AvadhootaDatta Peetham

Jaya Guru Datta
Since this Hall is new and there is still some work pending, there is noise from Air Conditioning. The donor for Air Conditioning has fallen behind so other donors may come forward. But if you also start making a lot of noise, you will not be able to hear me talk.

(Swamiji holds up a healing gem) Pradhana Homa seva sponsors get this healing gem that is usually given in Nada Chikitsa (sound therapy). It is placed in water for a long time and is kept in Swamiji’s chambers where Swamiji fills them with healing vibrations. Do not toss the wrapper around carelessly. Each one gets the gem per his/her fortune. You may wear the healing gem on you so it is contact with your skin. You can also hang this on the necklaces you wear regularly.

(Swamiji holds up Svetarka Raksha) This is svetarka raksha. Everyone is very familiar with this. A piece of the Calatropis (Tella Jilledu in Telugu) tree’s root that has been in the ground for alteast 35 years is in the Raksha. I cannot even begin to describe the greatness of this raksha. The greater your devotion, the greater its power. Many people come from various countries to get this raksha. Sometimes some children might distribute these rakshas, but when I keep these rakshas with me for sometime and send them out for distribution, their energy is very different. If I begin to talk about the power of this raksha, we will not have any time left for Eluru Programs. You may wear this raksha or give it to those at home who need it. The power of this Raksha has lent untold benefit during Covid. Two hundred hospitals in Mysuru were sent food from months. At the end of the two months, they all requested the raksha from Mysuru Ashram.

Those who participated in Pradhana Sri Chakra Archana will get a sari as Prasadam.

You must all wear your mask. If the one sitting next to you takes off the mask, give him/her two smacks. That is your responsibility. I am wearing a mask inside my nose. An American devotee has invented this filter clip you wear inside the nose. It is effective for up to 12 hours. You need to get used to the mask, otherwise, you will keep sneezing and will not be able to talk or eat.

Today, Brijgopal Lunani ji is not in our presence, yet he stands here in the form of this Hall. This is proof that one's hard work for Sadguru earns him eternal fame. Lord Datta's devotees are all poor. Only a handful are wealthy. They do not have a charitable nature. Swamiji tests them a lot, but they groan and groan to give even one lakh rupees. That groaning then becomes permanent. My devotees know that the more they give Swamiji, the more they get. Problems are always there, but you must never take a back step when doing charity. You will incur sin by doing that. It is God who is giving, we are only giving back to Him. It is like offering the lake's water back into the lake when we offer oblations. Did we create Nature? Are we not enjoying Nature? That is God’s gift to us.

Eluru devotees pined to see Swamiji. But they would see Swamiji every day at 6:30pm live on Facebook. So many of you would watch the live broadcast. Did you all listen to Mahabharata during Covid? Swamiji narrated the entire Mahabharata, Adhyatma Ramayana, Sooktis etc. You all heard them happily. Most even forgot Covid was raging. Swamiji protected His devotees in that manner. But some ignored the rules and suffered in hospitals. I spoke to Saraswati Amma (Mrs Brijgopal Lunani) who is in the hospital over the phone and she said her mind was all here. Mr. Lunani's Atman is here even though the body is not. Many joined hands with him to support this effort. That is why such a Hall has been possible. The inauguration was delayed due to Covid. The entire world suffered from the pandemic. God creates disasters such as tsunamis, earthquakes, sudden deaths, train accidents, plane crashes etc. to establish balance. We are alive because of Him. We breathe due to His grace. We do not know when we will stop breathing. When Shiva leaves our body, we only become a shava/corpse. As long as Shiva is in us, we should set our lives right and fulfill all our karma. This worldly life is not permanent.

So many millionaires died during Covid. Even great leaders who would receive state honors at death with lakhs of people watching, had barely a group of 10-15 people at their cremation. Their own children could not see them in the end. This karma is tormenting us all. The country of Italy saw so many deaths. Entire villages and mansions in Italy were put on sale for a mere $500. The government was inviting people to buy the village and work on its improvement. What really do we take with us? Emperor Alexander opened both his hands when dying to show that he was not taking anything with him. Not even a few grains of rice were poured into his corpse’s mouth. He invaded so many places, killed so many and accumulated so much wealth. Finally, he was buried some place unknown and even those bodies were washed away due to heavy rains. If there are earthquakes, we might disappear from the surface of the earth.

