INDEX

THE LIFE OF SRI BHAGAVAN

BHAGAVAN'S CHILDHOOD (1879 - 1896)
- Alagar temple, 87 , 87 , 244
- bhakti evoked by Periyapuranam, 33 , 229
- `blesses' an elder cousin, 222
- childhood photograph, 90
- experience of Self at Madurai, 33
- God-madness at Madurai,
- incident of cutting His hand, 25
- left home due to prarabdha, 193
- playing in Dindugal fort, 85
- sleep at Dindugal, 164
- state after death-experience, 3 , 229
- Tiruchuzhi classmate (Kathirvelu), 166
- Tiruchuzhi temple tank, 138
BHAGAVAN'S EARLY LIFE IN TIRUVANNAMALAI (1896 - 1922)
- Alamarathu guhai (banyan tree cave), 79
- attempts to run away, 228
- banyan tree incident, 145
- begging His food, 163
- bhajana, being forced to attend, 229
- birthday, first celebration of, 228
- boy feeling sorry for Him, 8
- boy sobbing for Him, 8
- climbing the Hill, 35
- directing climbers to peak, 35
- dried grapes incident, 198
- Easanya Mutt, 228
- first meal in Tiruvannamalai, 233
- Five hymns, genesis of, 22 , 22 , 151
- Giri-Pradakshina, 22 , 35 , 69
- Gurumoortham, 57 , 83 , 90 , 168 , 170 , 172 , 184
- group photos, 90
- kanji, 179 , 179 , 200
- kadukkai incident, 198
- `misleading visitors',
- naked in early days, 232
- old woman scolding, 8
- one meal a day, 163
- Pachaiyamman Koil, 48 , 85 , 229
- palmist incident, 92
- Pavalakunru, 48
- places of stay, 168
- plague, 229
- possessions, how they began, 127
- rain on first night at Tiruvannamalai, 211
- roaming on Hill, 8 , 9 , 145
- sat-sanga verses, how composed, 218
- second death experience, 228
- Seven Springs, 44 , 145
- simple food, 179 , 179
- Skandasramam, 33 , 35 , 44 , 85 , 97 , 166 , 228 , 229
- snake creeping on His body, 33
- tattered towel and kaupin, 85
- toothache, cured by snuff, 33
- uncle's visit, 21 , 22
- untouchable visitors, 166
- Virupaksha Cave, 85 , 228

BHAGAVAN'S LIFE AT SRI RAMANASRAMAM (1922 - 1950)
- `All is only good', 228
- as Avatar of Subrahmanya, comments on, 85
- Auvai's verse, adapting, 156
- `Bhagavan not in the world', 104 , 106
- Chadwick fanning Him, 7
- child bitten by snake, 220
- consoling bereaved parent, 13
- dreams and visions, 4 , 102 , 229
- eminent visitors, 166
- European lady stretching legs, 232
- film-shows, 213 , 248
- forgetting He had drunk water, 8
- giving assurances, 152
- Golden Jubilee celebrations, 210
- gruel (kanji), commends efficacy of, 179 , 179
- His `cage', 129
- His clay model, 141
- His disciples are first class passengers, 133
- His `gaol', 161
- His possessions, 127
- massaging, unaware of, 31 , 165
- notebook incident, 198 , 199
- parayana, unaware of, 165
- `question papers', 61 , 62 , 130
- rebuked by attendant, 90
- red mark on sole, 228
- refuses to go anywhere, 32 , 161 , 180
- sees nothing, 32 , 180
- Skandasramam, visits to, 14 , 35 , 44 , 77
- snake killed in Ashram, 45
- Swamihood, difficulty of, 57
- solicitude for devotees, 215
- tears shed by Him, 8 , 47 , 220 , 250
- travel, disinterest in, 32 , 161 , 180
- Ulladu Narpadu, genesis of, 42 , 151
- `What a thief is Bhagavan!', 9
- `Who are you really?', 103 , 133

BHAGAVAN'S RELATIVES
- mother, 90 , 158 , 161 , 227
- father, 162 , 178
- uncle (Nelliappa Aiyer), 21 , 90
- aunt, 159
- other relatives - see Athai, Pichu Aiyer, Chinna Swami etc. under

DEVOTEES AND VISITORS
BHAGAVAN AND ANIMALS
- cheetahs, 35
- dogs, 166 , 241
- hornets, 145
- Lakshmi (the cow), 211
- monkeys, 35 , 79 , 103 , 128 , 143 , 166
- Nondippaiyan (the monkey), 35 , 143
- scorpions, 229
- snakes, 33 , 45 , 225
- Squirrels, 102 , 183

THE TEACHINGS OF SRI BHAGAVAN
A

Abheda buddhi, 61
Actions destined to be done, 14
Advaita, 180 , 239
Aham, 33
- and idam, 128
Aham-vritti, 30
Ahankar, 30
- (see also Ego)
Ajata doctrine, 110
Ajnana, 170
- how it arose, 33 , 151
Ananda - various kinds of, 87 , 155
- as obstacle to samadhi, 142
Angushtha pramana purusha, 86
Anubhava, is going beyond dyads and triads, 170
Anxiety, 164
Asti-bhati-priya, 128

Astrology, views on, 65 , 91
Atma - is sakshat, 57
- not two,
- betterment, of 185
- no lower and higher, 191
- (see also Self)
Atma-sakshatkara, 58 , 83 , 143
- (see also Realisation, Sakshatkara and Self-realisation)
Atmic power, 25 , 33
Avasthas, 32 , 64 , 256
- (see also Three states)
Avatar and Jnani, 218
Avichara, 70 , 163
Awareness
- effortless and choiceless, 70
- not to be attained, 193

