25th June 2009
Jai Sai Ram
This Thursday was unusual for us. From the very beginning it was unusual for us. It was only Monday that the Udi started oozing from, even the statue and the photo inside the Mandir, besides the Udi oozing from the photos on the wall. We have very limited knowledge and could not make out the reason for it. It was not any important day for our family. It was not the birthday or the marriage anniversary for any one of us. The only reason we could find is that it was Somvati Amavasya on Monday.
Some time back Mrs Gupta ordered for a Pratima of Baba of Makrana Marble, in a sitting posture of Dwarka, from Jaipur. On Tuesday night we received a call from Mr. Rockey from Jaipur that he is sending the Pratima on Wednesday and I have to collect it from Bikaner House. At late evening of Wednesday the new Charans and the Pratima were cleaned. Charans were washed and put in a thali. The old charans, from which the Jal used to ooz was kept inside the mandir. Now see how Baba understand the intension of the devotee. Water oozed from the new charans in the thali and thali was filled with water and the old charans were dry. Before the start of pooja and the recitation of Sri Sai Amrit Vani the old Charans and the Pratima made of Italian Marble were presented to the couple, who accompanied us to Hardwar and Badrinath. They took Baba to their home with full honour. It was the feeling that in that pratima Baba were smiling. This act was done before any body comes for Sai Amrit Vani as many devotees were very much eager to have these Pratima and Charans to their home.
There were very few males this Thursday for the recitation of Sri Sai Amrit Vani, yet there was a firm and strong male voice reciting along with us. It was clearly not the voice of the males present there, as many devotees noticed it. In between there was jayekara ‘Bola Sai Nath Maharaj Ke Jay” in the same voice. This Jaykara is also not there in the cassette. Was this voice of Sai Baba HIMSELF?
After the Recitation of Sri Sai Amrit Vani and before the Prayan of Sai Satcharitra there was a loud sound of horn of a vehicle on the road in front of our house and it diverted our attention. There was some traffic jam and the vehicle giving the horn was “Hospital on Wheels” . I saw such vehicle on the road for the first time. During the pooja on Thursday, Chapter 34 was read, It relates mainly to the illness and how Udi cured various diseases. It was a surprise how these two things are came together. Was Baba giving some indication or what, It could not be co-incidental? There were many devotees present with problems and requiring surgery, but not having the courage to go for it.
Mrs Veena Gupta does not incurage the devotees bring bhog with them as it is difficult to distribute it. One devotee bought mangoes for Baba, Mrs Gupta offered the mangoes to Baba and soon the mangoes were found to be sequesed and juice was on the lips of Baba and some near HIS feets. The devotee was so much pleased that She immediately went out to purchase more mangoes so that each devotee gets one after the pooja.
I have already circulated the letters of the devotees for the prayers for 25th June 2009, Mrs. Veena Gupta ( Veena Maa as the devotees call her) prayed for all the devotees during the Pooja and the recitation of Sri Sai Amrit Vani and when the feeling of presence of Baba was very strong. Please address your requests for prayers only on email id veena_gupta_ 2000@yahoo. com and don’t bother all the 6500+ honorable members with so many letters. We will club the letters in 3 parts and circulate all the non-confidential letters to the members. Please don’t forget to mention that you will be reciting/reading or listening Sri Sai Amrit Vani with us on that Thursday (Any time, if 11AM to 12 is not possible). Letters without the (1) Names (2) place (3) Date of Thursday (4) Assurance that they will be reciting Sri Sai Amrit Vani are not included in the list of devotees. Correspondace with them individually is also not possible.
Sri Sai Amrit Vani started at 11.05 AM. Followed by brief Meditation and the prayer, Prayan of chapter 34, from Sai Satcharitra, was done. Mrs. Gupta offered prayers and thanks to Baba. Finally distribution of Prasad.
Next Group Sri Sai Amrit Vani and Prayan of Sri Sai Satcharitra on 2ndJuly 2009 will again be held at 19A, Pocket – B, Sidhartha Extension, New Delhi 110014. Devotees interested in attending it in person may contact on phone nos. 26346942, 9868966605 or 9312494767 only after 11 AM and before 8 PM (IST) on any day, except Thursdays and no calls on Thursdays P L E A S E . They should NOT bring any bhog with them and be in time. Kids are also not allowed in the hall. Mobiles have to be put on silent mode during the Pooja. Please also bring a small bottle with broad neck for the holy water if you wish to take the Jal (which oozes from the charans of Baba) with you. (If devotees who join us in absentia, find it difficult to recite from 11 AM, they can do it, at any time, as convenient to them.)
Scripts of Sri Sai Amrit Vani in Tamil , Devnagri (Hindi), English, Spanish, Telugu and Gujrati are available in the file section of the yahoogroup. Links of Audio MP3 files are also given in the link section of the home page of `mysaibaba20' yahoogroup. To go to home page of yahoogroup key in or clickhttp://groups. yahoo.com/ group/mysaibaba2 0 . Audio Mp3 file has also been made available in the publication section of http://saimemorial. com , the site of SaiMemorial Temple of Baba of Lodhi Road , New Delhi .
You can also download audio/scripts/ photos and other material/informatio n related to Sai Baba on a new site developed by Ms. Renu Devi of Hyderabad.
http://www.saishara n.info/amritvani .html
This activity of Sri Sai Amrit Vani and Recitation of Sai Satcharitra will be in addition to any other pooja or sewa or prayer that you are doing.
Jai Sai Ram.
Ashok Gupta
mysaibaba20@ yahoogroups. com
veena_gupta_ 2000@yahoo. com
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