[Chaturamnaya] His Holiness Jagadguru Sri Sacchidananda Sivabhinava Nrisimha Bharati - 7

[S Jayanarayanan]

 http://svbf.org/journal/vol8no1/2006_10_swamigal.pdf
 
 
Early Years of Ministry
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The young Swami keenly felt the separation
of his guru. On the day of the obsequies of the
master, he had no food or sleep and fell into a
doze, when a voice seemed to thunder in his ears,
"Why all this fasting and waking, this weeping
and wailing like women? Where have I gone? I
am here." These words comforted him and
restored his peace of mind.
 
In December 1885, Chamaraja Wodayar, the
youthful ruler of Mysore, came to Sringeri with his
Dewan (afterwards Sir) K. Seshadri Aiyar, the
British Resident and other officials to pay his
respects to the Swami. Six years of quiet, secluded
life thus went by--a period of studying and
teaching, of spiritual communion in his guru’s
shrine and yoga practices.
 
Now came a Jaghirdar from north India--
Anna Saheb, a wealthy nobleman esteemed greatly
for his goodness of heart and liberality to pay his
homage to the Swami. He requested the Swamy
to visit north India, offering to look after all the
camp requirements.
 
This was in tune with the Swami’s wishes,
but he was loath to part from the shrine of his
master. One day, while trying to ascertain the will
of his guru, he found a small salagrama on the seat
of the linga placed over his samadhi. Taking this
as a sign of approval, he started his tour in
February 1886.
 
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