Lord Narasimha appears in a vision

During one of the yoga nidra sessions, i clearly saw Lord Narasimha appear and bless me. He was as tall as a human but bigger and huge like 6-7 feet tall. Unlike us, he was sheathed in gold rays, with a body seemingly made of gold hue and radiating gold light all around. Surprisingly, his face and hands and legs were like ours except the Lion appearance. This appearance repeated itself for three consecutive days and at the end of it i felt the urge to get his idol and start doing daily pooja to Lord Narasimha. I went to Mylapore, Chennai and found a beautiful idol of Shri Narasimha and goddess Mahalakshmi and initiated daily pooja to him and his consort. What connection i have with Shri Narasimha i know not, but my association with him started when i was just ten years old. I used to be afraid of many things to include people, ghosts, snakes, diseases that the fear would stop me from doing many activities. Then my grandmother, a great Radhakrishna Swamiji devotee, took me to Nanganallur Lakshmi Narasimiha Swami temple. The temple incidentally houses an ancient vigraha of the Lord , whose location was revealed to devotees in a dream. When they dug the place indicated in the dream, this ancient Lakshmi Narasimha statue was found and it was consecrated again and a big temple was built there. When i visited the temple, the temple priest sprinkled holy water offered to Shri Narasimha on my face thrice and said henceforth all my fears would disappear. I mentally connected with the Lord and read his stories, watched the prahlada charitam many many times and got firmly established in his devotion.I also learnt the Narasimha Mantram- ' Ugram Veeram' and made it part of my daily chanting routine. Later after many years, most of my fears vanished, except for one or two that remain and with that came the freedom to do many many activities like travelling at night, travelling alone and staying alone became possible. In between, i had forgotten Narasimha for a while and got more attached to his Rama avatara and Krishna avatara. The visits of the Lord during Yoga Nidra, drew me again to his fold and reminded me to offer him milk and daily along with butter. He clearly instructed me in Sanskrit to offer Ksheeram and Navaneetham. Such is the grace of Lord Narasimha.I write these blogs more so that i don't forget these divine experiences. At times i think it is all my mind's active imagination, but always take it as the Lord's direct command. Radhkrishna Swamiji visited a Narasimha temple once and told his devotees that the Lord's Sudarshana Chakra is protecting that place and he was able to see it, while ordinary people could not. I need to do some research and find out more about this temple Swamiji visited.Will update soon.

Radhakrishna Swamiji appears in the afternoon

Last week, i was quietly working from home. I always listen to Lord Ram's name and Vittal's name while working so that the mind is absorbed in the lord while the hands work. I had woken up by 4:30 am and the day seemed long. I felt very sleepy by 4pm and fell asleep briefly. As i slept, i saw Swamiji appear and sit on the chair near my dining table. I hear myself telling him about my career aspirations and he is intently listening. Then he urged me to get up and continue to work as taking a break beyond ten to fifteen minutes was not okay. As he kept asking me to wakeup and get back into work, i woke up and sat up. I logged back in and completed my work for the day. I felt blessed to have got Swamiji's darshan after a long time. Bow to Shri Saipadananada, peace be unto all! Sairam!

Sai appears in Yoga Nidra

I do hatha yoga, vinyasa yoga and other forms of yoga. At the yoga centre, i go to, often we do Yoga Nidra too. Yesterday too we did Yoga Nidra and very strangely, Sai appeared in a vision. I was back in the Pooja room of my grandparent's home, where Swamiji has visited and blessed. There used to be a small mandapa where Shri Mahalakshmi used to be worshipped in the middle of the Pooja room. As i watched the vision unfold, Shri Sai appeared seated in the middle of this Pooja room, in the place occupied by Mahalakshmi. Then, i began to do Pada Pooja to him by washing his feet with water, sandal wood, honey, curds, milk and warm water. I clean his feet and drink the water and sprinkle it on my head too. Then, Sai dissappeared and little Krishna who used to be in the corner of the Pooja room, came walking to his place and stood with his hands on his hips, smiling. A small boy of five who is smiling and glowing. The vision disappeared then. Is Sai same as Lord Krishna? Yes, i think so, else why would Sai disappear and Krishna appear in his place. I visited the Sai Mandir at Mylapore the next day and very unusually was given Baba's mala, asked to touch a coconut and offered to the Dhuni and got yummy prasadam too. My mother Sai is so caring and loving and though i never got to meet him in person, this vision gave me that feeling of being with him and doing pada sevanam. Shri Radakrishna Swamiji used to talk to all gods including Sai at the Mandir in Bangalore. If Sai is in my life, it is because of his blessings and grace alone. Jai Shri Saipadananda Radhakrishna Swamiji maharaj ki!

