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Kanchi Mahaswamy's 116th Jayanthi is being celeberated by His ardentdevotees all over the World tomorrow.I can imagine the real enthusiasmof some of the Pure Pandits of Bridgewater to Brisbane as every one of

them strongly has a feeling that it is He who has made these simpleSanskrit Pandits what they are today..some of them didnt even know

English when they all boarded the Plane to USA to UK to Australia!ButMahswamy always felt that the day will come that these Pandits and the

Sthapathis like Ganapathy wd have their upper hands!Vikku Vinayakaram never fails to recall this incident in his life:

"When I was unable to pusue my studies and was playful only playingGatam,Periyava used to tell me:

"dont worry..Go on playing Gatam sincerely.One day that will make youa great man."

Vikku Vinayakaram says "It is a miracle"!

Greatness of Periyavaa is His humility when some of His very ardentdevotees used to recall His Miracles even during His presence,He

always used to say:"Its because God is with you.."To recall a few of His miracles :-

1.Judge Kailasam and his wife were so devoted to Periyavaa that theyused to follow Him wherever He camped.In the late 80s Periyavaa wastravelling from Andhra border to Karnataka/Maharashtra and He wascamping in a small hut in a place called Mahagaon on the banks of

Krishna River.I had the privilege of His darsahn there..One had to get

down near Cuddapah and go by an auto nearly 10 KMs..On this day Judge Kailasam and Mrs Kailasam had come for HisDarshan.Periyavaa used to be in a very jovial mood in those places andafter darshan Judge Kailasam(he had retired by then and was in manyGovt Committees and was on his way to Bombay for a meeting..)asked

Periyavaa for "Utharavu"(permission to leave)Periyavaa smiled and asked him:"Why you are in a hurry?When is the

meeting in Bombay?"Judge:"Only day after tomorrow .But I have reserved the Tkts by the

evening train from Cuddapah."

Periyavaa:"Today is Pradosham.You better stay here and go tomorrowsince you have the meeting only day after."

Judge:"With Periyavaa's permission I wd like to go today itself asplanned."

Mrs.Kailasam interferes and says:"When Periyavaa says stay backbetter cancel the tkts,we can go tomorrow.I wish to stay back.."

so devoted she is to Periyavaa!

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Judge decides to stay back..His assistants helped him to book a tkt forthe next day train!

The train which he was supposed to travel met with a major accidentnext to Cuddapah and nearly 220 died!

This incident was narrated by none other than Mrs.Kailsam herself in aJaynathi function held in old Eros Theatre(LB Road Adyar) and this lady

was uncontrollably sobbing on that day also!

2.Vanathai Pathipakam,Thirunavukkarasu,is known to be a greatadmirer of Periyavaa.He always executes whatever Periyavaa

commands and this incident in his life was narrated by him in anotherJayanthi function.

Thirunavukkarasu said he had an aged unmarried sister,who developedsome problems uncontrollable.Thirunavukkarasu and his wife found itdifficult to take care of her but at the same time ,affection for his sisterforced him to do the duty..So he decided to take Periyavaa's advice in

Kanchipuram ..He literally lifted his sister in his hands and went toPeriyavaa..He was in tears ..Periyavaa asked Thirunavukkarasu:"is she having this problem always or only in the nights or in the

mornings?"Thirunavukkarasu:"Only in the nights..It is sometimes uncontrollable.."After deep thoughts Periyavaa said :"Keep Thiruvachakam book under

her pillow and try to either you yourself read Thiruvachakam daily orkeep a Cassette player near her.."

Thirunavukkarasu said exactly on the 45th day,she was completelyback to normal..showing her sister who was sitting in the audience..We all cd see Tears in Thirunavukkarasu's eyes!

3.Periyavaa's devotion for Adi Sankara is purest of the purest and thisincident happened in 1983 at Satara where I was also a witness..

Indira Gandhi had a special liking for Periyavaa(pls see the next miracletoo) and hence for 1983 Sankara Jayanthi,she wanted to release astamp on Adi Sankara.She didnt want to release it without getting

permission from Periyavaa and hence she had sent

C.Subramaniam,who was the min of agriculture and an ardent devoteeof Periyavaa all the way to Satara..Normally Periyavaa treats all as

equal and when CS cameHe enquired "why he had come?"

CS said he has come to take the permission for the Sankara Stamp tobe released..

Periyavaa thought for a sec and asked him with a smile:

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"Permission means you have already decided to release the stamp andyou have come here for a formal information to me or if ,I give an

opinion ,that wd be binding on the govt!"Cs said:"PM made it clear whatever Periyavaa says will be carried

out(he was thinking that the stamp release wd meet with His approval!)"Periyavaa:"If you ask me,I am against a stamp for Acharya..He is sucha great avatar I dont want every one to lick His photo and paste in all

the covers..His greatness can never ever diminish whether we mortals(He inlcudes Himself too!)release a simple stamp or not."

CS said:"I wd convey the same to PM"Periyavaa:"incase she is keen on releasing or already made

arrangements,it is her wish I have made 'my wish' because you havecome all the way and asked for it.."

The stamp was never released by Indira Gandhi..so much respect she had for Him..The reason is simple..Read now..

4.Hampi..July 1979..Very hot indeed..Indira Gandhi was powerless..None thought that Morarji Desai and

Charan Singh govt cd be toppled..Indira Gandhi when she metPeriyavaa in Kalavai during her emergency days,Periyavaa didnt even

look at her..AS Raman of Illustrated weekly writes:"He showed so muchcontempt that she had to sit for 45 mts silently and come out without a

single word uttered.."This time she went to see Him at Hampi on July 5th..I had His darshan

in Hampi temple on that Sunday as I had gone to Bellary for purchase of

cotton and one well wisher took me to Him..On July 6th The Hindu carried this news item.."Indira Gandhi walked all the way in Hampi bare foot to have darshan ofKanchi Periyavaa..He was in a His jovial mood..Indira Gandhi asked forHis blessings..He asked her :"Blessings for you?or for your Family or for

the welfare of the Nation?"She said:"Welfare of the Nation."

"If one has corrected himself/herself and starts devoting one for thewelfare of the poorer in the society,God will be with him/her..Dont worry

I cd see a transformation in you..The day is not far off before your

aspirations are fulfilled,provided you shd sincerely serve for thedowntrodden.."

She said:"I promise I will do so.."On her return to Delhi she was surprised that Sanjay Gandhi had

planned to topple Charan Singh's govt(which none cd expect at thattime!)

and she came back to power by 1980..

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After taking charge she wanted to make a pilgrimage only to Two places..

(1)To have darshan of Periyavaa (2)To give Thulabaram at Guruvayur..When she met Periyavaa in 1980,

she wanted Him to tell anything specific she can do for Him..He said..

"Sanskrit is dying..if you can do something it is a great help.."On her return she created a rs 4 cr fund for Sanskrit and started a 5 mts

News in Sanskrit in AIR..Kanchi Mahaswamy is definitely a Living God..

and if an ordinary man like me cd experience many miracles,like sending one daughter to Princeton with 100% Scholarship for UG

and another daughter to Harvard UG with 100% Scholarship,any intellectual in the world can conclude....