My personal experiences with His Holiness

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Namami Sankaracharyam, sarvalokaika Poojitham

 

With permission blessings and grace from HH Swamy Vijeyendra

Saraswathi garu of Shri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham Paramacharya and

miracles

 

My personal experiences with His Holiness

T.R.Krishnamurthi Sasi & Sekar

There is no one worth mentioning in the world who did not know our

Mahaswamigal. In India all pious people know him as God in human

form. Next to Goddess Kamakshi He is adorning Kanchi-Kshetram

blessing all people who are lucky to go to Him.

I should say, I am gifted to receive of Thennangur situated between

Vandavasi and ancient Kanchipuram. Thirty years ago my cousin

brother Sri T.S. Nagaswamy who was also from Thennangur, one day

phoned me to say that Mahaswamigal would be visiting Thennangur and

that I should be there to receive him. He was working as an advocate

and I was a Purchase Officer in Dunlop India, in their Ambattur

factory. I took my two sons along with me and we were there in time

to receive the Jagadguru. After we had darsan I introduced my sons

starting to say " This is my kanishtan " and I faltered a bit to say

that the other is my jyeshtan. Mahaswamigal looked at me with a

smile and said " enda ivan chinna pillai, ivan peria pillainnu

sollen " ( " say this is younger and the other is elder " ). All of us

were thrilled with the affectionate words and the simplicity of

communication. He wanted me to put the names in Tamil because I

faltered in putting it Sanskrit.

After resigning my job at Dunlop I started a small-scale industry in

the name of Sasi & Sekar for the manufacture of gears required for

machinery. Two years after starting my factory in 1967, I went to

Ranipet for business. On my return I wanted to have darsan of

Paramacharyal who was then in Gollachatram. When I went near the

entrance of Goll-chatram the guard told us that we could not have

darsan as Paramacharyal was in Nishta. In dejection I was about to

turn when the guard said that we could have darsan as Swamigal has

now come out and sitting in the courtyard. By then a big crowd had

gathered. All of us rushed in with the thulasi garland in our hands.

Paramacharyal was sitting by the side of the corner pillar; we were

standing about ten feet away in a circle and I was in the front

line. Swamigal, signaling by his fingers, called. I could not know

whether it was me, People by my side said that it was me who was

called so. I went near covering my mouth with my right palm and

stood at about four feet away. At that time he ordered " Kitta

Va " (come near). I went still nearer. Again I was ordered " Utkkaru "

(sit down). I sat very near to him. At this time he started the

conversation in Tamil. I shall give this verbatim.

Param : " engirundu vare " (where do you come from?)

Self : " madrasle kodambakkathilirundu " (from Kodambakkam in Madras).

Param : " enna panre? " (What are you doing?)

Self : " gear factory vachirukken. " (I am running a gear factory).

Param : " gearunna? " (what is gear?)

Self : " palchakram " (toothed wheel).

Param : " munnadi enna pannindirunde? " (what were you doing earlier?)

Self : " Dunlop purchase officera irunden " (I was purchase officer

in Dunlop)

Param : " Dunlopile Krishnane theriyuma? " (Do you know Krishnan in

Dunlop?)

Self : " Theriyum " (I know)

Param : " un factorile ethineper velai seiyara? " (How many people

work in you factory?)

Self : " aru per velai seira. " (six people are working)

Param : " masam enna sambalam kodukkare? " (How much do you pay per

month?)

Self : " Sumar irandayiram. " (Roughly two thousand).

Param : " Kadan vanginayo? " (Did you borrow?)

Self : " vangiyirukken. " (I did)

Param : " vaddi koduthindurukkaya? " (Are you paying interest?)

Self : " koduthindurukken. " (I am paying)

Param : " vaddiyum koduthu sambalamum kodukka vandindirukka? " (Do you

get enough to pay the interest and the wages?)

At this stage I laughed and told him " onga anugrahathile

vandindirukku. " (By your grace I am getting enough). Swamigal also

laughed and said lifting his concaved palm, " Kshemama iru. Poiva " :

(Be prosperous. Go). Swamiji's blessings simply thrilled not only me

but also everyone assembled there. From that time onwards we are

growing and I consider all employees as a part of my family.

Two experiences in a half-dream state are to be mentioned here. Both

these happened in London, U.K. I shall give a detailed account of

these one by one.

During 1974/75 my son-in-law Dr. S. Balakrishnan got his first

appointment in Neath (Wales, UK.) Govt. Hospital. After a few months

with prior permission of Paramacharyal I took my daughter to Neath.

