Sai Knows the Truth, But Waits.(Narasimhamuthy Warden)

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BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 2.25pt double"> Sri B.N. Narasimha Murthy, an engineer

by qualification, is a keen student of philosophy as well as lover of sport. His

association with Bhagavan’s education institutions dates back nearly three

decades. He has served in the Sri Sathya Sai Loka Seva educational institutions

in Alike and Muddenhalli and thereafter, also in Prashanti Nilayam. He is

currently the Warden of Sri Sathya Sai Hostel, Brindavan. Only an avatar can

reveal the mystery of the Avatar. In the history of mankind, two avatars have

spoken extensively on this mystery. One was Lord Krishna, and the other is

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba. In Bagavadgeeta, there are at least thirty

stanzas which throw light on the enigmatic personality of a divine

incarnation. We are indeed fortunate that Bhagavan Baba has revealed time and

again, myriad facets of this mystery, in order to dispel the confusion in the

minds of perplexed devotees about yogamaaya or the ‘divine deludelusiont

surrounds a divine incarnation.

windowtext"> Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba says, “Since I move about with you,

eat with you, talk with you, and sing with you, you are deluded into the belief

that this is but an instance of humanity. Be warned against this mistake. I am

deluding you by engaging Myself in many activities with you. By My divinity may

be revealed to you at any moment. You have to be prepared for that right moment.

Since Divinity is enveloped by humanness, you must endeavor to overcome the

maya that hides the divinity from your eyes”. Lord Krishna declares

in the Geeta, “I am not revealed to all, as I am veiled by the yogamaaya. The

deluded world know Me not, the unborn and the unchanging.” Yogamaaya takes from

the human aspects of the avatar for a purpose. Bhagavan revels it in his

inimitable style when He says, “The avatar behaves as a human so that

mankind can feel sweet kinship with him, but rises to superhuman heights so

that mankind can aspire to reach those heights. The human aspects of the Sai

Avatar lends His divine

personality infinite sweetness. It is so with Shirdi Sai, and is the same with

Sathya Sai. He knows everything about everybody, but veils his omniscience with

innocence. However, the revelation of His omniscience may come to us at any

moment. Many times, He began innocence about some happening in our life, only

in order to save us from embarrassment. Here in one such incident in my life

which sounds a little comic, but has profound significance for a devotee who

has a great opportunity to interact with the Avatar. Being a sport man in my

school and college days, I had continued to play games regularly. One evening,

in 1980 I was playing a volleyball match at Sashay Sathya sai GramaMuddenhalli.

While plying I jumped up in the air. After hitting a shot, I landed on one

wrong foot, severely damaging my left knee. There was terrible pain in the

left leg. I could not fold the leg. Squatting on the floor was impossible. My

colleagues at Muddenahalli wanted to take me to Bangalore to see an orthopedic

surgeon the

next day. They also wanted to seek Bhagavan Baba’s blessing and guidance. Baba

was at Prashanti Nilayam. I felt it was highly embarrassing, for me and for

them, to inform Bhagavan. ‘The secretary of Muddenahalli school has broken his

knee while playing volleyball.’ I prevailed upon them not to inform Bhagavan

about it, but agreed to go to Bangalore the next day to see an orthopedic

surgeon. I thought I could hide the injury from Bhagavan. At least, I wanted to

hide the cause of the injury. You can imagine my plight when there was a

telephone call from Prashanti Nilayam that evening asking me to go there the

next day to see Bhagavan. I reached Prashanti Nilayam the next morning with

the Principal of the school. While traveling in the car, I kept my left leg

stretched straight on the back seat as the pain had continued. I went and stood

at the rear end of the veranda of the mandir, since I could not sit. The

Principal was sitting in front of me. With the great anxiety, I waited for

Bhagavan to come out of the interview room. The veranda at the portico of

the mandir were full of devotees and students. I was imagining all sorts of

things probing the reason for Bhagavan calling me to Prashanti Nilayam. My worst

fear was that He might chide me for playing volleyball. After sometime, Bhagavan

came out of the interview room and walked straight towards me. My heart missed a

few beats. The Swami's grace was the spontaneous smile of His face. I was

praying all along that He should not ask me the cause of the injury to my leg.

I had requested the Principal not to tell Bhagavan about the injury, if he

Himself did not raise that matter. I was immensely elated when Bhagavan spoke

to me about matters connected with the school. After giving some instructions,

He was about to return. I was grateful to Bhagavan for saving me from

embarrassment. Before He turned back, however, He asked us to take padanamaskar.

The principal went down to his knees and took namaskar. As I struggling to

bend down, with the right leg bent at the knee and the left leg fully

stretched, Bhagavan asked me ,”What is the matter?” How could I ever lie to

Bhagavan. But I blurted out a half truth, “Swami I fell down and injured my

left knee.” Bhagavan waved His hand, created vibuthi, and poured it on my

our stretched palms saying,

“Do not neglect it. Go to Bangalore and meet a doctor.” I heaved a sigh of

relief when He turned His attention to another devotee and students in the

mandir, by announcing the cause of my injury to them. We went to Bangalore

the same evening and met the orthopedic surgeon, who wanted an X-ray of the

knee to be taken. The X-ray revealed that the radical ligaments in the knee

were torn. The whole leg, from thigh to toe, was put in plaster for a minimum

of six weeks. I was totally immobilized. I spent most of my time lying in bed,

thinking of Bhagavan.

windowtext"> Two weeks had passed after the injury. It was about 4’o clock in

the evening. I was lying in bed looking at a photograph of Bhagavan on the

wall. Suddenly there was a commotion outside. Boys were shouting in excitement,

“Bhagavan has come! Bhagavan has come!” I was startled, and tried to rise from

my bed. We had always extended a grand welcome to Bhagavan at Muddenahalli, but

then, we would get at least a day’s notice of His visit. Bhagavan had come

that evening without any notice. I had not shaven for two weeks, and there He

was, standing in front of me with his bewitching smile, saying, “I was going to

Brindavan; I thought on the way I would see your broken leg. Do not panic, I am

leavening in a few minutes. How is your leg?” In complete bewilderment, I

looked at Bhagavan and the two other who had accompanied Him. I was sure

that Bhagavan would ask me for the cause of the injury, which, I wanted to

foolishy hide from him. In fact Bhagavan explained to the two important

visitors, “Papam! Narasimha Murthy was driving his motorcycle in Chikballapur

very slowly. But

somebody on a scooter hit him from behind and his knee is injured.” He created

vibuthi and gave it to me. Before he turned to go, He gave me a very enigmatic

smile, I saw omniscient innocence in that smile. I foolishly thought that I had

managed to hide the cause of my injury from Him. But is it possible to hide

anything from Him ? He knows ever thing/ Bhagavan stayed on in Brindavan for

more than a month. After the plaster on my leg was removed, I went to Brindavan

for His darshan. A few colleagues accompanied me. By his grace, my leg was

completely alright. As soon as Bhagavan saw me, He called me aside. With a

mischievous twinkle in His eyes, and an all knowing smile on His

face. He pointed out His fore-finger and my left knee and said, “Narasimha

Murthy! Papam, you are still a child. Play volleyball and cricket properly..” I

was sure none but I had heard those words of Mother Sai. Such is a delusion of

Her yogamaaya. Jai Sai Ram

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