Prasanthi update March17th-21st march -2005

This morning, Swami came out for Darshan but went back to PC soon after. Then He returned for Bhajans at 9.00 a.m. In the evening, Swami called some of the boys who had secured the highest rank in the GATE examinations, for an interview. For most of them, this was their first interview and one can imagine their joy and wonder when they shared their experience with all of us after the Bhajans.

Swami spoke to each one of the boys whom He had called for the interview. They got an opportunity to have a personal audience with Bhagawan! Swami created a green diamond ring for brother Naresh, the All India Topper. The most touching part of the interview was when our compassionate Lord told the boys that though He had honoured them the previous day, He was not satisfied with it. He wanted to shower more Love on them!! The boys prayed that they were most grateful for the torrent of Love and Grace showered by Bhagawan. But His Love knows no limits! He wanted to give them still more!

March 18th, 2005

This morning, there was no Darshan. In the evening, Swami came out at 3.05 p.m. Brother Naresh was seated in front. Swami signaled to him to call his parents who had just arrived from their home town in the morning. The family was blessed with an interview! Bhajans followed at 5.00 p.m. and Swami then retired for the day.

March 19th, 2005

Bhagawan came out for Darshan at 3.15 p.m. Bhagawan came onto the dais and spoke to Prof. Anil Kumar. It appeared to be about some programme for the evening. Soon, some school boys moved forward and showed Bhagawan a beautiful card! Swami blessed the card and spoke again to Prof. Anil Kumar. The mike was placed in position and the podium too. So we were waiting for the announcement. But, to our surprise, Swami went walking into the interview room.

He came out at 4.00 p.m. and sat down on the sofa placed at the centre of the dais. Vedam chanting stopped. Prof. Anil Kumar made an announcement that the XI class School students would be presenting a Burrakatha (folk-song). The theme was the story of Bhadrachala Ramadas (a great devotee of Lord Rama).

Three mikes were arranged in front of the dais, just in front of the Vedam chanting core group. Three students dressed in the traditional Burra Katha style, with Dhotis, Turbans, Moustache and accompanied by music instruments came to the front. They sought Bhagawan’s blessings and started their presentation. After a while, as is the tradition, three boys came with Marigold garlands to garland the singers.

They entered from the interview room side and came in front of Swami. When Swami saw them, He asked them to wait for it was too early to garland the singers. They were just singing the opening verses. The all knowing Lord, is aware of all the intricacies of folk art. After a few minutes, Swami signaled them to garland the singers. The three boys sang with all their hearts, sharing the glory of the great Bhadrachala Ramadasa. The presentation concluded at 4.30 p.m.

All the Gate rankers were seated in the first row. Swami looked to their side and all of them came forward and gave their letters to Swami. Swami accepted their letters. Some more boys went forward and prayed to Swami regarding some personal matters. After a while, Bhagawan called the main singer of the Burrakatha and materialized a gold chain for him. The boy bent down reverentially and Swami very lovingly placed the chain around his neck! There was loud applause.

This was followed by group songs. As the cool tunes of the songs filled the hot air in the Hall, the Burrakatha boys and their accompanying music team were blessed with the opportunity of group photos with Bhagawan! More than a dozen birthday boys were waiting expectantly for Swami to look towards them. The moment Swami turned to them and nodded, all of them made a beeline to seek Blessings from Bhagawan. Each one was Blessed and most of them had some word from Swami! Bhagawan was smiling with so much Love, suffusing them with His Grace!

Bhajans began at 4.55 p.m. and Swami took Aarti at 5.25 p.m. and retired to PC.

March 20th, 2005

Swami came out for Darshan at 3.00 p.m. This evening there was going to be a Kavi Sammelan in the Sai Kulwant Hall. The great poets were all seated in the first few rows, in front of Swami. These great poets had come from different parts of India and some even from overseas. Guess who these poets were!!! Our brothers from different classes, right from I UG to II PG!!!

