4. நகர கீதம் விரட்டும் நோயும்

 

உயர்ந்தகுணச் சிறுவன்-சத்யம் இருக்கும்-ஊரிலே

உயிர்எடுக்கும் வயிற்றுப்-போக்கு நோயும்-வந்ததே

வெளியில்-செல்லக் கூட-மக்கள் மிகுந்த-பயத்திலே

இருந்த வாழ்வு அந்தோ வீட்டுச் சிறையைப் போலவே

 

இதனைக் கண்ட சிறுவன் சத்யம் முறுவல் புரிந்தனன்

அவரின் துன்பம் போக்க மனதில் எண்ணம் கொண்டனன்

சின்னஞ்சிறார் அனைவரையும் அழைத்து வந்தனன்

எண்ணமெலாம் நிறையும் வண்ணம் எடுத்துச்  சொன்னனன்

 

இறைவன்நாமம் என்னும்கவசம் நோயை எதிர்க்குமே

உரத்தகுரலில் பாடிடுவோம் திரண்டு-தினமுமே

புறப்படுவீர் பஜனைசெய்யும் நினைப்பைக் கொண்டுமே

விரட்டிடுவோம் அந்த நோயைப் புரட்டி அடித்துமே

 

முதன்-முதலில் நகரகீதம் உலகில்-வந்தது

மனிதன்-நோயை விலக்க-கான வழி-பிறந்தது

மனதின்-நோயை விலக்க-ஞான ஒளி-பிறந்தது

புனிதன்-சாயி கீதம்-பிறவி நோய்-களைந்தது

ப்ரேம-வடிவில் பிறந்த-சாயி சரிதம்-கேளுங்கள்

சரிதம்-கேளுங்கள் சரிதம்-கேளுங்கள் புனிதச் சரிதம்-கேளுங்கள்

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Story Line

·        At a point of time, there was Cholera in Puttaparthi and nearby villages causing mortal fear.  So, even adults feared coming out and stayed inside the house. They could not even do their duty for the worldly living.

·        Sathya saw this and collected all children and did Nagar Sankeerthan

·        He explained to the children about the Nama Sankeerthan and its effect.

·        In a few days the village was free from the Epidemic. Even adults understood the greatness of Divine Bhajan and started participating in Nagara Sankeerthan

·        The first ever Nagara Sankeerthan was thus born

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4 Pandari Bhajan ( Ref. His story as told by Himself)

WHEN this body was passing through the age of 7 years, certain infectious diseases like cholera and plague were spreading widely in the remote village of Puttaparthi. People stopped sending their children out, out of fear that they might get those diseases. Strict instructions were given that no one should visit or partake of water in the others' houses. The atmosphere in the village was surcharged with mortal fear. These restrictions were being observed by one and all in the village including Griham Ammayi, Easwaramma.

Kondama Raju was a very orthodox person. He never took even water in anybody's house. He confined Me to the house and never used to allow anyone to come near Me, lest I might be affected by those infectious diseases. He used to be so strict that he did not allow even Venkamma and Parvathamma (elder sisters Swami) to come near Me. However, go out I used to  every now and then without his knowledge. Later, when he came to know about it, he would plead with Mẹ lovingly saying, "You should not go out like that, Sathya." The house in which we lived was locat a street where Boys (the hunting community) wer living. Kondama Raju, therefore, directed some Boys to by My "bodyguards." He instructed them, "Keen a watch on the movements of this boy. If you find Him anywhere in the village in the company of others, bring Him home immediately". Thus, he made strict arrangements restricting My movements. But, do I submit Myself to such restrictions? I would to stealthily go out, without being noticed by anybody. Some boys, however, out of love for Me used to come to our house without the knowledge of their parents. They were all aged between 6 and 8 years. A group of ten to twelve boys used to gather round Me. They would move alongwith Me constantly, wherever I went.

