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Lingodbhava
Maha Shivarathri at Prashanthi Nilayam
February 15, 1999
As I start typing this special
report, it is 9.30 AM Indian Time. Less than 3 hours ago, Swami
performed the greatest miracle at the conclusion of the night
long bhajans. The time was about 6.40 AM (15.2. l999). Swami had
gone round the darshan lines and had reached Mandir Verandah. As
the Bhajan is going on, Swami all of a sudden produced a
Sivalingam, from His Mouth.
In a split second,
the Lingam jumped out, like a bullet and Bhagavan held it in His
Divine Hands, and held it aloft for everybody to see.
Unprecedendent crowds over half a million devotees witnessed the
grand event.
The Lingam
was little larger than a lemon, and it was of GOLD, and it was
shining brightly.
Later on,
during the morning Discourse, Swami mentioned it as HIRANYAGARBHA
Lingam, which is the origin of all creations. Swami said that it
is very solid and will not break in spite of heavy impacts. He
demonstrated by throwing the lingam away from Him, twice, and it
was picked up by students and returned back to Swami.
Swami flirther said that everybody have got such Hiranya
Linga in their body which is in the right side of their body while
the physical heart is on the left side. Bhagavan further said that
human beings are unable to bring it out, but Swami, being Divine
could bring it out and show the same to everybody.
Earlier, at
the beginning of the Akhanda Bhajan, on the 14th evening, there
was a Divine Discourse. The Vice Chancellor of Sri Sathya Sai
Institute of Higher Learning spoke and mentioned that Swami used
to Produce Sivalingam earlier years and those were the lucky
people and lucky ones to witness such grand miracles. Swami,
in His Discourse, mentioned that He had stop the Lingodbhava (Manifestation
of Linga) because of the unruly behaviour of the crowd who
created chaos to witness the mirac1e, causing injuries to many
other devotees. He however said that Lingaolbhava do happen on
all Sivarathri days, but not in the public view. Swami said that
it is the very nature of Swami to produce Lingam on this
auspecious day.
Bombay.
Source: Sai-News
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