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SrI:
SrimathE Gopaladesika Mahadesikaya nama:
Dearest all,

Given below is yet another great and wonderful
anubhavam from Sri Sri Gopal Lakshmanan Swami... 
gopalacharylakshmanan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Regards
Namo Narayana
dAsan
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SrI: 
SrImatE gOpaala dEsika mahaa dEsikaaya nama:
 
Dear sishyas and abhimaanis of  Srimad Paravakkottai
Gopala Maha Desikan:
 
I had known about our Acharya through my father. He
had been in contact with Acharya for a number of years
and received blessings from him. My father passed away
in 2002. I visited the ashramam soon after this. Our
Acharyan showed me the last letter written by my
father and also read out its contents. Only then I
realized how much counseling and solace my father had
received from Asmad Andavan. Sometimes I had wondered
"why father is doing this ? and why he is doing it
this way? " It all became clear at that time. My
father had explicitly obeyed
whatever Asmad Acharyan has told him to do. I felt
glad my father asked me few years before his passing
away to have Samashrayanam done by His Holiness. 
 
adiyen would like to share with you my experiences
when I got Samashrayanam (in 1995) from our Acharya:
 
My father sent a reply paid telegram to the Ashramam
requesting HH to do Samashrayanam for me and my wife.
HH had consented and sent a reply asking us to come to
the Ashramam the previous night and sleep there. It
would be easier to bathe in Kollidam and do the
rituals. Unfortunately the telegram did not reach us.
My wife and I with my mother and father in law reached
Tiruchi the previous evening. We stayed
in Tiruchy.Next morning we took bath and in
'swaroopam' we reached the Ashramam. 
 
We were greeted by Sri Tathu and his wife at the
Ashramam. They were taking care of Swamy's needs in
the ashramam at that time. They asked us "Why did you
not come the previous night?. Swamy was expecting you.


HH is busy with his anushtaanam. He has an upanyasam
scheduled at 10 a.m. It is doubtful if he has time to
do Samashrayanam for you". We were disappointed to
hear this. They informed HH. HH came in few minutes,
enquired about our welfare. We told him we did not
receive the telegram. After seeing us HH asked adiyen
"kaapi mathiram thaanE saappitttu vandhE?"  [adiyen
usually drinks coffee in the morning. That day somehow
I did not drink coffee because it was late and I could
not get coffee. Later on only I came to know that
Samashrayanam is to be done on an empty stomach and HH
will not do this if we had even coffee in the
morning]. adiyen said 'no'. 

Then HH asked me if I am doing Sandhyaavandanam
regularly. At that time I was not doing it regularly.
I said no.

HH asked me to promise that I will do trikaala 
Sandhyaavandanam everyday. I made the promise. [Now
only I realize adiyen's bhagyam and HH's kindness. HH
has refused this to so many on getting 'no' for an
answer.]
 
After that only HH asked us Sri Tathu to arrange for
the barber for me and buying the necessary materials
for Sudharshana homam. HH then asked us to go to
Kollidam and have bath etc. [Taking bath outside is
not acceptable to HH].
 
HH did deliver his talk on that day as scheduled. He
did Samashrayanam for adiyen and my sahadharmini and
also my mother in law. My mother in law had
hesitatingly requested HH to do Samashrayanam for her
since my father in law had not done it and also their
family Acharya was not known. HH very gracefully
consented. adiyen's sahadharmini and mother in law had
Bharanyaasam under HH later. HH spent about an hour
and a half with us explaining the Samashrayanam
and the need to worship only Sriman Naaraayanan and no
other deity. By the time everything was done it was 2
p.m. HH had told Sri Tathu's wife to give us warm milk
at that time. While giving us milk, she told us that
we have delayed HH's ahaaram. 

It was well past 2 p.m. HH did not say anything to us
knowing it was getting late. At that time only we
realized we have put HH into great difficulty by not
coming the previous evening. HH had concern for us
getting hungry but did not hurry the procedures 
even though it was getting late for his only meal of
the day.[Surprisingly adiyen who can not remain
without food till 2 p.m. and that too without coffee
did not feel hungry or wanting to eat anything! It is
all due to HH's anugraham and aseervadham. Or is it 
just the nearness to one who is closer to God that
made me not think about food?] 

Whenever  I think of this I am moved. HH showed me on
that day "thiruthi paNi koLvaan". We are all blessed
to have an Acharya like him. HH gave us some books and
also the Sandhyaavandanam book.
 
adiyen's experiences while getting Bharanyaasam from
HH in 2004 was much more than this. May be I can write
about it later.

It is adiyEn bhaagyam that I am blessed to the
recipient of His Holiness dayai and infinite mercy
Swami is verily a God for me and my family..  
Acharyan ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam
namo naraayanaa 
Lakshmana dasan



 
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