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Post by Yogesh Sundararajan on Jan 21, 2012 8:33:40 GMT 5.5
Once Sri Chandrasekhara Saraswati Swami of Kanchi Mutt (Sri Sri Sri Maha Periyava) had camped in North India. The then Prime Minister, Smt. Indira Gandhi, came to have His darshan. The Prime Minister of India placed a similar question in front of Sri Periyava, “If you would pinpoint the persons who, in the name of spirituality, lead the people in a wrong way I will take action against them.” Sri Periyava laughed and said, “No! It should not be handled in this manner. Those who approach such fake swamis will themselves, after a time, understand their standard of maturity.”
Sri Maha Periyava knew that this reply did not satisfy Smt. Indira Gandhi. Someone had offered a basket full of mangoes to Periyava. It contained many unripe and a few ripe fruits. Many devotees waited outside for Sri Periyava’s darshan. Sri Periyava instructed the attendants to bring a child from amongst these devotees. A child of about 5 years was brought to Him. Pointing to the basket Periyava smilingly said to the child, “Take whatever you want.” After a search the child picked up a ripe fruit.
Sri Periyava pointed out to Smt.Indira Gandhi who was watching this, “Just as the way a child knows what is ripe and what is unripe, so too would those who go out in search of Truth recognize a true Mahan at some point of their life.”
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Post by kramans on Jan 21, 2012 10:13:21 GMT 5.5
Excellent way to reply the point with extraordinary presence of mind. That why he is Maha Pariyava.[shadow=red,left,300] Sri Maha Periva Thiruvadi Charanam.[/shadow]
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