Aksharamanamalai and Lord Shiva

I used to chant the Aksharamanamalai during the Covid 19 lockdown and quarantine period almost daily. I would listen to other Lord Shiva's bhajans and songs after that. One day i read the meaning of Aksharamanamalai as i was curious to know what the tamil words meant. As i read it, tears flowed from my eyes on their own as if those words of Sri Ramana Maharishi had a special power in them. That night when i went to bed, a strange experience occured. My mind took the form of Lord Shiva and spoke to me. It said 'I, Lord Shiva am real and within you' and then all night he was there with me. I could feel Lord Shiva's presence within me, and my mind became tall and big and assumed the Jatadhara form with the snake around the Lord's neck and i knew it was my mind. It was a powerful experience and the whole night went in Lord Shiva's company. It took a while for that feeling to go and luckily the next day, the mind was its usual self. My faith in Lord Shiva was made firm through this experience. I was never a follower of Lord Shiva but Aksharamanamalai gave me the Lord's blessings in the form of Arunachala. The Lord therefore resides within us only. Our saints are divine beings and their words hold great power, i think.Interestingly Shri Radhakrishna Swamiji had visited Tiruvannamalai once and had been given three stones by Shri Seshadri Swamigal and was asked to cook and eat those to find the truth. Later Swamiji told his devotees that the saint asked him to go beyond Sattwa, Tamas and Rajas to find god. My good Karma, that i listen to Saint's words and writings and i get the grace of the Lord immediately. That too is possible only because of my guru Shri Saipadananda Radhakrishna Swamiji's grace and blessings.

When the Lord awakens within

During the Covid 19 pandemic, i used to chant the name of the Lord throughout the day. I was particularly listening to Kadaiyanallur Rajaagopalan's Marathi abhangs followed by Shri Andal's Nachiyar Thirumozhi.Tears would flow ceaselessly when i would listen to Nachiyar Tirumozhi. Her devotion and faith in the lord was perfect and for her, he was the only goal. The Marathi Abhangs also spoke of Lord Pandarinath appearing and dancing with his devotees since he was overwhelmed by their bhakti bhava. The one specific abhang i got addicted to was titled 'Naam dev kirtankari, prema bharo nache panduranga'. This got stuck in my mind and i kept on singing this day after day. Evenings i would dance with my child and husband to the tune of the song and other Abhangs. Shri Radhakrishna Swamiji was very fond of Vittal and so also Shri Sai. In fact, Swamiji had gifted a beautiful idol of Vittal and Rukumayi that i used to be fascinated with, as a child. As a child, i grew up listening to Vittal's leelas and his extraordinary affecton for his devotees. Vittal would serve his bakthas in their homes by appearing as a cook, or as a maid or as themselves to help them get relief from their domestic problems. Such was the great love of the Lord for his devotees. Thus, the Vittal nama got stuck in my head and my mind went on chanting without stopping for three days and more. Then on the fourth day, a strange thing happened. The name started to fill my whole being. Like an incense stick being lit and the fragrance spreading everywhere in the space, the name and a divine energy filled my whole being from head to toe. I could not come out of this feeling and it was a very special feeling to be engulfed by the Lord's name from head to toe and floating in it like a boat in a calm ocean of peace. It was blissful. Then on the fourth day, gradually i was able to return to a normal state of mind. Is there so much power in the Lord's name!!?? This was a revelation for me. I am sharing so that those who read this blog also get that experience. Keep chanting Panduranga, Panduranga...when possible. He is the nama and the nama takes us beyond everything wordly. An out of the world experience! Looking back, i think it is the Guru's grace that gave me this experience of the Lord's presence within. He made my mind get attracted to the Lord. They say it takes several births for the mind to be attracted to the Lord. Then, many more births for it to remain with the Lord and then many more until it finally merges in him. However, with a Guru who is self realized, so many births are not required. The Guru carries us forward very quickly to our destination as he has already attained the goal and knows the path very well, says Sai in the Sai Satcharitra. Blessed is such a guru who cares for his disciples more than himself. Shri Saipadananda was such a rare selfless guru. Blessed to have you in my life, Swamiji! Jai Shri Sainath Maharaj ki!

