TSUNAMI OF LOVE...By Ms. Vaishnavi Nair

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om sai ram

Lord's grace,compassion:---

" I should at least attempt what Draupadi did to

Krishna when faced with the situation of having to

feed thousands. Praying to Swami, I too imagined

offering Him a cup of water hoping that it will quench

the thirst of everyone present.One of the elder sister

told us about her dream. She saw Swami accepting water

from me in a cup!'MERCY OF THE LORD'--He has taken

care to indicate to us that He has seen and heard the

prayer. "

 

" He set about transforming and energizing barren

hearts with love and spirituality and guiding all of

us to cross the samsara sagara (ocean of life) the

righteous way! "

sai ram

 

 

 

--- Ramchand Chugani <rgcjp wrote:

 

> TSUNAMI OF LOVE

> By Ms. Vaishnavi Nair

>

>

> This article was sent to us by a young reader,

> Ms. Vaishnavi Nair, a class XI student at Chennai

> who has completed her courses in Sathya Sai Bal

> Vikas. She, along with her parents, was able to

> participate in the recently held Athi Rudra Maha

> Yajna in Chennai, in January 2007, and here is a

> first hand report of her experience.

> ‘A Trail Of Inexplicable Happiness’ in Chennai

>

> The ritwiks performing the Athi Rudra Maha

> Yagna in Chennai

> A tsunami is unnoticeable in the open ocean – a

> long, low wave whose power becomes clear only when

> it reaches shore and breaks. Spotting the wave while

> it is still crossing the ocean is tricky, which

> explains why so few are aware of the one that is

> approaching.

> On 19 Jan 2007, the city of Chennai was hit by

> another tsunami. But this time around, with a huge

> difference! It left a trail of inexplicable

> happiness and indescribable joy. Such was the impact

> of the torrent of love.

> When Swami declared that the second Athi Rudra

> Maha Yagnam (ARMY) will be performed in Chennai, the

> hundreds of thousands of devotees in Tamil Nadu were

> elated. The last time Swami graced the city was

> nearly ten years ago. All of sudden, ARMY became the

> buzzword everywhere - be it at the ex-Balavikas

> conference or the Sevadal meeting.

> It goes without saying the Lord’s mission moves on

> with clockwise precision as per His sankalpa. But to

> be a small instrument in the divine scheme of

> things, one needs to be really blessed. For all us

> in Chennai, especially the Sai youth, this was a

> tremendous opportunity to participate in His work

> and partake divine grace. And participate we did.

> With divine guidance behind us this is no great

> surprise.

> Being the last quarter of the academic year my

> school was not ready to grant a week of leave of

> absence at a stretch. But the Lord took care. My

> duties were arranged on week-ends. As an

> ex-balavikas student, I was fortunate to be asked to

> serve in the balavikas stall set-up near the ARMY

> site. Many parents along with their kids visited our

> stall. When they realized that even these teachings

> are imparted absolutely free, they were blown off

> their feet. Several of them wanted to enroll their

> children immediately.

> Meanwhile, news of the Yagna spread like wildfire.

> The gathering crowd swelled in numbers. People from

> far off towns, cities and villages began thronging

> the Yagna site as well as Sundaram (where Swami was

> residing). They realized that this Yagna is not a

> common occurrence. Conducted after a few millenniums

> for the prosperity and peace of humanity, only an

> Avatar can manifest such abundant blessings.

> But apart from participating in the Yagna, the

> milling crowd prayed for a glimpse of the Lord. And

> Swami in His infinite love knows the yearnings of

> His devotees. To the great delight of all the

> devotees He went around the entire stretch of the

> hall. Thousands who witnessed this experienced a

> unique happiness. Even long-time devotees of Swami

> confessed to have experienced a higher intensity of

> His presence.

>

> So many await the Lord at Sundaram

> He comes to fill the devotees' hearts

> Thousands continued to pour in. The unique feast

> of bhajans, rudram chanting, devotional and

> instrumental music, all in the presence of the Lord

> Himself is a once in a life time opportunity. And

> nobody wanted to miss it.

> Such Close Darshan of the Lord

> The ever merciful Lord too, started giving even

> more. I have never seen Swami giving so much Darshan

> at such close quarters before. And the crowd behaved

> in a very orderly way which is unusual when it comes

> to such large gatherings.

> As the numbers starting swelling outside Sundaram,

> more sevadals were drafted into service. I was again

> fortunate. I too was called in. As the proverbial

> squirrels, two of us were given the role of

> distributing drinking water and assisting elderly

> ladies on to their chairs.

> Going around the crowd was a great revelation. It

> opened up another facet of Swami to me. The

> experiences gained were truly memorable.

> Noticing the polite and calm countenance of

> Sevadals, the police officials on duty changed their

> tack. They also took to the Sai way. It looked like

> one big family – vasudeva kuthumbhakam! People, who

> could not get inside Sundaram, waited patiently

> outside singing bhajans and chanting Sai Gayathri.

> Total strangers were greeting each other with

> ‘Sairam!’

>

> Swami even gives Darshan outside on the road!

> Devotees longingly look upon their Lord

> The ‘Sun’ Provides Shady Shelter

> Though the numbers increased everyday, the crowd

> behaved the same - calm, cheerful and patient

> eagerly awaiting the Lord’s darshan. Swami fulfilled

> their wishes by going around every little path way,

> even into the street far outside Sundaram. Observing

> that his devotees are waiting in the hot sun, the

> merciful Lord’s kind heart melted. He asked his

> attendants not to hold the umbrella over Him.

> Instead, He directed the organizers to erect

> shamianas inside Sundaram compound.

> Swami Acknowledges the Seva

>

> The Embodiment of Peace

> The hot sun kept us, the water-girls, busy. Most

> people sought for more than just one glass of water.

> As the crowd kept increasing this was not an easy

> task; it was turning to be an arduous job. Tried and

> clueless, I thought I should at least attempt what

> Draupadi did to Krishna when faced with the

> situation of having to feed thousands. Praying to

> Swami, I too imagined offering Him a cup (somehow

> the color of the cup happened to be red) of water

> hoping that it will quench the thirst of everyone

> present. Though I felt stupid trying to be like

> Draupadi, it made me feel good. Thereafter, I got

> along with my work. After the crowd disbursed, we

> all returned home.

> The next day, an akka (elder sister) of mine, came

> rushing to me after Darshan. It seems she had a

> dream. She saw Swami accepting water from me in a

> red cup! The eyes of everyone around welled with

> tears of happiness and wonderment when I told them

> about my quiet little offering. Look at the mercy of

> the Lord. Even in such trivial things, He has taken

> care to indicate to us that He has seen and heard

> the prayer. Truly, we were all blessed to have this

> wonderful opportunity.

> The profound impact of Swami on ordinary

> Chennaites was overwhelming and beyond words.

> Devotees like me were able to know a little more the

> “ways of Sai”. Inscrutable are HIS ways. Quietly

> without any fanfare, He brought in Sai Ganga to

> quench the thirst of Chennai. Then He set about

> transforming and energizing barren hearts with love

> and spirituality and guiding all of us to cross the

> samsara sagara (ocean of life) the righteous way! As

> He left on 31 January, the assembled sea of humanity

> realized what swept them off their feet and warmly

> wrapped them up. It was the infinite tsunami of love

> !

>

>

>

>

> Ram Chugani

> Kobe, Japan

> rgcjp

>

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