My son-in-law had hospital quarters. The quarters was a full house

having rooms in the ground and first floors. At that time we were

only there. My daughter asked me to use the first floor room. Within

a few days I had the unique experience in that room. I was lying on by back with

my knees raised vertically up. Suddenly I saw Swamigal standing by the side of

the cot. I was half awake and still lying in the same posture.

Paramacharyal said " Nee eppodum kilakke parthu ellam saiyare. Adakku

nan onakku oru punishment kodukkapporen. " (You do everything facing

east. I am giving you a punishment for that.) Hearing these words I

said " ellorum kilakke parthu saiyaradu nalladunnu solluvale "

(Every body says that it is good to do things facing the east).

Suddenly Paramacharyal transformed Himself as 2/3 years old charming

boy and was lying over my legs holding both my knees with His hands

as any grandson would do with his grandfather. I was immensely

delighted and said " Idudan punishment! idukku nan evvalavo punyam

pannirukkaname! " (Is this the punishment? I must have earned

enormous merits to deserve this). As I uttered these words He got

His original form, opened the door and went away. The first thing in

the morning I told my daughter this exciting experience. Since then

I have told this to many but not, of course to Paramacharyal.

The next experience also came only in London. My wife and I were in

my daughter's house. The residence was in the 2nd floor of a house

in High Street North, in Eastham, London. One day after food at

about 11 a.m. I was lying on a cot. Suddenly I felt a severe pain on

my right hip and quickly it became unbearable and with a cry I fell

down unconscious. Immediately I saw Paramacharyal also lying down

with His head close to mine and His legs placed diametrically

opposite. We were looking at each other. In the next few seconds

Paramacharyal pressed strongly by His right thumb the center portion

of my eyebrows so that the tip of His thumb was facing towards my

nose. He kept pressing for about a minute and then stopped.

Immediately I got up and did not find Him. The scene was very vivid

and colourful. My hip pain stopped and I continued to feel the

pressure of His thumb for about 10 minutes. It was a dream I would

not have felt the pressure even after awakening. Meanwhile my son-in-

law as a doctor had arranged for a bed in the hospital for

treatment. Every one in the house was very much alarmed. I told them

the semi-dream incident and calmed them saying that everything would

be alright as Paramacharyal has saved me. In about a week's time I

was completely normal. This happened during August, 1980.

I shall now narrate two dreams each of which was very clear,

colourful and meaningful which even today are very fresh in my mind.

In the year 1977, one early morning I had a dream. There was a

sacrificial altar about four square feet and full of ashes. I was

sitting on one side and on the opposite Paramacharyal was sitting.

By leaning over the Gundam with full of ashes' He put His right hand deep into

the ash and took one Spatika Lingam. Showing a line in the

middle of the lingam He said " Nee " He pointed His forefinger towards

me. At that moment I woke up and was thinking of this stotram which

I never have heard before. I enquired in various places and

finally find this in a book in Ramakrishna Math book stall. I procurd and

submitted one copy to Paramacharyal at His camp at Satara which He read fully

including the dream which was also printed as a foreword. My two sons also

perform Sivapooja and utter Prushasooktham. After offering Naivedyam only all of

us have our lunch. All are Guru's anugraham only.

A few years ago I had this second dream. I was standing on a dais

along with another person probably belonging to Kanchi Math.

Paramacharyal was seated on one edge of the dais. There was an

arrangement for pooja for Murugan and Bhuvaneswari. A white cloth

bag was there, full of sobhana akshatai (auspicious yellow rice).

Paramacharyal asked that person to give that bag to me and

accordingly he gave the bag to me. Paramacharyal asked that person

to give that bag to me and accordingly he gave the bag to me.

Paramacharyal said " ivene poojai pannachollu " (Ask this man to

perform pooja). Then I started to do pooja for Murugan whose picture

was kept below that of Bhuvaneswari. Originally these were only

pictures but now they appeared as living deities and were smiling.

I completed the pooja with all happiness. Then I told the other

person with me that the pooja was completed. At that time I saw a

vast crowd. I could see only the heads. It looked as though a human

sea has formed. Paramacharyal asked that person " ivvalukkellam

pesachollu " (ask him to speak to the crowd). This time instead of

telling the third person I directly confessed to Paramacharyal

" enakkupesavarade " (I do not know to give speech).

Paramacharyal said " pesu varum " (Speak, you will get it). At this

Blessing, I woke up and uttered Gurustotram. After this I had many

opportunities to speak on several occasions.