The Lord Resides In Parthi - Thanks To The Divine Mother Easwarammba

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EASWARAMMBA DAY – 06th May 2007

 

" Easwaramma was the chosen one. I chose her to be My mother. That is

the intimate relationship between Mother Easwaramma and Myself. "

 

That was the emphatic declaration of Bhagavan on the most auspicious

Easwaramma Day, the 6th of May, 2001. In no uncertain terms Swami

communicated how lofty, grand and glorious is the stature of Mother

Easwaramma. The thronging crowd in Sai Ramesh Hall exploded into loud

applause that evening as they heard these Divine words from Bhagavan.

 

The Lord Resides In Puttaparthi…Thanks To The Divine

Mother

 

There was another boon the Mother secured from Lord

Sai that literally shaped the mission of Sai and made

Puttaparthi what it is today. Four years ago Swami

recounted this incident during the Dasara

celebrations. He said:

 

Maharani of Mysore, coffee planter Sakamma, and

Desaraj Arasu, the maternal uncle of Mysore Maharaja,

were among those who used to come here [in the 1940s].

One day they prayed, " It is difficult for us to come

here often. Hence, please come and settle in Mysore.

We shall build a big mansion for You. " I told, " I don't

want palatial buildings. I want to be here. "

 

That night, Mother Easwarammba came to Me with tears

in her eyes and said, " Swami, people want to take You

here and there for their selfish purposes. If you

leave Puttaparthi I will give up my life.

Please promise me that You will remain in Puttaparthi

forever. " I gave her My word that I would never leave

Puttaparthi. This is why I have constructed many

buildings in the Ashram for the comfort and

convenience of devotees.

 

" You will remain in Puttaparthi forever " - Easwarammba

 

So it is the Mother to whom mankind owes Swami's

allegiance to his birthplace and his gift to us of a

beautiful and sublime ashram and temple which have now

become a spiritual lighthouse for the entire

world. In fact, as time passed, Mother herself found

it increasingly irksome to live in her village home.

She could not endure the pettiness of caste-bred

conflicts and began to sense more and more

pollution in the village sky. Scandal, slander,

eavesdropping, trickery, and teasing were the sport of

the disbelievers. Mother found the atmosphere

suffocating and with Swami's permission stayed

within the premises of Prashanthi Mandir. Swami

arranged for her to reside in a small cozy room on the

ground floor of the Mandir itself and she felt very

comfortable in the company of women devotees,

guiding, encouraging, consoling and caring for them