Rocks and Boulders – Not a Barrier

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Rocks and Boulders – Not a Barrier

 

It was in this year that the Sri Sathya Sai Gokulam was inaugurated

by Swami and soon Sai Geetha was relocated to live with the cows. For

the first time, she was physically far away from her beloved, but

that never diminished her devotion for her Lord even by an iota.

Narrating a revealing incident during her stay in the Gokulam, Sri

Pedda Reddy says:

 

" It was the year 1976. The primary school and the college buildings

were under construction and these structures were coming up at the

foot of two hills. The terrain was obviously undulating with big

rocks, sharp-edged boulders and thorns. On Swami's bidding, the

engineers had constructed a bund (barrier) which would facilitate the

accumulation of water flowing down the hill. It was primarily meant

for the buffaloes of the Gokulam to `cool off' and bathe with

pleasure.

 

The distance between the Primary School work site, where Swami would

visit occasionally to oversee the construction work, and Gokulam,

where Sai Geetha lived with other cows, was around four hundred

meters. One day, when Swami was on one such inspection tour to the

school site, Sai Geetha somehow felt His presence and immediately set

herself free and ran in Bhagavan's direction. Absolutely unmindful of

the terrible terrain, she jumped across rocks, bounced on the

boulders, cared least for the bund and in minutes crossed the half-

kilometer `hurdle track'; and once at the feet of Bhagavan, she bowed

down obsequiously and was a picture of peace and serenity. Swami was

deeply moved with her love and devotion. He lovingly cared for her,

caressed her and said to all the devotees around, `See her devotion,

in comparison you are all dunnapotus (buffaloes).' "

 

OM SAI RAM