One day, they came running to Me out of fear and pleaded with Me saying, "Raju, we understand cholera is rampant in our village. We also understand that it is a deadly disease and a person infected with this disease will die within a short time. We don't know what will happen to us. We are very much afraid." Then, I assured them that nothing would happen. I tried to instill courage and confidence in them saying, "You need not be afraid. The body is bound to perish, however much we try to protect it. Growth and decline are bound to occur in the life of a human being, even if one were to live in a forest. Hence, you don't be afraid of death.  However, you make efforts to keep the disease away. For that purpose, engage yourself in the constant contemplation on God." The children then enquired from Me, "Which God? Rama or Krishna?" They were very innocent boys. Puttaparthi was a small hamlet in those days. It had a population of only 106 people then. I suggested to the boys that we all would conduct Bhajan in the village at six o'clock in the evening by installing an oil lamp at a prominent place. They were in a dilemma as to which bhajan was to be sung. Then I composed some devotional songs. I told them, "Dear children, we need not search for God outside. He is very much immanent in us." The children went round the entire village singing bhajans, as instructed by Me.

In those days, people in the village used to be very much afraid of ghosts. Hence, they dared not go beyond the Sathyabhama Temple after five o'clock in the evening. They thought that that was the boundary for the village. However, I tried to infuse courage and confidence in them explaining that there were, infact, no ghost or devils at all! I could make the children bubble with enthusiasm to drive away the diseases of cholera  and plague from the village, with faith constant contemplation on Him. I told them to tie jingle bells to their ankles. I gave castanets in their hands. With these paraphernalia, we walked up to the river chitravathi singing bhajans all the way. By the time we covered the entire village and its boundaries in three days singing bhajans thus, the diseases of cholera and plague disappeared forever.

Thereafter, the parents of these children came to Me and requested, "Raju, you instilled courage confidence in our children and made them very enthusiastic. You be a Teacher to our children from tomorrow. You teach them whatever you know. No other education is necessary for them." From that day onwards, all the children started coming to our house for tuition. I was being addressed as "Tuition Master".  One day, the parents of the children came to Me and requested Me to receive Guru dakshina (some kind of remuneration as a token of gratitude to the Teacher).  How much of it? A quarter of an anna per month. The children used to come for tuition in the evening after taking some sankati (ragi gruel) and stay with Me for the night. I taught them some spiritual and moral topics also, along with the alphabet. I used to tell them, "You should not move in the company of bad people. You should not lend your ears to what they say. You should not speak bad words. Also you should not criticize others.

 

 You must cultivate good qualities. You should respect your parents and elders. You should not harm anybody. You should not hurt others' feelings. We must do your work properly. Besides, we must undertake social service. Whatever good things we learn, we must teach them to others." In due course, a change for the better was evident in the children by such good words. In addition, I trained some younger children in bhajan singing and conducted Pandari bhajans with their participation. These young boys used to tie jingle bells to their ankles, hold castanets in their hands and go round the village singing bhajans during early morning and wake up those who were still sleeping. In those days, the villagers used to sleep till 7 o'clock in the morning. But, once I started Pandari bhajans with the help of these young children, they would get up at 5 o'clock itself, take bath and offer their prayers to God in that serene and holy atmosphere. In fact, it was only due to the efforts of Sathya Sai Baba that contemplation on God had started for the first time in Puttaparthi. Gradually, it spread to the other villages also. Due to such transformation brought about by My teachings, the villagers addressed Me as "Vedanthi" .

The children used to go round the village every day early in the morning and exhort the villagers by singing  such songs as:

"Wearing the ochre robes, Holding the cymbals in hands, Girding up the loins, Destroying desire and anger and Treading the path to Divinity, Come, Come, Oh, Villagers, come quickly, Join us singing, hail to Lord Panduranga!"

That was, in fact, the Nagar Sankirtan we conducted in the village in those days. And, when was it started? When this body was barely 7 years old!

While we were thus singing and dancing and going round the village early in the morning waking up the villagers from slumber, Subbamma and Easwaramma used to experience bliss. Subbamma too used to participate in that Pandari bhajan clapping her hands rhythmically. In those days, a bag of puffed rice was available for one anna. She used to purchase one bag and distribute to the children some quantity as prasadam. Thus, I used to spend My time in the propagation and teaching of spiritual matters right from My childhood. People from nearby villages also used to visit puttaparthi to witness these Pandari bhajans and get totally immersed in them. The reason why I am relating all these stories is that students should cultivate divine feelings right from their childhood.

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