B

Be still, 70
Beliefs, to be given up, 130
Bhakti, 110
- is jnana mata, 28 , 33
Bhakti-uttara-jnana, 128
Bhavana, 62
Bheda bhava, 110
Bheda buddhi, 253
Birth, whence? 176 , 183
Bliss of Self, 33
- (see also Ananda and Happiness).
Body - identification with, 63 , 185 , 230 , 238 , 251
- disappearance of, 71 , 96 , 147 , 391
- is itself a malady, 72 , 166
- not in sleep, 108 , 176 , 230 , 253 , 259
- not imperishable, 138
- (see also Deathlessness and Immortality)

Bondage, 68
- and liberation, 147
Books, value of reading, 1 , 181
Brahman - knowing is being, not becoming, 183
- not to be seen in everything, 128
Brahmakara vritti, 32 , 125 , 256
Breath - watching of, 29 , 38
- and mind, 38

C
Centres, concentration on, 187 , 191
Ceremonies for the dead, 250
Chit-jada-granthi, 11
Chitta-suddhi, 261
Conceptions, 260
Consciousness, 70
Creation, 62 , 66 , 98 , 139
Credulousness, 130

D
Daivic qualities, 188
Dead, annual rites for, 250
Death, 108 , 124 , 184
- consolation for, 164
- state after, 165 , 176
Deathlessness
- ascribed to body, 185
- (see also Immortality)
Deham naham koham soham, 76
Desires, 61 , 130
Destiny, 63 , 165
- two ways to conquer, 181
Devotee and disciple, difference, 68
Diksha, Bhagavan's mode of, 21
Disciple, definition of, 68

Divine Grace, 63
- (see also Grace)
Doership, 4 , 14 , 17 , 62 , 64 , 177
Doer, who is the, 230
Doubts, how to end, 20 , 106 , 185 , 260
Doubter, is non-existent, 20
Dream, 4 , 10 , 62 , 64 , 105
- experiences in, 102
- and waking, no difference, 64
Drishti-srishti vada, 110 , 156

E
Effort, 4 , 70 , 239
Ego, 32 , 62 , 152 , 174 , 176
- killing of, 26 , 28 , 53 , 55
- is non-existent, 181
- is rising `I', 191
Eka-chintana, 74
Enquiry
- see Self-enquiry
Eye of realisation, 32
Eyes, closing of, 153

F
Faith, 191
Freedom, 63 , 64 , 165 , 166
Free will, 62 , 63 , 64

G
Gayatri, meaning of, 11 , 190
God, 59 , 139 , 150 , 191
- madness for, 4
- form of, 145 , 149
- darshan of, 173
- law of, 59
- necessary for sadhana, 116

- service to, 180
- (see also Iswara)
`Go the way you came', 259
Good deeds, 238 , 251 , 261
Grace, 4 , 21 , 63 , 67 , 111
Guru, 7 , 12 , 25 , 33 , 62 , 68 , 108 , 108 , 123 , 133
- need not be in human form, 25 , 108
- power of, 32
- how He guides disciple to supreme path, 33
- idea of a, 62
- compared to Brahma and Yama, 123
- whom to choose, 130

H
Happiness, 203 , 207
- the highest, 33
- (see also Ananda and Bliss)
Heart, 86 , 156 , 173 , 191 , 203
- abiding in, 144
Hiranyagarbha, 163
Home and job, leaving, 193 , 256

I
`I' - find out, 58
- cling to, 152
- fix mind on, 150 , 190 , 239
- is first name of God, 33 , 150 , 181
- is inescapable, 116
- remains changeless, 172
- must have a source, 165
- whence in the body, 206
- real and unreal, 207 , 253
`I am', 35 , 116 , 188 , 259
`I am the body', 165
`I am the doer' - see Doership

`I am Brahman', 116
`I am this or that', is unreal, 116
`I-I', 152
`I', `I', japa of, 150 , 181 , 253
Ignorance, how it arose, 33 , 152
Illumination, 180
Imagination and visions, difference, 10
Immortality, 72 , 96 , 96 , 184 , 259
Individual responsibility, 59
Initiation - see Diksha
Intellect, 152
Intuition, 152
Investigation, necessity, of 59
Iswara, 6
- (see also God)

J
Japa, 64 , 99 , 108 , 165 , 171 , 187 , 230
- will lead to enquiry, 165
- of `I' `I', 150 , 181 , 253
- and dhyana, 168
Jivanmuktas, 4 , 108 , 147 , 256
Jivanmukti and Videhamukti, no difference, 68 , 116
Jivatma and Paramatma, 180 , 181 , 259
Jnana - atomic bomb of, 33
- will consume all creation, 33
- burns all sanchita karma, 176
- and bhakti, 24
Jnani, 18 , 30 , 32 , 32 , 58 , 61 , 68 , 106 , 107 , 108 , 108 , 133 , 147 , 147
- unaware of body, 68 , 71 , 72 , 73
- unaffected by body, 116
- disappearance of body, 71 , 147
- does not see world, 259
- working without mind, 61
- actions in view of onlooker, 68 , 71 , 107 , 147 , 251
- has no further karma, 251
- and prarabdha, 147 , 251
- has none of the three states, 256
- and dreams, 6
- and sleepless sleep, 32 , 106
- and samadhi, 32
- characteristics of, 32
- only one can recognise another, 16
- and avatar, 218
Jnanottara bhakti, 128
Job - see Home and job

K
Kainkaryam (service to God), 180
Karma, 13 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 105 , 165 , 251
- leads to bondage, 122
- three kinds of, 176
Kaya kalpa, 72
Krishna, 218
- sakshatkara of, 143
Kundalini, 11 , 30 , 107