Miraculous recovery of COVID patient after Vishnu Sahasranama chanting

One of my friends in Lucknow posted in our Whatsapp group that he and his family were afflicted with Covid. I was much concerned and wrote to him that i can pray for their recovery. After a week he told me that his brother was in the critical care and he wanted me to pray for him. I asked him to share his name, age and a picture so that i know who i am praying for and then request god to assist. I prayed for his brother but received no response from God. Then, i prayed that God should do what is best for the sick person. Next day my friend broke the sad news that his brother passed away. A few days later he told me that his father was now critical and i should pray for him. When i prayed, i got a response that his father is a good man, he has done a lot of good karma and he will definitely recover. I told my friend the same and asked him to chant vishnu sahasranama and asmin paratman, round the clock when possible. He too kept chanting. I offered to connect him to our family doctor and get a second opinion. The doctor willingly obliged and reviewed the medicines and treatment given to his dad and approved of the same. I motivated my friend to keep chanting and beg god for his grace. After two to three days, he reported that his father's health had started to improve. I told him to continue chanting. After another 3 days he was removed from the critical support. After 1 week, he was declared as out of danger and in three weeks he recovered completely. Isn't this a clear demonstration of the power of Vishnu Sahasranama and Asmin Paratman chanting and prayer. How great is Sai for he was the god i kept praying to !!

Shri Radhakrishna Swamiji appears in a dream vision at the Sai Mandir, Bangalore

This experience happened a month ago. As a child, my deepest regret was that my Guru had attained Samadhi when i was just three years old, and therefore i never had the chance to speak to him, look into his eyes and feel his grace flow to me. I always said- ' Why did Swamiji have to leave so early? Did he not feel a need to give me his time and presence?' and i would cry for him. Yet, the deep bond i felt with him, the divine love that encompassed my whole being whenever i thought of him, were all proof that this relationship with him crossed the barriers of time and space. For me, he is still very much there and several experiences prove this to me. So a few months back, in an early morning dream vision, Swamiji appeared. I am at a temple and some devotees come to me and say that his holiness Shri Saipadananda has come to the temple and is waiting in the basement temple to bless devotees. I find this news hard to believe as it seemed impossible. Swamiji had long ago attained Samadhi and how can he be alive now?-my mind questioned. I so wanted to meet Swamiji that i immediately walked to the basement floor. I could not find him there at all. Then i ask someone again, 'where is Radhakrishna Swamiji'? The devotee tells me he is inside the room in the corner. I held my breath as i walked down to the room. ' Will Swamiji really be there or is this just a joke?'- i thought. As i stepped inside the room, whom do you think i saw. Indeed, the great Swami himself- his holiness Shri Saipadananda Radhakrishna Swamiji himself was standing there in flesh and blood.I had no words to speak and fell at his feet, bathing them with warm tears. The vision disappered and i woke up with a million thrills passing through my whole being. I had seen my Guru, i had touched his feet. How blessed i am .....!!! Thank you Swamiji for this divine vision.I can't complain anymore that you left me without meeting me. You keep coming to me whenever i am in need of your grace, blessings and guidance. Jai Gurudev!!!!!!! Love you eternally.

Shri Saipadananda Blesses ahead of Maha Shivaratri on 4th March 2019

Dear Readers Today I sat down to do my usual meditation. As I did my peace affirmations, suddenly I had a vision of Shri Saipadananda Radhakrishna Swamiji at the point between my eyebrows. As I focused on the image, it grew bigger. I saw our Swamiji dressed in white dhoti and Angavastra, doing milk abhisheka to a giant Shiva Linga. The Shiva linga was taller than him and he was very devoutly offering the milk. The Shiva linga seemed to be on a mountain amidst forests. I went into deep meditation after that and lost all awareness. I came back out of meditation to hear my heart chanting Saint Francis of Assisi's prayer- 'Dear God, Make me an instrument of peace, Where there is hatred, Let me sow love, Where there is darkness, light, where there is injury, pardon, Where there is despair, Hope. O Divine Master, Let me not so much seek as to forgive, than be forgiven, as to love than be loved, as to pardon, then be pardoned. For in giving do we truly receive, for in loving are we truly loved, for in dying to our little self, are we born to eternal life! Only after I completed meditation and started to read the newspaper, I came to know that Maha Shiva Ratri Was just around the corner. Maybe Swamiji wanted to share his blessings to all his devotees on the upcoming holy day through this vision.

