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J. Suryaprakasa Rao
IN THE YEAR 1946, a friend of mine informed me about theglory of Tiruvannamalai and its sage. The photo of Bhagavan
in a smiling posture was secured by me.
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It was three years later during May 1949, that I decided to
have his darshan. On entering into his presence, the general silence
and serenity captivated me. At first I was partly anxious to get
near to him and partly timid. I only mentally repeated, "Bhagavan
I have come" as though it was a long expected meeting. He looked
into my eyes. Even from the distance I could not stand the
brilliance of those eyes. I tried to meditate. Presently there was
some conversation. A European lady sat there attired in Indian
style. After a repeated jingling of her bangles, Bhagavan asked in
Telugu smilingly, "What is the matter?" Somebody replied, "She
wore bangles", "Oh I see", said Bhagavan. He was then looking
at some of the correspondence, at the playing of the squirrels,
and at the feeding of the white peacock.
In the afternoon, by the time we came, the sitting had
already commenced. There was no interruption to the supreme
silence. A cultured family of a mother, husband and wife came
and offered some tiffin which he took, washed his hands and
resumed his inimitable posture. We sat still in silence for some
time and took leave after prostrating to Sri Ramana Bhagavan.