L
Laya, 29 , 150 , 188
`Liberate yourself', 52 , 53
Liberation, 53 , 108
Life, right conception of, 260
Light - reference in Ulladu Narpadu, 3
- compared to awareness, 13
- of mind, 1 , 33 , 181
- and sound, 6 , 155

M
Madhu vidya, 122
Mantra japa, 99

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Materialists, 118 , 206
Mauna, 32 , 32 , 70 , 108 , 144
Maya, 64 , 66 , 84 , 127
- six questions answered in Kaivalyam, 162
Means is the goal, 24 , 62 , 108 , 168 , 190 , 239
Meditation, 149 , 153 , 190
- disturbances to, 153
Mental powers, futility of, 151
Methods, different, 208 , 230
Mind, 28 , 57 , 64 , 66 , 70 , 180 , 181 , 260
- nature of, 190 , 190
- no such thing as, 59
- destruction of, not to be feared, 55
- to be fixed in Self, 32 , 124 , 150 , 187 , 207 , 239
- to be turned towards Self, 33 . 64
- goes after happiness, 207
- how to control, 29 , 32 , 124 , 207 , 241
- one-pointedness of, 38 , 58
- force of, 124
- and Self, 71
- and breath, 38
Mind-light, 3 , 32 , 181
Mosquito-bites, 153
Mouna - see Mauna Mukti
, is our nature, 53 , 64 , 108 , 110 , 147
Muladhara, 30

N
Namaskaram, 111 , 133
Nama-smarana, 16 , 42
Name is God, 42
Names and forms, 71 , 108 , 128 , 216
Nirvikalpa samadhi, 38 , 86
Niyati (God's ordinance), 59
O
Objects
- are thoughts, 1
- have no independent existence, 1
- cannot be seen in Self-light, 3
- are unreal, 4
- are created by mind, 7
Observances, unnecessary for those who follow Self-enquiry, 187 , 251

Obstacles, 142 , 190
Om, 130 , 181 , 185
Omkara puja, 64
Open secret, 230

P
Pain in the world, 64
Passions, how to conquer, 7 , 61
Path, which to follow, 98
Peace, is our nature, 84 , 164
Powers, 183
Pradakshina, is going round Self, 133 , 133
Pranayama, 29 , 38 , 53 , 147 , 152
Prarabdha, 13 , 32 , 147 , 193 , 251
Pratyaksha, 102 , 116 , 227 , 233
Prayaschittam, 251
Prayer, 21 , 106 , 183
Predestination, 13 , 17 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 165 , 176
Puja, 64
Purna, everyone is, 110
Purusha, 125 , 125
- angushtha matra, 86
Purushottama, 125

Q
Qualities, cultivation of, 188

R
Rama-nama, 43
Realisation - and Grace, 4
- not new, 12 , 251
- is to unrealise the unreal, 21 , 62 , 68 , 116 , 183 , 207
- is only being, 116 , 239 , 251
- no seeing in, 4 , 32 , 128 , 180 , 190 , 238 , 251
- no stages of, 68
- need of effort for, 62 , 70
- (see also Atma-sakshatkara, Sakshatkara and Self-realisation)
Reality - must exist always, 32 , 79 , 108
- ever remains as it is, 170
- is that which always is, 84
- remains if ego and world go, 174 , 176
Rebirth, 176
Reform, 61
Regulation of life, for those not drawn to Self-enquiry, 187
Renunciation, 62 , 165
Right conduct, 260
Right and wrong, 261
Rituals, 64

S
Sadhana - explained, 21 , 116 , 203 , 227 , 238
- experiences in, 150 , 152
- occupation no hindrance to, 165
- end of, 230
Sahasrara, 30 , 173
Sahaja samadhi, 38 , 86 , 107
Saints - disappearing of bodies of, 71
- difference of opinion among, 107
Sakshatkara, 58 , 83 , 143 , 227 , 233
- (see also Realisation and Self-Realisation)
Sakti and sakta, 183
Sakti and siddhis, 200
Samadhi, 38 , 86 , 142 , 190 , 191
Samskaras, 69 , 261
- can go suddenly, 7
Sanchita karma, destroyed by spark of jnana, 176
Sankara's school explained, 125 , 162
Sat-chit-ananda, 33 , 128
Sat-sang, 65 , 165 , 185 , 218
Satya and mithya, 216
Schools, different, 183
Seeing is being, 239 , 251
Seer and seen, 3 , 13 , 70 , 128 , 137 , 139 , 233 , 238 , 251
Self - not two, 58 , 116 , 191
- not to be reached, 183 , 185
- beyond the triputis, 116 , 170
- appearing changeful, 66 , 67
- and mind, 66 , 70
- fix mind in, 32 , 124 , 150 , 187 , 207 , 239
- be fixed in, 187 , 190
- enjoying, 107
- (see also Atma)
Self enquiry - explained, 19
- possible for householder, 181
Self realisation - Grace necessary for, 4
- is abiding, not seeing, 86
- explained, 116 , 181 , 206
- state after, 232
- and visions, 187
- (see also Realisation and Sakshatkara)
Self-surrender - see Surrender
Service to God, 180
Siddhis, 97 , 183 , 200 , 228 , 244 , 262
Silence - see Mauna
Sins, consequences of, 207
Sleep, 7 , 8 , 33 , 55 , 61 , 108 , 113 , 124 , 127 , 141 , 164 , 170 , 172 , 176 , 183 , 190 , 191 , 230 , 253 , 259

- during enquiry, 61 , 141 , 190
- moderation in, 142 , 191
- same thought persisting after, 33 , 141 , 191
`sleeping is praying', 106
Sleepless sleep, 32 , 106
Social service, 64
Soham, 61
Source - all will go back to, 207
- tracing ego back to, 259 , 261
Sphurana, 6
Srishti-drishti vada, 110 , 156
State, only one exists, 70
Sthitha-prajna, 42 , 146
Surrender, 7 , 33 , 59 , 61 , 63 , 104 , 116 , 125 , 180 , 181
Sushumna, sending life-current into, 11

