Om Sai Ram - Ramanavami in Prasanthi Nilayam

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A traditional altar had been placed in the centre of Sai Kulwant Hall on the occasion of Vishu, the New Year for the people of Kerala. In the morning, the central marble block had been adorned with the "Pookalam" (the flower art) as it is called. Swami sent message that bhajans should begin at 9:00 am and as per His instructions, bhajans began. Again at 9:45 am message was sent that Aarthi be taken and the same was done. Bhagawan arrived for darshan at 4.40 pm. He was on the chair and that brought smiles on every face assembled. This summer has been bonanza time in Puttaparthi.Except on a solitary occasion, Swami has come out everytime in the chair. And more than that, on every single occasion, He has moved through every alleyway and path that exists in Kulwant hall. As the phrase goes, "When it rains, it showers." And today, as the devotees from Kerala packed

every inch of available space in the hall, it was no different. A decorative and screened stage had been put up for the drama on Bhadrachala Ramdas that was to be staged in the evening. It was very apt as today also was Rama Navami. Swami went around the entire hall and moving in front of the last few tiny tots of the Primary school, came onstage.As soon as He came on the stage, He settled on the ladies' side of the stage. After a few moments, He wanted to seat on the gents side of the stage. The Vedam chanting ceased and the programme for the evening got underway. The drama centered mainly around the incident in the saint's life where he uses the money collected as tax to renovate the temple of Lord Rama. Ramdas feels rightly that doing something for the Lord who has done everything for all is no big deal. But the king is furious for he feels that his authority has been undermined. He metes out the harshest treatments to Ramdas and when he sees

that Ramdas is absolutely unaffected and blissfully immersed in the Lord, his fury grows even more. Finally, Lord Rama and Lakshmana themselves come to the king and pay off the tax amount.

It was such a touching scene to witness Rama become Ramadasadas (the dasa or servant of Ramadasa!)! And Swami too was apparently very moved by the Love and devotion of Ramadas. As the actors came to their final formation with the Mangalam song, Bhagawan Blessed the boy who played Ramdas' role with a chain. And then Sairama too descended down to the stage level at the request and prayers of Ramadas! He came down from the stage and blessed the group with photographs. After He moved back to the stage, He went to the interview room and returned with clothes for the participants. He then asked them to sing a Bhajan. After that, Swami sprung a beautiful surprise. He said, "Rama, Lakshmana and Seeta, come up." The "lords" made their way up the stage. Swami beamed as He posed for special pictures with them. As this was on, He even asked the photographer to ensure that everyone is clearly seen in the frame! After that, Swami received aarthi and retired

for the day.

 

Om Sai Ram

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