AVADHUTA LEELA Author: P.Subbaramaiah Golagamudi. Published by: Sri Sai Master Seva Trust Golaganudi - 524321 Nellore District Andhra Pradesh India http://www.venkaiahswami.org 2 Contents 1 PRAYER 5 2 THE CALL OF THE GURU 7 3 INTRODUCTION 11 4 METHOD OF DEVOTIONAL PARAYANA 13 5 GURU SMARANA 15 6 THE SECRET OF SADHANA 19 7 SRI SAI AND SRI SWAMY 29 8 LIFE HISTORY OF BHAGAVAN SRI VENKAIAH SWAMY 31 8.1 MADNESS (LUNACY) - A MISCONCEPTION ........ 35 8.2 Reproach of Sadhu ........................ 39 8.3 Sajjana Vandita .......................... 39 8.4 Lived by Biksha .......................... 42 9 PRAKRUTHI AND PURUSHA 53 10 OMNISCIENT SWAMY 65 11 DHARMA MURTHY 77 12 RESPONDS TO EVERY SINCERE CALL 99 3 4 CONTENTS 13 CONDUCT OF AVADHUTA 107 14 DIVYAM DADHAMI CHECSHUHU (MIRACULOUS SIGHTS)125 15 DAKSHINA 135 16 MUKTHI DWARAM 139 17 PROTECTION OF HIS DEVOTEES 145 18 DISBELIEVERS OF SRI SWAMY 163 19 REMEMBERS EVEN AFTER MANY BIRTHS 167 20 THE PHYSICIAN SUPREME 171 21 PURIFICATION OF THE SINNERS 183 22 SRI SWAMY - A RIDDLE 187 23 TILL THE SUN AND THE MOON EXIST 193 24 SERVE THE SACRED FIRE OF SRI SWAMY AND BE BLESSED 219 25 DIRECTIONS FOR DEEKSHA 221 26 BHAJANA 223 27 SAYINGS OF SRI SWAMY 225 Chapter 1 PRAYER —— GURUMADHYESTHITHAM VISHWAM, VISHWA MADHYE STHITHO GURUHU —— —— GURUR-VISHWAM NACHA-ANYOSTHI, TASMI SRI GURAVE NAMAHA —— The Universe has its existence with in the Guru. The guru abides with the universe (as its essence). The Guru is the universe. Nothing exists besides him. Salutations to such a Guru. (Sri Guru Geeta) DEDICATION I express my gratitude and dedication with utmost reverence to the lotus feet of Acharya E.Bhardwaja garu who took loving care regarding my spiritual welfare and sent me to avadhuta Sri Venkaiah Swamy for his blessings and who had edited and published the first book on the life history of Sri Venkaiah Swamy with the material I supplied and To the lotus feet of Sri Sainath of Shirdi, who blessed me with the seva of Sri Venkaiah Swamy. And to the lotus feet of merciful Bhagavan Sri Venkaiah Swamy who inspired me to sing his glory in this humble manner even though I am endowed with inadequate command over English language. 5 6 CHAPTER 1. PRAYER And to my mother P. Seshamma and my brother Pesala Ramanaiah who gave me college education and blessed me with a noble profession of teaching. I vow my humble gratitude to Sri P.V. Subrahamaniam, MA who took pains in editing this English book. To those who contributed money for the publication of this book and to Sri G. Venugopal who took pains in typing and to those who conduct satsang in their own houses as well as in public places which helps people to tread the path of purity. I pray Sri Swamiji to bless one and all who helped in bringing out this first book in English language. ACHARYA DEVO BHAVA MY HUMBLE PRANAMS I vow my great debt of gratitude and offer my humble heart felt pranams to the lotus feet of Acharya Sri E.Bhardwaja Master garu who loved me more than a father and sent me to the lotus feet of merciful Swamy and guided me to collect the experiences of devotees with Bhagavan Sri Venkaiah Swamy and who took laborious pains in editing the first book on Sri Swamy in Telugu language with the title ”Avadhuta Leela” and got it published. Even though I do not have proper knowledge of English, his invaluable advise that ”Satsang” that is the devotional congregational reading of life history of Saints is the only way out of samsara”, impelled me to translate this book ”Avadhuta Leela” into English and share the joy of satsang with the readers. Acharya Bhardwaja master’s holy books and talks enlightened me a lot to a life of peace and contentment. I pray merciful swamy to give an opportunity to the readers of this book to read the literature of Sri Bhardwaja Master and live a life of real sadakas with peace and contentment. All the literary defects in conveying the message of Swamy are only due to my inadequate command over English language. I humbly beg the scholars to grasp the essence and excuse my language defects. ACHARYA DEVO BHAVA P. Subbaramaiah. Chapter 2 THE CALL OF THE GURU In 1966, I was appointed as Graduate Assistant (science) at Talupur high school, Nellore (Dist) A.P. At that time Swamiji used to visit my neighbors house, very frequently. I had the good fortune of seeing Swamiji from a very close distance. As I was then ignorant of his spiritual power I have never prostrated before him