Shock to devotees on Easwarama's day

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Jai sairam,

 

It is with mixed feelings that I am writing this update.

Yesterday that is on Wednesday, there was no darshan at all. As part of

"Love my Uncertainty" this is quite common - so I thought too !

 

Today (Thursday) being Easwarama's day, it was announced yesterday that

Darshan would be there today. So with a mixed feeling of "what to expect"

I reached Brindavan today morning.

 

The first noticeable thing was that devotees were being ushered right into

Trayee Brindavan - Swami's residence area today. While this was being

welcomed as a fantastic bonus by the devotees, everyone was equally

apprehensive, as to what was going to unfold today.

 

As can be expected, the whole of Trayee Brindavan was shining thanks to

the efforts of our hard working Seva Dal, and the students of Brindavan.

Swami's lotus shaped residence was so beautifully decorated, with bouquets

and simple floral designs. Entrance to the Trayee Brindavan itself

(Mandir where Swami resides) was excellently decorated.

 

This is the first time that I have been into the lawns of Trayee Brindavan

and fortunately, I got a decent seating from where the entrance to Trayee

Brindavan as well as the balcony was very nicely visible.

 

Festoons and banners at the gates to Trayee Brindavan, announced the

celebration of Easwarama's day on 6 May 2004.

 

The weather was cloudy and perfect with weather Gods as commanded by our

Supreme and Beloved Lord, in favour of the devotees and visitors. The

students sat closest to the Trayee residence entrance, as also Bal Vikas

children from various Samitis around Bangalore, then the VIPs and staff

and then the General Public on the lawns of Trayee Brindavan, and on the

side lawns too.

 

After a lot of waiting it was nearly 9 AM, when the balcony door opened

and Swami was found to be in a wheel chair being brought to the edge of

Balcony.

Most of the hearts must have stopped as mine did. Because Swami had some

sort of discomfort and his right arm was in some discomfort. Swami

generally used His left hand only. Anyway, He looked around the devotees

gathered in front of Him and after about 5 minutes or so, went back into

the room and the balcony doors were closed, and many thought that was the

end.

 

But Sairam does not leave His devotees unhappy. After another 5 minutes

the main door on the ground floor opened and there was our beloved Swami

coming outside though in a wheel chair. After a little while, he gestured

for College boys to come to Him, and then He was physically assisted to

get up and brought down where He sat closest to Students and Bal vikas

children and then signalled.

 

The Bal vikas children began bhajans and after three or four bhajans,

other Bal Vikas children recited Vedic chats of Ganesha.

 

Then Swami signalled to two boys, whom later it was clear to the audience

that they had completed MBA and are with Swami still out of love for Him

and the desire to serve Him. Swami asked them to talk.

 

The first boy a sikh, narrated about his fortune, in getting this

opportunity to be blessed by Bhagavan to speak on the most auspicious day

of Easwaramma. He said that Swami had many times taught the students

about the importance of serving the mother and making her happy, as the

foremost duty of a son, and also about how Swami himself has such soft

corner for mothers.

 

Speaking further the speaker narrated, how few years ago, an old woman

devotee was desperately seeking Swami's grace with regard to four of her

daughter-in-laws, who have not been able to beget children.

 

Finally one day Swami walked upto her, and asked her, about her problem

and the woman who was hailing from Punjab(Northern India), asked Swami to

bless her daughters-in-law with children, to which Swami had told her that

it was not in their destiny. However the woman did not stop at that. She

reminded Swami that He has the power to rewrite the destiny of the

Universe and the beings thereof, and pleaded that He does so.

 

The butter like heart of Swami melted at the request of the woman and He

himself being the mother, wanted to satisfy the woman and He blessed the

daughters-in-law and the woman.

 

Lo and behold, the next year the same woman turned up for darshan with her

4 daughters-in-law and now 4 little ones accompanied them for the darshan.

The speaker concluded that Swami in His roopam as the mother, was here to

grant boons to all the seekers.

 

The second speaker also glorified the role of mother and told the audience

that they were indeed fortunate to find a Divine mother, in their life,

who cared for them every moment of their life. He also said that Swami not

only cares for humans beings only, but also animals. In this regard he

narrated,how once while walking back to Trayee Brindavan at Bangalore

after Darshan, Swami suddenly stopped short catching everyone by surprise.

