“The money is in your hand and you can do whatever you like”

Om Sathguru Sri Seshadri Swamigal Thirvadikkae

Sri Kavya Kanda Ganapathy Sastrigal came to Thiruvannamalai in the year 1903. He took Sri Ramana Maharshi as his Guru. He treated Seshadri Swamigal like his favourite deity. Whenever there was an opportunity, he would speak highly about the Avathar Sri Seshadri Swamigal. On one occasion Sastrigal spoke in admiration of Swami as His Kundalini Shakthi (universal energy or Brahma Shakthi or Divine energy) had been roused and was running in the body and, therefore, He was endowed with extraordinary spiritual insight.

In support of this he cited two incidents.

Sastriar was given lectures (upanyas) on ‘Shakthi’ for ten days at Annachathiram (food choultry). About that time, his son Mahadevan’s marriage was to be conducted. On the last day of upanyasa, Rs.50 was collected to give him as donation.

Avathar Sri Seshadri Swamigal happened to come there at that time and the Taluk Board President Sri Venkatasubbaiyar gave that amount to Swami who asked what for was that. To that query Iyer simply stated, “The money is in your hand and you can do whatever you like.”

His intention was that people should know about Swami’s Gnana Shakthi.

Thereupon Swami gave that money to Sastriar who in turned asked Swami why He was giving that.

Swami stated:

“Vaagarthaaviva sambrukthow vaagartha

Prathibhathaye! Jagadha; pidharow vanthe

Parvathee Parameshvarow!”

The above clarifies about Mahadevan’s marriage. It is illustrative of Swami’s ability to read the intention of the gathering even though he was not physically present there.