Swami and Viswaroopa Darshan

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Swami and Viswaroopa Darshan The Following is a Most Wonderful mail written by a Sai Student in Prashanti Nilayam : There was a lot of commotion the world-over, last evening. Here is what actually went on.Swami came for darshan at around 5.05pm, after the bhajans started. He went to bhajan hall and asked for Sri Chakravarti and told him something. I believe Chakravarti sir was unable to get the import of what Swami was saying. The people in bhajan group said, "Swami was in some other plane." Swami then went to the interview room and called him alongwith Sri Giri. After a while Dr SSS was summoned and he came out running and asked for Anil Kumar sir. Anil Kumar sir had already left mandir, so warden-sir went out in search of him. In a few moments Chakravarti sir also came out looking for Anil Kumar sir. Sometime later

Giri sir too came up near the teacher's block and asked if Anil Kumar sir had come. Then after around 10 minutes Anil Kumar Sir arrived. Swami then went into bhajan hall and Anil Kumar sir followed. After Arati was over, Swami made Anil Kumar sir announce, "Today is avery auspicious day. This evening, VISWA VIRATA SWAROOPAM will be granted to all in the direction of the airport, till 7.00pm." Swami then asked him to add on, "People of all nations, religions, caste, creed and colour will be able to have this magnificent vision." The moment the announcement was over, we were in a state of confusion as to what it was all about. People had already started moving to the airport. People were madly rushing to the south-west. It was "festival-time" for all autowalas and taxis! We thought for a while as to whether we need to go all the way or we would be able to see, whatever it was, from the terrace or from near

Hanuman (Familiarity breeds contempt, no doubt!). As some of us neared the hostel, there was some commotion. "Swami is coming!", they said. "What! Swami coming?!" Yes, he was coming indeed! He sped off towards the airport. Most of our boys were already on the hostel-terrace or near Hanuman.When I saw Swami going, I too set off towards the airport, as fast as my legs could carry me. "It was going to be surely something that I could not miss." I reached the airport and saw Swami's car parked on the runway. There were people all around the car. Swami kept sitting for around 20 minutes or so. He did not even come out of the car. The car door opened once, but He didn't come out. Nothing visible to my eye went on in the skies. It was all as it was. The sun had gone down and it was getting darker. People were craning their necks to see if they could get a glimpse of anything. Some had cameras, and mobile-phones filled in for the rest. Swami sat for a few

more minutes and it was 7.20pm. Swami's car then started moving back. Sorry, to say there was not a single light-source, (not even one!!!) on the airport. Swami's car and the Qualis in front struggled to find the road leading to the outside amidst all the crowd and the darkness. There were hardly a few seva-dal and a handful of students (SSSU, CT-BT, SSSIHMS included) who tried to form a barricade around Swami's car. The crowd was ecstaticjust with Swami's darshan. Believe it or not, it took Swami's car (driven by Satyajit) close to an hour to get from the runway to about 200 metres from the airport (on the road towards mandir). All vehicles that had come (I'm sure if not all, atleast 95% of Parthi was at the airport) were parked haphazardly on both sides of the road making things much more difficult for the drivers of both vehicles. It was about 8.15 by the time Swami's car could really speed on. He went by the bypass road and reached mandir. From what I hear, He

did notretire upstairs until much later. By this time, I had already received calls from so many as to what was going on. Could I say nothing happened? No way! Something certainly had happened, only that we could not see it happening. The only explanations we could give to the whole episode were: Swami had beautifully demonstrated how He could get the entire world to think of Him for over an hour by just making a single statement. And for all that we know, all the Gods and Goddesses, in the heavensabove, must have peen pining for Swami's darshan and He granted them His Darshan to their heart's content, last evening. The sight of all these divine beings must have been the VISWA VIRATA SWAROOPA, or Swamimust have

