Prasanthi Bulletin - January 29th, 2006

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those assembled inside the Trayee premises, Swami went around the building for a

long stroll, talking and interacting with many devotees including some of His

family members. After a while, He specifically asked for somebody and all were

wondering who it could be. The Gopala was so concerned about the cow that He

was enquiring about its welfare. Soon the Trayee dog and a cow were brought to

Swami’s Presence. He Blessed both these fortunate animals who were deserving to

draw the Divine attention upon themselves. Swami retired into the building at

5.00 p.m. The next day, the 28th, Saturday, was also a lucky day. Bhagawan came

out in the afternoon for Darshan at 3.45 p.m. This time, He came out on the

wheel sofa from the main gate and proceeded straight to the Sai Ramesh Hall. He

went along the central pathway right until the end of the Hall and returned

along the same path, filling the hearts of devotees with joy. The sofa was then

wheeled onto the lift and Swami came

onto the stage and sat for a full 40 minutes amidst loud Bhajan chanting and

Blessed all devotees. He then retired for the day. The best came on the 29th,

Sunday. Swami most compassionately came out in the morning at 9.55 a.m. Bhajans

had started at 9.30 a.m. itself and the chandeliers came on lighting the Hall

brightly as Swami came out. The difference was that Swami appeared very bright

and smiling with Bliss! He was on the sofa and behind Him were a team of

members including brothers Divij, Nitin, Dr. Padmanabhan, Mr. Balaram, Mr. Jain

and Sri C. Srinivas. The Bhajans were going on in full swing and Swami sat on

the dais enjoying the Bhajans and even waving His Hand as was so common in the

past. Bhagawan was looking very splendourous and glowing with Divine Grace and

Bliss. A footrest was placed to make Swami more comfortable. A couple of

Bhajans were sung and then at 10.05 a.m., to everybody’s delight, Swami

signaled to Sri C. Srinivas for the sofa to be taken

down. Bhagawan came down on the gents side. There was an excited hush amongst

the devotees as the sofa started moving through the Hall. Bhagawan showered His

Divine Drishti on all assembled in the Hall. First it was the turn of the

students to soak in His Divine Love. He moved slowly along the pathway, taking

letters and talking to many of them. He proceeded further, moving past the old

students block and went till the end of the Hall. He received many letters and

talked to almost every third or fourth devotee in the lines. Mr. Seshan the

former CEC was also seated on a chair and had a brief audience with Bhagawan.

Swami reached the end of the Hall where all the devotees were standing, craning

their necks to have a glimpse of His Divine Form. From there, Swami took a turn

and returned along the central path towards the Shanti Vedika. The devotees

were charged as Bhagawan moved along with a Blissful smile. He interacted

mostly with the devotees on the gents side. When He

reached the front end of the Hall, He took a left turn and went along the ladies

side, towards the Kalyana Mantapam. Over there, the security men signaled for

the car to be brought. Some commotion was there but Bhagawan had other plans.

He gave a signal for ‘about turn’ and came back to the Hall to quench the never

ending thirst of the devotees for His Divine Darshan. This time, as He moved

along the ladies side, He interacted with the lady Bhajan singers. Crossing the

dais, He once again went towards His students and spoke to some of them. Finally

the sofa stopped at the elevator and brother Ravikumar was ready to switch it

on. But O the Love of our Lord and God!! When He wishes to pour His Love He

just soaks us with it. To everybody’s amazement, Bhagawan signaled for the sofa

to be taken on a U-turn. And there He was repeating the whole Darshan once

again. This time, He went zig and zag crossing the blocks on the gents side and

reached the end of the Hall. While

returning, He chose to come again on the central pathway, talked to a few

devotees and taking a left turn, crossing the lady Bhajan singers came to the

lift on the left end of the Hall. He went up the lift, sat down on the dais.

The Ladies too were singing Bhajans alternately. Swami was waving His Hand and

enjoying the Bhajans. It was 10.40 a.m. when finally our Lord, having saturated

all hearts with His Love and Grace, chose to retire for the morning. Aarti was

given and the sofa was about to be taken back to the centre door. But Swami

wanted to give more of Himself to His devotees! The Divine Mother was at her

best! He wished to stand up and Bless the devotees. Swami got up catching the

railings in front of Him. Having supported Himself well, He Blessed all the

devotees with both His Hands! Immediately, there was loud applause from all

assembled in the Hall. As though that was not enough, He turned to the Ladies

side and Blessed them with one Hand, then turned to the Gents

side and also Blessed them with one Hand! He then walked with support towards

the back door leading to the Trayee compounds. Thus the Lord had shown how He

was ready to go to any extent to give joy and happiness to His devotees!

Bhajans continued as is the normal practice every Sunday. A few minutes later,

an announcement was made both in English and Kannada that there would be a

public function this evening. All were excited because this meant another

wonderful Darshan and something more! The lights went on at 5.05 p.m. as Swami

came out in the evening. Bhajans were on for quite some time. He came walking

on the stage and sat down on the sofa. All devotees clapped as He came walking

in. Swami received the card made by the Brindavan boys and Blessed them. He

signaled to them to start the Music programme which they had prepared for this

occasion. The Governor of Karnataka, Sri T.N. Chaturvedi made his appearance

and after taking Pranaams sat down behind Bhagawan’s

sofa. The Music Programme commenced at 5.10 p.m. and went on till 5.50 p.m. – a

good collection of devotional songs. Swami enjoyed every bit of it. Some of the

songs were 'Maa Prana Daivam Nija Divya Matru Rupam', 'Kaise Jiyun Mein Tere

Bin', 'I Keep Feeling Your Love In Me Over And Over Again', 'O Sai Maa', 'Sai

Maata Biddalame Andaram', 'Maa Sai Mana Bangaru Baba', and many others.

Students were anchoring the show by interlacing the songs with brief commentary

and prayers to Bhagawan. The theme being Divine Mother and Her Love. The

commentary was delivered in different languages like Hindi, Bengali, Malayalam,

and English. As the students stood up and spoke, Swami Blessed them from the

dais. At 5.50 p.m. the programme concluded and Bhajans followed. There were 6

or 7 Bhajans and then Bhagawan stood up, received Aarti at 6.05 p.m. and walked

back to the centre door at the rear of the stage and into the Trayee dwellings.

Thus the curtain came down on the

beautiful day lifting all hearts up with joy and thrill! You can see an

illustrated version of happenings at Prasanthi Nilayam in the Prasanthi Diary

of our monthly e-Journal Heart to Heart. The previous issue of Prasanthi

Bulletin is available here. The Photo album contains photos of events of past

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