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The days before Bhagawan's
MahaSamadhi

 
 
 

Introduction

In late March 2011, Swami was admitted to the super-specialty hospital. This caused a great stir throughout the world for Sai devotees, and the world watched twice daily for press reports from the hospital.

On 24 April at 7:40AM, Swami left His physical body. His body was brought to Sai Kulwant Hall, and He "lay in State" for three days.

For posterity, this page records press releases, some interviews, and so on that took place up until Swami left his physical body, as well as links to various webpage discussions that went on during the time and two videos.

The word Mahasamadhi means not only the conscious departure from the physical body of a realized soul but also the shrine where the physical body is buried.

Videos: Swami laid to rest  Swami lying in state

The last rites and a high-resolution version of the mahasamadhi image.

 

Article on Sathya Sai Baba in the Hindustan Times, by Abdul Kalam, former President of India. Also in pdf

 

Interview with Prof. Venkatarman and Dr. Narendranath Reddy. Text and audio.

 

8 April. Transcript of report concerning Bhagawan's health by Dr Goldstein. Recording of report

 

Discourse, 5 July 2003. Swami talks about His health and body.

Discourse, 13 July 2005. Swami talks about His Well-Being.

Musings by Prof G. Venkatraman, 6 April .

Dr. Safaya's report on Swami's health (5 April). video   transcript

Discussion of Swami's age when He left HIs body.

"In regard to every matter, my thoughts are always sublime and exemplary. You must note that Swami's life is in His own hands and not in those of anyone else. If I will it, I can live for as long as I please. I can also terminate it at will. It is my will that decides and not any other person. The reason is My purity, selflessness, and divinity. What other testimony is called for? The life of the pure hearted is in their own hands and not in those of others." Discourse, 3 July 1993

Message from the Radio Sai Team, on April 27 morning early

Like every one of you, we were caught completely unawares on April 24, and immediately we had to organize huge screens for devotees' viewing in Sai Kulwant Hall, at select points inside the Ashram and the Puttaparthi town. This had to be done with no delay not only for convenience of devotees but also for security.

We have offered Live Audio Stream of the bhajans and devotional offerings in Sai Kulwant Hall on Radio Sai since the morning of April 25.

For Live Video of the happenings in Sai Kulwant Hall we made quick arrangements for a Live Video Feed which was carried by a number of TV Channels through their broadcasting vans stationed in Prasanthi Nilayam. This way we were able to serve the yearning devotees at the regional and national level. Because of the pressure of all these immediate tasks on our extremely limited manpower (hardly half a dozen staff) and other resources we could not organize a Live Video Stream on our website radiosai.org or sathyasai.org or saicast.org.

We regret this inconvenience to overseas devotees. However, we hope many people in several countries will watch the special video "The Miracle of Pure Love" which will be aired by Astha International TV Channel. Please go here for the timings.

April 27 is the most sacred day when the Sai Kulwant Hall will transform into the Maha Samadhi Mandir of our dearest Bhagawan. We will video record every second of this momentous occasion and will offer you special highlights shortly, both on radiosai.org and saicast.org. This way people in all time zones will be able to see a compact footage of this event at their convenience.

People in India can watch the Live Video of tomorrow's proceedings on the many TV channels that are already carrying the divine darshan in Sai Kulwant Hall for the past two days.

Additionally, we are organizing huge screens in Hill View Stadium to enable the ever increasing number of devotees thronging Prasanthi Nilayam to witness tomorrow's proceedings with much ease.

We hope you understand the immense constraints and demands on our time and resources because of which we are not able to offer you a Live Video Stream of tomorrow's proceedings on our website.

Thank You.

"I am in You, With You, Above You, Beside You, Around You…." Any number of times Bhagawan has reminded us about this ultimate truth. Our Sai, as we all know, is very much in our hearts, guiding us, guarding us, and loving us as ever. Let us now resolve to make our lives His message.


Medical Bulletin released 23 April at 17:12 hrs. reads:

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba continues to be in a very critical condition of health on the 27th day of his treatment in this hospital.

He is still breathing with ventilator support. The episodes of low blood pressure are still a cause of great worry to the doctors treating him.

Bhagawan Baba continues to be under constant attention of the panel of doctors attending upon him.


Medical Bulletin released 23 April at 08:58 hrs. reads:

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba continues to be in the same clinical condition as yesterday. He continues to be very critical.

