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Very interesting and inspiring.
N V Subbaraman
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Date: Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 10:41 AM
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* About Arjitha Seva in Tirupati**.*
Surprise Donation From A Muslim Devotee That Led To The Birth
Of A Popular
Arjitha Seva In The Holy Tirumala Temple
Some time during 1982..
As though instructed by the Holy Lord Sri Venkateswara Himself,
a Muslim
devote by name Sheikh Mastan - a resident of the Guntur
district of the
undivided state of Andhra Pradesh - walked up the seven hills
of Tirumala
hill shrine and reached the Maha Dwaram (main entrance) of the
holy
Tirumala Temple..
He then placed a request before the priests on duty there at
the Temple
premises.. The noble Temple priests, who were shocked with his
unusual
request, hurriedly guided him to the top officials of the
Tirumala Tirupati
Devasthanams board..
The drama then shifted to the Executive Officer (E O) of the
TTD board..
Around the same time and period, the Tirumala Tirupati
Devasthanams (TTD)
board, an independent trust that manages all the operations
related to the
holy TirumalaTemple, was planning to commemorate the Golden
Jubilee year of
it's formation in a befitting manner..
Despite several rounds of discussions earlier, the TTD board
was still
unable to decide about what is that they need to do to make
their Golden
Jubilee year a memorable one..
And it was exactly during one such crucial meeting, that was
taking place
inside the board room, an office attender walked into the room
and informed
the then Executive Officer about the Muslim devotee’s request
seeking his
urgent appointment. .
The E O asked the attender to send the Muslim devotee straight
inside the
board room so that he can quickly talk to him and send him off
in a couple
of minutes without wasting much of the TTD board’s valuable
meeting time..
But unfortunately neither the E O nor his subordinates, at that
moment,
knew that the Muslim devotee whom they are all going to meet in
a few
minutes, was actually sent by the holy Lord Sri Venkateswara
Himself and
because of his request the TTD board is later going to take a
crucial
decision that would not only please the holy Lord Sri
Venkateswara with a
new Seva but will also make their golden jubilee year a most
memorable one
.. PERIOD
The attender came out and asked the Muslim devotee, Sheikh
Mastan to go
inside the board room and meet the E O... Sheikh Mastan got up
from the
chair he was thus far sitting in the waiting hall,and slowly
walked into
the board room..
With folded hands he greeted everyone there in the room...
Acknowledging
his regards, the Executive Officer told Sheikh Mastan,
“..We are all in an emergency meeting now.. Where are you from
and why did
you insist on meeting me in person.. Is it so important..? ?..
If so please
let me know what it is, without wasting much of our time..”
Then taking everyone there in the board room into a state of
utter shock
this is what Sheikh Mastan, the great devotee of Holy Lord Sri
Venkateswara
told the Executive Officer ..
“..Sir my name is Sheikh Mastan.. Am a small merchant from
Guntur
district.. For over many generations now my family members are
great
devotees of Lord Sri Venkateswara Swamy.."
"..As a rule,every morning, my entire family stands in front of
the holy
Sri Varu, and recites Sri Venkateswara Suprabhatam. . Without
any mistakes
we also recite Venkateswara Sthotram, Srinivasa Prapatti and
Mangala
Sasanam.. I can even recite Srinivasa Gadyam fully..”
“..Sir for many generations it has also been a sacred tradition
in our
family to perform ashtottara sata nama puja (a prayer during
which time 108
holy names of Lord Venkateswara are recited) to Sri Varu in our
house every
Tuesday.."
"..We perform this pooja with different varieties of flowers we
personally
grow in our back yard.. We place one flower each at the holy
feet of Sri
Varu every time we recite one of His 108 names during this
sacred pooja..”
“.. But sir, several decades ago my paternal grand father had
made a vow to
himself that he would place 108 Golden Lotus Flowers at the
holy Lotus feet
of our Sri Varu for using them during a similar seva at the
Tirumala
Temple.."
"..Since our financial resources were not substantial enough,
my grand
father could only procure a few Golden Lotuses.. Later my
father procured a
few more and finally I could finish the count and procure all
the 108
Golden Lotus flowers.."
"..Sir, it was with a great difficulty that we could procure
all these
Golden flowers.. Each one of these flowers weighs about 23
grams..”
“..I now request you all, with folded hands, to please accept
these Golden
Lotuses as a gift from our poor family to Sri Varu and make
good use of
them during the ashtottara sata nama pooja or during any other
seva in the
Temple.."
"..Sir, our entire family will be very thankful to you if you
can please
consider our request without rejection.. Even my grand father’s
soul shall
now rest in peace at His holy feet.. That’s all I had to convey
you sir.. I
now leave the decision entirely to you all..”
Sheikh Mastan concluded..
SILENCE.. Holistic Silence.. Unusual Silence.. Uneasy
Silence..Emotional
Silence.. Silence and Silence and Silence..
For a few moments in the board room there was no other sound
except the
oscillating sound of the pedestal fans that were placed in all
the corners
of the room..
The Chairman, the Executive Officer, the Joint Executive
Officer, the
deputy Executive Officer and all the members of the board who
were there in
that room at that time were stunned into deep silence..
They didn't know what to say and how to react to the claims of
the great
Muslim devotee who was standing in front of them, with folded
arms, at that
moment..
Suspecting something mysterious and smelling the divine
presence of the
holy Lord Sri Venkateswara right in the midst of them it was
the Executive
Officer who moved first..
With unstoppable tears rushing out of his eyes he quickly got
up from his
chair and rushed to the place where Sheikh Mastan was
standing..
Offering his sincere apologies to him for making him stand for
such a
longer period of time, the E O then made Sheikh Mastan sit
comfortably in a
chair beside him and assured him in a humble voice..
“.Mastan garu.. we are extremely delighted to have such a great
devotee
like you in the midst of us today.. We have seen many great
devotees in our
career for sure but we haven’t, seen one like you before..”
“..We shall unconditionally accept these invaluable Golden
flowers from
you..I, however,cannot at this moment assure you that we shall
certainly
use them during a seva.. It’s a policy related matter Mastan
garu and we
are also just His servants.. Any decision of using them during
a seva
doesn't entirely lie in our hands.. “
“..I can promise you on behalf of the board that we shall all
strive to do
our best in fulfilling your family’s desire in making good use
of these
Golden Lotus flowers at the Temple... But Please give us some
time and I
shall get back to you at the earliest..”
Later things followed in quick succession and after a couple of
more
meetings the TTD board had decided to introduce a new Arjita
Seva during
which time the 108 sacred names of the Holy Lord shall be
recited and
during that recitation one Golden Lotus Flower each, gifted by
the Sheikh
Mastan family, shall be placed at the holy Lotus feet of Lord
Sri
Venkateswara.
TTD introduced this new Seva called Ashtadala Pada Padmaradhana
in 1984 and
ever since this popular seva is being performed at the holy
Tirumala Temple
every Tuesday..
This new arjita Seva not only made the Golden Jubilee year of
TTD board a
memorable one but also helped the great devotional family of
Sheikh Mastan
fulfill their generations old desire..
But what was that invisible hand behind all this drama that
played the
entire game to perfection.. Is it a big guess..??
--
N V Subbaraman,
Editor, Young Poet,
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