This morning, the seven-day Veda Purusha Sapthaha Jnana Yagna was coming to a close. The priests concluded their rituals by nine o'clock and went for their ceremonial ablutions. Bhagavan came to Sai Kulwant Hall at around half-past nine and after half an hour, all gathered at the Poornachandra for the conclusion of the Yagna. Swami sent for the large silver ladle through which the final offerings were to be made, and at a quarter past ten, the final offerings were made with Bhagavan sitting next to the sacrificial fire. Swami then moved to the Western end of the stage and accepted the Arati there. The Grama Seva also concluded today, with the students of the Anantapur campus serving food and clothes to the Ashram residents. In the evening, Bhagavan arrived just before the five o'clock bhajans began and sat onstage for a while after His darshan round. He then moved to the bhajan hall where the priests who officiated at the Yagnam were seated. He blessed them profusely with clothes and other gifts, interacting with them for more than fifteen minutes. It was a quarter past six when He accepted Arati, and He left for His residence after a brief visit to the interview room.
This morning, Swami arrived in Sai Kulwant hall around half-past nine and later moved to the Poornachandra to accept Arati there after ten o'clock. From Sai Kulwant hall, He had blessed two Primary School boys with chains. In the evening, Swami came just before five o'clock and began the speeches after He sat onstage. Prof. Anil Kumar introduced Prof. G. Venkataraman as today's speaker. Following his speech, Swami started His Discourse at 5.40 pm. Bhagavan began His Discourse with the mysteries of Nature, and it began to rain heavily. After asking those who were getting drenched in the rain to move inside the hall, Swami moved on to speaking about His childhood days at Kamalapuram, Puttaparthi and Uravakonda. Prasadam was distributed following the Discourse, and Swami gave the prasadam Himself to some of the students nearby before Arati at a quarter-past seven.
Bhagavan arrived in Sai Kulwant hall just after 9 o'clock this
morning. He moved to the Eastern side of the hall where His vehicles
including the Golden chariot were parked. The Ayudha pooja was done
for all of them and Swami moved to the stage to sit there for a short
while with the Vedic chants before accepting Arati at half-past nine.
He then moved to the Poornachandra where He sat onstage before
accepting Arati there after ten o'clock.
In the evening, Bhagavan arrived for darshan just after half-past four
and began the programme of speeches just before five. Prof. Anil Kumar
spoke in Telugu, followed by Prof. Anantharaman of the MBA faculty
and Sri K. Chakravarthy, Secretary of the Central Trust. Prasadam was
distributed when the speeches concluded at 6.10. Swami went to the
interview room briefly before returning to accept Arati and retire for
the day.
This morning, Swami did not emerge from His residence but sent word for the students to move to the Yagna venue in the Poornachandra hall at 10 o'clock and for the Arati to be offered there at 11.30. In the evening, He came before five o'clock and began the programme of speeches at 5.20 like on the last few days. Prof. Anil Kumar's introductory Telugu speech was followed by the All India Sai Organisations President Sri V. Srinivasan, an M.Phil. student Bhabani Shankar in Hindi and the University's Controller of Examinations Sri Srinivas Srirangarajan. The speeches concluded at 6.30 and Arati was offered as prasadam was distributed.
Today's proceedings were similar to yesterday's in the morning, with darshan at 9 o'clock and Arati at 9.30. In the evening, Swami arrived by 4.35 pm and began the programme of speeches just before five o'clock. Prof Anil Kumar gave a short Telugu speech and then introduced the speakers for the evening. A research scholar Sri Shashank Shah was followed by MBA student Sri Akshay Kamath and lecturer Dr. Subhash Subramaniam. All India Sai Organisations President Sri V. Srinivasan was the last speaker, with the session concluding with Arati at 6.30 pm.
This morning, the students proceeded for Grama seva at 8 o'clock and
Bhagavan came for darshan half an hour later to Sai Kulwant Hall.
Sending the students to the Yagnam venue at the Poornachandra hall,
Swami also moved there, coming onstage in a few minutes. Spending
nearly half an hour observing the Yagnam in progress, Swami accepted
the ceremonial Arati in the Western corner of the stage at 9.30 am
before returning to His residence.
In the evening, Bhagavan arrived at 4.45 and after His darshan round,
began the speeches for the day just after five o'clock. Two student
speakers Aman Jhaveri and Robin Sharma were followed by Sri
Narasimhamurthy, Warden of the Brindavan hostel. As the speeches
concluded at 6.20, the students sang a bhajan following which Arati
was offered.
The seven day Veda Purusha Saptaha Jnana Yagna commenced this morning. Swami came to the Sai Kulwant Hall and after blessing the priests in the bhajan hall, asked the procession to leave for the Poornachandra auditorium at 9.20 am. After the students and priests reached the Poornachandra hall, Swami also arrived onstage and watched as the priests started the sacrificial fire in the ceremonial manner. Watching the proceedings onstage for a few minutes, Bhagavan returned to His residence at 10.10 am.
In the evening, Swami arrived for darshan by four o'clock and sat onstage after His darshan round as the Vedic chants went on before moving to the interview room. At half-past four, He came onstage and began the evening's programme. Prof. Anil Kumar introduced the three speakers for the day: Prof. Vishwanath Pandit, the Vice-Chancellor of Sri Sathya Sai University, former VC Sri. S. V. Giri and Dr. T. Ravi Kumar, faculty in the Chemistry department at Brindavan. As the third speaker concluded, Swami asked for Arati at six o'clock and returned to His residence. The Yagnam evening puja privately in the Poornachandra before concluding at 8 pm.
Today, the Grama seva and morning darshan proceeded like yesterday. In the evening, the students and some of the Muslim devotees were ready with a musical programme celebrating Id, the last day of the holy month of Ramzan. Swami arrived in Sai Kulwant Hall at 5.30 pm as the bhajans went on. After His darshan round, He took a round of the verandah and came into the bhajan hall where the priests for the Veda Purusha Saptaha Jnana Yagna were seated. Swami blessed the priests and gave them some instructions for the Yagna which is to begin tomorrow. He then came onstage and asked Mr. Ajit Popat of the UK to speak. After Mr. Popat's speech, it was the turn of young Sathya from Iran, studying in the Primary School here, to say a few words. The students then sang a couple of songs following which Swami accepted Arati at half-past six.
This morning, the students left for Grama seva at 8 o'clock after
going around the Mandir. Swami came for darshan after ten as the
bhajans went on, and sat onstage for more than half an hour before
Arati after eleven. In the evening, He came at 5.30 as the bhajans
went on. Devotees from Warangal district prayed that Swami permit them
to present a drama, and He acquiesced. The centre of the Hall was
cleared and the devotees arranged the sets. The bhajans were stopped
at 6.15 and the 45 minute Telugu dance-drama began after a short
introduction with devotees getting many items blessed. The importance
of the Mother was stressed in the drama which included a vignette from
Pothana's life. Swami blessed them with group photographs and sent
clothes for the participants, interacting with some of them for
several minutes. He then asked the students to sing a couple of
bhajans following which He accepted Arati at 7.30 before returning to
His residence.
