Darshan from a distance

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Om Namo Bhagavate Sri Arunachalaramanaya

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DARSHAN FROM A DISTANCE

from

REMINISCENCES

by

Sri Kunjuswami

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There was a large stone slab where you now see a

tiny wall to the east of Skandasram. Everyday we used

to keep tooth powder and water over there for use by

Sri Bhagavan. However cold it was, Sri Bhagavan would

come and sit on the slab and clean his teeth. In the

early morning sun's rays, Sri Bhagavan's body would

shine beautifully. When it was very cold, devotees

used to request him not to sit there, but Sri Bhagavan

would not listen to them. We came to know the reason

for this only later.

 

In Big Street, which is to the north of

Arunachaleswara temple, there was an elderly women

called Sowbagyathammal.She and a few others had a vow

that daily they would eat only after they had seen Sri

Bhagavan and Sheshadriswami. Every day they used to

climb the hill to have the darshan of Sri Bhagavan.

One day Sowbagyathammal did not come. Among his

devotees, if he found even one missing, Sri Bhagavan

would ask whether he was all right. In the same way,

he asked Sowbagyathammal the next day why she had not

come the previous day. She said "All the same I had

your darshan, Bhagavan." Sri Bhagavan said, "But you

didn't come yesterday." She replied, "I could not

climb the hill becouse of my weakness. But I was

fortunate to have your darshan from my house." She

explained how she saw Sri Bhagavan when he was

brushing his teeth sitting on the stone slab. She said

if he brushed his teeth at the same place everyday,

she would be able to see him everyday from her house

itself as she found it difficult to climb the hill.

>From then on, Sri Bhagavan brushed his teeth sitting

on the stone, irrespective of weather conditions. It

was a boon for the other eldrely people also.

 

 

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