T
Teaching, is according to the taught, 107 , 110 , 183
Thoughts - in meditation, 32
- trying to keep away, 141
- source of, 183
Three states, 70 , 253
- light of consciousness in, 12
- (see also Avasthas, Dream, Sleep, Turiya and Waking)
Time, 164 , 171 , 176
- is unreal, 32 , 62 , 113
- and place, 32
Triputis, Self is beyond, 116 , 170
Turiya, 6 , 32 , 64 , 70 , 87 , 256
Turiyatita, 64

U
Unreal, how it came, 62

V
Vairagya, 203
Vaishnavism, comments on, 180
Varnasrama, opinion on, 61
Vasanas, 70 , 83 , 130 , 165
Vedanta, essence of, 76
Videhamukti and Jivanmukti, no difference, 68 , 116
Vidyas, in the Upanishads, 122
Viparita buddhi, 33
Visions, 187 , 190
- and imagination, difference, 10
Viyoga, 147 , 259
Void, 190

W
Waking - need to understand, 106
- and dream, 4 , 10 , 64
Watching breath, 29 , 38
`Who am I?' - process explained, 38 , 42 , 57 , 61 , 62 , 150 , 183 ,

     188 , 190 , 230 , 253

- is not mantra, 42 , 150
- is not meant for japa, 230
- is the direct and easy method, 230
- all must come to it eventually, 230
Who enquires?, 32
`Whence am I?', 38
Witness, 188 , 190
World - reality of, 4 , 21 , 58 , 125 , 128 , 183 , 200 , 216
- is unreal as world, but real as Self, 125 , 183 , 216
- is dream, 4
- is mental creation, 7
- is created by ego, 62 , 174 , 176
- exists because we see, 173
- does not exist in sleep, 7 , 113 , 176
- seen as Self or Brahman, 38 , 128 , 137

- other worlds, 251
Worldly activities and sadhana, 17
Worry, 164
Worship, 58 , 64

Y
Yoga, 147 , 259
- is to attain state of babe, 228
Yoga-nidra, 29
Yugas, 113

THE WORKS OF SRI BHAGAVAN
Arunachala Aksharamanamalai (Marital Garland of Letters), 22 , 42 , 45

Arunachala Mahatmyam, 41
Arunachala Pancharatnam, 137 , 176
Arunachala Patikam and Ashtakam, 22 , 151
Atma-Sakshatkaram, 110
Atma-Vidya, 102 , 102
Dakshinamurti Stotram, preface to, 19
Devikalottaram, 110
Stray verses
- adaptation of Auvai's verse, 156
- Ganesha in niche, 14
- one letter, 199
- prayer for Mother's recovery, 227
- translation from Bhagavatam, 68 , 71 , 73 , 73 , 76
Ulladu Narpadu, 3 , 42 , 43 , 110 , 137 , 151 , 233
Ulladu Narpadu - Anubandham, 65 , 66 , 73 , 76 , 173
- verses on sat-sang, 218
Upadesa Saram, 42 , 59 , 74 , 144
Vichara Sangraham, 6
Who am I?, 4 , 61 , 181 , 183 , 253 , 253

WORKS ON SRI BHAGAVAN AND HIS TEACHINGS
Crumbs from His Table, 30
Golden Jubilee Souvenir, 91 , 174 , 199 , 201 , 211 , 218 , 241
Maha Yoga, 24 , 29 , 65
Ramana Chatvarimsat, 227
Ramana Deva Malai (of Sri Muruganar), 32
Ramana Deva Malai (of Sivaprakasam Pillai), 84
Ramana Gita, 11 , 74 , 94 , 146 , 156 , 183 , 197
Ramana Gopalan, 140
Ramana Lila, 82 , 85 , 85 , 166 , 178
Ramana Sannidhi Murai, 178
Ramana Stuti Panchakam, 211 , 261
Ramana Vijayam, 41 , 60 , 185
Ramanopakhyanam, 91
Sage of Arunagiri, 20
Saranagati, 128 . 228
Tiruchuzhi Nathanai Kanden, 85
Vedanta Saram, 65

OTHER SCRIPTURES, BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
Advaita Bodha Deepika, 66
Advaita Unmai, 147
Arunachala Mahatmyam, 41 , 46 , 47 , 127
Arunachala Puranam, 47 , 123
Ashtavakra Gita, 7
Avudai Ammal's songs, 64
Bhagavad Gita, 17 , 32 , 63 , 67 , 105 , 108 , 116 , 116 , 137 , 142 , 147 , 147 , 190 , 207

Bhagavatam, 68 , 71 , 73 , 73 , 201
Bhakta Vijayam, 3 , 133 , 202 , 248
Bible, 35 , 42 , 108
Dakshinamurthi Stotram, 19 , 21
Devaram, 47 , 88 , 96
Gita Saram, 66
Kaivalya Navaneetham, 62 , 162

Kalaiyar Koil Puranam, 88 , 90 , 92
Kathopanishad, 118
Mandukya Karikas, 32
Nannool, 145
Ozhivil Odukkam, 122
Periya Puranam, 33 , 80 , 83 , 229
Prabhulinga Lilai, 16
Pulavar Puranam, 250
Purusha Sukta, 199
Ramakrishna Vijayam, 25
Ribhu Gita, 133
Sakuntalam, 106
Sita Rama Anjaneya Samvadam, 73
Sivajnanabodham, 91
Tirukovilur Puranam, 118 , 123 , 125
Tiruppugazh, 79 , 259
Tiruvachakam, 78
Tiruvoimozhi, 77 , 180 , 180
Tiruvilayadal Puranam, 78 , 91
Uma Sahasram, 145 , 149 , 200
Vedanta Chudamani, 32 , 108
Vision, 7 , 42 , 42 , 108 , 130
Vivekachudamani, 22 , 147 , 190
Yoga Vasishtha, 7 , 13 , 124 , 218

