Athi Rudra Maha Yagna - small incident

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Athi Rudra Maha Yagna - " small incident "

Posted by: " Bala Subramanian " saibalan72 saibalan72

Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:07 pm (PST)

Aum sri sai ram,

 

I would like to share with you all a small incident

 

Before the start of ARMY ( Athi Rudra Maha Yagna) at prashanthi

Nilayam, one of the organisers, a Karnataka Youth member, was

allotted the duty of getting the Lingam. Swami had indicated that an

agent in Bangalore had to be approached for this. On approaching

him, the agent guided them to a marble factory in Jaipur. So this

person prior to leaving for Jaipur, went to a Hanuman temple to pray

to grant him the ability to successfully bring the Lingam. After

coming out, feeling that he was on a holy mission, he left his

footwear at the temple premises itself and went to Jaipur barefoot.

On reaching the place, they found that this factory was run by

muslims, with all employees being muslims. The person in-charge, a

young person, asked the Sai Youth to wait and work of making the

Lingam was commenced. They chose a good marble without any cracks or

bubbles for the purpose. The strange thing was that all work in the

factory was stopped and all the employees gathered around the

place where the Linga was being made and started doing Namaaz during

the entire duration of the making of the Lingam which was for 4

hours!!! It was found that this was the routine in this place that

whenever a lingam was being made in this factory, all of them

gathered around to offer their prayers to the Almighty and the holy

task was undertaken with an attitude of devotion.

 

The time came for Billing ..........the person in-charge asked in

whose name it was to be billed. The Sai Youth asked them to " please

make the Bill on Bhagawan sri satya sai baba's name " . Then the in-

charge person told him to wait and brought his 90+ grandfather who

was at his house. He came gently inside and said that he felt that

it was his great fortune that he could at last make a Linga for

BABA. Now the grandpa with his sweet soft voice told them , " You

know what, 40 Yrs back baba had come to this factory which was a

small workshop then. I had offered Him one small Linga which was

made here, but BABA said when time comes He would take it from him .

It is only because BABA stepped into his small work shop it has

grown into this big factory. " Saying this he said " I cant charge

BABA anything please take this and just give it to HIM. " So they

left the place taking the Linga with utmost care and of course in

BLISS.

 

When they reached parthi ,our Dear Lord was waiting for them In the

veranda.

 

As soon as He saw them He asked them to come to the interview room,

they removed the well packed Linga and were trying to show Him when

Swami insisted that they place the Linga on His lap. Reluctantly,

they placed this 8 KG HEAVY linga on the frail delicate lap as they

had no other option other than to obey HIS command. After It was

placed ,Swami very gently kept touching the linga all over and

said " THIS IS A PERFECT ONE "

 

Then Swami asked them to keep It back. On lifting they felt that it

was heavier. Swami then asked then how much it had cost them. When

they narrated what had happened in the factory, Swami asked the Sai

Youth who had brought the Lingam to return to the factory and give

the owner Rs.11/-

 

On returning to the room as they had to fix this linga into a silver

bowl like thing which all of you would have seen they had to measure

it by Height and weight . Lo and Behold!!! The Linga which weighed 8

KG'S now weighed 11 KG after It was placed on Swami's lap!!! We know

not what is the significance of this no 11 - the linga weighed 11

kgs - an amount of Rs.11/- was asked to be paid for this - the Athi

Rudra Maha Yagna was conducted in 11 days and on each day the Rudram

was chanted 11 times

 

sairam.