August 23, 2002 (Friday)
This evening, the conversation revolved around a drama entitled “Desha Bhakti-Daiva Bhakti”, to be put up by students in the Institute Auditorium on the occasion of M.B.A. day.
Swami: This evening, Vice-Chancellor will come and see the drama practice. (Turning to Prof. Anil Kumar) Did you see their practice?
Prof. A. K.: No, Swami.
Student: He did not come, Swami.
Student: Swami, practice is already over.
Swami: Did you practice with costumes?
Student: No, Swami.
Swami: First, you have to practice with costumes.
(To a student) You are acting as Hiranyakashyap, isn’t it?
Student: Yes, Swami.
Swami: Who is acting as Prahlada? (N. Sai Krishna, students of the first year M.B.A. class acting as Prahalada gets up. Taking a letter from Neelratna Chowbal, student of the second year M.B.A. class) What is your role in the drama?
Student: Swami, Vibhishana.
Swami: Where is Hanuman? (Vijay, student of the second year M.B.A. class acting as Hanuman goes to Swami. Swami takes his letter and shows him a word in the letter) What is this?
Vijay : Swami, it is ‘me’.
Swami: It is not looking like ‘me’; it looks like ‘ne’. Improve your handwriting. In the drama, you are supposed to give a discourse to Vibhishana. When Hanuman goes to Lanka and meets him, Vibhishana tells him that he was very lucky as he was able to have Rama’s Darshan every day, whereas, he was not that fortunate. Then Hanuman tells him that if he wanted to have Rama’s Darshan, he should engage himself in “Ramakaarya” (the Divine work of Rama). Mother Sita was in Lanka for a long time. Hanuman asks him whether he had gone and consoled her anytime.
Vijay : Swami, that time, my dialogue is “Man Mein Ram, Haath Mein Kaam, Jai Sri Ram” (with Rama in my mind, the work of Rama in my hands, glory to Lord Rama).
Swami: It should be “Dil Mein Ram, Man Se Kaam, Jai Sri Ram” (with Rama in my heart, the work of Rama with all my mind, glory to Lord Rama). The thought of working that has originated from the mind should get translated into action through the hands. (Swami takes another students’ letter who was holding the card and points out a grammatical mistake) What is this? ‘Nee Vaadu’ Badalu ‘Nee Paadu’ Ani Rasavu (Instead of writing ‘Nee Vaadu’ you have written ‘Nee Paadu’). You can put up the drama in the Poornachandra Auditorium on Sunday.
(To another student) When are your parents leaving?
Student: Swami, they are leaving on Sunday.
Swami: Tell them to book tickets on Monday. They can see the drama and then leave.
Student: Yes, Swami.
Swami then returned to the interview room. After a while, He called one of the drama students and told him that it would be difficult to arrange the sets within a short span of time in the Poornachandra Auditorium. Hence, the drama could be put up in the Institute auditorium itself.
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