Prasanthi’s Glorious Birthday Morning…
Saturday, November 23rd, 2013
Birthdays are for the mortals. For the One Who proclaimed to have no birth and death, there is no birthday. But, when He chose to descend down in physical frame, He, with His supreme munifincence conferred upon humanity the heavenly boon to celebrate His Advent. 23rd November has been the day in the Sri Sathya Sai Calendar… and over 4 decades the Sai fraternity has been joining together celebrating The Day of His Supreme Advent!
When the day dawned in the tiny hamlet called Puttaparthi this morning, there was ‘joy unmatched’, mixed with a tinge of nostalgia…nostalgia of the golden past of the beautious form gliding into the sea of devotees, with His ever unmatched nonchalant spirit, gracing the occasion, blessing humanity and the world beyond. …and silent submission from the capacity audience in the Sai Kulwant Hall seemed to be echoing a missing tune… as if singing…
…i miss You, my Beloved One…
Oh! How i miss You…
…this yearning for Your Presence…
…will never subside…
…though i know for sure…in my heart…
…You do blissfully reside…
In the morning the proceedings began at 0800 hrs. with Veda chanting. Students took over singing Birthday glory… glory of Sri Sathya Sai spelling their love out for their Beloved Swami… Singing a song of His Avataric glory, “Manushini Madahavunicheya Mahine Swargamukamacha…”, the students followed singing a song of Unity, “Aao Sab Milkar Gaao…”. A Carnatic song comprising compiled padyams of Bhagawan followed by a video presentation on the epochal 50th Birthday celebrations came next before the final song, the eternal song of love, “Hum Ko Tumsey Pyaar Kithna…”.
Prof Anil Kumar took over next giving a lucid English-Telugu introduction to the events to follow. Speaking about the greater glory of Bhagawan and His Birthday celebrations Prof Anil Kumar then invited the Chief Guest for the function Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology, Dr (Mrs) Killi Kruparani to release the commemorative stamp on Bhagawan by Dept Of Posts (India Post). The Hon’ble Minister then released the stamps by handing it over to Justice AP Mishra, Trust Member, Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust. Annual Report of the activities of Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust as well as the firts day cover of the released postal stamp were also released by the Minister, handing them over to the Trustees, Sri TKK Bhagavat and Sri V Srinivasan respectively. Andhra ministers Sri Raghuveera Reddy and Ms J Geeta Reddy were also present on the occasion.
Sri SS Naganand, Trust Member, SSSCT then summarised the highlights of the Annual Report of SSSCT. Deliberating on the activities of Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust in the areas of Medicare, Educare and Sociocare Sri Naganand also announced the partial commissioning of the ongoing extended water project scheme.
Chief Guest for the occasion Union Minister Dr Killi Kruparani then addressed the audience in Telugu. Hailing Bhagawan as an Inexhaustible Reservoir of Love, Kruparani expressed greater gratitude to Bhagawan for her great good fortune of being associated with the momentous historic occasion of the release of the stamp. In her power-packed speech the minister quoted Bhagawan intermittently, highly appreciating the activities taken up by the Central Trust in the Name of Bhagawan.
It was time for Bhagawan’s Divine Discourse. Bhagawan’s discourse revolved around the Supreme Truth of actual experience and the hidden reality…actual Truth. Spirituality is all about looking inward while science is about looking outward, said Bhagawan adding that external vision cannot fathom actual reality called Truth. Speaking about His Truth in no uncertain terms, with greater emphasis Bhagawan promised the re-establishment of Vedic culture in the near future. Bhagawan ended His Divine discourse with the bhajan “Madhuvana Sanchaari…”
Band troupes from Prasanthi Anantapur, Sri Sathya Sai Higher Secondary School, both boys and girls, Prasanthi Nilayam campus played short-solo-tunes before boys burst into bhajans. Even as bhajans continued boys and girls made a beeline to the Sanctum Sanctorum offering Birthday Day Cake to Beloved Swami.
Prasadam was distributed to the entire assemblage and Mangala Arathi was offered at 1110 hrs. On the special occasion, free food was served to all devotees in special shamiana behind the North Block of Prasanthi Nilayam.
II Samastha Lokah Sukhino Bhavantu II
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