Kodai Darshan , April 27, 2009

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Kodai Darshan

April 27, 2009

 

There comes the Lord into the masses...

 

Kodai Darshan...

 

All for devotees out of pure love...

 

All eyes on One God!

 

Yet another Burra Katha session

 

Students out for a safari in the Kodai Lake...

 

Panoramic Kodai Hills...

In the morning Bhajans started at 9:45 a.m. and as

Bhagawan stayed indoors Arathi was offered at 10:15 a.m. Evening

programme started at 5:30 p.m. and Bhagawan came into the hall at 5.45

after granting darshan to all huge congregation of devotees seated in

the darshan grounds.

Prof. G. Venkataraman gave an introduction to the

third successive Burra Katha session; the story was based on Mother

Easwaramma. He pointed out that in all the ages only four times a woman

has the rare fortune of being Mother to the Avatar, namely, Kausalya,

Devaki, Devangiamma & Easwaramma. The lacuna in the knowledge about

the very pious mother Easwaramma would be filled by the narration by

Sai Prabhakar and commented upon by Sai Raghuram and Aravind Sai. They

would be ably supported on the Harmonian by Harikrishna, Shankar

Vinayak on Mridangam and Preethi Ranjan on keyboard.

The Burra Katha session began at 6 p.m. with a

Vinayaka Strotram and a song pleading Swami to forgive the faults in

the performance. The story evolved after the victory song “Jayamee

Jayamee Easwarammaâ€. In 1890, a daughter was born to Subbaraju and she

was married at a very early age to Venkama Raju to become

daughter-in-law to a pious couple Kondama Raju and Lakshmamma.

Easwaramma, the chosen Mother, had a rare vision

that depicts the Immaculate Conception resulting the birth of the

Avatar. A ball of light came from nowhere to enter into her, as she was

drawing water from the well. This was the Pravesam that resulted in the birth of Bhagawan on the auspicious day of Karthika Somavaram on 23.11.1926.

Karnam Subbamma suggested that the baby be named

Sathyanarayana Raju and behold! The cloth bundle that cradled the baby

was rocked by a serpent under it which was verily, Adisesha come to be

near Lord Narayana who had taken birth. Even as a child Sathya taught

bhajan songs and moral stories to the village children and was honored

as their Guru, He was widely known as a miracle boy as He would often

give away pencils, chocolates etc. bringing them out of nothing.

Embarrassed at the bizarre happenings with his

little son, as crowd started gathering around worshipping him, his

father, having lost his patience asked him to reveal his identity. And

there came the reply that He was Sai Baba, the Avatar prayed for, by

Venkavathootha. He was Sai Baba of Shirdi come back again! He also

later revealed that He was the incarnation of Shiva-Shakthi.

The Divine Mother was amazed at the happenings and

was always immersed in bliss, but, very protective of her

extra-ordinary Divine child. Subbamma was the Yashoda to Sai Krishna

feeding Him and fostering Him from a very young age and later fed the

hundreds of devotees that gathered around the little divine wonder. She

was verily Annapurna. She was most fortunate to receive Thulasi

Theetham from the Lord’s hand at her parting moments to merge in Him.

The compassionate Mother never sought anything for

herself. “Ambara, Sambara Nakotheeâ€, The three boons she asked from

Swami revealed that He is really Brahma, Vishnu and Maheswara. Brahma’s

consort Saraswathi and hence schools, colleges and a university sprang

up, Vishnu’s consort Lakshmi who is also called Batha Harini and hence

hospitals, super speciality hospitals etc. and Shiva wears the Ganga on

His head and thus water projects that quench the thirst of thousands

and thousands of people.

Her golden heart filled with compassion made her ask

for these boons to bring succor to the entire community. She was the

one who spoke little, mild natured and ever caring for the welfare of

the devotees. She would often say “Antha Swami Dayaâ€. She shed tears of

joy on seeing hundreds of poor being fed as Narayana Seva saying “Na

Entha Bagyam†(How very fortunate she was!) Just as Kausalya parted

with her son sent on exile for 14 years, Devaki had to part with

Krishna and Devagiriamma her newborn Shirdi Sai, Easwaramma gave her

son to the whole world! She was the Devudo Amma. She had told Petha

Bottu Amma how she had seen her son as God incarnate. During a summer

course in Brindavan, on the morning of 6th May she called out “Swami,

Swami†and Swami responded that He was coming, and that was her parting

moments.

She was an ideal mother to all. The Burra Katha

artists ended with a song requesting the mlother to come down once to

see her son in Yajur Mandir. Prasanthi Nilayam is shining as Kasi,

Rameswaram, Mathura, Ayodhya, Thirupathi, Shirdi, as all holy places

rolled into one. The artists were blessed by Bhagawan after they

declared that they wanted nothing except the lord’s love and blessings.

After a short bhajan session, Aarathi was offered at 7 p.m.. All

devotees received Prasadam blessed by Bhagawan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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