The Vision of Vaikunta

Saakshat Parabrahma Swarupa

That day was Vaikunta Ekadashi, the day on which Sri Maha Vishnu gives darshan through the northern door of Vaikunta. Raja Reddy, a devotee of Swami was sleeping in the verandah upstairs in Prasanthi Nilayam. At the midnight, he woke up. On opening his eyes, he could see brilliant effulgence coming out of Swami's room. Raja Reddy looked into the room through the doorway. A few divine forms were bowing at the Lotus feet of Swami in succession and Swami was enthroned like Maha Vishnu on Adisesha. There were also seven fires around Swami's bed. Raja Reddy was shocked to see that. He slowly closed the door and slept on the verandah. The next day, Raja Reddy told Swami about the scene that he saw last night and asked, "Swami! Who are all those?" Then Swami said, "All those are deities. They have come for my darshanam. Those seven fires are the Saptarshis (the seven sages). You are alive because of my grace. Otherwise, you would have been burnt to ashes on seeing that scene." Sri Sathya Sai Baba is Saakshat Parabrahma Swarupa (the embodiment of supreme power).

(Source: Tapo)