Today October 20th is Avathar Declaration Day, Let us all Pray to Our
Divine Lord to give us the Strength to continue doing His Divine work and to
spread His Divine Message of Love everywhere.
In 2002, Avatar Declaration Day discourse Swami recalled His childhood
days and shared with everyone His early years.. A small excerpt is here:
“The Corporation Commissioner of Bellary and his wife played host to us
for three days. They took us to the Virupaksha temple in the nearby Hampi
Kshetra. Seshama Raju and his wife told Me to remain outside the temple and
keep a watch over their belongings as they would go inside to have darshan of
the deity. I readily agreed and remained outside.
As soon as they entered the temple, to their utter astonishment, they
found Me standing inside the sanctum sanctorum where the deity is supposed to
be standing. Seshama Raju could not believe his eyes. He thought, "Why did he
come here when I told him specifically to remain outside and take care of our
belongings?" He at once came out of the temple only to find Me standing there!
He again went inside and found Me there also! Still he was not convinced. He
told his wife, "You go outside and keep a watch over Sathya. Do not allow him
to go anywhere. Meanwhile, I will go inside and see whether he is still there."
She did accordingly. He again saw a smiling Sathya standing in the
sanctum sanctorum. The Corporation Commissioner was also a witness to all this.
He recognised My divinity. When they came out of the temple, he caught hold of
Seshama Raju's hands and said, "Raju, do not be under the impression that
Sathya is your brother. He is not an ordinary person. You are deluded seeing
His physical form. There is divine power in Him.
We came back to the Commissioner's house, had our food there and started
our return journey to Uravakonda. The Commissioner wanted to give Me a gift. He
said that he would get four pairs of shorts and shirts stitched for Me. I
firmly told him that I would not accept even one. He did not want to force Me
either. Then his wife suggested that a gold collar pin would be an appropriate
gift for Me. In those days, it was a matter of prestige for children to wear a
collar pin. Immediately, he bought a gold collar pin and put it on the collar
of My shirt. I protested. Under any circumstances, I never accepted anything
from others. But, Seshama Raju insisted that I accept the gift. He said that my
refusal to accept the gift would amount to showing disrespect to the
Commissioner. So, I obeyed him.
After returning from Hampi, I was going to school wearing the collar pin.
The pin dropped on the way and could not be traced. A major change took place
in Me. Worldly attachment left Me in the guise of a collar pin. I decided to
embark on My mission to alleviate the sufferings of My devotees.”
Source:ww.srisathyasai.org.in/Pages/AshramInfo/Avatar_Declaration
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