His Story - 17

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the illusory motherly relationship, based upon the physical body. All the

relationships based on the physical body are like the fleeting clouds. Only the

Atmic relationship is eternal. Hence, reduce your attachment to the physical

body. Cultivate attachment to the Atma.” Advising thus, Kondama Raju put his

hand on her head and blessed her. From that day onwards, Easwaramma started

living in the Prasanthi Nilayam, leaving her house. She used to come to Swami’s

room everyday morning and evening and talk to Him. It is a fact that she also

realized the divinity of Swami, well. Sometimes, when Swami appeared as Lord

Easwara, she used to be a bit confused saying “Swami! what are all these

serpents?” I used to pretend innocence saying “I did not wear any serpents

round my neck1” Later, when she looked at Me carefully, she could not find any

serpents over My body. Thus, she witnessed Swami’s divinity

directly, several times. Same is the case with Kausalya, the mother of Lord Sri

Rama and Yasoda, the foster mother of Lord Sri Krishna. All these people used

to live under an illusion, out of motherly affection. Divinity is shrouded

thus, in mystery. Let Me reveal to you a small miracle happened in the present

Avathar. After the Prasanthi Mandir was built, I used to take My meal in the

room on the right side of the first floor. The Griham Ammayi (Easwaramma) used

to come there during that time and pressurise Me to eat more, saying “Swami!

you are not taking sufficient food and hence becoming thin. Please eat more.” I

used to reply “Do I have to fight with anybody? Do I have to become stout? No,

No. I don’t like becoming stout.” One day, someone invited Me for lunch in

their house. They wanted to kill Me, by mixing poison in the food. They were

jealous of my reputation growing more and more day by day. By the time I

returned from their house

after taking food there, the colour of My body turned into blue and froth

started coming out of My mouth. Then, I instructed Easwaramma to turn her hand

in full circle. While she did so, vibhuti appeared in her hands. She wondered

“How come! I have seen vibhuthi appearing when Swami turns His hand in a

circular motion. But, how did it appear in my hands!” In fact, it is I who

granted that power to her for that short period. She then mixed the vibhuthi in

a glass of water mixed with the vibhuthi, the effect of poison disappeared

miraculously. I Myself have selected the parents of this body. Pedda Venkama

Raju used to help the devotees a lot.

Whenever they wanted articles like coconuts or pulses, he used to go immediately

to Bukkapatnam and get them. He did great service to the devotees. On the day of

his departure from this world, he came to the Mandir to see Me. I had already

selected some people for interview. As I was about to go into the interview

room, he came and stood before the pillar. I asked him “On what purpose you

came here?” He replied “I have a small work with you, Swami! I wish to talk to

you for a minute.” I told him “Wait, wait! I will call you after seeing these

people.” But, he was in a hurry and said “No, Swami! I must talk to you

urgently.” Thus, he prevailed upon Me. Then I told him “O. K., come in.” He

used to keep all his money carefully wrapped in a piece of cloth and tuck it in

his dhothi at the waist. In

those days, there were no money purses. He took out all the money and placed it

in My hands. He then requested Me “Swami! I do not want to die as a person

indebted to somebody. I must be free from all sorts of debts. It is possible

that I might have been indebted to someone to the extent of an anna or a

quarter of an anna, during my business transactions. I, therefore, brought this

money to redeem Myself of such debts. This is the money I have earned by the

sweat of my brow.” So saying, he handed over some money to Me. He also

requested “Swami! I have also kept apart five bags of rice and some pulses. I

have also kept two packets of jaggery. On the twelfth day after My death,

please arrange for poor feeding with these provisions and money”. He then went

straight to his house from the Mandir and called “Who is there?” He was not in

the habit of calling his wife by her name. Easwaramma came out and enquired

“What do you want?” He asked her to fetch some water, drank it and breathed

his last. He died so easily and peacefully. He did not suffer for a minute even

He came to Me, talked to Me, then went straight to his house by walk, lied down

and breathed his last. Easwaramma too died effortlessly in the same manner.

The Summer classes were being held in Bangalore, then. She used to wish for the

opportunity to be with Swami, wherever He went. Therefore, she also attended the

summer course. She felt very happy to see the boys attending those classes. She

used to supply drinking water to those children while they were taking food. In

fact, she used to think gleefully “Is it not because of Swami that we had this

good fortune!” One day, the children were being served breakfast as usual. She

also had her breakfast and coffee. Venkamma always used to be with her, to

attend her needs. After finishing her breakfast, Easwaramma wanted to have her

pan. She therefore started pounding the betel nuts with the help of a small

mortar and pestle. I could hear that sound from My room situated in the first

floor. Suddenly, she called Me “Swami! Swami! I replied “I am coming, I am

coming.” She again called “Please come quickly.” I came down and she breathed

her last. She had no pain of any sort. She did not suffer for even a minute.

Both the parents of this body left their mortal coil in the same manner, so

effortlessly. Since Swami selected them to be His parents, their lives were so

sacred and sanctified. Those who are pure and sacred will have a sacred end.

This is true in the case of Kondama Raju, Peda Venkama Raju and Easwaramma

also! They are all “selected people”. Swami selected them. This is how the

story of Swami went on. I did not cause even the slightest inconvenience to

anyone. I did not talk harshly to anybody, lest they may feel hurt. If at all I

wanted to scold anybody, I will just say “Dunnapotha!” (He-buffalo). That

itself is a big reprimand, so far as I am concerned. More than this, I do not

know any other work to reprimand someone. Ever since My childhood, I have been

making everybody happy, without hurting them in any way. Some Avathars had

come as a result of the prayers of their parents. But, in this Avathar, it is I

who decided that so and so shall be My father and mother and accordinly granted

them birth as such. This body is not born in a normal way in the ordinary

parents-son relationship. It is by an immaculate conception. --- From the

book “His Story: As told by Himself” (A Compilation from the divine discourses

of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba) .