appeared as the VISWA VIRATA SWAROOPA to those devatas,which we were unfortunate or can I say unqualified not to witness. (I do agree with you that we cannot give these reasons to the doubting-Thomases; this would end in them getting a confirmation that we are lunatics of the first order, if not any thing worse.) Swami was shown on all TV channels. They did not have footage of the actual scene at the airport, so they were airing His darshan. All people in the country and maybe the world over were having His darshan. Wasn't that VISWA VIRAATA DARSHAN? What more can you ask for? Only two were fortunate to have the darshan in Kurukshetra. Could it have been so easy for millions over the world to behold the Divine Spectacle? They did see him on the television, didn't they? Just imagine, if at all we could have seen something of the kind of what we were expecting, Parthi would have no more been the same. Poeple would have

started pouring in from all corners of the world. As I walked back, I was worried about one thing - tongues wagging about the incident. This incident was certainly a dainty-dish served on silverware for those waiting to comment on Swami. And was I right! We heard some of the reports that were being aired... we were really pained but did not know what to do. All that we could do was to pray. Being students and Devotees of Bhagawan, we need to keep ourselves together and firm in our faith for Him. When we meet people we must be ready to face all sorts of questions (many of you must have already faced some I'm sure, by the time you are reading this). TV channels, I hear, were broadcasting all sorts of rubbish. Swami being seen on the moon?! What rubbish!!(Not impossible for HIM I admit though). But, He never said anything like that. It was just the media, distorting all information, and sorry to say, even our devotees, as usual adding on

masala to whatever they heard. Some even said that that the Central Trust issued some statement. What rot!! Utter nonsense! As things stand now, there has been no clarification from Bhagawan yet regarding the matter. It is only our Himalayan-faith in Him that should convince us that whatever He did was with a purpose and if not now, we'll surely realise it later. I got to see Swami from very, very close quarters last evening as the car was wriggling out of the airport and inching (literally, inch-by-inch) in the direction of the mandir. Swami apppeared so unlike usual. I need not tell you how he generally reacts to crowds, but last evening He seemed to be in some higher plane, believe me! Most of the time He was just staring in front of the car, into the emptiness (which was actually not empty!).He was truly all of Himself. He is the kapata-nataka-sutradhari, adept at what He does... Impeccable! He has done His job, and we now have to do

ours. Whether we can pull people into the Sai-path or not is not the thing of concern right now; rather we must hold-on to Him much stronger than ever before. This seems to me like a simple process of chaffing which He has adopted to separate the husk from the grain. In the hurricane, that was yesterday, some grains too would have been blown off along with the husk. I repeat again, we just need to hold-on, and we will be through. It is so easy to shake off people who are sitting precariously balanced (or in a state of imbalance should I say?) on the ledge, wondering which side to fall. They could just drop this way or that that, by a mere shake! Are you one of those fickle-minded fools or we are standing firm on the Bhagawan's side? Judge for yourself.And to curtail the wagging-tongues, I pray to Bhagawan to give us all the strength to face them boldly and show them that we are still on His side, no matter what. This is merely a test of our faith, and as He

has always given us the asssurance, He will always test us only according to our capabilities. There is never a tough test. We all have it in us to take us through. Some of us, who have a stronger foundation, will be able to take others along, too. If some of usfeel we are not yet ripe for taking the test, we can only pray and He will surely yield to it. Dear Sai Brothers and Sisters, I admit am nobody great, to be telling you all this motivational stuff. I am blindly typing all that is coming from my heart. If we have the "stubborn-faith" that what He is doing is for the good of the entire Universe, no force on earth can do anything. HIS mission will anyhow go on, as it was always, with the same pre-programmed precision and perfection. Looking from our point of view, we need to march hand-in-hand with HIM. Let us all make a resolve to be by His side, no matter what. If Moses, a mere mortal, could take people to the promised land….whatto say of

Bhagawan!!! HOLD ON AND KEEP PRAYING. Sairam! Looking forward to everyone thoughts on This mail. Om Sai Ram

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