SRI RAMANS HELPS DEVOTEE TO WIN A BET – AN EPISODE

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prof laxmi narain (prof_narain)

 

Source and courtesy: Sri Ramana Kendram, Hyderabad

This article was published in Sri Ramana Jyothi,

monthly magazine of the Kendram.

 

SRI RAMANS HELPS DEVOTEE TO WIN A BET – AN EPISODE

 

 

K.K. Nambiar was Chief Engineer, Highways, Madras Presidency. The

following story is from his book The Guiding Presence of Sri Ramana,

which contains his reminiscences.

 

 

In 1944, I with my family went to Tiruvannamalai for Bhagavan's

darshan and stayed with my friend, who was a Sub-divisional

Magistrate. When I was talking about my faith in Bhagavan and how he

looks after his devotees, my friend said, " Let us see about your

journey back to Madras. Getting accommodation in the connecting train

at Villupuram is always a gamble. " I said I had no worry, as Bhagavan

would take good care of us. At this he interjected, " Let us have a

bet on this. " We alighted at Villupuram and waited for the

connecting train. When the train arrived, I went past all the upper

class compartments, but could find only two berths for my family of

five. I was all the while praying to Bhagavan. Musing to myself, I

felt like walking up to the front end of the train and found a first

class bogie, completely shuttered, being towed to Madras. I ran back

along the platform and spoke to the Ticket Examiner. When the railway

official opened the bogie, we found a compartment with all the six

seats at our disposal. I repeated `Om Namo Bhagavate Sri Ramanaya'.

Later, my friend did acknowledge that he lost the bet.