the life and teachings of bhagavan sri sri sri venkaiah swamy (part 3)
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SATCHARITRA OF BHAGAVAN SRI SRI SRI VENKAIAH SWAMYTRANSCRIPT
Satcharitra of Bhagavan Sri Sri Sri Venkaiah Swamy of Golagamudi 1
BHAGAVANSRI SRI SRI VENKAIAH SWAMY
“THE NOBLE BIOGRAPHY”
CHILDHOOD AND
ADOLESCENCE OF SWAMY
It is a common phenomenon that now and then, God
incarnates on the earth in a human form to uphold the values of
dharma. Lord Sri Rama and Lord Sri Krishna were such Godly-
persons who incarnated and wandered on the earth as normal
humans. Rare indeed are such persons who are worshipped in
this Srishti by humankind. And, Bhagavan Sri Sri Sri Venkaiah
Swamy, the Auspicious Form, is one such Sadguru and Mahatma,
who is the absolute incarnate form of God. Whoever reads His
Life and Teachings with devotion and faith and whoever listens to
His Story with unwavering mind, their lives would be blessed with
abundant peace and prosperity.
Bhagavan Sri Sri Sri Venkaiah Swamy is a true form of the
Holy Trinity – Brahma, Vishnu and Maheswara – who incarnated
on the earth in a human form. Our Divine Father, neither had any
formal worldly education nor was he familiar with any Epics. Yet,
He was such a Sadguru, who commanded the Srishti, ruled the
universe and saved the mankind. Devotees, blessed by His Divine
Glory, have become purified and sacred and have realized that ‘God,
indeed has a Form and Name’.
The leelas displayed by God-Incarnate persons are beyond
the grasp of human intellect. Their birth and death are so mysterious
that they are ever-elusive to evaluate with human wit. Similarly,
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Bhagavan Sri Sri Sri Venkaiah Swamy’s year of birth is an unsolved
mystery. But, responding to His devotee’s whole-hearted appeals,
Gurudeva, the Creator, Himself disclosed through a ‘Srishti Cheeti’
about His birth. Since the Srishti Karta (Gurudeva, the Trikala Jnani,
is well aware of the past, present and future) the Creator, Himself
narrates the matter and ensures that the same written on a Cheeti
(paper slip), it is called a ‘Srishti Cheeti’.
‘SRISHTI CHEETI’
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Chit relating to Podalakuru Venkataiah :
For the pain in the buttock, left leg and elbow of right arm, it is
Anjaneya Swamy and for the pain in the thigh it is the Universal
Mother (Ammavaru) who removed the pain. I am the sixth person
suffering the pain and treading the path of Venkatagiri Muddu
Krishnaiah’s brother. For the pain in the elbow of right arm and for
the pain in the left knee; eight lakh crores worth Gems and 10 lakh
crores worth precious stones have been bestowed by the creation.
All the daughters-in-law of the house have agreed for six days
postponement.
Divinity incarnate, Kaliyuga Avatara, Gurudeva, Bhagavan Sri
Sri Sri Venkaiah Swamy was born at Nagula Vellaturu of Atmakuru
Taluq, Nellore District. In course of time, the village became fa-
mous as Nagaleturu As the fruit of the penance performed by fa-
ther Sompalli Penchaia Naidu and mother Pitchamma, he was born
as their eldest son. He has two younger brothers Venkatadri Naidu
and Chinappa Naidu and a sister, Mangamma. The family of Swamy
had two houses, two cattle sheds and about ten acres of land.
From childhood, he never used to mingle with the children of his
age, but used to move like a mad man here and there. The local
people used to call him a ‘Mad Venkatapathi’. Swamy from his child-
hood used to do hard physical labour. Swamy while taking care of
cows used to examine the palms of his fellow cattle grazers and
tell their future. Others used to pile up the dung cakes with the
help of sticks dubiously placed in between the cakes to show that
they collected more. Swamy used to pile them right from the
ground. Thus, from childhood, Swamy demonstrated that one should
work hard and be honest. If anybody did not hear his words, he
used to disturb the pile and press it with his legs, teaching them a
lesson.
In those days while he was bringing bundles of grass, if any-
body on the way said, “Venkaiah we do not have grass for cattle”,
he used to throw the heap of grass there itself and go on his way.
From childhood he used to move without showing any distinction
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between ‘yours’ and ‘mine’. Until completion of twenty two years
he used to do the work of two persons single handedly and learnt
all other different works of an agricultural family. In those days
running like a madcap he used to shout, “at home gold has been
dropped. The thieves dropped it, go and see”. As if to prove all
religions, castes and faiths are one, he used to snatch the food of
harijans from behind while they were going in the streets and run
to a distant place and eat it. Once when Sri Nutheti Sriramulu
Naidu, a native of Nagula Vellaturu was giving food to Sri Hazarath,
a harijan of the same village, Swamy suddenly came there,
snatched the food which was in the hands of hazarath and ran
way. Unable to control his anger Hazartaiah blurted out saying ‘what
a devilish act is this!’.
Fearing that Sri Venkaiah might be around, people of the Mala,
Madiga and Chakali castes of the village while returning to their
homes after getting alms from the local houses used to come in
groups. Even then, somehow without their knowledge, Swamy used
to take their food and eat it. When any one asked why he had taken
their food, he used to laugh in his special way.
THE WAY GURUDEVA TAKES FOOD
Some times he used to go to different houses, beg for food,
collect it and used to distribute it to crows, dogs and ants and then
offering homage to the sun god with folded hands, he used to take
the food for himself. When Swamy was called to take food in a
house, the women folk or the members of the house hold had to
serve all the items in a leaf (vistari) for eating and leave him alone.
Then only would he commence taking food. These details were
given on Monday 30.06.80 by Sri Veluru Obul Naidu, an eighty three
year old contemporary of Swamy living in Nagula Vellaturu.
In this state he used to roam around the village shouting
‘Chakali Yogam, Mangali Yogam, Jakkala Yogam, Budabukkala
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Yogam’ Kikara Bakara, Dookudu Boora, Yakara Saidu’. Because he
was taking food from other castes, the elders of the village once
scolded him. From that day he stopped going to others houses. He
was criticized and expelled by own caste people. Some elders
with an intention to bring Swamy back into the caste; as a ritual of
repentance (prayaschitta) burnt his tongue with a hot golden ring
(It was the superstition in those days that this procedure would
purify the man). The maternal uncle of Swamy, Korrakuti Narasappa
Naidu thinking that Swamy was a mad man or influenced by plan-
etary disturbances, tied him to a tree, had his head clean shaven
and applied different herbal decoctions to his head on the advice
of various doctors. Many talismans tied by many charmers could
control Gurudeva only for two days. On the third day he freed him-
self and continued to behave as before.
When he felt tired roaming all around, he used to take rest on
a bullock cart which was available on the street. In those days
whenever he used to come across young women on the streets,
entire body of Gurudeva used to become rigid. Only after they went
out of sight his body becomes normal. Externally the physical body
seemed to become rigid, because he used to control his mental
attitudes with reins of knowledge so that it might not waver. That
was how Gurudeva passed his childhood and teenage.
Despite measures to control him by own caste people, he
behaved as he wished. All efforts of Swamy’s relatives to ensure
Swamy marriage went in vain. Thinking that the mental imbalance
of Swamy had increased, there were incidents when he was tied to
a tree and given a good beating. Swamy, who is personified Brah-
man used to bear all these troubles with a smile, not even uttering
a harsh word for his torturer. It seemed as if he used to invite them
fearlessly, thus setting an example for us that all these troubles
are for the body and the soul is not affected. Such was our father,
Gurudeva.
One day Swamy was sitting on the platform (mandapam) at
Lord Sree Rama Devastanam. Using harsh words, Sri Kannam
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Vekama Naidu a native of that village with a few other ignorant
persons slapped Swamy and threw him out of the Mandapam, say-
ing, “You, who eat the food of harijans have no right to enter the
temple premises”. After this incident Swamy lost interest in the
village. Later on Sri Kannam Venkama Naidu faced many troubles,
went on losing weight and breathed his last.
One day some wicked people of that village who were of
Swamy’s age called him for lunch. Swamy accepted their invita-
tion. Wishing to insult Swamy, the mean persons cooked meat and
were awaiting Gurudeva’s arrival. What is that the Divine Master
cannot know? To teach them a lesson the divinity incarnate placed
burning faggots on his head and two more on his shoulders and
came to the place of invitation as the Fire-God personified. Seeing
the Master as a deity of death, afraid the wicked people ran away.
From that day Swamy made a bullock cart which was lying idle in
his fields as his bed. His family members used to bring food for
him there itself. He used to work in the fields when required and
at other times used to live according to his wishes. Generally in
day time to avoid others, he used to stay alone behind a big bundle
of “Jonna Choppa”.
THOROUGH PRACTICE -
DARSHAN OF SRI SAI
One day Swamy tied a well trained bullock and an untrained
calf to the plough. As the calf was not habituated for this kind of
work It did not cooperate with the bullock and remained standing.
Swamyin a fit of anger hurt the calf. Shedding tears, it looked at
Swamy writhing in pain. As Swamy was of divine origin, filled with
compassion his heart melted. He left the plough and whip there
itself and sat under a “Uleendra” tree nearby. Those who brought
lunch for Swamy from home, not finding Swamy any where saw the
plough pointed stick and the calf which was looking back. They
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were freed from the plough so that they might graze and searched
for Gurudeva, but could not find him.
The moment Swamy hit the untrained calf with His pointed
stick and the animal looked at Him in pain, Swamy’s heart-beat
galloped. Fear gripped Him. Not knowing what to do, He could not
stand there and ran to the nearby village, Chintalatmakuru. He
used to run between the two villages shouting day and night ‘fear’,
‘fear’. Sometimes He used to ask people to shut him alone in a
house and sitting under a cot used to shout ‘fear’, ‘fear’. His rela-
tives thinking that He had become mad, tortured him by forcing to
take different herbal medicines. He also went to Balaji Raopeta
which was three miles away from Chintalatmakuru. In those days
Swamy used to go to the place where lambs and sheep were kept
and used to sleep there on the stem of palmyra leaves (thati matta).
He used to take food at nights, if offered by the shepherds. Early
in the morning He used to go deep into the forests away from the
human habitat and used to comeback to the place where the sheep
were kept at night.
When this routine was being continued, the relatives at
Nagula Vellaturu unable to trace Swamy, came to Balaji Raopeta
and came to know the above facts. They asked local people to
catch hold of Swamy, tie him and inform them. That night when
Swamy returned to that place to take rest, with great difficulty ten
strong people could capture and tied him and then they sent word
to Nagula Vellaturu. Again the villagers at Nagula Vellaturu tor-
tured him using various herbal lotions. He escaped again and
started living in the fields as before.
(These incidents were narrated by Sri Gutta Ramaiah Garu, a
native of Balaji Raopeta on Sunday night 17.01.88 at Guru Nilayam)
One day when Sri. Swamy was hiding behind a “Jonna Chappa”,
on the village outskirts in the fields, a saint wearing a white
“Kaphni” gave him Darshan. It was noon time. The Saint asked
Swamy that he wanted milk. Immediately Swamy went to the vil-
lage and got milk with sugar mixed in a vessel and gave hospital-
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ity to the Saint. The great Saint accepted Swami’s hospitality with
great joy and wrote on the Swamy’s tongue some Bijaksharas (holy
letters of initiation). We strongly believe that the great Saint is
none other than Shirdi Sai baba. As a proof I am narrating a real
incident to the readers.
Sri Vaman Bhai Patel visited the temple of Sri Somanath at
the young age of eight years around 1881 or 1882 A.D. He saw a
muslim faqir outside the temple. He saw the faqir later many times
around the temple. After 29 years in 1911 he was astonished when
he saw the same Fakir at Shirdi. He was told by the villagers that
for the last 50 years Baba had never left Shirdi. But he told them
that he saw this same mahatma near Somanath temple.
It is astonishing that these incarnations co-existed in the same
period, displaying leelas of each other.
At that time Sri Swamy’s age was about twenty five. Swamy
lost alI worldly interests but as some responsibilities were yet to
be fulfilled, He decided to complete them, Therefore he left his
village and did agriculture at East Khambampadu and made ar-
rangements that these earnings be given to his parents. He gave
his share of his ancestral property to his sister Mangamma and
thus became free from all worldly bondages, seeking the protec-
tion of the divine power. The Swamy with discriminative intellect
moved from that place, reached a Margosa tree on the outskirts of
Madapalli village. Noticing that the branches of that huge tree
were hanging into the middle of a big well, he decided that the
place is suitable for his Sadhana. From that day, twisting both his
legs to the branches of tree and hanging downwards into the well,
day and night he was engrossed in various ascetic practices.
At the time of these practices, when he used to lose con-
sciousness in the process of linking Jeevatma with Paramatma and
attaining self-realization, the body which was being supported by
the branches losing the grip, used to fall in the well. The body of
five elements getting contact with water, which is one of the ele-
ments, came back to consciousness, with an intense desire to
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merge in God, never leaving dedication to Yoga again and again
and started it’s Sadhana for liberation. Hanging like a bat from the
tree, he was always immersed in Tapas. In this Sadhana, cleans-
ing himself of the sins of many lives, developing the noble instincts
of previous births, he continued meditation. He dedicated one full
year in ascetic practices and conquering the illusion of sleep, he
reached the state of continuous awakening.
By that time, Gurudeva was about 27 years.
After finishing these practices endowed with continuous
knowledge, strength and Tejas to get control over Mula Prakruti,
which is made up of Satwa, Rajas and Tamo Gunas and is the form
of Vishnu; Swamy who had a physical body, invisible to anyone,
went straight to Penchalakona. Swamy spent some time in Upasana
in the caves not seen by others. In the course of that Upasana,
Swamy remained hidden from all, spent some time behind the
bushes on the north side of the temple of Sri Lakshmi. During
those days, it rained one day in torrents continuing till mid-night
and the water was overflowing all over. It was dark on the new
moon day. Unable to find any way and unable to bear the gush of
flowing waters, he strongly embraced the trunk of a tree. Swamy
felt that there was something very smooth between him and the
tree and thought that in the dark night if he missed the grapple
hold, he would be washed away in the rushing waters. He enjoyed
the smooth touch between him and-the tree till early morning. As
the dawn came and the rush of the waters reduced, Swamy also
loosened his grip on the tree. Oh! What a great surprise, through-
out the dark night between Swamy and the tree, the Adishesha
himself slept as a bed. It is the duty of Adishesha to serve Maha
Vishnu as a bed in “Vaikunta” and because Swamy was an incar-
nation of Srimann Narayana, Adisesha Himself served him by of-
fering his body as a bed. What else can we say other than that of
Gurudeva who is the Divinity Incarnate. Then Swamy separated
himself from the tree. Adishesha with the satisfaction of perform-
ing its duty, simply moved away.
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THE POWER OF PENANCE
(TAPOYOGA) AT PENCHALAKONA
When Swamy was in Penchalakona for some days, he used to
sleep on the compound wall of a choultry constructed by some
business people of Nellore and used to drink water from a nearby
canal. In those days he generally used to go to the forest on the
mountains early in the morning and after coming back in the
evening, he used to relax on the compound wall of the choultry.
What sort of food he used to take in those days? Only God knows.
What intense practices he performed throughout the day in the
mountains and forests, one cannot even guess. During this sadhana
period, one day Swamy was climbing the Southern hills towards
.the West of Penchalakona temple. On the way he had to go through
bushes full of thorns (undra-chandra kampa). After going some
distance he was unable to move forward. When he tried to return
back it was not possible. While the dusk was descending, a pecu-
liar incident took place. When Swamy was unable to find the way,
a person attired as a worshipper of Basava (Jangama Veshadhari)
questioned, standing behind Swamy, “ayya, what are you search-
ing for?” Immediately Swamy replied that he was unable to find
the way. The person asked Swamy to follow him. Following the
man dressed as a Jangama, Swamy came down the mountain and
reached the four pillared Mandapam. Then the man vanished be-
hind the tree. Since Swamy was an incarnation of divinity, God Him-
self showed the way as a man dressed in a tribal attire. What
great luck it was that we could see and serve the physical incarna-
tion of God who in this age of Kali was shown the path by God
Himself. Let us remember our Gurudeva and think how blessed we
are! None can determine a value to our lives. That is why the words
that Gurudeva made me to utter in Gurustuti as, ‘it is our good
fortune that we are able to serve your feet. It is the result of pious
deeds done in many earlier lives”, are literally true.
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During this period of Upasana by Sri Swamy, when he was
sitting in the Ammanni Devstanam, from the west door of Penchala
Swamy Devasthanam Sanctum Sanctorum (Garbhagudi), an old
Brahmin came out with a stick in his hand, wearing wooden san-
dals and shining brilliantly. Swamy in complete humility and devo-
tion by seeing this mahatma from a distance went forward to re-
ceive him. It seems that the divine form which came out from the
Garbha Gudi of Sri Pemchalakona Narasimha Swamy Devasthanam
entered into Swamy himself.
I am narrating a quotation of Gurudeva from Geethamrutham:
“Myself and Penchala Narasimha Swamy are one and the
same”
It has already been made clear to us that Swamy was an in-
carnation of Sri Maha Vishnu, when Adishesha himself rested un-
der him as a bed in the midst of flowing waters in Penchalakona
forest.
When in the mountains Swamy said that he was unable to
find the way, that is the path of liberation, Parameshwara Himself
appeared as Jangam Veshadhari. This itself is enough to conclude
that Swami was of Shivamsha (part of Siva). The merging of the
brilliant divine form shining with Brahmavarchhas coming out of
Penchala Narasimha Swamy’s temple proves that Swamy was of
Brahmamsha (part of Brahma) also.
The above three incidents prove that Swamy was not a hu-
man but a combination of the Holy Trinity - Brahma, Vishnu,
Maheshwara. Swamy was an absolute Para Brahma. He was the
combined form of Brahma, Vishnu and Maheswara in physical form
(in accordance with the necessity) of a Kaliyuga Daivam. God in-
carnates Himself in the human form to dictate dharma to human-
ity. That is what Sri Krishna told Arjuna in Bhagavad Gita. To keep
his promise of “Sambhavami Yuge Yuge” God incarnated himself
in many forms to help mankind and our Gurudeva, Venkaiah Swamy
is one of them.
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KANWA MAHARSHI – DARSHAN OF RISHIS
– MANIFESTATION OF THE UNIVERSAL
GODDESS (JAGANMATHA)
Thus, Swamy spent three years in ascetic practices at Penchala
Kona, The age of Swamy was about 30 years at that time. One day
when Swamy was in deep meditation, Sri Kanwa Maharshi appeared
before him. Swamy with extreme joy prostrated before him and
satisfied him by his services. Sri. Kanwa Maharshi invited Swamy
to come with him to a distant place and touched the eyes of Swamy
with his divine hands and placed his thumb between Swami’s eye-
brows. In an instant Swamy found himself along with Kanwa
Maharshi in a cave at Ahobilam (a mountain dedicated to Sri
Narasimha Swamy). At Ahobilam, Sri Kanwa Maharshi and
Swamyhad the darshan of 101 Maharshis. Swamy showed due re-
spect to all and served them. Then Sri Kanwa Maharshi told the
Rishis as follows... ‘O! Mahatmas, I told whatever I knew com-
pletely to this great man. All of you should also grant your powers
to this man’. Saying so, he vanished. Swamy served the Rishis
there for three and half days and learned the vidyas’ and shaktis’
from them. On the noon of the fourth day, Swamy found himself on
the outskirts of Ahobilam forest. Swamy did not know from which
way he had entered the caves and came out. He could not even
find a trace of the 101 Rishis he had served.
Of the 101 Rishis, some Rishis took only air as food, hanging
with heads down from the branches of trees, leaving the physical
bodies to the vagaries of Sun and Varuna. Some did Tapas in
Seershasana (a yogic feat), some had deer and tiger skins as
asanas and some were completely naked. What Swamy gained in
the three and half days he spent with these Deva Rishis, one don’t
know. Only He alone knew. From that day onwards, forgetting thirst
and hunger Swamy entered a state of other worldly bliss. Elders
call this state as an infinite eternal bliss devoid of all external
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worldly affairs. In those days Swamy used to wear a piece of jute
cloth as lion cloth (koupina) and used to tie another jute cloth to
his head and carry an axe on his shoulders like Parasurama. In this
state of internal bliss, forgetting the external world, for thirteen
years Swamy wandered all over India from Cape comerin to
Himalayas. I am reproducing the divine words of Gurudeva as proof
of this.
“Venkaiah walked for thirteen years.” Thus Gurudeva spent
his days in mountains and forests doing purifying rites and pen-
ances. In this period the Divine Mother appeared before him and
showered Her Grace on him. The utterances of Gurudeva from the
Gitamrutam are direct evidences.
2nd chapter : 95th Geetha: Mysore king should think.
98th Geetha : Then Swamy saw God.
162nd Geetha : The Mysore King gave Dalam Swamy.
Explanation:
Gurudeva Bhagavan Sri Sri Sri Venkaiah Swamy conquering
jealousy, hatred, greed and attachment through self control, es-
tablished the Paramatma in Himself, that is, he could win over
creation (Srusti), preservation (Sthiti) and destruction (Laya). He
became the lord of nine kinds of riches (navanidhi), eight kinds of
Sidhis and other various powers. For some time he did tapas in the
presence of Penchalakona Narasimha Swamy. For some time he
did tapas in the presence of Chamundeswari Mahasakthi. He real-
ized Paramatma there and became a part of Him. Throughout the
period of the penance Swamy exercised total self control, eating
only leaves. At that time, not giving prominence to the rules and
regulations of caste, creed and religion, treating all as himself,
giving them due respect, he used to accept the offerings of
Jaggayya and Pitchayya of Mala Caste. Compassion is the great-
est of all mantras. This is mantra of the wish-fulfilling tree
(kalpavruksha), said Gopala Krishna, that is, Sri Krishna Paramatma.
In compassion exist all the divinities. Compassion envelopes all
directions. There is no other way for liberation than compassion.
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ARRIVAL AT MADRAS
Swamy being blessed by the Divine Mother, not knowing thirst
and hunger roamed for thirteen years. At last he took rest on the
steps of the Madras High Court. Swamy had roamed all over the
world thirteen years. By that time Swamy was 42 years old. When
the Swamy awakened again, the worldly ties were re-established
and he became thirsty and hungry. At that time he wrapped a
gunny bag to the waist, sporting a gunny cloth as a headgear and an
axe on his shoulder and the financial condition was nil. From that
day hunger and thirst which are basic necessities to every human
being reappeared. Full of hunger, he did not know whom to ask
and how to ask! He heard the sound of a running machine coming
from a nearby building and was attracted by it. When Swamy went
there he found that it was a groundnut mill. Our father standing
before the building, seeing the heaps of groundnuts asked, “ayya!
