Om Sairam dearest Sai Family
It was a MIXED feeling, a moment of Joy and pain was experienced this morning on Gurupoornima 2011. Gurupoornima festival is always a special festival for all of us and Swami made sure this SPECIAL festival is remembered for generations to come, by planning the UNVEILING His Mahasamadhi on this SPECIAL day.
The hall was beautifully decorated on this ocassion. Parthi was also decorated with flowers, mango leaves, banana stems being tied at various places. There was so much anxiety in the air. The devotees started thronging to the Sai Kulwanth hall from early morning.
The Youths who are here for the Youth Conference were given special seating right next to the Gate opposite to the dais. The devotees started entering the hall and in no time it was jampacked all over.
To attend this holy festival which became very special because of the MahaSamadhi unveiling devotees from all over the world came to Parthi. The programme started with Veda chantings by the students of Swami's university at 7.30 AM. The dais which had huge white screens(during the construction of Mahasamadhi) was now confined to the maroon curtain which we all saw during Swami's last rites. As all the devotees were eagerly awaiting for the unveiling exactly at 8am as brother Veda narayana and the Prasanthi priest offered arathi to Swami's samadhi on either sides, the curtains were pulled to either sides. As every one joined their hands in ecstasy, some in tears, some screaming O my Swami, Some others said, Sairam!!! the beautifully built Mahasamadhi of this Kaliyuga's Poorna Avatar Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba was unveiled for public darshan. The Samadhi which is built with white marble with golden borders here and there was mesmerising to watch. Both the pillars on either sides also had white marble with gold coloured borders, the Ganesha idol which used to be there on the dais has been removed, A huge garland was placed on the Maha Samadhi and different flowers were placed on either side of the Mahasamadhi. Right infront of the Mahasamadhi was written LOVE ALL SERVE ALL. A beautiful picture of Swami was placed in the middle by Ganesha idol's place and on either sides were beautifully lit lights probably made of marble. The photo in the middle was almost in the middle of the path behind the Ganesha idol which used to lead to the interview room. Now only a small path has been left to the interview room, which gave lot of space and also bit of elevation to Mahasamadhi.
After the unveiling the students sang beautiful songs. the first song after the unveiling was Sathya Dhramamu Shanthi premalatho mee nithya jeevana Yatra saginchu..
Later Students had the programme titled GURU VANDANA, where in two students took turns to share some touching incidents that happened in their lives with beautifull renderings inbetween. The students spoke in Telugu, Hindi and English. One student, speaking how minute Swami's actions were shared an incident which happened years ago. One day a students saw Swami cutting His nails very short. There were very short and taking some courage this student asked Swami as why He was cutting His nails so short. Our compassionate Lord, said thus: When I go out to bless My devotees for darshan, many of them fall on My feet to take padanamaskar. I don't want any of My devotees to be hurt with My nails. I want to make sure My nails are short to avoid this pain to My devotees. This was just a beautiful incident which depicted Swami's unparalleled Love for His devotees.
Our Divine Mother, Mother of Millions of Mothers is our beloved Swami. Another brother shared one more incident, where in apparently there was one Narayana Seva being conducted in the divine presence. Swami saw one mother holding her little baby in her lap. Swami then called one student and said : that baby there cannot eat CHEKKARA PONGAL (sweet rice). Go and bring milk for the baby. The student ran and got fresh hot milk in a glass for the baby. Holding the glass of milk Swami said, this milk is very hot how will the baby drink so hot milk? Immediately Swami asked the boy to bring an empty glass and only after making the milk cold personally by Himself gave the same to the baby.
How many in this world can have this unsullied Love for our fellow beings.
Later on Prof. Anil Kumar who was at his best yet again, introduced two speakers for this morning and the first one was Mr.Leonardo from Argentina, a member of International Sai Organisation, an ardent devotee of Bhagawan for many years now. He said, there is no need for any of us to feel that Swami is no more with us. He is very much with us and will be guiding us all in our lives for eternity and beyond.
The next speaker was Mr.Nimish from Sri Sathya Sai Organisations, Maharashtra who said, Bhagawan's Mahasamadhi is one of its kind which will be answering all our worldly and spiritual problems. He assured every one that the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust will continue its seva projects as directed by Bhagawan. He said this is an unique organisation where every member serves the needy as an offering to the Almighty.
The next speaker was Mr.Nimish from Sri Sathya Sai Organisations, Maharashtra who said, Bhagawan's Mahasamadhi is one of its kind which will be answering all our worldly and spiritual problems. He assured every one that the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust will continue its seva projects as directed by Bhagawan. He said this is an unique organisation where every member serves the needy as an offering to the Almighty.
On the other hand a movie on Swami's life started on this auspicious Gurupoornima day. Talented Telugu movie director Sri.Kodi Ramakrishna would be directing this movie, 80% of which would be shot in Puttaparthi. Sri.Kodi Ramakrishna went upto Mahasamadhi and placed the movie script at Mahasamadhi and offered special prayers. Speaking to media, he said, the actor playing the role of Swami will not be disclosed and we will only know after the movie is released most probably on November 23rd 2011. This movie which will be released all over the world in different languages would be one of its kind.
Later on, all the devotees were allowed to have a closer darshan of samadhi and we all were able to touch the marble below the actual Mahasamadhi.
For the video of the unveiling ceremony which was aired in SAKSHI TV please click the following link. Even though the commentary given in the beginning is not that important I am still sharing this link for the benefit of millions of devotees who would love to see a bit of this HIStoric episode..
ANOTHER FOOTAGE FROM AN ENGLISH NEWS CHANNEL WHICH WILL SHOW YOU SCENES OUTSIDE GANESH GATE BEFORE THE UNVIELING...
So here we got, as one student in today's programme rightly said,all these years, we all waited for our beloved Bhagawan to grant His Physical darshan and now He seem to be waiting for us from His Mahasamadhi for our physical darshan. As He rightly said on many occasions, I am always waiting for you in the door step, ready to help, waiting for your call.
O Swami!!! NO MATTER WHAT WE WILL STILL MISS YOU!!!!
With Pranams at the Lotus Feet of our beloved Lord,
R.Satish Naik
R.Satish Naik
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