In the morning Bhagawan was ushered into the hall at 8:30 am, to the chants of Vedas, for a complete round of darshan that lasted for ten minutes. Upon ascending the verandah, Bhagawan proceeded to the Interview Room. Next one hour Bhagawan spent inside granting interviews to three 'groups', including that of Princess of Belgium. After the Interviews, Bhagawan came onstage at 9:53 am while Bhajan was on. Arathi was offered at 9:55 am and Bhagawan retired to Yajur Mandiram at 10:00 am.
Friday, March 5, 2010 - Sai Darshan news
Bhagawan ushered in at 5:25 pm for a complete round of darshan that lasted for ten minutes. Upon ascending the verandah, Bhagawan interacted with a group of representatives of Sai Sannidhi, a forum of alumni working with various institutions in Prasanthi Nilayam and Brindavan, guiding the group in some of its project activities. Coming on to the dais at 5:45 pm, Bhagawan sat through the bhajan session till 6:30 pm before leaving for Yajur Mandiram at 6:35 pm. Prasadam was distributed to the entire assemblage before Arathi.
Thursday, March 4, 2010 - Sai Darshan news
On the warm fresh morning Bhagawan ushered in at 8:10 am blessing thin populace of devotees assembled in Sai Kulwant Hall. As the Veda chanting continued in the background Bhagawan completed His darshan round, proceeding straight into the Interview Room
At 8:20, Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata was called in for an interview that lasted for an hour. Another short interview followed, upon which Bhagawan came on to the podium to officiate the bhajan session for last five minutes.
Arathi was offered at 9:40 am before Bhagawan retired to Yajur Mandiram. Being Thursday, students from the Primary School were also present for morning darshan.
In the evening after the scheduled one hour Vedam chanting. bhajans began at 5 pm and Arathi was offered at 6:10 pm as Bhagawan did not come.
After the previous day's glorious tale of Holi Drama and "Divine Direction" at the climactic end, that lasted well beyond half past eight in the night, this morning there was no Divine Darshan.
In the evening, it was yet another twilight darshan as Bhagawan ushered in at 5:48 pm. With the bhajan "Dheena Dhukhiyon Ko Prem Karo..." rendered the air ringing in His message of Love All Serve All", Bhagawan slowly glided past the concourse of devotees to ascend the Verandah.
Ratan Tata, Chairman, Tata Sons was also awaiting Bhagawan along with other devotees...Continue reading
Mar 2, 2010. First signs of morning darshan were evident with Sevadal and Police guards taking positions outside the Divine Abode awaiting the Lord to usher in. Bhagawan came out at 7:40 am for a complete round to the accompaniment of Vedam Chanting. Ascending the verandah Bhagawan proceeded to the Bhajan Hall wherein Chief Priest offered Arathi as per His instructions, while Vedam Chanting was still continuing outside.
After spending sometime inside the Bhajan Hall Bhagawan went into the Interview Room. Coming out of the Interview Room after about ten minutes He interacted with selected devotees before going for a round of Ganesha through the dais to get back into the interview room blessing a senior devotee and family with a ten minute Interview that lasted at 8:30 am....Continue reading with photo gallery
March 1st arrived and with the advent of the new month the holy festival of Holi. With over 1400 devotees from the northern states of Bihar and Jharkhand camping in Prasanthi, the auspicious morning was blessed by Bhagawan's darshan.
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Bhagawan came ushering into Sai Kulwant Hall at 8:50 am while Veda chanting was on. After making a complete round, Bhagawan settled on the dais as Veda chanting continued till 9:05 am. Bhajans commenced at 9:05 am and Bhagawan sat through the one hour long session, feasting thousands of eyes with His Holy Holi Darshan, till 10 am when Arathi was offered before Bhagawan retired to Yajur Mandiram.
In the evening, a cultural programme - song and dance presentation was scheduled as part of the Holi celebrations. A colourful backdrop was set in the centre of the hall and Balvikas Children from the states were seated awaiting the Lord to receive blessings.
After the regular one hour stint of Vedam all eyes were fixed at the Yajur Mandiram entrance for the first sign of His arrival. As per the Divine command, bhajans commenced at 6:00 pm to continue until 6:30 pm when Arathi was offered as Bhagawan preferred to stay indoors.
After the previous day's glorious tale of Holi Drama and "Divine Direction" at the climactic end, that lasted well beyond half past eight in the night, this morning there was no Divine Darshan.
