Jayanti of Sri Ramana

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122nd Jayanti of Sri Ramana Maharshi

 

"You who wish to celebrate the birthday, seek first whence was your

birth. One's true birthday is when he enters That which transcends

birth and death - the eternal being"

 

~Sri Ramana Maharshi, Sri Ramanasramam

 

"This was a memorable visit to Arunachala-Ramana for me. I performed

Giripradakshina on December 29, singing Bhagavan's compositions.

 

Bhagavan's Jayanti celebrations were grand this year, as ever. They

were attended by a very large gathering of devotees. There were

special programs of music in the evenings of December 30 and 31. The

Ashram wore a festive look with elaborate and artfully-arranged

flower decorations. The program began at 4 A. M. on December 31 with

Veda parayana. The Tamil parayana took place in the morning and

included Ramana Stuti Panchakam, and concludes with "Ramana Sadguru".

The puja to Bhagavan was attended by a very large gathering.

Bhagavan's Samadhi Hall was full, and many stood for hours outside

the hall to witness the puja, a memorable event indeed.

 

I had a unique experience on Jayanti day, early in the morning. I was

doing pradakshina of Bhagavan's samadhi. There were about twenty

devotees doing pradakshina at that time. It was around 5 A. M. A dog

entered the Samadhi Hall from the door on the north side (the well

side), near the pradakshina square. It quickly proceeded towards the

other side of the hall where there is the door to the

Mathrubhuteswara Temple. I presumed that the dog would enter the

temple and then go out from there. But what happened took me totally

by surprise. The dog took a right turn, entered the pradakshina

corridor, quickly completed a circuit and left the hall from the same

door from which it entered before many could notice it. I was only a

few feet away from this special devotee of Bhagavan when I saw this

happen.

 

I did not know whether this special devotee was an Ashram inmate

doing his daily pradakshina or a siddha who came in this form to

Bhagavan on the Jayanti day. No doubt, Bhagavan's Grace is not

limited to mere humans, but available to all.

 

~Suryanarayan, I. I. T., Mumbai

 

 

LoveAlways,

 

Mazie