11 Aug 2024
[By Shri Divakar]
Me Paada Padmaalaku Namaskaaram, Swami.
Thank you for this opportunity given to me to share the divine dream blessed by You, Swami. I had this dream about two and a half weeks before Swami's birthday, which was celebrated on 24th February 2024. In the dream, Swami initially appeared, then transformed into Lord Shiva, and subsequently, Lord Shiva's form changed into Goddess Parvati, who was tenderly holding the Baby Lord Ganesha in her arms. This is the dream I had that night.
Initially, I felt frightened by the dream as it was my first experience with a dream of this nature. The next morning, I shared the dream with my wife and also expressed my thoughts that it could be a test from Swami. She didn't ask many questions about the dream as she was preoccupied with her morning routine tasks.
As I reflected back on the dream during office hours, a sudden thought struck to me that it could be a sign or indication of my wife's pregnancy as I had seen Goddess Parvati holding Baby Lord Ganesha in the dream and the thought also occurred to me that my wife had already missed her period by a week, which further fueled my suspicion of a possible pregnancy.
On 22nd February 2024 (around two weeks after the dream), my wife began experiencing discomfort, dizziness and vomiting in addition to missing her period for two weeks. Considering these symptoms, we decided to use a pregnancy test kit to confirm whether she was pregnant. As we had suspected, the pregnancy test revealed that she had conceived and on 23rd February, we received official confirmation of her pregnancy from the doctor during our visit.
Swami, with folded hands and a heart full of devotion, I prostrate myself at Your sacred feet for fulfilling my desire by Your grace. Thank you very much for this.
On 1st April, my mother-in-law (my wife's mother) arrived in Bangalore from our hometown to provide support and care for my wife during her pregnancy. On the night of 7th April, my wife experienced a series of distressing symptoms including headache, chest pain and vomiting. My mother-in-law was deeply concerned and frightened by my wife's condition. I consulted Swami’s devotee and doctor, Ms. Geeta Lahari, for medicating my wife to ease her symptoms. Despite taking the tablets, my wife's condition has not fully improved. Upon witnessing my wife's condition, my mother-in-law turned to Swami's photo and prayed, “Oh Swami, please protect and care for Your devotees, who have placed their faith in You” and then, she took the kumkuma (red turmeric powder) from Swami's feet and applied on the forehead of my wife.
It was almost 1 a.m. by the time we fell into sleep that night. My mother-in-law had a dream as soon as she fell asleep in which she saw a young boy, approximately 5 years old, running from the hall room (where my wife was sleeping) to the bedroom (where she was sleeping) three times before disappearing. I was amazed when she shared the dream with me the next morning and she also told that the boy, who came in the dream had the same bottu as Swami in His photo, which is present in my home.
After hearing this, I understood that the boy in her dream was none other than Swami Himself, revealing His compassionate care and watchful protection over His devotees. No words or no expression is sufficient to quantify the depth and magnitude of Your compassion, love, and kindness to Your devotes, Swami. Thank you very much Swami for everything you did for me and my family.
At Your Divine Lotus Feet,
Divakar
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