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Parthi Update 02-02-2005Sairam. This evening, Swami came out for Darshan at 3.15

p.m. He went inside the interview room and came out only for the Bhajans at 5.00

p.m. However, Bhajans concluded early at 5.20 p.m. Swami took Aarti and

proceeded towards the Poornachandra Auditorium.Swami’s Golf Cart turned into

the grill gate at the entrance of the PC. All devotees and we too started

dispersing. However, some of us stood in the Hall discussing about some

academic matters. Lucky were those who were delayed for some reason or the

other! Within a few minutes, we heard a lot of hush-hush! We turned and saw all

people running towards the middle of the Kulwant Hall. Bhagawan was likely

to go out somewhere.We hurriedly came and stood adjacent to the pathway with

many others peeping over our shoulders. Within seconds we saw Swami coming out

of the Poornachandra Entrance and getting into the Silver Coloured Benz car.

The car proceeded towards us in a royal mien. We were straining to see Swami’s

face but the glare on the windshield of the car prevented us from having clear

Darshan. The car stopped for a while in the Kulwant Hall near the turning

towards the Gopuram. Swami was expecting the Vice Chancellor to be available at

the Institute. Instructions were given and the car went along further, with

devotees getting a brief glance at Bhagawan now and then, through the

windshield. The moment students got a clue that Swami was visiting the

Institute, all of them made a dash to the College. The Athletic spirit

manifested itself in full in every student as he ran to the College premises.

As the main gate near the Ganesha Entrance was closed, students

and many others took the other exit from the Ashram, near the General Hospital.

In a few minutes Swami had entered the College grounds.The Vice-Chancellor and

the Registrar had miraculously stationed themselves there in time! Well, you

may be wondering what could be the reason for Swami’s visit to the College. Let

us reveal the secret to you now. Very soon, two new building complex will be

coming up in front of our Institute Library. Possibly, as the rumour goes,

these buildings will look just like the Library building – circular in shape

and will form a trio along with the Library. Once it is ready, some departments

are likely to be shifted over there. Well, the actual details are not known

yet.It was in this context that Swami had come to the College. The car parked

in the empty ground that was already prepared since quite a few days, in front

of the Library. Swami remained seated inside the car. The Vice-Chancellor came

forward and started talking to Swami with a

plan of the Building in his hand. It was nice to watch the dialogue between the

Divine Chancellor and the Vice-Chancellor. High Level Meeting indeed! After

around 10 minutes of discussion, the Vice-Chancellor got into the car next to

Swami and they proceeded back towards the Mandir.All students and teachers were

standing along the side of the road and Bhagawan was waving to them as the car

passed by slowly. We eagerly await the commencement of the construction of

these buildings as a part of the Institute’s celebration of the 80th year

Festival of the Divine Advent!03-02-2005This evening, Bhagawan came out for

Darshan at 3.45 p.m. By 3.50 p.m. He was walking on the dais. As soon as He

came closer to the sofa, Bhagawan spoke to Prof. Sudhir Bhaskar and instructed

him to pass on some message to somebody. Prof. Sudhir Bhaskar ran to the other

side of the dais and communicated the message to someone over there. We could

not see who it was.

Maybe, some speaker for this evening, we thought. But we did not know who it

would be.Swami sat down on the sofa and after a few minutes asked the Vedam

chanting to be stopped. And whom do we see coming over to the Podium? Sri

A.V.S. Raju Garu - Chairman of the Nagarjuna Constructions Limited. You would

know him better as the popular poet! He has presented his poems a number of

times in the Divine Presence of Bhagawan. He composes poems extensively,

spontaneously and the list runs to thousands. It has already crossed a ten

thousand!! In his own words he says that just as other devotees are Blessed

with rings, chains or Vibhuti; Bhagawan has Blessed him with the gift of

poetry!The next half an hour was a gushing waterfall of Raju Garu’s poetry

which we are sure that Telugu speaking audience would have enjoyed thoroughly.

Swami then called for the Bhajan students. They took their place in the front

row and the Bhajans began at 4.30 p.m. At 5.00 p.m.

