Guest guest Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 Maha Sivaratri is celebrated on Wednesday Feb 18. Here is an account of a Sivarathri... (taken from "The Maharshi") Om Namo Bhagavathe Sri Ramanaya! ramasamy ****************************** Sivaratri with the Maharshi When T.K. Sundaresa Iyer was a boy of twelve he first visited the Maharshi on the Hill in 1908. That first meeting bonded him to Bhagavan for the remainder of his life and, consequently, he was a witness to many marvelous events in his Guru's presence. Here is one such incident on a holy Sivaratri night in Sri Ramanasramam, as recorded in his book, At the Feet of Bhagavan. IT WAS SIVARATRI DAY. The evening worship at the Mother's shrine was over. The devotees had their dinner with Sri Bhagavan, who was now on his seat; the devotees at His feet sitting around him. At 8:00 p.m. one of the sadhus stood up, did pranam (offered obeisance), and with folded hands prayed: "Today is the Sivaratri Day; we should be highly blessed by Sri Bhagavan expounding to us the meaning of the Hymn to Dakshinamurthy (stotra)." Says Bhagavan: "Yes, sit down." The sadhu sat, and all eagerly looked at Sri Bhagavan; Sri Bhagavan looked at them. Sri Bhagavan sat in his usual pose, no, poise. No words, no movement, and all was stillness! He sat still, and all sat still, waiting. The clock went on striking, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, one, two and three. Sri Bhagavan sat and they sat. Stillness, calmness, motionless - not conscious of the body, of space or time. Thus eight hours passed in Peace, in Silence, in Being, as It is. Thus was the Divine Reality taught through the speech of Silence by Bhagavan Sri Ramana-Dakshinamurthy. At the stroke of 4:00 a.m. Sri Bhagavan quietly said: "And now have you known the essence of the Dakshinamurthy Hymn ?" All the devotees stood and made pranam to the holy form of the Guru in the ecstasy of their Being. ************** source: "The Maharshi" Mar/Apr 1992 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 An enchanting an wonderful story, Mr Ramasamy. Thanks. It's also Pradosham on the Maha Sivaratri Day/Night. Siva--Siva RamanaMaharshi, "r_ramasamy" <r_ramasamy> wrote: > Maha Sivaratri is celebrated on Wednesday > Feb 18. > > Here is an account of a Sivarathri... > (taken from "The Maharshi") > > Om Namo Bhagavathe Sri Ramanaya! > > ramasamy > > ****************************** > Sivaratri with the Maharshi > > When T.K. Sundaresa Iyer was a boy of twelve he first visited the > Maharshi on the Hill in 1908. That first meeting bonded him to > Bhagavan for the remainder of his life and, consequently, he was a > witness to many marvelous events in his Guru's presence. Here is one > such incident on a holy Sivaratri night in Sri Ramanasramam, as > recorded in his book, At the Feet of Bhagavan. > > IT WAS SIVARATRI DAY. The evening worship at the Mother's shrine was > over. The devotees had their dinner with Sri Bhagavan, who was now on > his seat; the devotees at His feet sitting around him. > > At 8:00 p.m. one of the sadhus stood up, did pranam (offered > obeisance), and with folded hands prayed: "Today is the Sivaratri Day; > we should be highly blessed by Sri Bhagavan expounding to us the > meaning of the Hymn to Dakshinamurthy (stotra)." > > Says Bhagavan: "Yes, sit down." > > The sadhu sat, and all eagerly looked at Sri Bhagavan; Sri Bhagavan > looked at them. Sri Bhagavan sat in his usual pose, no, poise. No > words, no movement, and all was stillness! He sat still, and all sat > still, waiting. The clock went on striking, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, > one, two and three. Sri Bhagavan sat and they sat. Stillness, > calmness, motionless - not conscious of the body, of space or time. > > Thus eight hours passed in Peace, in Silence, in Being, as It is. Thus > was the Divine Reality taught through the speech of Silence by > Bhagavan Sri Ramana-Dakshinamurthy. > > At the stroke of 4:00 a.m. Sri Bhagavan quietly said: "And now have > you known the essence of the Dakshinamurthy Hymn ?" All the devotees > stood and made pranam to the holy form of the Guru in the ecstasy of > their Being. > > ************** > > > source: "The Maharshi" Mar/Apr 1992 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 Thanks for sharing. love Yamini --- r_ramasamy <r_ramasamy wrote: > Maha Sivaratri is celebrated on Wednesday > Feb 18. > > Here is an account of a Sivarathri... > (taken from "The Maharshi") > > Om Namo Bhagavathe Sri Ramanaya! > > ramasamy > > ****************************** > Sivaratri with the Maharshi > > When T.K. Sundaresa Iyer was a boy of twelve he > first visited the > Maharshi on the Hill in 1908. That first meeting > bonded him to > Bhagavan for the remainder of his life and, > consequently, he was a > witness to many marvelous events in his Guru's > presence. Here is one > such incident on a holy Sivaratri night in Sri > Ramanasramam, as > recorded in his book, At the Feet of Bhagavan. > > IT WAS SIVARATRI DAY. The evening worship at the > Mother's shrine was > over. The devotees had their dinner with Sri > Bhagavan, who was now on > his seat; the devotees at His feet sitting around > him. > > At 8:00 p.m. one of the sadhus stood up, did pranam > (offered > obeisance), and with folded hands prayed: "Today is > the Sivaratri Day; > we should be highly blessed by Sri Bhagavan > expounding to us the > meaning of the Hymn to Dakshinamurthy (stotra)." > > Says Bhagavan: "Yes, sit down." > > The sadhu sat, and all eagerly looked at Sri > Bhagavan; Sri Bhagavan > looked at them. Sri Bhagavan sat in his usual pose, > no, poise. No > words, no movement, and all was stillness! He sat > still, and all sat > still, waiting. The clock went on striking, nine, > ten, eleven, twelve, > one, two and three. Sri Bhagavan sat and they sat. > Stillness, > calmness, motionless - not conscious of the body, of > space or time. > > Thus eight hours passed in Peace, in Silence, in > Being, as It is. Thus > was the Divine Reality taught through the speech of > Silence by > Bhagavan Sri Ramana-Dakshinamurthy. > > At the stroke of 4:00 a.m. Sri Bhagavan quietly > said: "And now have > you known the essence of the Dakshinamurthy Hymn ?" > All the devotees > stood and made pranam to the holy form of the Guru > in the ecstasy of > their Being. > > ************** > > > source: "The Maharshi" Mar/Apr 1992 > > Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes./filing.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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