In the evening, it was yet another twilight darshan as Bhagawan ushered in at 5:48 pm. With the bhajan "Dheena Dhukhiyon Ko Prem Karo..." rendered the air ringing in His message of Love All Serve All", Bhagawan slowly glided past the concourse of devotees to ascend the Verandah.
Ratan Tata, Chairman, Tata Sons was also awaiting Bhagawan along with other devotees.Mr. Ratan Tata had made his maiden visit to Prasanthi Nilayam couple of months ago, spending full two days inside the ashram visiting various institutions. Bhagawan spoke to Tata for a minute before moving on to the dais to preside over the session. Today is incidentally the birthday of the legendary Jamshetji Tata, one of the foremost pioneers of Indian industrialism.
As the bhajans continued with devotional fervour He called out the birthday boys and some other boys who were awaiting His attention and blessing. Prasadam boys also got ready and upon getting the same blessed, distribution began as the Lord continued to sit watching the proceedings.
At 6:20 pm as per His command, special bhajan with aalaap, "Sri Raghavam..." was rendered echoing the message of religious harmony. In the meantime, official photographer had last evening's photographs for blessings. Bhagawan glanced through the entire set of photographs blessing both the photos and the man behind the lens.
Arathi was offered at 6:30 pm upon which Bhagawan came round of Ganesha blessing many, listening and accepting letters. Proceeding to the Interview Room, Bhagawan spent fifteen minutes inside before retiring to Yajur Mandiram at 6:48 pm. Just before leaving, He called Ratan Tata's Executive Secretary, Mr. Venkataraman, a former student of Sathya Sai University, blessing him whispering something into his ear.
First signs of morning darshan were evident with Sevadal and Police guards taking positions outside the Divine Abode awaiting the Lord to usher in. Bhagawan came out at 7:40 am for a complete round to the accompaniment of Vedam Chanting. Ascending the verandah Bhagawan proceeded to the Bhajan Hall wherein Chief Priest offered Arathi as per His instructions, while Vedam Chanting was still continuing outside.
After spending sometime inside the Bhajan Hall Bhagawan went into the Interview Room. Coming out of the Interview Room after about ten minutes He interacted with selected devotees before going for a round of Ganesha through the dais to get back into the interview room blessing a senior devotee and family with a ten minute Interview that lasted at 8:30 am.
With the first bhajan, "Pasupathi Thanaya…" rendered the air, Bhagawan came out of the Interview Room. Blessing two of the faculty members from the University with Padanamaskars, He proceeded to the dais to preside over the Bhajans. Arathi was offered at 9:25 am before Bhagawan retired to Yajur Mandiram.
EVENING DARSHAN : The holy knot between Lord Ram and Mother Sita was tied yet again to precision in the Divine Presence as directed by Bhagawan Himself!!!
Having 'missed' the climactic scene (as Bhagawan moved into the interview room at the climactic juncture) of Rama attempting to string the bow and in the process breaking the legendary "Shivadhanus" to earn Sita's hand, Bhagawan upon returning after five minutes, directed the climactic scene on His own by sending barrage of instructions to set the scene to perfection.
What followed was another half-an-hour drama after the original drama, Sita Kalyanam, wherein the most auspicious scene was enacted to perfection with Bhagawan witnessing the same. Bringing nostalgic memoirs of the Treta Age and the epochal happening, Bhagawan directed each and event related to the event to precision as per His satisfaction..
As per His instructions the "Shivadhanus" was brought to the front followed by the entire cast for the scene. With once again Sita garlanding Rama, Bhagawan sent the State President of the Sri Sathya Sai Organisation to bless the couple with Akshatas. He further instructed him to circumambulate the "Holy Couple' followed by practically "tying the knot" between the holy couple. As Veda chanting had been going on in the background Bhagawan asked the other characters in the drama, elders, including Janaka and Vishwamithra to shower the couple on special throne facing Bhagawan.
As the children were grouping themselves as instructed by Bhagawan for a photo session, special Rama bhajans rendered the air recalling the glorious Rama Saga. At 8:20 pm Bhagawan climbed down the stairs to pose for a coveted photo session that lasted for almost ten minutes.
Arathi was offered at 8:30 pm and as everyone expected Bhagawan to retire, Bhagawan was still in a reminiscent mood, giving further instructions asking the cast to array in twin lines facing Him. As they were made to stand in twin lines, both boys and girls on either side of the pathway leading from the dais, Bhagawan raised His twin Abhaya Hasta blessing the children from Mithila, the birthplace of Holy Mother Sita. Special clothes were distributed to the entire cast and prasadam for the devotees before Bhagawan retired to Yajur Mandira at 8:50 pm.