I am hungry. Please give me some groundnuts”. The proprietor of
the mill seeing Mahatma, with full reverence said, “ayya! On that
corner are the nuts! Eat to your satisfaction but please do not take
them outside”. He added “you can come at any time you want and
consume groundnuts to your satisfaction”. Swamy sat before the
heap of groundnuts and ate. Later he said he was not aware of the
quantity he had consumed. We do not know what amount of hun-
ger the illusion of Kali created in our Swamy, who before that had
not eaten for thirteen years. This was told by Swamy to his de-
voted disciple Sri Chalama Naidu. After satisfying his hunger with
groundnuts, naturally he felt thirsty. When the Narayana incarnate
Swamy came out, he saw before him at a distance the waves of
the ocean. Immediately he went to the sea and drank sea water,
quenching his thirst. He went directly to the High Court buildings,
relaxing on the steps he went to sleep.
For two days he slept and when he woke up, said, ‘five Judges
wrote the accounts.” When he felt hungry, he used to eat ground-
nuts at the mill and drink water from the sea. At present people
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An artistic imagination of how Gurudeva looked-alike
at the age of 42 years, wrapping a gunny cloth to His waist,
sporting a gunny cloth as a headgear and so on.
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are worshiping Venkaiah Swamy as their Lord, their God and a great
saint. But at that time even though the external appearance of
Swamy was repulsive, how great and noble was the proprietor of
that groundnut mill, who reverentially invited Gurudeva. Because
of the pious actions of his past lives, he gave hospitality for some
years when the Swamy was hungry! We offer our heart felt
namaskarams to that lucky person. We do not hear of any person
who survived in this Kaliyuga after drinking the sea waters. Even
in the puranas it is said that Mahamuni Agasthya is the only per-
son who drank the sea waters.
How lucky we are that we could serve this Yuga Purusha, Di-
vinity Incarnate, seeing him and telling about him to others.
In those days Swamy used to tie a gunny bag around his waist,
placing an axe on his shoulders with another gunny bag covering
his physical body. Swamy used to take rest on the steps of the high
court, eating ground nuts when hungry and drinking sea water when
thirsty. At other times he used to roam in the streets of Madras. In
those days on a hot summer day, before the houses of the wealthy
people, he saw smooth mattresses, pillows and covers made of
velvet being kept in the sun for drying. When he saw them, for a
moment, Swamy felt an urge to sleep on them. To teach a lesson
to the mind which was craving a smooth bed for the comfort of the
physical body, immediately he went to the outskirts of the city where
the plants of “Nagajamudu” (a kind of cactus plant with sharp
poisonous thorns) were growing, axed and laid them as a bed. At
that time a man saw this from a great distance and fearing that a
mad man was rolling on the thorns and might die, came running
there. Even then Swamy was engrossed in his work and did not
notice the person or hear the sound of the new comer near him.
The passerby asked Swamy, ‘being a normal human being, why
are you behaving like this?’. Afraid as if, Swamy answered, “ayya,
this (mind) wanted a silk bed, that’s why I have prepared this bed.
This desire is now fulfilled”. When the stranger saw the back of
Swamy thinking that a number of thorns had pierced and blood
might be oozing, was astonished to see that there was not a single
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sign of thorns piercing the skin or any trace of blood. Instead, all
the thorns of Nagajamudu were flattened. Seeing this peculiar
scene, the traveller understood that Swamy was a great man and
ran away to tell the nearby people about the miracle. When a large
group of people came to have darashan of this Mahatma, he qui-
etly disappeared from there knowing well that people would not
allow him to move freely. He went directly to the railway station
and started roaming near the railway station.
In those days hundreds of workers (coolies) were engaged
on the Egmore railway line. Seeing Swamy, they asked if he de-
sired to work. Gurudeva immediately accepted and worked as a
coolie on a wage of six annas per day. After working for a few
days like this, a very peculiar incident happened. One day, due to
some signal fault on the Madras - Rameswaram line, two trains
came opposite to each other on the same track. Recognizing that a
disastrous accident is likely to occur in a few moments, the Divin-
ity Incarnate, protector of the helpless, Swamy jumped between
the two approaching trains about to collide, stretched both his
hands and ordered the two trains to stop. As per Gurudeva’s order,
both the trains approaching fast in opposite direction have instantly
stopped.
‘Jumped in between the two thundering trains,
Shouting at the Godly mandate to ‘stop’,
The trains came to a screeching halt
They sang glories of the Swamy in hope.’
The helpless drivers who were aware of the imminent acci-
dent were astonished and were unable to guess how the trains
had come to a sudden halt. Hundreds of travellers who were sure
of going to the other world, and were in a terrified state, took some
time to learn that they were safe and realized the great miracu-
lous help rendered by Swamy. The one who saves people from the
clutches of death is the Lord Himself. The officials and coolies
working there realized that Swamy who had saved the lives of so
many people was not a colleague of theirs but a God in human
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form. The travellers singing praises and hailing Swamy did
circumbulations (pradakshinas) to him for saving their lives and
offered heaps of money. Our Gurudeva is beyond the grip of worldly
ties and attractions of money. The moment the passengers real-
ized His greatness, anticipating that they would not allow him to
move from that place, behaving like an insane person, Swamy es-
caped from there. It seems that he roamed in and around Madras
for a period of about four years.
DARSHAN OF KANCHI VARADARAJA
SWAMY – VISIT TO RAJAPADMAPURAM
Swamy reached Kanchi from Madras. At Kanchi, Swamy used
to stay in the Devasthanam of Sri Varadaja Swamy. At
Rajapadmapuram, near Kanchi, relatives of Swamy were large in
number. They generally used to go to Kanchi to get household items.
Wondering that mad Venkaiah was there, they came together and
took him to Rajapadmapuram. Swamy installed the idol of Sri
Narasimha Swamy there. He used to visit the Devasthanam of Sri
Alamgedu Nataraja Swamy which was near by. The people of
Rajapadmapurarn who first thought that Swamy was mad, after
understanding his divine leelas, started worshipping him as ‘God’
with utmost reverence. Gurudeva was completely non-attached.
He ate, but did not know the taste. He did not enjoy the scenes
whatever he saw. In celibacy he was equal to Lord Hanuman. He
did not show any interest in any thing. He was pure, conscious
and completely detached. Not seeing any thing, he was a ‘com-
plete Yogi’. Such a Mahatma keeps away from worldly pleasures.
Therefore, Swamy not showing any interest in the honours given
by people, slowly left that place. For some time he lived in moun-
tains and forests of Tirupathi, Penchalakona, Srisailam and
Badrachalam, performing various penances (tapas). Calculating the
Karmas of many lives with the full knowledge and staying here
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and there he came back to Nellore District after one year. There
Swamy went to a place by name Chenna Reddy near Lakshmipurum
which is about a mile from Duttaluru Village. He constructed for
himself an ashram with the help of revered Sri Keshava Avadhuta
and Sri Subbayya Swamy. Swamy was 48 years of age. There these
three Mahatmas spent two years together. From there they went
to Kakuvaripalli which is about two miles north of Kotiteertham,
constructed an ashram (hermitage) and spent two years there also.
After that, Swamy never stayed permanently in any town or village
but used to roam around all the villages and nearby places, such
as ... Madapalle, Koti Teerdham. Teluguraya Puram, Penna Badvelu,
Isukapalli, Revuru, Minagallu, Venkatareddy Palle,. Kothapalle,
Kachadevarayapalle, Bedusupalle, Srinivasa Purum,
Ananthasagaram, Talupuru, Cherlopalle, KulIuru, Rajupalem,
Mudugedu, Inukurthi and Deegani. These were some of the places
he frequented. We are not capable of numerating the places where
divinity can roam. But with the details I could gather, I have given
the names of some of the villages. Can human beings say that the
divine physical form pervading every where is located at a particu-
lar place?
One can be recognized as an incarnation if He conforms to
the requisites detailed in ‘Brahma Sutras’ 111-3-32. He roams all
over the world as Omnipotent and Omnipresent. Even though he
moves in this world, he is always engrossed in Brahman and there
is nothing in this world which can lure him. Likewise, our Sadguru
incarnated as an Avatara in this Kaliyuga. He was Omnipotent and
Omnipresent. The entire population saw him as Sri Venkaiah Swamy
who left a few indications of his movements and thereby bestowed
great blessings on us. What else can He be other than God incar-
nate?
Y
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PRACTICE OF YOGA AT KAPILA WELLS
The physical body of Paramatma was now 52 years old. Dur-
ing his wanderings Swamy used to do tapas, hanging with head
down in the wells situated in the garden on the outskirts of the
villages. The farmers who used to take their bullocks for agricul-
tural purposes early in the mornings and seeing Swamy there, ac-
cepted him as the incarnation of divinity and not desiring to dis-
turb his tapas, silently brought back their bullocks. In each garden
Swamy used to spend two or three days in tapas in that manner.
The farmers intending not to disturb the incarnation of divinity used
to stop all their routine activities during the stay of Swamy in their
gardens. They again started their routine when Swamy finished
his tapas. Some times Swamy in the period of his tapas losing his
grip of the tree used to fall in the well. Again he used to get-up and
start his tapas as usual. After performing tapas for two or three
days at one place, he used to shift his location to another garden.
Gurudeva being happy with the devotion and faith of Sri Podaparthi
Narasappa Naidu, a resident of Madapalle village stayed longer in
the premises of his house and sanctified it by the dust of his feet.
Sri Naidu who was loved by the Swamy was afraid of water be-
cause he did not know swimming. The All Knowing Gurudeva to
remove the fear of water of his devotee asked him to Iie on water.
Without thinking of the pros and cons he followed the order. That
is how a disciple should have complete faith in His Master.
Gurudeva, the Necatarine Form, whoever approach him, is capable
of making them immortal. The Guru Swamy is capable of creating
anything by mere wish. He does not need any means to get re-
sults. For the pious soul of Sri Naidu, the word of Gurudeva who
was divinity incarnate was enough. From that day onwards, he could
lie flat even on fast flowing waters without any fear by chanting
the name of Gurudeva.
Gurudeva spent four days in his tapas going to one of the
gardens. Every day going with his bullocks, the proprietor after
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having darshan of Swamy used to come back silently. The propri-
etor seeing that the garden was drying due to lack of sufficient
watering was greatly worried and was counting every moment for
Swamy to break his tapas. He was waiting in great concern with-
out causing any disturbance to Swamy. On the fifth day, the divin-
ity incarnate approached to the edge of the well after finishing his
tapas. As soon as Swamy stopped his penance, the proprietor
started drawing the water from the well with the help of the bul-
locks. Swamy started diverting the water that was being drawn out
from the well towards a waste land. Swamy said, ‘that was the
wish of God’. The proprietor continued to draw the water, greatly
worried about the wastage of the water. Seeing this creative activ-
ity (channeling the drawn water to wasteland without allowing it
to wet the garden) with great anger the proprietor attempted to
push Swamy by placing his hands on the throat shouting, “for four
days you did not allow me to supply water to the garden and now
when I am working hard to wet the trees, you are wasting water
like this’. Swamy going two or three yards ahead, showed Abhaya
Hastham (a gesture of assurance of protection) lifting his right
hand. The proprietor thinking that Swamy was showing some signs
with his hands, looked back. He had a very peculiar experience.
The land on which the bullocks and the bullock driver who was
sitting on the platform rose to a height of one foot and were about
to fall into the well. By the effect of Swamy’s Abhaya Hastham,
the two bullocks and the bullock driver seemed as if they were
coming back to their original position. It is to be witnessed to be
understood. The farmer with great repentance and grief for his
wicked action, out of deep fear fell at the lotus feet of Swamy and
sought protection. Gurudeva who was an incarnation of Parabrahma
Himself, the root cause of the entire creation, Srishti, Sthithi and
Laya happening in Himself could see any being different from Him-
self. That is why He is the divinity incarnate. The Anadha Rakshaka
(the protector of the helpless) and Apadbhandhava (the relation of
all those who are in trouble), dayapethudu (one who is full of com-
passion), with great love excused the farmer.
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Love never abuses. Love never searches for the faults. Love
endures what ever may be the difficulties with utmost patience.
God means Love. Love is God. To realize the Love of Incar-
nate, the only way is Love. The goal is also Love. Such people who
tread that path shall invite the ‘love of God’ into their hearts and
they will always enjoy the privilege of keeping affinity with the
God.
When God is available to us, when He is moving along with
us, it is good to invite him into our hearts. From that day, people
started praising the miraculous powers of Gurudeva with thousands
of voices and realizing, Swamy as an incarnation of Sriman Narayana,
they sought his blessings.
ASSESSMENT OF GOD
God = Divinity – Angels – Brahmam
The ways = The farmer, the tax given to the king for the land
Karma, means the creation of the Universe
Akarma, means Parabrahman (inactivity)
Gurudeva diverted a part of the water drawn by the farmer
towards dry fields. Swamysaid that this action was His divine act.
Land is the visible God. Every type of energy can be found
in the Earth. The Mother earth contains in herself the element of
water which gives energy to the whole humanity. The agricultur-
ists cultivate only the land which they think fertile and by their
hard work and service they harvest the grains required for the
mankind. Hard work always gives good result. They not only get
DhanyaIakshmi (food grains) but also get money. So their physical
requirements are also fulfilled and therefore they live in content-
ment in the world according to the wheel of time.
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Creation is equal throughout and we cannot divide it as fer-
tile and non-fertile. In the eyes of God everything in the world is a
divine creation. Some people live in the illusion that only a part of
the land is fertile. As every thing in the Universe is Brahman there
is no differentiation as fertile and non-fertile, useful and not use-
ful. God, who is All-Pervading has no limits. In this infinite limit-
less earth the powers of the Anantha (infinite) co-exist.
Not differentiating between personal and that of others and
realizing the truth that all are equal, if we make efforts, wealth can
be generated. To make this truth of creation understood by the
people, Gurudeva behaved like this.
O! Man! Being enchanted by life, squeezed with different ten-
sions and working only for worldly desires, do not waste your Life.
Try to understand the creation, its root cause and realizing the
Parabrahaman, chanting the name, turn your eyes towards His
message.
‘Feed the hunger - Save the sufferer’
“With love and compassion towards all beings we should live
in this world” is the great message which the Parahbrahma incar-
nate Bhagavan Sri Sri Sri Venkaiah Swamy gives to us in this age.
Giving directions, ‘to turn our lives towards light’ is the mes-
sage of Kaliyuga Avatara, Gurudeva.
Inner Meaning
Gurudeva who is a Parahbrahmam Himself, after tapas used
the stream of his tejas i.e., illumination in the form of water to
make the barren land fertile. He gave water to hearts which were
dark with illusion i.e., he illumined their hearts.
Special Meaning
Asthi - Bhathi - Priyam
Asthi - That which exists - eternal
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Bhathi – The self illumination
Priyam - That which gives favourable results at all times and
places.
In this world, it is the Parabrahman which is truth and eternal.
It is the Parabrhamam which is self-illuminating. It is the light
which gives to beings what is liked by them or good for them. The
process of self-surrender to the Lord of the world in search of truth
is the tax the human being has to pay in order to reach the eternal
self-illuminating god.
The public who called him as mad Venkaiah are now serving
him as divinity incarnate repeating his name as “Venkaiah Swamy”.
Wherever tapas Swamy did in a garden to divert the waters as a
stream, that land became very fertile and gave more yield to the
farmer making him rich. All the fields which were touched by His
Holy Feet became fertile. The owners of the fields who did not
benefit by Bhagavan’s Foot touch, observing the wealth generated
by the fields were lucky enough to get the privilege of His touch.
In contrary, those who tired to produce more yield, provided more
water and fertilizers but could not obtain even half of the crop
produced by the lands sanctified by His Feet. They could not com-
pete with these fields and the difference can be seen very clearly.
Realizing the truth, farmers awaited his arrival at their gardens
with a thousand eyes. Whom to bless, where, how and when …
only Swamy knew. Human being can never understand. He used to
bestow His Grace only on those who serve Him with body, mind
and soul (Trikarana suddhi). He never cared for the allurements.
Those house holders who were graced by Swamy used to look af-
ter the needs of Swamy and serve him in all respects. Hearing
about the miracles of Swamy, the nearby villagers came in large
crowds seeking his grace and blessings. The omniscient, omnipo-
tent Swamy, unfolding their past, present and future, used to give
them protective blessings from their impending dangers. He also
bestowed them with sufficient patience and energy to bear diffi-
culties and sanctioned both the worldly and heavenly happiness.
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Sri Koteswara Swamy atKotiteerdham
Goddess Parvathi at
Sri Koteswara Swamy
Temple
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KOTITEERDHAM - THE SHRINE -
ITS IMPORTANCE
The abode of Lord Koteswara with Goddess Parvathi at
Kotiteertham, a village situated on the southern side of river Penna,
Atmakur Taluk, Nellore District, is an ancient and very sacred place.
Legends say that Sage Parasurama installed the Shiva Linga (the
emblematic representation of Shiva) during the Treta Yuga. Siva
means auspicious. He established this to keep the creation happy.
It was known as Dakshina Kasi, i.e., ‘Southern Benares’. Later it
was covered by and got buried in the earth. A shepherd was going
there with his cows every day. One among the cows was going
there and offering milk to the Shiva Linga and joining the other
cows silently in the evening. This cow, the blessed soul, had been
doing this without any hindrance or hesitation. One day, an inci-
dent of rare virtue and opportunity was witnessed by this spiritu-
ally-ignorant shepherd. Being illiterate, uncultured and brutal, in a
state of emotion he hit the Linga with his axe.
The traces of damage on the head of the Linga can be noticed
even now. As a result, the shepherd became blind then and there
itself and started crying. Having realized the sin he had commit-
ted, begging pardon for his unholy act, he began to render service
to the Lord. After some days Lord Shiva got pleased and restored
back his eye sight. He felt thrilled with the regaining of his eye
sight and constructed a small temple there as a mark of gratitude.
In this way the miraculous power of Lord Shiva was made known to
the world. Later Kotiraju, a feudal king was travelling through this
area with his men and money packed on the backs of cows. From a
distance they noticed a gang of robbers approaching them on horses.
The king then surrendered at the Feet of Lord Shiva, situated on a
southern side of the river Penna and decided to construct a grand
temple for the Lord if he safely reached his country. They crossed
the river and reached the other bank before the thieves could ap-
proach them. But as soon as they all reached the other side safely,
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The Moraceae (Marri -
Ficus benghalensis) tree
planted by Gurudeva at
Kotiteerdham
The stones that have been transported onelephants and laid as steps at the bathing-ghat
on the banks of river Penna
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Late Sri Chinnappa Naidu, brother of Gurudeva,
who reached the divine abode on 09.10.1991
The birth-place of ‘Gurudeva’ at Nagula Vellaturuvillage, Nellore Dist., AP
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the river at once was flooded with water, giving no chance for the
thieves to cross the river and reach them. The king who was greatly
benefited by this miracle, kept his word. He engaged elephants for
carrying huge boulders and constructed wide steps so that the river
water might not enter the temple. The temples of Lord Subrahmanya
on the South West, Goddess Parvathi in the North West were also
constructed. It is believed that great saints come and pay homage
to the Swamy at nights.
Many people have attained salvation here. To quote a few,
His Holiness Sri Kesava Avadhuta, Sri Papayya Swamy, Sri Subbaiah
Swamy, Sri Yagna Siddhi Sadananda Baba, Bhagavan Sri Sri Sri
Venkaiah Swamy, Brahma Sri Ramanaiah are some.
His Holiness Sri Kesava Avadhuta was born in 1932 (approxi-
mately) at Akkwlaya Palle of Kadapa District. He was a Digambara
and his Samadhi is at Akkulayapelle.
His holiness Sri Papayya Swamy was born at Kottavangulu
village of Kavall Taluk, Nellore District. He attained salvation in
the year 1940. His Holiness Sri Yanga Siddhi Sadananda Baba
merged with God in the year 1977 at Rekkamaru village, Kadiri
town of Anathapur District.
Those who take bath in the holy Penna river, do Pradakshinas
(going round the temple premises) and serve the Lord, they are
sure to be released from the clutches of their previous bad Karma
and would attain Salvation. We can now see a huge Banyan tree
flourishing well with its branches to the North East of Lord
Koteeswara. It was planted by Bhagavan Sri Sri Sri Venkaiah Swamy.
These details were given on 09-12-87 in Nellore by Bhramarshi
Sri Ramanaiah Swamy varu who built a platform around this Ban-
yan tree planted by Venkaiah Swamy. He also built a Gita Mandir
on the north side. His mother, late Smt Subbamma planted a Ban-
yan tree in the east, opposite to the main entrance. It has now
grown big and Sri Ramanaiah Swamy performed Maha Rudra Yagna
under this tree. Our Gurudeva reached this grand place of the pi-
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ous Kotiteertham, the abode of Lord Shiva.
Prayer
The trees come running when so ordered
The Fire, The Wind and The Waters obey your orders
I am unable to extol your miracles,
Lead on my pen! 0 Venkaiah Swamy !
While Swamy was at Koti Teertham, He used to wrap the gunny
piece as his loin-cloth (koupeenam). He used to tie the country
twine around his waist with pieces of rope (which was used to
draw water from the well) on his head like a turban. He had a
piece of rope with fire, keeping it in his left hand and seeming to
be an incarnation of Parasurama, wandered all over.
Swamy used to cut huge trees which were located in the
Temple of Sri Eswar. The logs which men cannot easily carry were
put in the Holy Fire (dhuni) throughout the day and night. One day
a very big margosa (vepa) tree was cut with axes by ten strong
men working for the whole day and they tried to carry that log
towards the Dhuni, but their efforts were in vain. They were disap-
pointed and felt very much for their helplessness and decided to
bring a cart to carry the log. Thus thinking, they returned to the
homes. Early next morning they reached the spot where the log
was left with all the essential items in a bullock cart. The log was
not there, nor were there any signs of its removal. By whom and
when it was taken away? The huge tree which was intended for
the sake of Divya Yagna was not found in the vicinity. Not finding
the log, people ran towards Gurudeva and found the log blazing in
the fire. They were perplexed on seeing the log burning in dhuni
which was helplessly left by them on the earlier day. In astonish-
ment and full of awe they became silent spectators to the scene.
Recovering from their senses after some time, they felt sad for
their inability to perform the pious task, fell at the Lotus Feet of
Swamy and asked, ‘how could the huge tree trunk was brought
single handedly, which all of us were not even able to move?’. Thus,
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expressing their doubt they stood’ with folded hands in all humility
before Swamy. Swamy, pleased with their devotion looked at them
in compassion and with smile playing on his lips said, ‘ayya, will it
not come if I order’? Purified by the looks of the Omnipotent Lord,
having full faith that Gurudeva was divinity incarnate, they ap-
plied the Divine Dust of His Lotus Feet on their heads. With peace
obtained by the divine blessings, immersed in the bliss of the
experience, they reluctantly left for their homes.