Sai Baba appears before my child's delivery

On a Thursday, almost a month before my  delivery due date,  i sat watching Sri Sai Baba's movie on a Telugu channel. Although the Hindi version of the movie was very popular, i particularly like the Telugu version since Baba is portrayed very realistically by the actor. Baba appears as an old and wise fakir with tons of affection to give his devotees that captured my imagination of how Baba actually would have been, had he been alive. This was the umpteenth time i was watching the movie, since i never get tired of it.Even as i sat watching, i slowly started to fall asleep on the couch. Suddenly, i felt the presence of Baba next to me. He was standing next to me and stroking my head. He came close to me and left a message. He said, ' I am taking care of you, dont worry'. He stood next to me for five to ten minutes before he disappeared. For some reasons i thought that Baba was appearing on the television and communicating this message. Only when i woke up the next morning and the message was ringing  loud and clear in my head, did i realize that Baba had actually appeared in person and blessed me. I was wondering why he had to come and bless me. My delivery due date was still almost a month away. Strangely enough, on the following Tuesday, the placenta water broke at early morning 4 a.m and i was rushed to the hospital three weeks before the due date of delivery. Somehow Baba's appearance on the previous Thursday seemed to signal to me that i should spend more time remembering Baba and be ready for the events to come. Baba clearly knew that my baby was ready to come out and he wanted to prepare me for the same. So he chose to give his blessings and turned my mind towards him. Recalling this incident. I feel overwhelmed  by Baba's motherly love. Which guru god will offer so much care and concern like my Baba does? Love you a lot , Mother Sai! Do you know the day of arrival of my baby.....a Thursday!! Baba's blessed guruvaar.

Swamiji Cures Epistula of the Mouth

During the eighth month of my pregnancy, i developed severe pain in the gums. I have never had problems with my teeth and it was very unusual that I should develop such pain. An online research revealed that hormonal changes during pregnancy can result in such physical developments. I consulted a dentist immediately. He took a look and said nothing could be done immediately except use a mouth wash and brush the teeth regularly. Since no medicines can be taken during pregnancy, I had to pretty much live with the problem. The pain got worse and I could not even eat food by chewing.

The following week, I bit into an apple and the gum started bleeding. Further to that, I drank some super-hot coffee and the gum pain accelerated further. Finally I woke one morning to find a swollen gum. I initially thought that the mouthwash would heal the swelling. However after two months I noticed that the swelling had become big and I could clearly feel that with my tongue. Even after my delivery it continued to remain and had become so big that it was difficult for me to speak and pronounce certain alphabets. I got very scared.One month after the delivery, I pushed myself to see a general physician. My parents were also extremely worried. I finally got an appointment to meet the doctor. Leaving my month old baby with my mother, I waited in line for my turn. The doctor took one look and said that I would need to see a surgeon. When I met the surgeon, she said an x-ray was required. She further said they would need to operate and remove the swelling and check for malignancy. I was scared, but all the while kept praying to Swamiji and Baba. I got the x-ray done and met her when she finally said there was nothing to worry but surgery was inevitable. I had to be given general anaesthesia and required to book an operating theatre for the procedure.

When I got home, my parents were relieved to know, that there was nothing to worry. However, for me the thought of going through another round of surgery was hard to take. I did not want surgery, I was very clear. I started praying deeply to Swamiji, Baba and also chanted Asmin Paratman shloka (Canto 8, Narayaneeyam). I chanted day and night begging Swamiji for a cure without surgery. Two days later, I strongly felt that I should consult a homeopathy doctor. The next morning, my husband too woke up with the same thought. We rushed to see the homeopathy doctor, who took one look and said there was nothing to worry. It was a swelling of some gland he said. He also said that doctors in big hospitals rush to do surgery without often understanding the cause of the swelling.

