Post by audhitya on May 22, 2012 21:19:38 GMT 5.5
Source: In the Presence of the Divine
Narratives of experiences with Maha Periyaval Volume 1
Translated by: Sujatha Vijayaraghavan
A devotee began to felt giddy and tottered as he entered the Sri Matha. Those who saw him attempted to hold him. Even as they did so, he began to vomit blood. Everyone was frightened. All the noise and havoc there reached Periyaval’s ears.
He looked at an attendant as if to ask, “What is all that noise about?”
The Manager reported,” A devotee has vomited blood.”
Periyaval instructed him to ask the devotee about his native place and where he was now coming from. The devotee belonged to a village near Tiruchi. It was learnt that he had come to Kanchipuram after the darsan of Nataraja at Chidambaram. Periyaval instructed that the gentleman be taken to a doctor nearby. As soon as the doctor heard that the man had vomited blood he felt that it could be because of a haemorrhage. “Admit him in the hospital,” he advised.
The news was conveyed to Periyaval.
“This is not haemorrhage. If you ask your grandmother she will tell you that it is because of excessive heat. Some others would say that is because a malevolent eye has been cast upon him. I had thought . . . The deity of this gentleman’s family is Tiruvachur Madurakaliamman. Nowadays no one remembers his or her family deity and does not treat the deity with due reverence. Offer worship at Kanchipuram Kalikambal temple and give him the prasada. He has left Chidambaram without the darsan of Thillai kali. Is that not wrong? Besides, Kali is the deity of worship they have at home. Should not such a person offer worship to Kali? Alright!
As soon as he recovers he must go to Chidabaram and have the darsan of Thillai kali. As the doctor has stated in his report, he suffers from high blood pressure. That is why he threw up blood. He must henceforth reduce the intake of salt in his diet. “ Periyaval gave a number of such instructions.
Kumkum from Kalikambal temple was brought and applied to the gentleman’s forehead. He was made to lie down in the hall of the Matha. On Periyava’s advice, the gentleman was given cold water in small doses frequently. He slept well that night. In the morning he conversed normally and seemed quite refreshed after the night’s rest. He received prasada from Periyava and thanked the Manager before he left. He wrote a letter to the Manager to say that he had no problems with his health after he returned home.
He also said the following:
“I shall never again forget my family deity. But what cannot I fathom till date is how Periyaval knew that I had left Chidambaram without the darsan of Thillai Kali!”
It was beyond our understanding also!
Narratives of experiences with Maha Periyaval Volume 1
Translated by: Sujatha Vijayaraghavan
A devotee began to felt giddy and tottered as he entered the Sri Matha. Those who saw him attempted to hold him. Even as they did so, he began to vomit blood. Everyone was frightened. All the noise and havoc there reached Periyaval’s ears.
He looked at an attendant as if to ask, “What is all that noise about?”
The Manager reported,” A devotee has vomited blood.”
Periyaval instructed him to ask the devotee about his native place and where he was now coming from. The devotee belonged to a village near Tiruchi. It was learnt that he had come to Kanchipuram after the darsan of Nataraja at Chidambaram. Periyaval instructed that the gentleman be taken to a doctor nearby. As soon as the doctor heard that the man had vomited blood he felt that it could be because of a haemorrhage. “Admit him in the hospital,” he advised.
The news was conveyed to Periyaval.
“This is not haemorrhage. If you ask your grandmother she will tell you that it is because of excessive heat. Some others would say that is because a malevolent eye has been cast upon him. I had thought . . . The deity of this gentleman’s family is Tiruvachur Madurakaliamman. Nowadays no one remembers his or her family deity and does not treat the deity with due reverence. Offer worship at Kanchipuram Kalikambal temple and give him the prasada. He has left Chidambaram without the darsan of Thillai kali. Is that not wrong? Besides, Kali is the deity of worship they have at home. Should not such a person offer worship to Kali? Alright!
As soon as he recovers he must go to Chidabaram and have the darsan of Thillai kali. As the doctor has stated in his report, he suffers from high blood pressure. That is why he threw up blood. He must henceforth reduce the intake of salt in his diet. “ Periyaval gave a number of such instructions.
Kumkum from Kalikambal temple was brought and applied to the gentleman’s forehead. He was made to lie down in the hall of the Matha. On Periyava’s advice, the gentleman was given cold water in small doses frequently. He slept well that night. In the morning he conversed normally and seemed quite refreshed after the night’s rest. He received prasada from Periyava and thanked the Manager before he left. He wrote a letter to the Manager to say that he had no problems with his health after he returned home.
He also said the following:
“I shall never again forget my family deity. But what cannot I fathom till date is how Periyaval knew that I had left Chidambaram without the darsan of Thillai Kali!”
It was beyond our understanding also!