Experiences with Maha Periyava: A Certain Person Will Come For That!
Source: Mahaperiaval Dharisana Anubavangal—-Vol. 7
Narrator: A devotee
In the month of February 1945, Mahaswamigal was camping in Ranippettai. Although it was a place where the maximum number of people living there were non- Hindus, a lot of people crossing the religious barrier were coming for His darshan. In a place called Naavalpur near Ranippettai, some devotees who decided to build a temple for ‘Devi Karumariamman’ were a worried lot when they realised that the funds required would be in lakhs!
Worried as they were, they came to Sri Maha Periyava to seek His Blessings.
“We have made an ambitious plan. We may not get sufficient donations. Periyava should bless us……” they appealed to Him.
After a few moments’ silence, Periyava said, “It is for Ambal, is it not? She will take care of it”. “We have that belief, but we don’t have even 25% money at hand as of now…..” They said.
“Build a construction to a height of 4 feet from the ground” said Periyava.
“Then, what are we to do for other things like Gopuram, Vigrahas, and Kumbhabhishekam etc.?” Devotees.
‘A certain person will come for that” said Periyava.
The devotees got the Divine secret but wondered, “When will he come? Where to find him?”
Though they were happy to receive Prasadam, they were still a worried lot!
This happened on the 14th of Feb. 1945. Where was ‘that’ person on that day?
World War II which started in 1939 was continuing in 1945. Allied forces were fighting the Japanese in Burma (today’s Myanmar) in the river Airavathi. The Japanese were on the Eastern bank and the Allied forces in the west bank. Allied forces were not familiar with the place and the environement. The Major who was leading the Allied forces sent an SOS to London to send somebody who was familiar fighting in the river water. Such a battalion, trained in that type of warfare was in Madagakar. It was immediately sent to Airavathi. They sent the Indian soldiers to the bank and plunged into the water.
The Japanese were furious at this turn of events. Realising defeat certainly, they turned into monsters and killed those in the bank like sparrows. Only one person survived that onslaught.
“Why was I alone saved? “
In May 1945, when Germany surrendered, the war came to a halt!
The one man who survived in Airavathi fight, Major Narayanaswamy, retired from the army, and settled down in Ranippettai with wife Chandrika.
One evening, when they went for a walk, Devi crossed their path! They saw the incomplete temple and Devi’s idol in the open. Devi seemed to say to them, “Look! I saved you from that atrocity of war, but look at me, with the sun and the rain beating down on me! Won’t you put a roof above me?”
The devotees who came to the camp for darshan were flooding the place with their tears of joy!
“This is Military Major Narayanaswamy and that is his wife. They have undertaken to construct the temple and perform the Kumbhabhishekam also. Exactly like ‘Saami’ told us a few days ago!
Periyava’s ‘Karuna Kadaksham’ fell on the happy couple and sanctified them!
Categories: Devotee Experiences
Mahaperiyava is trikala gnani and can visualise things that could happen even after 100 years. Man of certainty and infinity.
Gayathri Rajagopal
with MAHAPERIVA’S dheerkka dharisanam everything is possible .thats why HE could make the temple construction a reality.for those devotees who had HIS paripoorna krupa kataksham.maha periva tiruvadigalukku ananthakodi namaskarangal.