Fwd: Glory of the Divine Names of Sri Sathya Sai – OM SRI SAI ANAND DÄYA NAMAH - (37)
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Subject: Fwd: Glory of the Divine Names of Sri Sathya Sai – OM SRI SAI ANAND DÄYA NAMAH - (37)
From: Ramya Sethuratnam <devotion.region9@sssgc-usa.org>
Date: Thu, Jul 13, 2023 at 5:01 AM
Subject: Glory of the Divine Names of Sri Sathya Sai – OM SRI SAI ANAND DÄYA NAMAH - (37)
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OM SRI SAI ANAND DÄYA NAMAH - (37) Salutations to Sri Sai, who grants eternal bliss.
Bhagawan Baba, the 'embodiment of Ananda', always confers bliss on His devotees. Swami says, "I am pure love. I can give you only one thing and that is bliss. Through bliss, I give you love. To give peace, courage and consolation to My devotees, is My mission. This means that My characteristics are unchanging; they were present in My earlier form too. Now, only My manifest physical form is new."
The mere thought of Swami's darshan makes the devotees happy. And on getting His darshan, the waves of joy that sweep across them make them realize the unique spiritual power of the Supreme Master, who alone can grant such bliss. Seeing the happiness on the faces of His devotees Swami says...
"The bliss that emanates from the radiant faces of this huge crowd, is My food. I live on that. When you are happy and content, I feel fresh. When your eyes twinkle with joy, My thirst is quenched. Your bliss is My nourishment. I only want My bliss to reach you and wish to share your joy. This mutual interaction is necessary."
Here is a small story, which narrates how Swami imparts bliss to His devotees. Some years ago, a family had gone for Swami's darshan. A little girl in the group felt that Swami should look at her. So, in darshan, this girl started shouting aloud, "Swami, Swami! "He was quite far away. After hearing her voice, He looked at her and indicated to her to keep quiet by putting His finger on the lips and saying, "Shooo!" Then He walked a few steps further, picked up a few chocolates from the plate of a devotee and threw them towards her. They fell straight into her tiny hands. She counted them; they were six in number. The number of family members who had come for Swami's darshan was exactly six! This little girl was ecstatic and her happiness was beyond description. She shared the chocolates with all the six family members and doubled her joy.
If such a small incident can give so much joy to the devotee, what will happen when Swami showers His unending grace in bigger doses! All the negative qualities of the devotee drop away and pure eternal bliss remains. Swami says, "To give bliss, is My task. So not once, or twice or thrice, but however many times you want, I will come amongst you to shower this bliss..."
OM SRI SATHYA SAINATH ARPANAM ASTU
With pranams at the lotus feet of our dear Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai baba,
Devotional Wing, SSSGC USA