Madhusudhan N.R."

>saibabanews >saibabanews

>[saibabanews] Mahashivaratri >Thu, 19 Feb 2004 22:30:31 -0800

(PST) > >Jai Sairam to all Sai family, > >I watched the Lingodbhavam 'Live'

thanks to Sanskar TV. For a first time effort, it was quite good, though there

were many things they could have done better. For instance, their preamble

stretched to 5.30 pm, by which time Swami had been on His discourse for almost

half an hour... Pre-amble should NOT interfere with the Divine Discourse...

There was too much of talk-over by the TV crew, over-shadowing the happenings

in the Divine Presence...may be for the benefit of first timers to the Sai

movement!! > >All the faults, anyhow, pale into insignificance when we consider

the great good fortune of having the Divine Darshan and the ability to see the

miracle of Lingodbhavam from our homes. Three cheers to Sanskar TV and to the

Prashanti Digital Studio team for giving us this great boon on Mahashivaratri.

Jai Jai Sairam to you and may the Lord Bless you for your efforts in

broadcasting this great event. > >There seems to be quite some confusion on

what Swami said after His return to the dais, post Lingodbhavam. > >Since I

follow Telugu and English well, I got the double benefit of hearing both the

original and Anil Kumar's translation. > >Swami was mainly addressing the

students and consoling them again and again. He said they were  extremely

worried and very frightened to see Bhagawan weak and struggling after the first

(public) Linga emergence. He repeatedly said that students, in fact, no one

needs to worry about 'THIS BODY'. The three lingas were very heavy, and it felt

like three tonnes of weight has been removed from His stomach. Because of their

formation during the past one month, this body could not get enough nourishment

and rest. So it became weak with the exertion. He announced that from tomorrow

there will be no weakness in the body. In Telugu He said, "Naenu ekkada

kavalante akkada thirugavacchu", which literally means, I can move around

wherever I want (wish)... I do not recall Him specifically mentioning that He

will come walking for Darshan. Interpretations can be made in various ways, as

in most cases. Neither did Prof. Anil Kumar interpret it as walking for

Darshan. If my memory serves me right, >  Anil Kumar said, 'I can go wherever I

want'. I heard the TV crew bringing in the walk for Darshan, wonder who

interpreted for them!!!  I feel Swami was only saying His body will get

stronger, though 'thirugavacchu' could be interpreted as walk around as in

'people roaming around...' > >I do hope and pray that Bhagawan does resume His

walking Darshans soon. All of us miss it terribly. Nothing can replace the

graceful form of the Lord walking and blessing the devotees. > >All of us had

tears in our eyes to see His struggles to let the Linga emerge. How the Lord

suffers for the sake of us, silly humanity. Though He keeps insisting that He

is beyond Body-Consciousness, it was heart-wrenching to those of us seeing the

event. I can only pray that He stops this and resorts to materialising the

Linga with His usual flourish of the miraculous Right Hand. > >I hope I have

not added to the confusion. > >Jai Sairam to one and all. > >Loka Samastha

Sukhinobhavantu, > >Madhusudhan

[Guest guest]

Sairam and tks brother for your nice clarification and message.

 

sairam

 

-

Madhusudhan N.R.

saibabanews

Friday, February 20, 2004 12:00 PM

[saibabanews] Mahashivaratri

 

 

Jai Sairam to all Sai family,

[Guest guest]

Thanks to Sri Madhusudhan and Sri Gerald for clearing the confusion.

 

"Thirugavachchu" means "could roam, move or go places (could be any mode

of transportation including walking)."

 

Om Sai Ram

 

Vani.

 

 

 

 

Madhusudhan N.R. [lathamadhu]

February 20, 2004 1:31 AM

saibabanews

[saibabanews] Mahashivaratri

 

Jai Sairam to all Sai family,

 

I watched the Lingodbhavam 'Live' thanks to Sanskar TV. For a first time

effort, it was quite good, though there were many things they could have

done better. For instance, their preamble stretched to 5.30 pm, by which

time Swami had been on His discourse for almost half an hour... Pre-amble

should NOT interfere with the Divine Discourse... There was too much of

talk-over by the TV crew, over-shadowing the happenings in the Divine

Presence...may be for the benefit of first timers to the Sai movement!!

 

All the faults, anyhow, pale into insignificance when we consider the great

good fortune of having the Divine Darshan and the ability to see the miracle

of Lingodbhavam from our homes. Three cheers to Sanskar TV and to the

Prashanti Digital Studio team for giving us this great boon on

Mahashivaratri. Jai Jai Sairam to you and may the Lord Bless you for your

efforts in broadcasting this great event.

 

There seems to be quite some confusion on what Swami said after His return

to the dais, post Lingodbhavam.

 

Since I follow Telugu and English well, I got the double benefit of hearing

both the original and Anil Kumar's translation.

 

Swami was mainly addressing the students and consoling them again and again.

