Question for Richard Clarke or anyone, who knows Arunachala well

[Guest guest]

Dear Richard or anyone else, who perhaps can help,

 

for the first time I came today across the matter, that Ramana must

have lived for some time in Pravalagiri cave on the hill. I imagine

it was before his time in Virupaksha Cave.

Richard, perhaps you have come across Pravalgiri cave during your

explorations on the hill?

 

I am quoting the source, where I have found it:

Nagamma, letters, entry 7th Dec.1947:

" Recently some people in responsible positions in Madras came here

and stayed for some days. On one of the days, they went to the

Gurumurtham and Pravalagiri caves on the hill, where Bhagavan had

lived long ago, and returned in time for the evening Vedaparayana.

After the parayana, when Bhagavan was telling us about his life in

the Pravalagiri cave, and enquired whether they had seen this or

that there, one of the party said to him, " Bhagavan tells us most

interestingly about those places we have just seen, but by the time

we reached the Pravalagiri cave and went into the room there, we

were thoroughly exhausted. Bhagavan stayed there for a long time and

we now realize how completely Bhagavan must have felt that the body

was not his. ... "

 

Kind regards

Gabriele