ETERNAL GURU 4

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Om Namo Bhagavate Sri Ramanaya,

 

Verse 70 of Arunachala Akshara Mana Maalai - As soon as I thought of

you, you caught hold of me, who knows your glory - O Arunachala !!

 

We were construting our own house in 1992. First time one of my

friends told me about Ramana Maharshi and the same day he gave me the

quarterly magazine RAMANA OLI. Incidents mentioned in that number

impressed me much that I got a craving to visit Ramanashram.

 

When I said this desire of mine to my wife, as usual she put a block

top my plans convincing me that the trip to Annamalai would cost me

nearly Rs.500/-. "This amoung can very well be usilised for making a

window for our new house" she added.

 

Although I kept quiet considering the facts in her argument, I could

not assuage my burning desire to visit Ramanashram. I fervently

prayed to Guru to bless me with extra money so that I can visit

Ramanashram.

 

Within 2 days, I got a contract from All India Radio Tirunelveli to

attend a recording at CHENNAI !! Usually the recording would be held

at AIR Studio, Tirunelveli - this time it was at Chennai. I was

given FIRST CLASS TO & FRO Train Fare to attend this. Getting

contract for my expenditure is not a thing to cogitate now. Even

that amount would have been spent for my house work. Our Eternal

Guru fixed the place of recording at Chennai that I should

necessarily take up the journey.

 

I went to Chennai via THIRUVANNAMALAI. Stayed in my relative's house

in Ayyankulam Agraharam - visited temple first - morning Abhishegam

was going on at that time and when the screen was on for Alangaaram,

a man sitting at my side asked me whether I met Visiri Saamiyaar.

When I said NO, he took me straight to that saintly person. I

touched his Feet and he said 'RAM RAM'.

 

After that I went straight to Ramanashram - Met Kunju Swamigal who

advised me two things. To go round the Holy Hill and (2) to recite

Arunachala Akshara Mana Maalai daily. He did not talk nothing other

than this. Next time when I visited the same year I could not meet

him as he left his mortal body to get dissolved into the Lotus Feet

of our Guru.

 

Verse 70 thus matched with my experience of this. Once we are

imprisoned in the divine web of our Eternal Guru we are "finished"

 

Verse 103 talks about this. Once we enter into the cob web of our

Guru, no escape from His divinity.

 

Ramanarpanam.

 

ganesh ramachandran