ANCIENT SAINTS AND SAGES
Appar (Tirunavukkarasu), 115
Avvai, 118 , 123 , 156
Christ, 108
Dattatreya, 25 , 33
Ekanath, 132
Gautama Rishi, 47
Goraknath, 96 , 222
Gorakumbha, 42
Harischandra, 244
Jnanasambandhar, 85 , 115 , 133
Jnaneswar, 42 , 42 , 110 , 132 , 201 , 202
Kulasekharazhwar, 130
Karaikkal Ammaiyar, 83
Maschendranath, 96 , 222
Manikkavachakar, 78 , 142 , 259
Mira Bai, 248
Nachiketas, 115 , 120
Nam Dev, 7 , 42 , 42 , 108
Nammazhwar, 77 , 180 , 218
Pattinathar, 79
Peyazhwar, 77
Pundarikar, 248
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, 18 , 133
Ramalinga Swami, 71 , 72
Ramanuja, 63
Ribhu, 87
Samartha Ramdas, 97 , 110
Sankara, 96 , 125 , 147 , 162 , 180 , 187 , 194 , 207
Sundaramurthy, 80 , 86 , 87 , 90 , 92 , 133 , 259
Swarupananda, 32
Tattvaraya, 32
Tayumanavar, 32 , 33 , 47 , 70 , 77 , 108 , 144 , 176 , 179 , 259
Tukaram, 133
Tulasidas, 3
Vishopakesar, 42 , 42

DEVOTEES AND VISITORS
A
Adi Annamalai Sastri - see Venkatesa Sastrigal
Adimulam, 198
Airavatam Aiyer, 211
Aiyar, T. V. K., 180
Aiyasami Pillai, 176

Aksharajna, 20
Alamelu Ammal, 241
Ananda Swami, 83 , 83 , 86
Ananthachari, 244
Ananthanarayan Rao, Dr., 203 , 242
Annamalai Pillai, 211 , 225
Annamalai Swami, 90
Apparao (boy), 194
Appu Sastri, 83
Arunachala Sastri, 156
Atmananda, 85
Athai (Bhagavan's sister), 139
Ayyaswami, 45 , 151 , 198

B
Bajaj, Jamanlal, 166
Balaram Reddi, 52 , 66 , 73 , 73 , 73 , 79 , 83 , 85 , 85 ,

     90 , 91 , 95 , 103 , 106 , 115 , 133 , 210 , 213 , 220 , 244

Bannerjee, P., 67 , 68
Baroda, Maharani of, 177 , 205
Barwell, Mrs, 218
Bhargava, 190 , 190 , 193
Bhatt, 210
Blind Doctor - see Roy
Blind Muslim, 60 , 79
Boman, Miss, 237
Bose, 116 , 125 , 155 , 162 , 165 , 198
Brunton, Paul, 63 , 125

C
Chadwick, Major, 7 , 73 , 102 , 142 , 163 , 229
Chaganlal Yogi, 57
Chandrasekara Aiyer, Justice, 211
Chattopadhyaya, Haridranath, 8
Chella Battar (of Tiruchuzhi), 25 , 50 , 142
Chellam Iyer, 210
Chellammal, 218
Chenoy, Mrs., 253
Chinna Gurukkal, 163
Chinna Swami (Niranjanananda), 45 , 53 , 73 , 78 , 90 , 122 , 141 , 193 , 201 , 205 , 211
Chinta Dikshitalu, 55 , 58 , 60 , 103 , 133 , 140 , 227
Chowdhuri, Krishniah, 177
Colombo Ramachandran, 25 , 50 , 83 , 96 , 111 , 120 , 142 , 210 , 220 , 258 , 260 , 262

D
Dandapani Swami, 98
Dasi Rajambal, 57 , 59
Desai, Sub-Judge, 11
Desai, Mr. P. C., 19 , 46 , 47 , 58 , 74 , 106 , 197 , 201 , 205 , 211
Desai, Mrs. P.C., 63 , 199
Daivarata - see Gajanan
Dewanji, P. C., 58
Dilip Kumar Roy, 24 , 26 , 142 , 205 , 211
Doe, Victoria, 244
Dorabji, Framji, 156 , 213 , 258
Dorabji, Soona, 46 , 79
Doraiswami Aiyer, Prof. T. K., 35 , 91 , 205 , 210
Doraiswamy Iyer, S., 53 , 129 , 216
Dowe, Mrs., 198
Duff - see Grant Duff
Duval, Bernard, 73

E
Echammal, 22 , 57 , 60 , 85 , 218 , 220
Evelyn, Mr., 146

F
Frydman, Maurice, 17 , 83 , 199
G
Gajanan (Daivarata), 94 , 96
Gajendra Mehta, 176
Gambhiram Seshaiyar, 90 , 198
Ganapati Muni - see Kavyakantha
Ganapati Sastri, 25 , 145 , 146
Girdhari Lal, 113
Girish Ganapat, 259
Gokul Bai Bhatt, 73 , 74 , 82
Govindaramaiya, 73
Grant Duff, 25 , 46 , 48 , 91 , 146 , 218
Gunaji, 174
Gunaratna, V. F., 48 , 142

