WHO RANG THE BELL?

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WHO RANG THE BELL?

"He alone knows the ways of getting things done, as He likes. Neither the flute,

nor the harmonium knows, how the sounds are produced" –Sri Sai Satcharitra,

Ch.III.

In July 1946, Sri G Vishwanathan Chetty was the Joint Registrar of Co-operative

societies, Chennai. He stayed with his cousin Ramakrishna in Kasi Chetty

Street, Chennai, as he had not yet brought his family to Chennai. His daily

routine was to spend an hour with Sri Narasimha Swamiji. During one such visit,

Sri Narasimha Swamiji suggested to him that he should offer silver bell with

Anjaneya Vigraha on the top of its handle. The bell was ordered and obtained.

Swamiji said that the bell should be handed over to him the next day as he was

leaving for Shirdi. Sri Vishwanathan Chetty had safely kept the parcel

containing the bell in his wardrobe in his bedroom.

The next morning, he was leaving for office but had forgotten about handing over

the bell to Swamiji. As he was descending the stairs to get into his car, he

heard the ringing of the bell. He stopped and looked up. It was not the

telephone ring. But what was it, which was ringing continuously? Then it dawned

to him that he had forgotten to deliver the bell as promised to Swamiji. He

immediately retraced his steps fetched the bell and handed over the same to

Swamiji. Sri Vishwanathan Chetty asked the question, who rang the bell in his

mind, Sai Baba or Swamiji?

(Taken from the book "The Eternal Sai")

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