While Gurudeva was at the temple of Sri Koteswara Swamy,
Podapati Penchala Naidu got an opportunity to serve the Lotus
Feet of Gurudeva. One day Swamy was suffering from uncontrol-
lable malaria fever and shiveringly began to moan. Penchala Naidu
who was in the service of Swamy, seeing the physical suffering of
Gurudeva was in an inexplicable mental state, not knowing how to
deal with the situation! Helpless, he came near the lotus feet of
Swamy and imagining the suffering of Gurudeva to be his own,
losing courage and with sorrowful looks kept on looking at Swamy.
After some time Gurudeva slipped into sleep. Sri Naidu also felt
weak and tired. Though the mind of Sri Naidu was telling that it
was his responsibility to look after Swamy, yet because of fatigue
Sri Naidu went to sleep. Around mid-night, Sri Naidu woke-up sud-
denly in great excitement and looked towards the place where
Swamy was lying down. He found no one on the bed. He searched
all around for Gurudeva, but he did not find him any where. Suffer-
ing with Malaria fever and with unbearable body pains, where might
Swamy have gone? Naidu searched every where. At last with some
hope in mind he walked towards the Penna river. Swamy who suf-
fered unbearable pains during that night was actively swimming
in the Penna river. Where was the malaria fever? How was he
swimming in the coldwater? What kind of co-relation was there
between these two actions? The man who does such unusual acts
in this Kaliyuga has no hope of survival.
While ‘creating’, He dons the role of Brahma, while ‘preserv-
ing’ He acts as Vishnu and while ‘destructing’ He performs like
Maheswara. Creation, Preserving and destruction, though the three
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are different in physical aspect and three names are used for the
above three actions, in real the three are one (ekarupa).
In reality the whole universe is the expression of the Omni-
present God who is only One. Nothing else is there. That one and
only one Parabrahman, according to Yuga Dharma is taking innu-
merable names and forms (rupas) with the influence of his great
Maya in order to bless his devotees.
In this Yuga, Bhagavan Sri Sri Sri Venkaiah Swamy has show-
ered his blessings on all of us as the incarnation of Parabrahman .
For the humanity which is struggling in the ocean of ‘sansara’
and is burdened with Asta Madhas (eight prides) and Arishad
Vargas (six enemies), the only way to get salvation is to serve
Him. This was the message. For such divinity incarnate, these small
plays are mere fun!
Om Saranam Saranam Saranam Bhagavan
All capable (sarva samartha) Sadguru, God of Gods (Devadideva) Saranam Saranam.
Om Saranam Saranam Saranam Saranam, the form of Shiva (sivarupa)
Noble among the Gurus (Guru-kulasresta). Mahabhaga Saranam Saranam.
Om Saranam Saranam Saranam
Service at Your lotus feet fulfills the objective of life.
Om Saranam Saranam Saranam
Service at Your lotus feet paves the way for Salvation.
These words uttered by me by the grace of Swamy are true at
all times. If urbanity lives up to these words which are given by
Gurudeva, taking its essence, keeping it in their minds and put
them in practice will get salvation; is a certainty at all times.
Seeing his beloved follower, Swamy, with a smiling face and
glittering form came out of the river and both of them came back
to the temple.
Till that moment Sri Naidu was suffering from great mental
agony. Now seeing Swamy’s auspicious form with Brahma Tejas,
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his joy knew no bounds. Then he came to a conclusion that Swamy
whom he was serving and worshiping is none other than the ‘Cre-
ator of the Universe’. Knowing this naked truth, getting enlight-
ened, he spent his remaining life at the feet of this beloved Lord
with inexplicable love and devotion.
FIVE COGNITIVE SENSES, VIZ., HEARING,TOUCH, SIGHT, TASTE AND SMELL
In those days Swamy explained the importance of the five
elements and their Gunas as Hearing (Sabda), Touch (Sparsa), Sight
(rupa), Taste (rasa), Smell (gandha) to the world. In order to show
the importance of sound to the universe, he showed the following
experiment.
1. Sound: Its Origin
At night in the temple of Sri Koti Theertham between two rock
pillars he fixed two poles and connected them with ropes. In be-
tween these two poles he arranged seven wires. In between these
wires he arranged six small pieces of wood to keep them apart. In
between these two poles, on the seven wires he experimented
with sounds. At a distance equaling to a hand length (mooredu)
from the wires, he placed 24 small pots filled with water. Because
of the sound vibrations, water in the pots used to get evaporated.
Water was continuously refilled by Gurudeva.
Significance :
Gurudeva fixed two pillars as symbolic of contraction and ex-
pansion to the Nirvikara achala paripoorna Brahmam (which is
without changes (Nirvikara), immobile (achala)).
The two wooden sticks symbolic of night and day are bound
by the rope of illusion. Between these two wooden sticks the seven
worlds (Bhooloka, Bhuvaraloka, Suvaraloka, Maharloka, Janaloka,
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Tapoloka, Satyaloka) are symbolized by the seven strings. Between
these strings he created the six types of beings separating them
by six small wooden pieces. They are respectively (Deva, Danava,
Manava, Gandharva, Yaksha, Kinnera). Between the seven strings
of wire located in between the two Pillars, he used to succes-
sively create the sound of ‘Om’ (pranavanada), thereby activating
the seven planes. About a yard away from the strings, he used to
fill 24 earthen pots with water symbolizing the five-fold differen-
tiation of five elements. The water content in the twenty four
earthen pots was getting evaporated by the Pranavanada created
by Gurudeva. And, He would fill them with the water of river Penna.
24 Earthen Pots:
The Five vital Elements :1. Earth
2. Water
3. Fire
4. Air
5. Sky
The five-fold division of Sky (Aakasa) :
1. The knower - jeeva.
2. Mind
3. Buddhi
4. Chitta
5. Ahamkara
These, are called the inner senses (Anthah Karnana)
The Five-fold division of Air:1. Prana
2. Apaana
3. Vyana
4. Udana
5. Samana
These are known as five Vital Airs (Panchapranas)
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EXPERIMENTING ON SOUND - PURPOSE
East
Maya(illusion)
West
Night
Day
Contraction
Expansion
Bhooloka
Bhuvarloka
Maharloka
Thapoloka
Satyaloka
Janaloka
Suvarloka
D
e
v
a
North South
24 Earthen Potswith filled-in water
Danava
Manava
Gan
darva
Yak
sha
Kin
ne
ra
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The Five-fold division of Fire :1. Ears
2. Skin
3. Eyes
4. Tongue
5. Nose
These are called as sense organs by which the external knowl-
edge is obtained (Gnanendriyas)
The five-fold division of the Water :1. Sound
2. Touch
3. Form
4. Taste
5. Smell
These are called the Pancha Tanmatras. (The measure of
elemental essence)
The five-fold division of the Earth :1. Mouth
2. Hands
3. Legs
4. Sex organs
5. Anus
These are called the tools of action (Karmendriyas)
The fundamental basis of all the five elements is the
Nirvikaara, Achala, Paripoorna, Brahman. This Parabrahman is the
Parameswara.
That absolute Parabrahman incarnated on the earth as
Purushottam – Bhagavan Sri Sri Sri Venkaiah Swamy. The incarna-
tion is our worshipful Gurudeva even though the five-fold division
give the number of 25, the knower (Jeeva) which is a part of the
inner senses is our Gurudeva, The Onipresent. The remaining 24
are symbolized by the earthen pots.
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These earthen pots are made up of the Earth - the grossest of
the five elements.
Nature is the total combination of five elements. Because of
the Earth which is one of the five elements of nature, every visible
object in this world must be destroyed (yeth drusyam tath nasyam).
What is visible to the physical eyes is sure to get destroyed after
some time. Therefore everything must get absorbed in the lap of
the Mother. That is why it is said that there is neither a begining
nor an end to the Mother Earth. To such as a creation, the
Parameshwara who is without a Beginning, a Mid point or an End
(Adi Madhyantha Rahita) is he Lord. The Parameswara came to
the Earth In the physical form of Gurudeva, with the physical body
consisting of the Five vital elements.
Long back He incarnated as the Lord Seshasai who handed
Amrutha (Nectar) to the Devatas. Today the five-fold physical body
incarnated as Gurudeva. According to the Yuga Dharma, he trans-
formed the virtuous water of the River Penna as ‘nectar’ and filled
it in the earthen pots. He used the earthen pots as the instru-
ments for His penance and showed ‘sound’ (sabdha) to the world.
Because of the sound vibrations of Narayana, the nectarine
water in the earthen pots used to get evaporated. Unable to bear
the Divine vibrations (Pranava Naada) of the God in Human form,
the nectarine water was unable to bear the power of vibrations.
And, unable to bear or able to move at once as a whole to seek
refuge in Brahma, the water used to evaporate (perhaps tired for
running at high pace) and thereby the water levels decreased, leav-
ing mere traces in the pots. Swamy used to fill the pots again.
Gurudeva showed this act to the world for a few days.
Melodious vibrations took birth in Light
In these Vibrations the Bindu (POINT) took birth
From the POINT, the Earth and Sky took birth.
The deep meaning of this can only be understood by Gurudeva,
the Omniscient Creator, others are helpless to understand it.
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When Gurudeva was engrossed in His penance, the devotees
according to their ability used to offer food as Prasadam to Swamy.
After his tapas, Swamy used to give the entire offerings as food to
the living beings (ants, rats, snakes etc.,) which used to move around
those surroundings.
Sound, Inner Significance:In Krita Yuga, the incarnation of Maha Vishnu using the mount,
Mandhara as the churner and the serpent Vasuki as the rope,
churned the ocean of milk and created a terrific sound which was
as loud as if the entire universe was exploding. The breath coming
out of the thousands of heads of the king of serpents, Vasuki, de-
stroyed the power of rakshasas’ (demons).
The same Sriman Narayana in the age of Kali incarnated as
Bhagavan Sri Sri Sri Venkaiah Swamy.
In that age, Sri Maha Vishnu at the time of churning the ocean
of milk, by the fiersome hisses of Vasuki, weakened the mighty
power of the demons (asuras).
Incarnating as Venkaiah Swamy in this Yuga, with His vibra-
tions of Pranavanada, He made the water (which cannot be con-
verted as nectar) in the earthen pots to evaporate (asuras).
To confirm that Gurudeva, Bhagavan Sri Sri Sri Venkaiah Swamy
is the incarnation of Maha Vishnu in the age of Kali, I include here
the sentence from Geethamruta, the discourses given by Gurudeva
on the morning of Thursday 15-01-1981, at Golagamudi ashram.
Hearing that universal sound (Jagannadha), I brought into the
World and it forms
The vibrations which are pranava
Jagath + Nadha = Jagannadha = Mahavishnu – (the Lord of
the Pranavanada forms of this world).
Hearing that universal sound, Sri Vishnu sounded the
Pranavanada which exists under all the forms of world.
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I am Sree Maha Vishnu who creates all forms in this world
and the Lord of all these forms. In this age of Kali, I am bringing
down the Pranavanada causing divine vibrations is what Bhagavan
Sri Sri Sri Venkaiah Swamy is disclosing by his divine acts men-
tioned above.
Dividing the time period into Yugas and explaining the order
of creation, the King of Saints (Munis), Vyasa was influenced by Sri
Narada at the end of Dwapara Yuga. To prove that in the coming
Kaliyuga devotion easily gives better results than that of the gnana
and karma yogas (the yuga of knowledge and karma); he was in-
spired to write Maha Bhagavata. The same incarnation of Maha
Vishnu is Bhagavan Sri Sri Sri Venkaiah Swamy. Both these incar-
nations are one and the same. That is why, I am the same Sriman
Narayana, said Venkaiah Swamy, our Gurudeva.
Once breathing out the worlds
Inhaling them once again
Witnessing both in every aspect
I remember that in every atma.
The name of Grurudeva is a Great Sacred Word ‘Maha Man-
tra’. The orders of Gurudeva should be followed.
In the age of Treta, Sri Prasannanjaneya who was the most
devoted servant of Sri Rama, establishing the lord in the caverns
of his heart, could make the name of Rama tingling out from every
hair in his body. Such was his great devotion. He was the great
devotee who moulded his whole life chanting the name of Rama
and became the leader of all devotees for all ages. He served Sri
Ramachnadra Murthy who was the incarnation of the divine Vishnu
and got the blessings from the lord who embraced him and said,
“O warrior, vanara veera, let every wish of yours be fulfilled. Your
story will remain until my deeds are sung in this world. May you
live forever’. Even now he remains the symbol of devotional fer-
vor. Taking him as our ideal, with body, mind and soul (Trikarana
Suddhi), let us repose total faith in the Lotus feet of Gurudeva.
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Repeat the name of Gurudeva, chant the Guru Manthra
(panchakshari) and perform the actions imposed by Gurudeva. It is
a universal truth that those of humanity who follow what is said
above will merge in the divine personality.
As a proof, I reproduce a Srishti Chit dictated by Swamy to
beloved devotees:
Nellore
24.01.1976
Okka proddunte yedi kavali ante adi vasthadi
okka : single (in word)
proddu : day (time factor)
ante : If existing
yedi : whatever
kavalante : you desire
adi vasthadi : that will come
Explanation:
If a person can steadily maintain purity of mind on the Lord
even for a day in his entire life span, he can get everything. The
statement of Gurudeva is the explanation of the Mahavakya ‘Aham
Brahamsmi’ (I am God).
This body is a great tree and the Jeeva resides in it in a very
subtle form. Tied by the desires, the human being forgets Jeevatma
throughout his life because of his kama and krodha (lust and an-
ger) and behaves like an animal.
At such times, a person recollecting the message of Gurudeva
should spend one whole day in trying to link Jeevatma with
Paramatma. On that same day, the Jeevatma merges with
Paramatma and the person gets a way for liberation.
The essence of the Paramatma which is not attained even by
Maharshis, our Compassionate Gurudeva who is divinity incarnate,
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gave us the knowledge of liberation by his message in this age.
Such is our Gurudeva, the incarnation of Sri Maha Vishnu.
GURU’S NAME IS THE
GREATEST MANTRA
As a proof of this I am placing before the readers the divine
words of Gurudeva uttered on 15-01-1981 at Golagamudi Ashram:
“Swamy is the mantra for mandaara”
(Mandaramunanaku mantramu Swamy)
1. Mandaaram
2. Paarijatham
3. Santanam
4. Kalpa Vruksham
5. Harichandanam
The above five are called divine trees.
Here, the word Mandaara means happiness. Swamy is indica-
tive of Paramtma who is in the form of Jeevatma.
Mantra is that which brings happiness to jeevatma and
paramatma i.e., it can merge the Jeevatma in paramatma and give
the happiness of liberation. Mandaara also means that which has
very small thorns which remove foul diseases.
Thus, in this divine utterance, the word Mandaara has three
Meanings :1. Happiness
2. Having subtle thorns
3. Removal of foul diseases.
Thus …. that which cures diseases, removes the worldly thorn
and gives happiness is mandaara – the Mahamantra.
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“O Swamy “ O! Jeevatma! O! Paramatma!
Understand. Behave by understanding.
Just as the divine tree Kalpa Vruksha fulfils every desire, that
which brings back the mind from the worldly glamour and firmly
establishes it in the divine and grants realization of God is
Mandaara, Itself is a mantra. This mantra can be obtained only as
a grace from Gurudeva. Therefore, the name of Gurudeva is the
Maha Mantra. The Guru is the protector and the Paramatma in-
carnate.
Sir Sri Sri Venkaiah Swamy, our revered Gurudeva, the incar-
nate Head of Lord Vykunta is the Divine Form of Lord Venkateswara
Swamy in this Kaliyuga. To confirm this I am going to explain the
divine words of Gurudeva, who is the lord of the Vykunta in this
Kaliyuga, uttered at Golagamudi Ashram on 23.02.1981.
Venkaiah exists in the ‘Mantra’.
In this ‘Mantra’, Venkaiah means Lord Venkateswara.
Venkaiah is another name used for Lord Venkateswara, the avatar
of Kaliyuga!
‘Mantra’ means that which protects the man who contem-
plates (manana) on it. In this age of Kali, Sri Venkateswara Swamy
is the visible lord (pratyaksha daivam). The seven hills are sym-
bolic of the seven worlds - Bhoor, Bhuvaha, Swaha, Mahaha, Janaha,
Tapaha and Satyam - made up of five elements, five inner senses,
five vital airs (pranas), five senses of knowledge and five senses
of action. The lord of all these worlds and everything that is present
in Lord Venkateswara. To please the lord easily, we are chanting
the Panchakshari Mantra of our Gurudeva i.e., Venkaiah Swamy.
“O Swamy, O Jeevatma Venkaiah – Venkaiah” is ‘Mantra’, the
‘Mahamantra’.
Hence, when we do the upasana of the mahamantra
‘Venkaiah’ incessantly; it will protect us always. “Here at
Golagamudi I, who am an incarnation of Lord Venkateswara and
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known as Venkaiah, enshrined to bless people, save sinners, pun-
ish the wicked, protect the sadhus and those who are unable to
ascent the seven hills and get the darshan of Sri Venkateswara”.
Thus, Sri Venkaiah Swamy confirms that he is an incarnation and
those who chant his name will always be happy and content.
The divine secret, that he who exists, from the beginning of
creation, himself came down as different incarnations and as our
revered Swamy again confined to the world by the divine utter-
ances given on 23.02.1981 at the ashram of Golagamudi. These
words are taken from, Gurudeva Gitamrutham..‘Rama is Venkaiah’.
How blessed are those who serve Gurudeva by forgetting their
bodies in divine bliss, knowing that Gurudeva is none other than
Sri Rama Himself by his utterances.
If we can understand the intentions of this incarnation of the
divine, probably we will not have any more births! That is what is
meant by liberation. When we completely surrender to one who
allows us to see and understand the unavailable divine in creation
and gives us a chance to live near the compassionate Narayana in
physical form, we get liberated and merge in Parabrahmam. This
is a fact reiterated again and again in Upanishads, Vedas and
vedangas!.
In this age of Kali, the Parabrahmam, the protector of the world
incarnated as the physical form in the name of Bhagavan Sri Sri Sri
Venkaiah Swamy.
I am explaining to the readers what Gurudeva told on
15.01.1981 in the Golagamudi Ashram about the service and de-
votion rendered by Sri Anjaneya Swamy to Sri Rama Chandra dur-
ing the time of Rama Avatara in Gitamrutham.
“Choornam - Bhooranam – Dharanam ---- Niluvu Swamy”
The powder (choornamu) – War on earth (bhoornamu) – be-
ing engrossed in God (dharanamu) – not going anywhere, estab-
lished itself – Swamy, keep me there”, thus said Swamy.
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Even when the world because of wars and sounds (like earth
quakes) becomes dust (powder) i.e., completely destroyed; the All-
Pervading Lord instals Himself permanently in the hearts of those
devotees who do not waver and who pray to the Swamy.
Essence : It means that such devotees become Gods them-
selves. That is they merge with God.
The method of touch (sparsa) : Using the method of
touch, Gurudeva experimented on his body. In the early stages of
tapas, Swamy used the thorns of naga jemudu (cactus), eetha (wild
date tree) and regu (zizyphus jujube). Later on, when the mind
wandered, He used the bigger and larger thorns of Buluja tree pierc-
ing with them between his eye lids or gums. Thus, he gave the
method of touch as a sadhana to the world. Sometimes he even
put the powder of capsicum in his eyes to control the vagaries of
mind. Gurudeva never permitted anyone to be near him at night.
When Swamy was in deep meditation or sitting in a relaxed mood,
every kind of living being, irrespective of whether they are poison-
ous or not (snakes, ants, rats etc) used to move about freely on his
body, playing and chasing each other. The divine incarnation with-
out giving them any trouble or disturbance used to enjoy their play.
Touch : Because the immortal, desireless and absolute Brah-
man took human form, he experimented the method of touch by
using his body. With the thorns of the mind, intellect, chitta, light,
the absolute Brahman in His tapas practiced fullness
(paripoornathvam). The creator Guru Brahma making his own
physical body as a temple for the sake of his fellow beings whom
He himself had created, becoming the main God in Garbha Gudi
(sanctum-sanctorum of a temple) and remaining immobile like a
statue, permitted the playful pranks of the dumb animals, witness-
ing their deeds and enjoying them and blessed their lives and also
gave them liberation. Such is our Gurudeva, the Parabrahman in-
carnate.
In the age of Dwapara, in the incarnation as Krishna, the little
pretty black child, lying in the cradle and seeing the wicked asura
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who came to kill him in the form of a wheel, began to weep in a
very loud voice, creating a great noise. The gopikas (cow-herd
girls) ran towards him in great anxiety and the little boy jumped
into their laps. They smothered the child with kisses and to divert
his attention they showed him carts and wheels. He reached the
Sakatasura who was in the form of a wheel and killed him by the
touch of his left foot.
The Compassionate God incarnate Sri Krishna burnt the sins
and wickedness like camphor of the asura who came to kill him
and blessed him with liberation by the touch of His left foot . Such
was the compassion of the Neela Megha Syama. The black com-
passionate Krishna of Dwapara Yuga has come into our midst as
Venkaiah and according to the yuga dharma, developed the tapas
by touch.
As a proof of this, I quote the divine words uttered by Swamy
(from the Gitamrita of Gurudeva)
Compassion and Venkaiah came to the same side
(Golagamudi, date: 23-02-1981 )
It means, Compassion and Swamy are on the same side. Com-
passion, kindness and love are all the attributes of our Guruswamy.
Compassion is Swamy (God) and Swamy is Compassion. Stressing
this universal truth he announced that he was the divine incarna-
tion.
The two syllable Sanskrit word ‘daya’ unites the entire cre-
ation. Disclosing this truth and putting this in practice with body,
mind and soul, Gurudeva, the Wish-Fulfilling Tree, blessed the world.
As a proof of this I am submitting a sentence uttered by
Gurudeva on 15-01-81 at Golagamudi.
Swamy ! What supports the universe?
Swamy ! What did they know ?
Swamy ! Compassion?
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In the above sentence Gurudeva is questioning people, ‘what
is the basis on which the universe is built and what is that one
should learn’. Answering, Swamy says ‘it is compassion’ (daya).
Making people to realize that in this world ‘daya’ gives vital
support and if there is no mutual understanding and compassion,
it will be a baseless world. This is the knowledge provided by the
compassionate Gurudeva.
The puranas also state that there is no greater pious deed
than compassion.
“Slokardhena pravakshami yaduktham grandha kotibihi”
Daya samam nasthi punyam, papam himsa samam nahi.
The essence of what is written in crores of books can be told
in half a sloka. There is no punya (pious deed) equivalent to com-
passion or a sin which is equivalent to violence.
“Nacha dharmo dayathparam”
There is no dharma which is equal to ‘daya’. Dharma is the
essence of absolute Parabrahman and that essence is the
Parameshwara. That Parameshwara came down to earth in human
Form as Gurudeva, bearing the name ‘Venkaiah’. Those human
beings who understood and practiced whole heartedly the divine
words of Gurudeva, they became immortal.