Swami took Aarti and retired for the day.04-02-2005This morning was a working

day and therefore we were not there in the Mandir to witness the wonderful time

that the devotees had. After coming for the normal Darshan at 7.50 a.m., Swami

went back to the Poornachandra Auditorium at 8.00 a.m. Devotees thought that

Swami may possibly come back only for Bhajans. Therefore, most of them had gone

out for a while. Suddenly, Swami comes in at 8.30 a.m. and as the Golf Cart came

half way through the Sai Kulwant Hall, it took a left turn and went outside the

main gate. All were taken for a real surprise!Who can ever gauge the mysterious

ways of the Lord! Perhaps the thousands of devotees from Vizianagaram, who had

assembled at Prasanthinilayam since two days, were praying sincerely from their

hearts for a closer glimpse of Bhagawan. Swami went in the Golf Cart along the

road beside the South Indian Canteen.

Hundreds of devotees who stood in the queues had a wonderful glimpse of

Bhagawan. A lovely Darshan, but a lovely opportunity for the security people

too! How could they stop the hundreds of devotees from pouring forth their love

and devotion by rushing forward – just to catch a closer glimpse or maybe pass a

letter into His loving hands or just shed tears of joy standing face to face

with God! For them it would be just once in a life time opportunity!The old

students who were there in the Mandir came to the aid of the security men. They

all formed a chain around the Golf Cart and facilitated the movement of the Cart

further along the path amidst the tidal waves of devotion!Bhagawan went around

the Poornachandra Auditorium and again entered the Sai Kulwant Hall to be in

the Bhajan Hall right in time! What a Leela of the Lord! He alone knows how to

delight His devotees. Truly, businessmen ought to take clues from Him in the

art of ‘Customer Delight’.

However, here it is all free and just Love to Love!!This evening again, Swami

came out just like yesterday evening, at sharp 3.45 p.m. The Golf Cart took a

turn at the centre of the Kulwant Hall towards the dais. As the Golf Cart

reached the centre of the Hall, Swami looked at the four children standing with

a flag in their hands in front of the backdrop presenting a scene of a gushing

waterfall! Yet another two children standing at either end of the backdrop

carried a long banner with an ‘offering message’ written on it. Yes, there was

to be a presentation this evening by the Balvikas children of Vizianagaram. By

the way, almost six thousand devotes from Vizianagaram District which is close

to Visakhapatnam, have come to Prasanthinilayam to celebrate the 80th Year of

the Avatar. They have been here for the last two or three days and this evening

was their slot for the presentation.Swami climbed down the Golf Cart at the

centre

of the dais, climbed up the steps and sat down on the sofa. Instantly there was

loud applause – real loud as the Kulwant Hall was almost fully packed with the

Vizianagaram devotees! At 3.55 p.m. the Vedam chanting stopped. Two young girl

dancers came forward and offered a rose to Bhagawan. Swami Blessed the roses

and gave it back to them.As the girls moved back facing Swami, our Loving

Bhagawan immediately cautioned them about the steps, which He does every time

when children come to offer Him a card or a rose and go back, walking backwards

but facing Him. That is Divine Sensitivity! Bhagawan gave the command to begin

the programme.The presentation – a dance drama in Telugu, was titled “Sarva

Matama Sarame Sai Matamu” – “The essence of all religions is the Sai religion”.

The scene began with a sculptor carving a rock. As he goes about his sculpting

work, he hears the Omkaram sound emanating from the rock. He is surprised. He

is also in a dilemma as he

is not able to understand the significance of this. In the next scene a group of

dancers come in along with two Krishna adorers. They tell the sculptor to sculpt

an idol of Krishna as Omkaram was the symbol of the Divine Lord Krishna. This is

followed by a dance including a short Raas with a little Krishna standing in

front of the rock.In the next scene, the sculptor continues with his work of

carving an idol of Krishna, but now suddenly the chants of the Koran are heard

from the rock. What should he do now – he is puzzled. The Muslims from the

village come in and ask him to build a mosque over there. A short Qawali

follows.By now you would know what was to come next! Yes, it was the Christian

devotees from the village listening to the bell sounds coming from the rock.

This was followed by the Buddhist monks and the Zoroastrians. In each case, the

concerned deity or saint would appear in front of the rock. The rock would part

into two and he would

appear in front, for that scene.By this time, the sculptor is fully confused and

does not know what to do. All the villagers come into the forefront, there

begins a fight amongst them – each one claiming his ownership over the rock.

