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August 13th

 

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Program by the devotees from Vizag in Andhra Pradesh

 

 

Swami had decided to gift His dear students with a wonderful

opportunity today! He had invited all to the Poornachandra Auditorium to view a

film entitled, " Living with God is true education " which had been

prepared by the students working at the Prashanti Digital Studios. The

Auditorium began filling at 3:00pm and by 3:30pm, it was filled by students who

had filed in. At about 3:50pm, a hush fell over the entire gathering as Swami

entered the hall from the stage. The students had lined the paths as usual and

Swami slowly move to His place in the centre. As Swami entered the hall, the

musical CD entitled, " Bhaavanjali " which Swami had graciously blessed

for release, was being played. Swami and the guests who had come with Him sat

in their respective places. Swami was surrounded by boys and how apt it was.

Living and sitting with God, the students were watching , " Living with God

is true education " !

 

 

The new Vice chancellor, Prof Vishwanath Pandit, welcomed everyone and spoke a few

words of gratitude to Swami as an introduction to the film. He said that it was

indeed wonderful to see something by the students, of the students and for the

students with Swami, on Swami and around Swami! The film then began and the

lights all went out. Swami was attention personified as the storyline moved on

along Swami's philosophy of education. It showed how Swami's University

combined the best of modern education with the glorious culture of the Gurukula

system of education. The documentary traced the history of how Swami literally

put together bricks and bonded them with Love to raise the massive edifices of

Educare in Puttaparthi, Anantapur and Brindavan at Bangalore. Swami was quite nostalgic as the

events that led Him to build the hostel in Brindavan right next to His bungalow

were recounted. He became emotional as former students, now well settled in

various professions, related how Swami would personally take care of every

aspect of their lives and how they would manage everything in the hostel and

college as in Self-rule, for here The Self really ruled! When a former student.

now a teacher in the University, recalled an incident where Swami miraculously

made the sweet filling enter into the hollows of the wheat dough fried in oil,

Swami pointed and said, " That is Ravikumar! " The videos of the Sports

meet where Swami was almost tumbling in laughter and enjoyment made everyone

clap in joy as they all relived those lovely moments. Memories of Kodaikanal

and Trayee sessions captured on film also left indelible imprints in the hearts

of all watching. Swami was at many times recollecting the people involved and

the incidents and events and telling them to the vice chancellor. It was an

experience that thrilled many. As one viewer put it, " As you see Swami toiling, as You watch Him laughing and thinking

for your welfare, as You see Him excited and grim on your cause, something deep

inside your heart sprouts back to life….your tears would water it and the

strength of relationship endows it a will to sustain it. "

 

 

At the point when, Indreshwar, the grandson of the Rajmata, narrated how none

of the students were even in the billionth worthy of what Swami was showering

on all, Swami said, " Stop! We will go now! " It was a very profound

moment. Swami said that the devotees from Vijaynagar with the drama were

waiting. But it was a perfect and beautiful spot to leave everyone in the hall

lost in deep introspection. As the film was stopped, the students who had

prepared a card for putting up a drama on August 15th went to Swami. Swami

interacted with the students for quite some time. Then He began to move towards

the stage.All the students moved to Him like bees to the lotus. As He neared

the stage, the students from the Digital Studios presented the two boys whom

Swami had blessed to join as employees at the studios. Swami blessed them.

There is something beautiful and poignant to be mentioned here.

 

 

One of the boys whom Swami blessed to join the studio has been rendered almost

immobile due to a tragic accident a few years ago. With dogged determination

and tons of His love and grace, he has overcome, mentally and psychologically,

the trauma of the tragedy and has become a revelatory inspiration of sorts. For

the past three months, he has relentlessly and devotedly worked on picking up

video editing and photo editing softwares, using a stick plastered to his hand

to handle a keyboard and the mouse. Moving around in his battery powered

wheelchair, Raghuram, has only smiles to flash at everyone and his is the only

" four-wheeler " that is allowed everywhere without a vehicle pass! And

so, when he offered a rose and himself as a flower at His feet, Swami remarked,

" I know he works very hard. " Swami flashed a lovely smile at him and

blessed him. Swami then moved from the auditorium towards Kulwant hall where

all the devotees from Vishakapatnam had gathered.

 

 

Swami took a turn in the central marble block after 'inspecting' all the

children involved in the drama as they sat in front of the backdrop. He came on

the stage and asked for the program to begin. The children accompanied by an

adult from both the ladies and gents side went up to Him with cards and roses.

As Swami blessed them, a group of people advanced to the stage with a big

silver lamp and a Shivalingam. Swami lit the lamp and blessed the Shivalingam.

Like a sweet child, He picked the silver snake that lay coiled around the

lingam and then placed it back. As the devotees returned to their place, the

drama to be staged was introduced.

 

 

The drama featured the story of Mallamma, a great devotee of Lord Rama from the

Rayalaseema district. Her father writes a shatakam (hundred stanzas) but is

refused entry into the temple to offer to the Lord as he belongs to a lower

caste. Mallamma speaks strongly to the guards and has them shut-mouth. But as

always, might becomes right and both father and daughter are thrown out of the

temple. With her intense devotion and prayers to Rama, Mallamma forces the Lord

to appear before her and Rama himself blesses her to write the Ramayana in her

native tongue. She thus composes the Ramayana in Telugu. She goes back to the

temple and the guards feel that she must be punished for her audacity. But she

is rescued by none other than Tenali Ramakrishna, the minister and jester for

the king Krishnadevaraya. Being a great poet himself, ramakrishna is floored by

Mallamma's work. He personally informs the king and soon, the king also appreciates

and gets her work published and recognised. Mallamma finally, lost with Rama's

name on her lips and His beautiful form in her heart, gives up the ghost. The

drama was interspersed with lovely recorded songs and dances by children.

 

 

 

 

As the drama concluded, Swami moved down from the stage. He created a golden

chain for the devotee Mallamma! He also got a wonderful blue saree and

gifted it to her. He gave all the other girls sarees. As they crowded and

almost mobbed around Him, He was sweetly telling them, " I will give all of

you. I will give all. " He then personally distributed white cloth pieces

to all the boys. He accepted letters from many of them. Blessing all of them,

Swami returned to the stage. He asked for bhajans to be sung and blessed

prasadam to be distributed to all. After 4-5 bhajans, Swami received Aarthi and

left.

 

 

 

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