FORM : (RUPA SADHANA)
For some days, decorating a human skull with turmeric pow-
der (pasupu) and kumkum (a powder composed of turmeric, alum
and lime juice) and roaming in burial places and fields, Gurudeva
displayed His Image (Rupa). In those days Swamy’s body was full
of dust and with an axe on his shoulders, he was always smeared
with smoke. Gurudeva with a burning torch, unaware of day and
night, used to roam in the burial grounds like Parama Shiva. Thus,
he gave proof that the Lord of Kailasa had come down and he was
moving between us with skull in his hands. In Siva Sahasranamam
it is said:
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‘Smasana vasi bhagawan khacharo gocharordhinah,
Abhivadyo mahakarma tapasvi bhoota bhavanah’
Smasana vasi : One who lives in the burial grounds
Bhagavan : Who is God
Khacharo : One who is roaming in the sky
Gochara : Visible only to the prophetic eye
Ardinahaa : Seeking alms
Abhivadyo : One who is to be respected
Mahakarma : Performer of great actions
Tapasvi : Great ascetic
Bhoota bhavanah: Lives in all creatures.
Parama Shiva lives in burial grounds. He is a great ascetic
who occupies the whole space and seeks the alms of wisdom. To
such a Parama Shiva, performer of great deeds, living in all crea-
tures, I pay homage.
‘Kamandaladharo dhanvi banahastah kapalavan,
Ashana sataghni khadgai pattasicha ayudhi mahan’
Karnandaiadharo: One with a kamandala in hand
Dhanvi : Having a bow in one hand
Banahastah : Arrows in another hand
Kapalavan : Carrying a skull
Ashani : Who is having a Vajrayudha (the weapon
of God Indra)
Sataghni : Destroyer of hundreds of evil qualities
Khadgai : One who sports a sword
Pattasicha : A special type of wide sword / axe
Ayudhi mahan : having the most powerful weapons
Gochara : the transit or passage of a planet in rela-
tion with other planets during the course
of their usual movement. At any moment
of time, a planet’s position is different from
its natal position
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I pay homage to The Lord who sports a bow and arrows, a
skull, vajrayudha in the hands and destroys hundreds of sins with
powerful swords.
“Smasaneshwakrida smarahara pisacha sahachara
Chitabhasmalepala, sragapinpakaroti parikarha
Mangalayam silam tava bhavathu Naminamakhilam
Tadapi srothrunaam varadaparamam mangalamapi”
(from the writings of Pushpadantachari)
Smasanesu kreeda : One who plays in burial ground
Smarahara : The slayer of Manmatha
Pisacha sahachara : One who has demons as companions
Chitabhasmalepa : One who smears all over the body the
ashes from pyres
Sragaspapi karoti parikara : One who utilizes the human skull
as an instrument
Tava : For you
Mangalyam sheelam : Auspicious character
Bhavathu : May give
Tathapi : Even then
Hey varada : One who gives blessings
Evam akhilam nama : Thus your every name
Srothrunaam : Those who hear
Paramam mangalam : Highly auspicious
Api : May happen
Slaying kama and krodha, moving in burial grounds, killing
the demons forms of lust, egoism, illusion etc., smearing the ashes
from the pyres, using a human skull as a vessel, removing bad
qualities, he blesses all. One who hears about such a lord Shiva,
he is bound to get auspicious results.
Our Gurudeva possessed all these divine qualities. Therefore
He is certainly the incarnation of Parama Shiva. Thus bearing re-
semblance to the form, Gurudeva appeared as Shiva.
I bow to Gurudeva who is the absolute Parabrahmam having
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all the powers.
That is why the ancient Aryans, our forefathers described the
master as Parabrahmam. It is revealed in the following verse
Gururbrahma, Gururvishnu,
Gururdevo Maheswaraha
Gurusakshat Parabrahma
Tatsmai Sree Guravenamaha
In those days of his wandering, one day when some people
were going to a nearby village, Swamy who was holding a skull in
his hands said, ‘ayya ! the head horn is jumping and falling before
the house you are going to visit’. Thinking that he was speaking
about the branches of the neem tree falling before the house, they
went to the house. As they reached the house they heard people
weeping. The only heir of the house was dead.
Gurudeva knew what was to happen in the past, present and
future (trikalagnana). He is omniscient. That is why the absolute
Brahman Incarnate said like that.
Imagination of form (Rupamu)
Thus, Gurudeva was the immobile desireless paripoorna
Parabrahmam creating compression and expansions and symbol-
izing the number of different worlds as the skull, decorating them
with turmeric and kumkum, that is Prakriti and Maya used to roam
between burial grounds and fields (death and life).
Taste: (RASAMU)
When he was roaming around the area of Koti Theertham, a
peculiar disease affecting the spleen and liver was spread all over.
The symptoms of the disease were, the patients stomach used to
bulge double the size of a pumpkin, legs and hands becoming thin
and thus slowly the patient becoming very weak used to die.
Man is helpless, completely dependent, and has to behave
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and act according to the divine will. If he thinks that he is power-
ful and great, it is only an illusion. Overcoming the situation or
illusion and seeking refuge in the divine, if we pray asking for com-
passion, the Lord of compassion is sure to shower His Grace.
To cure this disease, the Compassionate Master, on the shores
of the river towards the East of the temple dug a pit three yards
square. There he placed three Kapila Moku (thick rope used to
draw water from a large leathern bucket passing over a wheel and
drawn by bullocks) ropes entwined in such a position that it re-
mained a yard above the pit. The pit was filled-up with the sacred
Penna water. Then he lit the entwined ropes. The sacred water
worked as ghee to the fire.
Then he placed sixty earthen pots of regular graded sizes very
close to the pit. He asked the disease-stuck persons to fill all the
sixty earthen pots with Penna water without any break for two
months ( i.e., sixty days).
What is the proof that there is God? Because God is invisible,
we can’t see him with our naked eyes. We can recognize God by
spiritual practices.
Gurudeva (Paramatma) is without a beginning or an end. From
the beginning to the end he used to sit with intense dedication
(deeksha) near the sacrificial altar giving the results of his tapas
to those who approached him, suffering with bad Karma. Because
of this Yagna and by the Grace of Paramatma, the physical ail-
ments of the disease-struck persons gradually decreased and fi-
nally they were cured. The graceful look of the divinity incarnate
not only released the physical troubles of those who approached
him, but also resulted in a change of mental attitudes and used to
lift them to the ecstasy of unselfish, noble, spiritual intoxication.
Sri Swamy, until the disease-struck persons who were under his
protection were completely cured, allowed the divine auspicious
pyre to burn continuously for sixty days. In this period of intense
tapas, the Guru Brahma glowed like a light merged in Paramatma.
Gurudeva who incarnated in this age of Kali was Self-luminous. He
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was in the form of light. Light is God and it is the form of God
which is all pervasive. From the eyes of God this creation evolved.
From the words of Swamy we can know that he was the creator
himself.
As a proof, I am placing before the devotees his utterances of
23.02.1981, (155 verse) at Golagamudi Ashram as follows :
“Whose is this Iamp? The lamp is that of God.
Whose is this Iamp? The lamp is that of Venkaiah
God is Venkaiah”.
The light of Venkaiah is pervading all over the Universe. One
of the important characteristics of great persons and incarnations
of God is Satya Sankalpa. That is, ‘the determination of the Ma-
hatma is firm like the Himalaya mountain and cannot be shaken’.
The Mahatmas with the power of the truth can order even
impossible happenings to occur.
Even though Gurudeva who incarnated in this age of Kali could
remove the people’s karma by touch, divine looks, speech and even
by mere wish according to the Yuga Dharma. Following the laws
of Karma to confirm the saying “Serving Humanity is Serving God”,
Himself acting as the doer, performing the duty, made the world
know how to use the Rasa Tatva (Jalatatva) in a grand experiment.
‘Paropakara Punyaya Papaya Parapeedanam’
(One who acquires Punya by helping others and acquires sin
by harming others)
Madhava who incarnated as the man, Gurudeva, showed to
the whole humanity this truth which is the essence of the whole
Vedanta.
Only the sky can compete with the sky and an ocean with an
ocean. Following the above aphorism, only the leelas of our
Gurudeva can be comparable to the power of Narayana. None else
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can compete in this creation. Even today these facts are told and
retold as leelas by the villagers.
With this experiment, not only did he remove the sufferings
they were bearing, but he could create by his Brahma tejas a de-
sire in them to know divinity and prepared for them a royal road to
acquire liberation. Such an incarnation of Sriman Narayan was our
Gurudeva.
In the 22nd verse of Karma Yoga of Bhagavad Gita, it is said,
“Na me pardhasthi karthavyam, trishu lokeshu kimchana”,
‘’Nanavaptha mavapthavyam, vartha evacha karmani”
Explanation :
“Partha, I have nothing to do in these three worlds or which I
need or desire to acquire. Therefore I need not stress again that I
do not have anything to do as duty.
Even then I do works just as all of you perform. (He is telling
that he is God Himself doing acts of Love). “Dharma Samsthapa
Nardhaya - Sambhavaami YugeYuge”
Explanation : I incarnate in every age to establish dharma. I
act as an example, so that people may perform actions as I do.
It can definitely be said that our Gurudeva Bhagavan Sri Sri Sri
Venkaiah Swamy is the incarnation of Krishna; because of the above
words of Lord Sri Krishna in Bhagavad Gita.
‘In this connection I put before the readers what Swamy told
on 15.01.1981 at the Golagmudi Ashram.
“Those who-have conquered sleep should worship God”
The above sentence means that only who could conquer sleep,
that is, ‘laziness, drowsiness and ignorance’ can really worship.
Distinct Meaning :
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Here, sleep also means ‘Maya’. What Gurudeva says is proved
by himself as an exemplar of those states. That is why, to prove
the above statement, for 60 days he was continuously engrossed
in tapas night and day, guarding the pyre which he lit with the
waters of the river and conquering Maya. Removing the sufferings
of those who sought refuge in him, Himself acting as the performer,
doing the duty, in him we witness the words of the Gita. Such a
compassionate one is our auspicious Gurudeva.
RASA – Inner Meaning :
When righteousness, that is ‘Dharma’ declines on the Earth,
evil is on the increase. The creator Brahma from his attributeless
aspect (nirguna) steps down with an elemental body on earth and
establishes himself as an incarnation. Even though the divine de-
scends on the earth in the form of Purushottama from the higher
planes, following the Yuga Dharma he behaves on earth as normal
human beings do.
That incarnation in this age of Kali who appeared as Bhagavan
Sri Sri Sri Venkaiah Swamy is the Lotus Born Brahman Himself, who
mixing both the traditions of earth and heaven was the essence of
Karma Yoga and gave it to those who were suffering, making them
free from their Karmas. Thus, He is a person of Karana Janma - A
man born with a mission.
It is natural that human body since birth undergoes a regular
graded change in physical and mental characteristics that occur
till sixty years of age. Gurudeva showed this gradual change of
nature by manifesting divinity in all its aspects.
Madhava with love towards humanity determined to show the
world miracles and leelas which are beyond human imagination,
to remove the sufferings of those who are in distress.
Sixty Earthen Pots: The sixty earthen pots symbolize the
gradual changes that occur right from the time of emergence from
the mother’s womb and the effects shown on the physical body for
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a period of sixty years. Beginning with a very small earthen pot, he
gradually changed the sizes of the earthen pots. These 60 earthen
pots, he placed them very near to the place of sacred fire.
To remove the suffering of diseased persons, Swamy uti-
lized the 60 earthen pots using his creative bhavana and sankalpa
(vitalized and visualized imaginations). For the limited human in-
tellect they seem to be only earthen pots, but the fact is that they
are tools to understand the various prakriyas (actions) of the all
pervading Paramatman. In the divine presence of Swamy, reaching
a stage of ecstasy, completely surrendering to this divine father,
blessed are the lives of those humans who utillzed this great occa-
sion to lie in the lap of the World Protector.
Sixty Days : The Vedas and Vedangas proclaim that two thou-
sand years of Earth cycle are equal to one day for the creator
Brahma in His plane of existence. The same Brahma has incar-
nated in this age of Kali as our Gurudeva and cured the diseases of
those who sought his protection in a span of 60 days.
The effect of sixty years karma-phala was cleared by Bhagavan
Sri Sri Sri Venkaiah Swamy by his miraculous powers.
In the Heaven (swarga loka), according to human time scale,
two thousand years are equal to one day. That dweller of swarga
loka who took birth on the earth showed that one year is equal to
one day.
He granted them a healthy Life with wealth for sixty years
from Prabhava to Akshaya (the starting and ending year names in
the cycle of sixty years of Telugu calendar). He also gave them the
boon of nine types of devotion to be practiced in the ‘Vanaprasta
Ashrama’ and later gave them a chance to merge with him. Such is
the glory of our Gurudeva.
In the age of Dwapara, he gave the message of Gita to the
grief-stricken Arjuna, in the battle of Kurukshetra field, removing
his despondency as Lord Sri Krishna and giving him the strength to
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do the work on hand and in the end absorbed Arjuna in Himself.
The same Parabrahmam, who, hearing the cries of those in
distress, came to their rescue and gave them peace and happi-
ness. Gurudeva, the Incarnate Divinity, is bestowing us the re-
quired purity and concentration in action and is making our lives
blessed. It is Varnashrama Dharma to get purified by taking ref-
uge at the Divine Lotus Feet of Gurudeva, despite following the
duties of a house holder (Gruhasta Ashrama) before entering the
Vanaprasta Aashrama. The devotion to God in a house-holder’s
life is like the “Marjala Kishore Nyayam” and we should try to un-
derstand the depths of such an attitude.
It is but natural to forget the Paramatma, the Rescuer in Ca-
lamity, while we are struggling to cross the ocean of family bur-
dens. Even though we forget Him in our day-to-day life, the kind-
hearted Omniscient, Omnipresent Master comes to our rescue as
similar to a cat going in search of its kitten and bringing them back
to safety.
It is quite natural for the devotees to keep their minds at the
Lotus Feet of Paramatma when they enter in ‘Vanaprasta Ashram’,
leaving all family burdens and worldly distractions of their previ-
ous Life.
The blessed soul who is determined to lead a life of unflinch-
ing devotion and finds that his mind is wavering, immediately brings
it back to the state of unwavering devotion and craves only for the
support of divine.
We observe that in ‘Vanaprasta Ashram’, ‘the Markata Kishora
Nyayam’ is applicable.
It is quite natural for the mother monkey to be nonchalant
when the kid leaves its lap and roams hither and thither. The mother
monkey knows well that its kid will come back again after the play
is over. The mother monkey takes the child to her heart and show-
ers all its love and affection as and when the kid comes back after
the play is over. The elders take this play of ‘hide and seek’ be-
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tween a mother and child as a measure of faith and devotion. It is
important for the devotees in their Bhakthi and Shraddha towards
Paramatma who observes them, to know fully well that they are
sure to get Salvation at the end.
The Vanaprastas, who have dedicated their lives to the feet
of Lord Trinetra perform their duties developing the Sadhana
Chatustaya offering their devotion and faith with body mind and
soul. It is a certainty that a seeker of knowledge who is deter-
mined to realize even while being in the physical body, and natu-
rally may at some instant forget the name of Madhava to take a
wrong step; but he can wipe-off the Chitta, when it rises its evil
head for a moment and divert his mind again towards Sath (Truth)
to achieve salvation. It is the divine grace of the Compassionate
Gurudeva that He bestows the highest stage of self-realization on
His children who surrender at His Lotus Feet. He liberates them
from the illusory sorrowful mortal world by merging them into His
Own Divine Self.
He had a pit dug having three yards dimensions.
Brahma, Vishnu and Maheswara are the three deities who
create, protect and destroy. These three control the universe per-
forming their duties sincerely. Even though they are three (Holy
Trinity) they are but the manifestations of the one absolute
Parabrahman. The absolute Parabrahman is the Paramatman. The
Paramatman is indestructible, all knowing and the only real con-
troller of this world. The Paramatma exists in all beings in a unique
manner manifesting himself in the three worlds and in all planets.
To show that he is the Paramatma the basis for the three
deities and for the three worlds, Gurudeva asked for the three yard
pit to be dug.
In reality, the three deities Brahma, Vishnu and Maheswara
are one. That single absolute Parabrahman is Gurudeva. To make
the earth and human beings understand this Bhavana (emotion)
and understand the triple manifestation in Himself, he made the
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three yard pit.
To show the unity of creation, the manifestation and destruc-
tion, the Incarnation of all the three-fold gods, he symbolized them
by having three yards as the dimensions of the pit.
The basis for the three deities is Shakti. This power is He, the
the All Pervading Universal Mother. She is infinite and boundless.
Gurudeva symbolized this Shakti by the hollowness of the pit.
WHAT IS THERE IN THE PIT?
The void is there.
· What is seen in the void?
The infinite Sky is seen.
· What is there in the sky?
The sound is heard.
· What is seen in the sound?
Vibrations are seen (heard).
· What is seen in the vibrations?
‘OM’ kara is seen.
· What is OM kara ?
It is the Brahma. Nada Brahma, is All-Pervading and All-Pow-
erful. He Manifests as all forms and is the Creator, the Protector
and the Destroyer. This Parabrahman is one and is not many, To
make it easy for us to understand, Swamy showed the infinite form
of the Paramatma by digging a three yard pit.
The fundamental power, the root cause for the three fold dei-
ties pervades everywhere. As a symbol of that power, the hollow-
ness of the pit was shown by Gurudeva. Now the mankind has to
get control over this infinite power. How?
Rasovaisa : He is Rasa in everything. The Paramatma the uni-
versal Mother is manifesting herself as Rasa. How to have control
over this Rasa?
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Vedas through the Upanishads have distributed rich knowl-
edge. The devotees controlling the wavering minds and praying
God with devotion show that this knowledge can be obtained. Long
back, Markandeya, the son of a Rishi satisfied the Lord Parama
Shiva with great devotion, obtained immortality and attained lib-
eration through devotion.
Devotion is the main way to get liberation. Without any doubt
we can reach the Feet of Lord by serving the Paraathpara with full
mind control and faith and devotion with body, mind and soul,
thereby getting release from the bonds acquired from life after life
and which bind us to the world.
Gurudeva, to show an example to the world of the above state-
ment entwined three stout ropes and arranged them over the pit
so that they were a yard above. Then he filled the pit with Penna
water and then lit the rope. This means he united the three states
of human consciousness-, i.e., the wakeful state, the dream state
and the sleep state. He also entwined the three Gunas; Sathwa,
Rajas and Tamas and brought them into an equilibrium state. This
entwined heavy rope ball, which symbolizes the mind was dropped
into the pit which was symbolic of boundless and infinite power.
Thus he showed that a mind which is controlled by the universal
Mother (pit) cannot be in contact with the external world. It cannot
come out. Then the rope which was symbolic of the mind was filled
with river water. Water -means rasam (taste) having ability to burn.
Because of this power, the past sins and their bad effects are com-
pletely burnt and the mind acquires a pure Satwic State. Then he
lit the rope (mind). That is, he lit the light of knowledge. Thus he
protected the human mind, from Sattva (harmony), Rajas (motion),
Tamas (inertia) characteristics and from the states of awakening,
dreaming and sleeping. He filled it with Rasa of devotion and knowl-
edge, thus showing the divine light. We understand by this dem-
onstration that the Rasa of devotion protects man from sins and
merges him with the divine. He becomes one with the light of di-
vine knowledge.
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Slokam :Sparsa shyamapya samsaram nayathi kanakathaam
Chanthi kamchumbavashma suthe agnim surya
Kantho dravathi thada parashandra suryabhimukhyath
Hanythyannam sannidhanath wishamathi gahano
Hyashi vestu prabhavo jeevanaam mukthi
Revam Bhavathi Bhagavatha kim punarbhavanthah
(Bhagavad Gita 8 - Paramahamsa Balasubramanyam Brahma
Swamiji’s writings)
Explanation : The touch-stone (magnet) attracts iron. The
Suryakanth Mani attracts the sun. The Chardrakanta Mani attracts
the moon. Poison attracts the Prana and kills it. Similarly the man
in the physical body gets attracted to luxuries, worldly enjoyments,
likes egoism etc., and after some time becomes lifeless. Therefore
man should entwine all of them, control the mind and burn them
with the fire of knowledge.
Slokam:anta kale ca mam eva
smaram muktva kalebaram
yah prayati sa mad-bhavam
yati nasty atra samsayah
(Bhagavad Gita 8 - 5)
Whoever incessantly meditates on Me (smaran) throughout
his life at all times on the absolute divine light, at the end of one’s
life one can have the full benefit of consciousness. By the continu-
ous prayer of the absolute Brahman, the Jeeva will certainly real-
ize Brahmam.
Slokam:Vilakhata mive rupam chitta bhitthout murareh
Sumuna iva Mano yairarpitham tatpadabje
Pratipada mudyadbhi sathvikai Ragnak.
Tagnastha iha bhava payotheh paramullagna yanthi
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Explanation : Those who pray the absolute Paramatma as having
form or without attributes, meditate with devotion and enter the
inexplicable state of Samadhi are jeevan mukthas (people who have
attained liberation while still having a physical body). Such a
jeevanmuktha is Gurudeva Sri Sri Sri Venkaiah Swamy. He is the
physically visible Sadguru, the Absolute Parabrahmam. That, we
are able to remember and serve him to our hearts content is the
greatest fortune bestowed on us by this Sadguru Paramatma.
SMELL (Gandha)
The saying that smell is punya, shows that water etc., have
this quality of punya. Just as the natural pure Jeeva though having
the light of knowledge, by coming in contact with ignorance be-
comes impure and ignorant; similarly the qualities like smell etc.,
though pure before creation, by coming into contact with living
organisms become impure. Hence the state of impurity is not natu-
ral to them.
Being born as a human being is the highest fortune in the
evolution. Hence it is the duty of every human being to utilize it
with Buddhi (intellect) and acquire knowledge.
The ability to experience the divine leelas of the incarnated
-formless absolute as Gurudeva, with form and attributes and en-
joying the bliss of contacting the Brahman in the heart and roam-
ing there is called Gandha (smell).
One Sunday Morning, Sri Chalama Naidu, a native of Penna
Badvelu was stung by a poisonous snake and started for
Kachadevarayapalle to get medicine (Iingam). To reach
Kachadevarayapalle he had to cross the Penna River. The moment
Sri Chalama Naidu put his feet in River Penna to cross it, he saw
Swamy with a small gunny piece tied round the waist and an axe
on His shoulder and a burning torch in the hand and his body was
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smeared with dust and smoke. It seemed as if Gurudeva who was
the creator of the whole universe was wandering in the burial ground
with a light in his hand in the serene environment, as if he was the
awesome God Rudra. Noticing Gurudeva in such a form, Sri Naidu
screamed aloud in great horror and stood as a statue, unable to
speak as if the heart had stopped beating. The Compassionate,
Kind-Hearted Saviour in distress, the soul which has no beginning
and end, the Parabrahma Swaroopa, Gurudeva, showering great
love and affection came near Sri Chalama Naidu, touched his body
and back slowly and smoothly with His nectarine hands. As and
when Swamy touched his body, Sri Chalama Naidu gained conscious-
ness from an unconscious state. Immediately the fear disappeared
when he saw the glittering and gleaming face of the Paramatma.