H
Haridas, Dr., 170
Humphreys, F. H., 26

I
Indumati, Miss, 37
Iyer, K. V. R., 223

J
Jagadisa Sastri, 199
Janaki Ammal (Janaki Matha of Tanjore), 198 , 202 , 205
Janaki Ammal (blind musician), 209
Janaki Subbarayadu, 16 , 133
Jivrajani, Krishna, 150 , 152 , 164 , 165 , 187 , 191
Joshi, Mr., 57 , 61 , 62 , 64

K
Kamath, 90
Kandasami (builder of Skandasram), 35 , 44 , 79
Kannan - see Krishnamurthi, Prof. N. R.
Kapali Sastri, 197
Kameswara Sarma, 191 , 199
Karpoora Bhattar, 244
Kasturi Chetti, 146
Kavyakantha Ganapati Muni, 66 , 73 , 85 , 87 , 94 , 96 , 145 , 146 , 149 , 151 , 156 , 176 , 227 , 241
Keerai Patti, 79 , 79 , 179 , 200 , 211
Khanna, H. C., 165 , 179 , 181
Kanna, Mrs., 181
Krishna Bhikshu - see Venkatakrishniah
Krishnamurthi, Prof. N. R., 241
Krishnaswami (attendant), 33 , 43 , 78 , 80 , 85 , 89 , 123 , 137 , 198
Krishnaswami, Dr. T. N., 53 , 80 , 141 , 210
Krishnaswami Iyer, T. V., 229
Kunjuswami, 73 , 96 , 184 , 211
Kuppaiyar (lame man), 47
Kuppanna Seshaiyar (Kuppuswami), 198
Kuppuswami Aiyer, Justice, 210

L
Lakshmana Sarma (`Who'), 65 , 139 , 184 , 199
Lakshmi (Venkatoo's daughter), 106
Lakshmi (S. Rao's sister), 208
Lakshmi Narayana Sastri, 149 , 150 , 153 , 153
Le Bot, Georges, 52 , 53 , 53
Lokamma, 64 , 78 , 178

M
Madhava Swami (attendant), 184 , 198 , 198 , 203
Madhavaraya Mudaliar, 209
Madhavi Amma, 203 , 227
Mahadevan, Dr. T. M. P., 147 , 210
Mahadevan (Kavyakantha's son), 94
Mahatani, K. A., 4 , 9 , 17 , 19 , 43 , 66 , 67
Maha Vir Prasad, 29 , 38
Mani, Dr. S., 173
Manickam (Pillai), 110
Manu Subedar, 201
Masalawala, Dr., 108 , 110 , 116 , 128
Mouna Swami of Courtallam (Sivayya), 41 , 90 , 166
Mauni (Srinivasa Rao), 9 , 41 , 133 , 142 , 179 , 200 , 236 , 256
Mazumdar Rani, 211
McIver, David, 146 , 218
McIver, Mrs., 43
Meenakshi, 159
Meenakshi Ammal (Kammala lady), 57 , 79
Mees, Dr. G. H., 253
Merston, Miss, 218
Munagala - see Venkatarama Aiyar
Muruganar, 32 , 42 , 73 , 78 , 79 , 86 , 88 , 102 , 120 , 125 , 135 , 151 , 178 , 199 , 201 , 205 , 210 , 244
Musiri Subramania Iyer, 211
Mysore, Maharaja of, 166

N
Nagamma Suri, 19 , 44 , 57 , 57 , 73 , 79 , 80 , 93 , 99 , 133 , 139 , 141 , 150 , 151 , 161 , 183 , 194 , 200 , 201 , 208 , 211 , 218 , 220 , 223 , 227 , 232 , 233 , 254 , 262
Naganariya, 139 , 218 , 220
Nagappa Chetti, 44
Naina (Nayana) - See Kavyakantha
Naked ascetic, 171
Nambiar, K. K., 37 , 46 , 198 , 198 , 203 , 227 , 242 , 248
Nanavati, 122 , 137 , 144
Nanjunda Rao, Dr., 113
Narain Pisharoti (compounder), 55 , 209
Narasimhaswami, B. V., 38 , 261
Narasinga Rao, 213 , 227
Narayana Iyer, R., 46 , 60 , 113 , 218
Narayana Reddi, 22 , 44 , 151
Narayanaswami Aiyar, 128 , 141 , 190 , 228
Natarajan (Sadhu Om), 202
Nelliappa Aiyar (Bhagavan's uncle), 21 , 90
Niranjanananda - see Chinna Swami
Noye, Mrs. E. P., 48 , 242 , 248

O
Osborne, Arthur, 52 -, 104 , 106 , 127
Osborne, Mrs., 101 , 258
Osborne, Kitti, 101
Osborne, Nuna, 104 , 106

P
Pachai Pillai, 90
Padananda, Ramana, 135
Palaniswami, 44 , 57 , 90 , 151 , 198 , 228 , 233
Pande (of Kathmandu), 187
Perumalswami, 44
Phillips, Mr., 164
Pichu Aiyar, 106 , 159
Pisharoti - see Narain Pisharoti
Poonja, H. W. L., 156
Prabhavati, Princess, 92

