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In the Sai devotees’ calendar, all months lead to November, and all dates lead to the 23rd! The most awaited birthday celebrations of our beloved Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba was held on 23rd November 2023 with love, exuberance and joy at the Sri Sathya Sai Vaatsalyam, Uyyamballi.
The morning celebrations began with the divine inauguration of the Mrityunjaya murthy, aptly placed near Sri Sathya Sai Vaidyalayam. Beautiful flower garlands were adorned on the murthy while the sacred Mrityunjaya mantra was chanted, with a prayer to heal all and liberate everyone from the cycle of birth and death.
Offering of Selfless Service: Launch of a Stream of Service Initiatives
Bhagawan Baba has always stressed on the importance of love and service. The morning session on Bhagawan’s birthday began with the members of the Sri Sai Sathya Premaarpitham Foundation speaking on two ongoing service initiatives and the two upcoming service initiatives.
Sri Sathya Sai Prema Dayini
Brother Keshava Murthy, Head of Administration at the Sri Sathya Sai Vaatsalyam, spoke about Sri Sathya Sai Prema Dayini– the all-encompassing service initiative that covers nutrition for school children by way of a wholesome breakfast.
Sri Sathya Sai Kshema Dayini
Dr Manoj , Medical Officer, Sri Sathya Sai Vaidyalayam, spoke about Sri Sathya Sai Kshema Dayini, an initiative for preventive healthcare and wellness that will reach quality medical care to all the nearby villages.
Sri Sathya Shubha Dayini
Brother Giri spoke about Sri Sathya Shubha Dayini– the upcoming women’s empowerment and welfare initiative that will help with skill development.
Sri Sathya Sai Gnyana Dayini
Brother Krishnan, Chairman, Sri Sathya Sai Premaarpitham Foundation, spoke about the upcoming service initiative that will cater to the educational needs of children.
Lokaarpanam
Brother Sonukumar, Secretary, Sri Sathya Sai Premaarpitham Foundation, finally, put together all the service initiatives by recognising it as a collective responsibility and duty, making a promise to carry forward Bhagawan’s vision of selfless love and service. He spoke about how the act of service goes beyond providing food, education or medical care, but also instils an assurance in the receiver’s faith in god.
The children from Uyyamballi Government School, covered by the Sri Sathya Sai Prema Dayini programme’s breakfast service had joined Bhagawan’s birthday morning program, bringing joy and love to everyone.
After Mangala Aarti, prasadam was served to all and everyone enjoyed a hearty meal with gratitude and love for Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba.
An Evening Celebrating 98 years of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba’s Divine Love
The evening festivities began with speeches by sister Shylaja Prasad and brother Gajanan Sabhahit.
Sister Shylaja spoke about how we must recognise the divinity in everyone and see everyone as equal, just as how Bhagawan has always called everyone as ‘embodiments of divinity’. She spoke about how the newly launched service streams enable us to practise Bhagawan’s message of selfless service with utmost ease.
Brother Gajanan spoke about how the birth of our inner divinity is the true birthday of Bhagawan. He talked about how in Kali Yuga, the good and bad reside in us and the only way to remove evil is to do “Samsmarana” — contemplation on the divine.
This was followed by a mellifluous music offering by the Geetha Sudha ensemble. A string of six songs on Sathya Sai Baba was beautifully rendered, bringing the audience together in collective adoration of Bhagawan’s love.
The offering started with “Vandana Prabhu Vandana” welcoming and paying respects to Bhagawan. This was followed by “Kaise Jiyun Main Yun Tere Bin”, a soulful rendition that beautifully captured the bond of every devotee with Bhagawan, of never being able to imagine a life without Him. The next song “Namo Sathya Sai Baba” extolled the magnificence of Sathya Sai Baba, as the one who pervades the entire universe. The fourth song was a lullaby, “Uyyala Luguma Sri Sathya Sai”, which was sung with utmost love for Bhagawan. This was followed by songs, “Janula Madhya Tirugade Jagapathi” and “Sai Bin Raha Na Jaye”, that brought joy to everyone, as they clapped and sang along.
The birthday festivities ended with a display of fireworks that lit up the sky in dazzling colours.
