Brindavan Update June 4th, 5th & 6thJune 2005 - Akhanda Bhajans

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Brindavan Update

4 & 5 June 2005

Akhanda Bhajans

 

 

Dear Brother

 

 

A twenty-four-hour Akhanda Bhajan had been arranged in Brindavan, starting on

Saturday evening and ending on Sunday, June 5th. The Shanti Vedika and Lord

Krishna's Idol on the Stage were very tastefully decorated with flowers and

beads. Bhagawan gave His consent to start the programme at 4 pm on Saturday and

the Bhajan 'Vighna Vinashaka Gana Natha...' triggered off the 24 hours non-stop

Nama Sankeertanam. Soon thereafter Bhagawan

arrived onstage through the doors at the back and stayed for around 30 minutes or so.

 

Bhagawan asked for Aarati just as the Bhajan 'Ayodhya Vasi Ram...' was being

started. Aarati was offered and then Bhagawan went back to his residence around

4.30pm. Bhajans continued thereafter. Students from the Brindavan Campus and

also Faculty/Staff members continued singing High Tempo and High Pitch Bhajans

throughout the evening and night. In between they were joined by the Staff of

the Sri Sathya Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Bangalore City Youth and

also the Alumni of the Institute. It was an outpouring of Love and Prayers to

Bhagawan through Nama Sankirtanam - an apt event to follow the exhibition on

'Namasmarana - Kaliyuga Sadhana' that was organised in Brindavan last weekend.

 

Since the bhajans were going on, we believed that Bhagawan might come out early

for morning darshan and sit a little longer for the Bhajans. But Swami, as

usual, taught us to "love His uncertainty". He came out in the Porte car at

6.30 am, and instead of going for a round inside the Sai Ramesh Hall, paused

near the Hostel entrance, and then went out of the Brindavan Ashram gate! Then

He apparently went into the Trayee Brindavan grounds through the gate near the

railway crossing, and again

came by Sai Ramesh Hall in a short while. This time, He went out of the

Brindavan gate, turned right, and went on a long drive towards Hoskote and

beyond. Finally, He returned to Brindavan an hour later, and went straight into

Trayee Brindavan. Lot of devotees (especially on the Ladies side) enjoyed

wonderful car Darshan as also countless others who were fortunate enough to be

on the streets when Bhagawan went on the ride.

 

Sai Ramesh Hall was slowly filling up at the normal darshan hour of 8 o'clock.

Bhajans were in full swing. The Brindavan bhajan group, both ladies and gents,

were taking turns with the students to lead the bhajans. But Bhagawan had

already come and gone! Would He come again? We hoped so, and sang bhajans.

Finally, at 9.15 am, there was some scurrying among the Seva dals, and the

chandeliers onstage lit up, indicating Bhagawan's arrival. Swami came onstage

on the wheeled sofa, with a red shawl around His shoulders. Since His feet were

resting on the slightly raised footrest of the sofa, we were able to gaze at His

Lotus Feet to our hearts' content. After listening to the Bhajans for around 15

minutes, He indicated He wanted to withdraw. When there was some motion to take

the Arati, He indicated not to take the Arati now, since the Bhajans were

continuing.

 

Various groups like the Karnataka Youth Wing, devotees from overseas, and so on

were continuing the Bhajans during the day. After 3 pm, the lead singing was

again taken up by the Brindavan bhajan group and the students. By 4 o'clock,

Bhajans like 'Mandir mein aao Madhava...' were being sung, and all were

thirsting for one more Divine Darshan to end the Bhajan. Bhagawan allowed the

tempo to rise till

4.35, and then He came onstage again. And a pleasant surpise! He was not wearing

a shawl now, and the cast was not visible. Apparently the cast has been

shortened to just His forearm, and is covered by the sleeve of His robe. The

claps and the singing became louder and more impasssioned. Swami sat for twenty

minutes of enthusiastic bhajans, and then indicated for Arati. After the Arati,

an announcement was made for all to collect prasadam from the counters set up

all around Sai Ramesh Hall. A leaf-container of tamarind rice and a sweet was

distributed to all, and we returned home contented.

 

 

6th June 2005

 

This morning Bhagawan went out for another ride around 7:00/7:30 and went to the Super Specialty

#993300; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Hospital - took a round around the

complex. On His way back to the Ashram Hr drove by the General Hospital as

well!

 

Regular Darshan also was there around 8:15 or so.

 

 

Sairam

A Anantha VijayaA Anantha VijayaC/o Borun K BorthakurH.No.247, Nizarapar

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