Sreepada Sreevallabha Charitaamrutam - 44

Chapter– 44  

Description of Golden Pithikapura

Sri Bhaskara Pandit requested us to stay that night also in their house and listen to the divine history of Sri Sreepada. Next day after finishing our ablutions and other daily rites we went to the temple of Sri Tripuraantakeswar. In that temple Sri Bhaskara Pandit explained vividly about Sri Sreepada.

The birth place of Sri Sreepada

 “My dear ones! Sri Sreepada is verily the personification of Shiva. After disappearing in Pithikapuram, He reached Kashi town. He took bath in river Ganga.With His advent in Sri Pithikapuram He gave thrust for the earthly nature to proceed forward. Therefore, the earth in His birth place in Pithikapuram received live consciousness. So His Divine Paadukas will be established in the Maha Samsthan, which is to be founded there in future after some centuries. There the earth becomes alive and gradually enliven the entire earth. People in those places receiving awakening will be attracted to Pithikapur on account of the divine power of attraction. So we must understand that the yagna of the pruthvi tattwa performed by Him started from Pithikapur. All those places where He moved, or He will move will be awakened without our knowledge. Those who step in those places will be definitely attracted by that divine power.Not only that. Every person has the element of earth in him. This will have the attributes of sabda, sparsa, roopa, rasa and gandha(sound, touch, form, taste and smell).So when we think in terms of yoga, those people in whose bodies earthy element is aroused from His divine compassion will surely be drawn towards Pithikapur.Then I questioned,“Sir! Can people in this world in whom the pruthvi tattwa in their bodies is awakened be able to come physically to Pithikapur?” 

 

The greatness of Golden Pithikapuram

He smiled and said, “Your question is reasonable! There is golden Pithikapur as there is physical Pithikapur. Golden Pithikapur spreads as far as the physical Pithikapur extends.”Golden Pithikapur is purely constructed with consciousness. When that matter related to that consciousness is grown in the Seeker, he becomes a resident of the Golden Pithikapur. Several thousands of great mansions built with consciousness abound in golden Pithikapur. Yogis and great persons live in that golden Pithikapur and enjoy ineffable bliss. However, it is not visible to the physical eyes. Golden Pithikapur is visible only to yogic eyes and eyes of Wisdom.

Distinguishing land marks of Kashi–

  Pilgrimage of ‘Pancha Kosha’

In the same manner there is golden Kashi. Golden Kashi built with material of consciousness extends up to the extent to which physical Kashi town spreads. It was said,“Kashi yaatram gamishyama tatryva nivasa mayaham. Eti bruvana satatam kashivasa  phalam labhet.”To the person who always says that he was going to Kashi and lives there, the fruits of residing in Kashi are obtained. One should constantly retain Kashi Visweswara in mind for his consciousness to dwell in golden Kashi and to derive His grace. What is there that is not to be understood? There is Pithikapur composed of elements which is connected to your annamaya kosha (sheath of food). In the same way Kashi composed of five elements exists. Praanamaya Pithikapuram related to praanamaya kosha(sheath of life force) exists. In the same way praanamaya Kashi exists. Manomaya Pithikapura related to manomaya kosha(sheath of mind) is there. Same is the case with manomaya Kashi. Vignaanamaya Pithikapura connected to vignaanamaya kosha(sheath of wisdom) exists. Vignaanamaya Kashi is there. Anandamaya Pithikapura related to banandamaya kosha(sheath of bliss) exists. Similarly anandamaya Kashi exists. I call this anandamaya Pithikapura as Golden Pithikapura. I call this anandamaya Kashi as Golden Kashi. Then I said, “Sir! I am an ignorant one. Kindly explain this matter. Some say that pancha kosha yatra in Kashi gives great result. What is it?” Bhaskara Pandit said like this,  “My child!Pancha kosha yatra is merely a physical pilgrimage! In reality our consciousness should travel through five annamaya, praanamaya, manomaya, vignaanamaya and anandamaya koshas(repositories). This is the profound esoteric divine secret in this.By the grace of Sri Sreepada the spiritual seekers gain the strength to make pancha kosha yatra. Therefore, He conducts the five great yagnas relating to the five elements with His yogic power. As a symbol of these five great yagnas He holds durbar in ‘Paanchadeva Pahaad’ near Kurungadda.Divine secrets can be understood only by strict spiritual seekers and those with yogic sight. They will not at all be understood by ordinary men.Sri Sreepada took bath in Ganga. Then Mother Ganga appeared before Him and requested Him to take bath in Ganga river everyday. Sri Sreepada gave boon to Mother Ganga that He would bathe in Ganga daily.The consciousness of Mother Ganga will be in five koshas i.e.,annamaya, praanamaya, manomaya, vignaanamaya and anandamaya koshas.”Then I said, “Noble one! Mother Ganga is watery form! How can she have five sheaths? I do not understand it.” Bhaskara Pandit said like this smilingly, “Child! Deities are personification of mantras. They do not have physical shapes.

