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A musical dance ballet by Sri
Sathya Sai Balvikas Students of city of Mumbai, State of Maharashtra & Goa
- 21st July, 2010
Gayatri - Veda Mata
The Universal Mantra
OM BHUR BHUVA SUVAHA
TAT SAVITUR VARENYAM
BHARGO DEVASYA DEEMAHI
DIYO YO NAH PRACHODAYAT
Ashadi Ekadashi is one of the most auspicious days in
the Maratha vernacular calendar and brings the legacy of Maharashtra along
with the State’s devotional fervour for her presiding deity, Lord Vittal
Rakumai of Pandarpur. It is on this day that lakhs of
Varkaris from all parts of the country, especially from the State of Maharashtra throng the spiritual capital of the state, Pandharpur to have
darshan and blessings of their chosen deity, Vittal Rakumai. For Sai
devotees Lord Sai Vithal is here in Puttaparthi.
Ashadi Ekadashi marks the beginning of the Chaturmasa
and ends with Karathik Ekadashi. It is celebrated during the months of
June-July, known as Ashada Shukla Paksha in the vernacular calendar. The eleventh day of Ashadi is known as the great
Ekadashi or Maha Ekadashi. This is the day on which people go on walking
in huge processions to the Abode of Lord Vittala in Pandarpur, which is
popularly known as Vaarkaari Sampradaya.
Like the previous years at Prasanthi Nilayam, a large
number of devotees from the twin States of Maharashtra and Goa have arrived at
Prashanti Nilayam to celebrate Ashadi Ekadashi in the Divine Presence.
The celebrations that began on the 19th of July 2010, would conclude on
22nd July, 2010. As always Aashadi is the day of joy for the Maharashtrians. Every year devotees from Mumbai and other parts of
Maharashtra come to the Lord's Divine Lotus Feet and present before
Bhagawan some wonderful Cultural Programmes. Over the many years the
quality and magnitude of these festivity have increased in a very big way
and as the eager and wonderful devotees go all out to please the Lord in
every possible way. This year also there was no exception
A musical dance ballet titled "Veda Mata
Gayatri" was performed before Bhagawan today. Bhagawan arrived in the Sai Kulwant Hall at 9.30 am
with the Gayatri Mantra playing in the background. Bhagawan made the usual darshan round for
twenty minutes before He was ready
to view the musical ballet.
Shri Nimish G Pandya, District President, Mumbai, gave
a small opening address on the Gayatri Mantra
Numerous banners were put up in the centre of the Sai
Kulwant Hall with the wordings -
Gayatri is Sarva Vancha Phala
Gayatri - The Royal road to Divinity
Vedas are Anaadi - Beginingless
Vedas are Nithya - Everlasting
Vedas are Sanathana - Eternal
Gayatri is Sarva Roga Nivarini
Gayatri is the Mother of all the
Vedas
The entire hall wore a festive and colorful look. Bhagawan as usual
was full of energy and love. He loves watching Balvikas plays and
dramas and through this medium has subtly created an awareness
in the minds of the people about the richness of the Indian Culture and
Spirituality. Creation has to be viewed as a Cosmic Stage with God as the
director. He assigns all the roles to the characters
in the play. Behind all the myriad of the action of the actors, it is the Divine
Director who is at work.
The musical ballet started around
9.55 am and ended around 10.55 am
It was a very beautiful musical ballet presentation. The
colorful costumes and the rich musical sound added to the high and
professional quality of the entire play. Even the dances were of a very
high standard and execution was perfectly timed in tune with the music and
the dialogues.
The essence of the musical ballet, "Veda
Mata Gayatri" enacted before Bhagawan are
summed up here in a few words. The Gayatri glorifies the importance of the
Gayatri mantra in today's times, when man is torn by troubles and
difficulties and wants to free himself from the shackles of ignorance.
The Gayatri is the Veda Matha that grants enlightenment and makes man
radiant. The Gayatri mantra is addressed to the Sun god, the dispeller of
darkness that illuminates the three worlds - gross, subtle and casual the
vivifying power of the sun, of Love, of Radiant Illumination, of Divine
Grace, of Universal Intelligence to grant us the Divine Light to Illumine
our minds
It is the mantra given by the great sage Vishwamitra
who was also initially troubled by the shadripus.
Gayatri is the mother of the Vedas - Gayatri Chandasam
Mathaha.
Gayatri consists of 3 deity's - Gayatri, Savitri and Saraswati -
Gayatri represents the senses, Savitri is the master of the life force the
prana Shakti, Saraswati is the presiding deity of Speech - the Vaak. The
three represent purity of Thought, Word and Deed - Trikarna Shuddi
Gayatri is Shabda Brahman - All Pervading.
When the mantra is recited the right way the atmosphere becomes
illumined. The Brahmaprakash, the effulgence of the divine, will descend
and illumine the intellect and light the path to godhead
This is the essence as what was explained before a mammoth gathering
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