The experience of Krishnamurthy - 1942
Krishnamurthy was a Civil Service clerk at the Mysore Secretariat. Swami was
just 17 years old then and His dress was a white half-arm shirt on top and a
dhoti cloth around His waist! Krishnamurthy was one of the early devotees of
Swami in a setting where not many believed in His divinity. In fact, he used to
literally hound Swami telling Him,
"I know you are God; show me Your real Form!"
When all attempts to evade him resulted in failure, Swami gave him a picture of
Shirdi Sai Baba which He materialized on the spot, and directed him to meditate
on that.
"Be looking at that picture", He told him and left the house to give darshan to
some other devotees at their homes. Swami used to give darshan at homes then!
(What lovely days!)
Swami returned at about 12 in the noon. Even as He crossed the threshold,
Krishnamurthy let out a huge cry of joy and fainted in the inner room! He had
not even seen Swami.When he came to consciousness, he was shivering, shaking
and breathing heavily. And he refused to open his eyes. He kept pursuing Swami
from room to room, sniffing Him out (!), asking
"Please! Let me touch Your Feet!"
Those were the days when almost everyone who came to Swami was blessed with
several interviews. However, when it came to Krishnamurthy, Swami never granted
him his wish. Krishnamurthy too, on his part, was stubborn and refused to open
his eyes till he could set them upon Swami's lotus feet. When this continued
for days, some other devotees interceded with Swami on Krishnamurthy's behalf.
Swami reply was simple and firm,
"If he sees my feet, he will pass away, unable to bear the surge of that
experience."
The young Sri Sathya Sai
The pining of the river to merge into the sea...
And then, Swami gave him vibhuti and sent him home, still not revealing His
feet to him.
Though he was sent back home, Krishnamurthy was simply not able to contain
himself. With his eyes still closed, he sniffed his way to the Civil Services
bungalow where Swami was staying. He walked all around the compound of the
house, knocking and banging on almost every door and window. When Swami did not
seem to relent, he even gave up eating and drinking.
Devotees began to get worried and they took Krishnamurthy to the hospital. They
felt he needed physical and mental treatment. But now, Swami sent some water
for him, partaking which he regained all energy and returned home. He had still
not opened his eyes! He asked everyone to sing bhajans. God alone knows what he
experienced during the bhajans but after ther, he simply lay down with a smile
on his face, never to rise again! He had touched the Feet of the Lord; the
river had found the Sea. What a highly evolved soul to deserve that
indescribable Bliss!
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