Posted at 19:49:21 IST on Mar 24, 2010
The Bhagavatha Saptaaham, the dialogue between a person under the
sentence of death and a great saint who prepared him to meet the eventuality,
is over. Howmuchever, one extols on the greater significance of the epical
rendition, Prasanthi Nilayam holds the unique, ‘one of its kind’ significance,
with the Avatar Himself in physical frame sitting and listening to the same,
the exposition, on all the seven days.
The erudite young scholar’s seven day’s exposition had been a treat for
thousands of minds and souls in Prasanthi Nilayam. With a rare mix of stories
from Bhagavatham with that of the stories of the present day Avatar, bringing
in anecdotes from various other sources, the young “Maharaj” literally
transported Prasanthi Nilayam into Brindavan, wherein The Lord Himself dwelled
on the tongue of the “Maharaj” singing His glories, often bursting into
melodious tunes bringing greater joy to thousands upon thousands. A unique
thing about the Saptaaha Yajnam was the Maharaj's inimitable style of referring
to Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai as first person, quite often during his narrative,
replacing Bhagawan Sri Krishna with this form of the Avatar, who walks the
earth in present times. With his storyline go expounding into the rare gems
hidden within the epic, with Bhagawan sitting onstage, Prasanthi Nilayam
literally became, as the scholar often mentioned, the Kaliyuga Vaikuntam, the
Vaikunta of present days, where Lord Maha Vishnu Himself dwells.
Final scene has to be climactic, and so was on the final day of the
Bhagavatha Saptaaham as well. Maharaj’s final session's exposition had the tale
of Bhagawan Sri Krishna's emotional meeting with his childhood friend, Sudhama.
The Maharaj gave a scintillating narration of the meeting of the two friends
that, The Lord, the narrator and the entire assemblage were literally
transported into the days of Dwapara, 'visualising' the nostalgic magic moments
in the life of Bhagawan's ‘dearmost’ friend, Sudhama. Choked with emotion,
Rituraj Ji’s eyes were moist with tears of love and so was the Lord in physical
frame. …And the wavelength spread the entire Sai Kulwant airing emotion
bringing in a unique feeling of greater peace and love.
Raja Parikshit's final moments, wherein he liberates his soul to attain
"Moksha" (liberation), was the final episode that brought the curtain down for
the Saptaaham. Listening to the epical exposition for seven continuous days,
finally the king leaves his mortal coil, voluntarily releasing the 'life force'
through the "Sahasrara Chakra", the 7th energy channel.
In an emotional final narration, the Maharaj offered the entire seven
days’ Saptaaha Yajna at the Feet of “Divine Parents” of Bhagawan, Mother
Easwaramma and Pedda Vankamma Raju, whom he credited to bring The Divine Form
into physical frame. Opining his simplicity and greater good fortune, the
Maharaj went on further telling that, the preceptor of the Devas, Brihaspathi
himself would have come at Bhagawan’s command, but Bhagawan has chosen him,
bestowing upon him the opportunity, a unique opportunity that redeems many a
birth. Offering “Koti Koti Pranams”, millions upon millions of salutations, the
Maharaj prayed for Divine Forgiveness for any errors that he would have
committed, most inadvertently.
Adding charm to the Bhagavatha stories, there were musical delights as
well. Grateful Alumni working with various institutions under Sri Sathya Sai
Central Trust, presented thematic musical offerings for five consecutive days,
as if endorsing that Music and Divinity are inseparable!
Bhagavatha was narrated…and thousands upon thousands have heard the same…
Bhagawan’s sumptuous presence was very much there for thousands to steal a
glance and more…the stories and melodious tunes would ring in many ears…feeling
them nostalgic of the Divine stories of the Lord!
Kasturi ji hailed Bhagavatha to be a Ganga, emerging from The Lord, and
merging in Him, after a long journey through geographic descriptions, historic
annals, philosophic disquisitions, hagiological narratives, epistemologic
enquiries, fertilizing the vast valleys of human minds with the pure pellucid
waters of Krishna stories. Prasanthi witnessed this with the Eternal Witness
sitting and watching over!!!
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