Experiences with Seshadri Swamigal: Venkatraman

Venkatraman, a 15-year-old boy did his evening worship of Sandhyavandhanam and after applying vibuthi and kumkum on his forehead and went to the temple to have darshan of Amman.

Swamigal stopped the boy near Lord Murugar’s temple (Illayanar temple) and asked him where he was heading. When he told him that he was going for the darshan of Ambal, Swamigal asked him if he would like to see Ambal there itself. He closed the boy’s eyes with his hand and asked him to see carefully. The boy was amazed to see the deity Abithakujambal herself. He mentioned that he was able to see Ambal Herself, Swamigal asked him what sari was being worn by Ambal. The boy replied it was yellow in colour. When asked what garland she was wearing, he replied that it was of mallikai (jasmine) flowers. He also described her ornaments, the crown on the head, the gold waistband and her footwear. Then Swamigal opened his eyes and asked him to proceed to Amman Sannidhi.

The boy was wonderstruck when he saw exactly the same appearance of Ambal in the Sannidhi to the vision Swamigal had showed. Swamigal always showed immense affection to the worshippers of Ambal. This is another instance to prove that Swamigal and Ambal were one and the same. This was known as Abhinavaswarupam.

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Nampally Baba [2004], as devotees call him, is considered as one of the Dattatreya Avadhutas. Devotees call him by this name because he was recognized at the side of the police station in Nampally before moving on to Goulipura to the house of his devotee Mr. Shravan Kumar.

His first appearance occurred in the year 1945 near cremation grounds in Malakpet. In 1972 Baba met with an accident and underwent amputation of his right leg at the Osmania hospital.

Later he was seen again in 1980 at the Nampally police station. In the year 1987, he moved to his devotee Shravan Kumar’s home. Nampally Baba said of himself that he is the 6th Avatar of Dattatreya to one of his devotees.

As a real Avadhoota, he had a unique lifestyle beyond the comprehension of the common man. Even though he rarely bathed, only once in a few months, a beautiful fragrance always emanated from his body.

Many people criticized him, but Master Shri Ekkirala Bharadwaj Ji identified him not as an ordinary person but a great Yogi and an Avadhoota. Master Shri Ekkirala Bharadwaj Ji used to advise many of his students to pay a visit to Nampally Baba and receive his blessings.

There were many instances when Shirdi Sai Baba appeared in the dreams of his devotees and instructed them to visit Nampally Baba as He [Sai] is working in the form of Nampally Baba.

Baba left his mortal frame on November 6th, 2004. A Samadhi Mandir has been constructed with his body placed in the Dharmapuri, MIyapur. Even today, many miracles are experienced by devotees connected to Nampally Baba. you?” Baba replied, “PARA BRAHMA”.

Nobody knows the actual name of Baba. Once a child of 2 years old was shown Baba and said that he was Datta. She subsequently called him, ‘DATTA, DATTA,’ but he did respond to her.

EARTHLY DEPARTURE;

Baba intimated to many of his devotees before his departure through a vision in their dreams. At the final stages of his life, Baba’s health deteriorated, and a doctor was called. The doctor examined and advised them to take Baba to the Appolo hospital. Suddenly, Baba collapsed, and when taken to the hospital, he was declared dead. This occurred on November 6, 2004. After much discussion, his body was placed at Dharmapuri, Miyapur, and a Samadhi Mandir was constructed over it.

Even today, many devotees visit the place and have Darshan of Baba and circumambulate the Samadhi to receive His blessings. Thus, many devotees still experience miracles by the grace of Baba. immensely and became almost unbearable. But still she continued and completed the circumambulation, after which she sat down. To her surprise, the pain disappeared, and even the lump also had disappeared, leaving absolutely no trace.

Teachings
Nampally Baba hardly ever spoke and did not leave any writings. His primary way of teaching His devotees was through inner experiences in dreams and meditation.

Miracles
1. MASTER OF ALL ELEMENTS OF NATURE

Once Master Sri Ekkirala Bharadwaj sent his student Mr. Jaya Chandra Reddy to take darshan of Baba. He went to Baba for three days continuously, but Baba did not speak anything; however, Baba ordered him to bring a cigarette and tea on the third day. On his return – to his astonishment, there was rainfall everywhere around, but nearly more than one foot from Baba was no rain, nor was he drenched …!! He was astounded seeing this miracle.

1. UNIQUE WAY OF HEALING

One devotee by the name of Mr. Ramakrishna Murthy records a miracle that he witnessed. One Unani doctor came to Baba taking a bottle of water with him and asked Baba, “My wife is sick; why are you not doing anything for her ?” Baba took the bottle, spat in it, and returned the bottle. His wife had breast cancer and not getting relief from any medication, but was miraculously cured by drinking the water given by Baba!!

1. MASTER OF ASHTA MAHA SIDDHIS

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The real life

There is a beautiful story…. A great king, Prasenjita, had come to see Gautam Buddha. And while they were conversing, just in the middle an old Buddhist sannyasin – he must have been seventy- five years old – came to touch the feet of Gautam Buddha.