He is still on ventilator support. A cycle of slow hemodialysis has been completed on him this morning.

He continues to be under close scrutiny and round the clock treatment by the panel of doctors attending upon him.


Medical Bulletin released 22 April at 17:16 hrs. reads:

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba continues in the same clinical condition as he was in the morning. There is no significant change in his health condition. He continues to be in the same critical state of health.

He is still supported by ventilator and is on CRRT system of dialysis.

His blood pressure and heart rate have been stable for the last 12 hours and are supported by necessary drugs.

The panel of doctors treating him is keeping a close watch on his health.


Medical Bulletin released 22 April at 08:54 hrs. reads:

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba still continues to be in a very critical state of health.

His respiration is supported by ventilator. He is put on CRRT system of dialysis to assist the functioning of the kidneys.

The response shown to the treatment continues to be minimal by all the vital organs.

His heart rate and blood pressure continue to be low and they are supported by drugs.

There is no significant change in the overall clinical condition since yesterday. The doctors, however, are continuing their vigorous, round the clock treatment.


Medical Bulletin released 21 April at 17:43 hrs. reads:

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba continues to be in a very critical state of health.

There is very poor response from the vital organs of the body to the treatment. The intermittent episodes of low blood pressure are persisting indicating that the heart is quite weak.

The parameters of the functioning of the various organs of the body are also erratic. Every attempt is being made to keep them in the normal limits by the administration of appropriate drugs.

The breathing is still assisted by the ventilator. One successful cycle of slow hemodialysis was conducted during the past 12 hours to assist the functioning of the kidneys.

Doctors are continuing vigorous efforts to make the vital organs recommence their functions.


Medical Bulletin released 21 April at 08:52 hrs. reads:

The situation of Bhagawan Baba's health is very critical. All the organs are showing very poor response to the treatment.

Non-functioning of the liver and persistent episodes of low blood pressure are causing great worry to the doctors.

However, most of the other parameters have still been kept at nearly normal levels by the use of appropriate medicines.

The breathing is still dependent on the ventilator. And the process of slow hemodialysis has been started in the morning to assist the kidneys.

The doctors are putting their best efforts to improve his clinical condition.


Medical Bulletin released 20 April at 18:05 hrs. reads:

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba continues to be in a critical state of health. His vital parameters and indices are maintained at nearly normal level by giving adequate treatment, with medicines.

The condition of liver and intermittent episodes of low blood pressure are still causing anxiety to the treating doctors.

The panel of treating doctors has been reinforced with the joining of Government of Andhra Pradesh team under the guidance of the Director of Medical Education, Dr. Raviraj, who is an eminent nephrologist.

Dr. Yegyaraman from the USA who is an eminent electrophysiology specialist has also joined the team of doctors.

Bhagawan Baba continues to be on assisted ventilation. He may be dialysed again early in the morning tomorrow.

The panel of doctors are working hard on his treatment, which is going round the clock.


Medical Bulletin released 20 April at 09:13 hrs. reads:

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba continues to be in a critical state of health. Although his vital parameters and indices are nearly normal, the condition of the liver and intermittent episodes of low blood pressure are still a cause of worry.

He continues to be on assisted ventilation to help his lungs and on CRRT to assist his kidney functioning.

The panel of doctors is watching him round the clock and giving all the necessary treatment to keep him in a stable state of health.


Medical Bulletin released 19 April at 17:56 hrs. reads:

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba continues to be in a critical state of health. The vital parameters of his health are quite stable and satisfactory although the vital organs are showing slow response to the treatment, yet the doctors are hopeful of the eventual success of the treatment being given to him.

He continues to be on assisted ventilation. His kidneys are supported by CRRT system.

The panel of doctors treating him is watching the status of his health continuously.


Medical Bulletin released 19 April at 08:56 hrs. reads:

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, who was admitted to this hospital on 28 March, continues to be in a critical state of health. His vital systems, including liver, are showing minimal response to the treatment, which is a cause of worry for the treating doctors.

He continues to be on ventilatory support and CRRT system of dialysis.

His blood pressure continues to show periodic fluctuations, which is being corrected by appropriate drugs.

The panel of doctors attending upon Bhagawan Baba is keeping a close, constant watch on his health parameters.


Medical Bulletin released 18 April at 18:00 hrs. reads:

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba continues to be in a stable state of health and is also maintaining stability in the vital parameters of his health.

