Monday, 1 October 2012

God is Closer than the Closest


(Mr Prabhakar Rao is a former employee of Tata Steel having served in different capacities in the Vigilance section and other divisions. He was one of the founding members of the Jamshedpur Sai samithi. He and his wife were instrumental in Bal Vikas for children in Jamshedpur in the 80’s and 90’s.  An active member of the Sai organization, he has now settled in Puttaparthi.In this article he shares his wife’s experience of how Swami saved her from immanent danger in a miraculous manner.)


Swami said in His discourses that "I am with you, in you, Around you".  This is true and realized if one has full faith and belief in Him.   On 12. 7. 2012 I was in Secunderabad and my wife, Mrs Prabhavati Rao in Parthi.  On that day early hours Prabhavati Rao had a dream.  In that dream she saw Swami coming alone from Yajurmandir to Kulwant hall for darshan.  When Swami entered Kulwant Hall from ladies side they saw Him and started telling Swami,Swami,Swami.  Prabhavati Rao also did the same. She got up and followed Swami.  He walked some distance and took a turn towards the steps which were there previously where Swami's samadhi is presently there.  He climbed the steps and reached the dais. Prabhavati Rao also climbed the steps after Him and reached the dais.  On that day Swami's chair was kept on the ladies side of the dais.  Swami went and sat in the chair kept for Him.  Then Swami saw Prabhavati Rao and said to take Padanamaskar which she did putting her head touching Swami's Lotus feet.  Swami blessed her with His hand on her head.  She got up happily and came down the steps and sat with the ladies.  This is the dream of Prabhavati Rao on 12. 7. 2012 early hours.  
          
Remembering the dream she got up in the morning.  At 9 a. m.  she phoned me to Secunderabad and told me about her dream . I told her that it was nice and that I am coming to Parthi by Kacheguda Express at 9 p. m. and will be there on 13th 8. a. m.  Whole day she was happy remembering and analysing the dream. She thought that since Swami made her to climb the steps and reached the dias may be that she is going to merge in Swami soon.  Further she felt since Swami came in her dream she should have samadhi darshan in the evening when she goes for bhajan. Accordingly she had samadhi darshan also after evening bhajan on 12. 7. 2012 and returned. She shared her dream with our neighbour in Parthi. At 8. 30 p. m.  My daughter from Chennai rang up to her and she also narrated the dream to my daughter.  At 9 p. m . I phoned her and said that I boarded the train.                   
At 10. 15 p. m. she switched off the lights, switched on the fan in bed room and retired to bed by humming some bhajan. The fan was in full swing.  Suddenly at 10. 30 p. m. she heard a sound(chung)in the bed room. The sound was like a plate hit the wall.  She thought no plates were kept in the bed room and what this sound could be.  Slowly she got up and switched on the light. She did not find anything fallen on the bed or on  ground around the cot. Then she saw the fan which was rotating in an unbalanced manner and she switched off the fan. The fan halted.  Then she saw to her astonishment  one wing of the fan broken immediately after the screws. This broken fan wing in its speed went and hit the door frame near her cot which thereafter reversed and slid under the cot from one end to the other end. She searched where this wing fell. She found it under the cot on the other end of it.  She then went to the kitchen, put on the light and thanked Swami for saving her from danger. She slept in the other room on that night.                      
Next day morning I reached home at 8 a. m. , took bath and went to the bedroom to switch on the fan as usual. She told me not to do that. I asked why? She then narrated what had happened in the previous night. Thus Swami saved her. In the dream Swami blessed her at  dawn on 12. 7. 2012 and saved her really after dusk. Thus Swami's ways of saving devotees are mysterious. Therefore Swami's saying that "I am with you, in you, and around you" is true.  

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