R
Radhakrishnan, Sir S., 91 , 210 , 236
Rajagopal (T. S. R.), 9 , 100 , 198 , 211 , 220 , 222 , 227 , 229 , 232 , 244 , 250 , 258 , 259 , 261
Rajagopal Sarma, 139
Rajammal, 218
Rajaratna Mudaliar, 90
Rajendra Prasad, 166
Rajeswarananda, 32 , 180 , 210
Raju Sastri, 97
Ramachandra - see Colombo Ramachandra
Ramachandra Aiyar (T. P. R.), 3 , 8 , 52 , 64 , 80 , 145 , 156 , 163 , 163 , 168 , 170 , 179 , 215 , 225
Ramachandra Rao, 60 , 66 , 209
Ramachandra Reddi, 46
Ramanadasa (K. S. S.), 166
Ramamurti, Adviser, 191
Raman, Lady C. V., 116
Ramana Padananda - see Padananda
Ramana Sundari, 151
Ramanatha Dikshitar (Ramanatha Brahmachari), 85 , 262
Ramasubba Iyer, 145 , 172
Ramaswami Aiyar, M. V., 128 , 153 , 228 , 262
Ramaswami Aiyar (of Manamadurai), 159
Ramaswami Iyengar (of Kumbakonam), 73 , 96 , 97
Ramaswami Pillai, 84 , 152 , 220
Ramaswami Reddiar, O. P., 70 , 80 , 211
Ranga Aiyar (Bhagavan's childhood friend), 47 , 158
Ranga Aiyar, Mrs., 158 , 164
Ranganatha Iyer, 205 , 211 , 241
Rangaswami (attendant), 14 , 141 , 215
Rangaswami Aiyangar, 90
Rao, A. N., 187
Ratnamma, 57
Ravanamma, 133
Ray, P. B., 82
Rishikeshananda, 31 , 32 , 33
Roy, blind Dr., 237
Roy, Dr. B. K. 236 , 237
Roy - see Dilip Kumar Roy
Rukmani, 130
Rukmini Lakshmipati, 225

S
Sadhu Om - see Natarajan
Sama Thatha, 179
Samadhiwalla, Mataji M., 43
Sambasiva Rao, 208
Sambuddhananda, 116
Santhamma, 57 , 138
Sarathi, V. P., 225
Sarma - see Lakshmana Sarma
Sarma, G. L., 66
Sarma, Prof. D. S., 227 , 233
Sarojini Hathee Singh, 37
Sarvadhikari - see Chinna Swami
Sastri, D. S., 77 , 140 , 183 , 202 , 232
Sastri, K. R. R., 218
Sastri, V. P., 200
Satakopa Naidu, 14 , 35
Satyamangala Venkataramaiyer, 211 , 262
Satyamurti, 166
Sen, Mrs., 146
Seshagiri Aiyar, 166
Seshaiyar, Periappa, 164
Sesha Iyer (Overseer) - see Gambhiram Seshaiyer
Shroff, Lt., 38 , 98 , 101 , 102 , 127 , 143 , 199
Shroff, Mrs., 127
Siddheswarananda, 31 , 146 , 244
Sitamma, 122
Siva Das, 123
Sivaghar, Raja of, 7
Siva Mohan Lal, 32 , 209 , 210
Sivananda (attendant), 132 , 165
Sivaprakasam Pillai, 44 , 84 , 110
Siva Rao, Dr., 210 , 220 , 244
Sivashanmugam, 225
Sivayya - see Mauna Swami of Courtallam
Somasundaram Pillai, 138 , 142 , 198 , 208 , 209 , 220 , 229 , 250
Souris, 55 , 251
Sri Krishniah, P., 6
Srinivasa Rao, Dr., 21 , 32 , 33 , 40 , 43 , 57 , 76 , 77 , 79 , 84 , 123 , 129 , 130
Srinivasa Sastri, Rt. Hon. V. S., 166 , 201
Subbaramayya (G. V. S.), 8 , 19 , 21 , 156 , 156 , 163 , 165 , 166 , 166 , 172 , 176 , 200 , 210 , 227 , 228 , 228 , 254
Subba Rao, G., 10 , 41 , 65 , 73 , 85 , 133 , 151 , 152 , 201 , 218 , 232 , 241 , 250
Subbu (of Tiruchuzhi), 50
Subramania Bharati, 166
Subramania Iyer, 53
Subramanya Sastri of Chidambaram, 85
Suddhananda Bharati, 185
Sundaresa Iyer (T. K. S.), 59 , 128 , 178 , 190 , 210 , 228 , 236
Swaminatha Aiyar, 38
Swaminathan, Prof. K., 205 , 227
Syed, Dr., 21 , 38 , 42 , 48 , 63 , 65 , 67 , 104 , 106

T
Taleyarkhan, Mrs., 46 , 79 , 88 , 90 , 100 , 146 , 177 , 183 , 201 , 205 , 213 , 225 , 227 , 237 , 244
Tambiran, Appan (of Cochin), 85
Tayal, S. P., 187 , 191
Thiagaraja Iyer, 241
Thomas, Daniel, 223
Tilak Sastri, 43 , 44 , 60 , 223
Turiyananda, 210
U
Udhandi Nayanar, 168 , 172
Uma (Mrs. Somasundaram Pillai), 209 , 210 , 223 , 259 , 262
Uma Devi (Polish lady), 236
Unnamalai Ammal, 130
Untouchable family, 166

V
Vaidyanatha Aiyar, K., 210 , 225
Vaidyanathan, 191
Vaidyanatha Sthapathi, 90
Vaikunta Vasar, 31 , 129 , 179

Vasudeva Sastri, 228 , 229
Venkatachalam, G (Chalam), 55 , 254
Venkatakrishnaiah (Krishna Bhikshu), 60 , 85
Venkatramier, M. S. (of Madurai), 262
Venkatarama Aiyar, Munagala, 46 , 69 , 127 , 183 , 185
Venkatarama Iyer - see Satyamangala Venkataramaiyer
Venkatarama Sastri, 211
Venkatesa Sastrigal (Adi Annamalai Sastri), 69 , 87 , 170
Venkatoo (T. N. Venkataraman), 46 , 106
Virabhadrayya, 115
Viswamoorthi, 168
Viswanatha Brahmachari, 53 , 58 , 72 , 73 , 77 , 79 , 79 , 88 , 93 , 99 , 111 , 120 , 133 , 135 , 140 , 146 , 200 , 205 , 211 , 218 , 241

