Different versions of the same story

[Guest guest]

Dear Sriram,

this version of the story is new for me. I never read that Sri Ramana "used to

feel His body dissapear in a flesh into atoms ...." and that he once decided to

fast and become a pranava body.

Can you please give the source? That would be of great interest for me, because

of my biographical work about Sri Ramana.

 

I have here the same story ( I suppose it is the same) in a different version.

In this version Sri Ramana decided to leave Skandasramam and everything and live

a silent life in the forests, but Vasudeva prevented him from doing so and later

the head of Easanya Mutt. There is also another seperate story in which the head

of Easanya Mutt forced Sri Ramana to eat in his Mutt (not given below). Perhaps

Kunju Swami had mixed the two stories together?

 

This is out of "Day by Day with Bhagavan (Devaraja Mudaliar), entry 5-10-46 in

the report of Vasudeva:

 

Vasudeva: "Once Bhagavan and I went round the Hill during the Skandasramam days,

When we reached near Easanya Mutt about 8.30 a.m., Bhagavan sat on a rock and

said with tears in his eyes he would never again come to the Asramam and would

go where he pleased and live in the forests or caves away from all men. I would

not leave him and he would not come. It became very late. We went there about 8

or 8:30 a.m. and even when it became 1 p.m. we were still in this deadlock.

Bhagavan asked me to go into the town and eat my food and then come back if I

wanted. But I was afraid that if I went Bhagavan would go away somewhere.

 

Meanwhile, the Swami of Easanya Mutt very unexpectedly came that way. Ordinarily

it could not be expected he would have come there at that time at all. But

strange to say, he came that way and he persuaded Bhagavan to go with him to

Easanya Mutt.

I left Bhagavan there and ran up to the town for my food and come back swiftly,

fearing that Bhagavan might have left. But I found him there and we both came to

Skandasramam afterwards."

 

Both versions are indeed very beatiful!

 

In HIM

Gabriele

 

 

Message: 6

Tue, 18 Dec 2001 04:08:44 -0000

"shri_rama" <shri_rama

Reminiscences of Shri Kunju Swamigal - 4

 

Sometimes Sri Bhagvan used to feel His body disappear in a flash into

atoms and then a

smoke-like form used to appear, and again take a human shape.He used

to have this experience

when He was in the same position for long or when His body dwindled

due to lack of food.

When the body disintegrates into atoms and becomes one with the

elements, it is called

'pranava body'. Once when Sri Bhagvan decided to fast and become a

pranava body, He was on

His way to the jungle near Pachaiamman temple.Vasudeva Sastri who was

a boy at that time

studying in a Vedapatasala, ran to Him and said,"You have come all

alone.Let us go to

Virupaksha Cave." Sri Bhagvan said He would spend two days in the

jungle and come back, and

asked him to leave.The young Vasudeva Sastri unwilling to leave Sri

Bhagvan, wept.

Sri Bhagvan pacified him and said He would be back soon.Then Sri

Bhagvan walked a little further.

At that time, a cart was coming in the direction of Sri Bhagvan.The

head of the Isanya Mutt,

Sri Sathappaswami, was in the cart.He recognised the Brahmanaswami,

got down from the cart

and walked briskly towards Him.Delighted at seeing Brahmanaswami, he

said, "Swami! I never

thought i would see you here.It is my good fortune that i have your

darshan today.For a long

time,i have been planning to take you to my mutt.I was not sure

whether you would come.

Hence i hesitated.Now here is a golden opportunity for me.You must

come to our mutt." He spoke

with great feeling.As Sri Bhagvan was disinclined to go anywhere, He

tried to ward him off.

But the tall and hefty Sri Sathappaswami would not accept any

refusal.He bodily lifted Sri

Bhagvan and put Him in the cart.Sri Bhagvan was bound by his fetters

of love.

The head of the mutt was overjoyed at being in the company of a great

jnani.He offered Sri

Bhagvan a special seat,fed Him and treated Him with great reverence

and devotion.Sri

Bhagvan did not like all this special attention."I can't accept all

these things,let me go,"

He said.Sri Sathappaswami said that He could live as He pleased and

begged Him to spend some

more time with him.Sri Bhagvan kept quiet.

After a week, early one morning, He quietly slipped out of the mutt

and went to Pavalakunru

temple.Sri Sathappaswami felt sad when he found that Sri Bhagvan had

left.When he heard that

He was at Pavalakunru temple,he went to see Him there.This temple

also belonged to the

Isanya Mutt.He asked the head of the temple to arrange for proper

feeding of Sri Bhagvan.

We must be eternally greateful to Sri Sathappaswami who bound Sri

Bhagvan with the silken

thread of love and prevented Him from going into the forest where He

would have remained

unseen.It is because of Sri Sathappaswami that we have had the good

fortune of having the

Sage of Arunachala in our midst.

 

in Sri Bhagvan,

sriram

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I have found. Sorry, Sriram. Actually, it is out of Kunju

Swami's "Reminiscences"! Interest version!

In HIM

Gabriele

 

- In RamanaMaharshi, "Gabriele Ebert" <g.ebert@g...> wrote:

> Dear Sriram,

> this version of the story is new for me. I never read that Sri

Ramana "used to feel His body dissapear in a flesh into atoms ...."

and that he once decided to fast and become a pranava body.

> Can you please give the source? That would be of great interest for

me, because of my biographical work about Sri Ramana.

>

[Guest guest]

Dear Gabriele

 

Good to note that you've found the source.

Yes, you are correct. It is from "The Reminiscences of Kunju

Swamigal".

 

in Sri Bhagvan,

Sriram

 

RamanaMaharshi, "gabriele_ebert" <g.ebert@g...> wrote:

> I have found. Sorry, Sriram. Actually, it is out of Kunju

> Swami's "Reminiscences"! Interest version!

> In HIM

> Gabriele

>

> - In RamanaMaharshi, "Gabriele Ebert" <g.ebert@g...> wrote:

> > Dear Sriram,

> > this version of the story is new for me. I never read that Sri

> Ramana "used to feel His body dissapear in a flesh into atoms ...."

> and that he once decided to fast and become a pranava body.

> > Can you please give the source? That would be of great interest

for

> me, because of my biographical work about Sri Ramana.

> >