How The Bhagavad Gita was administered…? Thursday, June 13th, 2013 Living in the physical proximity of the Lord, once a devotee grew curious about some of His stupendous doings in His previous Avatar, as to how Lord Krishna was able to deliver the Bhagavad Gita amidst the war cries in the Kurukshetra battlefield. When this question was posed to Bhagawan, instead of answering straightaway, He chose to clear the clouds of doubts in the minds of His devotee in His own unique, inimitable style…a unique story from His Story, from the fifties…Read on… It was during the1950s that, Sakamma, an ardent devotee of Bhagawan lived in Puttaparthi. Every day she would be around the young Swami, enjoying His darshan, sparshan and sambhashan. Once Sakamma happened to read the Telugu version of the Bhagavad Gita and could not decipher with her naïve, innocent mind as to how Lord Krishna was able to chant 700 slokas in the battlefield while the Kauravas and their battlers were ready to fight the Pandavas. Reading the Holy Text, Sakamma got into a confused state of mind, thinking, how did Arjuna understand the slokas chanted by Lord Krishna? What was the backdrop in the battlefield when Krishna got into imparting the Gita to Arjuna? How was it possible for Lord Krishna to do so in the battle field? …her inquisitive mind started throwing an array of questions one after one. One day, at an opportune moment, Sakamma, loaded with questions, walked towards Bhagawan, hoping to clear all her doubts. She asked Bhagawan, if the Bhagavad Gita was right, how was it possible for Lord Krishna to chant 700 slokas in the battlefield?…and was there any time for Arjuna to listen and understand the Lord’s advice, being placed in a packed battlefield, with battle about to begin? Swami smiled, but gave no answer, straightaway… In the evening, Swami called all the devotees including Sakamma; took them all to the Chitravathi riverbed. Bhagawan sat in the sands on the riverbed and, even as their conversation began, He started gathering the sand, piling the same in a heap. Slowly and gently, He put His right hand into it and all those gathered around grew curious as to what He was up to? Swami gently took out an idol out of the heap. It was a beautifully carved, artistic, glittering golden idol of Lord Krishna, depicting Him, guiding the chariot in the battlefield while an ever-ready Arjuna, armed with weapons, watching the enemy camp. Swami showed it to all the devotees around and asked, “How much time does it take for a goldsmith to make an idol of this type?” Answers varied, with many saying, months…week…that too with the assistance of a couple of helpers. Then Swami paused and asked as to how much time did He take to manifest the idol. Pat came the reply…“a minute, Swami”. Swami continued, saying that …Anything is possible for God; just now you witnessed the idol having been manifested in less than a minute’s time; the same way Lord Krishna put them, all in the battlefield, under Divine hypnosis. All turned standstill, though their eyes were wide open as if they were watching the whole of happening. Only Arjuna was allowed to see and listen to Lord Krishna. The Sun also remained standstill. Thus Lord Krishna stopped the time to advise Arjuna the ‘Gita’, enlightening him to go ahead with his mission. This period of conversation between Lord Krishna and Arjuna is called the “Bhagavad Gita”. “It is not you, who is going to kill them all; their ‘destiny’ has already been decided and “you are only an instrument” said Lord Krishna bringing Arjuna out of delusion preparing him to fight the battle. Subsequently, Lord Krishna brought everyone in the battlefield, back to conscious state. Thus, Sakamma’s doubts on various issues of Bhagavad Gita was clarified and Sakamma fell at the Feet of Bhagawan shedding tears of joy, gratitude, thanking Bhagawan for His kindness to put so much effort to clear her doubts. She said, “Swami, You are none else than Lord Krishna and how lucky are we to be at Your Lotus Feet”. II Samastha Lokah Sukhino Bhavantu II sourced: http://www.theprasanthireporter.org/2013/06/how-the-bhagavad-gita-was-administered/ Guinness Book Record holder, youngest Tabla player to perform at Dharmakshetra : June 16th 2013 Sairam! On coming Sunday June 2013 dont miss the programme by our very own 6 year young Bal-vikas student Master Truptraj, who has entered the Guinness Book of World Records for being the youngest ever tabla player Please read this news posted by TNN on Apr 26, 2013, 01.27AM IST 6-yr-old Mulund in Guinness Book as youngest tabla player MUMBAI: His first award weighed a kilo more than him and his latest achievement is a sheet of paper. It helps that Truptraj Pandya (6) was born with a dexterous pair of hands. On Wednesday, Truptraj Pandya (6) received a certificate from the Guinness Book of World Records proclaiming him the world's youngest tabla player. Programme Schedule at Dharmakshetra for 16.06.2013 6 to 6:30 pm Bhajan by Mulund Samithi 6:30 to 7:00 pm Tabla performance by Master Truptraj Please be there and do encourage Balvikas children to come and witness this programme sourced: http://www.dharmakshetra.org.in/dknews13/dknews-jun13.htm 'SATHYA SAI WITH STUDENTS' BLOG UPDATE - WEEK 39 Sai Ram, We present the articles for Week 39 of the 'Sathya Sai with Students' Blog: 1. We start a new series of Discourses excerpts on Bhakti (Devotion). Swami gives us the examples of some of the most exemplary devotees of all times. Part 1 of this series is on Bhishma - The Grandsire of Mahabharata. http://sathyasaiwithstudents.blogspot.in/2013/06/bhakti-part-1-story-of-bhishma.html#.UbjMeayMDFw 2. Brother S. Chatterjee writes on the theme: 'I am in you, behind you, in front of you...'