Sai Pearls of Wisdom 40-D   “SAI LEELAMRITAM" (With Subtitles).
Channel: Sai Pearls of Wisdom - Prof. Anil Kumar Kamaraju
Date: 2023-03-25

On 23rd November 1926, in the wee hours of morning amidst the reverberating auspicious sounds of the musical instruments playing on their own, God Himself incarnated in a remote village of Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh. His radiantly beautiful face with attractive features – dusky, glowing skin and curly hair - delighted everyone. He had a mole on His left cheek as if to ward off the evil eye. This enchanting beautiful babe filled Mother Eswaramma, grandmother Lakshmamma, and the neighbour Subbamma’s life with bliss. 

Since He was born as a blessing after the mother had partaken the Sathyanarayana Vrata Prasad, He was named Sathyanarayana. Everyone started calling this darling babe ‘Sathya.’ Like the waxing moon of the Shukla Paksha, the baby was growing more beautiful each day. On seeing His enchanting form, Mother Eswaramma was reminded of Bala Krishna of Gokula. As the child grew a little older, He started drawing horizontal lines of Vibuthi on His own forehead. He would insist that his older sister should do this for Him. Everyone was enchanted by His charming looks and ways. 

When He turned six, the favourite child of grandfather Kondama Raju started taking part in plays organized by His grandfather’s drama company. His unusual beauty, sweet melodious voice and dancing skill used to make the audience feel as though Sri Rama, Sri Krishna had appeared once again on earth!

Once when a program was organized to collect school funds, Sathya Narayana enacted the role of the well-known dancer Rishyendramani so perfectly that none realized this was not her performing. After Sri Sathyanarayana proclaimed His Avatarhood and declared that “I am Sai Baba!” many devotees began to throng Puttaparthi and several festivals started being celebrated there. 

In the procession during Navaratri, Bhagavan Baba’s form looked very beautiful and divine. Earlier during the procession of Rama Navami too, Bala Sathya’s playmates used to dress Him up as Sri Rama because of His charming form and divine qualities. During Navaratri festival, Swami’s form used to seem especially divine and attractive. 

In 1946, the devotees decided to take Swami in a procession in a beautifully decorated palanquin and Swami acceded to their wish. At that time, the devotees saw Him on different days as the indescribable glowing Meenakshi of Madurai, Visalakshi of Kashi and Kamakshi of Kanchi. Sometimes, He was seen as Shiva-Shakti Avatar, and those who were blessed with this resplendent darshan were verily fortunate souls. 

It has been an old tradition for devotees to sing songs and stotras, describing the exquisite beauty of God. From ancient days, the sages and saints have been describing the divine beauty. 

In the Rama Raksha stotram, while describing the beauty of Prabhu Ramachandra, Budha Kaushika Rishi says, “One should meditate on the beautiful Sri Rama whose hands are adorned with a bow, who is seated in a lotus pose wearing a yellow silken garment, whose eyes are competing with fresh lotus petals, the One who is blissful and His eyes are set on the lotus face of Sita who is seated on His left thigh, whose skin is lustrous like the dark rain-filled clouds and who is adorned with various precious jewels and whose head is crowned with a halo of shining curling hair!” That was the description by Budha Kaushika Rishi. Let us meditate on this charming Sri Rama!

While describing the beautiful form of Panduranga, Sant Jnaneshwar sings, “Just like the luster emitting forth from innumerable precious gems, the effulgent glow on Panduranga’s divine skin is spreading in all directions! That effulgence and His immeasurable beauty cannot be described in words.”

Similarly, God’s beauty has been described by a number of devotees in many ways. In the Kakad Arathi – early morning Arathi of Shirdi Sai – Sainath, it is said, “I perform Your Kakad Arathi early in the morning, O Sainath! Accept this laghu seva – small service of this child of Yours and bless me with a vision of Your Chinmaya Roopa – all knowing effulgent form!” 

In the Sri Sathya Sai Suprabhatam it is said,

“Deshaantaragatha-Budaasthava Divya-moorthim
Sandarshanaabhirathi-Samyutha-Chiththa-vruthyaa”

The intellectuals from several countries have come here to seek Your darshan! They are yearning to see Your Divine form!” 

In the Sri Sathya Sai Rama Raksha Stotram, Bhagavan Baba has been described as, “One should meditate on the beautiful Sri Rama, the Embodiment of Love! His face sweet with a smile, framed in the halo of His curly hair, wearing an orange silken garment, with His eyes competing with fresh lotus petals; who is gracious, the distributor of the divine Vibuthi created from His hands for the benefit of the people, calm and peaceful seated on a lion throne with a raised hand bestowing boons!” 

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