Sai Pearls of Wisdom 39-B   “RESURRECTION" (With Subtitles).
Channel: Sai Pearls of Wisdom - Prof. Anil Kumar Kamaraju
Date: 2023-02-05

Bhagavan Vishnu has assured Narada, Madh Bhakta Yatra Gayanthe Tatra Tishtami Narada” meaning, “Narada, wherever My devotees sing My glory, I am always present there!” 

Swami says, “I created this world for My own joy! Mountains rose up, rivers started flowing, earth and sky, oceans and water bodies were formed. The sun, moon and deserts sprang up. Then the living beings were created. Man was given the first place and My knowledge was placed in his mind. Since the knowledge about God was already placed in the human mind man started sing His glory from that very moment. He realized that by singing God’s glory, he can please Him!” 

According to the saying, ‘Devanam Priya Stuthi’, ‘God is praised endlessly’ and it is going to remain so forever eternally. In Bhakti Marga, there are nine forms of devotion. Among these, the second form is Keerthanam – singing God’s glory. The devotees knew that through Keerthanam one can win God’s grace, in order to cross this ocean of life easily. So Keerthanam acquired the second place in Navavidha Bhakti – nine forms of devotion. 

Then, in order to make the devotees understand the importance of singing God’s glory, Swami established the ‘Pandari Bhajan Group’ in His childhood itself. As an young boy, little Sathya used to collect children of similar age group and teach them bhajans describing the glory of various names of God. This ‘Pandari Bhajan Group’ would carry cymbals in hand, wear jingles in their feet and go all over Puttaparthi singing bhajans. Due to this, not just in Puttaparthi alone, but in the surrounding villages also, devotion sprang up in the hearts of elders. 

The group was invited to sing bhajans in several villages and wherever they performed, the village is protected from the spread of epidemics and people started developing faith in the power of Keerthanam or singing the glory or bhajan. Swami has given us this easiest path of devotion – Namasmaran, Namasankeerthan. Millions of Sai devotees from all over the world are singing God’s glory and enjoying the bliss derived from it. 

Well, here is an incident from Mumbai which shows that wherever God’s glory is sung, He is present. A couple who were devotees of Swami used to visit various places to attend Sai bhajans. They felt that they should have a bhajan at their home. So on Good Friday, since it was a holiday, they planned a bhajan. Everyone was invited. With great enthusiasm, they made all the arrangements for bhajan and Mahaprasad – the Prasadam. In the evening, as the bhajan started, suddenly the garland on Swami’s photograph started swinging. As the bhajan picked up momentum, it started swinging faster! In the photograph, one could see Swami standing in the ground in front of Prasanthi Mandir. 

All of a sudden, a little girl shouted, “Swami, Swami, Swami...” When her mother asked her as to what happened, she said, “See, Swami is standing in front of me!” On asking where He was, she pointed to the front and said that He had come out from the photograph on which the garland was swinging and was standing there. Everyone was wonderstruck and was standing there! There were all wonderstruck. Yes! As long as the girl could see Swami, the garland on the photograph kept swinging. When He vanished, it stopped swinging. 

Sage Narada says, “When one contemplates on God’s name incessantly, an unending stream of devotion pours forth and fills the devotees heart with bliss! Due to this he forgets body consciousness and completely gets immersed in divine love.” What a wonderful experience it is! What a power of Kirtan, singing the glory of Swami is! 

Adi Purusha is the one who was there before; He is present now and will be there in the future also! The Divine – He is the Purusha, the eternal charioteer who rides the chariot of the body. 

The Bhagavad Gita, in the 4th chapter 6th Shloka clearly says, “Though I am unborn, and am of imperishable nature, and though I am the Lord of all beings, yet ruling over My own Nature, I take birth through My own Maya!” 

The present Sri Sathya Sai Avatar is Adi Purusha and He has incarnated in human form by His own will. During Sri Krishnavatar, there were some people who were unable to understand His divine nature and thinking of Him as a mere human, disobeyed and disregarded Him. In this day and age too, there are the ignorant who do not understand Bhagavan Baba’s divinity and they are definitely the losers.

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