Earlier, Bhagawan ushered in at 6:30 pm to take a detour directly coming on to the dais. As the Veda chanting continued for ten minutes Bhagawan nodded for the proceedings to begin. A barrage of blessings followed before the commencement of half-an-hour music offering that lasted till 7:20 pm..
The Drama Sita Kalyanam was an enactment of the Rama and Lakshmana landing in Mithila along with their preceptor Vishwamithra finally ending up to the holy marriage between Lord Sri Rama and Mother Sita. The drama was enacted by Balvikas children from Mithila, the birthplace of Mother Sita.
Prasanthi This Fortnight...ending 28th Feb 2010
Posted at 16:00 IST on Mar 2, 2010
Sun God's rare privilege of scorching at his best over Parthi during the summer months of March, April and May is no news at all. In this edition of 2010, the God of Light advanced his entry by a fortnight, making it immediately after Sivarathri. Post Sivarathri days have been simmering with temperature rising up to nearly 39-40 degrees, at times. And the unprecedented stream of devotees continued ever since the Sivarathri days with groups, big and small, making it to Prasanthi Nilayam one after the other. The fortnight after Sivarathri has been eventful with Prasanthi embracing Divinity's "uncertainty" more than any time before. The fortnight had glorious "one-week-full" of morning darshans followed by evening darshans everyday, except for the first day of the fortnight, Monday, 15 Feb when The Lord decided to stay indoors, leaving a "blank-day" in Prasanthi Nilayam after many years. Evenings have otherwise been blessed with glittering darshans with The Lord coming out "oddly late" at times, transgressing "man-made" schedules, often prolonging the sessions beyond the veil of twilight.
Chinese New Year set the trend of morning darshans as Bhagawan glided into the Sai Kulwant Hall with a 'surprise entry' after half-past seven on the 17th February blessing the concourse of devotees. While the normal Vedic chanting continued in usual pace, Bhagawan blessed 36 High Lamas of Tibetan Order from Sera Jhe Monastery in Mysore to chant Tibetan Mantras for 20 minutes before the commencement of bhajans. A total of about 930 Chinese devotees from Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong participated in the Chinese New Year celebrations held in Prasanthi Nilayam on the 6th and 7th day of Chinese New Year i.e., 19th and 20th February 2010.
The theme chosen for this year's celebration was "Family Harmony – Peace & Prosperity". Sai Kulwant had a riot of colours with "Chinese Red" made it domineering, marking the festive entry in style. There were also colourful hoardings on the theme of the New Year celebrations.
19th evening was marked with traditional Chinese offering, chanting of various mantras by the Tibetan High Lamas intertwined by Buddhist rituals. The second day of the festivity was marked with a speech by Billy Fong from Malaysia, Zonal Coordinator for Chinese New Year followed by two cultural programmes, a Burra Katha and a Dance Drama entitled "Unity is Divinity".
Tibetan High Lamas, the spiritually charged souls from Sera Jhe Monastery in Mysore who have been regularly featuring the Chinese New Year celebrations in Prasanthi Nilayam over the years had the taste of Divinity with Bhagawan preferred to interact with them.
Bhagawan had question galore 'clarifying': If the sanyasi knew how to chant the Vedas?...What food they had in Puttaparthi?…The type of food they traditionally have?…Where the lamas dined the previous evening, and if they enjoyed the food at the western canteen?...Composition of group? 20 teachers, 1 lama, 15 sanyasis? etc… Swami also enquired about the afternoon chanting and requested that the monks now chant the same prayer as they would in the afternoon. The monks chanted for approximately half-an-hour.
Swami too gave His blessings for Tibetan Buddhist Mantra Offering for World Peace programme. …And in the afternoon the Sai Kulwant Hall reverberated with the chanting of "Om Mani Padme Hung" followed by the chanting of the 'Praise on the twelve exemplary deeds of the Lord Buddha', which was chanted in the "voice of the Yama".
On the 20th morning again Bhagawan blessed the monks interacting with them. Upon entering the portico, Bhagawan spoke to Sai Keet, the master of ceremony, and his elder brother, Joon Faii, sons of Capt. Ong from Singapore, Organiser of the 19th Feb programme. Bhagawan conversed with the brothers for a short while before manifesting a gold chain with a pendant of Lord Hanuman for the younger brother. Bhagawan in His inmitable style emphasised that it meant strength, with a mock roar accompanied by hand gestures. Once seated on the verandah, Bhagawan once again spent a long while speaking to Lama Sangye and Sai Keet. Subsequently, Swami proceeded to the interview room to send a minder with a sample in hand, out to the sanyasis, to enquire if they were permitted to wear white woolen shawls. Bhagawan also sent egg-shaped chocolate prasadam and Vibhuti packets to be distributed to the monks. When the Divine gifts had been properly accorded, Bhagawan told the monks that the shawls could be worn in the evenings when the weather was cooler.
