Sarva Dharma Priya Deva

January 26, 2005

Sai Ram.

A festival occurring in the Tamil month "Thai" (January-February), the day of

the star "Pusam" around Pournami (Full Moon) is celebrated as "Thai Pusam". It

is a special day for worship of Lord Muruga (also known as Subrahmanya) and is

celebrated in a very grand manner at all Murugan temples.......

Mr Isac Jeevanandam, aged 65 now, is residing in V.K Puram in Tirunelveli

district in the southern Tamil Nadu. In 1980, he lost his wife and was also

affected by jaundice in the same year. He was admitted in a private hospital

and the doctor had given Isac the "Vibhuthi" and other prasadam of the

Thriuchendur temple (about 100 km from his place). The same night Lord Muruga

appeared in Isac's dream and he was cured of his jaundice. Thus Mr. Isac

Jeevanandham , a christian by birth, cultivated bhakti towards Lord Muruga and

that year he started to visit the Thiruchendur temple by "PADA YATRA". He

started to come with some 6 companions in 1980 and every year, all these 25

years, he has been regular in attending the "Thai Pusam" festival in

Thiruchendur; not only that; he has been briniging along with him a contingent

of devotees every year, about 170 was the maximum few years back. This year he

has come with 107 devotees - by PADA YATRA. Mr Isac had also visited other

temples like Amarnath & Bhadrinath. He claims to have covered more than 12000

kms so far by Foot as "Pada Yatra" to various temples. He even says that after

1980, he has not suffered from any disease at all and is still maintaining

good health. The devotees he bring along in his pada yatra team respect him as

a "Guru Swamy". Mr.Isac still remains a christian ( Baba's message " I have not

come to convert any one; but to make a christian a better christian...... ") and

does not impose his Muruga Bhakthi on his family members !

source :

Jai Sai RamYours in Sai SevaThara Balaji

Balajees, Doha, Qatar

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