OHM GURUBHYO NAMAHA

GNANANANDHA GNANANANDHA SADGURU GNANANANDHA

UNARNTHU OTHARKARIYAVAN

Translated and abridged version of an article by Shri Al.S.Alagappan in Gnanaoli May 2007 issue. As usual the narrative will be in first person as written by Sri Alagappan

We don’t have the capacity to see God in person. But we can see Guru, can talk to him, asking him whatever we need. He blesses us and advises us. Helps us to lead a dharmic life At times of distress he consoles us by being with us. This is not philosophy. This is what we experienced with Sadguru Sri Gnanandhagiri Swamikal.

My father late Sri AL.Singaram chettiar is an ardent devotee of lord shiva.in 1960 he met Devakottai Sri P.K.Kannappa Chettiar for a business meet. Then Sri Kannappa Chettiar told my father “ There is one Sri Gnananandhagiri Swamigal in Thapovanam. Go and have dharshan of swami. All your travails will be over. Your life will be better”. But due to some exigencies my father could not visit thapovanam immediately. Sri Kannappa Chettiar reminded my father again. After three months my parents visited Thapovanam. Father after doing namaskaram was in the process of introducing himself. But before that Gurunathar, with a smile asked my father “ are you the one who was asked by Coimbatore Chettiar to come over here?”. My parents were astonished. From that day onwards our entire family surrendered ourselves to Gurunathar. My father started visiting thapovanam frequently and for anything and everything Gurunathar was consulted. Without his permission nothing will move in our family. We leave everything to Gurunathar.

At times we do things and worried about  the consequences. One such thing happened in my father’s business. We were dealers of Zenith brand pipes of Birla group of companies. Once my father sold the pipes at a lesser rate than specified by the company leading to loss to the company. The Birla company authorities asked my father to come to their headquarters to enquire about this. We thought we are going to lose the agency. As there was no time to go to Thapovanam, my father intimated Gurunathar about the problem and his trip to Mumbai by means of a telegram. When he reached Mumbai there was a reply telegram from Gurunathar stating that “Everything will be alright. Blessings of Deva”.

After meeting the officials of Birla company my father was asked to meet Sri Birla himself. When he went there, Birla’s executive officer was also there. When my father entered the room he was congratulated and patted on the back by Sri Birla himself. None could understand what is happening. Then my father was told that the prices of pipes have gone down very low and by selling the entire stock earlier my father had avoided a huge loss to the company. To what we can attribute this except the grace of Sadgurunathar.

Once Gurunathar was starting for Yercaud and my parents were there at thapovanam at that time. Gurunathar asked my father to accompany him to yercaud. But my mother said let Gurunathar go in his car let us follow in our car. After going to yercaud we can proceed to Coimbatore from there. Gurunathar then asked my mother to wait at Thapovanam and let us proceed to yercaud. But my father asked Gurunathar to proceed first and he will follow in our car. Gurunathar left in his car. But there was an accident near Kallakurichi in which a boy was killed. While our family stayed at the local Zenith pipe dealers residence my father and driver has to stay in the police station overnight. When Gurunathar heard the news “ We cannot change the fate of that boy. You were just an instrument. Don’t worry”. On enquiry it was found the boy jumped in front of the car and hence it was not the mistake of our driver he was released.

My sister and her husband went to Haridhwar. Instead of the regular snana ghat, where safety arrangements were in place, my brother in law went to some other place to take a dip in ganges. But the speed of the water washed him away. Both my sister and her husband who were distraught were simply shouting Gnananandha Gnananandha. Nobody was there to help them. Then an old man jumped into the river and pulled him out. At thapovanam people saw the dress of Gurunathar were wet. On their return to thapovanam my sister and her husband explained what happened at Haridhwar. After hearing them innocently as if he did not know what happened then informed them “Swamy  knows”.

One i had some itch on my back. Though i have consulted doctors and applied ointments the itch remained. My father directed me to inform Gurunathar. Gurunathar gently moved his hands over my back and the itch was cured.

We even prayed to him about our cow not having a calf and in that year the cow yielded a calf. A child will anything and everything to its mother without bothering whether these things can be asked or not. That is how we were treated by Gurunathar.

SADGURUNATH MAHARAJ KI JAI

MAGIZHVITHU MAGIZH