The happiness of the man had no bounds and he looked very closely
into the eyes of Sriman Narayana. The incarnation of Srimann
Narayana, Gurudeva took Sri Chalama Naidu into his embrace with
full of love and affection and said, “ayya, I know where you are
going. But please come along with me to the temple of Eswara”.
With the compassionate words and nectarine touch of Gurudeva,
Sri Chalama Naidu lost all his suspicions and fears about the
changes that were occurring in his body due to the poisonous ser-
pent bite. Sri Naidu followed Gurudeva to the temple of Koteswar
Swamy, as if a snake follows the melodious sound of Nadaswara.
When they reached the temple, Swamy placed all his utensils
on the floor and brought out two yoganadas from the corner and
arranged them on the opposite sides. Swamy took a wild date
(Eetha) stick in the right hand and a broom stick in the left hand.
With great devotion and love, Swamy touched a yoganada with
the broom stick three times singing in a melodious tone and touched
the second one with the Eetha stick only once in a different nada,
before Lord Shiva. Gurudeva immersed himself in this ragalaapa
(melodious tune) with great concentration. Hearing the melodious
tunes of Sri Parabrahma at the door steps of Parameshwara, Sri
Naidu was also immersed in Nada Yoga with full concentration
and did not observe the passage of time. Sri Naidu forgot the ex-
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istence of the universe and was immersed in deep devotion, hear-
ing the melodious tunes. His mind was swimming in that sweet
state, not knowing whether he was asleep or awake, hanging in
between these two states. Sri Naidu who was thus hovering be-
tween these two states was suddenly surrounded by the aromatic
sweet smells emanating from the Infinity, which cannot be experi-
enced or known in this universe, and is unknown even to the
Maharshis, which even the Vedas and Vedangas cannot describe.
Till then the mind of Sri Naidu which was swimming between
the shores of sIeep and wakefulness, now entered a state beyond
the three, namely, wakeful, dream and sleep wherein the Atma
merges with Pararnatma. How long it took for the Jeevatma (Sri
Naidu) to come back from that state leaving the experience of be-
ing with Paramatma, one cannot imagine. Sri Naidu after coming
to the normal state, leaving those sweet memories of nirvikara,
nivrithi state, fell at the feet of Gurudeva who was the incarnation
of Sadashiva. With devotion and obedience, he begged, “Father !
I am unable to understand these smells that I experienced till now”.
Gurudeva, the incarnation of the Holy Trinity (Trimoorthi Swaroopa)
said, “ayya, In Devaloka the packets of honour were broken. This is
their fragrance”.
Oh! in this yuga, at this time, mingling amongst us, he who
shone as divinity, incarnated as God, Gurudeva on that day itself,
to fulfill his mission, himself being that and that being himself
(Swamy), placing himself between the created worlds, standing
between that plane and this plane, protecting the relationships of
all the lokas (planes) created by him, sang in ecstasy, call it celes-
tial or the melody produced by God, who knows! It is incomprehen-
sible to human intellect and imagination and indescribable as well.
I heartily congratulate Sri Chalama Naidu, the blessed soul who
heard the divine melody so pleasing to the ears.
I am explaining the message from the Gitamruta delivered by
Gurudeva on 15.01.1981 at Golagamudi Ashram:
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1. Aalokamu – ee lokamu - coming of Gurudev :
From the nether world to earth came Venkaiah.
(AaIokamu - ee lokamu - coming of Gurudev)
2. Lokalokamulu :
Namaskarams - Think that Venkaiah is in all the worlds.
(lokalokamuIu)
3. Srusti - Creation: What Jagannatha has done I brought.
(creation)
Smell is the expression of miracles performed by Swamy who
is Parameshwara Incarnate.
A doubt arose in the mind of Sri Naidu, who had heard the
inexpressible infinite song, inherent in creation and sung by ananta
(Infinity) himself. In order to clarify his doubt he came to the door
steps of Gurudeva and with great love and affection and asked,
“Swamy you have played the Nada Yoga with the broom sticks three
times and one time with Eetha sticks, praising the Lord. I did not
understand the reason for this. Please enlighten me’. In that peace-
ful atmosphere, looking at his disciple, who was enthralled by hear-
ing the celestial tunes, with eyes so cool and pleasant like air waft-
ing from the Himalayas, the ‘Compassionate Divine Power,
Gurudeva repiled, “ayya, the sound produced using the broom stick
is Parvati and the sound produced by Eetha stick is Lord Eswar”.
The whole secret that lies in the divine music of creation was ex-
pressed and explained through these nectar–like words.
Sloka:
Na bhoomi na jalam chaiva na tejo na cha vayuvah
Na cha Brahma ne cha Vishnu na cha nekshatra tarakah
Servashoonya niralambam swayambhooh viswakarmanah
(Not the earth, not the water, not the Fire or the wind, not
Brahman, not Vishnu and not the stars, all was void without sup-
port, Self-Born is the creator of the Universe)
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Explanation : When the five elements, the earth, the sky, the
air, the water and the fire, were not; the three deities, Brahma,
Vishnu and Shiva were not the gods beginning from Indra, were
not; the planets beginning from the Sun, were not; the stars begin-
ning from Ashwani, were not; Vishvakarma, the Creator of the Uni-
verse, existed without support, in the void as ‘’SWAYAMBHU’’.
The world had no name and image before the creation. It ex-
isted as a void, the Parabrahmam. The pure Parabrahmam which
has no qualities and no form has in it, the root cause (moola prakruti)
as Maya. It takes three forms namely, Avidya Shakthi (ignorance),
Maya Shakthi (illusion) and Nikshepa Shakthi (super imposition).
Our Gurudev who was an incarnation of Paramatma, delighted
the divine Mother, who is the personification of the three powers
mentioned above by the celestial music played by him, three times
with a broom stick.
In the Universe, the Parameshwara was created by the Mother
of the Universe, and was united with Gurudeva once by his devo-
tion (by beating Eetha stick only one time)
We get peace, stability, infinite power and limitless love in
the presence of Mahatmas.
Gurudeva, the incarnation of Shiva having a stable mind used
to move about in the lonely nights to perform the rituals to ap-
pease the Gods, for the benefit of mankind and to give peace. Sri
Naidu, who, by the grace of the Compassionate Gurudeva, who
was an ocean of bliss, was established in peace, stability, infinite
power and limitless love by the divine vision of the four-handed
form (Vishnu Swaroopa), the root of four fold efforts (dharma,
ardha, kaama, moksha), with a heart, overflowing with joy and was
permitted to stay for three days with him.
After getting the permission from the Paramatma, as per the
orders of Gurudeva with great delight Sri Naidu, spent two days at
the feet of Gurudeva and spent two nights in continuous nama
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japa of Jagadeeshwara, forgetting the existence of the mundane
world. For two days and two nights Sri Naidu was completely en-
grossed in the given task. On the third night, the Creator Gurudeva
left the place in order to perform his own creative work. As soon as
Swamy had left the place, the mind of Sri Naidu wanted to witness
the divine activities that were performed by Him. He became rest-
less and could not concentrate on the job on hand.
Desires invite trouble to the Desiree : The curiosity that arose
in the mind of Sri Naidu made him very restless. On one side was
the fear of disobeying the orders of the Swamy and on the other
side was the desire to see what Swamy was doing. Till midnight
he experienced a struggle in his mind whether to go after his mas-
ter or not. At last his mind decided not to stick to his promise and
decided to go after his master. In an inexplicable anxiety to reach
the feet of his master, he lost concentration and said, “I will get
happiness whatever may be your decision. I come here to surren-
der myself to your divine power. I have no other place to go, except
your feet. Hey ! Master, do as you like’. Thinking like this, Sri Naidu
ran towards the thorny place where Gurudev was camping.
Sruthi :
Agne Naya Supadharaye
Asman Viswani Devayunani Vidwan
Yuyodhya smagnuhuranameno Bhuistam
Te Nama Uttaram Vedhema
Explanation: O God of Fire I Who is the form of Light, please
lead us to your path in order to get Salvation. O God of Wisdom!
Please give us wisdom to get liberation. Please destroy all the sins
that are done by us, which obstruct our pious goal. If You render
this help, we will pay homage to you in gratitude.
He is the master of all the five elements in Agni. Gurudeva is
Lord Brahma who took birth in a human form on this earth with a
body consisting of the five vital elements. In order to show his
Tejas, the incarnation of Paramatma, Gurudeva is shining in this
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world in the form of Agni. There is no difference between Agni and
Paramatma Swaroopa. In order to explain the duties of a human,
Madhava has taken the body form of a man. To show the impor-
tance of Fire, he worshipped Agni as his deity.
I am narrating the following words as uttered by Gurudeva in
Gitamruta.
Who is the Light? The Light is the Lord’s Light. Whose Light is
it? It is the Light of Venkaiah. Venkaiah is the Lord. The Light is
Venkaiah. Where is the Light? Every thing is accounted for, the
light of Venkaiah spreads all over.
Light means, the light of wisdom. That is Agni the God of Fire.
Gurudeva Venkaiah was nothing except the Light of Wisdom.
Venkaiah became a God. The fire in the form of Light of Wisdom
was obtained by Venkaiah. So, Venkaiah became a God and spread
this light in the form of Jyothi all over the Universe.
God, in order to save his devotees, takes the human form and
shows many miracles which are very significant. Madhava, who
has taken the body form of man, though self-luminous, performs
deeds according to the laws of Karma to mitigate the Karma of
humanity. Gurudeva came to this world as an incarnation. We can
see auspiciousness and immense Bhakthi in each and every move-
ment of this Sarweswara who was in the human body. I humbly
assure that no man can get rebirth on this earth, if he can under-
stand even a single atom of his Parama Tatvam, though unable to
digest the whole of his nature. Those who become one with the
Divine Father are not re-born.
Complete surrender to the Narayana in Human form who
preached the essence of Paramatma.
Oh! Doers of good deeds! To our hearts content, we are now
going to hear the exploits of such a God.
The Paramatma in Human form, Guru Swamy, prepared a big
sacrificial altar (Agni Gundam) on an elevated place. As if to cool
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the Agni-hotra water filled in nine earthen pots, he placed them in
a circle. The rasa (water) separated from the admixture of ele-
ments by the terrific heat of its colleague (Fire) and in the process
of evaporation reached its mate, the infinity in human form (ananta)
filled the earthen pots which were being used as instruments with
more water. When he could fully satisfy the Agnihotra (i.e, when
the fire was blazing), then he brought a huge tree trunk near the
altar to be used as Aasana (seat) and sat on it. Gurudeva who was
the embodiment of Fire, offering His Lotus Feet as Aahuthi (obla-
tion) stretched his legs into the fire. Thus offering His feet to the
Agnihotra to use, forgetting the labour of the body, the Brahmi
Bhoota (One who has become the Brahmin) merged his Atma in
Paramatma and remained in that state.
Verse:
sarva-bhuta-stham atmanam
sarva-bhutani chatmani
ikshate yoga-yuktatma
sarvatra sama-darsanah
(Bhagavad Gita, Ch : 6-29)
Explanation : A true yogi observes himself in all beings (the
atma) and sees (the atma) alI beings in himself, seeing unity in
diversity and diversity in unity in all beings. He possess an equal
and balanced vision or vision of the knowledge. Indeed, the self-
realized person sees Me and recognizes the All-Pervasive Supreme
Lord.
External expressions and attributes cannot have their influ-
ence when the Brahman incarnate transcends the world and the
five senses. The Lotus Feet of the divinity in the dhuni-fire altar -
became red like a piece of iron kept in the furnace. They shone
brilliantly like the red Sun at dawn erupting flames which were so
bright that they could not be seen and no living being could with-
stand them.
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Sri Naidu who witnessed this extraordinary scene which no
human being might have seen, became rigid. He felt as if his body
is in flames because of the immense heat emanating out of Swamy
in the Agni Gunda. Losing all senses he stood like a statue of stone.
How long it took for him to regain his senses, we do not know.
After coming back to senses, repeating the name of the Guru, like
a mad man in agony he ran for help, shouting, “What Swamy is
this”.
Till then Swamy was in another plane of existence beyond
the five senses, like a free bird flying in bliss. Because of the fierce
shout, Swamy came back to His senses and again the Vasanas of
the five senses were felt. Immediately he withdrew his Lotus feet
form the fire. The All Knowing, though disturbed in His penance
did not get angry and with great patience and infinite compassion
sent him back saying, “ayya, are you still awake. You should not
stay here”. Spending the whole night there itself, after finishing
Tirumajjana (the ‘abhisheka’ to God), he offered all the instruments
used for the sacrifice early in the morning along with the earthen
pots to the sacred and pious Penna River.
Gurudeva installed nine earthen pots near the sacrificial pit.
These nine earthen pots were symbolically placed there to show
that, in the world there are nine different paths of devotion. These
instruments using the Upadhi water as Upadana (the main rea-
son) were exhibited as the symbols of devotion. The authentic
words of Lord Sri Rama Chandra in the age of Treta, as told to his
close devotee, Mother Shabari that the Nine Types of devotion are
the means by which a Sadhaka (practitioner) can reach the divine
presence, were shown to his follower, by Sadhana in this age, by
Venkaiah Swamy.
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THE SCIENCE OF NAVAVIDHA BHAKTI(Nine Types of Devotion)
Navadha Bhagathi Kaha oo Throhipaahim I
Savadhan Sunu Dharuman Mahim II
Pradham Bhagathi Santhankar Sangaa
Dusri Rati Mama Kadhava Prasangaa I
Gurupadhi pankaj seva Theesri Bhagathi Amaan I
Choudi Bhagathi Mama Gunagana Kara Ekapathi Thajgaan II
Mantrajaap Mama Dhruda Bikshasa I
Panchama Bhajhan Soobedh Prakasa II
Charadham seel Birathi Bahukarama I
Nirat nirantar Sajjana Dharamaa II
Thsaathva Aamsam Mohimai Jagdhekaa I
Mothemsanth aadhik Karilekha II
Aatva Jadhalaabh Santosha I
Sapne Hanahim Dekhi para Dosha II
Navam Sarath Sabman Chalhina I
Mama Bharosi Hiyaharam nadina II
Navamahu ek uianha kemhoi I
Naari purusha sa chara charkoi II
Soie atisaya Priyabhamini Morem I
Sakal Prakar Bhagathi Dhrudatorem II
- Rama Charita Manas
Oh ! Shabari, I am telling you the nine types of Devotion.
Listen to me attentively.
1. Keeping company of the righteous people.
2. Curious to hear my stories.
3. Leaving egoism and serving at the feet of Guru.
4. Singing my glories without deception.
5. Repeating my Mantra with unwavering faith.
6. Practicing good actions with a spirit of Vyragya (dispassion).
7. Know that the whole world is pervaded by Lord Rama and
grasp that the righteous persons are superior to ME.
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8. Believe, I am the sole refuge and be content with what is
obtained unasked. Treat joy and sorrow alike and trust that I
look after your welfare and safety.
9. Shed the cunning and wicked nature and love aII beings with a
pure heart. Desist from counting the faults of others even in
a dream.
Oh! Noble woman Sabari, all the creatures, male or female
become dear to me by practicing any one of the above nine devo-
tional paths. .
“Bhakthi Priyo Madhava”. There is nothing more pleasing to
the Lord in this Universe than the devotion of a person. This is the
message given by Lord Sree Rama Chandra to his devotee Sabari.
Let us meditate on this message and pray Gurudev (the incarna-
tion of various God heads) to give us the ability to practice the
paths of devotion, with mind, word and deed (Trikarna Suddhi).
Kaha Raghupathi Sunu Bhaminibata I
Mana u Ek Bhagateekar Naathaa I
Jati Pati Tul Dharm Bada Ee I
Dhenubal Parujan Gun Chatura Ee I
Bhagathi Heenar Soho Ekasisa !
Binujal Barid Dekhi Akhisa II - Aranya Kand 3-10-20
Oh Bhamini, you hear my words. I can only be controlled by
devotion. One who practices devotion is very dear to me. Devoid
of devotion - the factors of caste, religion, greatness, strength,
family honour, expertise etc. are as useless as a cloud without
water.
In reality God demands and likes only devotion.
The divine words uttered by Sri Sri Sri Venkaiah Swamy on 23-
02-1981 at the Golagamudi Ashram to make the truth that every-
thing is ‘Paramatma’, the progenitor, supporter and destroyer who
incarnates in all the ages known to all, I am placing before the
devotees.
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VENKAIAH IS LORD RAMA
He made ‘Fresh’ on the Earth the words uttered by God. Lord
Rama, who incarnated in Treta Yuga came down in Kali yuga as
Sree Venkaiah Swamy. It is but natural that helping humanity and
establishing righteousness has to be shown in practice. The ad-
vent of this incarnation is very difficult to grasp. All devotees who
are themselves embodiments of divinity and are thirsty for the di-
vine nectar can have their fill through the message of this grand
immortal incarnation of earth.
All incarnations have the purpose of uplifting the down trod-
den humanity and establishing Dharma by following and making
others to follow it.
But who can try to follow every act of Poojya Gurudev, the
God Incarnate.
Only he alone could do it. It is impossible for others to follow.
In this age of Kaliyuga, the divinity incarnate Gurudeva by precept
and practice gave this message to people who are unable to un-
derstand the mysteries of divine worship. That, if they are unable
to grasp completely the various paths of Bhakthi Yoga, even the
practice of a single step is sure to give Union with God, by both
practice and precept.
‘Ayya, are you still awake’? ‘You should not be here’. Hearing
these words of Gurudev with a heart gripped in panic, unable to
stand there even for a moment, as if some super-natural power is
guiding him, Sri Naidu entered the premises of the temple. Losing
confidence, unable to stay at one place and vacillating, he hid him-
self near the Lingam of Chandra Shekara. Waiting for the arrival of
his Lord (Swamy), feeling each passing moment as a yuga, fearing
the consequences of not following the orders of Gurudev, he was
continuously chanting the Lord’s name. When the Lord wants to
enter into a devotee’s life, such a repetition of Pranava occurs.
Gurudeva, the personification of all Lokas (world’s), after comple-
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tion of the Yagna which was conducted for the welfare of the world,
entered Sri Koteswara Swamy temple. The vision of “Ananta”
searched for his companion. The grace filled eyes fell on him, who
was hiding in a corner owing to fear and anguish near the place of
Sarveswara lingam. Just as we, the ignorant cannot leave this world
of illusion, similarly a knowledgeable disciple, being away from
illusion, even if he wants to leave the proximity of Gurudev cannot
do so. The Guru also cannot leave his ward behind. Such is the
great bond between the Master and the disciple.
God is a slave of true devotees. Times may change. Yugas
may pass by. Worlds may collapse. But, divinity is essentially the
same. It is a truth that when divinity saw with eyes full of divine
love, all the anxieties which were troubling his heart were swept
away like fog by the sun rays. With a heart full of bliss, Sri Naidu
sat before the Lord.
Purity comes and takes hold of such pious devotees by itself
who could take refuge at the Lotus feet of Poojya Gurudeva. Such
people enjoy the fruits of ever-lasting peace. The pious soul of the
blissful companion went into wondrous rapture at the feet of the
worshipful master.
The nearness of Guru Swamy, the God Incarnate, is naturally
an abode of Peace and Purity.
SERVANT CHELAMA NAIDU
The recipient of Divinity’s grace was waiting as if every mo-
ment was a Yuga to hear the words of the Lord. To cure the malady
of one who took refuge in him, who was Rudra, Gurudeva, with
beautiful and grace-filled eyes saw him from head to feet. Just the
vision, the Divine Look of the one in Human form can bring about
the complete transformation of any living or the non living thing,
but to keep up the general behavior. Gurudeva the expert Medical
Man - as per the sayings of Vaidyo Narayana “took nine pulse seeds
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in his hand, filling them with nectar and
wishing to give them as ‘Prasad’ to his devo-
tee, asked him to take three seeds a day for
three days, and put them in his out-stretched
hands. Intoxicated by the divine touch, un-
able to express his acceptance, he kept his
head on the feet of the Master and indicated
that he would follow Guru Swamy’s order
by the Grace showered by the Guru; the in-
curable and undiagnosed ailment troubling
Sri Naidu vanished on the third day. The Com-
passionate, All-Knowing Gurudev cut asun-
der all the bonds of his devotee whom He
wanted to bring close to Him. It is an estab-
lished fact that he who is showered by the
grace of the Guru has all his bonds broken.
From that moment onwards till his last breath, Sri Naidu dedi-
cated his Life to the service of the Paramatma reaching the heights
of Paramapada or Salvation.
While Gurudeva was at Kotiteertham, a middle- aged person
who was beautiful, strong and tall used to beat Swamy with a cane,
asking ‘Tell me something’. The body of Swamy, unable to bear
that caning went into the midst of trees to take rest. Yet, that
egoist person followed Swamy, pulled him out and beat him with a
tamarind cane. Seeing this atrocious situation, the people of that
village took him into the temple and locked the doors of the temple
very strongly. Seeing this sorrowful incident, the Compassionate
Gurudeva requested, “Ayya, leave him, don’t do anything”. The
people could not ignore his request and complied. After coming
out, the wicked man repeated the same brutual action towards the
Omniscient. The beloved people, unable to see the situation, put
the strong headed man in the temple and closed the doors again.
Again Gurudev, the Embodiment of Kindness, ordered his follow-
ers to let out the person who was locked. Owing to the order of
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Gurudeva, the people released the wicked person, who again re-
peated the same activity. Seeing this unwanted situation the kind
hearted people once again locked the villain in the temple. Again,
the kind hearted Gurudeva ordered his followers to release this
unwanted soul from confinement. It became a routine feature for
the wicked, perverted man to misbehave with the infinite incar-
nate.
Those who could not control themselves any more, stood
before Gurudeva, the Form of God, and humbly asked, ‘what is all
this game’? The non-attribute personality in a slow gentle voice
replied, ‘this is the game of God’. ‘Why do you meddle’? They
humbly consented and continued to observe with sympathy the
playful acts of the Absolute. After seeing the troubles of their Fa-
ther for three days, they lost self-control and decided to end the
misdeeds and to face the villain fearlessly. They bundled him and
took him in a cart to a distant lonely place and left him there with
a warning that his head would be smashed if he came back. From
that day onwards there was no trace of that gigantic personality.
Gurudeva said, ‘It is the play of God, why do you interfere in
this game?”·
The God in human form took an unknown person as a com-
panion and exhibited to the world, how to face the problems and
difficulties in the world. Narayana in the form of a human, gave a
wonderful message to the humankind entangled in bad habits and
tendencies symbolically. He showed by his playfuI acts to the man-
kind who are making rounds in the cycle of birth and death, af-
fected by mental perversions that they have to take punishments
for their misdeeds in this life itself or in some other plane. Our
father, beloved Swamy gave a message to this world like
Geethacharya, by this play.