During Covid, each had to fend for himself. That we are alive today and seeing each other is purely God’s grace. People used to call each other during Covid and cry about whether they would be able to attend family events in the future. There was fear about third wave and Covid aggravating. Even the wealthy could not step out. There were so many restrictions in place. We had to constantly wash our hands and feet. We could not even breathe freely. Today, even in the midst of it all - Covid is still there, it has not gone - we must all wear masks properly covering the mouth and nose. If you do not cover your nose properly, you will infect others or get infected yourself. You think you are immune to infection and did not touch anyone, but if your mask does not cover your nose, you will be vulnerable to the virus. Dengue fevers are making the rounds. We do not keep the house clean, our food is unclean. The mind should be strong first in order to resolve all problems. Do not harbor excess desire and do not keep your desires growing. It all looks good when you wish for things, but that will eventually backfire. In a region in Israel, a river reversed course due to the immense force of the sea water. This is inauspicious. The river reversed course for a few kilometers. Imagine the force of the sea water. So too our excess desire will backfire.

This is clearly seen in our greedy investments in the stock market. So too, a person who gambles in Las Vegas may win $1000 after betting $100. That person will then get greedy and will gamble everything, leaving him with only his flight ticket. That is why Vegas hotels have you pay the price of your entire stay first because they know you may get fleeced after. The police also look for your return ticket before you enter the city. Everyone that went to Vegas got a clean shave of their money. No need to go to Tirupati. When you made the $1000 with the $100 gamble, you must walk away with those earnings. The same applies to businesses. Make some profit and be happy. Many great actors and leaders can also be happy with what they earned. But some of them invest all their money in making a movie and lose everything. We hear of some of those film stars turning into paupers. Excess greed is ruinous. Restrain your desires. When you are served four vadas, you can eat only one or two, but you will not do that. And then your stomach is upset and it leaves a bad taste in your mouth. You eat until you feel like throwing up. You must eat in moderation. Similarly, plan your budget wisely. Do not budget for your greed. The westerners budget how much they set aside for expenses, for their children, for their Guru etc. Similarly, investing in health is also part of your budget - Wake up early, have a cold-water bath. But do we wake up early? We want to finish the movie and then go to bed around 1am because we do not want to miss the climax. We are then unable to wake up early in the morning.

That is why, go to bed by 11pm at the latest and wake up before sunrise. If you wake up after sunrise, your work will not be accomplished. Goddess Lakshmi will not stay in your house. There will be poverty, quarrels, lack of peace, altercations, love will only be fake and there will be envy and restlessness in the house. You blame God and your daughter-in-law for the bad turn of events. What can God do? What can your daughter-in-law do? That is all your karma. You blame the ones you loaned money to, or the new house you moved into for your bad luck. You can change your house, but you cannot keep changing your spouse because you feel things did not work out. You go to some priests for remedies and they will keep asking you to change your name, or they will say that your wife brings you bad luck, or that you have physical asymmetry that is bringing you bad luck. Will you chop off a few inches of your shoulder because the chopping is free? Because one eye is smaller than another, will you shrink the bigger eye to bring symmetry for good luck? What we have is God’s creation. What can the house do? Remove your illusion first. You keep flitting from astrologer to astrologer until you hear what sounds favorable to you. Astrology is a real science, no doubt. Sure, Vastu is important, but you must take care of it all before you build the house. You cannot fix a rented house.

You must first restrain the mind. I have many devotees who will give their everything for Swamiji’s Ashram. They are afraid to even come to me. I need to keep calling them. It is those who do nothing that keep coming to the ashram. I also entertain them. We must make sacrifices. Swamiji is doing so many projects for universal welfare. You have crores of rupees and you cannot even donate one lakh. I do not need your money, but you must have a chartable mindset. You must not hide your wealth. The money will simply rot. The children will think you splurged on your illicit relationships or gambling. Why can you not support charitable deeds? Why did God give us two hands? You must donate with both your hands.

Karna in the Mahabharata was known to be very charitable. Even though he was a charioteer’s son, he was also well versed in the scriptures like Dharmaraaja. He knew the proper course and time of action. One evening during sunset Karna was oiling his hair. The oil was in a gold bowl studded with gems while mantras were being chanted. A poor Brahmin came asking for help to get his daughter married. I will tell you later about the difference between him and Dharmaraja. Karna had oil on both his hands. One must not give charity with oily hands. It is inauspicious to do charity at sunset with oil in the hair. Giving away the golden bowl that was filled with oil and mantra chanting vibrations, at sunset, with oil in the hair, signals sure defeat or death, warned the scholars. Karna knew this. He had a battle to go to the next day. Karna however did not want a moment's delay in doing charity because he was afraid his mind would change, or that the Brahmin would take offense. The golden bowl bore greater value for Karna since it had been gifted to him by Duryodhana during Karna’s coronation. Yet, Karna gives away that very expensive bowl that would be worth crores of rupees today. Everyone warned him saying he would die, but Karna did not care. He gave it away because the Brahmin was asking for help. If you have the opportunity to donate, you should be willing to donate whatever you have on you right away - gold, money, whatever it is. You may not get an opportunity to donate again.

