JAY SAI RAM - Buddhapoornima 23.5.2005

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Om

Sri Sai Ram

 

 

to all of You a happy, holy and joyous

Buddhapoornima

on 23.5.2005

 

 

 

 

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Sai,

yesterday during Bhajan our beloved Bhagvan was sitting in His mobile throne and

granting some special Darshan to all of us:

The fan blew a little bit stronger than usual to Swamis direction and was

lifting up His maya robe in a very smooth way.

Our blessed eyes could catch glimpses of the Divine Lotusfeet and even of the Divine Lower Legs

again and again for about twenty minutes.

Please imagine this and come along

to vaikuntha.

Jay

 

 

 

 

 

 

16.05.'05:

 

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Today there was Dhanvantari Homam. The Homam took

place on the stage

on the ladies' side. Bhagawan came at 7:15AM. HE

stayed till 8:45AM

and left. HE came again at 09:30AM and stayed till

Poornahuti.

 

 

17.05.'05:

 

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There were three homams this morning - Rudra Homam,

Chandi Homam and

Mrutyunjaya Homam. Swamy came at 07:25AM and stayed

till 09:30AM

watching the proceedings. In the evening there was

Sudarsana Homam. It

started at 05:00 PM. Swamy was there till 06:00PM and

then left for

Trayee. poornahuti took place at 09:00PM.

 

 

18.05.'05

 

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Today was the last day of the three day programme of

various Homams.

Yesterday, in the evening, when Swamy went back into

Trayee, the Maha

Sata Chandi Homam was announced as the grand finale.

No one had any

idea of the grandeur till it commenced this morning.

Swami came at

7:15AM and immediately the Pundits commenced the Homam

after receiving

a green signal from HIM. The Homa Kundam was majestic.

Shaped like a

heart, it was six feet deep and a foot above the

ground. It was dug in

the Ramesh hall, about 10 feet away from the stage in

the front. Three

steps of the Homa Kundam were adorned with beautiful

rangoli and

flower petals, mainly marigold. Owing to the size the

Homa Kundam, the

fire had to be lit last night itself, and it was done

in the most

auspicious manner, i.e. by rubbing pieces of wood and

the initial

sparks litting up a cocnut fibre. This is multiplied

and slowly small

wood pieces are introduced. By morning, the

sacrificial fire was big

enough to consume logs!

 

Once the Homam started two large logs were put into

the Homa kundam

and soon large flames leapt up. The Homam started

with incantations

to propitiate the nava grahas , followed by Indra,

Brahma, Shiva,

Vishnu and their respective families. The offerings

into the

sacrificial fire were of great variety. Seven to eight

containers,

each of 35 litres, of sweet pongal was offered to the

Devi. Other

offerings were, coconuts, mangoes, flowers, bananas

and even water

melons! Every member seated there participated in one

part of the

Homam. Sai Gayathri was being chanted followed by

'Swaaha' and then

ghee was offered into the sacrificial fire.

 

While this went on, Swamy went back to Trayee at

8:45AM and came back

at 09:25AM. Swamy looked like the all-pervading Sri

Mahavishnu

HIMSELF! HIS black hair was dancing to the breeze and

from a distance

it looked like Adisesha was providing shade to HIM!!

HE observed the

proceedings with rapt attention.

 

The CM of Karnataka, Sri. Dharam Singh visited

Brindavan at about

9:45AM. Swamy blessed a green colored saree along with

freshly picked

green paddy plant and fruits. These were offered to

the Devi through

the fire. Again, fistfuls of Sweet pongal were offered

again by the

eleven priests of the Kolluru Mookambika Devasthanam

sitting around

the Homa kundam. At about 10:15AM, a red saree wetted

with ghee, along

with money, fruits and flowers were blessed by Swamy

and offered in to

the sacrificial fire. Poornahuti commenced after this

at 10:25AM with

chants of Durga suktam, Sri suktam, Chamakam and Sai

Gayathri.

 

After the Homam, Swamy directed Sri. C. Srinivas to

give thre

presents, dhoti and angavastram to the priests. The

six main priests

thus honoured looked very happy and satisfied. The

Homam ended on a

high note, spreading great spiritual vibrations in the

Ramesh hall,

and perhaps even farther.

 

Mrs. Praveen Sultana was surprised at the sudden order

by Swamy to

sing! She rendered a couple of Bhajans, Bhavai Dayani

and SaiRam

SaiRam. Her husband was also called and asked to sing.

The fortunate

couple presented a treat of Hindustani music. Swamy

meanwhile got up

and walked slowly towards the elevator on the gents

side and came

down. The mobile throne was brought out of the car (!)

and Swamy sat

on that. The throne was placed in the Toyota Porte and

Swamy left for

Trayee through the ladies' side at 11:15AM filling us

with absolute

bliss.