Prasanthi Bulletin -February 19th, 2006

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Bulletin >> Source: radiosai.org Prasanthi Bulletin February 19th,

2006 This morning, Bhagawan did not come out for Darshan. Therefore, in the

evening, we all hurried to the Mandir, pining to have His Darshan. At 4.10 p.m.

the restless devotees whose eyes were glued to the Poornachandra Entrance,

heaved a sigh of relief when they finally saw the car make its

appearance at 4.10 p.m. At 4.20 p.m. we could see the flash of the orange robe

as Bhagawan was wheeled into the car. As the car made its way along the pathway

in the Kulwant Hall, we could see a big group of men wearing white turbans

seated on the gents' side. As Swami's car approached their area, the

coordinators stood up and moved towards Bhagawan. One of them held an album in

his hands and started showing some photographs to Swami. Swami very keenly

watched all the photos and the car remained stationed there for quite some time

until Swami had seen the whole of it. The car moved on and finally positioned

itself as usual in front of the interview room. The door slid open and the

beautiful form of Bhagawan was seen moving out on the chair. After the chair

rolled out, our brothers helped Swami to stand and then catching their hand,

Bhagawan started walking into the middle Portico. As He moved along, He

enquired so many devotees about their personal matters. Slowly,

He appeared at the other end of the middle Portico. From there, He took a turn

and started walking towards the dais. Again, as He moved along quite fast, He

spoke to almost everyone in the front line, including Prof. Anil Kumar of

course. Swami's chair that was kept in the centre of the dais was shifted

towards the gents side as per His instructions. Bhagawan reached the chair,

stood for a while showering His Divine Looks on many and then sat down. First

He spoke to Mr. Chakravarthi and then He interacted with Prof. Anil Gokak, our

Vice-Chancellor. Immediately, the Vice-Chancellor spoke to Prof. Anil Kumar and

a search began. It was clear that Bhagawan wanted some students to speak to all

of us. Within minutes, a number of students were lined up, as speakers are

never in shortage in Bhagawan's college! By 4.50 p.m. the mike was placed in

position along with the podium. Meanwhile, Swami received letters from a number

of students seated in front. He spoke to them,

answering their queries. At 4.55 p.m., Vedam stopped and Prof. Gokak shared with

the audience the great joy that all of us felt at having our dear Lord with us

again. He elaborated on this aspect for some time and then invited the student

speakers too, to share their joy and happiness and also the agony that we all

felt in His absence for the last one month. The first student speaker was Sri

B. Aravind from the I MBA class. He beautifully and very aptly narrated the

story of the Gopikas in Brindavan who were pining for their Lord when He was

away in Mathura. Any amount of consoling would not help them and finally when

the Lord Himself sent Uddhava with the message of His Omnipresence and

Omniscience, that too would not satiate their thirst for the Darshan of the

Lord. Following this, Sri Aravind shared with us an episode of Bhagawan's

Omniscience. In the year 2004, in November, he and a group of students were

involved in writing the script for the Convocation Drama.

They had prepared 2 to 3 scripts and finally Swami had chosen one. However, the

boys were very fascinated with another script that they had written. It was

about an architect who also happens to be a student of Swami (in the story of

course). This architect dedicates his whole life to build a Sarva Dharma temple

for Bhagawan. However, owing to ill health he resigns from the company but then

indirectly helps in completion of the project. Bhagawan, in an interview,

pleased with his sincerity and commitment grants him the boon of making his

temple a success and also grants him a long life saying that his body was

Swami's true temple. The boys felt a little disappointed that this script was

not selected. A year passed by and came November 2005. Again the same group was

engaged in preparing a few scripts. They had completely forgotten about this

story. However, Swami Himself reminded them that He had already given them a

script. It took them quite some time to understand what

Swami meant and finally prompted by Him, they dug out the same script which then

happened to be staged recently in November 2005. The second speaker was Sri

Chetan Raman of the I Year MBA(Fin) class. He shared with all of us the fact

that how lucky students are as Bhagawan Himself becomes their Mother, Father,

Guru and even a Guest. Normally, we chant Matru Devo Bhava, Pitru Devo Bhava,

Acharya Devo Bhava and Athithi Devo Bhava. But for the students, it is just the

reverse! Devo Matru Bhava, Devo Pitru Bhava, Devo Acharya Bhava and Devo Athithi

Bhava. He illustrated each point by sharing experiences from his own life and

finally concluded his speech with a Hindi song - Itni Shakti Hamein Dena Daata

..... Give us such strength O Lord that the faith in our minds does not

weaken.... It was 5.25 p.m. and Bhagawan signalled for the Vedam chanting to

start again. At 5.35 p.m., Bhagawan asked the Bhajan boys to commence the

Bhajans. As they stated singing, Swami stood up

holding the railings. As He stood there, tapping with His fingers, from the

Gopuram side entrance, a team walked in. Led by Mr. Rajan of the Ashram and the

Anantapur Collector Smt. Anuradha, was the Governor of Gujarat, Shri Nawal

Kishore Sharma. He walked unto the dais with his aide and Swami looked at him

and smiled. The Governor sat down on a chair placed for him near the Ganesha

idol. After a while, Swami walked back to the Middle Portico talking to a few

devotees as He went along. Watching Swami going towards the middle Portico, the

Governor stood up and hurried to offer the bouquet to Bhagawan and seek His

Blessings. Swami halted, turned around and received the bouquet and Blessed the

Governor and even his aide with a few words and smiles. Swami continued walking

in. After entering into the Middle Portico, He sat down on the chair. He went

into the interview room and at 5.45 p.m. He received Aarti and retired for the

day. February 18th, 2006

This evening, Swami arrived at Parthi just before 4.30 p.m. after starting from

Brindavan Ashram at around 1.00 p.m. There was a brief stopover at Bagepalli, a

town on the way where an old age home and a Sarva Dharma temple has been built

by a devotee of Bhagawan. After entering the Sai Kulwant Hall, He got down at

the first pillar on the ladies side, walked up to the portico holding our

brother's hand. The Welcome song was going on, sung by the music group inside

the Bhajan hall with others joining them. It was a Divine treat to watch

Bhagawan after almost a month, and too walking with such ease! After a few

minutes, He took Aarati. As the Aarati was going on, Swami came into the Bhajan

Hall and sat on the throne. After the Aarati, He asked, "Bagunnara?" - Are you

all fine? The boys chorused "Yes, Swami". Then He walked into the interview

room. Swami was smiling and talking so cheerfully that it sent ripples of joy

and ecstasy in all our hearts!

After a few minutes, the Porte car arrived, and the chair was taken inside.

Swami came out on the chair and into the car, and retired to Poornachandra.

Bhajans commenced at 5.00 p.m. and around 5.35 p.m. our most compassionate

Lord, wanting to Bless us once again came into the Kulwant Hall. He went to the

Bhajan Hall, sat on the throne and was there for around 3 to 4 Bhajans. He then

took Aarti once again and retired to Poornachandra. Group resource <<Sainews

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