"Humble and Loving Pranams at the Lotus Feet of our beloved Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba. Om Sai Ram

This new website is a small tribute to Sai Geetha, the living form of Bhakti of our beloved Lord Sai. After three months collecting photographs, films and texts about Sai Geetha (377 photos, 12 videos, many texts), we are very happy to send you this link to the new site:

www.saigeetha.org

Enjoy the devotion and love between Sai Geetha and Swamiji. Also, see how much love and happiness Sai Geetha spread amongst devotees.

In loving memory
Yours
Urs - urs.keller@saigeetha.org "

Om Sairam dear Sai Family,

Puttaparthi is still mourning the death of beloved Sai Geetha and we still can't believe that she is actually gone.. This morning, around 7am I reached her house inorder to attend her funeral and pay my last respects to the departed soul.

There were a hundreds of devotees lined up and our beloved Swami was actually coming to see His beloved.. I thought for a while, probably this is the first time that Sai Geetha won't be on her feet after seeing Swami's car heading towards her house.. our compassionate Lord, had actually come to a bid a farewell and look after the arrangements for the funeral..

she was lying on the right side of the planetorium and Swami's car slowly drove in ..There was pin drop silence in the premises which had very few devotees.Swami was not in His usual mood this morning..He was visibly moved and bit sad. He didnt look at any one of us.. neither was He curious to look at His darling lying lifeless.. I was praying to Swami, Swami it would be very hard for you to bear this separation.. An Avatar was performing His duties, in a human level, bidding farewell to His favourite pet...

No one dared to go to Swami, no one were sure as how to start a conversation or what to say to Swami.. as He knew everything...Mr.Pedda Reddy, the care taker of Sai Geetha, who was weeping went to Swami, Swami joined Him, it brought tears to every one there.Sai Geetha used to listen only to two People , Swami and Pedda Reddy.. Pedda Reddy loudly cried, "Choodu Swami ela padukoni undo.... Leyya mante leyyatam ledu"(look Swami how she is sleeping, She is not getting up inspite of my request). Those words were enough for our hearts to melt and cry loudly..

Swami's chair slowly landed on the floor and Swami was just next to Sai Geetha.. Swami stretched His hands very gently caressed her trunk.. She loves it when Swami touches her trunk and my thoughts went back to the incident which Swami narrated on various occasions, when Swami brought back dead Karanam Subbamma. I was praying to Swami, Swami please do that again for Sai geetha and let her take a fruit from your Holy hands and close her eyes..

Swami materialised Vibhuthi, gently applied on her trunk.. more vibhuthi was brought and Swami kept on applying looking at her body with a HEAVY heart and thinking something... Swami then asked  to open her eyes.. As Pedda Reddy opened Swami gazed into her eyes for few seconds. He then gave suggestions as how the funeral should be done and insisted to put more sugarcane leaves under her while burying and asked to me more careful while shifting her body to her house....

A huge pit was dug in her new house. Swami then said, lets go to her house.. sitting in His car He looked at the huge pit.. His eyes were full of tears and He tried His best to control His emotions.. Swami then left for ashram after spending a good 30 minutes at her place...

A huge crane was brought to carry Sai Geetha to her house.. The workers who were working for the new indoor stadium participated actively in shifting her.. It was a huge task for the engineers and workers and at one stage it was looking bit impossible as it was a rare case for any one..

Swami who went back to His house probably couldn’t  bear the separation, His heart was crying for Sai Geetha  and at 11am He came again to the premises as Sai Geetha was now hanging in the huge crain and was being shifted to the house..Swami's car stopped just infront of the planetorium and He was watching her lifted by the huge crain..as students sang bhajans on one side and another group of students chanted vedas..It took almost two hours for the engineers to put her in the pit and Swami ignoring the hot sun watched His Geetha for two hours.....  for the last time in the present body

Swami's car now moved forward. He was giving suggestions from the car, to the engineers and to the students. It was very hard for Him to see His Geetha being carried and while doing so had some wounds on her skin….Swami preferred to have her head facing east and after she was successfully put in the pit, Swami send a work to PeddaReddy to sprinkle Turmeric,Kumkum and Vibhuti on her body.. atleast 3 bags of rice was brought and all of us took a fist full of rice and sprinkled on her body ..After every thing was done, Swami's car further moved to the pit, Swami's face and eyes were very red. The emotions, the sadness  reached MAXIMUM for Swami…as soon as He got a clear picture of Sai Geetha, tears rolled down from His eyes. It was unbelievable and He was seen wiping the tears of love, tears of separation and those assembled there just broke down, just by seeing a RARE Swami.. it was a very emotional moment for all of us.. and seeing Swami we all cried from the bottom of our hearts.. that cry which melted every tiny cell of our body, it was a moment where the Creator Himself came all the way to complete the last rites of HIS own CREATION,in the form of an elephant, which will stay in our hearts to eternity for her unconditional love and dedication…

Only today many of us realised how much He loved Sai Geetha.

We will definitely miss the sweet voice.. Geetha.. Geetha, which was heard from Swami while He consoled her, carrassed her, motivated her... Even now those sweet words echo in my ears.

She was a living legend until yesterday.. If she had the power to speak she would have narrated beautiful experiences she had with Swami never heard in the Sai World.

It will be a sad news for all of us.. but Iam sure, She is very happy with our Lord and also happy that Swami, came all the way from Kodai, to be with her for less than 4 days and visit her twice for the final rites….

Thank you Sai Geetha for letting us know the REALITY.. The Real way to God is LOVE HIM and LIVE FOR HIM… You are an embodiment of Love.. even on your last day, you made Swami come to you, you gave more than 2 hours non stop darshan to the thousands and millions  of devotees had an opportunity to TURN INWARD….