Thereafter the monks were called into the bhajan hall to have a look around of the same. Ever the gracious host, Bhagawan personally conducted a tour of the bhajan hall. Swami began with a history of the bhajan hall and the Sai Kulwant Hall, before explaining in detail about the Ten Avatars adorning the ceiling of the hall. He went on describing the sculpture on the ceiling, an elephant, but when viewed from the opposite direction is a bull, while fondly reminiscing on Sai Gita. Lord Krishna and Arjuna in the epic Bhagavad Gita and the battle between the forces of good and bad (Pandavas and Kauravas), etc. also came for mention during the Divinely guided tour. Pointing to the plastic cover wherein Bhagawan's message was printed, Bhagawan pointing at the same repeated it after "Hands that serve are holier than lips that pray".
Throughout the tour of the hall, Bhagawan frequently instructed that the monks were to have a full lunch at Shanti Bhavan before their long trip back to the Monastery in Mysore. Moreover, Swami invited them to visit Chaitanya Jyothi for a private tour, specially instructing them to see the Tibetan Painting (Thanka) of Swami offered in 2009, before returning. After more than an hour and a half of playing host, Swami blessed the sanyasis yet again before retiring.
Ever since Bhagawan invited Staff and relatives from Bangalore Hospitals to come on Parthi Yatras, there is newly found enthusiasm in the fraternity and the same has resulted in forming a Sathya Sai Samithi over there, as advised and blessed by Bhagawan. A batch of over 140 members, staff and relatives from the Hospital Samithi was in Prasanthi seeking Divine Blessings on the 21st Feb, Sunday. Bhagawan blessed the contingent spending almost ten minutes inside the bhajan hall during evening darshan. Taking a cue from the Bangalore staff, the staff and relatives from the Super Speciality Hospital, Prasanthigram Samithi, under the banner, "Sai Sameepyam" also paid a group visit to Prasanthi Nilayam, on 27th and 28th Feb, staying inside Prasanthi Nilayam as guests of Bhagawan enjoying proximity (sameepyam). The guests were given special accommodation and food facility as per the special instructions from Bhagawan. 114 members from the Samithi attended the two day Yatra and Bhagawan spent half-an-hour, moving amidst, guiding, conselling and blsessing the contingent, on the 28th evening.
Come March and there starts a barrage of gratitude programmes by the grateful students of Sri Sathya Sai University and Sri Sathya Sai Higher Secondary School. These programmes are expressions of greater love and affection towards Mother Sai for His benevolence in marking and moulding them to become worthy instruments. 2010 version of the Gratitude Series began with the Higher Secondary Batch, both X and XII standard students presenting a programme on the 24th February evening in the Divine Presence.
The programme was a summation of miracle stories happened in many a life depicting Bhagawan as the One behind their lives moulding them into worthy instruments. Miracle stories interwoven with songs of Divine Romance made it a special evening, especially after the boys were tested by Bhagawan's taste of Uncertainty.
On the scheduled evening when these children were ready to perform, Bhagawan came out at around 5:50 pm for a complete round…It took longer time for Bhagawan to reach on the dais as He chose to speak and bless selected senior devotees and some staff members before making Himself at the dais. Even as the boys were waiting, Bhagawan sat on stage listening to the Vedam till 6:45 pm before calling for Arathi. And upon Arathi came His Divine nod for the boys to pour out with their offering of gratitude.