Mantras are the power forms of ‘Sabda Brahma’. Mother Ganga means a deity in the form of power and consciousness. She is the patron deity of the physical form of Ganga river in a state of close identity. It means it is a Goddess in the form of consciousness. In the same way when it is mentioned as Surya Bhagavan, it means the divine form in the state of consciousness in close identity with an orb called Surya in the firmament. You must note this nicety of dharma and the profound divine secret There is watery nature in humans. To purify that watery nature He proposed to perform

 jala yagna. So He wanted to bathe in Ganga daily in Kashi. By this yogic exercise all rivers in physical state are sanctified. All sacred rivers will be rid of their impurities and get sanctified. All great rivers like Ganga become polluted because of sinful humans taking bath in them. When great persons, holy persons and chaitanya swaroopas bathe in those rivers those rivers again become sanctified. The inner meaning of the jala yagna performed by Him is to purify the watery nature flowing in the form of fluid in the bodies of living organisms.Divine emperor Sreepada Sreevallabha by the mere movement of hand creates, protects, and destroys crores and crores of universes. He is the real Lord Datta–an embodiment of the Trinity. In compliance with the promise given to Sage Bharadwaja in treta yuga He incarnated in the lineage of Bharadwaja in the playful guise of a human being in the holy place Pithikapuram where‘Savitrakaathaka Chayanam’ was performed. The aim of His incarnation was to bless maha siddhas and maha yogis and uplift dharma through them. His promise to be born in the name of Narasimha Saraswati turned out to be true in respect of every letter of the promise.Those who doubt that divine promise, those who ridicule the incarnation of Sreepada will take birth as ghosts. He told many a time that those ghosts possess weak and unfortunate people and that He will grant relief to those ghosts in Gandharvanagar in his form as Narasimha Saraswati. Those who doubt His divine sayings go to hells like Rourava.

The book Sreepada Sreevallabha Charitaamruta written by you is a book where every letter of it is true. This will be translated into many languages. This great sacred hagiography confers abundant auspicious results in whatever language it is devotedly read. That great Lord averred that He would elect worthy people to translate Charitaamruta and during the time of translation also His special compassionate looks will be on the translator. The Lord added that even when this book is kept in the room of worship and worshipped there His mercy is obtained, and in kali yuga by the paarayana of this book it is possible to gain all auspicious developments. Therefore, it is only a lame excuse that you are writing this book! His auspicious Lotus Feet are making you write this book.

Then I said, “Oh noble minded one! What you said is quite appropriate. I am not a scholar. Moreover, I am not having any knowledge about vedas and vedantic subjects. It is a matter of great surprise and happiness to me that this great stupendous task is carried out by this ignorant one.”For that Bhaskar Pandit remarked,“The policy of Lord Datta is only that. It is a regular sportive diversion for Him to cure diseases with prohibited materials, and to conduct extraordinary works through totally ignorant people. It is a divine pastime. That is His nature. It is a proof of His divine power.”

