Sai Baba Darshan news
- Whitefield - Brindavan
April 28th:
The sheer anticipation of catching a glimpse of the Avatar hurried me off my bed on
this Sunday morning. As I started driving to Brindavan, my previous sojourns down
this road came alive in front of my eyes. We used to go much earlier for darshan
then. In the last few years Darshan time has got delayed a bit and Swami has become
a bit distant physically. But none of that can deter us from driving to this
Punyabhoomi to have the darshan of the Lord. HE ’came’ here after almost two years.
Reached Brindavan by 8:00 AM to discover a long queue outside the Ashram. I quickly
moved into the lines and am keen to enter inside. Once inside, huge floral toranams
that read "Welcome to the Heart throb of Brindavan", "Om Sri Sai Brindavanagovindaya
namaha", "We love you Swami - Your Boys". These were colorful and lovely. It seems
Swami had hinted a few days ago at Parthi that HE would be going to Brindavan. So
Brindavan appeared well prepared, almost. Inside the Ramesh hall, there were
beautiful decorations and all these brought about a festive atmosphere. By 8:30AM, I
am seated inside, somewhere in the annexe, my usual place! As I sit waiting for the
music to be on, thoughts of bygone years again flash up, I blissfully reminisced the
earlier darshans that HE had granted here. I recollected with gratitude the graceful
walk, the blissful smile, the re-assuring hand and all that we were lucky to witness
from close quarters earlier. There was not so much hope now. But believe me, just
being there is a simply divine feeling. And again, I think it is about 12 hours
since HE arrived here and already a sea of humanity has arisen and fallen at HIS
feet to catch a glimpse! Of course, this is partly due to the information age that
we live in, but above all HE attracts and we get attracted! Rest is incidental. As
thoughts were rambling, the lights came up one by one and anticipation was filling
the air, relaxed poses became alert, closed eyes opened and necks craned. And the
music starts now... it is about to be 9 AM. In a few seconds, this gives way to
Omkaras and soon we have Ganapati Om jaya Ganapati Om..... in the air. And there the
Lord in splendorous Orange robe is coming on HIS mobile chair! Will HE turn this
way, will HE go straight to the stage.... all these questions clutter the mind.
Buddhi tries to calm the mind, and while this struggle is going on, HE makes HIS way
and sits majestically on the stage looking at the vast ocean in front of HIM. Our
thirsts have quenched, we have caught a glimpse of the loving Lord!!! At a time when
we re thinking that even this Summer will go by without Bhagavan visiting Brindavan,
HE came and filled our hearts. Bhajans go on.... alternating between gents and
ladies. HE sits for about nine-ten bhajans and turns back. We feel thankful to HIM.
We pray for a re-darshan quickly and get back.
- by Ramesh Sistla 28th April: At around 5.00 a.m the first
darshan lines started outside the brindavan ashram gate though Swami came quite late
for the morning darshan. Swami came on the dias at around 10:00 am Swami sat on the
stage for about 15 minutes but there were no bhajans. The evening darshan of Swami
were quite brief after around 20 minutes on the dias Swami accepted the aarthi and
went. SaiRam,
April 28th I went for the afternoon darshan in
brindhavan.There
I have enquired one of the sevadhal about swami's stay in
brindhavan.she said swami will be in brindhavan for one and half
months and he is not going to kodaikanal this time.so hope he will be
here.but swamy's schedule he only knows
Aum sai Ram
Sukanya.
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