Photo: In the veranda of Sai shruthi, Kodaikanal

 Divine experiences 15.

Photo: In the veranda of Sai shruthi, Kodaikanal.

Swami enthralled the devotees on Sri Rama Navami festival day. The discourse was intermingled with many small Telugu songs.

After retreating into the residence the students and devotees like me had some wonderful moments.

One student jokularly asked Swami, whether you tied a knot of Mangalasuthra, or put it across the neck as a chain. To get a a commitment from Swami that He was the one who married Sitadevi. Swami pretended to be angry, and then soon composed and replied, "IT WAS PUT ACROSS THE NECK of Sita, AS A CHAIN".

Then Swami asked the boys, "Do you want to see the Mangasuthra". There was a chorus of uproar, "Yes Swameeee". Swami waved his Divine hands and created the mangasuthra. It was about 3 feet deep. Swami also created the ANGULIUM (The Divine Ring of Swami which Hanuman was carrying as product for identification. The ring was about 2" in dia meter. Both were vere large sized.

Swami explained that in Thretha yuga Rama was 16 feet tall and Sita was 12 feet tall.

Swami recited a couple of lines of a song, " Aajanu Bhahum Aravinda Lochanam....".

Aajanu bhahum means one with very long hands.

Swami himself carried the sacret items one by one across the room. Students were very eager to touch the items and keep the hands on their eyes.

Swami said, "Yes you can reverently touch the sacret ring of Rama. But not the Mangala Suthram. It was in physical contact only for Sita and Rama. Don't touch it".

Momentous of joyful moments for us inside the residence at that time.

Lovingly Bombay Srinivasan.