I give energy to the Five Elements: Swami

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Though Swami's power is limitless, he never uses the same for any personal

task. Possessed as it is with a human body, he uses only the human power for

every day affair. His intake is very frugal and very little. May be a cup of

Ragi gruel. For the tasks performed by him, whatever He takes is very minute

quantity only. When some body asked Swami, " How He performs so much of works in

spite of little food, Swami replied that He provides energy to the Pancha butas

(Five elements) and not vice verse. Even the little food he consumes is for the

satisfaction of the devotees only. Those who read the episodes when He was

Balasai would be astonished at the tremendous power He exhibited at times.

During the Old Mandir days, people possessed by evil spirits were brought to

Baba's presence for cure. Some times he will bodily lift the person and throw

them to long distances in order to drive away the evil spirits. Swami was very

lean built and He will himself perspire after each such treatment. However those

evil spirits would move away leaving the victim at once. He used to walk miles

together to perform Bhajans along with His friends in distant villages. He

always upheld the dignity of labor and hard work, though He could have used His

Divine Powers.Very rarely He exhibited such powers but He was liberal in

entertaining His devotees and visitors with many rare miracles like showing His

face in the moon, showing His third eye and bringing the miniature moon to his

palm etc. In fact He has revealed the Ten Avatars one by one in His shadow in

the River Chitravati. When Lord Narasimha was shown, many devotees swooned and

remained thus for hours. Only after Swami sprinkled grains of rice on their head

they could come to senses. Sairam, Saisaran.