Once an ascetic came to the Kukkuteswara Temple. Sri Sreepada was a small child at that time. Sri Narasimha Varma, Sri Pynda Venkatappayya Sreshti took Sri Sreepada in a horse carriage to Kukkuteswara Temple. That sanyasi was in a state of meditation in Kukkuteswara Temple. Sri Sreepada suddenly questioned Sri Sreshti “Grandfather! Why this fisherman was allowed to come here?” Sri Narasimha Varma said in a low voice, “Kannayyaa!It should not be said like that. He is a sanyasi and if angered he can curse.” Sreepada retorted, “Will a fisherman also get angry! Is a person who emits stench of fish and who eats fish to be called a sanyasi instead of a fisherman?” Sri Sreepada had a tendency to incite people. In the meantime that sanyasi opened his eyes. He observed that a foul odour of fish was coming from his body. He was a real sanyasi. He was thinking about the incarnation as fish of the Lord. He was thinking whether any yogic meaning was there for it. Then Sri Sreepada remarked, “Swamee! There are tiny fish in your kamandalu. See!How happily they are moving inside in different directions.” 

 

Special grace to Sanyasi

All this was very confusing to the Sanyasi. Sri Sreepada looked intently at the eyes of the Sanyasi. Then the Sanyasi became introvert. Then he had yogic insight and found that there were small, small cells in blood vessels and in different humours of the body and they looked exactly like fish. He understood that these tiny, tiny cells in the body engender different kinds of experiences. He realized that only these tiny cells in the shape of fish cause smell to the nose. In the same way very small cells which trace taste are in the shape of fish. He wondered, “Oh! Is this the action of incarnation as fish!” He learnt that if one gets the knowledge about very tiny cells which follow the scent of smells at ‘moolaadhaara’,he will get the power to control all odours in the world. He became extrovert and smiled. Sri Sreepada also smiled. That Sanyasi fell on the auspicious feet of Sri Sreepada. Sri Sreepada blessed. Then pleasant fragrance was spreading from the body of the Sanyasi. Sanyasi understood that this was the yogic procedure employed by Sage Paraasara to change Matschya Gandhi as Yojana Gandhi. Sweet smells waft from the bodies of pativratas. That is why they are called suvaasinis. Sri Sreepada silently taught that Sanyasi that when all experiences in the body change and are filled with fragrance physical changes also occur spreading fragrant smells. He is a divine reveller!

Then Sri Sreepada said like this, “You know about the incarnation of fish. The incarnation of tortoise is the foundation for the divine nature, and demoniac nature. Devas and Daanavaas placed the Mandhara mountain on the back of the tortoise which hides its head in the outer shell. You will become a great yogi, if you become an introvert. On the other hand, if you turn as an extrovert you will amass all bad qualities and become a demon. When you change as an extrovert someone will pierce your head. You will die. If you want to remain as an immortal you must withdraw into yourself. Practise yoga. You must be released from the bonds of karma.” 

 

Victory Victory unto Sri Sreepada Sreevallabha !

Sreepada Sreevallabha Charitaamrutam -43

Chapter–43

Description of Anaghaa Lakshmi  

The Vaishnava maaya of Sri Sreepada 

 

Sri Bhaskara Pandit after completion of worship during night said like this, “Dear Sirs! Devoted worship of Sree Vidya is supreme. In fact Sreepada Sreevallabha is the embodiment of Maha Saraswati, Maha Lakshmi and Maha Kaali.” Then I said, “Sir! Sri Sreepada is called an incarnation of Sri Padmavati Venkateswara. Now you are telling He is also the three mothers. He is also described as being accompanied with Anaghaa Lakshmi. I do not understand anything. Kindly explain in detail.” 

