Poetic Preludes - Discourse 3 (Bonus)

Before the roar, the air would soar with the weight of anticipation. On some thrilling occasions, prior to the discourse Swami would gift the world with a small poem that encapsulated the truth of what followed. These poems put us in the right frame of mind for understanding the key messages Swami spoke about. In this Poetic Preludes bonus episode we bring you the poem that preceded the third discourse of the Summer Showers in Brindavan 1990 series, with a SYAA twist.

| Viluva Leni Inupa Pette Ee Dehambu
Pette Yandu Nagalu Pettinatula
(Ee) Dehamandu Atma Devudundenu Suma
Sathyamaina Baata (Ee) Sai Maata
Devudanaga Veru Deshamandunu Ledu
Devudanaga Tanadu Dehamande
Paapamanaga Veru Paradeshamunu Ledu
Tanu Cheyu Panula Dagiliyundu |

This body is a valueless iron safe
Like the precious jewels kept in an iron safe,
There is the Divine inside the body.
This Sai’s Word is the path of Truth.
What you call God is not in some far off place,
That God is in your very body;
What you call sin is not in a distant country
It is there in the very actions that you perform. |