The time has come… for us to take the baton
Bishu Prusty2000 Prasanthi Nilayam It was a day of deep rejoicing and also a day of tearing anguish. March 20, 2011… The last Sunday when the ‘Sun’ shone with an unexpected brilliant glow pleasantly befuddling everyone. He did what the…
The Unfathomable Love of Bhagawan
Nittala Suryanarayana Murthy1991 Prasanthi Nilayam Bhagawan had visited Rajahmundry in 1968. My grandmother took me to the place where He was residing and placed me on His lotus feet. Swami blessed me. For my family, we only knew Swami as…
His look and smile
B Raghavendra Prasad1985 Prasanthi Nilayam Way back in June 1969, we relocated to Kadugudi as my father had joined as a faculty member in Swami’s college in Brindavan. It was in the month of October, the period immediately after Dasara…
The Wind Beneath My Wings
D Vidyanand1991 Prasanthi Nilayam When I joined Brindavan for my college, I felt truly fortunate. Morning Darshans and evening Bhajan sessions were the icing on the cake. It was on one of those blessed evenings that I sang the Bhajan,…
A peek into the years with Divine!
MRK Prasad Prasanthi Nilayam I walked with Him alongside. I sat with Him for hours looking at His magnificence with awe. I listened to His voice enchanted. I laughed with Him for the humour. I played with Him as He…
Song of My Life
Rangarajan Rajamani2002 Prasanthi Nilayam It was in April 1997, that I first came to know of Prasanthi Nilayam. I was new to Swami and His circle. I was constantly questioning Swami’s credentials as God after I joined the college. I…
Once a Sai student, always a Sai student
Sriram Jayaraman 1996 Brindavan Once a Sai student, always a Sai student. There are times when we may forget Swami, but His shield of grace is always around us at all times and in all places. My narrative takes me…
Longing and Belonging
P Satish Kumar1997 Prasanthi Nilayam “I will perform the marriage the day after tomorrow”, Swami said. This was in March 1993 in Brindavan. He was speaking to my sister’s to-be mother-in- law. My mother who was sitting next to her…
My Guru, My Inspiration
Sai Sundar R2006 Prasanthi Nilayam What does Swami mean to me? I have thought hard about this and have never been able to come up with a single answer. He has touched my life very deeply in so many subtle…
The Good Old Days at Brindavan
K Sankarasubramanian1977 Brindavan During those wonderful days, we imbibed a lot about life and divinity in the physical proximity of Bhagawan. Bhagawan used to say, “When Yashoda wanted to admonish Krishna hoping to set His naughty behaviour right, she used…