The functioning of his liver is a little worry to the doctors treating him, so is the slow improvement shown by other organs.

The panel of doctors is keeping continuous round the clock watch on his health condition.

He continues to be on assisted respiration. It is proposed to conduct a cycle of hemodialysis during the late evening. His overall health condition continues to be critical.


Medical Bulletin released 18 April at 09:04 hrs. reads:

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba who has nearly completed three weeks of treatment in the hospital continues to be in a stable state of health.

Most of his indices of the functioning of the organs and vital parameters continue to be nearly normal.

However, the condition of liver and occasional spells of low blood pressure continues to worry the treating doctors.

Overall condition of Bhagawan Baba still continues to be critical, however, the panel of doctors treating him are watching his health round the clock and are satisfied with the responses, although slow, shown by him to the treatment.


Medical Bulletin released 17 April at 17:46 hrs. reads:

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba continues to show stability in the vital parameters of his health. He is still on assisted ventilation and on CRRT to help his kidneys.

The condition of the liver is causing a slight worry to the doctors, but they are quite hopeful to rectify it in the coming few days.

He still continues to be critical and the panel of doctors and foreign specialists are watching and treating him round the clock.


Medical Bulletin released 17 April at 09:13 hrs. reads:

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba completes his 20th day of stay in this hospital. The vital parameters of his health are nearly normal.

He continues to be on assisted ventilation. He is also receiving CRRT system of dialysis. His liver functioning is as yet to recover fully.

He continues to be in a critical state of health and is being constantly watched by the panel of specialist doctors attending upon him.


Medical Bulletin released 16 April at 1803 hrs. reads:

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba continues to be having stable parameters of health. He continues to be on assisted ventilation to help the lungs. CRRT, the process of slow hemodialysis, is being given to him since morning to assist his kidneys.

His biochemical and hematological indices are nearly normal. The progress is however slow. The overall condition of Bhagawan continues to be critical.

The team of doctors attending upon him is joined by two experts from the USA. Dr. Kalpalatha K. Guntupalli, Professor-in-chief, pulmonary and critical care medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston. and Dr. Sridhar, Cardiac specialist, University of Colorado, Health Sciences Centre.


Medical Bulletin released 16 April at 1038 hrs. reads:

The health status of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba is under constant review by Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust in the light of the medical bulletins issued by the Director of the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, since the time of His admission to the hospital on the 28th of March, 2011. For several days, His condition was a cause for concern.

In the latest review, as of today, the doctors attending on Him have expressed confidence that He is in a stable condition and is responding satisfactorily to the treatment being given to Him by the team of doctors, though somewhat slowly. They are confident that, if the progress continues to be stable and satisfactory as at present, it might be possible to shift Him from the hospital to His residence at Prasanthi Nilayam in about a fortnight. His residence is being got ready in all aspects to receive Him and provide Him the required level of follow up medical care as also emergency services.

The Trustees are gratified to note the spontaneous upsurge of prayers, bhajans, namasmarana, candle light processions of millions and millions of His devotees all over the globe for His very early and total recovery. Radio Sai, through its Musings, messages and mails from all over the world has been continuously articulating this upsurge. As Bhagavan has repeatedly said on several occasions, it is only the sincere prayers of His devotees that can cure Him. The Trustees consider it their sacred duty to appeal to all the devotees to be calm and sustain their prayers to restore Bhagavan to His normal health at a very early date.

Medical Bulletin released 15 April at 1753 hrs. reads:

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba continues to have stable status of health. His vital parameters and indicators of functions of the various organs of the body like the blood pressure, heart rate, blood gas analysis and bio-chemical values continue to be nearly normal.

There is a slight improvement of all his systems, though slow.

The panel of doctors is satisfied with the progress shown by him to the treatment being given to him. However he still continues to be critical and is breathing with the help of the ventilator and is being given kidney support through CRRT system of dialysis.


Medical Bulletin released 15 April at 0905 hrs. reads:

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba continues to be in a stable state of health. Most of his vital systems have shown positive response to the treatment being given to him, but the response is slow.

All his clinical parameters of health are nearly normal and are showing improvement over the previous values. He continues to be on assisted ventilation and intermittent slow dialysis.

The panel of doctors is satisfied with the response shown by him to the treatment. However, his condition continues to be critical.

Medical Bulletin released 14 April at 1750 hrs. reads:

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba continues to be stable clinically with nearly normal parameters of vital indicators of health like heart rate, blood pressure etc. However, His health is still in a critical state.

