Cultural Programme by Youth from Andhra Pradesh, 19th June 2009

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Cultural Programme by Andhra Pradesh Youth

"Prema Vahini", a Musical Dance Drama

June 19, 2009

The

year that has gone by witnessed a number of Youth Programmes by various

states and even contingents from overseas. Sathya Sai Seva

Organisations persistent effort to motivate the youth in India and

overseas was with the vision to make every youth an Ideal Sai Youth,

Messengers of Sai Love to help light the lamp of love in the heart of

humanity, to help awaken the Divinity inherent in humankind and to

bring the world together as one family under the Fatherhood of God.

Picking the cue from the motivation received from the previous years,

the surge seemed to be on as the youth from the state of Andhra Pradesh

organized a three day pilgrimage to the valley of peace, bringing a

maximum percentage of fresh faces, initiating them into the fraternity

to become an Ideal Sai Youth and thus becoming worthy instruments in

His Mission Divine.

More

than 1,500 youth from the State of Andhra Pradesh, both men and women,

all graduates were brought to Prasanthi Nilayam on a three-day

pilgrimage starting from 18th June 2009, under the auspices of Sri

Sathya Sai Seva Organisations, Andhra Pradesh. Aptly titled “Prema

Vahiniâ€, a musical drama, was on the central theme of Bhagawan’s all

conquering love for humanity. At the outset, the cast of the drama

offered their obeisance to Bhagawan and a few lady youth members

welcomed the Lord offering traditional Poornakumbham. The programme

commenced with Bhagawan lighting the lamp on the dais.

 

It was during the year Sarvajith, Ugadi 2007 that Bhagawan had spoken

of a new initiative, a project for village integration, by name, Sri

Sathya Sai Village Integration Programme. Speaking on the greater

importance of village integration, and the plight of the villages in

India, Bhagawan had urged on the necessity for permanent solutions.

“Sri

Sathya Sai Seva Organization should strive towards resolving long

standing problems in villages. They should provide minimum necessities

like education, medical services, and supply of basic amenities like

water. The service activities conducted by the organization should aim

towards eradicating problems from the root to provide permanent

solutions to the village hence contributing to the progress of the

nationâ€.

Picking the right

notes from His message, the enthusiastic Youth from the state of Andhra

Pradesh embarked on various service activities in the villages in line

with His instructions and teachings.

 

 

 

The programme began

with a declaration by the youth that, “Prema Vahini†was not a figment

of imagination; rather it was based on real life incidents and the cast

were real grama seva heroes who went into the depths of the problems of

the villagers serving them with responsibility knowing well the burden,

the accountability of the Badge of Sathya Sai Seva Organisations.. The

villages, especially Satropalam and Giripuram in Krishna district had

been suffering from acute scarcity of drinking water, owing to the

presence of saline content. A desalination plant, costing Rs. 15 lakh

was commissioned by the state Sri Sathya Sai Organisations solving the

misery of drinking water scarcity. Similarly, in some areas of Prakasam

district where water fetching facility was not available, construction

of water tanks was undertaken by the organization sending the ‘elixir

divine’ to the poor hapless villagers. More than eighty houses were

constructed, replacing the old model thatched huts with pucca RCC

construction providing shelter to the needy. Schools were also

constructed in some areas of the districts guiding the young wards to

the world of knowledge. The presentation, a medley of different scenes,

was weaved compiling the inspirational stories based on the above

service activities, adding scenes from the villages, from the

illustrious life of Young Sathya Sai disseminating the essential

message of Bhagawan’s unbounded love for humanity and the need to

practise His often quoted maxim, “Love all Serve allâ€.

The

scene opens with three youth expressing their aspirations to Sarathi,

an educated person of leading an affluent and extravagant life. Sarathi

who leads a simple life in the village serving the villagers, with his

lofty views, prevails upon the three youth to take to the path of

service, claiming that Bhagawan has rendered yeoman and selfless

service to humanity; one has to emulate Bhagawan in this respect.

In

the next scene, little Sathya on hearing the cries of a poor man rushes

to him with food. When His mother notices his soiled clothes and asks

the reason for it, He tells her that He was helping the villagers by

carrying water on His shoulders, suspending two pots on a wooden rod on

both the ends. The mother seeing the fame of Little Sathya and hearing

people say that He is God, gets worried as to whether He would leave

Puttaparthi. Then Sathya promises his mother that he would never leave

Puttaparthi.

The three

youth resolve to do Grama Seva. Viswanatham, a pious person prays

sincerely to Bhagawan for the well-being of the villagers. The

villagers have to trudge 6 kms to get water and have to go far-off

distances for schooling. They do not have access to good healthcare.

Viswanatham has a noble vision to convert salty water into potable

water. The scene ends with Viswanatham praying to Bhagawan for

providing villagers with adequate amenities.

The

drama was punctuated with songs and dances adding glitter to the

presentation. In this scene, there is a talk of the desalination plant.

Bhagawan is building houses for the cyclone devastated victims of

Orissa; He sent relief material to the earthquake affected victims of

Gujarat: He has provided drinking water to the city of Chennai.

Somebody opines that a desalination plant would cost a lot and pat

comes the reply from another that if there is a noble intention, there

will be no shortage of financial resources.

The

next scene depicts a Sai Youth helping a villager to carry drinking

water. They even assure the villagers that they would help in providing

drinking water right at their doorstep. The youth tell the villagers

that Baba has sent them to construct permanent houses for them. The

villagers express their doubt as to how they would bring construction

material to this hilly terrain. By Bhagawan’s grace, desalination plant

becomes operational and the villagers get drinking water right at their

doorstep. The villagers shed tears of joy and ask the youth as to how

they could repay the debt to Bhagawan for all His help. A youth tells

them that they need to give up their evil qualities by chanting Sai

Ram. That is enough gratitude for Bhagawan.

The

cast got a coveted opportunity of being photographed with Bhagawn who

chose to climb down the aisle blessing the participants. After the

distribution of clothes and watches to the cast numbering over 100,

prasadam was distributed to the devout congregation. The little girl

who cast young Sathya won special accolade from Bhagawan blessing her

with a bracelet. Adding a touch of His omnipresence, Bhagawan, before

materializing the same told the little one that He would give her a

bracelet as her father would be happy who had lost one. A long spell of

bhajans by the Youth group followed until Arathi was offered at 7.15

p.m.

A long session, worthy

to take note and emulate! Prasanthi continues to emit the spark of

spirit of service to the mankind as is exemplified by Bhagawan through

His illustrious life, that He lives as ‘His Life as His Message’!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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