By engraving the words of Gitamrita, the “Namaskarams to
Venkaiah in all world’s”, in-our hearts and doing japa of Panchakshari
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Mantra -Venkaiah Swamy by remembering the noble words, if we
put their essence in practice it is definite that we get liberation.
Message of Gurudeva :“Feed the hunger – Save the sufferer
offer your hand to the needy”
The entire universe is God-pervading
It is Gurudeva, the Paramatma who gave the message
Bhagavad Gita. He preached that all mankind is equal, irrespec-
tive of religion, caste, creed and all creation is the play of God. On
the banks of the Penna river near Kotiteertham temple he used to
cut trees, huge trunks of palm trees in day time. The trunks on the
ground were ignited and burnt. When they blazed fully he used to
cover them completely with sand. During midnight when the world
stays calm and quiet, the Almighty Swamy felt with his touch that
the covering used is lit for penance. He used to roll on the very hot
bed of that sand and burnt his body. Sri Maidukuri Subbanna, who
was with Gurudeva in those days described this extraordinary di-
vine play of Gurudeva.
The desires of human grow like a palm tree for a long time. To
eradicate the desires he used to burn the palm tree symbolically.
Covering the trunk with sand and rolling over it, represent the vi-
tality of the soul and the mortal nature of the body. To make this
clear was the goal of Swamy’s life. Thus, we should realize that
Venkaiah Swamy was born with a definite purpose. (Sri Y. Obul
Reddy, Tallapalli, Pulivendaia Taluka, Kadapa Dist)
The Paramatma is all pervading in each and every atom. The
Paramatma is present in all planes of existence like effulgent fire.
He preached Paramatatva to those creatures who have taken
birth on this earth and who are intensely desirous to know about
the unknown by his symbolic acts described above.
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AGNI STAMBHANA
(Performing Fire Rituals - Yogic act)
On auspicious occasions Gurudeva used to put wooden sticks
about a yard deep in the sand on either side of the Stream of Penna
river near Kotiteertham. The wooden sticks were properly protected
from flowing waters with the fencing of thorny bushes. He used to
fill the intervening space with dust, leaves and waste material,
small pieces of wooden bark and ignite it. Standing in the river
Penna’s water flowing toward the East, the Lord of nature, the re-
vered Gurudeva stood in the North, draw the pious waters of the
Penna river and pour it over the blazing fire in the Southern direc-
tion. Even though the water which was full of Rasa was thrown in
large quantities by the Nectarine hands of one who was the incar-
nation of infinity, it could not show its supremacy over the Davanala
(Fire). The Ominipotent Gurudeva, to appease the fire God, used
to fill the watery sacrificial pit with the Homa Samagri (small pieces
of wood and leaves). Gurudeva, when occasionally sprinkled Penna
water on the sacrificial pit; Agni Deva, unable to control his Ananda
- in joy unbound shone with brilliant flames mounting with full
splendor.
The Sun, a symbol of wisdom raises in the East. The pious
waters of the Penna flow towards the East to spread the nectar of
knowledge to the world. Sri Swamy, who is all pervading, who has
neither the beginning nor the end, established two pillars on the
banks of the Penna river. These pillars are Satya Stupam (the pillar
of truth) and Dharma Stupam (the pillar of righteousness). In this
illusion filled world, the presence of non-violence and tolerance
creates the fears of illusion in the wicked people. These fears and
illusions are represented by the two pillars. To exhibit these re-
flections to the world, to educate and to enlighten the wicked people
about the importance of the truth and Dharma, Gurudeva estab-
lished the two pillars namely the Satya Stupa and the Dharma Stupa
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and fenced them symbolizing Ahimsa (Non-violence) and Kshama
(toleranc) that is Satya and Dharma depend upon the practice of
Ahimsa and Kshama.
The place between the two pillars was filled with sand and
dust symbolizing Asta madas and Arishad vargas.
East side - Sadguru part (side):
The Sun who symbolizes wisdom, rises in the East. So it is
Sadguru’s side. It means that Sadguru gives knowledge.
South:
It creates ignorance. Here expectations, desires, anger, self-
ishness, arrogance (madamu) and envy (mathcharyamu) develop.
West and North: (The parts of Jagannatha)
The above two parts are called the division Jagannadha. Those
who acquires knowledge and illumination by Sadhana and Tapas
can reach the great heights and at last they become united with
Jagannadha.
To destroy the waves of ignorance from the southern direc-
tion and to remove the dust of arishdvargas between Satya and
Dharma, Swamy lit the fire.
Being the embodiment of Parabrahman, he stood with a steady
mind in the Northern Part. The West and the North parts are called
the Jagannatha parts. Jagannadha stood in his place, that is in the
North, steadily as if he had been allotted the task of protecting the
world. The upadrasta (One who determines the nature of work),
standing in the North as the world protector, poured water draw-
ing it from the river over the brilliantly burning fire god in the South.
By the touch of the Amrita Moorthy, the water which became
nectar-like, performed abhisheka (ritualistic bath) to the fire God.
Gaining strength from the Amrita, the Fire God unable to control
the bliss He experienced by the shower of nectar on him, burnt to
ashes the evil planetary material that existed in him. Observing
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the panchajanya (Fire) in full joy by the touch of Sarveswara, the
Divinity Incarnate, offering water like Amritha to the brilliant flames
of the fire burning at the altar brought out Ahimsa from it giving
support to vahni (Fire) with air, he brought out forgiveness
(kshama) from the sacrificial altar with the help of cleanliness
(showcham). Thus, showing the way to the ignorant and confused,
He made them acquire the Amruta Tatva (immortality).
Gurudeva is the compassionate Showree (Hari) who created
non-violence and forgiveness as the nectarine truths from the fire.
Gurudeva admonished those who are struggling for liberation from
life, advising them to seek union with God through devotion and
faith is Brahma Gnana. He thus showed a sure way to the human-
ity suffering in bondage. The human intellect is not able to pierce
through the secrets of nature. But God finally reveals all aspects
and secrets to the devotees.
When the material five elements, the earth, air etc., are linked
with the subtle senses, the living being acquire a body.
Because of the physical body, the various Karmas of the jeevas
start bearing fruit. The physical body is a reservoir of Karmas. It is
said to be the house of pleasure and pain.
Slokam :“Agnir Moortha Chakskhusi Chandra
Suryow Disha Srothre Vag Vruthascha Vedaah
VayuhuPranohridayam Viswa masya Prudhvam Privithivi”
(Adhvaita Ramayana – Aranaya 9-33-48)
Head = fire god
Eyes = moon and sun
Ears = the ten directions
Vak = (words) vedas
Prana = air
Heart = world
Bhoomi = Prithivi (Earth)
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Thus the human beings contain in themselves the essence of
all the five elements.
When the physical body which is acquired by gathered karmas
is linked with the five elements and thus attains siddhi (control), a
human can realize the Parabrahma. The Omniscient, all pervad-
ing Gurudeva, an Aahitagni (one -who keep fire), by mixing both
water and fire was preparing to give the method of fire worship
(aahitagni) to the earth. To express for the first time to humanity,
his intense noble intentions (deeksha) to allow a symbolic touch
of the Fire God to the physical body, he used to take the pieces of
thick ropes which were thrown as waste bits near Kapila wells and
Iighting them used to bear the Fire God on his shoulders day and
night. Such was the determination of the Divine Master.
To give inspiration to the external world, the Brahma
Swaroopa used his physical body as an instrument to conduct the
great divine sacrifice. From out of it he brought the treasures of
divine qualities, namely, non-violence (Ahimsa) and forgiveness
(Kshama) and determined to exhibit these qualities to the world.
Swamy, who was an embodiment of the formless attributes
of Paramatma in physical form was involved in continuous work so
that every one could learn the method of Salvation to reach the
Lotus Feet of Sarveswara.
Burning the bits of Kapila rope and from that burning our bril-
liantly shining qualities of Ahimsa and forgiveness, stressing that
these two qualities are the stepping stones to give the results of
the Sadhana; was undoubtedly the mission of Gurudeva.
Ahimsa (non-violence) : Ahimsa is not harming any living
being in the universe through mind, speech or physical actions
and abstaining from doing harm through mind or actions to any
being.
KSHAMA (forgiveness) : Forgiveness also means patience.
Elders say that the evolution of humanity was possible only be-
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cause humans learnt forgiveness. Forgiveness is piety. Because
of forgiveness, the world experiences a harmonious life of coop-
eration. Forgiveness is mental peace. Forgiveness is the quality
of gentlemanliness. It is a quality of those who have self control.
These are eternal noble qualities.
(The outcome of love and forgiveness is non-violence)
From the qualities of forgiveness and love, non-violence takes
birth naturally.
According to the ancient adage, “Ahimsa Paramo Dharmaha”;
only non-violence is the highest virtue on the earth which is prac-
ticed and prescribed by revered Gurudeva. Those who whole-
heartedly follow this message of the Lord Earth are the luckiest
persons! Swamy is a synonym with forgiveness. Forgiveness is
Swamy. The form of Swamy is the union of the external and the
internal qualities of forgiveness manifested itself as a great shin-
ing power illuminating the universe. The physical incarnation of
the Infinite Absolute even when others wanted to punish the per-
son who was creating great trouble to him asked them not to inter-
fere. The divine incarnation, Swamy gave the practical demon-
stration that nothing could be equal to the power of the divine
quality of forgiveness. The lord of the five elements, Gurudeva
carried paanchajanya (Fire), making his physical body made-up of
the five elements appear to the world at large as his representa-
tive and placing it on the shoulder used to roam about. The flights
of winged manifestations of the three fold deity roaming all over
the earth like trivikrama (the Vishnu incarnation who measured
the three worlds by three steps) not caring whether it was three
Sandhyas or three nights, the beings of the world cannot under-
stand, but only the Viswatma (the Brahma) can know !
The Lord always bows to the wishes of his devotees! The Pro-
tector of Orphans, He is the one who gave solace to those in troubles
and to those who seek His Shelter. The grand Gurumurthy changed
directions of their lives giving them the required assistance.
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Searching for a suitable field (devotee) for his needs which
were very secret and of great depth, Gurudeva, the Agriculturist
who Sow the Seeds of Loka Kalyana (seeking good to the human-
ity), used to move continuously from place to place. The protector
of orphans, used to tell the devotees dedicated to the service of
the infinite (Ananta); “ayya, so and so is coming here. Ask them to
stay”. Thus ordering, he would move away to fulfill his personal
work somewhere else. His physical movements were visible to the
people. That is all. How can the ignorant people assess the move-
ments of Paratpara? No, it is not possible. Only his followers can
understand his visits when manifested in the visible worlds. Can
humans determine the movements of Narayana? The Gurudeva in
his tours around the world, not understandable to the mortals, af-
ter solving the problems of the people, he stays elsewhere. Com-
pleting his self-determined tasks, making them happy and relaxed,
he used to come back from where he left, to perform his unknown
ministrations. Attending to the needs of the physical body, per-
form his regular duties, the Aatma meditating on the depths of the
Universal creations, he used to move all about. Our Gurudeva, the
protector of those who sought his refuge, hearing the complete
details of their past, present and future sufferings, would bless
them. Removing their physical and mental sufferings, mixing both
the requirements of this world, fulfilling their wishes, changed the
ways of their lives. Such was the grand and magnificent personal-
ity of our Gurumurthy.
Gurudeva is God in human form talking and moving amongst
us. He was not a human being.
Slokam (Verse) :Utpatti Pralayam chiva Bhootanam Gathim Gathim
Vettu Vidyamavidyache Savachyo Bhagavanthi
Meaning: One who knows the birth of elements (bhutas) and
their destruction, knowing future benefits and dangers, knowing
both ignorance and knowledge, is called the Lord (Bhagavan).
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(Sri Bhagavan Uvacha - Sankya Yogam - Srimad paramahamsa
Bala Subramanyam Swamy)
Understanding the past and the future of those who seek His
help on this earth; He makes them easily cross the ocean of the
worldly life with His rudder like compassionate looks. And, bless-
ing such persons was Gurudeva’s primary task.
It is a fact, those who with steadfast complete surrender be-
lieving that the dust of His Holy Feet is everything, spend their
lives in the service of that Divine Father whole heartedly, will be
united with him and acquire liberation. He is the Universal Faith
pervading the whole universe since the beginning of the creation.
To manifest this essence of devotion of the people on the earth,
the lord descends in the world as different incarnations.
Then, now and every time divinity incarnates in human form
to express to the external world, ‘what is right’ and ‘what is wrong’.
In this age, at this time, this great opportunity which is beyond our
intellect remains an unsolved problem, filling us with great won-
der and happiness. But, is it not the responsibility of the creator to
save and protect the world which is without a beginning and an
end, taking incarnations in different forms.
Even in those days when the pious river penna was in floods
and dangerously flowing, if the Almighty Gurudeva decides to cross
and reach the other shore; it seemed as if he took a dip at this
shore, the next instant he used to appear on the other shore giving
the pleasure of his presence there.
There were small boats which used to pIy over the danger-
ously flowing waters of the penna helping the travellers to cross
the river. Thus some people used to earn their livelihood.
One day Swamy desiring to reach the other shore by boat,
embarked it along with other travellers. The moment the Almighty
set His feet on the boat the travellers were overjoyed with the
thought that they could get the fortune of travelling with
Paramatma.
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The boat which was full of travellers was moving on the river
penna like a nine-month pregnant woman. By that time the miracles
of Gurudeva were being narrated as stories, the proprietor of the
boat was collecting the fare for crossing the river and was en-
grossed in that work. The boat reached mid-stream.
Egoism makes even a great scholar behave like a fool. When
egoism takes hold, even though one is aware of the greatness of
others, one loses one’s common sense and this leads to destruc-
tion.
Reaching the dark depths of ignorance, without showing any
sort of kindness and respect, the foolish boat owner asked
Gurudeva, “will you pay the money or get down”. Gurudeva hear-
ing his senseless talk was not at all disturbed. Not even a trace of
emotion crossed him. He remained serene.
Is it possible for normal human beings to remain undisturbed
in honor and dishonor, in pleasure and pain?
It is impossible.
But for Gurudeva, the Omniscient, Omnipotent and Omnipres-
ent, all these were a simple child’s play and nothing else.
Even while the passengers in the boat were asking the owner
not to behave like that, ignoring their pleadings, the proprietor con-
tinued his foolish and harsh words, asking for money from the Al-
mighty Sarweswara. Gurudeva, without any disturbance of mind,
remaining steadfast, taking pity on his ignorance and agitated mind,
remained silent.
We all know that Madhava incarnated in the human form to
enlighten the ignorant seeking their personal destruction, because
of the eight kinds of pride (asta madamulu); viz., luxury in food
(anna madamu), pride of wealth (artha madamu), pride of lust
(stree madamu), pride of learning (vidya madamu), pride of rank
and family (kula madamu), pride of beauty (roopa madamu), pride
of station (udyoga madamu), pride of youth (youvvana madamu)
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and six classes of foes, namely; lust, anger, avarice, longing, de-
sire, pride and envy (arishadvarghas).
The All-Knowing Gurudeva, to make others recognize His
Omnipresence and Omnipotence, jumped from the boat into the
flooding waters. That was all! In a fraction of a second, the
Narayana did what a normal human being cannot dare to do. The
kind hearted travellers in great anguish and anxiety about the fate
of the Swamy swinging between hope and despair scanned the
surface of the waters in a state of speechless and helplessness.
Seeing the sorrow of the travellers, the proprietor of the boat filled
with wickedness and egoism, not trying to find a solution to the
sorrowful incident and not caring as he was under the illusion that
he was making fun of a mad man went on joking. That foolish man
could not guess the great danger he was attracting by making fun
of a great man.
Aha! How can we describe the Leelas of the Sarweswara In-
carnate!
Even before the boat could reach the other shore, from a dis-
tance the travellers and the egoistic proprietor of the boat saw the
Omnipotent Master of all Sadgurus, Gurudeva, standing at the
banks squeezing his wet clothes.
Gurudeva is the one who could unite with the infinite deter-
mination (Anantha Sankalpa) which is capable of yielding any re-
sult by rearranging the root particles (Moola Kanaas) in any form
by his mere wish.
Such one is a Brahma Gnani.
Gurudeva, the Creator of the World, happens to be such a
Brahma Gnani. He knew that the entire nature (Prakruthi) is noth-
ing else but a dream expressed according to His wish, because of
his union with Parameswara, the divine dreamer. He could make
anything vanish or manifest or to bring out a desired change.
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Seeing the extraordinary work that was done by Brahma Gnani,
all people were stupified and recovered to their senses after some-
time. The foolish boat owner who had done the mistake, knowing
that the only solution was to beg pardon of Gurudeva, fell at the
Lotus Feet seeking forgiveness.
The compassionate kind hearted Gurudeva, forgetting all the
mistakes committed by this foolish man, excused him with kind-
ness and consoled him saying, ‘you need not worry for all those
things’, and continued his journey .
“Every thing in the world is the manifestation of God’s illu-
sion”
To Excuse - It is an ornament for human race
To Excuse - It is highly impossible
To Excuse - To give
To Excuse - Sacrifice (yagna)
To Excuse - Fame
To Excuse - Dharma
The entire world is filled with forgiveness. It is a great truth in
this world. Gurudeva, the Incarnation of Jagadeeswara, explained
to this world by practicing it himself and preached that there is
nothing beyond forgiveness and it is the only Dharma.
Explanation : The essence of SouI : The teachings of wisdom.
Man is a spectator. There is something else which can save
or destroy. Knowing the essence that the soul which is linked with
the five elements in the form of the human body, surrounded by
maya (illusion), sitting in a boat sailing in the sea of the world
with the help of Sadhna - chathustayam (the four methods of do-
ing penance) using Manas, Bhuddi, Chitta, Ahamkara which are
called anthaha karana chatustyas, one can get salvation.
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The everlasting soul in the cyclic process of evolution, taking
birth in a human body suffering in the whirlpools of pleasures and
pains, without understanding the webs of poisonous desires, with-
out standing outside the evil deeds in the unbound darkness of
ignorance, caught in the web of desires and pleasures, having ego-
ism developing selfishness, as the boat caught in mid ocean does
not know which shore it will reach, not knowing the great law
“Sarvam khalvidam Brahma”, is ensnared in illusion. But, one who
knows this world is a mirage created by the senses, understands
the truth and recognizes that the illusory powers of the Lord are
playing their game.
One who is one with the creator (Brahma) and the one who
has expressed the creativity to the world - the Lord of Creator
(Brahmanath or Vishnu), is Gurudev.
Gurudeva in those days introduced a slight change in his dress.
He used a jute piece as a loin cloth and a torn old piece of cloth to
cover his body and a similar cloth as the head dress.
The Lord of Nature, in this world made up of the five ele-
ments, to make people understand that the body which is formed
by the five elements is sure to perish, remained himself a witness
and showed the above play (Ieela).
We all know that Gurudeva, the Form of Destiny (vidhi-roopa),
as also the incarnation of Lord Vishnu was plain and simple in His
dress, food and habits.
Gurudeva the Omniscient, Omnipresent and who knew the
past, present and future (trikalagna), while predicting and bless-
ing His devotees, used to press the lower power portion of his
throat. It is the personal abode of Bhagavan. Hearing the mes-
sages from that plane, wishing to make us know about them, He
used to bless humanity with some words....
“Greeva koope vishuddhe padakamala
Shweta raktanam Trinetrinaam”
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Keenly observing the sixteen letters in the space of throat
and also the Jeevatma dwelling in Him as per the beautiful verse
(su-shloka) referred to above, knowing the divine statement,
“khagagalana hrudiyari ninnam”, soaring like a bird, merging ev-
erything in knowledge, knowing all, the Sarweshwara used to in-
form all in a gentle and soothing manner.
In this way, Bhagavan Sri Sri Sri Venkaiah Swamy who was an
incarnation of Madhava, always remaining in the divine atmosphere
of higher planes and controlling his soul with His wisdom, explain-
ing to those people who came for his blessings with Pragna, made
them happy.
Sri Swamy understood and calculated their Karma acquired in
innumerable previous births by stationing His looks and gave ex-
treme happiness and bliss obtained by attaining the Supreme state
(Paramatma Tatva).
Those who were suffering from difficulties, leading unfortu-
nate lives, in order to have a darshan of Swamy in a great hope to
get relieved of their sorrows, came with great obedience to seek
his blessings, even waited for a long time in order to touch his
Lotus Feet.
Compassionate Gurudeva, Iike a merciful father and as a be-
nevolent guide, removing the shackles of ignorance (of those who
were suffering from ignorance) hearing their difficulties of this
world, gave pleasures removing all their difficulties. Gurudeva, the
Kaliyuga Avatara showered his divine energy on them in order to
overcome the resultant pressures and difficulties of their past births
by sowing the seeds of godliness in their hearts. He blessed them
and ensured protection to those sprouting godly trees, so that they
might overcome their future difficulties.
Gurudeva, the Pranava Swaroopa, showed a nice way to the
world to burn their karmas.
By folding the blanket which was on his body, Gurudeva, whirl-
ing it with a great speed would utter some mantra in low voice.
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Exhaling and inhaling violently as if the earth and the sky had be-
come one, a change, invisible to the eye and inexplicable by words
occurred. These kinds of situations removed the difficulties of hu-
man beings by the Divine Power of this Leela Manusha .
CAN THE INCREDIBLE LEELAS OF THE
CREATION (SRISHTI) BE DESCRIBED
Gurudeva used to remove the karma of some - giving them
good health in an astonishing way. Chanting some mantras He
used to give some water as Theertham (sacred water). Some
people were simply sent away by showering divine blessings. By
this, they were freed from the difficulties of life in this world and
resulted in instant liberation.
“mac-cittah sarva-durgani
mat-prasaddat tarishyasi”
(Bhagavad Gita, Ch 18 -58 verse)
“You can come out of your obstacles if you become conscious
of Me” says Krishna.
In order to practice and protect Dharma, the Swamy of
Dwapara Yuga incarnated as Gurudedva in this Yuga as a visible
God.
All your sins are pardoned by realization and devotion to god.
It is the same message given by Jesus, who is also an incarnation,
who said; ‘your sins are pardoned, do not repeat sins in future’.
Just as the fragrance of the lotus though born in the mire,
spreads all over the world; the preaching’s and messages of incar-
nations, though they may be born in any caste or surroundings,
echo all over the world.
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At the divine vision of the incarnated Gurudeva, the unlucky
people who were rolling in heaps of sins, realized that they had
been purified. Getting out of their difficulties by the Grace of
Paramatma, determined to be good, they take oath not to commit
any more sins in future. They got mental peace quickly and were
blessed.
Day by day people came in hundreds and thousands to have
darshan of Swamy. The people who were strong enough came
from distant places on foot to have darshan of Sriman Narayana
and got relief from their physical and mental illness by the Grace-
filled Divine Glimpse of Swamy and felt immersed in joy and hap-
piness.
Is it not really a happy thing to have darshan of Sarveswara?