 

The corporeal form of Sri Sreepada

Then that great Pandit said like this, “Sirs! It is said that God is there in all living beings. It is said that He pervades from an ant up to para brahma. So He is immanent in all creation in the form of creation. It means that He is identified in the consciousness of all living organisms. That is the specialty of this incarnation. Even though He exists as all living beings in this creation His touch will not be experienced by them in any level. That only is His vaishnava maaya. It is told that the courtesies, limits and the related regulations in the creation are to be honoured. When it was said that He was in the forms of Maha Saraswati, Maha Lakshmi and Maha Kaali, it was meant that He is that consciousness which expressed itself in those forms. He is constantly identified with those entities through His yoga maaya. When He identified with the consciousness of Maha Saraswati, He will be in a state of oneness with the related four faced Brahma. Nevertheless, He will not have any link of touch with either Maha Saraswati or with Hiranya Garbha (Brahma) forms. It is also mentioned that a single aatma emerges in four or five masculine forms. The shakti principle of that aatma may be born in four or five feminine forms. It is said that the courtesies and rules prescribed by vidhi as to which female form is related to which male form, have to be strictly observed. In the same way He is Anaghaa accompanied with His consort Anaghaa Lakshmi. That was His form of Ardhanaareeswara but, in the form of Sreepada Sreevallabha He is in the form of a hermit. He enjoins that the decencies and limitations of the forms with attributes are to be strictly followed. This is a nicety of dharma.Dharma is different and nicety of dharma is different. He is the form of creation to shower His divine grace abundantly. Since He is in a state of identification with creation, it means that the progress of humans will be accelerated.

Sreepada is absorbed in japa, meditation and penance. He will not keep that result from penance for Himself. He donates it to the entire creation. He dedicates the fruits of His penance for saving His devotees from sorrow and diseases and release them from the shackles of karma.

The four powers of Jaganmaata -- Maha Saraswati, Maha Lakshmi, Maha Kaali and Raja Rajeswari -- originated for the revelation of divinity and for the administration of the universe.

Ambika has three levels i.e., (1) Transcendental Level; (2) Universal Level; (3) Individual Level. Prior to the actual creation paraa shakti will be in transcendental level. After attracting infinite realities in the Paramaatma, and after their entry into Her consciousness She takes birth as creation of the world. Her work is not completed with creation. Creating all living beings; She sustains them within Her; She enters into them and strengthens them. This is Her universal level.

The real image of Anaghaa Lakshmi

At individual level She exists as an intermediary between human personality and divine nature. That is the secret in the advent of Anaghaa Lakshmi form. She makes some potencies from Her prime nature to incarnate. When the work to be carried out by those potencies is completed, She again attracts them into Her Prime Nature. Without the will of Anaghaa, Anaghaa Lakshmi will not do even a small work. She fulfills the will of Her Lord. As She is both father and mother in the form of Sreepada Sreevallabha plenty of grace is there. Anaghaa Lakshmi mainly has three roles. The good, wise and happy role (Satchitaananda) belonging to the other globe. Here worlds filled with infinite existence, infinite power and infinite heavenly happiness abound. The jeevas in that state live with complete perfection which defy any description and in changeless oneness. Below this Satchitaananda plane, worlds belonging to creation of comprehensive heavenly consciousness exist. Anaghaa Lakshmi dwells in them as maha shakti of divine consciousness. This world was described in vedas as maha sloka. In these worlds actions will not meet with failure. In every endeavour itchha and jnaana shaktis(powers of will and wisdom) attain perfection effortlessly. There all experiences are perfect oceans of bliss. There floods, tides, untruth, pain and misery cannot enter. Every form, every move, and every experience will be filled with joy. Below this is the plane of ignorance. Ignorance exists in our land. The worlds here are associated with mind, life and bodies. All the experiences here are subjected to imperfection, limitation and failure.

Mahima (Glory) of Raja Rajeswari

The consciousness of Mother Raja Rajeswari is boundless mercy. She considers all as Her children. Those who belong to praanamaya, manomaya planes relating to dark group are called asuras(giants). They have self-control, penance and intelligence. They are arrogant. Those in the lower praanamaya plane belonging to dark group are called raakshasas. They have terrible and extreme ideas and powers. In the still lower Praanamaya plane other varieties of creatures live. They are called pisaachas (devils) and pramadhas. The maaya of asuras can assume any disguise.In fact Pisaachas are not individuals. They are the formation of shapes without minds to some desire or some greedy wish.Raakshasas have very strong praanamaya state. They don’t have mind. They try to devour whatever comes to their sight.

