SRI NARASIMHA SWAMIJI - by Sri B.S.Narayana Murthy

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SRI NARASIMHA SWAMIJI

(Life History) in a nutshell

I seek refuge in Sri Sainatha

The immortal, immutable, Supreme Guru

Adored by Sri Narasimha, The noble soul

Who renounced all his worldly possessions

To dedicate his life to the Service of God.

Venkatagiri and his wife Angachiammal

of a noble orthodox Brahmin family,

Were blessed by Lord Narasimha

With a saintly son who was to rise to fame

As Narasimha, a lion among men.

 

The God blessed this child prodigy

With devotion and knowledge

Of the profound and secret spiritual truths;

His father celebrated his 'Upanayanam' .

And taught him the Advaitha Philosophy.

 

Ambitions that the boy should acquire

Material wealth as well as spiritual enlightenment.

The father educated him Tamil, Sanskrit and English;

Later, he studied Law at Madras

And became an eminent Pleader.

 

Terrific as a lion to the opposite counsel,

And gifted with the art of winning over the judges,

Narasimha was verily indomitable as a lion

In the requisition of material and spiritual wealth,

As well as in his renouncement.

 

A supporter was he of 'Swaraj' Movement;

He was sent to Britain as a member of the Mission

To represent India's case for Home Rule;

He was detained by the British Government.

But was soon released and returned by the grace of Swami Sarkaya.

 

He rose to be a popular and reputed Member

Of the Legislative Council, from Salem - Nilgiris;

But he relinquished this position and status

And sought refuge at the feet of Sri. Ramana Maharishi of Arunagiri.

 

He was shocked by the sudden death of his two children,

But conquering his grief

And renouncing the strong worldly attachments,

He sought the refuge of Sri. Ramana Maharishi

The manifestation of Achyutha and Shambhu.

 

At Sri Ramana Maharishi's Ashram,

A veritable abode of the Supreme Lord.

This noble soul learnt to look upon the whole mankind,

Whether his kith or kin or strangers,

Nay, all living beings, as dear to him.

 

Like an ascetic, he undertook a pilgrimage

To all holy places and sacred rivers

And ultimately acknowledged as his guru

SRI SAINATHA, the incarnation of Rama, Shiva and Maruthi.

 

Seeking to earn the grace

of Shiva, Rama and Krishna,

He travelled far and wide

And was finally drawn to SRI SAINATHA

And offered prayers, adopting the life of an ascetic.

 

This brief history of Sri Narasimha Swamiji

Written by Doctor Venkatadri

Is dear to Lord Mukunda,

It inspires devotion to the Guru,

Brings good fortune and happiness,

And eternal peace to one's ancestors; .

Let the learned overlook the fault;

Let SAINATHA be pleased.

 

Having renounced family, lands and wealth,

This noble soul adopted an ascetic life

And went to Sri. Ramana Maharishi ;

And found hi SRI SAI BABA the Guru of his choice;

By his discourses and his writings in 'SAI SUDHA'

He became an APOSTLE OF SAI BABA

This noble soul NARASIMHA,

The saviour of those in distress

 

(Based on 'Sri Narasimha Sookshana Charitam' in Sanskrit)