Those hopeful people who were unable to face bodily diffi-
culties, children or people who were suffering from lack of mental
peace are anxious to have a darshan of Swamy. They came either
in bullock carts or in other forms of available transportation at that
time. There was more rush than that which gathered on festive
occasions at religious places. Having great patience, Gurudeva,
the Physical Embodiment of the Divine, holding a conch in his hand
(like Vishnu), with great patience and kindness, removed the diffi-
culties of the suffering-lot and blessed them with pleasures and
peace before permitting them to go back.
In this world, after sun set, Gurdeva used to ignite pieces of
thick rope and moved to-and-fro from the Devasthanam of Somasila,
the Abode of Someswara, to Sree Ranganadha Swamy temple,
Nellore. The distance between Somasila and Nellore is about fifty
miles. Those lucky ones who could have darshan of Gurudeva, like
a flash of lighting around Somasila area felt great joy, for they
could view the beautiful form to their hearts content. It is because
of their pious deeds bubbling with happiness and not caring where
and how and what time they spent in divine mediation, they had
that opportunity.
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Even though they were in the fold of worldly desires, they
used to share the bliss they obtained with their near and dear ones.
For some, Gurudeva used to give darshan at Nellore and its sur-
rounding areas or in and around the temple premises of Sri Ranga
Nadha Swamy .
At nights, ordinary people will not have contact with the outer
world! Faith and devotion alone attracts the God’s grace. He will
create an occasion and will offer His darshan in order to make
them pure. This is a familiar method of the Lord. It is a fact that
God will give darshan only to selfless devotees.
No body can compete with those blessed souls who had the
privilege of having His darshan and are already treading the path
of devotion and on seeing Swamy, accepting that He is the chari-
oteer to liberate their lives.
It is his divine play (Ieela) which makes them come into mu-
tual contact with other blessed souls on this earth for some rea-
son or the other. Those lucky people, who chanced to come across
this incarnation in the age of Kali, discussed among themselves
their unheard of experiences of the leelas exhibited by the
Paramatma like God, present at different places at the same time,
on the same night, on the same day and praised and commented
with reverential wonder. In their discourses they used to ask each
other - who could understand the Mahatma? Their general conclu-
sion was, how confusing was the play of God with his devotees.
It was the speacialty of this self-realized great man living in a
physical body to manifest himself at different places at the same
time and to roam all around in two or more physical forms.
Just as the waves rise from the ocean continuously, the great
god-incarnate persons appear in a physical form. Miracles happen
around. But, intently they never show any miracles.
It is not only for the pious and blessed people that the Lord of
Earth gives darshan; all beings in nature are the sons of divinity. It
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was the grand activity of this great man to make the heart of those
people as his abode and make them lead a pure Life.
Seeing the dress of Gurudeva, there were many who used to
feel a superiority-complex and they stayed at a distance. Can we
say that it is a past karma? Or is it only fun?
We cannot guess the number of people who do not realize
the God present before them even when he declares that He is
God Himself. Such ignorant persons remain attached to the cycle
of birth and death. We can say with certainty that they are bound
to creation. And, liberation is a dream for them. Those who could
know the reality that Lord Sri Krishna was divinity incarnate were
wise. Fools, thinking him to be a normal human, did not care.
The dialogue between Swamy and his barber at Kallchedu vil-
lage should be examined. The barber questioned, “Swamy, how
does God look? Where does he live?” Swamy answered, “ayya, if
he sits before you, can you recognize?”
Sri Krishna could not be known by all. Similarly Swamy also
could not be understood by all. Those who are capable can see
the Universal Form of Swamy. Those who are in illusion are unable
to recognize Paramatma. Those who fall in the whirlpool of the
meterial world which is full of sorrows, they are unable to either
come out of it or able to realize God. Who ever is unable to dedi-
cate life in the service of Madhava, that life is worthless.
Gurudeva, the Divine Father is visible to us in the form of a
Divine Master and blessing us His physical appearance (darshan).
Hence, searching for God in books and temples is futile. It is like
throwing away the water which has been gathered in the palms
and running after the water in cloud. Those who are devoted, can
they be influenced by time? Even when devotees grow old, their
age does not disturb them. It does not trouble them.
Such devotees do not ask any boon from God incarnate on
earth. They are happy to get the great chance of getting liberation
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in his service. It is their firm faith that by asking boons from him
who is capable of giving liberation is nothing but inviting bondage
and troubles. The only goal for them is to become fit to get the
grace of the Divine Father by leading a pious Life and merge in the
light of Paramatma.
The nectarine words of Gurudeva,”ayya, can you recognize
him even if he sits before you”, are reproduced from the chapter
401 of the first part of Gitamrita. The time has come to meditate
and utilize these words of the Divine Master.
By meditation on these words, being freed from the ignorance
of a closed mind, the sadhaka (practitioner) who practices three
times a day the nama-japa (chanting of His name) and Sandhesha
(message) of Bhagavan Sri Sri Sri Venkaiah Swamy, the Conqueror
of Death, and serves His Lotus Feet, gets an opportunity of pos-
sessing the divine knowledge. In this age of Kali, Gurudeva showed
the path of liberation by granting the ability to recognize both in-
ternally and externally the divine form with a physical body with
the eyes of wisdom.
Y
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THE SAYING OF GURUDEVA
Every one cannot know God.
It was said that he was the God of Sompalli.
God does not go any where, He became God.
Gitamrutam, Chapter-I-Verse
Explanation: All people do not know about God. We cannot
find him even though He is before us. Where can’t we find God?
Where ever we search with our eye of wisdom, we can find him.
“Sompalli Venkaiah” who is before you is God. This Venkaiah who
attained divinity in his past birth was bestowed with supreme
powers in this birth.
Meaning : The soul will definitely reach the Parabrahma by medi-
tating with full concentration on the living divinity.
Naham prakasha sarvaswa yoga maya samavruthaha
Moodhoyam nabhi janathi Lokao mamaja mavyayam
(Bhagavad Gita 7 ch. 25 verse)
Under the influence of Sattva (harmony), Rajas (motion) &
Tamas (inertia) characteristics (Gunas) of Maya (illusion), except
my devotees, others cannot recognize My true form. Also, people
who are under the influence of Moha (lust) cannot recognize me
as Paramatma Swaroopa is neither born nor can be destroyed. This
is known as ignorance.
“Avyaktam Vyakti mapannam mannyanthe maya buddayaha
Param bhavamajanasthuma maavyaya manuttamam”
(Bhagavad Gita, Ch.7 - 24 verse)
For the sake of protecting the universe, on my own I have
chosen the human form. In order to give the supreme fruits of
Moksha I came to this world. Unaware, people think that I am also
one amongst them. Without praying Me, they approach some other
deities to fulfill their desires, thereby not getting real fruits from
Me.
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Humans who are caught in worldly illusions do not recognize
the divine Parandhama. They are unable to get out of the whirl-
pool of desires and sorrows. Taking birth in a human form is a very
privileged aspect. Praying Madhava but ignoring God is an unde-
sirable life.
To confirm this, it is my duty to represent Gurudeva’s creation
plays (sristi leelalu) to the readers:
The Miracles (sport) of the Creator (Srishti Leelalu)
During 1975, Gurudeva reached the village of Cherlopalle
(Podalakuru Mandal, Nellore Dist. – one has to go by foot for a
mile from Talapuru village) in the torrid heat of summer with His
disciples. Swamy sat under a neem tree which was in the pre-
mises of Sri Anjaneya temple. Due to summer season, all the wells,
lakes, tanks, pits have dried-up and the villagers were suffering a
lot due to the acute drought conditions. And, what can we say
about the pathetic condition of live cattle?
At that moment, Gurudeva, the Paramatma Swaroopa came
there. The disciples arranged a seat with palm leaves and a mat
over it and made Him sit. It was mid-day. A cow came there search-
ing for grass and noticed the green palm leaves laid under the
mat, upon which Swamy sat.
The cow came with anxiety to pull out the palm leaves and
eat them. Noticing this, compassionate Gurudeva asked his near-
est disciple, revered Gopalaiah, to write a chit to God that there
was no grass for the cattle. Placing the chit under his head,
Gurudeva slept. Early in the morning at 4’ O clock, it rained heavily
and all the wells, tanks and lakes were completely filled. Then
onwards, the difficulties of the people who faced water scarcity
have been totally removed.
In 1976, Gurudeva reached Degani at around 3.00 PM with
his disciples (Degani is a mica mine in Nellore District, belonging
to Late Sri Anchuri Subbayya Naidu, nicknamed as ‘Dana Karna’,
(half brother of Pandava princes, famed for munificence). In order
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to reach this village, we have to travel three miles west from
Inukurthi village which is three miles from Podalakuru. The sur-
rounding of Degani is deserted. It is a forest. There was a huge
mango tree near Degani. Because it was deserted, the dry leaves
fell in heaps. Opposite to it there was an old construction in a
ruined state. In order to reach that place, Gurudeva was to be
taken either in a bullock cart or in a palanquin (doli). As Swamy
reached that place, clouds came in full, and it began to rain slowly.
In that ruined building some people sacrificed a goat and were
preparing food with it. Knowing all the conditions of the atmo-
sphere, Paramatma remained like a child as if he did not know any
thing. At that time Sri Sompalli Rama Naidu one of the disciples
reminded Guru Swamy about the imminent danger. The master,
the Creator, Protector and Destroyer, immediately took up the re-
frain, “ayya Veera Raghava Swamy! Stop the rain”, and performed
pranava nada for fifteen minutes. By the pranava nada of the
Pranava Swaroopa, Varuna, the rain god, carried the clouds to a
distant place. The weather which was overcast with darkness be-
cause of drifting dark rainy clouds, cleared soon and the imminent
torrential rain was stopped and everything became as usual again.
Oh! Such are the Kali Yuga leelas of this incarnation of Kali age.
At one place he quenched the thirst of the people who were
earnestly seeking for rains, thereby granting them peace and hap-
piness. In another place he saved his dear children from the same
rain, letting not a drop to fall on them.
What more proof do we require about Gurudeva’s control over
the five elements so that devotees can sing the glories, recite the
miracles shown by the manifesting Paramatma on earth, thereby
becoming capable of searching the path to reach the absolute.
In this age of Kali, when ignorance reigns, how many can un-
derstand the existence of Parandhama? One in hundreds of crores
can reach the shelter of the manifested infinity! Without conquer-
ing maya we cannot rest in the lap of Madhava. This is the secret
of creation.
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MEASUREMENT OF EARTH
Gurudeva used to measure with a stick in his hands the rocks,
hills of Penna Badvelu and surrounding lands, without differenti-
ating between low lying and high lying areas, between trees, shrubs
and leaves with a high concentration. In this supreme effort he
was immersed for a period of one year, not caring whether it was
night or day. Noticing this scene, ordinary people were thinking
that the activities of Swamy were those of a mad man, having no
other work. They used to discuss the activities of the Lord and
were making fun out of it.
With our language and knowledge we may think that Gurudeva
measured the earth, it is but natural to wonder why the Divine
Father who could order the entire universe with the corners of his
eyes measured the earth? In this Kali Yuga, our Gurudeva showed
the path of salvation to those who deserved it. But ordinary men
cannot understand it though he proved it in human form.
When we look very deep, it becomes very clear that in this
manifold nature every from is linked to a uniform plan.
That is why the divinity in the human form showed unity in
diversity, even though on earth the five elements form a number of
forms and are visible as different from each other. He proved that
the whole creation is one and is motivated by the divine. The
Vidhatha (Brahma) showed this by measuring the earth. Whether
plain or bumpy areas, the heights and depths, rocks and stones,
trees and shrubs, hillocks and mountains, all of them were mea-
sured in this special Sadhana. Measuring in a uniform way without
any fatigue in this process, He accomplished this self-appointed
task.
Similarly the Jeeva should live without feeling happy for the
riches he gains, or feeling unhappy for the troubles, accepting them
as the two sides of a same coin. Understanding that life is a jour-
ney of unpredictable ups and downs, they should be faced with
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equanimity. This is the inner meaning of the physical activity of
Gurudeva. Thinking of the incidents which happen in the middle of
life as visions in dreams, one should not become a prisoner of
Astamadas and Arishadvargas. Keeping aloof, taking the process
(prakriya) of Guru Swamy as the rudder of a boat, concentrating on
it one should try to find solutions.
The one and only goal at all times for the all people is to
reach the lord. That Sadhana, the Lokeswara showed to the world.
To show a royal road, Himself walking as a guide, for those who
showed intense desire to get experience in Sadhana and for those
who were desirous for liberation, this act was performed by god
incarnate, our Gurudeva.
“Tatsashtwa, tadhevenu pravisat”
(Bhagavad Gita 14. Ch. 17 Verse Shruti)
Creating the world, the Paramatma entered it.
“Najayathe Mriyath”
(Bhagavad Gita 4 Ch. 18 verse)
One who has the experience of the knowledge of Brahman
has performed all the deeds - know him to be a liberated soul
(Jeevan muktha).
Karma means the creation of the universe. Akarmi means one
who is Parabrahma.
Explanation: The action which is done with a desire for its results
causes bondage and becomes the cause for the creation of the
universe. When an act is done without desire for its fruits, it re-
moves bondage and therefore is called Akarma. That is one be-
comes Parabrahma and one fulfilling all actions becomes Jeevan
Muktha.
Measuring the land is over. Gurudeva then started measuring
waters. He used to pour water from one pit into another, from the
small holes existing in the river bed. He continuously showed this
process (prakriya) for a period of about one year to the world. In
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this period he used to divert twenty five percent of the waters
drawn by the farmers for the purpose of watering their gardens
from ‘kapila’ wells to the holes dug by him and used to meditate
there. Those who repose firm belief that Guru Swamy is God Him-
self, when He was involved in the above activity. He really de-
serves to be worshipped.
The serenity of a pond makes us understand the intense peace
of god. Just as many a thing is reflected in the waters of the pond,
the universe is reflected in the pond of the universal mind. This
universal human, the abode of peace, the ruler of nature, Gurudeva
performed these deeds to unfold the naked truth that the entire
creation is reflected in the ponds of human mind.
Those who could understand these activities as something
great are rare and few. Many in this age of Kali Yuga, because of
ignorance and egoism think that this is an exercise in futility. This
unique experience was given to the people, by the God Incarnate
who for all external appearances seemed as an ignorant villager,
because of their pious deeds of many past births.
The incarnations of Lord Rama and Lord Krishna, though they
were divine, took birth in human form, mingled with human be-
ings, practiced human morals and vedic admonishments and mak-
ing others to follow them, put before humanity the rules to be fol-
lowed scrupulously. Probably because the all knowing Rama and
Krishna bore pleasures and pains like all of us they have become
adorable personages for us. Even then in those periods of Dharma,
Lord Rama and Lord Krishna, though they were incarnations of di-
vinity, very few people could recognize them. But the majority
thought of them as normal human beings. In the age of Tretha and
Dwapara when dharma was more prevailing than Adharma, when
divinity in human form could not be recognized, in this age of Kali
when Adharma is more dominate, how can divinity in human form,
appearing before the world as an innocent villager, be recognized?
How many of us can understand him as divinity incarnate? Those
rare pioneers and leaders of the people who recognized this fact
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were able to do so because of their pious deeds of many past
lives. This can be asserted.
The essence of the above truth is that our Divine Father Guru
Swamy who moved with us like an innocent villager, seemed mad
to those who were without Samskaras. But to the pious persons
with good Samskaras, He gave darshan as the incarnate divinity.
Gurudeva, the Divine Father diverted the water from the fields
into various pits dug and He sat meditating near them. By the di-
vine wish of Ganga Bhavani, He protected the fields of the farmers
and the entire area. Moving with great love, pervading the whole
area and merging with it, the fields were blessed with fertility and
abundant yield.
Those who had no belief in the Divine Grace, putting such
things aside, feeling proud of their self efforts, boasting that it
was possible to lead a life without divine cooperation, such people,
in the darkness of their ignorance, despite tremendous efforts they
could not get the desired result. Therefore, the Divine Mother, Ganga
Bhavani, as if wishing to teach a lesson to them and make them
understand the naked truth that before the eyes of Madhava, hu-
man power and ingenuity are of no avail, touched their fields to a
very small extent. Hence, however much water was drawn and
diverted into their fields, the result was far less than their expec-
tations. That is, the earth is not fully wet.
Therefore, “Daivayuttam, Phalam, Pumsaam”, that is, ‘all
good results are in the divine custody’. Therefore, know that the
divine must be believed and served. Wherever the divine incar-
nate sets His Divine Feet, the earth becomes Holy with the dust of
His Feet.
While exhibiting in many places this Sadhana Prakriya
(spiritual act) of diverting the drawn waters from the Kapila wells
towards pits dug in the waste fields, He happened to reach
a village called Venkata Reddy Palle. The Paramatma began His
procedure in one of the gardens. The owner of the fields could not
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understand the Satwik Sadhana (pious activities) of Pujya Gurudeva.
Rare indeed are those who understand the abilities of divin-
ity, its holiness and the unlimited selfless specific love.
Only the fortunate ones can guess and measure the noble
deeds of the infinite. Those who can digest the supreme process
of the Supreme Lord are the righteous ones. They are fortunate to
have darshan of the Omnipotent, Omnipresent and the Omni-
science. For their fortune, they always remain in a state of bliss.
“One who knows is wise
One who cannot recognize is ignorant”
It is but natural for human beings entangled in Maya (illu-
sion), ensnared in the bonds of ignorance and having egoism and
emotions as their friends, to behave very closely to Thamo Guna
(one of the three characteristics). With affinity towards selfish ends
it is natural for them to behave foolishly.
The owner of that land was such an ignorant man. The
Sarweswara, the Adobe of Affection and Love, was performing a
great act, but to the fool it looked very absurd. He felt like that. In
that illusion, all the eight prides (asta madaas) raised their heads.
Egoism and emotions reached their peak. The wicked, non-
pious thoughts that arose inside were expressed outside and made
him utter very wicked and unfair words, towards the infinite. It did
not stop with the words but motivated him to take a physical ac-
tion. Because of the motivation, the physical body of the God In-
carnate Gurudeva was subjected to great pain by the continuous
whipping by the wicked man.
All the situations that seemed painful were very negligible to
the incarnate divinity.
For the divinity, these troubles pertaining to the external world
seem only like a shower of flowers. What else, can it be? For
Gurudeva who is always engrossed in the eternal bliss, honour
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and dishonour, abuses or praises were only a sport of Maya and
nothing else. The Compassionate Master, feeling sorry for the ig-
norance shown by the farmer and becoming aware of external
world, with over-flowing love from the heart, changed His place to
some where else.
In the darkness of ignorance, humans get excited momen-
tarily, but the result of this momentary emotion causes tremen-
dous upheavals in their lives and causes great sorrow. The sinful
attitude ultimately leads to destruction.
The mental discrepancies and unstable mind caused by ego-
ism and emotions, keep a person in an illusion that there is no
power higher than his power and he makes individual efforts. But
all his tremendous exertions cannot in any manner be compared
with the Sankalpa (determined wish) of Madhava.
Though in his anxiety he supplied more water to his garden
than he physically could and provided an abundance of fertilizers,
the final outcome was zero.
The heart of one with noble intentions which feels that God is
everything, becomes the Abode of Madhava. God Himself stands
witness to all such actions and it is the duty of the Divine Father to
give eye-pleasing, beautiful results for the actions of his sons.
In this world of illusion, persons who assume that the mi-
rages are real, completely forgetting themselves, not only they
behave indecently towards great people, but show disrespect to
them. Such people are bound to experience the ill-effects of their
karma.
Just as ice would meIt when the Sun God rises, before the
omnipotence of All Pervasive Sarveswara, the efforts of the wicked
people become useless and waste, just like a perfume poured in
ashes.
Not only this, he cannot escape the results of the acts that
should not have been done.
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Slowly behavioral changes began to take place in the wicked
person’s body. Without any diseases his body started to wear down.
He spent more money than he could afford with great anxiety for
the treatment. All his efforts became useless just like a forest fire
burning a dry forest. Failing in human efforts, the wicked person’s
wrong action towards the worshipful Gurudeva started creating
havoc in his mind. Because of grief in his heart, he started pining
slowly. The seeds of the guilt started growing inside. Day by day
they slowly grew and on that particular day reached the state of
fructification. The foolish person realized that because of his in-
flicted suffering on Gurudeva, the Form of Divinity, he was under-
going such a suffering.
On realizing this and praying Gurudeva, night and day with
great repentance to forgive his wicked deed and afraid that he
might die, he became very weak and was full of grief.
“For the weak - repentance and surrender is the means.
For the sorrowful - courage is lost”.
Fearing the approaching death, the weak man, in great men-
tal tension, not even having energy to move his limbs, expressed
his agony to his people. With folded hands he begged them to take
him to Gurudeva. The kind hearted relatives understanding the in-
herent desire of the wailing man, took him to Gurudeva, the Ocean
of Mercy. The moment he reached the attributeless Gurudeva, he
was startled by the pleasant darshan and shivering aII over, he
clasped the Divine Feet saying, “that you are the only one who can
excuse my guilt. There is none other who can protect me”. With
this loud appeal of surrender with great sorrow and grief; com-
pletely tired, he fell like an axed tree at the Lotus Feet of the Di-
vine Father.
The person who seeks refuge may be a hypocrite or a noble
man. Godly Gurudeva, the Ultimate Refuge, the Bestower of the
Boons, the Supreme Form of Love, passed His Abhaya (protection)
and vara (blessings) hands all over the body from head to foot
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with compassion, ignoring the grievous error the wicked person
had committed. By the divine touch of the incarnation of love, his
physical and mental ailments vanished and peace descended in
his mind.
For incurable diseases, the divine blessings work as a potion
of medicine. Medicines have a limit but for the Divine Creative
Force such limits are not applicable. Making the suffering people
pure by his divine touch, the Master bestowed on them the good
fortune of serving His Lotus Feet. He liberates them from the ago-
nies of all diseases and troubles of the world and give them a
chance to tread the paths of the supreme goal.
The divine power, chith shakti - the power of love cannot be
intercepted by any power of the world.
Our Gurudeva, Bhagavan Sri Sri Sri Venkaiah Swamy is the
embodiment of love and made it known to the whole world that
nothing but love is comparable to love. By the lord who is said to
be the divine and god-like, we seek freedom from the chain of
difficulties, getting that which is good, and happiness.
Love is other form of compassion. Compassion is the other
form of love. They can pave way for us to reach the God.
It is the nature of Holy Trinity to appear in a single form but
with three different names. That very form shines as that of
‘Paramatma’s glow’.
Instead of seeking vengeance for the misdeeds done, recip-
rocating with a good deed, with love and generosity and incarnat-
ing as the protector of one who surrenders, is shown by this ex-
ample. Love is the nectar. Those who wish to walk the path to-
wards the divinity are taught that this is the only means to reach
God. Such is Gurudeva, the Lord Narayana in Human Form.
Sri Krishna is Narayana himself. In that Yuga, to bless His
devotees and those who sought help, He showed many miracles.
