Swami reminded Purushottamananda of the travails he endured when he first came into the cave...How leopards and cobras caused him problems and the three-day trek to Rishikesh.He also spoke of the desperate struggle for matchboxes.Swami told him of his early trials at the cave, of his struggles to light a fire and of his amazement, one morning, to find a package of match boxes hiding in a corner. Swami confirmed "I placed it there for you".
The monk sat up at this surprising revelation. The attendant monks explained that for many years they were using fire-stones to get the spark which they would nourish, feed and foster into flame. They too were aghast at the discovery, that Swami was aware of their Guru, of his travails and his needs. Swami had taken care of all that. After spending some time there Swami left only to return in the evening in spite of a thunderous sky..By his grace the thunder ceased. In the evening Purushottarnananda‘s pupil, Swarni Kalikananda, told Swami, “I have chronic stomach pain; please bless me“. Swami materialised a white piece of rock or stone that looked like ice and gave it to him saying, “Take it twice everyday“ and instructed him about his diet Then Swami Purushottamananda requested Swami to sing a Thyagaraya kirtan. Swami then sang a composition of Tyagaraja; “Sri Raghuvara Sugunalaya“. His melodious voice filled the cave and the people were absorbed in the song for some time....Swami had given everyone a rare treat of music. Soon after the song Swami got up indicating they were to go and everyone was leaving when he stopped Subbaramayya Naidu.Swami indicated he stay to see what was going to happen.. What happened was beyond imagination. Subbaramayya relates what he saw: Even now that picture is imprinted in my memory. I was standing near the entrance to the cave. I could see what was happening through a chink in the door. Swami placed his head on the lap of Swami Purushotamananda and lay himself down. As i watched, the head became bigger and bigger and Swami's body continued to increase in size.At the same time it was lustrous like the Sun. The entire cave was bathed in a resplendent light, a rare luminosity, a tejas (radiance) that filled the atmosphere. Swami's entire body was a mass of light, with a huge face shining with great brilliance. I stood transfixed, aware that this was no ordinary sight, but a divine vision.It was a blessing... What grace he had on me i thought ! I was lost in the brilliance and the aura, which slowly grew and grew and lingered for some time...It was beyond description.Purushottama was enveloped in a sea of bliss. Then slowly the light faded and Swami's own face began to reappear.After some time Swami rose and sitting by the side of the septuagenarian, called him by name and slowly brought him into the consciousness of space and time. Swami sang a song on Rama, composed by Thyagaraja and when he concluded, he waved his hand and materialised from the air a rosary of sparkling sphatika beads for Purushotamananda.. Then Swami got up and walked out of the cave and i followed him. But be did not say anything to anybody. He was quiet.I waited for him to say something.Next day he revealed what it was. The next day Swami asked Subbaramayya, “Now do you know why I asked you to stay?“ Sri Subbaramayya was unable to speak, for his heart was so füll. Later, when they returned to Delhi, Swami explained about the vision in the cave to the party. “I gave darshan of Jyotirmaya Ananta Padmanabha he said and added, “Subbaramayya saw it“. He further explained that “This was done from the naabhi through the Brahma randhra which was indeed a great revelation of how he had operated his shakti to grant a divine boon to Purushottamananda. Five years later when Swami Purushottamananda. left his body behind and merged in that truth, Swami announced his departure to me at Puttaparthi (thousands of miles away). It was a few minutes after the emergence of the Lingam from Swami's stomach where it grew for days. It was Mahashivarathri and Swami told me that Purushottamananda's body will be buried with the Sphatika Rosary on the chest. It was done exactly as he said. Sai Ram __._,_.___ Attachment(s) from Shivakumar Gopal 1 of 1 Photo(s) Bhagawan with Swami Purushottamananda.jpg
