OHM SHRI GURUBHYO NAMAHA

GNANANANDA GNANANANDA SADGURU GNANANANDA

BHAKTHA THAYAPARAN

Due to our circumstances inadvertently we are failing in our duties to be performed to our ancestors. This episode is my own experience and hope i describe it correctly so that you can understand how Gurunathar takes care of his devotees and suggesting alternate methods in fulfilling our duties.

I bought a flat in Chennai and conducted Grahapravesamin 1996. (the  purchasing of that flat is another story in which Gurunathar goes extra yard  to help his devotees can be observed. With his blessings i will describe it soon). As there was no Sumangali Prarthanai conducted that year i have decided to conduct it along with the Grahapravesam. Both my parents initially consented for that. On the day of Sumangali Prarthanai my father called me and cancelled the Sumangali Prarthanai as my sisters could not attend it on that day. I was crestfallen and based on the advise of some elders who are our well wishers we have done annadhanam to some sumangalies and distributed the sarees to them. Thereafter for one reason or other we could not conduct Sumangali Prarthanai. As i was employed my trip to Thapovanam will be infrequent in those days and i have never been to thapovanam during Navarathri festivities. But during 2001 Navarathri i had continuous holidays and decided to visit Thapovanam. Accordingly myself, my wife and Sirkali Balu mama and his wife (those who read my first posting will know these people) took a car and travelled to Thapovanam. On the way my wife was talking to Mrs. Balu that it pains her that the we could not conduct the Sumangali Prarthanai and has a fear that it may affect our family. Mrs Balu was consoling my wife that don’t worry Gurunathar will take care of it and come on let all of us pray to him.  We reached Thapovanam and allotted rooms. In the evening my wife and Mrs.Balu was called to office and was offered sarees for Navarathri. Both of them were glad that they received sarees from thapovanam and that too during Navarathri and felt Gurunathar blessed them through this. After taking the sarees we are moving towards adhistanam. Then one Swamiji who is also residing in Thapovanam came. My wife and  Mrs. Balu offered namaskarams and told him that they have been given sarees by trustees of the ashramam. Immediately the Swamiji told them “ oho thapovanathula koduthaala? Santhosham. Aana vaangikka theriyarathu kodukka theriyalaiye” (good you got the sarees from thapovanam. You people know how to get but don’t know how to give). We got shocked and both of us  immediately arranged for purchase of a nine yard saree and a six  yard saree and handed it over in the office for Navrathri use.

Next day morning an eldest couple was participating in the Dhambathi pooja. The Sastrigal might have been in the early ninetees and his wife will be in her late eightees. Incidently the maami was wearing the saree given by us and we felt that we were blessed to see that one of the oldest sumangalies is wearing the saree bought by us. On completion of pooja, we were returning back to adhistanam again encountered the Swamiji and told him that we have given a 9 yard and a 6 yard saree to thapovanam and an oldest sumangali was wearing the saree for the dhambathi pooja. He replied Gurunathar has accepted your offering. Dont think i have ridiculed  you yesterday. Every family was supposed to perform Sumangali Prarthanai. On that day every woman of your family who died Sumangali will be expecting that you will feed them on that day. Failure to perform will make them sad which will in turn affect your family. To avoid such situation Gurunathar has suggested this alternative through me and by making the eldest sumangali wear the saree he has accepted and saved you from the sumangalis’ sadness affecting your family”. Since then we are doing it every year and Gurunathar keeps us protected and happy.

JAI SADGURUNATH MAHARAJ KI JAI