Dharmaraja on the other hand when faced with a similar situation asked a Brahmin to come back the next day. The Brahmin needed money to do the funeral rites for his deceased wife. In those days, Dharmaraja would let anyone in distress walk up straight to him, even to his sleeping chamber. That is why Dharmaraja’s kingdom was dharmic. It was bigger than Sri Rama’s kingdom. Dharmaraja would wake up in the middle of the night and deliver justice to whoever was calling on him for help. Will our leaders today even let people in through their gates?

However, Dharmaraja acted contrary to Karna in this instance. The Brahmin who needed to do the funeral rites at sunrise the next day needed to buy the firewood right that evening. Since charity was generally prohibited at dusk, Dharmaraja asks him to come back the next day. Then, an elated Bhima grabs the banner and the armor signifying victory in the battlefield. Dharmaraja forbids Bhima since that banner was only to be used in the battlefield. But when Bhima expresses happiness that Dharmaraja was confident he would be alive to do charity until the next day, Dharmaraja realizes his mistake. We never know when we are going to die. So, postponing acts of charity on the pretext of not having your check book or waiting until your accountant tallies accounts the next month are all acts of sin. You must do charity right away, come what may. When someone hungry asks for food, give them something right away. If you ask them to come back the next day for the festival meal, that person’s hunger pangs subject them to great suffering. Share what you are eating, or the fruits you have. You must do charity as soon as you think of it.

Devotee Lunani felt embarrassed that he was to be reminded three times to do this work. He was ready to make big donations despite poor health and despite his business not doing very well. I have not seen such a charitable devotee. He had a strict lifestyle. He loved Swamiji very dearly. He unfortunately contracted coronavirus. I grieve for him more than his family does. I want such devotees to live longer. I keep saying that stingy devotees can go instead, what use is their presence? The Venugopal Swami, Datta, Anjaneya temples here are so wonderful. You all also helped him in his efforts.

May you all be blessed. Eluru is dear to me. Chant Hanuman Chalisa. All your problems will be removed. Do not forget Hanuman despite all the problems. Tie a Poornaphala with a pure heart and pray. You will call me and tell me about your miracle. Swamiji set up a powerful Yantra here. You are foolish to not use the power of Hanuman here.

Bengaluru Ashram is packed due to Hanuman temple. You will barely have room to step into the premises. Same in Kerala, Chennai and Mysuru. Those places are filled with Poornaphala offerings. But Eluru barely has any Poornaphala offerings. Swamiji has placed a Yantra there that bestows accomplishments. These people do not understand it. Sri Rama said in the end of his incarnation that people will never learn. The yantra was established here for your benefit. Benguluru Hanuman almost has no room to tie more Poornaphalas. The Lord there bestows immense accomplishments. Lunani ji had prayed that the devotees here have the presence of mind and energy to use the immense power of this place. His words are ringing in my ears. I placed the Yantra here for your safely and upliftment. But if you do not use the power, what can I do. Use this place for good events. There is a little more work to be done, that will happen too. There are many photos of birds here and that has transported my mind to Shuka Vana. I miss those birds, they chant mantras. I have not seen them in 15 days. They chant mahavakyas and other mantras - Om Namo Narayana; Harihi Om Tatsat etc.

The Philippines government gave me two hyacinth macaws - each bird costs Rs. 38 lacs, but the govt gave me two of them. Many of you have seen Shuka Vana. Swamiji has also done Naga Pratishtha. This will bestow children on the childless; it will help those who keep losing money for unknown reasons too. Those with skin problem or with some lunacy, those without faith, those being criticized or blamed unnecessarily, can do Pradakshina here, it will do you good. You can test for yourself. Datta devotees do not have to do much. You all know Swamiji's miracles. All this has been established here for a good reason. Use it. Coronavirus is still there, but I'm being careful. Many are asking me not to come to their Ashram because they do not want to inconvenience Swamiji. Guntur devotees said - it may be sin to ask You not to come, but we will chant Your name and get rid of that sin, but do not come since Covid is raging. But now due to Mother Goddess' grace, we are doing okay, coronavirus is slowly going away. Do not eat or drink in random places. Drink only filtered water or water in sealed bottles. If we are careful, we can get rid of Covid. Eluru devotees are very dear to me. You are like family, that is why I speak the way I wish. I do not even feel that I am outside some place.