He said, ”Please forgive me. I should not interrupt the dialogue that is going on between you two, but my time… I have to reach the other village before sunset. If I don’t start now I will not be able to reach there.” The Buddhist monks don’t travel at night. ”And I could not go without touching your feet because one knows nothing about tomorrow; whether I will be able again to touch your feet or not is uncertain. This may be the last time. So please, you both forgive me. I will not delay your conversation.”
Gautam Buddha said, ”Just one question: How old are you?” Strange… out of context.
And the man said, ”I am not very old – just four years.”
King Prasenjita could not believe it – a seventy-five year old man cannot be four years old! He might be seventy, he might be eighty, there is no problem. It is difficult to judge; different people grow old at a different pace. But four years is too much! In four years nobody can grow to be seventy-five years old.
Buddha said, ”Go with my blessings.”
Prasenjita said, ”You have created a problem for me by asking an unnecessary question. Do you think this man is four years old?”
Buddha said, ”Now I will explain it to you. It was not unnecessary, it was not without a proper context.
It was for you that I was asking him – really I was creating a question in you – because you were talking nonsense. You were asking stupid questions. I wanted some relevant question to come out of you.
”Now, this is relevant. Yes, he is four years old because our way of counting the age is from the day a person allows the master, allows his total being to be transformed, not holding back anything.
His seventy-one years were simply a wastage; he has lived only four years. And I think you will understand that your sixty years have been sheer wastage unless you are reborn. And there is only one way to be reborn, and that is to come in contact, in deep communion with someone who has arrived. Then the real life begins.”

Avadhoota is already eternal and hence there is nothing to be achieved for him.

Following worldly duties is like an arrow released from a bow i.e. they can not be stopped from giving good or bad fruits causing a cycle of action-reaction. However, an Avadhoota is non doer at all levels and is not involved in any action.

Having attained such a stage of detachment an Avadhoota remains unaffected even if he follows a way of life as prescribed by scriptures. Even if he engages in actions such as worshipping God, bathing, begging etc. he remains unattached from them. He lives like a witness and hence doesn’t perform any action.

An Avadhoota can clearly see Brahman in front of his eyes. He is free from ignorance or Maya. He has no actions left to be performed and nothing to be achieved further. He is totally contented and there is no one else with whom he can be compared.

I, the witness, neither do anything, not cause anything to be done.’ (v.28) The Turiyatita Avadhuta Upanishad contains a description of the avadhuta who has reached the state of consciousness beyond TURIA. In this state, a person is pure, the embodiment of dispassion, and totally free. An avadhuta who has reached this level, does not chant mantras or practice rituals, wears no caste marks, and has terminated all religious and secular duties. He wears no clothes, and eats anything that comes his way. He wanders alone, observing silence, and is totally absorbed in non-duality. The AVADHUTA GITA has similar descriptions.

The UDDHAVA GITA, forming part of the BHAGAVATA PURANA, describes an avadhuta who learnt from all aspects of life and who was at home anywhere in the world.

The term avadhuta can apply to any liberated person, but also specifically refers to a sannyasi sect.

AVADHOOTA UPANISHAD
Avadhoota Upanishad is a small Upanishad consisting of around 32 mantras. It falls under the category of Sanyasa Upanishads and is a part of Krishna Yajurveda. Avadhoota Upanishad takes the form of a dialog between Dattatreya and Rishi Samkriti.

One day Rishi Samkriti asks Dattatreya the following questions:

Who is an Avadhoota?
What is his state?
What are the signs of Avadhoota?
How does he lives?
The part that follows is the answers given by compassionate Dattatreya.

WHO IS AN AVADHOOTA?

Avadhoota is called so because he is beyond any decay, he lives freely as per his will, he destroys the bondage of worldly desires and his only goal is Tat Twam Asi i.e. you are that.

Avadhoota goes far beyond all the casts (such as bramhin, vaishya, kshtriya and sudra) and ashramas (such as bramhacharya, grihastha, vanaprasta and sanyasa). He is the higest Yogi who establishes himself in the constant state of self-realization.

WHAT IS HIS STATE?

An Avadhoota always enjoys the supreme bliss. The divine joy represents his head, happiness is his right wing, ecstasy represents his left wing and bliss is his very nature. A life of an Avadhoota shows extreme detachment.

WHAT ARE THE SIGNS OF AVADHOOTA? HOW DOES HE LIVES?

An Avadhoota lives as per his own will. He may wear cloths or he may live naked. There is no difference between Dharma or Adharma, sacrifice or non sacrifice for him because he is beyond these aspects. He performs inner sacrifice and that forms their Ashvamedha Yagna. He is a great Yogi who remains unaffected even when he engages in worldly objects. He remains pure.

Ocean accepts water from all the rivers but still remains unchanged. Similarly, an Avadhoota is unaffected by worldly objects. He is always at peace and (like the ocean) all the desires are absorbed in this supreme peace.

For an Avadhoota there is no birth or death, bondage or liberation. He might have performed various actions for the sake of liberation but they become history once he becomes an Avadhoota. He is ever satisfied. Others wander with the intention of fulfilling their desires. But an Avadhoota being already satisfied doesn’t run after any desire. Others do various rituals for the sake of heaven but an Avadhoota is already established in the omnipresent state and hence needs no rituals.

Other qualified teachers spend time in teaching scriptures (Vedas) but Avadhoota goes beyond any such activities for he is actionless. He doesn’t have any desire for sleep, begging (bhiksha), bathing or cleaning.

An Avadhoota is ever free from doubts and since he is always in union with the supreme reality he need not even meditate. Meditation is for the people who are not yet one with God but an Avadhoota is always in the state of union and hence needs no meditation.

Those who are behind Karmas (actions) get plastered with Vasanas. These Vasanas haunt them even when they finish their Prarabdha Karma. Ordinary men meditate because they wish to fulfill their desires. However, an Avadhoota always stays away from such trap. His mind is beyond mental destructions and Samadhi. Mental destructions as well as Samadhi are possibly modifications of the mind.