Grama Seva Maha Yagna - A report

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October 23, 2003

 

Grama Seva Maha Yagna - FINALE AT PRASHANTINILAYAM

 

A Report by Sai Youth, Hyderabad

 

Sai Ram Brothers,

 

With HIS divine blessings and grace we were able to complete the

final part of the Grama Seva Maha Yagna. The finale involved the

congregation of AP Youth in Prasanthi Nilayam, staying there for 3

days, celebrating the Avatar Declaration Day, staging a dance ballet

and participating in a AP cultural rally.

 

Over 8000 youth from all 23 districts of AP were present.

Accommodation, canteen coupon allocation, some security and seating

arrangement were all handled by our Youth. Imagine, 20 sheds for

accommodations, and reams & reams of food coupons for meals, tiffins

etc. (!!) It was both fun and hectic.

 

On Oct 19th, Bhagawan allowed us to stage a "Yuva chaitanya Vahini"

rally. Various tribal dances like chakkabajana, kollatam were

featured. RR Dist had a burrakatha as their cultural item. About

1000 youth from all 23 districts of Andhra were present.

Essentially, the procession highlighted our Grama Seva Pallaki

Utsavam. All our young brothers sung Pallaki songs full throated. We

even had a musical band from Vijayawada for the rally. To add to the

festivities, our own Hyd youth conducted the evening Bhajan . Swami,

spent the entire time being seated on the dais. HE passed many a

comments to Mr. Anil Kumar, viewed the cultural displays with

childish interest and finally blessed the entire Youth community

with abundant love.

 

On Oct 20th, Bhagawan kindly consented to have 2 of our seniors

speak: YC and Balachandra. Both were short and sweet, and requested

Bhagawan for HIS divya sandesham. HE answered our prayers and

allowed us to stage our dance drama. Speeches by our brothers and

the dance drama were well received. Bhagawan was quite visibly

moved. HE poured his love on to us in disproportionate amounts to

the size of our activity. HE committed himself to a private session

with the youth in Poorna Chandra. HE said that the youth should

continue their Grama Seva activity... and that they should spread

this messsage of the Drama throughout rural Andhra. "I forgot

myself... words can not express the joy I feel... along with your

hands your hearts have also been transformed" were the sweet praises

showered by our beloved.

 

On Oct 21st, Swami, troubled himself, and spoke to the Youth

continuously for more than an hour. Then, due to the insistence of

Arun(SWAMI Student), Swami sat down and made Arun speak. While

Bhagawan's speech focused on HIS childhood, Arun's talk impressed

upon us the importance of being associated with Bhagawan and HIS

mission. "Don't be thinking of yourself as 23 districts, think of

yourself as 1 AP Youth force' was the remark by Arun.

 

All in all, the Grama Seva Maha Yagna, had a fitting conclusion in

Prasanthi Nilayam. Bhagawan's abundant grace was not only very

evident but refreshingly rejuvenating to the assembled youth. It was

indeed a exceptionally good "purnahuti" to our Grama Seva Maha Yagna.

 

Jai Sai Ram,

 

Sai Youth, Hyderabad

 

Posted by Gangadhar Sarma on 23-10-2003