Speech of HH Sri Datta Vijayananda Teertha Swamiji on Jayalakshmi Jayanthi after dance ballet presented on 12 Dwadasha Sooktis given by Mata Jayalakshmi to Sri Swamiji – Nada Mantapam, Mysore – May 15, 2013
Jaya Guru Datta,
Jai bolo Jayalakshmi Mata ki JAI !
Jai bolo Sadguru Maharaj ki JAI!
Today we have truly celebrated Sri Jayalakshmi Mata aradhana in Nada Mantapam. We have seen a divine and amazing dance ballet. We did not see that amazing day when Sri Jayalakshmi Mata has given upadesha to Sri Swamiji. Today in My mind, I feel that this ballet has removed that want. The nada pundits have sung beautifully and amazingly. With their cooperation, such an amazing dance ballet has been offered to the lotus feet of Sri Swamiji. It is a wonderful feeling. Sri Swamiji has tested Bala Subrahmanyam (the main person responsible for the ballet) in many ways. Bala Subrahmanyam has won. Bala Subrahmanyam says, “Sri Swamiji has made him win”. True, that is Bala Subrahmanyam’s real accomplishment. At the last birthday celebrations, Sri Swamiji has suggested that detailed notes about the 12 Dwadasha Sooktis would be nice and welcome. Then 12 great-qualified pundits had been the task of writing a commentary on the 12 Dwadasha Sooktis. On the book being released, Bala Subrahmanyam offered pranams to Sri Swamiji. Sri Swamiji suggested that a dance ballet showing the 12 Dwadasha Sooktis would be nice. Bala Subrahmanyam told “Sri Swamiji, only with Your blessings the dance ballet will happen” saying so Bala Subrahmanyam offered pranams. Only because Bala Subrahmanyam prayed for Sri Swamiji’s blessings and offered pranams, Sri Swamiji made him win today. Today Bala Subrahmanyam offered the ballet to Sri Swamiji’s lotus feet. All the arrangements were made and the artists were ready. The date of performing and offering this ballet to Sri Swamiji was yet to be decided. Seeing all dates, Sri Swamiji was of the opinion that the apt date would be on the evening of Sri Jayalakshmi aradhana day. Bala Subrahmanyam told Me that the preparations for the dance ballet are complete, Mr. Sethuraman has composed very nice poems, and instances from the Katha Sagaram have been taken. Dandibhattla Narayanamurthy has also helped a lot in this ballet. Bala Subrahmanyam brought the script and showed it to Me. I thought few changes should be made. After the changes, the final script was prepared. I was told that all the artists have practiced and are ready to come and perform the ballet on the instructions of Sri Swamiji. Bala Subrahmanyam came to Me and told that the date for performing the ballet was fixed on the evening of Sri Jayalakshmi Mata aradhana day. I was surprised. I asked Bala Subrahmanyam “did you listen properly to what Sri Swamiji said? Did you understand what Sri Swamiji told you? Bala Subrahmanyam told, “I asked Sri Appaji 3 times and Sri Appaji decided the date on the evening of Sri Jayalakshmi Mata aradhana day “. The reason I got that doubt is Sri Swamiji tight schedule. How Sri Swamiji divine planning is? Of late Sri Swamiji has done 60 house visits in a week’s time. According to the original program of Sri Swamiji, He would be going to Sri Jayalakshmipuram today morning to perform the Sri Jayalakshmi Mata aradhana. For some reason it was told that today helicopter is not available. Therefore, Sri Swamiji has left to Bangalore the previous night and stayed in Bangalore that night. Traveled to Sri Jayalakshmipuram today morning, performed aradhana, and came back to Bangalore in car. Sri Swamiji took flight from Bangalore to Mysore only to witness the ballet. Sri Swamiji knows how much you all practiced. Only to take the offering, Sri Swamiji came to Mysore today. Sri Swamiji is blessing you all whole-heartedly. Sri Swamiji has just informed that it would be nice if this ballet were to be recorded in a proper cd form. Recording will be done in Hyderabad by the same troop who sang today. Soon it will be done. Sri Swamiji is saying that this ballet should be propagated not only in India but also outside. Sri Swamiji is blessing that it will be propagated and all of you will get a very good name. Sri Jayalakshmi Mata has said the 12 Dwadasha Sooktis in a simple language for all of us. That is from children to elders should practice. Sumati shatakam was played, at the instance of Sri Kalahasteshwara episode, Sri Swamiji remembered an instance. All of you are seeing many birds in ashram. In the initial day’s a lot of devotional birds were to be seen. On the Akshya Tritiya day, Sri Swamiji took one bird to Venkateshwara temple. Sri Swamiji performed puja with flowers. When Sri Swamiji showed the flowers to that bird, the bird also took a flower and offered it to the lotus feet Lord Sri Venkateshwara. Sri Swamiji has remembered this instance now. As Shiva told all beings are same to me. Sri Swamiji is doing and showing it to us. We must understand that Sri Swamiji is preaching this to all of us also. All those who do not call mother whole-heartedly and ask for food, that mouth is not a mouth, meaning it is useless. In devotion, also it is the same, only then one will get the full grace of Mother Goddess. For the same reason, Sri Swamiji is preaching and propagating the 12 Dwadasha Sooktis. For the world to know the 12 Dwadasha Sooktis in this way, makes Me happier. All of you have Sri Jayalakshmi Mata blessings and there are more to come. Sri Swamiji is of the opinion that the woman Indra who has enacted Sri Jayalakshmi Mata role, is very well suited. The child who played Satyanarayana, to call Guru with that name it pains and also there is a feeling of fear in mind. Nevertheless, the boy is well suited to play the role of Satyanarayana. All have perfectly suited to the roles they have played. Initially Sri Swamiji wanted to sit for 10 minutes and go inside because of the travelling done today. However, Sri Swamiji has sat for full two and half hours and seen the dance ballet. It means that you have won and Sri Swamiji likes your program. A lakh people may like your program but when Sadguru likes your program then it is different. When Sadguru likes your program it means the whole world likes your program. All of you have Sri Swamiji blessings and will have them in future. Even though we want to listen to Sri Swamiji, we must not force as Sri Swamiji has travelled too far today. Sri Swamiji is blessing all of us from the throne only.
Jai bolo Jayalakshmi Mata ki JAI !
Jai bolo Sadguru Maharaj ki JAI!
Courtsesy: Matukumalli Sridhar