Where humility, sincerity and devotion come together The Lord cannot stay away. At 7 pm on the 28th day of the last calendar month, after a prolonged session that lasted for almost two and a half hour, Bhagawan whispered something to His translator, Prof. Anil Kumar, asking the professor to announce. ...And the Professor thundered announcing Choicest Blessings from The Lord! The scene is from the closing session of a gripping evening turned twilight in Prasanthi Nilayam wherein The Lord in Prasanthi Nilayam and His devotees from Southern Europe made it explict, the tale of Divine Romance. Christmas is over, but the joy the festivity brought is still in the air in Prasanthi. One could see a sizeable populace of devotees from overseas nations camping in Prasanthi, post Christmas, awaiting the next big occasion, New Year 2010.
Donning pristine white, men and women numbering several hundreds from the erstwhile USSR, namely, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia all coming from Zone 6, Region 61 and 62 of Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations - Overseas, were ready to embrace the Lord with the songs of their hearts, to sing His glory in His immediate Divine Presence. It was obvious that the language of their hearts was already heard by the Lord well before them bursting out their devotional repertoire. Bhagawan, upon coming onto the dais at around 4:45 pm, chose to climb down, blessing the group profusely, talking to many followed by moving among the group, personally presenting fistful of "Divine Panacea" , Vibhuti Prasadam, to each and every member of the group. This group of devotees from Southern Europe was at their disciplined best, silently praying with folded hands, glued eyes testifying their heartfelt devotion. The programme titled, Joy of Serving had a bouquet of ten songs, ranging from English to Croatian, from Macedonian to Slovenian to Serbian, all praising greater glory of The Lord. The songs were: Start the Day with Love…, Ja sam Sjaj (I am the Shine), Veruvam vo Tebe (I believe You), Kad procvatu behari (when the flowers bloom), Jaz sem Bog vsemogoc (I am God Almighty), Spasi Boze (Save us Lord), Sitting on the Star (EHV song for youth), Velik Si (Great Thou Art), Radost Sluzenja (Joy of Serving) and Silan Bog (Awesome God) singing the glory of the Lord.
As the Lord sat onstage watching the proceedings the group sang in chorus with tunes following the beats rhythmically harmonizing to the conductor's finger baton, spelling their all out love in unison, resulting into a Western "Bhajan Sandhya". Faces filled with emotional and devotional fervour were explicit of the surge of emotions these white clad men and women possessed for their Beloved Lord.
The scheduled presentation was followed by an array of "Sai Bhajans" by the same group that heard echoing the love filled Sai Kulwant Hall on the glittering twilight. Earlier the programme got to start with the chanting of Vedas by the Southern European Choir, an on par show with any well trained Indian group. …And at the end of the session the group came in for Divine appreciation. While conveying Choicest Blessings, Bhagawan asked Prof. Anil Kumar to mention that the group chanted Vedas with a high standard, with proper tunes and intonations. Bhajans also came in for Divine appreciation. Many other devotees from the region who could not make it to the choir group would be specially blessed on the following day, announced the professor as commanded by The Lord.
…And it was joy and merriment all around as lit up faces, blissful at the greatest benediction, were ample testimonies of the undercurrent of joy these folks were immersed in.
The Prasadam for the evening also had the unique touch, as beautiful, colourful rosaries brought by the group were distributed to one and all as a surprise package. Of course, the evening had His own designs with His all out participation and He alone defined the session to make it a most remarkable and memorable one for
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