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Talk 357.
Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi
REMINISCENCES
Sri Bhagavan was recounting some of the incidents of His stay in
Tiruvannamalai:
1. He was one day given a small speck of some substance on a leaf,
to be licked off. It was said to be a good help for digestion. He licked
it. Later He had His meal. After some time, the assembled persons
appeared to be surrounded by Light (tejomaya). The experience passed
away after some time.
2. While He was living in Pavalakunru. He intended to have a bath
in one of the rills on the hillside. Palaniswami was informed of it.
The news spread, that Jada Padmanabhaswami, who was living on
the Hill, had arranged with Palaniswami to take Sri Bhagavan to the
hill near his cottage. Palaniswami, without informing Sri Bhagavan,
managed to take Him there. A great reception awaited Him. A seat
was arranged for Him, milk and fruits were offered and J. P. waited
on Him with great kindness.
3. J.P., though represented in the book Self-Realisation as having sought
to injure Sri Bhagavan, was really kind to Him and his pranks were
misunderstood to be acts of malice. His only weakness was that he
wanted to make capital out of Sri Bhagavan for raising funds; which, of
course, the Maharshi did not like. There was nothing wrong with J.P.
4. Madhavaswami, the attendant, asked if Sri Bhagavan remained
without food for months in the underground cellar in the temple.
M.: Um! - Um! - food was forthcoming - Milk, fruits - but whoever
thought of food.
5. While staying in the mango-tree cave Sri Bhagavan used to string
garlands for the images in the temple, with lotuses, yellow flowers
(sarakonnai) and green leaves.
6. After the completion of the Kalyanamantapam Sri Bhagavan had
stayed there one night in disguise.
7. When He was sitting under a tree in the temple compound He was
covered with dirt, for He never used to bathe. In the cold nights of
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