(17 A) THE SWAMI AND A SIDDHA PURUSHA
At Cuddalur, the Swami once stayed in the night at the house of a devotee by name Appasamy chettiar. It was the occasion of a festival when the deity of the local temple would be taken round in procession in a chariot. So, many were sitting at the pial of the said house. One who looked like a saint was seen to enter the Swami's room and after a chat with the Swami went away. One devotee by name Duraisamy Pillai (from Puduvai Uraiyur) who was sitting in the pial with others became anxious to know about the man. He went inside and asked the Swami about him. There was a big laddoo before the Swami. The Swami took in a little of it and gave it to be distributed to others and said "it was given by the Siddha Purusha who had come to him and by now he would have reached Benares (i.e. about 1500 miles far off). Tasting thus a part of the laddoo, the Swami exclaimed, "whether the sweet rice cake (pittu) given once to Lord Siva by a woman devotee (vanti) tasted like this?"
Write a comment