. http://sathyasaiwithstudents.blogspot.in/2013/06/i-am-in-you-behind-you-in-front-of-you.html 3. It is the time of the year when the academic session has just begun. Swami would spend a lot of time with the students, talking to new students, accepting letters and responding to their prayers. In this conversation dated June 23, 1997, Swami has almost become a doctor giving Vibhuti to students for their headache, fever and stomach problems! http://sathyasaiwithstudents.blogspot.in/2013/06/when-swami-became-doctor-for-his.html 4. We conclude the series of articles under the section 'Management Lessons' wherein Swami gives Divine Guidelines on Organisational Issues. Part 3 of this series focusses on Organisational Theft in corporations. http://sathyasaiwithstudents.blogspot.in/2013/06/guidelines-for-critical-organisational_13.html#.UbjN9ayMDFw 5. It was in this month 52 years ago that Swami visited and sanctified the holy shrine of Badrinath in the Himalayas. We reminisce the visit and the Divine Message given there. We conclude the second part with Swami's visit to Rishikesh and the Sivananda Ashram and His Divine Discourse when He returned back to Prasanthi Nilayam and narrated the entire visit to the devotees at the Ashram. http://sathyasaiwithstudents.blogspot.in/2013/06/swami-visits-badrinath-part-2.html 6. In the section on the 'Song for the Soul', we have a Telugu song sung often by the students in gratitude to their Mother Sai: titled "Maa Praana Daivam" Click the link to read 220 full articles: http://sathyasaiwithstudents.blogspot.in/ Visit us: Facebook: www.facebook.com/SathyaSaiWithStudents Google+: https://plus.google.com/108773725221384230860/posts Twitter: http://goo.gl/VaH10 Please forward the link to your class groups, friends, Sai devotees and Samiti members. You could suggest to them to enter their email address on the home page of the blog (top right corner) so that they would get an update every Thursday. Happy Reading! Loving Regards 'Sathya Sai with Students' Blog Team Sri Sathya Sai Hostel for Senior Students Prasanthi Nilayam Blood Donation Camp on 23rd June. Sairam, It gives me immense pleasure to tell you all that, we will be having a blood donation camp on 23rd of June in Pune. There will also be all devotees meet on 23rd June at Bhavsar Mangal Karyalay from 9 am to 1 pm. The blood donation camp will be part of that. One more blood donation camp is there on 23rd at Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad hall in Koregaon Park from 4pm to 7pm. As our beloved Swami said that donating blood is giving a liquid love to someone, so lets all come together and make this blood donation event a grand success. The blood donation camp will be organised by Sahyadri Hospitals, Pune. Timing and Venue details, 23rd June 9 am to 1pm at Bhavsar Mangal Karyalay, 7 loves chawk, near swargate. 23rd June 4pm to 7pm at Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad hall in Koregaon park, near bund garden. Courtesy: Sangram Kondel All Devotees Meet in Pune Sairam, All devotees meet has been organised on Sunday, 23rd June at Bhavsar Mangal Karyalay near Swargate and Maulana Abdul Kalam Hall in Bund Garden. For the devotees from City, Kothrud, SahakarNagar and PCMC samithi the programme will be at Bhavsar Mangal Karyalay from morning 9 am till 1 pm. For the devotees from Camp and Nagar Road Samithi the program will be at Maulana Abdul Kalam Hall in Bund garden from 4 to 7pm. A blood donation camp will be held at the program venue, from 9am to 1 pm at Bhavsar Mangal Karyalay and from 4 to 7 at Abdul Kalam Azad Hall. Sahyadri hospitals pune will be conducting the blood donation camp. The Talash DVD uncut version of musical program and some of the selective part pf Dr.Anil Kumar speech will be shown to the devotees. Some more attaractions of the program are a 25 minute musical program of Bbhakti Sangeet. Ex-faculties from Puttaparthi and ex-students will share their experiences with SWAMI. Also some vintage videos of SWAMI will be shown The DP and all the Samithi conveners will address the devotees at the end of the program. Prasadam will be served after the program. Bhagwan BABA said that the blood donation is the transfer of liquid love, so lets be part of this noble activity with full strength. Please do join with full strength and make the Pune devotee meet a grand success Courtesy: Sangram Kondel Blessing 2 'birds' with 1 'stone' >From Aravind Balasubramanya Dear all, How did Swami manage time when there were millions seeking it in the physical frame? Yes, He slept very little... He multi-tasked. But He has one divine feature, a divine train - OmniFelicity! That means, with a single act, He can achieve two totally different things! I am sure that is how He managed to do so much with such limited time! :) Here is an experience of two 'birds' being blessed thus by one 'stone'! :) http://aravindb1982.blogspot.in/2013/06/blessing-two-birds-with-one-stone-sathya-sai-student.html TRYST WITH DIVINITY - Fr. Kumeran Francis Soobrayan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrvQmt10NzU -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "saimsg" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
