Post by Sumi on Jan 15, 2012 19:06:45 GMT 5.5
Author: Radha Ramamoorthy, Pudukottai (in Tamil)
Compiler: T.S. Kothandarama Sarma
Source: Maha PeriyavaL - Darisana AnubhavangaL vol. 2, pages 32-43
Publisher: Vanathi Padhippaham (May 2005 Edition)
A woman, who was a resident of the place where PeriyavaaL was camping, had aparimita bhakti on him. Because of her family circumstances, she could not go out of her house often and have darshan of the sage.
One day she somehow managed to be out of her house and came to SriMaTham camp for darshan. It was afternoon. Sitting on the puja stage itself, Sri Periyavaa was talking with many people. This woman went near the stage with the camphor plate in her hand to take an Arati and looked at the face of Periyavaa, but he abruptly turned his face away. She tried twice or thrice but Periyavaa did not show her his face.
The woman was very unhappy. When Periyavaa looked like facing her, she lighted the camphor. But before she could go near and wave her Arati in circles, Periyavaa got up and went inside. Stunned, she moaned to herself, "Ambike! Why do you test me like this? What sin did I commit?" Consoling herself, she said, "Alright, I will take the Arati for you" and waved the flame to AmbaL Tripurasundari kept on the puja stage and started for home very disappointed and tearful.
As she came out of the pandal, a man came running and said, "Amma! Periyavaa's call for you." "For me? Can't be," she said with hesitation. "Yes, for you only Amma, come!" said the man. She went inside hesitatingly. Periyavaa who was sitting on the stage told her, "Don't feel disheartened that you had to take the Arati meant for me to AmbaL. Now you show me the Arati."
She staggered to take the camphor and placed it on the plate. Her hands shaking, she lit the camphor. Steadying herself, she went near him and waved the Arati in front of him in circles, and looked at PeriyavaaL's face. Periyavaa appeared to her as sAkSAt Kamakshi with her sugercane-bent bow and parAnkusha and smiling face. Short of fainting, the woman patted her cheeks loudly with the words, "Amma! Amma!", bhakti flooding herself.
This was the incident that made us realize that the AmbaL on the stage and PeriyavaaL are one and the same. The woman was Nagalakshmi, of Trichy. She told me the incident herself. I have heard similar incidents where PeriyavaaL gave darshan as AmbaL to people from their own mouths.
Compiler: T.S. Kothandarama Sarma
Source: Maha PeriyavaL - Darisana AnubhavangaL vol. 2, pages 32-43
Publisher: Vanathi Padhippaham (May 2005 Edition)
A woman, who was a resident of the place where PeriyavaaL was camping, had aparimita bhakti on him. Because of her family circumstances, she could not go out of her house often and have darshan of the sage.
One day she somehow managed to be out of her house and came to SriMaTham camp for darshan. It was afternoon. Sitting on the puja stage itself, Sri Periyavaa was talking with many people. This woman went near the stage with the camphor plate in her hand to take an Arati and looked at the face of Periyavaa, but he abruptly turned his face away. She tried twice or thrice but Periyavaa did not show her his face.
The woman was very unhappy. When Periyavaa looked like facing her, she lighted the camphor. But before she could go near and wave her Arati in circles, Periyavaa got up and went inside. Stunned, she moaned to herself, "Ambike! Why do you test me like this? What sin did I commit?" Consoling herself, she said, "Alright, I will take the Arati for you" and waved the flame to AmbaL Tripurasundari kept on the puja stage and started for home very disappointed and tearful.
As she came out of the pandal, a man came running and said, "Amma! Periyavaa's call for you." "For me? Can't be," she said with hesitation. "Yes, for you only Amma, come!" said the man. She went inside hesitatingly. Periyavaa who was sitting on the stage told her, "Don't feel disheartened that you had to take the Arati meant for me to AmbaL. Now you show me the Arati."
She staggered to take the camphor and placed it on the plate. Her hands shaking, she lit the camphor. Steadying herself, she went near him and waved the Arati in front of him in circles, and looked at PeriyavaaL's face. Periyavaa appeared to her as sAkSAt Kamakshi with her sugercane-bent bow and parAnkusha and smiling face. Short of fainting, the woman patted her cheeks loudly with the words, "Amma! Amma!", bhakti flooding herself.
This was the incident that made us realize that the AmbaL on the stage and PeriyavaaL are one and the same. The woman was Nagalakshmi, of Trichy. She told me the incident herself. I have heard similar incidents where PeriyavaaL gave darshan as AmbaL to people from their own mouths.