Guest guest Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 Om Nama SHivaya, From the book Ocean of Devine Grace A devotee wrote gNamasivayah a few times and presented it to Bhagavan Ramana Maharishi(saint of Arunachala) with a request, that Bhagavan should grant him the boon of dying at Kasi, as it is written, that to die in Kasi results in liberation. Bhagavan was silent after looking at the note and subsequently said, quoting from Arunachala Puranam, gTo say just once eArunachala Sivaf is equivalent to repetition of Namasivaya thirty million times.h Arunachala(Siva at Thiruvannammalai) asks not for silks and precious jewels. He takes delight in wild flowers you may pick by the wayside. He likes us to adorn Him with things that are available easily and cheaply and unwanted by humans like bilva and umattam flower. That may be so, but just as a mother would bathe her child and dress it up in pretty frocks and ornaments, so the devotees revelling in their love for Lord Arunachala bathe him with fragrant powders, fruits, milk fragrant water, honey, sandal paste, vibhuti etc. With great love and devotion the devotees then drape around Him costly silver and brocade cloth, adorn his forehead with diamond jewellery, burn frankinescence before Him. They further with heart-melting devotion offer sweemeats, savouries and fruits. om Arunachaleswaraya Namaha, Ramya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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