[Chaturamnaya] ***UNCHECKED*** Chaturamnaya Digest, Vol 21, Issue 5

[Suresh JK via Chaturamnaya]

Friends,

I love some of these anecdotal accounts and other posts that I periodically
receive from you. However, in the interests of propriety, sensitivity to
others, and correctness, request writers to pay attention to proper names.
Please do not make Srinivasa as Srinivasan for example or Swamigalu to
Swamigal. Do note that it would be discomfiting likewise to you if we spell
names from your region our way in public discourses: Silappaadhikaara,
Manonmaneeya, Anbalagappa, etc.

With Best Regards
Dr. J K Suresh
On Oct 29, 2014 10:45 PM, "via Chaturamnaya" <
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>    1. Life and Teachings of His Holiness Jagadguru Sri Abhinava
>       Vidyateertha Mahaswamigal - 4 (S Jayanarayanan via Chaturamnaya)
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>         Sri Abhinava Vidyateertha Mahaswamigal - 4
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>  (Continued from previous post)
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> http://svbf.org/journal/vol4no1/Mahasannidhanam.pdf
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> Heartfelt Concern
>
> Once Srinivasan’s friend did not fare well in the examinations. The boy’s
> father resolved to punish
> his ward. So he ordered his son to bend and he placed a big stone on the
> lad’s back. The boy
> required correction but this was unjustifiable. Unable to bear the load,
> the boy began weeping.
> Srinivasan heard the piteous cries and arrived at the spot. Addressing the
> father, he said:
> You are older than me and wiser, too. Your son is writhing in pain. Please
> let him rest for
> a while. You may place the stone on my back instead and I shall support it
> from him.
> The father was moved by Srinivasan’s heartfelt concern and relieved his
> son of the burden.
> Such was Srinivasan’s compassion that he was ready to take other’s
> sufferings onto himself.
> It also shows his respect towards elders.
> Even as a young boy, Srinivasan was extremely considerate. While other
> children of his age were
> playing, he would be helping his mother, performing various domestic
> chores, such as cleaning
> vessels.
> Srinivasan was patience personified. There are many who seek to derive
> pleasure from tormenting
> others. So it was that some boys sought to examine his forbearance, and
> they brought a stick
> and began to rain blows on him, one after another. He bore the onslaught
> without a murmur.
> Soon the boys stopped, aghast at the extent of the injury they had
> inflicted. He won the hearts
> with kind words.
> As a joke some boys challenged Srinivasan to consume a handful of chilies,
> which he proceeded
> to do without any discomfiture. The boys were astounded. He thus showed
> them it is possible to be
> content with what food one gets. Freedom from attachment was thus innate
> in him.
> The Acharya possessed the eight “atma gunas” in full measure and then some
> more. His treasure
> house of divine virtues included ahimsa and a strong belief in god. Even
> in those days, he showed
> a remarkable trait in his aversion to man’s interference in nature’s
> delicately balanced ecology.
>
> Faith in God
>
> He was an expert exponent of Puranic stories. He used to narrate these to
> his friends,
> highlighting the moral aspects in them. Thus, even at a young age, not
> only did Srinivasan
> possess unshakable faith in god, but also induced it in others.
> With the passage of time, Srinivasan began to regularly express to his
> friends his desire to
> renounce the world. At first his friends found his longing ridiculous but
> soon realized that
> he was firmly resolved. One boy asked him, “What is the use of becoming a
> sannyasi? By becoming a
> king one attains a very high position.”
> “Do not think thus,” Srinivasan replied, “What undecaying use is there in
> becoming a king?
> An emperor can enjoy only when he is a the helm of power. This state must
> come to an end sooner
> or later. If, however, I become a sannyasi, I can continually meditate and
> be without any worries.
> There will be a wonderful opportunity to behold God and I shall remain
> ever protected by him.”
> Are we not reminded of Nachiketa, the young lad who went to Yama himself?
>
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