Sri Palimaru Swamiji

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It makes me very sad to inform you that Sri Palimaru Swamiji has left us.

Here is a link to this sad news.

 

http://www.prajavani.net/may152000/leadd.htm

 

 

-Nataraj

 

 

 

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Dear friends,

You have all seen the announcement from Tara Prakashana for the

distribution of an audio cassette of Sri Palimaru Swamiji - Sri

108 Vidyamanya Tirtha. I would like to give you some

supplementary information on it.

Those who had seen him in the recent past would know that the

Swamiji had bent from the waist down for the past two years or

so and was moving around on a wheel chair. His left hand was

virtually useless and shaking with palsy and weakness. His mind

was crystal clear and so was his energy bountiful as ever. His

usual reply to any enquiry about his health was always positive

and he was never conscious of his difficulties. One saw from him

a living example of how one should live and should die - always

engaged in Thathva vada, Loka Samgraha and totally detached from

the body.

When some of us approached him rather diffidently about

making

his audio record in a studio, he agreed readily. He had to sit

in the studio for a total of around four to five hours - when he

was finding it difficult to sit even for 1 - 2 hours normally.

But the old spirit asserted itself - and we had the good fortune

to see the way he gave a masterly presentation of the subject -

Nine gems of Thathvavada. It has so happened that he has been

off his previously weak but stable level since then and now he

has joined the galaxy of Madhwa saints as a name - which I can

only describe as a Prathahsmaraneeya. I hope that all of you

will try and get a bit of himself in this tape for your own

upliftment and redemption. One realises rather dimly what might

have been the joy of those who had lived with Aparoksha Jnanis

of the past - and our hearts swell with pride and gratitude that

we are Madhwas.

I can only repeat what I had added to my free translation of his

talk in english, published in Thaapasa, on the occasion of his

Peeetharohana Amruthamahothsava on 15 th April.

" The translator is painfully aware that the conviction,

earnestness, kindness to his fellow men and sincerity of our

beloved Guru has NOT been brought out adequately in this

translation. May this serious shprtcoming be made up by the

grace of the Lord and the blessings of Acharya Madhva amd his

parmpara, of which Sri Plaimaru Swamiji is a distinguished

saint. "

" Acharyah srimdacharyah santhu janmani janmani "

NAPSRao