March 5th 8:30 pm - Samudra Manthan Drama this evening in Prasanthi Nilayam

March 6, 2008

This evening after bhajans there was a drama by the students. The drama

showed the Samudra manthan which lead to the festival Shivarathri.

"During

the samudra manthan by the Gods and demons, haalaa-hala, a poison came

out of the ocean.It was so toxic, that its effect would have wiped out

the entire creation. At this juncture, as per the advice of Vishnu, the

gods approached Mahadev and prayed to him to protect their lives by

consuming this poison. Pleased with their prayers, out of compassion

for living beings, Lord Shiva drank this poison and held it in his

throat by binding it with a snake. The throat became blue due to the

poison (Thus Lord Shiva is also known as Neelakantha) and Shiva

remained unharmed. This shows that shiva is also the protector. In

another story, it is said that the whole world was once

facing destruction and the Goddess Parvati worshiped her husband Shiva

to save it. She prayed for the Jivas (living souls) remaining in space

like particles of gold dust in a lump of wax during that long period of

pralaya (deluge) night, should, upon becoming active again and in the

enjoyment of their short day and night, have his blessings, but only if

they worshiped him just as she did then. Her prayer was accordingly

granted. Parvati named the night for the worship of Iswara by mortals

Maha-Sivaratri, or the great night of Siva, since pralaya is brought

about by him. This period is really his night from the great night or

pralaya which was the cause for the origin of this Sivaratri"

Taken from Wikipedia

Many devotees are here in Puttaparthi for Maha Shivaratri which

will be celebrated tomorrow in the Divine presence of Sathya Sai Baba.

Sai Kulwant Hall is being beautifully decorated for the event tomorrow.

Click here to see more pictures of the Samudra Manthan Drama in Prasanthi Nilayam

March 4th 8:30 am - Music program this evening in Prasanthi Nilayam

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