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In this Yuga he took the name Venkaiah and showed His unique
method to express divinity and to please humanity.
To have the darshan of Parameshwara who established Him-
self on the banks of River Pinakini, not knowing the bounds of this
ocean of the world, not knowing that they have lost the way be-
hind the veil of ignorance due to illusion (maya), because of previ-
ous Samskaras, having an inkling of knowledge, but not having a
clear grasp of the way which leads to Salvation, in anguish and
anxiety mixed with bliss and enthusiasm, people started coming
in large numbers. Not limiting this great opportunity to their family
members alone, they told this good news to their relatives and
friends and came with them. From a just born child to one who is
on the verge of leaving the world, without regard to age, came
with great enthusiasm to the Lotus Feet of the Master. Even those
gentlemen who had just heard about Him, used to come in large
numbers to have darshan of this Divine Splendor. In playing the
role of Apadh bandhava (the protector from troubles), fulfilling their
desires, the lord of compassion Gurudeva, the incarnation of God,
used to take pleasure.
To show the world that whatever good and noble qualities
are observed in any substance or being, or his expressions in dif-
ferent forms, Gurudeva, the three-eyed God, the root cause of the
creation, the manifestation and destructor of the world, the God in
human form used to dictate and put in writing a number of chits
(pieces of papers). As they were dictated by the Creator Himself,
they are all called as ‘Srusti Cheeti’.
The sayings coming out of the heart of infinity, though, they
are naked truths, cannot be understood by ordinary human intel-
lect. Through these chits, Sriman Narayana, our Gurudeva, con-
veyed His blessings.
The Ocean of Love for those who seek His protection, using
his own special devenagari lipi (script), showering nectarine words
like “Kotlu, Padigalu, Manulu, Kondayetlu, Arubudulu, Nirubadulu”
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etc., purified those who came into His fold. Such Narayana in Hu-
man Form is Gurudeva.
The enemy of demons, Maha Vishnu spoke with a smile to
those anguished weaklings who approached him and heard their
pitiable stories and treated well.
Taking into account their past, present and future, He used to
get His blessings written on chits (Srusti cheeti) and bringing out
the blessings of Brahma from sahasrara and pressing those bless-
ings on the chits, He presented them to those depressed people
with soothing words, “It will go away, go’’. These words came from
the Almighty Parabrahma Himself.
Vadanvak pasyam chkshu srunavan
Srotam manva noma
Nastanya saityani karmanamani
Saptapada Brahmana Shruti
Meaning: The tongue which speaks, the eyes which see, the
ears which hear, the thinking mind, these all are the names of
Brahma. He who saw Brahma and obtained his blessings is sure to
lead a pure, pious and worry-free life. Some may have experienced
great difficulties in the past, but with the darshan and the bless-
ings of the Mukkanti (the three-eyed Lord Shiva) they will not be
disturbed by their past and will lead a peaceful life.
All the worrying thoughts of people vanished with the
Bhagavan’s words by having his darshan. The breeze of happiness
would sweep over them, bringing joy and happiness and making
them forget the purpose for which they had come and stood be-
fore his gorgeous figure with awe, oblivious of the results and sur-
roundings. After getting His blessings and with the touch of His
Lotus Feet, they returned back to their world and went away from
there with faltering feet and a heavy heart.
Anticipating crisis for water and food, the Creator and the
Protector, Swamy, uttered a few words to overcome the disaster.
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Who can understand the essence of His words which are Veda-like
by character.
At that time he dictated 63 chits with words Nandi Konda and
Eatichoopu. The details of these extraordinary writings are not
within the reach of all. The innocent people considered them as
the writings of a mad man. They could not recognize them as di-
vine. But as per the order of the divine, Nandi Konda project is
taking shape and that water is going to flow into the river Penna.
That is the-end of drought and famine. Such points are also found
in the Bible as hymns.
“Then very poor people take food, the poor sleep securely”
(Yoshayah, 15th Chapter 29th line)
Our great Gurudeva used to dictate aplenty such miracles
which would occur in future. Incarnations in their own way stimu-
late themselves, overcoming difficulties and obstacles and work
unselfishly to uplift the humanity
CONTROLLING AND DIVERTING
THE WATERS (JALA STAMBHANA)
Swamy used to divert the flowing waters of the Penna river at
Penna Badvelu, Kotiteertham in the opposite direction with the
help of a spade when the river was flowing from West to East,
Gurudeva dug a small canal making the water flow towards the
North. Then he diverted it to West and then towards the South
mixing with the river which was flowing from West to East.
Explanation: At the beginning of creation, penetrating the
Brahmananda, the Lord created water. Therefore, the Ruler of the
Universe, Jagannatha, came down as an incarnation and showed
again the same progress symbolically. Thus, He displayed
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North
South
West
Riv
er Penna
Ste
ps
West
East
Sri K
ote
swara
Sw
am
yTem
ple
CONTROLLING AND
DIVERTING RIVER WATERS
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Jalasthambana process for the welfare of His sons. What service
can we render to Gurudeva to be freed from the debts we owe to
him!
Gurudeva, the All-Pervading God in Human Form, in a bid to
bring down divinity to earth, performed the above process so that
His followers would follow suit. From the beginning of creation,
He was continuously involved in accomplishing the triple process
of creation, protection and destruction. And, it is Bhagavan Sri Sri
Sri Venkaiah Swamy who showed ways and means to reach His
Divine Abode.
Parts (or) Directions: Explanation
The Eastern Part: The part of Sadguru
The Sun, symbolic of knowledge and illumination rises in the
East. Therefore it becomes a part of Sadguru (the Supreme Mas-
ter). Hence, this gives knowledge and is a part of the Grace of
Sadguru.
The Southern Part: The southern part generates ignorance.
Here, hope, lust, anger, desire, egoism and inability to discrimi-
nate arise (Arishadvargas). This is the second part.
The West and North Parts : These are Jagannath parts:
The north and the west parts: They are the third and the
fourth parts. They may be one remaining together or they may be
two. This part is the part belonging to Jagannadha. The being ac-
quiring knowledge and Tejas by spiritual practice (sadhana) and
strict spiritual discipline (tapas) can merge directly with
Jagannadha. Or, leaving the temporary body in the west, a new
body may be donned and ensure merging with Jagannatha by
means of Sadhana.
When the river flows from west to east that is those who are
fit to merge in Jagannadha, in order to acquire knowledge should
move towards the east, because the rays of the light reach us from
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the Sun God who symbolizes enlightenment. Therefore it is the
duty of Sadhaka to move in the direction to have a chance to turn
west, that is towards Jagannatha. They are then made to move
towards the east to acquire knowledge. Ultimately, when they are
fully evolved they are liberated and become a part of Him. He
wanted to merge them in Jagannadha. Because very few people
come across this chance and because there was some Prarabdha
Karma yet to be exhausted, they were given the good luck of trav-
eling in the direction of the west. That is why the canal was di-
verted towards the west. Of those Mahatmas, those who could
get Paripoornata (completeness) were given a chance to merge
with Jagannadha. Those who could not avail themselves of this
grand opportunity, being egoistic like Nahusha who got the post of
Indra, again got involved in the passage of time, being slaves to
Astamadas were set aside and forcibly sent towards the south,
that is the waters were diverted towards south. Such jeevas are
born again and again.
Only some of those pure ones who were traveling, depending
on their Sadhana Chatustaya (four-fold accomplishments) were
separated from the group in order to be given a suitable opportu-
nity.
The protector of the world keenly observes all their activities,
shields them when they reach the state of fruition and lets this
cyclic process of bringing Jeevatma to the earth and again sending
them back to the source is the grand play of Chandrasekhara.
Gurudeva used to call ten to fifteen people to work every day
early in the morning. Extremely pleased to accept Gurudeva’s invi-
tation, the people with a feeling that by being with Him and by
having a continuous darshan, their lives would be blessed. Hence,
they immediately used to give their consent.
For the persons ensnared on earth, even in these moments of
supreme bliss, it is a habit to limit themselves by baseless and
harmful thoughts. They were worried whether they could get suffi-
cient food for their labour and money to run their families.
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The Lord who dwells in all hearts is aware of the thoughts of
everyone. To those disturbed minds, the Vidhatha (Brahma) used
to say in a fraction of a second, “ayya, you need not doubt. When
you till (sedyamu) a God’s farm, will he not provide food? Ayya”.
These words are spoken by the Paramatma.
As if an ocean of nectar is made available to those who are
running after mirages, these words of Gurudeva were heart pleas-
ing and they used to dismiss whatever little suspicions that arose
in their minds. Because of this, they became calm and were ap-
peased. Then, following the director’s directions, without any hesi-
tation and repenting for their silly thoughts, they felt proud that
they could serve the God in human form. This pleasure used to
banish all their fears.
Those who cross the threshold of the mind, their physical
troubles get removed. Their mental worries too vanish. It is then
natural to know that they are different from their bodies. In this
natural state, being only witness to their physical and moral agita-
tions they rest in the ocean of bliss.
The invitees of Gurudeva were such lucky persons.
Those persons who are chosen by Madhava Himself, experi-
ence His Manifestation Form.
In Dwapara Yuga, the righteous Pandavas and the devotees
of Hastinapura were grief struck when Lord Sri Krishna was getting
ready to leave for Dwaraka, knowing that He was the Narayana
Himself. To have a vision of His Divine Form, many Rishis did pen-
ance despite facing severe hardships. Because of our past good
deeds, the Madhava in Human Form moved amongst us. Now, how
can we live without him? Rather than living here without Him, it is
better-to go with Him and serve Him there.
The pious persons knew that the same divine form of Dwapara
is Venkaiah Swamy. Understanding that there was no other better
opportunity on earth than serving Him with great humility and joy,
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they dedicated themselves at the service of the Anantha (infinite).
They used to forget the passage of time and their labours.
Gurudeva, the nourisher of all, will no doubt see that those
who work for Him will not be left hungry!
Has someone to remind a Mother about her child’s hunger?
The eyes of God see the whole Universe.
What is it that God cannot do in this world?
The Sarveswara, who by mere thought can make things hap-
pen, implants a thought in a mother or father at an appropriate
time for having food. And, they would bring “Ragi Sankati” (a mixed
potion of Ragi powder with buttermilk) for Him in a basket.
The Prasadam brought for offering to the Parandhama was
accepted as nectar. As in the past, Gods took the nectar distrib-
uted by Lord Vishnu with great joy and enthusiasm, today when
the Vishnu incarnate Bhagavan Sri Sri Sri Venkaiah Swamy used to
distribute to those who worked under him and others, the offer-
ings given by him were received with joy. They wondered how they
could work for such a long time. But, since their hunger and thirst
were appeased, peace descended on partaking the divine offer-
ings. Their fatigue vanished and again they were ready to work for
the lord.
“Yagnanam Japayagnosmi”, said the Lord stressing the im-
portance of Japa Yagna (constant repetition of the divine name)
and the being dedicated to it’s practice has no fear.
Those who work with the divine incarnation, Gurudeva must
naturally be those worshipful divinities who in the ancient past
took the nectar from Lord Vishnu and are today participating in the
Yagna of Bhagavan Sri Sri Sri Venkaiah Swamy, sharing again the
offerings offered by him. Who else can they be? Such blessed
people who have the support and grace of the divine who assures
Abhaya (protection from everything) the word ‘fear’ is beyond the
three worlds.
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At the time of sunset, the money required to dispel the
troubles of this world was offered by some god-in-human-form,
answering the call of the Lord of the Universe, Gurudeva, distrib-
uted the required amount to the workers. Thus, the physical work
used to be over. Can there be any want unleft for anyone who is
under the shade of the kalpavriksha? (the wish-fulfilling tree).
Gurudeva working like an expert as an example Himself, creates a
desire in His followers to follow Him and inspires them in every
way.
Gurudeva in his very tough Yagna activities used to stand in
knee deep waters, continuously working and laboring, performing
personal Sadhana.
One who is completely dedicated to His work is not aware of
his body. The divine incarnation’s physical body, due to continuous
contact with water and water-weeds was fully soaked and exuded
pus and blood from the feet upto the knees.
Though he is Narayana, because He is in a human Form, to
show ideal behavior and the effects of the deeds done by Him to
the world, He allows things to happen in a natural way.
Swamy used to come out of the knee-deep waters at the time
of sunset, only after completing the sadhana for the day. The devo-
tees who had been waiting to get his blessing would run towards
him in great devotional fervor. And what did they see when they
neared him and were about to fall at his lotus feet! The oozing pus
and blood from the feet upto the knees. Oh! How to describe that
pathetic scene!
Consoling those who were seeking refuge at His Feet, who
were grief-stricken and were looking at his face in great anxiety,
the Divine Father who was beyond sorrow with over flowing pa-
rental love, with a smile on his lips, pacified them saying, “ayya,
this is divine cultivation. Is it not!”. Such is Gurudeva, the Universal
God.
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“Ayya, this is the cultivation of God :
Explanation:God : The divine
Cultivation : Farming, making efforts in a special direction.
A slave without any grumbling does the duties entrusted by
the master. Similarly, performing duties and shouldering responsi-
bilities ordained by the lord with unceasing firm determination,
without any attachment to the fruits, nor developing any personal
interests like a feeling of mine and possessiveness, is the duty of
a devotee.
The divine message is that, God like a wish-fulfilling tree gives
Salvation to those noble devotees who render continuous selfless
service by accepting it as a divine farming. Such a virtuous salva-
tion is lovingly bestowed on us by the Supreme of All, Gurudeva.
When desireless activities are performed as absolute truths
and with dedication, the physical and mental troubles are not felt.
Such purified persons acquire knowledge and finally reach the goal
of liberation.
They proudly proclaim, “I am God” (Aham Brahmasmi)
The state of Existence (Bhavamu) :
To get a Sadguru (Supreme Master) who is like a wish-fulfill-
ing tree is very difficult. Seeking refuge at a Sadguru who is Wis-
dom-Incarnate, unmindful of the difficulties involved, serving him
in all service activities is the first step. This search is like discover-
ing a fertile land.
Seeds do not sprout in a barren land !
Here, the devout devotee is preparing to sow the seeds of
liberation.
The dependant, totally surrendering to the Divine Father and
by performing selfless service acts becomes a trust-worthy dis-
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ciple. Receiving praises for rendering selfless service as a disciple,
he becomes a beloved of the Sadguru. This is the second stage.
Here, the devotee has sown the seed of liberation in a fertile land.
The devotee who sought refuge, now obtains parental affec-
tion and attains the status of a son. This is the third stage.
Here, the seed sown has sprouted.
After attaining the third stage, being steadfast in carrying out
the orders of the Father and establishing his place as a son is the
fourth stage.
Here, the seeds which have sprouted are growing fast and
becoming a crop.
As a son, when he installs Sadguru in his heart, he acquires
all the powers of a Master. Now, there is no difference between
the ‘Sishya’ and the ‘Sadguru’. They are one. This is the fifth stage.
The well grown crop, bending under the weight of paddy, yields
a rich harvest. Thus, to those whoever cultivate the divine farm in
five stages, the Almighty provides the desired ‘food’. It is not the
‘food’ meant to eat, but ‘wisdom’ in the form of blessing with
Parabrahma Jnanamu. That is, the soul which has realized the
Parabrahma, merges and becomes one with it. This is the es-
sence of all the preaching in the Vedas and the Upanishads and
reaffirmed by the divinity incarnate Swamy.
That is why the disciple and the Master show unity in diver-
sity and diversity in unity.
“Gurur Brahma Gurur Vishnu - Gurur Devo Maheshwara”
Gurudeva is beyond the Divine Form of Holy Trinity. The dis-
ciple who resides in the heart of the Sadguru can be none other
than the Guru himself.
On receiving the Grace of the Father, every being merges in
Him and becomes illumined. That is liberation.
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“Yagyou vai vishnu” says the Shruti. I, who am called as
Vishnu, the presiding deity of all Yagnas, is the form of the sacri-
fice (Yagna-swaroopa) to be practiced by those who have a physi-
cal body. Gurudeva Venkaiah Swamy, the Omnipresent, the Vishnu
incarnate, as usual wandering places to bring prosperity and good
fortune to the world, reached Kakuruwaripalle (Anantasagaram
Mandal, Nellore District) and decided to visit nearby places. Sri
Maidukuru Subbanna, having performed good deeds in the previ-
ous births was given a chance to serve Swamy. Gurudeva, early in
the morning with His disciples used to bathe in the canal waters
flowing along the sides of the paddy fields on the outskirts, only
then would He enter the village.
“The man who stepped in is ‘God’ himself”.
The place became pious by the touch of His Holy Feet. Those
who live in such a pious environment must be pious. To grant lib-
eration to the pious people, the Purushottama (great among per-
sons) started a unique process.
Deciding to give the benefit of His blessings to the whole
village and not to some privileged few villagers to offer Him food,
Gurudeva, along with His beloved disciple went seeking alms in
the village. He went around with that objective and thereby re-
lieved all the villagers from their Karmas and blessed them with
His Omniscience. The food obtained thus was first offered to the
Sun God, then to all beings. The remaining food was taken with
great relish by the divinity in human form and his disciple.
“In the creation of Brahma,
Venkaiah exists in all the 84 crore jeevatmas”
(Guru Gitamrutam - Ch .. 3.30)
As if He were the practitioner of His own Gita, Gurudeva made
it appear that he was partaking the food along with the creatures
around him. Though in reality he existed in them, externally He
seemed as if He is partaking the food along with others.
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How many can recognize the realized Brahma–nistas, who,
though they are incarnations, move, eat, drink and mix freely as
one among us!!
Moving and living in illusions (maya), humans never find time
to remember Madhava. Being prisoners of hope and ensnared in
illusions, they think that this world is everything; seeing those who
are unable to utilize the greatest gift given to mankind by God and
those who succumb to the wheel of time, the Goddess of Dharma,
is crying bitterly. Even she could not escape these troubles. Even
for those who believe that there is a God and wish to remember
him, the name and form of the Lord of the World (Jagadeeshwara)
remain hazy and swinging to and fro in their imaginations, they
cannot have a steady mind. This is the side play going on these
days. This is the nature of time. There is no doubt about it. Pious
souls, who perform their duties along with worship and nama-japa
(repetition of the Lord’s name) of Sarveswara will certainly obtain
a part of the Infinite
“All is the form of the Lord, says Dharma”.
(Guru Gitamrutam - Ch 1, 478) said Sri Swamy’
The hearts of the children, who either due to the previous
sanskars or as if adding brilliance to the intellect, just as gold is
polished, by sincere practice of adoring all beings as the Lord in
selfless service, climb one branch after another, are the abode of
the Divine Father. Only such dedicated souls can feel the omni-
presence of the divine. Rare are such people in the world. Such a
virtuous person is Sri Chintagunta Peda Chenna Reddy, a resident
of Kakuruwaripalle village. As a reflection of true wisdom, he de-
cided to lead the rest of his life at the Divine Feet of the Master.
The valiant one with firm determination could not dare to express
his desire before the Master.
Formulating a well thought plan, he went ahead to implement
it. In the course of his deliberations he got an inspired idea. This
man with stead-fast wisdom (Sthitapragna), observing the daily
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routine of the Master, being fully aware that His Lotus Feet were
his sole refuge, used to wait early in the mornings at the path
generally taken by Swamy. The Supreme, upon finishing his morn-
ing routine was returning. Just as a child who pines for its mother,
who upon seeing jumps at her with joy; Sri Chintagunta Peda Chenna
Reddy who was waiting for Gurudeva, with great joy prostrated at
his feet, clutching them tightly, with a piteous tone urged Swamy
to accept him as His disciple.
Not answering the heartfelt yearnings of the seeker, the wor-
shipful Swamy just looked at him and remained silent and kept
looking at the sky. ‘Gurudeva did not give his grace today, I may be
fortunate tomorrow’, thought the seeker. He came again and again
but finding no change in Swamy’s stand and thinking that he did
not deserve that great fortune, he became silent and rigid. One
who is immobile becomes pure.
If the mind is completely pure and under control without any
thought, there is no need to give any Upadesha (preaching). Knowl-
edge dawns by itself. Such knowledge is sure to liberate.
That’s why, Swamy without giving His consent or denial, kept
silent and looked at the sky.
Gurudeva knew that the person seeking refuge in him is pure
by heart and though he might be in the world, nothing could tar-
nish him because he was established in his own Swaroopa (form).
Because it is against dharma to disturb peace of those who were
dependant on him, He kept looking at the sky and without uttering
a word indicated to him that he became a pure-hearted.
Serve me as the root cause of the elements like sky (akasha)
etc. and eternal. I am the taste of all liquids, the illumination of
the moon and sun, the essence of the Vedas and the sound which
is the basis of akasha. Therefore the aspirant with noble inten-
tions;
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“Yatna sheelow yatih - Manana sheelow munih - Yoga
sheelow yogi”
When you practice these three-fold methods whole heartedly
(trikarana suddhi), the birth of human body is fulfilled. This knowl-
edge is conveyed silently by Gurudeva to the Sadhaka by the mere
touch of His Heavenly Feet. Purified by the initiation of touch and
walking along the path shown by Gurudeva, constantly reciting
His Name, Sri Chenna Reddy was in the process of becoming per-
fect (Paripoorna).
Parandhama thus bestowed knowledge to the one who sought
refuge at his feet and went to Pancha Lingala Kona (a gorge in
hills) and worshipped Lord Pancha Lingeswara Swamy. Though he
seemed to the eyes of the world as if offering worship, in fact, He
Himself is that Divine Form. Gurudeva spent a few days there,
worshipping and distributing the concecreted food (Prasadam) to
all beings.
As time moved on, Sri Peda Chenna Reddy became sick and
suffered a lot. To relieve His revered disciple from the shackles of
Karma, Sarweswara decided to free him from the suffering. With-
out being asked by anybody, He went to that place. Gurudeva, the
Ocean of Compassion, neared him and looked at him from head to
foot. As the divine vision showered on the person and because of
the effect of the illuminating vision, Sri Peda Chenna Reddy felt a
change in his physical and mental condition. Soon he became
healthy. Swamy told the near and dear ones of his disciple, ‘what
has happenedd to him, he is well - He is better than Me’. Saying
so, immediately Swamy left the place. After crossing the outskirts
of the village, He continued his routine travels.
“What has happened to him?”
“He is well. Better than Me”. (said the Master)
Knowing that his revered disciple, who, by body, mind and
soul performed various practices, he was able to relish the nectar
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of knowledge and had become an illumined soul. Hence, Swamy
said, “What has happened to him? He is well”.
By keeping aside the dualities like joy and sorrow and per-
forming his residual duties as offerings to God, Sri Peda Chenna
Reddy has reached the stage of Siddi and attained a status for
acquiring salvation. “As for myself, I am immersed in self imposed
duties, but he is better than Me”, said Gurudeva.
Later, Swamy left the place and went on his usual
wanderings.
Bhagavan Sri Sri Sri Venkaiah Swamy’s Samadhi Mandir (temple),
at Golagamudi, Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh
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