After being seated He asked all the student speakers from the Puttaparthi campus to come up to Him and seated them beside Him on the stage. The 6 students, speaking in Telugu and English, dwelt upon the similarities in the Leelas, Mahimas and Upadeshas of the two Poorna Avatars – Sri Krishna in the Dwapara Yuga and Lord Sai Krishna in the Kali Yuga.

Lord Sai Krishna then gave His Divine Discourse. He narrated the story of Vamana asking Bali for 3 paces of land. Bali was pleased to acquiesce and also offered Vamana the merit accrued by his performance of 108 Yagnas or sacrifices in the form of an exquisite necklace. Swami then waved His hand and materialized a necklace, strung with 108 gold coins, to excited gasps from the audience. After holding it up for the audience to see, Swami hung it over the mike stand for the duration of the Discourse.