He gave some medicine. Despite one month of taking the medicines, the result was slow to come through. I got very worried and continued to pray to Swamiji and chant Asmin Paratman incessantly. On one evening, I suddenly saw a dazzling form of Shri Guruvayoorappan. I could only see the silhouette and more as a light form than as a human form. He appeared and said that I would be cured of this ailment. After four months, the swelling has reduced greatly in size and almost gone. I felt so relieved. Faith in the Guru and God can help us overcome any problem no matter how hard it is. I am sharing this so that others faced with difficulties will gain strength from my experience. Shri Radhakrishna Swamiji Maharaj ki Jai!!! Jai Shree Guruvayoorappan!

Darshan of the Divyadampati

I was chanting the Srisuktam today, when  i clearly had a vision of Lord Srinivasa appear before me. I have a vigraha of Sri Narayana and Mahalakshmi in my home that i regularly pray to.

Srinivasa sat across me even as i chanted the Srisuktam and seemed to be listening very intently. After a  while, Mahalakshmi whom i worship in the idol form also walked from the puja room to sit next to Sri Venkatesa. They both looked radiant especially Goddess Lakshmi who was brilliance personified, radiant and charming. They both disappeared after a while. I have been chanting the Sri Suktam for over two years and it has bestowed a great sense of peace, well being and calm in my life.

Dream vision of Swamiji

A while back i had an early morning dream in which me and my husband are attending the inaugural ceremony of a temple and having lunch. As we are seated below to start having the food served on banana leaves, Swamiji appeared next to us and blessed us .

Narayaneeyam and divine experiences

I had started chanting the holy Narayaneeyam in 2012 when i was severely ill. I used to do ten dashakams or stanzas a day. I chanted with whole hearted faith and had several divine experiences. Most important of all, it reduced the severity of the disease and to a great extent  i had become okay. One of the key effects of chanting the Narayaneeyam was the experience of meditation that came about spontaneously at the end of the chanting. For those who are unfamiliar with Narayaneeyam, it is the Bhagavatam written in a condensed version by Narayana Bhattathri in praise of Lord Guruvayoorappan. Shri Radhakrishna Swamiji was an ardent devotee of Lord Gurvayoorappan and maybe its my connnection with Swamiji that brought me on the path of chanting Narayaneeyam. Several divine beings started appearing in the meditation and communicated messages to me. 

On several occassions, i had the vision of Lord Gurvayoorappan. He appeared as a boy of eight or nine years, with a glowing face, a brilliant smile and full of mischief. It is hard to describe him yet he seemed to be full of joy of a very different kind. His whole being radiated energy. 

On one occassion i had forgotten to eat lunch after chanting narayaneeyam and was sitting by myself at home. Since i was by myself i did not feel like preparing lunch and eating. At that moment, i felt Gurvayoorappan call me and asking me to eat first. 

On another occassion, i saw my Lord in the temple of Matsya Narayana near my home. He showed that the earth is no more than a projection of his energy, yet he is not that, though it resides in him. It is very difficult to describe it, since he visually demonstrated that concept.

There were several other occassions when i was able to clearly see the physical form of my Lord, although in visions only. It is clearly Swamiji's blessings that has enabled me to see my Lord in this form of Gurvayoorappan. Praise be to my Guru!

Engulfed by Swamiji's love

As a child i used to visit Bangalore once a year for holidays. We always used to visit the Sai Mandir. The uniqueness of these visits was that everytime i stood near Swamiji's idol in the Mandir, tears would stream down my eyes automatically. I never understood this phenomena. For years until i reached my adulthood, this process of spontaneous tears flowing on its own occured. I would stand mesmerized in front of Swamiji and just experience the intense warmth anc love of his presence that i felt at the Mandir. Now, i think Swamiji has already showered so much love on me before i was born or maybe after i was born that the heart remembers his love to this day! Swamiji, your love is divine, motherly and fills my whole being with gratitude.