All His systems are showing improvement, although slow.

The doctors are satisfied with the response shown by Bhagawan Baba to the treatment.

Medical Bulletin released 14 April at 0800 hrs. reads:

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, who completed 18th day of treatment in this hospital, is in a relatively more stable condition of health.

All His vital parameters like heart rate, blood pressure, blood biochemistry values are nearly normal and stable.

He still continues to be on assisted ventilation, and intermittent slow hemodialysis is being conducted upon Him to assist the kidneys, which are now showing signs of sustained activity.

The doctors attending upon Him are satisfied with the stability of His health condition and His response, although slow, to the treatment being given to Him.

Medical Bulletin released 13 April at 1700 hrs. reads:

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, who was admitted in this hospital on 28 March, is responding to the treatment, although the response is slow, which is expected in view that Bhagawan Baba's body is 86 years old.

He still continues to be on ventilator supported respiration. The response of His kidneys is also encouraging, yet the need of dialysis is felt and, therefore, He is being given a slow intermittent hemodialysis.

The doctors attending upon Him are now quite hopeful about the success of the treatment being given to Him. He continues to be critical.


Medical Bulletin released 13 April at 0850 hrs. reads:

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba who is under treatment in this hospital for multi-organi failure is showing positive but slow response to the treatment given to Him.

He is still on ventilator and is on intermittent hemodialysis. His vital parameters of health are nearly normal.

The continued stable state of health is a matter of satisfaction to the treating team of doctors, although He continues to be critical.


Medical Bulletin released 12 April at 1700 hrs. reads:

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba continues to be stable as far as His vital parameters of health are concerned.

He still continues to be on intermittent hemodialysis and is on assisted respiration.

Although He is responding to the treatment, yet the response is slow.

His condition still continues to be critical.

Medical Bulletin released 12 April at 0800 hrs. reads:

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, who has entered the 16th day of treatment in this hospital, is still on ventilator to assist His respiration and intermittent hemodialysis to assist His kidneys.

The vital parameters of His health like the heart rate, blood pressure, blood gas values continue to be stable and at nearly normal levels.

His response to the treatment is positive but slow, which is a slight cause of worry to the team of doctors attending upon Him.

His liver functions are slowly recovering.

He continues to be in a critical state of health.


Medical Bulletin released 11 April at 17:57 hrs. reads:

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba who continues to be under treatment of this hospital is showing positive response to the treatment being given to him.

He continues to be on the ventilator and is undergoing dialysis periodically.

His kidneys and lungs are showing signs of improvement. His hemodynamic values like heart rate, blood pressure, blood gas analysis are nearly normal.

The functioning of liver is also showing improvement.

His overall condition is much better than earlier although he is still critical.


Medical Bulletin released 11 April at 0800 hrs. reads:

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba has entered his 15th day of treatment in this hospital. His condition is stable. There is an overall improvement in the functioning of all the organs although it is slow.

He continues to be on the ventilator and on intermittent dialysis.

His liver is also showing improvement in its functioning.

The doctors attending upon Bhagawan Baba are satisfied with the improvement shown so far, though he still continues to be in a critical state of health.


This Evening's Medical Bulletin released 10 April at 1757 hrs. reads:

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba continues to be in a stable condition. His health parameters like heart rate, blood pressure, blood chemistry indices and hemodynamics continue to be stable.

His respiration is still supported by the ventilator. His kidneys have started functioning slowly but still need the assistance of dialysis to support them.

The panel of doctors working on Bhagawan Baba are satisfied by the response shown by Him to the treatment so far.

There is improvement in the functioning of all the other organs also, including the liver, but the rate of improvement is sluggish.

The doctors hope that the rate of improvement will improve further.


Updated Sunday, Apr 10, 2011 0900 Hrs. IST

This morning's Medical Bulletin released at 0800 hrs. reads:

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba who entered the 14th day of treatment in this hospital has shown slight improvement in the functioning of the kidneys.

However, He continues to be on intermittent slow hemodialysis and ventilatory support.

His vital parameters of health are stable and satisfactory. The panel of doctors treating Him is satisfied with the progress He is making.


Updated Saturday, Apr 9, 2011 1737 Hrs. IST

Evening's Medical Bulletin released at 1700 hrs. reads:

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba continues to be stable and there is slight improvement in the overall condition of His health.

