We can’t do thapas as saints did in those days..The best we can do is to develop the mindset to treat any tough time as exercise for our inner purity and inner strength and perseverance as Periyava advised….
What would one get to undergo the difficulties or even tortures (more of mental)? Sri Mettur Periyava in his poorvasrama (before sanyasa) was called Sri Mettur Rajagopal. He has left Mettur Chemicals & came as full time service to Periyava. That was very testing times as he couldn’t fit with other parishadars in the mutt. He felt highly uncomfortable but for his longing for Periyava, he could’ve left the mutt long ago. Mettur Rajagopal was considered to be having a high level of purity in his mind & deeds but once you don’t fit in, you’d begin to be felt like tortured. Once it so happens that he has mentally decided to leave…
He has come for some work at Chennai & decided to stay back. Before that he had gone to have darshan of Sri Sivan Sar. Sri Sar gave darshan & told Sri Mettur that it is better for him if he is with the mutt. Sri Mettur was surprised at there was no discussion on this topic but the direction came to him. So he has dropped his idea of staying back & went back to the mutt. There Periyava was waiting…
Periyava & Sri Sar are the same with different rupa is the conclusion of Sri Triplicane Periyava. At the mutt, Periyava was waiting. When Sri Mettur Periyava has arrived for darshan, Peroyava looked at him & said…
Periyava has said, “உனக்கு ஏற்படற கஷ்டமெல்லாம் (இடையூறு, அவமானமெல்லாம்) ஆத்மா சோதனைன்னு எடுத்துகொள்ளேன்!” Sri Mettur raised his face & looked at Periyava. Sometimes communication could be beyond what we hear or what we see… especially when the creator is at work. Also it seems whatever has to be transpired has got transpired. Periyava has asked him to bear all the difficulties (including insults) as ‘atma sodhanai’ and as a true devotee Sri Mettur has taken it. Result?
Because Sri Mettur has gone back to mutt, he has become Sri Mettur Swamigal, the sanyasa given by MahaPeriyava himself! Also Sri Sivan Sar has told that both Kuvalaikkal & Mettur are his ‘kuzhandhaigal’. What else one need?
Sri Triplicane Periyava has said that Sri Sumitra Devi was such a good lady in spite of showing partiality publicly by King Dasaratha. Sending her ONLY son Sri Rama to the forest. Even then she was good to King Dasaratha. All becuase not that she’d gain something. She’s is good because just that she wants to be good. Sri Triplicane Periyava has said that’s the way for any ‘nallava’. Prayers to Periyava, Sri Sivan Sar & Sri Triplicane Periyava to shower their blessings for us to have strength all the times to…