Sai saves my dog yet again

I am very attached to my dog, Sweety. I believe she is a form of the Lord Krishna, since she is black like him, lovable, loving, and almost perfect in every way just like Krishna. We share such a good understanding of each other, that i would lower my head to meet hers and she would nudge her forehead against mine, giving me a high-five. I have stepped on her feet, which aches due to arthritis so many times, although accidentally, yet she has not retaliated even once. Instead she has always born the pain patiently and then would also  assure me that she wont bite me.  In one word, she is my best friend, -highly intelligent, understands every word i speak and in turn she can communicate her thoughts to me without words.

So my Sweety fell sick so badly this time. It started with a pizza. Sweety loves pizza so much, that if i made some at home, she would wait patiently at the kitchen until it came out piping hot. Then she would gobble the entire pizza at one go. This time i got her a store bought pizza and she fell ill at once. I did not realize the magnitude of the situation, until my grandma called me on the phone and remonstrated me for giving the pizza to the dog. Sweety had stopped moving, was not able to consume any food and could not even get up. My mother asked me to come and see her one last time, since they felt she wont recover this time.

I was swallowed by guilt since i had given her the pizza. She is like a child who does not know what is good for her, i realized. I should not have bought the pizza. She was so healthy when i met her last.I could not believe that she was in her last days. I turned to Baba for help. He alone could help bring my dog back to life.I started to read the Sai Satcharitra. A saptaham or seven day reading would revive her. I visited the local temple in Punjagutta, Hyderabad and began the parayan. Even as i started to read, a child gave me some sweets. I felt reassured that Sweety would be saved. Yet, everytime i called home, i did not get positive reports. I then started to pray visualizing Sweety. I gave Baba some water and prayed that Sweety should begin drinking water at least. That evening, my mother called to say that Sweety had suddenly drank one whole cup of water. I felt that Baba was listening to my prayers. Next i gave Baba some food and prayed that Sweety should start eating. Again, i was told that Sweety had begun eating food. Yet, my mother told me that the dog was not her usual self. I resisted visiting her in Chennai since i believed that until Baba restored her i would not visit her. In fact i wished to visit Shirdi and pray to Baba even harder than visit Chennai.

But god wills differently. My husband surprised me with a ticket to Chennai for the following weekend. I resisted going but finally felt that maybe the Lord willed that i should go. When i saw Sweety i fully realized the bad condition she was in. She was not even able to get up. Even if she did, her whole body collapsed down within minutes. Her head was shaking badly. What could i say! Despite the immense trouble she experienced she somehow walked towards me and fell into my arms. I lifted her and kissed her and cried to the huge Sai Baba picture in front of me. I appealed to Baba to save the child and begged him for recovery of the dog, who had been such a huge source of love, affection and happiness for me for so many years. I decided immediately to initiate the pradakshinams. In my experience any problem can be solved through doing 108 pradakshinams of Sai Baba. I have done this every time i was faced with huge problems. I went to the temple in Mylapore and started the pradakshinams. By Baba's grace, i completed it in no time. The next morning i sat in the hall and Sweety came to me on her own. For the first time, she lifted her head and looked at me . She stood up and sat. I could not believe my eyes. She also connected with my eyes. It was unbelievable. Sai had made the immobile girl, mobile once again. He had restored a large part of her energy. I continued to keep praying for her over the next two days. I left Chennai and returned to my home city. My parents called to say that she had climbed the stairs the same evening i left, had resumed eating and had shown a huge recovery since my visit. I felt better, now that i had begged Baba for forgiveness for feeding my dog stale food, unknowingly.

All life is one, and physical suffering is the same! We make a lot of noise while animals suffer silently! The Lord cares as much about animals as he does about us. He values all life equally. I wont feed my dog Pizza, even if she rolls on the ground for it or licks my hands or makes sounds that tells me she wants it.

Praise be unto you, Sainath! Sainath Maharaj ki Jai! Sainath Maharaj ki Jai! Pujya Sadguru Narasimha Swamiji Maharaj Ki Jai! Saipadananda Radhakrishna Swamiji Maharaj ki Jai!

When god comes!

when god comes, there is light
when god comes, there is hope,
when god comes, worries fly away,
when god comes, peace descends on its own

when god comes, the heart melts
when god comes, eyes brim with tears
when god comes, the known becomes unknown,
the unknown becomes known

when god comes, happiness is felt
when god comes, enemies disappear,
when god comes, love dawns on its own
compassion for life and all its creatures is felt
Lord please come, but dont ever leave !

