FROM PUTTAPARTHI...INTRIGUE IN CEYLON !!!

June 27, 2008

1961: At that time, our company had a lot of business in Ceylon, now Sri Lanka. Our product had a trademark, and the rule in Ceylon was that the trademark must be renewed before the expiry date.

My brother had to go to Ceylon for that & so he went to Puttaparthi to get Swami's blessings for going to Ceylon for this purpose. Swami gave his blessings & also some Prasaadam. My brother was to leave the next morning.

However, at 4.30 A.M., my brother suddenly woke me up and said, "Swami told me repeatedly a short while ago that I should not go to Ceylon." I was quite taken aback. My brother said, "No, it was not a dream. Swami stood physically in front of me and He repeatedly warned me not to go. I then bent down to touch His feet, when He suddenly vanished. This is the truth."

So I rushed to Swami to seek His personal guidance once more. It was about 7.30 P.M. when I reached Puttaparthi, and Swami immediately sent for me. I went up and found that Swami was waiting for me. I asked, "Swami, what's all this?"

Swami replied, "If your brother went now, he would not return alive." I was puzzled and said, "But Swami, You were the one who gave my brother the permission to go to Ceylon in the first place."

Swami said, "Yes that is true but the situation was different then. Soon after your brother left here, your company manager in Ceylon dismissed the company driver there. The driver became very angry and tried to attack the manager. To save him, the manager told the driver that it was your brother who gave the dismissal order. This is not true but the driver believed it and vowed to kill your brother if he came to Ceylon. It was because of that circumstance that I appeared before him and stopped him."

Swami also said, "Your brother need not go but you can go in his place!!!"

I became scared and blurted out, "But Swami, that evil driver would come after me!" Swami smiled and said, "They cannot do anything to you. I shall take care of you." Baba then materialized some vibhuti and asked me to open my mouth. I did so and He put all of the vibhuti into my mouth and said, "Eat it." After that, Swami said, "You just go and trust in me; nothing bad would happen to you."

And so I left for Ceylon and landed in Jaffna, on my way to Colombo. Our company manager received me on arrival, and the very first thing he told me was not to go to Colombo. He added, "If you went to Colombo, that Ali would try to kill you. I replied with bravado, "I am going and nothing would happen to me."

So they said, "OK, we will drive you to Colombo and drop you in your residence there. After that we would all disappear."

Early in the morning, I heard someone knocking on the door. Half asleep, I dragged myself to the door and opened it. And there, standing before me was Ali, hopping mad, along with 3 others.

Ali then spoke, "So tough guy, what do you think of yourself? Your big brother is hiding back in India and you thought you could come here and get away with it? You feel secure because of that Sai Baba?" Ali had earlier come to India and had in fact driven me from my hometown to Puttaparthi to see Baba.

I was completely rattled and tried my best to pacify the gang that had come to finish me off. Ali was in no mood to listen to me & was shouting. I must confess that internally I was very scared. They all gripped their weapons and positioned themselves to strike me.

Absolutely terrified, I feverishly prayed to Swami silently, "Oh Swami! What sin did I commit to merit such a fate? I came here because you asked me to and now see what is happening!"I closed my eyes and silently cried. My eyes were drenched with tears. I felt some drops falling on me feet.

I opened my eyes to see those tear drops falling on my feet. Instead, what was it I saw? It was an incredible sight. Lying at my feet was Ali, and tears were flowing from his eyes on to my feet! It was simply unbelievable. I rubbed my eyes and saw that Ali was actually there, sobbing at my feet!!

It all happened in a flash, as if in a dream. My head was spinning. Earlier, this very same Ali wanted to kill me!!! The other members of the gang were just stunned to see all this and were wondering what was going on. Suddenly, they too became respectful to me!

Ali said, "Do not worry sir. From this moment, I shall be with you every single moment until you leave for India! I shall be your bodyguard!!!"

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PS: SWAMI always has a heart to heart or a 1 to 1 with everyone. No intermediaries involved. This divine experience relates to that of Chidambaram Krishnan. Please write to: premasai.gurukulam.

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