With devotees flocking in for "Maha Samadhi" Darshan, there was an announcement made in the evening at the end of the session. As per the announcement, morning session would begin at 0800 hrs. with Vedic chanting for an hour followed by Bhajans till 0930 hrs. and Darshan would continue till 1100 hrs. Evening session begins at 1630 hrs. with an hour long Vedic chanting fto end with Mangala Arathi at 1800 hrs. after half-an-hour Bhajans. Darshan in the evening will continue till 1930 hrs.
Meanwhile, devotees who are willing to visit Puttaparthi may take notice that life in in the township has come to normalcy and buses are plying as per schedule. Shops and other establishments are also opened and working normal. On this third day of Maha Samadhi, there was a continuous stream of devotees during the scheduled darshan hours, despite scorching summer.
Official Medical Bulletin by Dr. AN Safaya, Director, SSSIHMS, PG made at 1000 hrs. this morning.
Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba is no more with us physically. He left His earthly body on 24th April, 2011, at 0740 hrs. due to cardio-respiratory failure.
Bhagawan Baba's Body will lie in state at Sai Kulwant Hall for two days (Monday and Tuesday). Arrangements will be made for Darshan after 1800 hrs. today, at Sai Kulwant Hall.
We appeal to all not to rush to the hospital, but to remain calm and have Darshan in an orderly manner.
This morning's Medical Bulletin issued at 0800 hrs. reads as follows (as published by www.sssbpt.org) :
Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba continues to be in the same stable condition of health as yesterday. All His vital parameters continue to be nearly normal.
The panel of doctors treating Him are satisfied with the response, although slow, shown by Him to the treatment. They are satisfied with the stability of the parameters and other indices of His health.
He continues to be on assisted ventilation and CRRT (slow long period dialysis) and is being constantly monitored and watched round the clock.
Bhagawan Baba continues to be in the Super Specialty Hospital, however the condition of His health is showing plenty of positive improvements. If you have not read on our website (radiosai.org) the latest official statement issued by Dr. A. N. Safaya, the Director of this Hospital, here it is:
Also do not miss another special article by Prof. G. Venkataraman. This one has a few video clips from our archives which are very pertinent to the current situation.
Bhagawan is slowly getting well. Let us continue our prayers. ‘With prayers, one can achieve anything,’ Baba says as you will see in the above article.
Let us pray for Him to Him. Let us Love Him more than we have ever done before.
"Let's pray to Him from the depths of our hearts, ‘Oh! Dear Lord, as the Divine Presence, who sets the pace of the world, we pray to Thee to be back amongst us soon and grant us the bliss of Thy Divine Darshan."
As was announced earlier, Swami had a pacemaker implanted on the evening of Monday, March 28. Following this, on March 29, Radio Sai broadcast a statement released by Dr. A. N. Safaya, Director, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Prashanti Gram. As we said then, the procedure was completely successful, Swami was doing fine, and also had a good night’s rest.
We did not broadcast any subsequent bulletins because the hospital authorities assured us that all Swami needed now was some good rest and of course, in a sterile atmosphere.
Meanwhile, we have received numerous enquiries expressing great concern and anxiety, which is perfectly understandable. By way of reassuring all devotees and also by way of strongly refuting the flood of baseless rumours floating all over on various media, Radio Sai wishes to make the following categorical announcement:
1. After the procedure on March 28, senior doctors are on constant attendance.
2. Repeated checks of all relevant body functions are being made, and all are absolutely satisfactory.
3. Everything is being done to assist speedy recovery, as also to ensure maximum comfort for Swami.
4. Meanwhile, upon seeing the news bulletin about Swami in the press, several leading doctors of the country rushed here, including Dr. P. Venugopal, the eminent heart surgeon from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
(It may be recalled that Dr. Venugopal performed the first and the historic surgery on the morning of 22nd November 1991, immediately following the inauguration of Swami’s hospital in Puttaparthi by the then Prime Minister Mr. P. V. Narasimha Rao.)
Dr. Venugopal came here to personally make sure that all that ought to be done is being done.
We are happy to inform you that Dr. Venugopal as well as all the other doctors who came here are completely satisfied that everything is fine and there is absolutely no need for any anxiety.
The unanimous opinion is that the more the rest that Bhagawan gets, the faster would be the recovery.
In view of this, we earnestly appeal to one and all to continue offering prayers of Love emanating from the Heart. And kindly,PLEASE DO NOT send e-mails to each other based on all kinds of unfounded rumours, of which there are more than what we need.
Let us not spend our time and energy gathering news from any source possible most of which we know is unauthentic and baseless. Instead let us spend every second in prayer, meditation and most important practising His teachings.
God, who is above TIME, wears a human form to be amongst us not only to shower His Love and Grace, but also to show us how to sanctify Time. This is the hour when, if we are really serious and concerned about our dearest Swami, we must do what pleases Him most.
And what is it that pleases Swami the most? Let us listen to this:
Let us all remember that Swami is in every being. Let us broaden our hearts and serve Him by reaching out to the needy. This is what will make our Swami most happy.
Let us think of Him constantly to the exclusion of everything else. Let us love Him more than we have ever done before. Let us pray to Him to return to good health so that He is with us, amongst us, in the ashram.
