OHM SHRI GURUBHYO NAMAHA

GNANANANDA GNANANANDA SADGURU GNANANANDA

BHAKTHA VATSALYAN 2

He belongs to a poor family. So at the age of 10 he was sent to one of his relative’s house to work as a domestic help. The relative was a devotee of Sadgurunathar. The relative had a son who was unwell. Gurunathar asked the relative to send her son to thapovanam and reside there itself. So the poor boy accompanied the ailing son to thapovanam for taking care of the ailing boy’s food and other needs. That is how he came into contact with Gurunathar. After finishing the daily chores the boy started doing odd jobs at thapovanam. Gurunathar liked him. Few years went by. The ailing boy’s family was called and told that the ailment will become severe and that will be the end of ailing boy and he may be taken home to spend the last days with his family. The ailing boy went home and the helper was retained at thapovanam by gurunathar. Now the boy has started full time work at thapovanam. One fine morning he was called in and Gurunathar asked him where the boy wants to work? In Neyveli, Chennai or any other place. The boy replied that he wanted to learn driving. Accordingly gurunathar sent him to a retired army personnel who was running a driving school at Tirchy. As this boy was sent by Gurunathar the army man not only taught him driving but also some mechanical work relating to cars. On completion of training the boy returned back to thapovanam. There was some delay in getting the driving license. On receipt of it the boy got himself registered with District Employment Exchange. He went to Gurunathar and told him that he had registered with employment exchange only now and heard that there are vacancies in Educational Department, which he wanted to join. Swamy blessed him “Don’t worry. You will get that appointment and the order will be delivered at your home”. It happened and the boy joined in Ariyalur as a Driver. After few years he was transferred to Nanguneri. He wanted to be able to come to thapovanam whenever it pleases him. So he applied for a transfer to either Cuddalore Ulundhurpet or Panruti  located in his native district i.e. south arcot district.He reliably learnt that these three places were allotted jeeps and the drivers yet to be appointed. To get the transfer at an early date he gave it in writing that he is willing to forgo his seniority and his travelling allowance expenses. He simply prayed to Gurunathar (not in person) for a transfer to any one of these places as they were near to thapovanam  i.e. within 50 kms. In few days he got an order of transfer. He was astonished to see that he has been transferred to Villupuram without any need for him to forgo his travelling allowance or his seniority. What astonished him most was that there was no vehicle allotted to Villupuram. Though he did not like to serve in Villupuram as he thought the work will be heavy and he may not be able to visit and have dharshan of Gurunathar frequently. However, he reported for duty at Villlupuram. His boss told him, as there is no vehicle available at present and he had sought the vehicle of nearby officer, it will be sufficient for the boy to attend the office one week in a month when the jeep will be made available to his boss and for the rest of the month he can do whatever he want without leaving the district. This perfectly suited to the boy and he once again started to go to Thapovanam as his wont. Not only that he took all his superiors for the Dharshan of swami and his superiors are pleased with him resulting in his entire service till his retirement was spent in Villupuram only.

Now he is retired, got his daughters married and well settled in life and that too in Villupuram itself with his own house and car. He is frequenting Thapovanam at least once in a week and doing services at thapovanam in whatever way he can.  This is a story of a boy who came to thapovanam as a domestic help became a sincere devotee and how swami took his under his care which he enjoys till date.

I think it will be interesting to add. He was telling his experience to me on Chithra Pournami day.  It was after midnight when i  was listening to him. I thought i was observing whatever he said but when i started narrating his experience i came to know that i have forgotten some details. With his phone number not with me i prayed sadguru for a meeting with that devotee.. Believe me we met on the third day in a marriage with more than two hours to spare and i could get my doubts clarified and narrate his experience now.

                    JAI SADGURUNATH MAHARAJ KI JAI

                            MAGIZHVITHU MAGIZH