Reminiscences of Shri Kunju Swamigal - 6

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In Arunachaleswara temple a Kalyana mantapam (marriage hall) had been

built; and for the first

time the Dussera celebrations took place in it.Apithakuchamba, the

goddess, was beautifully

decorated.Palaniswamy enjoyed seeing it and wanted Sri Bhagvan also

to see it.At that time

Sri Bhagvan and Palaniswamy were alone in Virupaksha Cave.Sri Bhagvan

felt that people would

recognise Him if He went accompanied by Palaniswamy or some other

devotee.So He went alone

in disguise.He wore Palaniswamy's towel and put a namam on His

forehead like a Vaishanavite

and went to the temple around 10pm. He was a little worried that

others might recognise Him.

So He constantly looked at other people and because of this He could

not appreciate the

beauty of the Universal Mother.Even though this disguise did not

inconvenience others,

Sri Bhagvan was very embarrassed and pained at even this small

deception.He decided to have

darshan of the goddess and return quickly.Suddenly one of the priests

said,"All of you please

come here.Brahmanaswami is giving darshan as Vishnu." So saying he

took the garland off the

goddess and put it on Sri Bhagvan.The other priests also rushed

in.Sri Bhagvan found Himself

in an awkward situation.He wanted to return immediately.A priest put

a lot of prasad on a leaf

and gave it to Sri Bhagvan.Sri Bhagvan rushed back to Virupaksha Cave.

 

in Sri Bhagvan,

sriram