As the Samastha Loka chant filled the air, Swami raised His hands. But it was not the familiar Abhayahastha. He had FOLDED HIS PALMS IN SALUTATION! He seemed to send a beautiful message, "Salute all for God is in all". The Vedic chant "Sahasra sheersha Purusha" resounded in my heart. ( That hymn says that God has thousand limbs, heads and sense organs symbolic of the fact that God is in all.) In the Bharatiya custom, this is how one takes leave after a visit!
My hairs stand at their end and I have goosebumps when I realize how Swami had indicated the Mahasamadhi. But I did not see! Swami says, "Pashyan Api Na Pashyati Moodho" (You fool! You see and yet do not see!) That was the condition. But I took pictures that day.
And today, just seeing the pictures is so relieving and enthralling for it told me that Swami knows His plans. Even when He was fine and was a week away from being 'admitted' to the hospital, Swami had made shown us His decision. And in showing us this decision, He also showed us His expectations. He wants our lives to be His message and one of His final acts of benediction teaches us that we should see Him in all just as He saw Himself in all. We should bow to Him in all just as He bowed to Him in all. we should love all and serve all just as He did.
And in order to share the experience, ins(a)ight and blessings from Swami that day, I post the following five images. Let us pledge to Him that we will in our lives imbibe His message of pure Love for all. And as a teardrop makes its way down my cheek, a firm resolve flows in my blood - a resolve to Love Him and see Him in all!
Taken from Aravind Balasubrahmanian's Blog
the video is a treat to eyes and ears as well!!!!!!!!jai sai ram
samarthsoni1 4 months ago
Sai ram andersai. I am not able to c Swami raising His Hands in Namaskar. Pls upload. Jai Sairam!
saivishwar 4 months ago
i cant see swami raising his hands.Please upload that
shreyas206 5 months ago