The Grace of Shri Swami Samarth Maharaj, Akkalkot

It was sometime in 2009 that i was gifted a book on Swami Samarth by  a cousin brother of mine. I was extremely reluctant to read the book, since my Guru and God are Swamiji and Sai Baba. I could not progress with reading the book, since i kept drawing comparison with Baba and felt my Baba was so much more compassionate, gentle and kind while Swami Samarth's methods seemed very tough to me. So i stopped reading the book. After  a year, i somehow was drawn to the book again. I prayed to Baba that the resistance in me to read the book should go away. As i started reading the book once again, i was most surprised to find that my critical attitude to the Swami had dissappeared. I was totally absorbed in reading the book and the miracles he performed stunned me. He came across to me as a 'Mahavtar' and a 'highly advanced yogi' with the highest possible realization of god, so much so that there was little difference between him and god.

Even as i read the book, i used to feel his living presence when i went for long walks in Ridley Creek State Park, Penssylvania  Somehow that was the first time, he entered my life in a big way, in the sense that he was just a character in a book earlier and now, he was a living presence that i was able to feel. I started consulting him on some critical decisions and always received guidance from him through my own mind.

 After i moved to India in 2011, i went through numerous difficult situations and the mind had lost all of its peace. At that time i was once again motivated to read his book. One of the strange things that happened was the experience of peace even when one page of his book was read. This was not a standalone event but repeated everytime i read his book. The Swami also connected with another devotee of his who had his padukas in her home. Everytime i visited her home and touched those padukas, my life situation improved dramatically. I somehow felt that those padukas were indeed powerful and the devotee was truly blessed by the Swami.

Several prayers were also responded to by the Swami. At times, reading the book would automatically lead me to deep meditation and the whole day would pass in peace.  On one of these days, the Swami appeared for the first time in my dream. I had never seen the Swami except in photographs and pictures. He was very tall and had a very commanding voice. He asked me, 'Dont you recognize me?'. I woke up thrilled and told my mother, how the Swami had chosen to bless me in the dream.  Finally , i had seen the Swami himself. How very kind of him to bless me. May his blessing be with everyone! Jai Swami Samarth!

Swamiji cures a devotee of cancer

Most recently i visited Bangalore Tyagaraya Mandir on Swamiji's Maha Samadhi day of 14th January 2013. At that time, i met several of Swamiji's devotees and one of them narrated the following unbelievable experience. He had been diagnosed with prostrate cancer and had given up all hopes of living much longer. He had resigned to the fact that his time on earth was over and he had communicated the same to his family. However, he started taking Swamiji's Udhi, continued to chant vishnu sahasranama and took Ayurveda treatment and within a matter of months, there was no trace of the cancer . He was completely cured by Swamiji's grace. This is indeed an amazing experience and i was so lucky to hear it first hand from the devotee himself.
Jai Saipadananda! Jai Sadguru Narasimha Swamiji Maharaj! Jai Shri Sadguru Sainath Maharaj!

Swamiji appears in dream vision

Most recently in an early morning dream at around 6:30 a.m Swamiji appeared. He told me that he is residing in a realm that is filled with sublime peace, Satyaloka ( to use the exact words he used). I fell at his feet and sought his blessings. He had an extremely calm and peaceful aura about him.

Swamiji cures fever

I was down with fever accompanied by body pain and stomach pain yesterday. I had been inspired to chant Vishnusahasranamam multiple times in the morning only to realize it was Thursday or Guruvar. I tried to resist the weakness of fever by becoming even more active but beyond a point i gave in and lay down. In the middle of experiencing the spasms of pain all over the body, quite unexpectedly my mind became very focussed and suddenly the wonderful figure of Swamiji appeared. He was bright, shining and filled with positive energy. He was fair and radiant and i felt his energy reaching me. His image grew bigger and brighter on the mental screen and quickly replaced by the image of Shri Lakshmi Narasimha, my family deity. The images dissappeared soon enough. I dont know if this was a vision or a dream. However today i feel completely alright and my energy has been restored. Surprises of surprises, i saw Baba also on television. Somehow i felt my best friends were letting me know they are with me and watching over me.Thanks Swamiji, Lakshmi Narasimha and Baba.