Samaya Danam of Paropakari

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Dear friends and devotees,

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Bhakti is eternal.

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Samaya Danam & nbsp; of Paropakari

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Long time ago, Bandar (Machilipatnam), which is in Andhra Pradesh, was a small

town. One day a person was walking on a street of Bandar. The style of his walk

itself showed his honesty. After all only an honest person never needs to lower

his head.

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This person saw something on the road and it stopped him. It was the cry of a

young boy. The boy was sitting outside his house and crying. The person

approached the boy asked him why he was crying. Seeing the Daya (Mercy) in his

eyes, the boy told his story “Swami! My father died recently. We are three

brothers and our mother is there. I am the eldest brother. I searched a lot for

a job, but I was not able to get one anywhere”.

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The person thought for a while; he wanted to help the young boy somehow. He said

“come with me”. They both went to a Bank. The person spoke to the Manager and

the person requested the Manager to train the boy on some Bank related work. The

boy learnt the work with great devotion. One month was over and the person gave

money to the boy from his own pocket. Similarly, the next month, the person only

gave money to the boy. From the third month onward, since the boy had enough

experience, the Bank itself recruited him and thus the young boy was able to

stand on his own legs.

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The person was none other than “Dr.Bhogaraju Pattabhi Seetaramayya”. He was one

of the freedom fighters and did great service to the nation. He was born on 24th

November 1880 in Gundugolanu village, West Godavari District in Andhra Pradesh.

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Though Shri Seetaramayya could have just given the boy some money and consoled

him, he did not choose to do that. Instead he spent his valuable time, made the

person learn to stand on his own legs and did true help to the poor family. May

be this is why Pundits say “Samaya Daanam” is the greatest Daanam.

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With love and regards,

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Sastry

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