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Post by Sumi on Apr 29, 2012 19:57:56 GMT 5.5
As narrated by a devotee
The Queen of Greece, during her visit to India while at Chennai, desired to have ‘darshan’ of Maha Swamigal, the reason, you will agree, will be best known to the queen only.
Before leaving for Kanchipuram, the queen noticed 2 special chairs accompanying her. When she asked the reason for this she was informed,
“Your majesty, people sit on the floor before His Holiness. We do not want you to get, by chance, infectedâ€. The queen stoutly refused and was firm that she will sit like all others.
When the queen reached the Sankara Mutt, the Maha Swamigal was sitting on a raised platform giving darshan and also offering kind words to devotees. The queen, with her companion, was escorted to the front line where she sat on the floor with difficulty as she was not used to sitting in that posture. The “sanyasa dharma†glittered when sri Maha Swamigal came down hurriedly and sat before her on a wooden plank.
“Why does the Swamiji do thatâ€, was the queens wonder, for which the Maha Swamigal explained “She is the queen of a country and I am only a humble sanyasi. I should not sit on a higher pedestal and talk to herâ€.
It was later informed that the queen of Greece expressed her joy of leaving with a heart filled with joy.
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Post by krsiyer on Apr 29, 2012 21:15:32 GMT 5.5
Great ! thanks for sharing. jaya jaya sankara, hara hara sankara !
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