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Prashanthi Bulletin - June
4th and 5th, 2005
June 4th and
5th, 2005
A twenty-four-hour Akhanda Bhajan had been arranged in
Brindavan, starting on Saturday evening and ending on Sunday,
June 5th. The Shanti Vedika and Lord Krishna's Idol on the Stage
were very tastefully decorated with flowers and beads. Bhagawan
gave His consent to start the programme at 4 pm on Saturday and
the Bhajan 'Vighna Vinashaka Gana Natha...' triggered off the 24
hours non-stop Nama Sankeertanam. Soon thereafter Bhagawan
arrived onstage through the doors at the back and stayed for
around 30 minutes or so.
Bhagawan asked for Aarati just as the Bhajan 'Ayodhya Vasi
Ram...' was being started. Aarati was offered and then Bhagawan
went back to his residence around 4.30pm. Bhajans continued
thereafter. Students from the Brindavan Campus and also
faculty/staff members continued singing high tempo and high
pitch Bhajans throughout the evening and night. In between they
were joined by the staff of the Sri Sathya Institute of Higher
Medical Sciences, Bangalore City Youth and also the alumni of
the Institute. It was an outpouring of Love and Prayers to
Bhagawan through Nama Sankirtanam - an apt event to follow the
exhibition on 'Namasmarana - Kaliyuga Sadhana' that was
organised in Brindavan last weekend.
Since the bhajans were going on, we believed that Bhagawan might
come out early for morning darshan and maybe sit a little longer
for the Bhajans. But Swami, as usual, taught us to "love His
uncertainty". He came out in the Porte car at 6.30 am, and
instead of going for a round inside the Sai Ramesh Hall, paused
near the Hostel entrance, and then went out of the Brindavan
Ashram gate! Then He apparently went into the Trayee Brindavan
grounds through the gate near the railway crossing, and again
came by Sai Ramesh Hall in a short while. This time, He went out
of the Brindavan gate, turned right, and went on a long drive
towards Hoskote and beyond. Finally, He returned to Brindavan an
hour later, and went straight into Trayee Brindavan. Lot of
devotees (especially on the Ladies side) enjoyed wonderful car
Darshan as also countless others who were fortunate enough to be
on the streets when Bhagawan went on the ride.
Sai Ramesh Hall was slowly filling up at the normal darshan hour
of 8 o'clock. Bhajans were in full swing. The Brindavan bhajan
group, both ladies and gents, were taking turns with the
students to lead the bhajans. But Bhagawan had already come and
gone! Would He come again? We hoped so, and sang bhajans.
Finally, at 9.15 am, there was some scurrying among the Seva
dals, and the chandeliers onstage lit up, indicating Bhagawan's
arrival. Swami came onstage on the wheeled sofa, with a red
shawl around His shoulders. Since His feet were resting on the
slightly raised footrest of the sofa, we were able to gaze at
His Lotus Feet to our hearts' content. After listening to the
Bhajans for around 15 minutes, He indicated He wanted to
withdraw. When there was some motion to take the Arati, He
indicated not to take the Arati now, since the Bhajans were
continuing.
Various groups like the Karnataka Youth Wing, devotees from
overseas, and so on were continuing the Bhajans during the day.
After 3 pm, the lead singing was again taken up by the Brindavan
bhajan group and the students. By 4 o'clock, Bhajans like
'Mandir mein aao Madhava...' were being sung, and all were
thirsting for one more Divine Darshan to end the Bhajan.
Bhagawan allowed the tempo to rise till 4.35, and then He came
onstage again. And a pleasant surpise! He was not wearing a
shawl now, and the cast was not visible. Apparently the cast has
been shortened to just His forearm, and is covered by the sleeve
of His robe. The claps and the singing became louder and more
impasssioned. Swami sat for twenty minutes of enthusiastic
bhajans, and then indicated for Arati. After the Arati, an
announcement was made for all to collect prasadam from the
counters set up all around Sai Ramesh Hall. A leaf-container of
tamarind rice and a sweet was distributed to all, and we
returned home contented.
Source:
http://www.radiosai.org/pages/PB.htm
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