A Lady Devotee Who Sees Ramana Maharshi As A Little Child

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Sometime in 1944-45, a devotee by name Somasundaram Pillai came to

Arunachala with the intention of staying in the Ashram permanently. His wife

is also a great devotee of Bhagavan. Her devotion is however of a peculiar

nature.

 

It seems Bhagavan once appeared to her in a dream as a little child; so she

wrote some verses about feeding the little child,bathing it, putting it in a

cradle and lulling it to sleep.

 

She began singing those songs in the hall and at times used to faint after

getting into an ecstasy. Her relatives used to take her home on such

occasions with a strong belief that it was a divine blessing.

 

Bhagavan watched the whole thing with amusement but kept quiet. One day, she

brought a cradle, sat opposite to Bhagavan in the hall, kept a small photo

of his in it, rocked the cradle and began singing a lullaby. She had by her

side a diaper bag with a spare bed and children’s clothing.People in the

hall were witnessing the whole thing with curiosity.

 

She says, ‘Come my little child; I will give you milk; I will give you a

bath; I will give you food; I will put you to sleep.’ She is doing all this

in my very presence. What to tell them! People do all sorts of funny things

according to their preconceived notions. We have merely to keep quiet

witnessing them,” said Bhagavan.

 

Source: Letters from Sri Ramanasramam VOLUMES I, II & Letters from and

Recollections of Sri Ramanasramam By SURI NAGAMMA Translated by D. S. SASTRI

 

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Om Namo Bhagavate Sri Ramanaya

Prasanth Jalasutram

 

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