SANT RAMALINGA SWAMIGAL
SANT RAMALINGA SWAMIGAL
RAMALINGA SWAMIGAL
One night, food had been cooked in the Dharma Shala for a limited number of people. Unexpectedly about a hundred additional guests came at the time of serving the food. Shanmugam Pillai, the man in charge of the food section, reported to the Swami that food was not sufficient to serve all. The Swami immediately rose up voicing forth “pich”. This was Swami’s characteristic exclamation at the time of performing miracles, possibly signifying that it was a child’s play and there was nothing impossible and there was the divine blessing to do what was need. According to Ooran Adigal,
During the nineteenth century, a new phenomenon has been brought to the world
Marudur is a small village about 15kms, south west of Neiveli, which is very well known to the world as an area containing a vast sphere of lignite and this is located in Tamilnad of South India. There lived a couple Ramiah Pillai and Chinnammayyar, who were much devoted to the God and having much faith in Saiva Siddhanta.
One day, when Ramiah Pillai was away from home, a saffron-clad saint came to their house. The guest was treated courteously and fed with good dishes. Having been pleased immensely with the courteous given to him, the saint at the time of his departure blessed her with some sacred ash (vibudhi) and uttered the following words . the biographer of the Swami’s life in Tamil, “pich” is a short form of “Pichchan” (name of the divine Lord) which is derived from “Pichchu”. We may add that the Divine Lord performs miracle as if a play of a tender child (pinju Pillai or Pichchu Pillai) or by an inexplicably miraculous way as in a divine madness (Pichchu or Piththu). Thus with the exclamation of “Pich”, the swami asked him to supply guests in sitting rows, leaf for serving food. The Swami himself served food by his hands.All took food sumptuously but there was still food left remaining in vessels after serving all.
“No sooner the Light was perceived, happiness prevailed on me”
anak was a king of Mithlapuri and was a good-hearted person. He always ensured justice in his kingdom “You will beget a son, who will be able to deliver the art of deathlessness, which will be a boon to the entire world” So saying the saint disappeared. Though it has been acknowledged by all as a remarkable event, the intricacy lying therin has to be understood only from a higher plane. The very moment the lady heard the words of the saint that she would bring forth a child, she conceived and this form of creation is termed as “sambupaksha shrishti” the “sambupaksha shrishti” is a different one, where the embryo comes into existence, the very moment the utterance comes from the mouth of a holy saint and it is a rare phenomenon in the world. and was compassionate toward the poor. He worshipped Shiva Ji’s bow that was given to him. One day, a saint came to Raja Janak and asked him a question, “Hey Raja, who is your Guru?”
Born: 5 October 1823
Left the body abode: January 30, 1874
Birth Place: Marudhur, a village near Chidambaram
Known as: Vallalar, ‘Ramalinga adigalar’
Known for: ‘Arutperunjothi Agval’ which comprises of 1596 lines and is said that the whole poem was written in a single night. It is termed as the crown of ‘Thiru Arutpa’, Sathya Gnana Sabai – Temple of Wisdom, Dharma Salai – Food for Hunger, Jeeva Karunyam.
Guru: Lord Muruga took the form of a Saint ArunagiriNathar (Brahmin) and imparted the teaching by speaking the words “Just be there and do nothing” and saved him.
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