But, Swami, are You not Vinayaka?" - Experience of Prof. G. Venkataraman...
Many years ago I was one morning, waiting in the Mandir to make a small prayer
about something to Swami and get His approval. I don't remember what it was,
but that does not matter. Swami had gone in for the morning session of the
Interviews, and I waited near His door on the upper veranda. After the
Interview was over, Swami came out and when all devotees trooped out of the
room, He wiped His forehead and went to the lower veranda to talk to someone
there.
After about a minute or so, he came back saying, "No Buddhi!" ("No
Intelligence!") He then saw me and said, "You too; no Buddhi!" I smiled and
replied, "Yes Bhagavan, that's sadly true. So, please give me Buddhi and along
with it, also Siddhi [Purity]."Siddhi and Buddhi, some of you may know, are the
two things one prays to Ganesha for, sine He is supposed to be the custodian of
these two treasures. Swami looked at me and said, "Buddhi and Siddhi? Why ask
me? Ask Ganesha. See, I don't have any trunk!" so saying, Swami curled His arm
to make it look like a trunk. I wouldn't give in, and replied, "But, Swami, are
You not Vinayaka?"
Swami smiled and did not say anything; in a matter of speaking, I had the last
word!
- taken from :
http://media.radiosai.org/journals/Vol_01/01AUG31/Blossoms/Reflections.htm
Sai Ram