He said they were extremely worried and very frightened to see Bhagawan

weak and struggling after the first (public) Linga emergence. He repeatedly

said that students, in fact, no one needs to worry about 'THIS BODY'. The

three lingas were very heavy, and it felt like three tonnes of weight has

been removed from His stomach. Because of their formation during the past

one month, this body could not get enough nourishment and rest. So it became

weak with the exertion. He announced that from tomorrow there will be no

weakness in the body. In Telugu He said, "Naenu ekkada kavalante akkada

thirugavacchu", which literally means, I can move around wherever I want

(wish)... I do not recall Him specifically mentioning that He will come

walking for Darshan. Interpretations can be made in various ways, as in most

cases. Neither did Prof. Anil Kumar interpret it as walking for Darshan. If

my memory serves me right, Anil Kumar said, 'I can go wherever I want'. I

heard the TV crew bringing in the walk for Darshan, wonder who interpreted

for them!!! I feel Swami was only saying His body will get stronger, though

'thirugavacchu' could be interpreted as walk around as in 'people roaming

around...'

 

I do hope and pray that Bhagawan does resume His walking Darshans soon. All

of us miss it terribly. Nothing can replace the graceful form of the Lord

walking and blessing the devotees.

 

All of us had tears in our eyes to see His struggles to let the Linga

emerge. How the Lord suffers for the sake of us, silly humanity. Though He

keeps insisting that He is beyond Body-Consciousness, it was heart-wrenching

to those of us seeing the event. I can only pray that He stops this and

resorts to materialising the Linga with His usual flourish of the miraculous

Right Hand.

 

I hope I have not added to the confusion.

 

Jai Sairam to one and all.

 

Loka Samastha Sukhinobhavantu,

 

Madhusudhan

[Guest guest]

Sai Ram Brother,

 

Thanks for your wonderful clarification and description. Its our sincere and

whole hearted wish to see SWAMI moving freely without any pain.

 

Om Sai Ram

 

Srinivas

 

 

 

-

Madhusudhan N.R.

saibabanews

Friday, February 20, 2004 2:30 PM

[saibabanews] Mahashivaratri

 

 

Jai Sairam to all Sai family,

 

I watched the Lingodbhavam 'Live' thanks to Sanskar TV. For a first time

effort, it was quite good, though there were many things they could have done

better. For instance, their preamble stretched to 5.30 pm, by which time Swami

had been on His discourse for almost half an hour... Pre-amble should NOT

interfere with the Divine Discourse... There was too much of talk-over by the TV

crew, over-shadowing the happenings in the Divine Presence...may be for the

benefit of first timers to the Sai movement!!

 

All the faults, anyhow, pale into insignificance when we consider the great

good fortune of having the Divine Darshan and the ability to see the miracle of

Lingodbhavam from our homes. Three cheers to Sanskar TV and to the Prashanti

Digital Studio team for giving us this great boon on Mahashivaratri. Jai Jai

Sairam to you and may the Lord Bless you for your efforts in broadcasting this

great event.

 

There seems to be quite some confusion on what Swami said after His return to

the dais, post Lingodbhavam.

 

Since I follow Telugu and English well, I got the double benefit of hearing

both the original and Anil Kumar's translation.

 

Swami was mainly addressing the students and consoling them again and again.

He said they were extremely worried and very frightened to see Bhagawan weak

and struggling after the first (public) Linga emergence. He repeatedly said that

students, in fact, no one needs to worry about 'THIS BODY'. The three lingas

were very heavy, and it felt like three tonnes of weight has been removed from

His stomach. Because of their formation during the past one month, this body

could not get enough nourishment and rest. So it became weak with the exertion.

He announced that from tomorrow there will be no weakness in the body. In Telugu

He said, "Naenu ekkada kavalante akkada thirugavacchu", which literally means, I

can move around wherever I want (wish)... I do not recall Him specifically

mentioning that He will come walking for Darshan. Interpretations can be made in

various ways, as in most cases. Neither did Prof. Anil Kumar interpret it as

walking for Darshan. If my memory serves me right, Anil Kumar said, 'I can go

wherever I want'. I heard the TV crew bringing in the walk for Darshan, wonder

who interpreted for them!!! I feel Swami was only saying His body will get

stronger, though 'thirugavacchu' could be interpreted as walk around as in

'people roaming around...'

 

I do hope and pray that Bhagawan does resume His walking Darshans soon. All of

us miss it terribly. Nothing can replace the graceful form of the Lord walking

and blessing the devotees.

 

All of us had tears in our eyes to see His struggles to let the Linga emerge.

How the Lord suffers for the sake of us, silly humanity. Though He keeps

insisting that He is beyond Body-Consciousness, it was heart-wrenching to those

of us seeing the event. I can only pray that He stops this and resorts to

materialising the Linga with His usual flourish of the miraculous Right Hand.

 

I hope I have not added to the confusion.

 

Jai Sairam to one and all.

 

Loka Samastha Sukhinobhavantu,

 

Madhusudhan

[Guest guest]

Sai Ram,

 

Our heartfelt thanks to the Prashanti SGH team for enabling us to see Swami on

the live telecast of Sanskar TV.

 

I agree with Sri Madusudhan's remarks, both on the commentary overshadowing the

proceedings, and also the final remarks of Bhagawan and the translation by

Sri Anil Kumar.  Swami did say in Telugu that he could go wherever he wanted.

 

All this apart, we were taken to one of the rarest emotional experiences

watching Bhagawan manifest the Lingam.  I felt the deepest awe, respect, love,

devotion, watching the program.

The vibrations even from the TV telecast, were very strong.

 

Om Sri Sai Ram

 

R. Sathyanarain, Chittoor