Greatness of India - Mahans-Rama Nama discourse series-By Sri.Sri.Muralidhara Swamiji Part- 4

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Radhe Krishna To All,

 

In Srimad Bhagavatam we find that it took only one muhurtam(nearly one hour) for

Katvangar to attain this state. But, in the case of Ramana Maharishi, we find

that the sudden fear of death forced him to shut himself up in a room in his

uncles house in Madurai (Tamizh Nadu, S.India). He lay down to experience and

find out all about death. He controlled all his senses and in minute fraction of

a second attained Brahma sakshatkara! What a great Mahatma is he! His charitra

is very attractive and astounding.

 

One can discourse that Atma is different from the body and that one is not the

body but verily the Atma and claim that he has attained jnana! But, if a lizard

were to fall on him he would scream and run away! Thus, his standard of Brahma

jnana is brought to light! However, in the case of Bhagavan Ramana we find that

he arrived at Tiruvannamalai in the highest state and sat in pathala linga guhai

(a small underground cave in the Arunachaleswara temple precincts). In the

photograph taken as soon as he was brought out of this cave one finds his hair

and nails grown long, the body bitten and attacked by several insects! The Atma

nishta (Realisation that He is verily the Atma) of Ramana is evident from the

fact that he could stay for a very long period in this state in this cave.

During this period he had remained there without food!

 

It is found that Bhagavan Ramana stayed in the same state from the day he

arrived in Tiruvannamalai until the day he left his mortal coil. Through Ulladu

narpadu, Upadesa undiyar and Aksharamanamalai, Bhagavan Ramana has explained in

very simple terms the highest Atma tattva that the Upanishads, Brahma sutra,

Gita Bhashyam have tried to explain with great difficulty. It is verily the

pride of this Kshetra that Ramana Maharishi had lived and attained siddhi here.

 

The stala purana (history of the place) says that Lord Dakshinamurty is seated

on top of this Holy Mountain under a banyan tree. Ramana Maharishi has seen

this, not in any vision but directly, just as you and I see each other.

Similarly, he has also seen many treasures inside the tunnel (as spoken in the

stala purana) that runs from Adi Annamalai temple (on the western side of the

Mountain) to the Holy Mountain and ordered closing of the tunnel as it is deiva

rahasyam (divine secret). I say all these only to show that stala purana speak

only the truth. Mahatmas are able to see all that the stala purana speaks of.

 

Such great Ramana Maharishi lived and attained siddhi here.

 

!!! Will Continue !!!

 

Regards