Brindavan Darshan, 29th Jan '06!

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Report from a Devotee

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A loving SaiRam from Bangalore. It was a very chilly morning. It was

misty for most part. The morning Sun was trying its best to warm up

the earth and earthlings. It hadn't tasted much success even at 9AM!

It was still cold by our standards. By 10AM, this cold was receding,

succumbing to the relentless morning Sun! And then it poured

heavily! You can't believe it, right! This is not about Bangalore

weather report on Sunday morning. It's all about the grace and bliss

that rained, nay, poured by Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba at

Brindavan!

 

Yours truly was a victim of the Sunday cold and inherent laziness

and set off for Brindavan by about 9AM. I see my watch as I enter

the ashram and it shows 9:40AM. I could hear the bhajans going on! I

was scared, has Swamy already come in? Has my laziness cost me some

precious darshan time? Soon I discover, much to my comfort that

Swamy hasn't arrived yet. But indications are there HE will be there

any moment. I thanked HIM and assumed a position in the sparsely the

occupied extension of the hall - my usual place! Bhajans are on.

Ladies and Gents are alternating and rendering some beautiful

bhajans.

 

It's 10AM and lights on the stage come up. That's a sure indication

that Swamy has come to the ground floor of Trayee from HIS inner

chamber. We are all attention now. There, we see the orange robe and

halo of hair passing by the Trayee gate, seated in HIS chair as it

is wheeled about towards the rear entrance of the stage of the Sai

Ramesh Hall. Welcome Swamy, I told HIM within myself. Soon, HE was

on the stage. After a couple of bhajans, Swamy signalled to go down

to the hall!!! This was bounty in the offing, as last few days HE

hasn't been regularly granting darshans. Soon, HE had got down from

the right side (as you sit facing the stage) elevator. Earlier times

when Swamy used to walk we used to think because of HIS "short"

stature, we aren't able to see from a distance. So, you could

imagine, today as HE was seated in the chair, we hardly had an

inkling of what is going on! However, one thing we were going to be

sure about, HE is coming about towards the end of the hall through

the right most aisle. This is the reason, Swamy says - "Always be

young and active like a child to catch hold of MY Feet"! Yes, you

got to be receptive. To be honest, my mind was tuned to having a

darshan from far and be contented with that. But here HE comes,

refreshing like rain to a parched land. We didn't have to wait long

as HE appeared at the end of the hall! By now we were on our two!

All the discipline had been thrown to winds. It is a result of the

rarity that cole darshans have become lately. As Swamy sat and

smiled gently, HIS glorius curls were floating in the gentle breeze

that was blowing across. Ah, when did I see such a divine scene

before! Just drunk in that nectarine darshan and before I realized,

Swamy had crossed over and come to the central aisle! Somebody my

side couldn't help declaring it as "darshan of the year"! I am sure,

like any of us he too wasn't sure of what was to come! I just sat

down to imprint that divine form in my mind and closed my eyes.

Since Swamy is sitting on the chair, unless HE is facing you, you

can't see HIM. There were lot of people behind Swamy helping

frontliners to pass their letters to Bhagawan.

 

There HE goes in the central aisle and before the end, HE takes left

into the ladies' side. They can't believe it! In earlier times, this

used to be the entrance of Swamy as HE walked by. So HE goes to that

row. It is too far for me and add the glare of the shining Sun, I

can't see much as to what is happening. We back liners stand up in a

bid to catch up. Will Swamy exit that way to the Trayee? I though

so. But HE goes staright till near the Kalyana mandapam, enquires

something from someone and takes a right and right again to reach

the end near the stage. HE continues to the central aisle. On the

way, HE is doing something, blessing, taking letters, enquiring....

Always busy! No wonder, HIS life is HIS message. HE continues

through the front most row, ignoring the elevator, focussing on the

students block.

 

Students occupy the first block. There HE covers them and arrives at

the right most aisle, again! Oh, the people, sitting near the right

aisle are twice lucky! HE takes right and soon after crossing the

student block, HE takes the in between row and comes over to the

central aisle, again! And HE takes left there, that means HE is

coming to the end of the hall, a second time! We were standing so

that the eye can absorb every pixel of the divine sight that we are

witnessing. I must confess, by now we are chanting the bhajans just

mechanically and fully absorbed in the uncertainty that Swamy is

showing that must have made the security team tear their hairs! As

HE is coming towards us, HE is indicating to us to sit and also

blessing. How beautiful! These moments will be firmly etched in my

memory and will be recollected very fondly when I sit in Brindavan

in the future darshans.

 

HE comes to the end takes a U-turn and goes back all the way till

the Ganesh idol. HE takes right there and goes near the right

elevator. There we see HIM, seated in the chair and the HE is going

up. Hold on, the elevator goes up and comes down again! Is HE going

to take a third round? He re-visits the front most row and now comes

near the left side elevator. HE goes onto the stage after

enthralling us so completely! HE sits for a bhajan and then signals

for aarti. The rose is given, the aarti is lit, the chair turns back

to take Swamy towards Trayee and it turns back again to face us! It

is brought near the railing! By now, the aarti is done and there is

pin drop silence in the hall and everybody's thinking what will

Swamy do next! He held the railing and stood up, as if to tell us,

this is perhaps the only joy I have withheld today till now. Take

this as well! And sure, there was huge cheer as Swamy started to

walk on the stage. Loud chants of jai bolo Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai

Baba ki Jai were renting the air. The cheer got louder and louder as

Swamy exited through the left door on the stage and a staff pulled

the curtain, thus bringing down curtains on a very very memorable

day in Brindavan.

 

I have written quite a bit. I am sorry if the narration is confusing

anywhere. Suffice to say that the idea is to portray the bliss we

derived and the "Love MY uncertainty" that Swamy often tells us. May

the Lord of Brindavan bless us all with a clean mind so that we

absorb what HE teaches us and implement those for our own benefit

and show our gratitude to HIM. We love to you Swamy!

 

Jai Sai Ram

 

--

Ramesh Sistla

Ph.D.

Bangalore, India

 

 

 

Source: sreebhagawanuvacha/

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bakula <bakulat

Sun Jan 29, 2006 0:34pm

Re: [saibabanews] Brindavan Darshan, 29th Jan '06!

 

Oh! how lucky you are!

I had tears rolling down my face reading this...very well written,

thank you for transporting me to that moment!

 

Also, pleasae tell me...is it a normal thing for swami to be given a

rose before arti? it's just that i had a dream a while ago where

swami gave me a red rose...till today...trying to decipher it! here

are a reminder of what you said

 

The rose is given, the aarti is lit

 

Thanks! Bakula x

 

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Angelicpassage

Sun Jan 29, 2006 0:58pm

Re: Brindavan Darshan, 29th Jan '06!

 

Just Beautiful. That recap

is a bandage for our longing hearts!!

 

THANK YOU

 

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Meera Bakshi <meeraharesh

Sun Jan 29, 2006 1:19pm

Re: [saibabanews] Brindavan Darshan, 29th Jan '06!

 

Jai Sai Ram.

Dear Sai Brother Ramesh Sistla ji,

One thing is for sure that BABA's grace is

showering on you as you have depicted the Sai-Darshan

at Brindavan so lucidly that we feel as if we are

present there at that moment! Baba will bless you even

more for such a kind act to let us relish BABA's

Darshan.

Thanks again,

Jai Sai Ram.

Meera Bakshi

Arizona USA

 

 

 

 

 

 

saibabanews, sai_sevak9 <no_reply> wrote:

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> Report from a Devotee

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> A loving SaiRam from Bangalore. It was a very chilly morning. It

> was misty for most part. .....