He continues to be on the ventilator and periodic slow hemodialysis. The functions of the kidneys and lungs are also showing improvement.

He is responding satisfactorily to the treatment being given to Him by the panel of doctors.


Updated Saturday, Apr 9, 2011 0900 Hrs. IST

The Morning Bulletin released at 0800 hrs. reads:

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba who entered His 13th day of treatment in this hospital had a fairly stable night as regards to His vital parameters.

There is perceptible improvement in the condition of His kidneys. He is on intermittent low hemodialysis.

His lung infection has cleared to some extent; however, He is still on the ventilator.

He had a mild rise of temperature for which He is on appropriate antibiotics.

Doctors attending upon Him are on the whole satisfied with His stable condition of health and response to treatment.


Updated Friday, Apr 8, 2011 1730 Hrs. IST

The latest medical bulletin released by SSSIHMS, Prasanthigram this evening at 1700 hrs. indicates definite improvement in Bhagawan's health status.

The report reads:

The health condition of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba continues to be stable. All His vital parameters are nearly normal.

His kidneys are continuing to show signs of recovery.

The infection in the lungs is also much less, although it is still a matter of concern. He continues to be on ventilator for His respiratory support and He is on slow dialysis.

All other vital systems are functioning satisfactorily. The panel of doctors treating Him are satisfied with the progress Baba has made so far.

With the good news spreading across, there is a sense of relief in the spiritual township, with many believe that their unified prayers are being answered by Bhagawan. Over that past more than ten days, ever since Bhagawan was hospitalized, Prasanthi has been engaged in incessant prayers, imploring 'her' Soul to return to Prasanthi.


Updated Friday, Apr 8, 2011 0900 Hrs. IST

This morning's medical bulletin issued by SSSIHMS, Prasanthigrams at 8:00 am reads:

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba who was admitted in this hospital on 28th March, 2011 is showing positive signs of response to the treatment being given to Him.

His blood pressure and other clinical parameters continue to be nearly normal and satisfactory.

His kidneys are also showing signs of recovery. The state of His consciousness also continues to show improvement. Indices of other vital organs like the heart and liver have also shown improvement.

He is in a stable condition of health, though He still continues to be on the ventilator and slow dialysis.

The panel of doctors treating Him is optimistic about His recovery.


Latest Medical Bulletin received at 1700 hrs. this evening

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba continues to be on ventilator support for respiration. His kidney function is being supported by CRRT.

There is some positive sign of recovery in the functions of the kidneys.

His vital parameters are nearly normal and are satisfactory.

He continues to be on treatment in the Intensive Care Facility of the hospital where visitors are not allowed.

The panel of doctors treating Baba are satisfied with the response He is continuing to show to the medical management given to Him.


Updated Thursday, Apr 7, 2011 0910 Hrs. IST

This morning's medical bulletin released at 8 am reads as follows:

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba continues to be stable and His health on the whole is in the same condition as it was yesterday morning.

His vital parameters are near normal including the functional indices of vital systems like heart rate, blood pressure, blood bio-chemistry and blood gas saturation levels.

He continues to be on ventilator to assist His lungs and to allow the secretions to be sucked out.

The dialysis process has been further reduced.

The level of consciousness continues to show improvement.

Although His state of health is still critical, yet the panel of doctors treating Him is satisfied with His response to the treatment being given to Him.


Medical Bulletin releasedon 6 April at 1800 hrs. this evening reads...

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba continues to be in a stable condition of health. His clinical parameters like blood pressure, respiratory rate, biochemistry of the blood and other parameters are satisfactory.

His respiration is easier than before and His dialysis support has also been reduced.

The level of consciousness is also showing perceptible improvement.

The panel of doctors attending upon Him is keeping a strict watch on all His clinical parameters and state of health.


Updated Wednesday, Apr 6, 2011 0852 Hrs. IST

Bhagawan's health conditions shows marked improvement as reported by SSSIHMS this morning at 0800 hrs.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, who has entered His 10th day of treatment at this hospital, is in a stable state of health as He was yesterday.

There are signs of improvement in the functioning of His kidneys although He is still on dialysis. He continues to be on the ventilator for assisting His respiration.

The blood pressure and all other parameters are satisfactory. The panel of doctors treating Him is keeping a constant watch over His health condition.