nor have I approached him with a worldly purpose like other people who visited him daily. In 1975 fortunately by the grace of God I had contacted Parama Pujya Sri Acharya Bharadwaja Masterji. I used to take his darshan regularly once in a week spending twenty rupees for each trip. In spite of his persuasion for one year, I did not approach Swamiji who was available in our village, Kalichedu, thinking that he was not worth visiting. After one year Sri Bharadwaja Master forced me to test the spiritual power of Swamiji, the God on earth and be devoted to him. He also gave me certain hints for finding out the spiritual powers of Swamiji. Sri Swamy never allowed any body to touch him except the three specific servants among the twelve servants who usually serve him. He would not receive with his own hands any thing from any one. If the servants placed tobacco on the mat he would take it. So when I went to the Swamy, I prayed to Sai baba ”You have demonstrated that you are in all saints. If Sri Venkaiah Swamy is a perfect saint like you, with in ten minutes, he should ask me to massage oil to his feet and take this l ittle jaggary and pulses (fried Bengalgram) and eat without my asking. Two of his servants would 7 8 CHAPTER 2. THE CALL OF THE GURU always attend on Swamy lest the visitors would touch Swamis feet. Within a few seconds both the servants went out to attend the nature call, leaving the Swamy alone. Merciful Swamy at once stretched his hand asking me ”Ayyaa! Will you give me something to eat?” My joy knew no bounds. I made a powder of the pulses and jaggary and Swamy took it from my hands and ate it. He also asked me to massage his legs with oil. I massaged not only the feet but also all his body and gave him an oil bath also. From that day on wards I used to visit Swamiji frequently and spend all my leisure time in his august presence. In his blessed presence he used to answer my every unuttered thought and helped my budding faith in him to blossom rapidly. Whenever I requested Swamy to grace my house, Swamiji used to say, ”Not now, we shall see later”. In 1977 I have completed the thirteenth parayana of Sri Saileelamrutam on the holy Gurupurnima day. On that day, we were conducting Sri Sai Japa Yagna for twelve hours. We prayed Sainath to grace the function in the form of Sri Venkaiah Swamy. Quite surprisingly he complied with our prayers and came to my house on the Gurupurnima day. He graced my house with his sacred fire and also the house of Sri T.V. Seshagiri Rao where the Japa Yagna was being conducted. Thus Swamiji demonstrated that he was none other than Sri Sainath of Shirdi. During the devotional reading of Sri Saileelamrutam one night, I had a dream in which I have lost every thing (Property) and resorted to Sri Venka- iah Swamy for help. When Swamy visited my house on the Gurupurnima day he spoke to me of my previous dream in a veiled language but did not give any details. On 13-04-1980 I have taken the darshan of Swamy at Talupur village. He gave me a chit stating ”The teacher must take Matam”. At that time I could not understand the purport of the statement; But by December 1983, When Swamy commanded me to stay permanently in the Ashramam at Golaga- mudi, I came to understand the relevance of that blessing given on a piece of paper nearly three years back. On some other day in my dream, Swamiji directed me, ”burn the tree without oil”. Whenever I took oil stuff, my Asthma trouble began to flare up. Gradually I was able to understand the meaning of the dream direction 9 and began to avoid oil content in my food and got relief from the chronic disease, Asthma. One day I requested Swamy to permit me to stay in his presence for some time and serve him. Sri Swamy told me ”You can stay and serve on condition that you should eat your own food”. From that day whenever I visited Swamy I cooked my own food and ate. One day in my dream Sri Sainath ordered me to avoid Chilies, tamarind and salt in my food. So to follow this direction I had to cook my own food separately. So in the form of Sri Swamy, Sri Sainath made me to follow his direction. After Swamis mahasamadhi on 24th August 1982, I did not visit Sri Swamy’s Samadhi frequently. In October 1983 I have transgressed the direc- tion of Sri Swamy by taking my food in my friend’s house. As a result, from the next moment, I suffered from not only severe asthma, but also cough and terrible chill for a month.