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Pathirikai – No 3 24 th Dec 2011
identifying ourselves as souls, our ambitions, desires and needs take new orientations. A person who considers
himself to be the soul alone, shows interest in activities which will be beneficial for the soul , that person is always
eager to spend every moment in religious activities , prayers, service to the needy, donations, sacrifices and
meditations. He /she sees the events – births, deaths, hatred, jealousy, sorrows, love, difficult times, etc.. as ordinary
events taking place in his/her journey towards the final aim.
If “I am the soul” then do I need to struggle for all these extravagancies?
By Mr Ramaswamy
In 1879, when there was British Rule in
India, Lt. Col. Martin of Agar Malva was
leading the army in the war against
Afghanistan.
Col. Martin used to regularly send
messages of his well-being to his wife.
The war continued for long & Lady
Martin stopped getting messages. She
was very upset.
Once riding on her horse, she passed by
the temple of Baijnath Mahadev. She was
attracted to the sound of Conch &
Mantra. She went inside & came to know
that the Brahmans were worshipping
Lord Shiva. They saw her sad face &
asked her problem. She explained
everything to them. They told her that
Lord Shiva listens to the prayers of
devotees & takes them out of difficult
situations in no time.
With the advice of the Brahmans, she
started the "Laghu-rudri Anushtthan" of
the Mantra: "Om Namah Shivaya" for 11
days. She prayed to Lord Shiva that if her
husband reaches home safely, then she
would get the temple renovated.
The true story of a devotee of Lord Shiva
On the last of the "Laghu-rudri", a messenger came & gave a letter to her. Her husband had written: "I was regularly
sending messages to you from the battle grounds, but suddenly the Pathans surrounded us from all sides. We were
entrapped in a situation where there was no scope of escaping death. Suddenly, I saw a Yogi of India with long hair,
carrying a weapon with three pointers (Trishul). His personality was amazing & he was maneuvering his weapon
with a magnificent style. Seeing this great man, the Pathans started running back. With his grace, our bad times
turned into moments of victory. This was possible only because of that man of India wearing a lion skin & carrying
a three-pointer weapon (Trishul). That great Yogi told me that I should not worry & that he had come to rescue me
because he was very pleased with my wife's prayers"
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