In His discourse on 5 October 2003, Swami talks about people being anxious about his health. He says, "My health is very good. Real health is not related to the body. As you equate Swami with this physical frame, it appears as though Swami is not well. As is the feeling, so is the result. Do not identify Me with this physical body. ... There is no trace of ill-health in Me. I am always health. Not only today, till 96 years I wll be like this. I can do whatever I want. But those who go by the physical form think that Swami is ageing."

Many of you are anxious thinking that Swami is not keeping good health over the last few days. In fact, My health is very good. Real health is not related to the body. As you equate Swami with this physical frame, it appears as though Swami is not well. Yad Bhavam Tad Bhavati (as is the feeling, so is the result). Do not identify Me with this physical body. I am not Dehaswarupa (body), I am Dehi (the indweller). There is no difference between you and Me. I have all powers in Me. But you are deluded seeing My physical form.

Whatever I am doing is only to satisfy the doctors and other devotees. As a matter of fact, there is no trace of ill-health in Me. I am always healthy. Not only today, till 96 years I will be like this. I can do whatever I want.

But those who go by the physical form think that Swami is ageing. Youth and old age are related to the body and not to Me. I am always the same. I can do anything.

However, this body is yours. This has come for your sake. You can change it the way you like. If you think that Swami is strong and healthy, yes so He is. There is no weakness in Me. My angas (limbs) may appear to be weak. But I am not Angaswarupa, I am Atmaswarupa.

Wherever you may go, worship God as Atmaswarupa. Do not identify Him with an Akara (form). Give up body consciousness and develop Atmic awareness. Only when you lead a spiritual life, will you be able to visualize the Atmaswarupa. If you identify Me with the body, I cannot walk even two steps. Do not think about the Akara.

Have faith that I am the Atmaswarupa. Then I will always remain healthy.


Updated Tuesday, Apr 5, 2011 1900 Hrs. IST

Evening medical bulletin released at 17:30 hrs. from SSSIHMS, Prasanthigram:

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba continues to be in a stable condition as He was in the morning. He is still on ventilator to support His respiratory function and on the CRRT system to assist His kidney function.

All other vital parameters are nearly normal and satisfactory. He is under constant watch of the panel of doctors treating Him.

Dr. Safaya's report on Swami's health: video   transcript

Watch (and read) this Guru Purnima 2003 discourse, in which Swami talks about His Well-Being.


Updated Tuesday, Apr 5, 2011 0910 Hrs. IST

This morning's update from SSSIHMS, Prasanthigrams reads:

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba who is admitted to this hospital continues to be in the same condition as yesterday.

However, His level of consciousness has considerably improved. His vital systems are in stable condition. He still continues to be on assisted ventilation through ventilator and CRRT, which is a slow dialysis process, continues to assist His kidneys.


Updated Tuesday, Apr 5, 2011 00:25 Hrs. IST

Bhagawan is showing signs of improvement.

On this auspiciuos day of Ugadi, an Akhanda Bhajan was conducted from morning 9 to evening 6:15 hrs. at Sai Kulwant Hall in Prasanthi Nilayam, attended by thousands of devotees.


Updated Monday, Apr 4, 2011 1900 Hrs. IST

The latest medical bulletin released by Director, SSSIHMS...

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba continues to be on ventilator support for helping His respiration and suction of the secretions from the lungs. He continues to be on CRRT system to help the functioning of the kidneys. The vital systems are not adequetly responding. The condition of Baba is critical. The panel of doctors treating Him are doing their best to make the system to respond.


This morning's bulletin by Director, SSSIHMS, Prasanthigram reads as follows:

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba who was admitted in the hospital on the 28th March continued to show improvement in His clinical condition. He is still on assisted ventilation and on kidney support through CRRT, which is a process of slow dialysis. All other clinical parameters are nearly normal. The panel of doctors attending Bhagawan are satisifed with the progress made so far.


Updated Sunday, Apr 3, 2011 1950 hrs

The latest medical bulletin released at 1730 hrs. by SSSIHMS, Prasanthigrams reads as follows:

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba who has been admitted in the hospital for the last 5 days is responding to the treatment given to Him quite effectively. He is still on assisted ventilation to help His respiratory system and is breathing more easily now. He had a hemodialysis in the morning. The panel of specialists are monitoring all His vital functions including kidneys and are satisfied with His response to the treatment.

Today, a team of specialists deputed by the Government of Andhra Pradesh also went through the process of treatment rendered to Him and had a detailed and fruitful discussion with the panel of specialists treating Bhagawan Baba.