Swami came and sat down on the sofa. He was speaking to Prof. Anil Kumar, brother Nitin and the boys about something. Few minutes later, some boys went towards the Poornachandra Hall to fetch some items. After a while, they returned with 20 white plastic bucket chairs. Swami wanted the poets to sit on the chairs. In a Kavi Sammelan, how can the poets sit down on the floor? That is our Swami!! Even the smallest task must be performed with utmost perfection and attention to the details!!

Believe it or not, for the next 45 minutes, Swami talked to the boys and brother Nitin and He personally supervised the arrangement of the chairs in a semicircular fashion! However, the afternoon sun was scorching and it showed no mercy on the students seated inside the Kulwant Hall. The sun was shining brightly just on the area where the chairs were placed. So, once again, Swami got the chairs shifted. This went on for quite some time until Bhagawan was fully satisfied. In the process, Swami gave an opportunity to many brothers to talk to Him and observe and learn several lessons from His actions!

At 4.00 p.m. , the Vedam chanting halted. Prof. Anil Kumar made his announcement. Some students of the Institute, who were poets in the making, would share their poetic thoughts in the Divine Presence. He read out the names of each of the student-poets and the language of their expression. As their names were called out, the student-poets came and took their chairs.

In all there were 18 poets and two anchors. Poems were recited in twelve different languages – Telugu, English, Hindi, Oriya, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Tulu, Marathi, Nepalese, Assamese and Lithuanian. Two students from the PG section compered the show very well. They would give an introduction to each poet and also give a brief idea about the poem to be recited by them.

We all had a nice time. Though, of course most of us could understand only the English, Hindi and Telugu poems, even the other languages were very indicative of the feelings and more so the stylish rendering by the poets made a great impact and kept us all gripped with attention.

The Kavi Sammelan went on for 45 minutes. At 4.45 p.m. , the Music Group started singing group songs. They began with O Sai Maa…All the poets moved forward and formed a group in front of Swami’s chair. Brother Nitin and some others went into the interview room and came out with trays filled with long, slender, vertical, grey coloured packets. They were special pens. Swami distributed these pens to all the poets.

Surprisingly, even after all the poets received the pen from Bhagawan’s Hands, Swami kept on giving the pens even to other boys. Love His uncertainty!! One would never have dreamt of such a unique Blessing for all the students!! For the next 45 minutes and more, Swami kept giving these pens to each and every student of both the Institute and the School.

The total strength comes to more than 700 boys. You will be amazed to know that He handed each pen personally with His own Hand to every student. To add to that, there was a Blissful smile on His face for each boy! What a lifetime chance! It took some time for the boys to realize that Swami was calling all of them. The moment His plan became clear, all the boys moved forwards and a long line formed in front of the dais.

The pen was a specially designed one. When it is clicked open, a small light glows inside the transparent cover. It was a torch pen! All boys started testing their torch-pens and it was a treat to see the delight on their faces. Cameras clicked continuously from different hands, as each student received his token of Love! It was indeed a memorable day for all of us. The Divine Mother had saturated our hearts with joy and thrill!

Swami took Aarti at 5.25 p.m. and retired to the Poornachandra Auditorium.

March 21- 24th, 2005

The last four days have been seeing the same pattern. Swami comes out for Darshan somewhere between 3.00 p.m. and 3.15 p.m. He gives wonderful Darshan from the Golf Cart, taking a full round of the Sai Kulwant Hall and receiving letters from devotees and students. After this, He goes into the interview room with a group of devotees. He stays inside almost until 4.30 p.m.

Anytime after 4.30 p.m. , Swami comes out into the Bhajan Hall and spends some time talking to students and other devotees. This is followed by Bhajans and Aarti.

Tomorrow, we hope that there will be something special in Kulwant Hall. Tomorrow is a doubly Blessed day! It happens to be Good Friday and the festival of Holi too. So maybe we could add the two and call it a Holy Friday!! The XII class students have prepared some group songs which they are likely to present in the morning. In the evening, the II PG students – the Kulwant Hall Programme Core Team is busy preparing a crash presentation (amidst their examination preparations), to befit the occasion tomorrow. However, let us see what His plan is, for He is always full of surprises!!

We’ll get back to you with the details

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The above article was shared by brother Ajit

 

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