Guest guest Posted February 16, 2002 Report Share Posted February 16, 2002 >From Balarama Reddy's Reminiscences: "A government minister from Madras, Sitarama Reddy, arrived at the ashram. This was his first visit and, since he was known to me, I was asked by the management to personally take him to visit Bhagavan in the Nirvana Room [during his last illness]. When we walked into Bhagavan's presence I noticed a peculiar radiance, or a strange kind of soft splendour, pervading the room. I thought I was seeing this because of my devotion of Bhagavan. Rationalizing it in this manner, I even tried to dismiss it. As soon as we came out of the room the minister turned to me and asked, 'What was that brilliance, or radiance, pervading the Maharshi's room?' When he said this, without any probing from me, I thought there must be something to it. Then, all of a sudden, I remembered Ganapati Muni's second verse from his Chatvarimsat: 'Who is the master and guide of the whole group of learned scholars beginning with Ganapati, Who is the repository of all the highest virtues, Whose beatific effulgence is hidden by the sheath of the gross body, like the blazing sun hidden behind the clouds.'" (Balarama Reddy: My Reminiscences, p. 112f) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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