Unified Prayers
Sunday, July 10th, 2011
Collective Harmony in the heart of Parthi…beyond caste, colour, religion – a rare example of unity…
When the cherished One allows Himself to be admitted to the ICU of SSSIHMS, the Cosmos watches with bated breath as to what He has written next in the divine play, for only He knows the script and He is the Director Supreme in this Cosmic drama. What is known to us is that devotees the world over – in every village, city, home and heart are praying to Him… for Him. For a change, there is a selfless prayer in every heart, mind and soul, an ardent appeal, a passionate plea, in all humility, with pure love replete…that goes beyond any personal benefit or selfish need…a prayer that asks Beloved Bhagawan to cure Himself…as He has done with millions over the last eight decades of this Avatarhood.
What is perhaps not known to us is that every being in the Universe also has a prayer in its heart, concern in its mind, tears in their eyes and hope in their very being. From the plains to the deserts, to the mighty Himalayas…from the lay person to heads of state, to saints and Himalayan masters… all souls are joined in prayer to the One for the One.
Faith is the sole factor for each soul. A collective appeal from the individual soul to the super soul to heal whatever It has deemed fit to take upon Itself, for the higher good of the Cosmos.
And Puttaparthi, the village which received the ultimate benediction when the Lord willed Himself to be born and continue the scenes of His divine mission here…is awake, alive, alert and aware with fervent prayers and deep devotion. Every hearth, home and heart is imploring their dearest Bhagawan to heal Himself and return to Prasanthi Nilayam without further delay.
Each temple is holding prayer meetings which include bhajans, yagnas and various chants for the speedy recovery of their Beloved Lord. Come evening and there are groups of devotees converging from different lanes and by lanes, with adoration in their hearts, devotional songs on their lips and candles in their hands. They are like little streams and rivulets, gushing forth from myriad directions, bobbing up and down with diyas, merging together at the feet of the loving ocean of extreme benevolence, represented by the deity of Sathyamma at the temple dedicated to Her, Sathyabhama, the precious consort of Bhagawan Krishna.
Their passion, dedication, loyalty and love for Bhagawan is overwhelming to witness and exhilarating to experience. The entire village is effervescent and vibrant with adoration for the One Who gave them life and is their life. An amalgamation of unified faith, a combined gathering of such a large multitude continuously over a period of 11 days for just ‘one person’ is unheard of anywhere in the world. But of course that ‘one person’ happens to be Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba – Whose unconditional love and selfless service for humanity is an example in itself. Bhagawan is receiving the love with which He has touched the lives of millions in every nook and corner of the globe.
Unified prayers bring collective harmony and results in a benediction supreme, is the entreating hope of every soul.