Viswanatha Sastri, 201 , 205 , 211
Vizianagaram, Rani of, 40
Vriddhachala Gurukkal, 97
Vayyur, Zamindarini of, 194

W, Y, Z

`Who' - see Lakshmana Sarma
Yogi Ramiah, 197 , 198 , 199
Zikovsky, 25
Zimmer, Heinrich, 130 , 237

OTHER PEOPLE
Adbhutananda (Latu Maharaj), 203
Ajgaonkar, V. K., 110
Ananda Mayi Ma, 262
Aurobindo, Sri, 8 , 25 , 37 , 125 , 183 , 200
Avudai Amma, 64
Cochin, Maharaja of, 85
Evans Wentz, 91
Gandhi, Mahatma, 72 , 77 , 79 , 80 , 86 , 170
Iswara Swami, 14 , 44 , 166
Jadaswami, 14 , 92 , 130 , 145 , 228

Krishnamurti, J., 70
Kumarila Bhattar, 85
Lincoln, Abraham, 64
Pari (philanthropist), 118 , 123
Pothana (Telugu poet), 201
Prithu, 71
Raghava Iyengar, 125 , 201
Ramdas (of Kanhangad), 42
Ram Tirtha, 61
Sakuntala, 106
Seshadri Swami, 241
Shirdi Sai Baba, 40
Sivananda (of Rishikesh), Swami, 52 , 115
Subramania Bharati, 166
Tennyson, 173
Vallala Maharaja, 91
Vasudeva Saraswati, 96
Vibhuti Swami, 24
Vivekananda, 25

STORIES
Ashtavakra Gita, 7
Bhartruhari, 215
Dattatreya, 25 , 33
Eknath, 113
Goraknath and Maschendranath, 96 , 222
Harischandra, 248
Indra and Ahalya, 124
Jnanasambandhar, 85 , 115 , 133
Karaikkal Ammaiyar, 83
King who renounced, 163
Kulasekhara Azhwar, 130
Kuppaiyar cured of lameness, 47
Lady protected from cartman, 47
Marula Sankara, 16
Maschendranath, 96 , 222
Muhammad Ghazni, 63
Namdev, 42
Parents weeping for living son, 164
Punya and Pavana, 13
Ramanuja's disciple, 63
Samartha Ram Das' disciple, 97
Serpents and boy, 225
Sundaramurthy, 80 , 86 , 87 , 90 , 92 , 133 , 259
Swarupananda, pandits silenced by, 32
Tattvaraya's bharani, 32
Tulasidas, 3

SIMILES AND PARABLES
Actor, 165
Burnt rope, 251
Burying shadow, 1
Car at top speed, 33
Cinema screen, 32 , 68 , 70 , 108 , 162 , 239
Cloth and whiteness, 180 , 181
Conjuror creating illusion, 163
Coolie carrying load, 72
Cotton clothes, 71
Darkness vanishing before sun, 7
Digging well, 68
Discharged arrow, 251
Dream, 4 , 64
Fly and honey, 107
Gold Ornament, 71
Graduate using alphabet, 64
Jaggery Ganesa, 33
King on screen seeing play, 68 , 108
Lamp in hall or theatre, 12 , 180 , 190
Leech, 33
Lifting stone under water, 185
Lincoln helping pig, 64
Man thinking `I am a man', 116
Mirror and reflection, 107
Mirror to know oneself, 181
Painting and canvas, 163
Paper and print, 110 , 218
Pouring spirits on fire, 61 , 130
Ramanasramam, asking way to, 183 , 230 , 239
Red-hot iron, 180 , 181
Roaming about the world in dream, 64
Samudrakara nadi, 32 , 125
Shade, leaving the, 110
Shadows on moon, 171
Snake and rope, 4 , 67
Space (akasa), not to be created, 68 , 111
Sparks from fire, 176 , 207 , 253
Sweets of various shapes, 190
Tenth man, 190
Thief made as policeman, 28
Travelling by vehicle, 32

MISCELLANEOUS
Adi Annamalai, 62
Anai Malai, 115
Animals, can attain realisation, 213
Arunachala, 46 , 47 , 76 , 104 , 123 , 127 , 137 , 145 , 151 , 165 , 176 , 187 , 227 , 241
- is bhoga kshetra, 41
Arya Samajists, 60 , 150
Ashta-Dik Lingams, 48
Asukavitvam, 151
Aurobindo Ashram, 8 , 24 , 32 , 64 , 67 , 113 , 125 , 142 , 206 , 238
Blind people, 60 , 79 , 238
Brahmo Samajists, 61
Cine pictures taken, 46 , 48
Cochin, Rajas of, 85
Dhanurdasa, composition dedicated to Bhagavan, 6
Earthen Goblet (poem), 8
Ganja, 85
Hampi, 87
Journal, proposed for Ashram, 202
Kalakshepam, 47 , 60
Kali Yuga, 113
Kannan's letter, 241
Madhva school, 79
Mahapuja, 158
Miracles - at Arunachala, 47
- at Cawnpore, 128
- by Saints, 96
Nachicketas fire, 120
Nadi horoscope, 92
Perundurai, 142
Pitchers of Clay (poem), 8
Planchette, 241
Prosody, 145
- Bhagavan particular about, 111 , 133
Rishikesh Ramanasramam, 193
`Roman Emperor', 205
Satavadanam, 145 , 151
Shaper Shaped (poem), 8
Siddha school in Pondicherry, 71 , 96
Snuff, 33
Sri Chakra, 87
Sugar candy produced in trance, 43 , 83
Swamihood, 57
The Emperor (letter from a devotee), 241
Tirukoilur, 88
Tiruvoodal festival, 90
Tobacco, 33
Venba metre, 145
Visishtadvaita, 77 , 239
Vision of Bhagavan, 187