avadhUti (was: LORD Sri Dattatreya and Ambaa)

[Guest guest]

I remember my mother telling about someone similar who used to reside in

Kanyakumari. She was quite a saint is what my mother said. I have seen

her photograph. She was quite unkempt with a lot of dogs. In the 80's,

when my mother and two of her friends went to have a darshan of her, She

gave kungumam to both my mother and one of her friends.When asked by the

third person for kungumam, She did not give her. Instead She smiled and

went about her way. A month later that friend's husband died. If I

remember right they call her 'kanyAkumAri mata' (??). I don't think

anybody has seen her for a long time now. I am not sure if it the same

person.

 

Aarathi.

 

Madathil Rajendran Nair wrote:

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> When I rose after prostrating before the idol and took prasad, my

> eyes fell on the photograph of an old woman on the wall and enquired

> with the priest who it was. He said she was a still-living avadhUti,

> about 235 years old, with whom he had spent about thirtyfive years.

> She is fondly called Mayamma. He gave me a photograph of the lady

> after performing pUja, which showed her almost naked surrounded by

> several dogs. I asked him where I could meet her. He said he didn't

> know her present whereabouts but I could make her out anywhere as she

> is always surrounded by a herd of dogs.

> Do you know anything about this avadhUti? Do the stories you have

> referred to mention this avadhUti mA? Is it true that the dogs

> represent vEdAs? Any information in this regard, I am sure, will be

> of utmost interest to most of us

[Grainofdust]

Dear Sri Rajendran and Smt Aarathi,

I have information which might be of interest to you.

Some 24 years ago, Mayamma left Kanyakumari. She was accompanied by Sri Rajendran who used to look after her on the seashore, like an attendant or devoted son. She left for Salem, and lived there with Sri Rajendran and his family. She lived in Salem for about 7 years.

 

She went into Samadhi some 17 years ago in that house.

 

A beautiful Samadhi Mandir has now been built at the site. Here's the address for you:

 

Mayamma Kovil,

Chinnakollappatti,

Law College Stop,

Salem 636008, Tamil Nadu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I remember my mother telling about someone similar who used to reside in

Kanyakumari. She was quite a saint is what my mother said. I have seen

her photograph. She was quite unkempt with a lot of dogs. In the 80's,

when my mother and two of her friends went to have a darshan of her, She

gave kungumam to both my mother and one of her friends.When asked by the

third person for kungumam, She did not give her. Instead She smiled and

went about her way. A month later that friend's husband died. If I

remember right they call her 'kanyAkumAri mata' (??). I don't think

anybody has seen her for a long time now. I am not sure if it the same

person.

 

Aarathi.

 

Madathil Rajendran Nair wrote:

<snipped>

 

> When I rose after prostrating before the idol and took prasad, my

> eyes fell on the photograph of an old woman on the wall and enquired

> with the priest who it was. He said she was a still-living avadhUti,

> about 235 years old, with whom he had spent about thirtyfive years.

> She is fondly called Mayamma. He gave me a photograph of the lady

> after performing pUja, which showed her almost naked surrounded by

> several dogs. I asked him where I could meet her. He said he didn't

> know her present whereabouts but I could make her out anywhere as she

> is always surrounded by a herd of dogs.

 

> Do you know anything about this avadhUti? Do the stories you have

> referred to mention this avadhUti mA? Is it true that the dogs

> represent vEdAs? Any information in this regard, I am sure, will be

> of utmost interest to most of us