Similar story for the girls section of Higher Secondary Wing! On the 27th evening the girls were ready with their repertoire and Bhagawan, while blessing the troupe glancing over them during the darshan rounds, settled on the dais as bhajans were on…Upon Arathi, while retiring, the merciful Divine Parent acceding to their prayers settled at the Primary Block to listen to the girls singing for an "exclusive private session" often interacting with many girls. Bhagawan asked the girls to begin their programme even as He sat in the western corner of the veranda, almost on the slope. The girls began to sing out their hearts in Telugu, Hindi and English, the gist of all their songs being, "Swami, You are our everything; without You, we are nothing and with You by our side, there is nothing that we cannot achieve; We seek You and nothing else." The power and thrill of singing in unison could be felt by all in the hall. They had no mikes to amplify their voice, but their hearts amplified their rich feelings as Swami sat listening. This was followed by students' offering various things, including soft velvety foot mat, specially made for Bhagawan. With His permission, some of them raised His feet to place the 'mat' under. The joy and satisfaction writ on their face was indicative of their love and yearning for Bhagawan. Many of the girls were blessed with opportunities to interact with Him in person. Some had letters in hand, some wanted guidance and some others sought clarifications. Bhagawan also blessed pens and refills for the set of girls appearing the ensuing examination. A group of 175 Australian Sai Youth had been blessed to have a cultural programme in the Divine Presence on the 25th evening. "Mother of Mine – Mother Divine" was essentially a reflection Bhagawan's own message to humanity, a clarion call to the world at large to emulate Him respecting and loving one's own Mother.
Over 3300 devotees from the northern tip of Andhra Pradesh, Adilabad, have come on a Parthi Yatra camping in Prasanthi for three full days. On the last day, 26th Feb evening, they staged a dance drama with an innovative theme bringing to fore the Poet in Sri Sathya Sai. "Kavim Kavinam" was a portrayal of Young Sathya, the Divine Poet "par-excellence" whose compositions were brought to the fore in the presentation with the help of illustrious poet Karunasri and singer Ghantasala along with author-biographer Prof. N. Kasturi. A group of alumni comprising of 130 boys were in Prasanthi having two-day discussions on would be contribution in terms of service during the ensuing 85th Birthday Celebrations.
The Sayeeshwara Lingam that was sanctified during the Ati Rudra Mahayajna in 2006 is being worshipped every day in the bhajan hall as part of the daily rituals. A new silver base had been prepared and the same was installed on the new base in the Divine Presence on the 25th evening in the bhajan hall. As construction for the new dormitories is in progress Bhagawan made couple of round of inspection passing by the site, blessing hundreds of labourers enroute.
Veteran VHP leader Ashok Singhal, ace Drummer Anandan Sivamani were some of the celebrity devotees visited Prasanthi Nilayam during the fortnight. Some of Rose Beneficiaries during the fortnight were: Capt. Sharma, Director, Sri Sathya Sai Airport, Sri CM Prakash, Manager, Sanathana Sarathi Press, Sri TG Mohan Kumar, Sanathana Sarathi, Capt. Pradhan, Security Officer, Sri Kameshwar Rao, PRO, Mr. Ramalingam, in-charge, IT Centre, Mr. Parameshwaran, Mr. Damodaran, both from Overseas Accomodation Office, Mr. Raghavendra, SSSIHMS, Bangalore, Mr. Gollapudi Ramdas, Sri Sathya Sai General Hospital etc.
Fresh batch of Sevadals from Maharashtra took over Prasanthi Service on the 28th afternoon, replacing the Madhya Pradesh batch that had been on duty during the second half of February.
March 1st arrived and with the advent of the new month the holy festival of Holi. With over 1400 devotees from the northern states of Bihar and Jharkhand camping in Prasanthi, the auspicious morning was blessed by Bhagawan's darshan.
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Bhagawan came ushering into Sai Kulwant Hall at 8:50 am while Veda chanting was on. After making a complete round, Bhagawan settled on the dais as Veda chanting continued till 9:05 am. Bhajans commenced at 9:05 am and Bhagawan sat through the one hour long session, feasting thousands of eyes with His Holy Holi Darshan, till 10 am when Arathi was offered before Bhagawan retired to Yajur Mandiram.
In the evening, a cultural programme - song and dance presentation was scheduled as part of the Holi celebrations. A colourful backdrop was set in the centre of the hall and Balvikas Children from the states were seated awaiting the Lord to receive blessings.
After the regular one hour stint of Vedam all eyes were fixed at the Yajur Mandiram entrance for the first sign of His arrival. As per the Divine command, bhajans commenced at 6:00 pm to continue until 6:30 pm when Arathi was offered as Bhagawan preferred to stay indoors.
On the evening of 26th February 2010, devotees from Adilabad staged a dance drama "Kavim Kavinam" involving illustrious personalities like Prof. Kasturi, translator of Bhagawan's Discourses, and who had written Bhagawan's Biography and other books, famous poet Karunasri and Ghantasala, whose evergreen melodies have become immortal and cast a spell on people to this day. The Divine parents Mother Easwaramma and Pedda Venkama Raju also played important roles in the drama. This interesting drama brought alive the characters of those days who had carved a niche for themselves in their respective fields. Bhagawan, the poet of poets wrote wonderful poetry to highlight the follies of villagers and to bring about transformation in them through the poems.
