Published on Sunday, December 19, 2010 @ 1700 hrs.
On the evening of 17th Dec, the Youth and Balvikas from Srikakulam
district of Andhra Pradesh staged a dance drama entitled “Murali Madhavam” in
the immediate Divine Presence in Prasanthi Nilayam. The programme was a part of
a three-day Parthi Yatra organized by Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations,
Srikakulam.
Murali-Madhavam was an adaptation from the times of Dwapara telling
the story of the evolution of a devotee into an image of His chosen God.
Suru was an accomplished flute maker. In His quest for a perfect
flautist, Suru came to hear, from an old woman belonging to Repalle, about a
little lad by name ‘Kannaiah’ and his mystical flute. On the advice of the
woman Suru travels to the neighbouring village to find the answer in reality.
He listened to the soul-stirring notes of the flute played by the little
‘Kannaiah’ to his utmost conviction.
View Video File:
http://vimeo.com/17945449
Suru made up his mind to make a perfect piece of flute for
‘Kannaiah’. Despite oddities, after repeated attempts that lasted for seven
long years, Suru finally made a ‘master-piece’ that had all attributes of the
‘original’ Kannaiah flute.
By then, little lad ‘Kannaiah’ had grown into become the king of
Mathura. Lord of all lords, King Krishna came over to Repalle to celebrate the
birthday and utilizing the opportunity, Suru sent his little son to Repalle
with the ‘master-piece’ to be presented to the Lord as a ‘birthday gift’.
Most inadvertently, in a strange turn of events, the little lad
misplaced the ‘master-piece’ into a pile of flutes made by Suru. Upon hearing
this Suru was down stricken, but did not give up until he could trace the
original piece from the pile of thousands of flutes. …And he sent the same
with his son without wasting any further time.
Lord Krishna who is known for His ‘taste for testing’ his devotees
refused to accept the gift excusing Himself, telling that He has forgotten the
art of playing. Playing with mincing words with the kid, the Lord returned the
flute along with the one He originally possessed and was no longer in
‘practical use’.
Suru was upset beyond reason and started lamenting. Taking His
testing phase to a climax, The Lord appeared at Him ensuing an interesting
dialogue with His devotee.
View Flash Photo Slideshow:
http://www.sssbpt.org/images/muralimadhavam1.swf
Playful Lord took out flute after flute from the pile, playing
perfect piece with elan. Here was the wake-up call for the devotee.
Understanding his folly of limiting The Mighty Lord within his self-set
boundaries, Suru was finally a surrendered man with awakening.
Rewarding His devotee for his unflinching devotion and dedication,
Bhagawan, calming down an emotional Suru told him that he (the flute maker) is
his real flute whom he had been preparing for many births. He blessed him with
His Vishwaroopa Darshanam.
The final scene witnessed a supplication by the Srikakulam devotees
comparing themselves with the thousands of flutes in the presentation, but
longing to be transformed by the Divine Touch to become His perfect
instruments.
Interspersed with series of dances, the one- hour presentation
turned out to be a visual treat, rich with melodious music and colourful
costumes. Poems and songs for the drama were taken from the original Divine
collection.
View Flash Photo Slideshow:
http://www.sssbpt.org/images/muralimadhavam2.swf
Post presentation safari pieces were distributed to the entire crew
while, blessed prasadam went for distribution to the packed audience.
The crew was devotedly awaiting The Lord to be in the midst. ...And
the Lord could not resist. After a brief pause post Arathi, Bhagawan moved
down, posing with the crew. Bhagawan chose to interact with some and also lit
the Akhanda Jyothi which would travel back to the district. From the past five
years the district has been blessed with this good fortune of carrying the
Akhanda Jyothi from Prasanthi. These Akhanda Jyothis would be placed in
different centres/temples for the benefit of devotees.
Earlier Bhagawan arrived in the hall at 1830 hrs. for a complete
round of darshan blessing the thousands that included over 3400 Srikakulam
devotees.
The Srikakulam group also took out huge procession outside the main
gates of Prasanthi, an annual affair reflecting religious fervour.
sourced:
http://www.sssbpt.org/Pages/Prasanthi_Nilayam/muralimadhavam17122010.html
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Punjab & Haryana & J & K
31 July 2010
The youth from the Indian States of Punjab and Haryna put on a
programme titled "Harvest of Love".
Girls from Sri Sathya Jyoti Pioneer High School, Patiala, danced to
the tune of a soul-stirring devotional Sufi number. Then, the Punjabi youth
present a Bhangra dance that was as vibrant as one could expect.
The session continued with people from the States of Jammu and
Kashmir taking their turn, with Ms. Kailash Mehra, famous gazal singer and Head
of Dept., Music, MAM College, Jammu, singing some bhajans. After three songs,
Bhagawan asked the students to sing 'aalaap' bhajan; "Sri Raghavam..." was sung
followed by another one, "Allaho Akbar..." literally turning the twilight into
a God-lit one!
sourced:
http://www.saicast.org/20100731HarvestOfLove.html