Forms of Aasuri, Kaali, Shyama and Maha Kaali

Forms of Kaali, Shyama and others are visible to us through praanamaya shakti .Kaali is a destructive force. She is the nature’s power in ignorance that chops everything into pieces in the dark and blind struggle when surrounded by difficulties. However, Maha Kaali belongs to a higher plane. She generally appears in golden hue. She is dreadful to

asuras(giants). Whereas Raja Rajeswari represents discrimination, Maha Kaali represents strength and power. In that Great Mother, overwhelming ferocity, intensity of great thought necessary for achievement, divine torture rushing to hack into pieces every limitation and obstruction, shine. That which resides in kaali shakti proceeds with terrible speed and will not keep quiet till we set our foot on God Himself. When forces hindering our progress become virulent the devotee should invariably invite maha kaali shakti into Himself.

The forms of Maha Kaali, Maha Lakshmi and Maha Saraswati in the levels of saadhakas (achievers)

In Maha Lakshmi radiance of beauty is there. To achieve perfection of discrimination and strength beauty should be there. It means that without it perfection cannot be achieved regardless of our estimate as to our achievement. It means in some level a sort of equilibrium state is formed. We feel that it was perfection in that state. Nevertheless, when we go up to some more high level we get again some new strengths and new conditions. A fresh state of equilibrium to suit them is formed. In that state a completeness or perfection is formed. Therefore, Maha Lakshmi is the symbol of complete perfection. If perfection is achieved in discrimination but not in strength, it cannot be called perfect fulfillment. Therefore, in our complete perfection four features i.e., discrimination, strength, beauty and completeness prevail in their respective appropriate shares. Amicability between divinity and beauty is a mystery which cannot be known to man. This beauty is spread all over the universe. Only by the grace of Maha Lakshmi so many articles, forces, and living beings of infinite variety meet. All become unified. From a state of unity happiness is derived. Maha Lakshmi moulds different articles, forces and living beings as Her forms and as Layas. Maha Lakshmi is the presiding deity of great love and bliss. However, Lakshmi represents only collection of material objects. Maha Lakshmi is a great shakti that shapes material objects, physical forces, and earthly beings suitable into an amicable heavenly bliss and grant divine life. However, if the strength of Anaghaa Lakshmi has to fully prevail in addition to discrimination, strength and beauty, dexterity in work should also be there. In vedas there was mention about M

other Saraswati. She is called as ‘udgeeta’ in upanishads. She is called Maatangi in dasa maha vidyas. She is connected with vaikari vaak. However, Maha Saraswati is different. She represents divine dexterity and actions of the consciousness of soul. By the mercy of this Great Mother we obtain efficiency in conducting activities and know the uses of divine knowledge. Adoption of consciousness of soul to life will be known. It will be known how happiness can be derived by friendliness between many forces. Utmost care in all things which are far away from transformation and perfection, and even in small small matters belong to Maha Saraswati.

Children! Bliss is a matter related to the Supreme Lord (Parameswara) but a yogi experiences ecstasy. One who has no desires gets pleasure. Comfort is within the reach of all but, sorrow also accompanies it unavoidably.

Forms of Anaghaa Devi and Anaghaa Datta Devotees must practise Anaghaa Vrata

Lakshmi Devi is the form of Sri Anaghaa Devi. She possesses plenty of the traits of Raja Rajeswari, Maha Lakshmi, Maha Kaali and Maha Saraswati. Sri Anaghaa’s form is that of Vishnu. He got the characteristics of Parameswara and the Trinity. Therefore,

worship of Anaghaa along with Sri Anaghaa Devi confers all round well-being.Anaghaasthami Vrata should be performed by all Datta devotees. It is possible to get all auspicious things by performing this Anaghaasthami Vrata.