On this evening, Bhagawan came for Darshan at 5.30 to the chant of Vedas. At the outset, tiny tots and elders from the district offered their obeisance to Bhagawan. The drama began with salutations to Bhagawan in the form of a dance. The dance drama was an imaginative expression of an assembly of famous personalities who meet in Vaikunta in the presence of Devendra Indra, the Lord of gods. Each one sings Bhagawan's glory relating beautiful incidents of those days. Mother Easwaramma opines how one could forget the compositions and songs of Karunasri and Ghantasala on Swami.
Ghantasala considers it was his good fortune to come into Bhagawan's fold and compose songs on Him. Pedda Venkama Raju becomes nostalgic when he narrates the incident in Bukkapatnam wherein Bhagawan composed a song instantly on the freedom movement of Bharat and about the downfall of ruthless dictator Hitler who was unknown till then to the innocent villagers of those days. Even the Britishers who were present in the congregation were stunned at child Sathya's wisdom and knowledge. The song runs thus:
Do not cry, my child, do not cry. If you cry, you will not be called a valiant son of Bharat. Go to sleep, my child, go to sleep. Did you get scared because the terrible Hitler has invaded the invincible Russia? Go to sleep, my child, go to sleep. Do not cry, my child, do not cry. For the Red Army is marching under Stalin. They will put an end to Hitler. Then what else is the reason for your crying? Is it because the countrymen lack unity? All the countrymen will unite and fight to win freedom; Go to sleep, my child, go to sleep. (Telugu Song)
Then Mother Easwaramma explained how Bhagawan exposed people's ludicrous follies in Puttaparthi through telling compositions. Here is the poem that Bhagawan composed:
What are these times that have descended on us! Oh folks! What are these times that have descended on us! The face powder has formed a cheap substitute for the turmeric powder; Oh folks! What are these times that have descended on us! Gold necklaces have given way to cheap trinkets and chains; Oh folks! What are these times that have descended on us! (Telugu Poem)
Pedda Venkama Raju adds how Bhagawan brought about transformation in Karanam, the husband of Subbamma who had taken to evil ways through this poem:
Don't seek the company of women of loose character; Surely you will fall down. Your caste people will not allow you into their homes; Your relatives will neck you out, if they see you; Your friends will beat you with chappals, If they see you in the company of such women. (Telugu Song)
Karunasri and Ghantalasala eulogise Bhagawan's compositions and bring out the literary value in them. Prof. Kasturi sings a few poems of Bhagawan which impressed him.
The Lord of Kailasa has manifested his Divine form with the crescent moon adorning his head, the cool water of the Ganga flowing between the matted locks, with his radiant eye in the middle of the forehead and the purple neck gleaming like the sheen of a blackberry. He wears serpent bracelets and a snake belt, his entire body is smeared with Vibhuti, his forehead is adorned with a Kumkum dot, his ruddy lips glow with the juice of the betel, diamond-studded gold earrings dangle from his ears and his whole body glows with divine effulgence. (Telugu Poem)
He also explains and lists out the 16 Vahinis of Bhagawan. He says that lofty concepts were explained in a simple and lucid manner by Bhagwan in these Vahinis. Prof Kasturi says that Bhagawan explains the essence of the Vedas lucidly in His Discourses, he also laces His Discourses with Chinna Katha (a short anecdote) which has a succinct moral at the end.
Karunasri feels sorry at the sorry state of affairs of the world today. People relish reading newspapers, but they have no time to read Bhagawan's Discourses. At the end all the cast of the drama converged at the performing arena to seek Bhagawan's blessings. Bhagawan materialised a gold chain for the actor who played the role of Prof. Kasturi. In a touching gesture, Bhagawan gave with His own hands the spectacles to the cast who played the role of Kasturi (since the spectacles were removed when Bhagawan materialised the chain).
Bhagawan went amidst the participants and showered His love on them. Bhagawan even instructed that the cast be given clothes, Prasadam and Vibhuti Prasadam. Meanwhile, the devotees from the district rendered a few songs.
The devotees took this opportunity to bless a few items which they would like to treasure like Siva Linga, photographs of Bhagawan and a Sarva Dharma symbol inscribed on wood. Arati was offered to Bhagawan at 7.20 p.m. after which Bhagawan retired for the day.
Over 3300 devotees from Adilabad district have come joining Parthi Yatra 2010.