After a few minutes of clashes with a song in the background, light dawns on

them through little girls coming in with lighted candles and then follows a

song describing the eternal truths of life revealed by Bhagawan. All religions

are one. Every religion teaches us noble things. If the mind is good, then

which religion is bad and so on….The culmination comes with the declaration

that the highest religion is the religion of humanity. Manava Dharmamu. At this

point a Sarva Dharma Stupa is seen standing behind the rock, signifying the

unity of all religions. The grand finale is a song with the lyrics, Manava

Jati, Prema Matamu, Sai Daivamu….The presentation came to a close amidst loud

claps. The Vizianagaram

devotees were overjoyed witnessing their own district children performing in the

Divine Presence. It was 4.30 p.m. Bhagawan asked the concerned in-charge, “Is it

over?” He nodded and Swami gave a broad smile and got up from the sofa. All the

children had assembled in a neat group half way from the dais. Bhagawan raised

both His hands and Blessed them profusely! He then moved towards the interview

room while the Vizianagaram devotee Bhajan singers started singing Bhajans.

Swami instructed Prasadam to be distributed. Basin Laddus were offered to

all.Meanwhile, students rushed inside the Bhajan Hall and our Bhajan boys took

over the singing. We had a long Bhajan session until 5.20 p.m. Then Bhagawan

took Aarti and retired for the day.By the way, for the last two or three days,

we have been seeing some village women in their tribal dresses sitting for

Darshan on the Ladies side, right at the front. We were wondering who they

could be. They were so

conscious by their attire! On enquiry, we found that they were the Lambadis (a

particular sect of Tribal folk from the state of Andhra Pradesh). They have

come here from Warangal and are likely to be part of the celebrations on the

10th of February. Oh! That reminds us, we have not told you anything about the

10th function. So here we go…You may recall that on 21-12-2005, Bhagawan had

asked Prof. Anil Kumar around 3.50 p.m. in the evening, to address the audience

in Sai Kulwant Hall. Swami also gave him some instructions regarding the content

of his talk. Following are the relevant excerpts of that talk as per our earlier

update:Then came the actual crux of the talk. Prof. Anil Kumar said that there

are so many old people in Prasanthinilayam. They have retired from worldly life

but Bhagawan has re-tyred them!! In fact, Prasanthinilayam is one place where

you will find maximum number of re-tyred people working and offering their

services

selflessly. Bhagawan is taking care of all of them.In His Mercy and Compassion,

Bhagawan has decided to Bless all these couples in a very grand way. All the

couples in Prasanthinilayam, whose husbands are above 70 and 75 years of age,

are requested to register their names in the office and be present here by

January 10th. After the commencement of Uttarayana (Sankranti), the celebration

will take place. Bhagawan will perform the Shastipoorti ceremony for these

couples (Re-Marriage). This is a ritual where the senior couples will be

re-married in a ceremonious manner (just as it is done in the regular marriage)

to mark the entry into a new phase of their life. This is a spiritual marriage

for the couple!!There will be no dearth of the gifts that are going to be

showered on them by Bhagawan. Gold ornaments, silk saris and dhotis and what

not…This is the Love and Compassion of the Lord. When young people run to

Swami, Swami runs to shower His Grace on

the old people who are unable to walk. The timing too is so appropriate as this

year is dedicated to old people.Prof. Anil Kumar concluded his talk and took

his seat next to Swami. The next speaker was the Vice Chancellor, Sri S.V.

Giri. Sri Giri Garu also expressed his joy and gratitude at this most

benedictory act of Bhagawan. Old age is the time when people have physical and

mental problems. This is the period when they need support. Bhagawan conducting

this ceremony is symbolic of that support and concern for them!!Today, in the

world, old people are ignored. In many families, sons leave their parents to be

on their own, without any hesitation. With nuclear families proliferating

rapidly old age homes have become the need of the hour. Old people, though may

not be deprived of financial assistance, are thirsty for emotional and

psychological support. At such times, Bhagawan’s Blessing in the form of this

ceremony has come as a Divine assurance of

His Love and Concern. Even if there is nobody else, God is always there to take

care of all of us. The talk concluded at 5.15 p.m. There were a few Bhajans

after which Bhagawan retired to PC.Thus the 80th year of the Avataar is going

to commence in such a sacred and wonderful way by way of _expression of

gratitude to the septuagenarians who have moulded and shaped the generation of

today!!So, it is this function that is tentatively fixed on the 10th of

February. A lot of groundwork has been done by the organizers in identifying

the eligible couples, other preparations etc. The Lambadi women whom we were

talking about, usually participate in marriage functions by performing a

typical folk dance ahead of the marriage procession. This is a common practice

in the Telengana and Rayalseema areas of Andhra Pradesh. That is possibly the

reason why they are here.We all are eagerly looking forward to that event and

hope that Swami will give us

some minor role to play as He deems fit, in the preparations.We will get back to

you with details of the celebration. Till then…Goodbye.Sairam

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