Swamiji's picture: An experience By Sai Natarajan

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Swamiji's picture: An experience

By Sai Natarajan

It happened in 1973. I was doing puja to Lord Subrahmanya a large size

picture, given to me by our Guru, Saipadananda Radhakrishna Swamiji. It

occurred to me how nice it would be if a larger size portrait of Swamiji was

hung next to Lord Muruga. When the archana was being performed with this

desire, one of the flowers offered at his feet perched itself on Lord

Venkateshwara, the Ishta and Kula Devatha of our Swamiji. This strengthened

my faith that my desire had his approval.

With this bent of mind, I reached my office (Deccan Herald) at 11 a.m.

Within a few minutes, photographer T.L. Ramaswamy, with whom I knew,

Swamiji's pictures were available, passed my seat and went to the Sports

Editor. But I could not broach the subject with Mr. Ramaswamy.

 

Mr. Ramaswamy crossed the corridor and I saw him descending the staircase. I

attended to my official work. Now, the miracle happened. Within a few

seconds, Mr. Ramaswamy was standing before me and asked me 'why I called

him'. I told him that I did not call him at all. But he insisted " No, you

patted on my back and did call me " . Then, I explained him though I had the

desire to talk to him about Swamiji's picture, neither did I venture it nor

called him, patting on his back.

 

I am sure our Swamiji's unseen powers must have directed Mr. Ramaswamy to

me. That evening, I got a large size picture of Swamiji. A few days later,

when the framed picture was shown to our Swamiji, He gazed at it with a

smile.

 

(Source Saipadananda Magazine Oct 1990)