Thank you my Lord… You are so Compassionate..

 

With Humble Pranams at the Lotus feet of our beloved Lord…

Satish Naik from Puttaparthi…

OmSairam dear Sai Family,
Iam sure you will be shocked to read this but its true.. our Beloved Sai Geetha is no more...with heavy heart and sorrow, I want to pass the news of Swami's beloved pet Sai Geetha merged at His lotus feet at around 5pm (local time) on 22nd May'2007.I thought it would be atleast another 10 years that I would be narrating her obituary..but....

According to eye witness on 22nd May 2007, this morning Sai Geetha went to the water tub just behind the planetorium and slipped into the water.. She was looking very weak and had sour feet. Her leg was struk in the mud and unsuccessful attempts were made the whole day to pull her out..She was almost in a semi conscious mind. It was a difficult task for the people around her, considering her heavy body and cautious enough to not to hurt her body any further. Many veterinary doctors and others were

with her and she was given saline bottles and also a team of specialist doctors from Kerala,were on the way to Parthi, but Swami had different plans.. She breathed her last breath around 5pm, thus ending a great life, a saga of love between the CREATOR and the CREATION..

 

Any body who entered the premises of Parthi would definitely peep through the window of the bus to have a glance of Sai Geetha.. It was just an involuntary action. I remember in my childhood days, when the bus just passed by her, we used to scream.. there is Sai Geetha!!! Its very sad that she won't be seen any more. For devotees who are on a sight seeing visit

around the village, would definitely stop by SaiGeetha, silently watch her in adoration, great respect and a bit jealous for winning Swami's heart....

 

She was of great motivation,adoration and a living example to all the devotees coming to our Lord's abode with devotion but with a little of wavering faith.. Her devotion for Swami was steady, unconditional, innocent, full of love.She exists only to love and adore Him. THAT IS THE HIGHEST FORM OF DEVOTION and this is the lesson that she drove into our minds... that the whole purpose of life is to EXIST for the Lord and there is nothing greater than that.

 

the saga of Love started in the year 1962 when Swami went to Muddumalai forest, where in the officials spotted a tiny baby elephant who had just lost her physical mother.. Very little did the baby knew that her Sai Ma is coming, to take her to Her home. Immediately she was named SAI GEETHA and was shifted to Parthi in a truck. Swami always looked after her so well and every need was full filled.. She was adorned with 27 types of ornaments, ranging from Golden head gear to the silver ankels..

Like a perfect mother, Swami was very particular about the way she should be dressed for important occassions. He would even check very keenly if her silver anklets were polished,and if her dress and ornaments were in tact.

There was no festival or function without beautifully decorated SaiGeetha in Kulwanth Hall.. Swami would make sure that He fed her with various fruits. Even this day,He used to ask the boys to wheel Him towards her or let her come to the stage and feed her..Till late 2000 She would insist Swami to feed her by putting the fruits directly into her mouth and not into her trunk.. But lately she started accepting fruits when Swami very lovingly placed on her already stretched trunk..

 

Before the construction of the new indoor stadium, the engineers decided to demolish the shed in which sai Geetha was living, when this was brought to Swami's notice, He was bit concerned and only after building a makeshift house behind the planetorium with a large bath tub that Swami gave the green signal for the construction of the stadium.

 

 Swami insisted that the new house should be built closer to the road so that she doesnt have to walk a long distance when Swami passes by in the car.. Such was the care and concern Swami had on His darling devotee.

 

On a personal note, I can't forget the day when Swami inaugarated her house November 18th 2006, where I had Swami's padanamaskar.. Just after Swami left I went to her, touched her and as tears rolled down, I thanked her for the opportunity I got through her...

The days when the stadium construction was in progress were the GOLDEN DAYS for Her as She used to see Him almost every day and I made sure that I run with the car till Her house to watch the divine romance.. when ever Swami left or came to Parthi, her house was my favourite spot. Even on May 19th when Swami cut short His summer vist and drove directly to Parthi, I was standing by Sai Geetha, watching her for more than one hour and took almost 30 pictures while she came out from her house. She took picutures with devotees and she was infact giving various poses sometimes raising her trunk, sometimes stretching her trunk towards the devotees She moved very slowly and she seemed to be in pain while landing her left foot.the caretaker

had to force her to come out of the gate just 2 minutes before Swami's arrival.Even though she was excited to see Swami, the loud trumpet was missing.. Probably she knew she had to leave the body very shortly..

Many of us had our own reasons and conclusions for Swami's surprise return to Parthi and Iam sure this is the MAIN REASON for His comeback in the mid of May, to bid a farewell to His CHOSEN pet... beloved Sai Geetha...

According to reports, she will be buried at her place tomorrow(23rd may 2007) around 6am...

WE ALL HAVE TO LEAVE WHEN OUR ACT IS OVER ATLEAST HER SOUL PLAYED WITH GOD IN THIS LIFE TIME AND HOPEFULLY ENDED THIS CYCLE

OF BIRTH AND DEATH THAT WE ARE TRYING TO CLEAR...
LETS CELEBRATE HER FORTUNE TO  HAVE BEEN WITH GOD...

Dear Geetha, I will still stand by your house when Swami passes by.. please ask Him to stop by... even though we wont be seeing you... the memories of your presence will make us happy....

 

Long Live Sai Geetha.. Where ever you are.. you taught us the purest form of Love for God, the unsullied truth.

We love you... We love you.. We love you....

 

With pranams at the lotus Feet of our most beloved Bhagwan

 

Satish Naik from Puttaparthi