Prasanthi Nilayam…Your Feelings Are Known To Me

Does not Prasanthi Nilayam, Holiest of the Holy…Sacrosanct Abode Of the Mightiest Divine Frame that ever blessed Mother Earth, feel for The Presence, Whose Supreme Divinity endeared her to breathe Him through and through and live in His all-embracing Grace and Love?…Prasanthi Nilayam is synonymous with Him…Prasanthi Nilayam is inseparable from Him and Prasanthi Nilayam awaits Him…an attempt to peep into Prasanthi’s supreme feelings for the Ultimate Divine walked the blessed soil…a poem from Sri Jullie Chaudhuri.

Prasanthi Nilayam…
…where Peace originates from the core of Truth,
…where none can refute,
That the Supreme Source has descended as Sathya Sai,
…the Ultimate Goal…the Vital Route,
…where Cosmic Beings and Masters of Himalayan repute,
Gather to offer Him reverential salute…
…where grace inevitably sanctifies every wholesome pursuit,
…where every selfless prayer receives a spontaneous response…
…the blossoming of an edict…a divine statute…
…where benedictions abound and destinies transform,
…beyond compute…
…where nothing in the Universe can transmute…
…the decree of the Lord…exceptionally profound,
Exceedingly astute…

…where innumerable people come to empty themselves out,
…to seek the Eternal One untouched by any doubt,
…where tears involuntarily flow,
…where astounding experiences make faith grow,
…where the Beloved One’s phenomenal compassion,
…transports one from an ominous mid-ocean,
To a reassuring shore…

….where questions are answered…though silence abounds,
…where sages converge to kiss the hallowed grounds,
…where the Master’s voice,
…with such ease…
Oh! So naturally reassures, calms and soothes,
…where each atom is embraced by the ever expansive aura,
He continuously exudes,
…Oh! So pink…pink…pink…re-establishing a lost sync…
Prasanthi Nilayam helps earnest aspirants to de-link and re-link…

Prasanthi Nilayam has been honoured with an exalted destiny,
Forever glowing with ‘Prashanti’,
An eternal fountain of Tranquility…
Exuding Serenity…
…a wondrous conduit of equanimity…

Puttaparthi had handed over her darling Son,
To Prashanti Nilayam,
But her motherly gaze is forever affixed on Him,
Tears of devotion in her eyes do incessantly brim,
Her soil constantly echoes many a rapturous ode and hymn…
…for Him…
She breathes for Him…
Solely for Him…

Oh! Prasanthi Nilayam…your environ is forever lustrous,
Through your gates you welcome all kinds of personalities,
Simple, ordinary, eminent and illustrious…
Oh! Prashanti Nilayam…in spite of your elevated status,
Though…you show yourself to be elegantly joyous,
And thus, your appearance doesn’t reflect it…
Yet, something is amiss…you seem rather listless…

Why do tears spill upon your resplendent canvas?
Considered ever so sacrosanct,
Why does your soul appear so barren and desolate…?
Why does your bosom resound with a cheerless chorus…?
Beyond the outer façade…your impeccably warm and loving hospitality,
You try your best to conceal your deep sadness…
Oh! Prashanti Nilayam,
To millions your arms represent a revitalizing haven…
A tender…trustworthy Maternal home…a revivifying refuge…abundantly…
Ad infinitum…granting unique solace…
Yet,
Beneath it all, nowadays, quite perceptible is your acute loneliness…
For that Selfless Presence – rare, priceless and precious…

Oh! Prasanthi your feelings are known to me…
Don’t you know…
…your longing is echoed by the vast multitude of devotees…?
Your poignant sentiments…where memories overwhelm…
You no longer need confine,
You are not alone,
For the Beloved One…that Presence Divine,
Every atom in creation does crave and pine…

The intensity of our devotion can be our lifeline,
Together let us implore Him in a manner He simply cannot decline…
Come, sweet Lord,
Prashanti awaits the touch of Thy Lotus Feet divine,
Come, Beloved Bhagawan,
Sathya, Dharma, Prema, Shanti,
Ahimsa refine and realign…

Come, Cherished One, please do not hide anymore,
Our feelings You must no longer ignore,
Grant us an encore, we collectively pray Thee,
Restore our joy…our harmony,
Restore Prashanti,
Restore the joy Prasanthi knew,
Come…Oh! Mother Sai…come,
Puttaparthi weeps, Prashanti does moan,
The advent of Thy grace no longer postpone…
Your children are waiting solely for You,
Come…
For our intense yearning for You…
To You…is surely known,
Come, Beloved Sai…every cell does Your Presence intone…
Come, grant darshan…

Prashanti entreats You,
To once again sit upon Your much adored throne…
Come…must we tread through a void…each empty day alone…?
Come…for we are Yours,
And You…
You are…have always been…
And will eternally remain…our very own…
Oh! Precious Mother Sai…yield to our adoring plea…
Thy Kingdom awaits Thee…
Come to Your Cosmic Kingdom…
Prasanthi Nilayam is synonymous with Thee…Prashanti Nilayam is

inseparable from Thee…Prasanthi Nilayam…awaits Thee…
Come…kindly grant Prasanthi…her Prasanthi…abidingly…

II Samastha Lokah Sukhino Bhavantu II