Can His words be falsified?
One of our Bangalore devotees narrated this experience of his –
Early in 2000, Sri Sri Swamiji expressed a desire to conduct Srimad Bhagavata Sapatha Shatakrutu in Guruvayoor. This is an event where Srimad Bhagavata parayana is conducted as a Saptaham (7 days) by 108 Bhagavatas. Devotees from Bangalore were given the responsibility to make arrangements for this grand function.
As a kick start to this great function, an initial meeting of the organizers was planned. Sri Swamiji kindly consented to come over to Bangalore to preside over this meeting.
During the meeting Sri Swamiji gave valuable pointers and suggestions towards organizing the meeting. It was amazing to learn the organizational and management skills from our Guru Maharaj. At one point, Sri Swamiji mentioned that it would rain, immediately after the Saptaham. All were taken aback by this prediction, however the other tasks and activities kept everyone quite busy not giving much room to think about it in detail.
The 6 days of Saptaham went on very well. It was extremely grand and fabulous in all respects. The seventh day dawned. It was May 17, 2000, a sunny and bright morning.
The hundreds of bhagavatas assembled there completed the last verse of the last chapter of the last canto of Srimad Bhagavatam. After Bhagavat Gita recital, the divine couple was to proceed to the temple pond to take a holy dip – Avabrutha Snanam.
With the traditional huge umbrellas canopying the Lord who was mounted on a jewel-decked elephant, the procession started. Suddenly the weather changed. Dark clouds set in, and cool breeze blew. As the Nama Kirtan was performed during the procession, it started drizzling. As the chants of the divine Name reached a crescendo, it poured heavily. As the whole city was drenched in the joy of Nama Kirtan, it felt as if Varuna (the god of Rains) couldn’t resist himself! It poured heavily, signaling Sri Premika Varadan’s acceptance of the great Yagna.
But the Bangalore could read between the lines! They realized that it just corroborated Sri Swamiji’s predictions. Could His words be ever falsified?
