Story Behind the photo - 27
LITTLE LITTLE ACTS !!! LEARN FROM BHAGAVAN BABA:
KARPOORAM, (The camphor):
Swami had said several times the significance of Camphor. When Camphor is
lit, the flame illuminates the Garbhagraha of a temple, and allows the
devotees to have nice darshan. It should be noted that Electric lamps are not
provided inside the sanctum of traditional big temples. Only dim oil lamps are
seen there. The camphor consumes itself while helping the devotees to have
darshan of the Holy idols. According to Bhagavan Baba, the camphor is a role
model of self sacrifice for a good purpose.
Several times, Swami is teaching us small small things through his
Divine Leelas. I wish to mention few of such Divine acts, which shows us
the way.
Long back, “Sai Krupa’ the free medical seva center in Chennai was being
conducted in a thatched shed in Abbotsbury, Mount Road. After giving darshan
inside and outside of Abbotsbury, Bhagavan entered the thatched shed and saw
for himself, the medical facilities being provided there for the poor people.
At the end, a doctor prepared to take Arathi for Swami. Swami smiled and
directed the doctor to come out of the shed and take Arathi from outside. Swami
showed his hands to the roof of the shed, told the doctor to be always careful.
The same day, after evening darshan in SUNDARAM, the then convener of
T’Nagar Samithi, Sri. Krishnamurthi was holding the camphor plate to Swami
with a match box, so that Swami could lit the camphor, for Arathi. Swami
looked at the camphor, which was a big chunk. He took the camphor in His Divine
hands, and broke it into two pieces; Kept one piece on the camphor plate and
another piece was given to the Convener.
Smilingly Swami lit the camphor and returned the match box also to the
waver. The extreme devotion is not measured by the size of the camphor as
offered for Arathi.
I shall tell you another story of “The camphor’ in a day or two.
Sai Ram.
