Suri Nagamma Recalls Incident Where Ramana Maharshi Says The Son Is Beholden To The Father

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Letter 1

 

21st November, 1945

 

The day before yesterday being full moon, the usual Deepotsava (festival of

lights) was celebrated on a grand scale.

 

This morning Sri Arunachaleswarar started for giri pradakshina (going round

the hill) with the usual routinue and devotees and accompaniment of music.

By the time the procession reached the Ashram gate, Sri Niranjanananda Swami

(the Sarvadhikari) came out with Ashram devotees, offered coconuts and

camphor to Sri Arunachaleswarar, and paid homage when the procession was

stopped and the priests performed arati (waving of the lights) to the God.

Just then Sri Bhagavan happened to be going towards the Gosala (cowshed) and

seeing the grandeur he sat down on the pial near the tap by the side of the

book depot. The arati plate offered to Arunachaleswarar was brought to

Bhagavan by Ashram devotees and Sri Bhagavan took a little Vibhuti (holy

ashes) and applied it to his forehead, saying in an undertone “Appakku

Pillai Adakkam†(The son is beholden to the father). His voice seemed choked

with emotion as he spoke. The expression on his face proved the ancient

saying “bhakti poornathaya Jnanam†(the culmination of devotion is

knowledge).

 

Sri Bhagavan is Lord Siva’s son.

 

Sri Ganapati Muni’s saying that he is Skanda incarnate, was confirmed. It

struck us that Bhagavan was teaching us that since all creatures are the

children of Ishwara, even a Jnani should be beholden to Ishwara.

 

Sources:

1) Letters from Sri Ramanasramam by Suri Nagamma

2) http://suri-nagamma.blogspot.com/2007/03/letter-1.html

 

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