Swamy cuts birthday cake - My experiences - V

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During my stay in Coimbatore, as I had written earlier, I had experienced and

been witness to several miracles. In my friend Sai Sudha's house we had the

habit of decorating Swamy's photographs on 22nd night on the eve of His

birthday on 23rd. We used to buy a cake from the local departmental store and

ice it "Happy Birthday to Sai" and keep the same alongwith a knife at the

altar.

 

I have seen in the morning all photos of Swamy splashed with Vibhuthi and I have

seen payasam (a sweet preparation with milk) drunk by Swamy and the remnants

sticking around the mouth of Swamy in the photo. When the packing is cut and

cake box is opened we found the cake cut and a piece missing and a lot of

Vibhuthi / Kumkum sprinkled in the cake box. I have seen Amrit oozing out of

Mary's photo on the B'day in their altar.

 

This ritual I have witnessed from 95 to 99 till I was in Coimbatore. During one

of the birthdays after keeping the cake box I prayed Swami to give me a new

"yagnopavitam" (the cross thread worn by brahmins) as I lost the one I was

wearing some days earlier.

 

On the birthday next day after the puja when I cut open the box, I saw a new

Yagnopavitham (cross thread) neatly placed on the cake and 4 silver coins

marked on one side with"om" (in tamil) and picture of Lord Ayappa of Sabarimala

on the other side appreared as gifts besides the usual cake being cut and a

piece vanishing.

 

It was a real thrill for me and inexplicable joy seeing something no one would

believe and here's the God answering what you wanted and showing his

omnipresence. During that period, I think in 1998, me and Sai Sudha were in

Madras on swamy's birthday. We did not want to miss the ritual. So I bought the

cake and both of us went to Sundaram (Swamy's temple in Madras) around 8.30am by

which the regular pooja was over and we placed the cake box in front of Swamy's

chair and stood in prayer for a minute. Sai Sudha said "yes, Swami has cut the

cake". And yes, the cake piece was missing and kumkum was in the box. Where is

Puttaparthi and where is Madras?

 

What more prooof of divinity, omnipresence is called for. And everytime it was a

surprise and thrill but can't share with the world, except close Sai friends,

for fear of ridicule and disbelief.

 

And yes, when the 4 silver coins of Ayyappa were materialised by Swami in the

cake box, I took it as a signal from Swamy for me to visit Sabarimala. What

happened there let me share in my next letter.

(Note: In fact I had taken snaps of the materialisations in the cake box but

misplaced the photos during shifting from Coimbatore)

 

Love and pranams to the lotus feet of Bhagawan: Ramu

 

 

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