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November 26, 2015 Krishna Paksha Pratamai
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Chapter 7 of Anbe Arule by Sri Narayanan Bala (original in Tamil by Sri Baraneedharan)
Chapter 7 of Anbe Arule by Sri Narayanan Bala (original in Tamil by Sri Baraneedharan)
TRANSLATOR S NOTE
Om Sri Gurubhyo Namah! Sri Maha Periva Thiruvadigal Charanam
I did them and they were hung on the walls there on His Jayanthi day as planned. He
blessed me there with the 'Pattu Angavasthram' with which Sri Seshadri Swamikal's photo
was decorated during the homam and puja. Memorable day for me.
Because of his blessings only, I have completed 69 portraits and I am sure I will be able
to complete 108 with his and MahaPeriva's anugraham.
I welcome your feedback on this compilation. I can be reached on beeyen.bala@gmail.com
Narayanan Bala
Chapter 7 of Anbe Arule by Sri Narayanan Bala (original in Tamil by Sri Baraneedharan)
Go to Madras (Chennai) now itself and tell Vasan to come here..said Swamikal.
After I returned to Chennai that evening, I met editor Vasan, and told him, what Swamikal
had said. I saw sweet surprise in his eyes.
Chapter 7 of Anbe Arule by Sri Narayanan Bala (original in Tamil by Sri Baraneedharan)
I went to Kalahasti early morning, and asked Periyava, as to when should the editor
come. He said Ask him to come this evening. I informed the editor immediately. He
said, O.K. I will come. You be there.
When the editor arrived around 5 0clock, Periyava was in the Sadhas. I went there and
informed Him of the arrival of the editor. Periyava called Kannan and mentioning a
place, told him Ask Vasan to sit there. I will come.
It was a small thatched hut. Kannan spread a lot of hay and covered the same with
gunny bags and prepared a cushion, outside the hut. Editor went, and sat on it.
Swamikal arrived after ten minutes. Editor got up, and prostrated before Him.
Swamikal sat in front of him after asking him to sit. He gestured to me and Kannan to
leave from there. We stood ten feet away. He again gestured to us to move still
farther; we stood at a distance where we could not hear their talk.
Both of them were talking for more than 45 minutes; Swamikal was speaking most of
the time; editor was all attention to Him. Finally, Periava asked me to come nearer. I
heard Vasan telling Periava in a polite manner Whatever Periava told me, I shall do.
Then, we followed Swamikal as He was going somewhere, editor first and we about ten
feet behind him.
Chapter 7 of Anbe Arule by Sri Narayanan Bala (original in Tamil by Sri Baraneedharan)
Swamikal stopped at the Gopura Mantap of Sri Manikandeswarar temple, and pointed
out a sloka sculpted on its wall.
Ok ! I will read this and explain to you---Swamikal read out the sloka word by word
and explained its meaning in simple language.
(I understood from archeological expert Dr.Nagasamy that it was a stone carving from
the 12th century Chola period. The first sloka mentions how Lord Parameswaran accepted,
happily, the non-customary offering and the Puja from the hunter Kannappan who had
offered his eyes to the Lord. In this second sloka, the poet explains how Eswaran
considered the Abhishekam done by the hunter with water brought in his mouth, as a
holy bath.)
Swamikal, left the Mantap and gave us leave after blessing us.
I returned to Chennai the next morning only. Editor Vasan, who came to office usually
by 2 P.M called me to his room.
Chapter 7 of Anbe Arule by Sri Narayanan Bala (original in Tamil by Sri Baraneedharan)
Yesterday, Swamikal told me to ask you what I should do; tell me what you want me
to do?-----he asked me.
I did not speak to Periava after He told you that. It did not strike me this morning also
when I went to Him to get Prasadam. Swamikal also did not tell me anything. I do not
know what to tell you.
He laughed and said, Swamikal is telling me to ask you; but you say that you do not
know anything; I do not know what I should do now
I told him that I would again go to Kalahasthi and ask Periava and come back. He said
yes. do that way..
I went to Periava again and told Him all that happened and said, Editor is asking me
what he needs to do; I also do not know what to ask and how much to ask; How will
I know what Periava wants...
Swamikal laughed and said, Ask whatever comes to your mind. I just kept quiet.
Chapter 7 of Anbe Arule by Sri Narayanan Bala (original in Tamil by Sri Baraneedharan)
No
Periava thought for some time and said, Do one thing; go to the manager and ask him
how much it costs per month for the stamps used for sending those small books , which
are distributed from the MaTam for the Dharma Pracharam.
I went and asked the manager who referred to the ledger and told me that about one
hundred rupees were spent for that. I came back and informed Swamikal.
Ok then; ask Vasan to give hundred rupees every month to meet that expenditure.
When I told the editor about this, he was surprised. I thought Periava would ask me
about one lakh rupees. I had also arranged for that amount; You say that He wants only
Hundred rupees per month for the stamp expenditure Ok. Please come to Gemini
house (his home) tomorrow morning.
I went there next morning; he called his wife, Smt.Pattamma and asked her to give
hundred rupees to me on the first of every month, to be given to SriMatam.
The monthly contribution which started in October 1966, is continuing till date (the time
Baraneedharan wrote this ).
Eight years ago, in 1958, Swamikal asked me to bring Balasubramanian, son of Vasan.
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Chapter 7 of Anbe Arule by Sri Narayanan Bala (original in Tamil by Sri Baraneedharan)
He was staying in Sankaralayam in Chitraikula street. It was 7 A.M on the Deepavali day.
I immediately proceeded to Gemini House. J.M.D (Balasubramanian) was bursting crackers.
When I told him that Swamikal had asked me to take him there, he was surprised and
left after informing his mother.
Periava was leaning on the corner of a wall in a small room. There was not much of
light also. Opposite to Him, Sri Ananthanandha Swamikal, affectionately called Anjaneya
Swamikal, was sitting and reading out a letter to Him.
JMD who enetered the dark room from outside sunlight, mistook Ananthananda Swamikal
for Periava and prostrated before him.
I am here..----Swamikal called him laughing !
To be Continued in Chapter 8