Prayers : Answered By PerumAL - A Real-Life Experience

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SrI:

SrI Lakshminrusimha ParabrahmaNE namaha

SrI Lakshminrusimha divya pAdukA sEvaka SrIvaN SatakOpa-

SrI nArAyaNa yateendra mahAdESikAya namaha

 

namO nArAyaNa!

 

This is a very moving experience shared by a devotee from

Bangalore. He wrote this in response to a question

regarding the way in which PerumAL reciprocates a

devotee's prayer etc.

 

adiyEn rAmAnuja dAsan,

anantapadmanAbhan.

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I started off my carreer as a credit analyst. After working for

about 23 years I felt that I should be doing something on my own

and not waste my time working for someone . In 1993 I resigned my

job and started my own business – in corporate promotionals and

giveaways- a line which had nothing to do with what I had done all

along. My business did well for the first two years. In 1995 I

landed into serious problems. To call my problems as “serious”

would be an understatement.

 

It was against this background that I made a trip to Tirumala -

footing it to the top from Alipiri. It was a Shankaranti day. There

was not much of a crowd. I was climbing up the hills choked with

emotions, tears rolling down my cheeks even as I thought “God how

unfair you have been to me. You know fully well that I have never

wished anybody ill . Govinda, I have none but you to look upto.

If you let me down in my moment of crisis it a shame to you. With

tears in my eyes and with none but you in my thoughts I earnestly

appeal to you to help me out”. It took me 3 hours to reach

Tirumala. I had an excellent darshan that day and returned back

to Bangalore the same night.

 

It was 2.15 in the night when an aura (something I had never ever

seen till that day) occurred in my dreams. It commanded as follows:

 

1) I know why you had come to my place. Do not worry, I will

take care of you.

2) Go perform prapatti immediately.

3) Recite Godha Stuti every day.

4) Worship Sudharshana regularly.

5) Wear “Tamarai Malai” ( this was something which I had not

even seen till I had actually purchased one piece).

6) Do Tiruvaradhanam regularly..

7) Give me a large portion of your earnings.

8) I will from time to time tell you what to do with these funds.

 

After the aura disappeared, what was remarkable was the

extraordinary tranquility that I experienced for about 5 minutes.

 

 

When I discussed this dream with my acharyan, he asked me if I

believed in what I was saying. When I replied him in the

affirmative, he said “this is a miracle, just obey the dictates”.

My Acharyan performed Saranagathi for me within 7 days from that

date. I also started following all the “dictates” one by one.

Amusingly, things now went from bad to worse. When things could

not be any worse, I realised that there was a force which was

not allowing me to sink. I gradually learnt to disassociate

“my-self” from “me” and look at all that was happening to me

with absolute equanimity. This standing away from me and

looking at me, was a remarkable experience.Incidentally the

period from '94 was also the beginning of Saturn's 7 1/2 period

for me.

 

After about 10 months , things started improving dramatically.

Even clients whom I had met 2 years back gave me business for

no valid reasons. Today 4-5 years after my “first encounter with

divinity”, my business is running on it’s own steam. I am trying

to concentrate a lot more of my time and energy on srivaishnava

causes and other charities. Today, the confidence that “I have

entrusted myself to HIM” gives me tremendous zeal and energy.

The fears of yesteryears are no longer there and I can say with

all the confidence that I have that, “YOUR PRAYERS TO HIM WILL

NEVER EVER GO UNANSWERED. ENTRUST YOURSELVES TO HIM WITH ABSOLUTE

FAITH IN HIM AND IN HIS SYSTEM OF JUSTICE, AND LEAVE THE HEADACHE

OF MANAGING YOU, TO HIM”.

 

Pranamams,.

Adiyen,

K.Lakshminarayan.

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