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Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi
Worship, and as they kneel, tremble and fear
The splendour of its presence, and the light
Penetrates their dreamlike frame
Till they become charged with the strength of flame.
M.: Yes. The lines are excellent. He must have realised what he wrote.
The lady then thanked Sri Bhagavan and retired.
Talk 342.
At 11 p.m. in the night a group of Andhras came from Guntur,
consisting of a middle-aged woman with a sad but firm look, her
mother and two men. They requested audience with Sri Bhagavan.
The woman said to Sri Bhagavan:
“When my son was in the womb my husband died. The son was born
posthumous. He grew up all right for five years. Then he was attacked
by infantile paralysis. When nine he was bedridden. Nevertheless he
was bright and cheerful. For two years he was in that condition and now
they say that he is dead. I know that he is only sleeping and will awake
soon. When they said that he had collapsed I was shocked. I saw in a
vision a sadhu who appeared to pass his hands over the child’s body
and the child awoke refreshed. I believe that sadhu is yourself. Please
come and touch the boy so that he may get up,” she prayed.
Sri Bhagavan asked what the doctor said.
She replied, “They say that he is dead. But what do they know? I have
brought the boy all the way from Guntur to this place”.
Someone asked: “How? Is the corpse brought here?”
She: They said that the corpse would be taken by paying special rates
at 1⁄2 rupee per mile. We have paid Rs.150/- for it, and brought
it as luggage.
M.: If your vision be correct the boy will wake up tomorrow.
She: Please touch him. May I bring him into the compound?
The others protested and persuaded them to leave.
They left and the next morning the corpse was reported to have
been cremated.
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