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Sathyam Vada Dharmam Chara

Sanskrit is the ancient Vedic language and is considered as the mother of all

languages. In Prasanthi Nilayam, the Divine Abode of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai

Baba it is not surprising that this Divine language gets due importance. It was

the turn of the X standard boys of Sri Sathya Sai Higher Secondary School,

Prasanthi Nilayam to stage a drama in Sanskrit in the immediate Divine Presence

of Bhagawan on the 28th September 2005.

The drama was based on two chinna kathas (short stories) often narrated by

Bhagawan during His divine discourses. The first part of the drama was Satyam

Vada, emphasising on the importance of Speaking Truth.

The story line was as follows:A thief once approached a sage for guidance to get

peace of mind. He was advised to give up any one of his bad habits. The thief

promised to give up lying and practice Truth. Subsequently, during one night

when the thief went out for stealing, the king, in the disguise of a thief

followed and met him. After got introduced by the thief the king introduced

himself as a thief; both of them entered the Royal Treasury and robbed two

precious diamonds leaving the third one intact as it was impossible for them to

share same equally.

The next day the thief was caught by the king’s men and brought to the court

session to be briefed in his presence. The thief confessed having stolen one

diamond and acknowledged that the second one was taken away by another thief.

Subsequently the treasurer of the royal palace was summoned and asked to report

on the theft the previous night after verifying with the royal chest. The

treasurer, upon finding that two of the diamonds out of three were missing,

pocketed the third one, hiding the same under his headgear, reported to the

king that all three diamonds were missing. The thief was resolute in his stand

about the third diamond denying repeatedly any knowledge about the third one.

The king in an afterthought ordered the commander-in-chief to search the

treasurer and the treasurer was caught red-handed.

The greedy treasurer was put behind the bars for his unpardonable crime and the

thief who stood by his word was made the treasurer for his truthfulness and

contentment.

The second part of the drama was Dharmam Chara, highlighting the greater

importance of Righteous Conduct and how this could win highest knowledge for

the ordinary folk, which was not possible for others leading egocentric life.

Sage Mahatapa was meditating on Lord Shiva chanting the Panchakshari Mantra – Om

Namah Shivaya. Once, during his penance he got enraged and cursed a bird to burn

to ashes for dropping on his head resulting in disturbing his concentration. The

Sage having acquired great powers due to his severe penance went to a nearby

village to exhibit his powers. He stood in front of a chaste woman who was busy

serving her husband. Sage Mahatapa begged alms and the woman requested him to

wait for a while. The Sage, who was impatient and highly short-tempered,

insisted the woman to hurry up responding to his request. The chaste woman

retorted that she was not the bird to be burnt to ashes. The sage was amazed to

know that this ordinary looking woman serving her husband with single pointed

devotion could know about what had happened to the bird. Upon posing the

question by the Sage the chaste woman replied that it was not necessary the one

should take up severe penance in order to attain knowledge, but was enough if

one could perform his duties with dedication to God. To acquire more knowledge

the Sage was advised to meet Dharmavyada, a butcher by profession in

Mithilapuri.

The sage met Dharmavyada, who was busy cutting and selling meat. The butcher

greeted the sage saluting him, “Welcome Sage sent by Pativrata. The Sage was

again surprised beyond words as how could such an ordinary butcher attain this

knowledge who was engaged in his worldly life, selling meat. The Sage was

further amazed when the butcher told him that he knew how the sage could burn a

bird into ashes with his anger.

Dharmavyada further explained that he was devoted to his parents and serving

them in all possible ways as an offering to God which has won him knowledge -

wisdom.

It was a fine portrayal of Bhagawan’s core message of Sathyam Vada Dharmam

Chara, by the students of Higher Secondary School sending the great message to

one and all gathered in the Sai Kulwant Hall in the immediate Divine Presence.

 

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