Then Swami pointed out a long line of ants moving across His path. Swami

with pure love, waited for the complete line to cross before taking the

next step. He also waved His hand, created a sweet and then crushed it

and threw it to the ants, telling the onlookers that it was their lunch

time. Such is the Compassion of Mother Sai, he said.

 

Thereafter it was wonderful to see the arrangements were being made for

the discourse by Swami, and inspite of His physical problems, Swami did

not mind it one bit and proceeded to give His discourse. I have given

below gist of points as I remembered them from Swami's discourse.

 

* When we take birth, it is not the garland of diamonds and emaralds that

would matter but we come with a garland made by Brahma, which has good and

Bad of what we have done in the past.

* There are 4 teachers for each man and these are "Matru Deva, Pitru Deva,

Acharya Deva and Atiti Deva"

* The first teacher is always the mother

* There are lot of inner significance to any statement made by a mother.

Though the words may appear insignificant, in effect they would have far

reaching effects.

* True son is one who obeys mother's wish or command.

* If only each son tries hard, and look inward, then they would find a

true teacher in a mother.

 

Thereafter Swami went on to tell about His mother, who one day went to

Chitravati river to bring water and there she observed an old woman trying

to carry a pot of water with great difficulty. Moved by compassion, she

went and enquired as to why the old woman should carry the water, to which

the old woman replied that she has to depend on herself as has no one.

 

Thereafter Swami stated that Easwarama, had another incident in which she

saw school boy carrying a very heavy load of books to school, and on

enquiring from the student, the boy stated that he had to carry all books

because it would be required by various teachers.

 

Yet another incident happened in Easwarama's life wherein oneday, she

observed a younger woman who was very weak herself, carrying a baby to the

town, which was far away. On enquiry Easwarama found that there were no

doctors who could treat the child and hence the woman has to walk long

distance.

 

The above 3 incidents in Easwaramma's life touched her heart so deeply,

that they left a permanent mark in her life.

 

Now Swami went on to explain about a boy from Calcutta, who was born in a

very poor family and without a father to support, as the father had died

early. This boy grew up studying under street lamps.

 

The boy was known as "Easwar Chand Vidyasagar"

 

By his hard effort, this boy went to achieve good education, and got a

very good job with a good salary. He wanted to buy good sari for his

mother but the mother said,that she did not want a sari but her son should

"Help poor people"

 

Eashwar Chand Vidyasagar, satisfied many of his mother's wishes and thus

it is the responsibility of a son to fulfill his mother's wish, Swami

urged.

 

Eashwar Chand Vidyasagar built school, hospital etc., as per his mother's

wish and so too this "Satyasai" the Swami declared. And as everyone knows

now, Swami's projects which were the wishes of His mother, turned out to

be historic achievments. Swami referred to the Sathyasai Institute of

Higher Learning University, the water project and the Super Speciality

Hospital projects, which emerged from simple statements of his mother. He

said that "little sentences" uttered by mothers, could turn out to be

"great mansions of joY".

 

He urged students and devotees to try and satisfy the aspirations of a

mother and to accept whatever a mother tells and to obey her commands.

 

Swami stated that if we do this, then the whole world would recognise you

as men of character.

 

Swami also explained that He had yet another fall resulting out of his own

mistake, and stated that Doctors were not needed for curing this.

 

Thus ended a great shock filled day, which ended with Prasadam being

distributed and Aarti being given to Swami, who accepted the same, and

slowly went inside Trayee with the support of students.

 

There was no darshan in the afternoon, which got cancelled at the last

moment.

 

All of us must be ready to face Swami's "Love my uncertainty" principle

 

Jai Sairam.

 

Raja

 

PS: As good devotees of our Lord,let us start a prayer in our homes, in

our centers, in our samiti, and let us constantly recite "Bhagavan Sri

Sathya Sai Babaaya Namah" This will cure Swami faster, as Naamasmarana has

excellent healing power. Keep this prayer on your lips, through out the

day when you are at work, at rest or whatever else you are doing.

 

The report as above is based on my personal observation, and may not be

accurate. What is accurate is "Swami's love". Sitting at a far off

distance, I could not get to hear more.