Reminiscences of Shri Kunju Swamigal - 41

[Guest guest]

The residents of Palakothu used to return to Palakothu from the

ashram every day around 11 am.

Sri Bhagvan used to come to palakothu around 11.30 a.m after

finishing His lunch.We used to

wait for His darshan there.He would come and ask about our welfare

like a mother.We used to be

overjoyed at His kind words.

Everyday i used to participate in the Tamil parayana done in His

presence.There was hardly

a day when i didn't talk to Him.When the ashram expanded and visitors

increased,there were

occasions when i could not speak to Sri Bhagvan.On those days i would

deliberately leave out

a line while chanting in His presence.Sri Bhagvan would immediately

complete it for me.I used

to feel happy that He had talked to me.

If i copied something in my notebook,i would deliberately leave out a

line.

I knew Sri Bhagvan would make the correction in His own hand.I wanted

Sri Bhagvan's handwriting

to be in my notebook.I have done this several times.I treasure that

notebook.

I wanted to paste a picture of Arunachala hill in the notebook.I

could not get it.Sri Bhagvan

came to know of this and drew a picture of Arunachala.I consider it

an act of Grace.It is

this picture that appears in the Mountain Path.

The proofs of Ulladu Narpadu,Upadesa Undiyar used to be given to Sri

Bhagvan.If one or two

pages were missing in them,He would write those in His own hand and

make a book out of the

proof sheets.He would have two or three like this.He would retain the

one with the maximum

number of mistakes and the rest He would give to us."These are enough

for us.Where would

we go for money to buy new books?Nobody will ask for these,nobody

will steal these."

 

in Sri Bhagvan,

sriram