Feelings on the eve of Aradhana Mahotsavam

Cant believe it has been two years that You have "left".

People say time heals everything, may be, You are an exception to this - Kaalateetha!

I still miss those wonderful Darshan sessions, anxious awaiting, and craning of necks to see the
ocher robed Lord!

Your smile so sweet, gestures - inimitable, grace - Grace!

I miss that sweet form, I (we) so dearly adored.

This void will stay for a life time, for It can happen only once, and has happend with You!

How much ever sweeter and elevated Your Omnipresence could be,
but deep in my heart I crave for You, feel for you O beautiful (embodied)  Sai.

I sincerely feel and mean "darsha ke pyaase naina, saanjh savere"

I have just one thing to say - ask : "Just show up buddy"


Aradhana Mahotsavam 22/3/13

Mother...

The most beautiful expression in the Universe - "Mother". 

She God, who gives flesh and blood to the soul!

She starved to feed me,
She shivered to clad me,

She gave me her charming beauty
the handsome person I am today

She is the shield,
The protector and promoter

The wrinkles on her face tell the stories of my naughtiness
The strands of white hair are evidence of the protection she gave me

She is the eternal source of Love and Strength
The reason and essence of my life!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB4Es309huU

Stripping a mannequin ( twice )

Today's shopping was such a wonderful experience!

 

We all landed up in a huge ladies exclusive shopping mall for buying dresses for new year.

My sister was particular about a yellow color dress, and bingo,

as we got out of the elevator, she spotted a mannequin wearing

exactly the same type of dress she wanted.

 

It is usually not expected to strip a mannequin, but despite trying about a dozen pairs (being boys, you shud appreciate our patience by now), we all felt that dress that is on the mannequin fits her best.

So we requested the store boy to please help us with that particular dress. He gladly obliged.

 

The doll was carefully moved into the changing room and

the dress was removed a new dress was put on to it.

My sister tried the yellow dress and it was just marvelous.

 

Now it was my aunt's turn to choose for her ward robe. Here comes the fun part,

I liked the new dress on the mannequin better than the one previously on it, which my sister liked!

 

I started to suggest that she (my aunt) try that dress. Now we were all in mischievous smiles, as we were asking the store guys to strip the doll for the second time, a rarity my any means.

 

As the number of dresses that were being shown was ascending into twenties, I yelled out loud that she should try the "new dress".

 

In compulsion to please the customers, the store guy again decided to give us the dressed dress.

But this time they were so very done with this menace  that

they decided to replace the gaudy beautiful dress with a night gown

 

It was absolutely hilarious to see them bring in a night gown to drape the mannequin

and unlike last time, it was all in the open, the limbs were just taken apart,

and the dress was taken off...remember its a "female" doll

 

and the dress was handed over to us for trial. Ofcourse we liked aunt wearing it and

bought the two dresses. It was first time ever that we bought dresses that was on

mannequins and on the maiden purchase, we stripped the doll twice :P

 

I leave it to you to imagine how people around and store helpers were looking at us with mischievous eyes.