The Greatness of Sreepada and The Greatness of Datta Devotion

My dear boys! Anaghaa along with Sri Anaghaa Devi incarnated on the earth in the form of Sreepada Sreevallabha. He is very close to physical, mental and consciousness of the soul of all living beings. He is Smarthrugaami (of the nature of one who responds immediately when called). He is omnipotent who removes troubles and losses of all His devotees and dependents and grant them comforts of this and the other world.The result derived from worshipping ‘dasa maha vidyas’will be immediately received by worshipping Datta who has incarnated in the form of Sreepada Sreevallabha. By worshipping various deities auspicious results are definitely obtained but, worship of Datta those auspicious results from those respective deities are quickly realized. As Datta is an embodiment of all deities, an incarnation of all four aeons, a glorious incarnation without end, this became easily possible.

The Glory of Sreepada Charitaamruta

My child! Shankar Bhatt!“This great sacred book Sreepada Sreevallabha Charitaamruta written by you will also be studied by great yogis and great

persons. They understand it with the help of grammar of ‘sandhya’ language. The yogic experiences derived by them will be very strange and queer. If men in the physical plane make a devoted reading of it they obtain comforts and auspicious developments of this and the other world. Every letter of this book is true. Every letter in this is filled with yogic power. Every letter is endowed with the power of seed letters. Same kind of result is granted by this sacred book in whichever language it is read, provided the reader has devotion and diligence. This is a letter form of that Great Lord.”

Victory Victory unto Sri Sreepada Sreevallabha !

Sreepada Sreevallabha Charitaamrutam - 42

Chapter– 42  

Chanting of prayer–“Datta Digambaraa! Datta Digambaraa! Sreepada Vallabha Datta Digambaraa!” – started by Pithikapura residents for the first time, which became universally famous.

             (This chapter is to be read for tracing missing children)

 

Sri Sreepada gave His divine Darshan always to His Parents, Baapanaarya, Narasimha Varma and Pynda Venkatappayya Sreshti.

After lunch Sri Bhaskara Pandit narrated in the following manner. All the brahmins considered the various acts of Sri Sreepada such as -- giving datta deeksha in the houses of soodras; that too giving deeksha for a single night; giving deeksha without following the regulations such as worship, rituals etc. and simply tying a thread on the wrists of devotees and making them do bhajans; declaring Himself as Datta and announcing that all the difficulties of devotees would be eradicated by merely remembering Him. All the brahmins unanimously decided that all the above acts of omission and commission were violation of saastras. They resolved to submit the matter to Sankaracharya and expel Sri Baapanaarya and Appalaraja Sarma from the brahmin caste. However, in the meanwhile the sudden disappearance of Sri Sreepada became a matter for discussion. In spiritual matters no title would be announced without the permission of Sri Sankaracharya. Such being the case, it was thought, that it would be a treason against divinity to declare a boy who was not even 16 years of age, as an incarnation of Lord Datta Him-self. Therefore, some Brahmins who were hypocrites came to the house of Sri Baapanaarya ostensibly to express sympathy. No one in the house was sad because of the disappearance of Sri Sreepada Sreevallabha. To top it all, Sri Baapanaarya said, “Now Datta is flourishing very remarkably. That great Lord moved in our house in the form of Sreepada Sreevallabha. He gave us heavenly happiness. He removed the layer of maaya covering our eyes. Today He is moving in the wink of our eyes. He gave His divine darshan to our inner vision more number of times than before. We are very fortunate.” The visiting brahmins were taken aback. From there they went to the house of Sri Sreepada Sreevallabha with polluted ideas inside but outwardly to utter sympathetic words. There Sumati Maharani, Appalaraja Sarma, brothers and sisters of Sreepada were all extremely happy.Then Sri Sarma averred, “Previously we had lot of anxieties about Sreepada. Now our minds became light. He is appearing before our mental eyes as soon as we think about Him. He is talking with us with gross body as soon as we wish. Our births were blessed because we happened to be the parents of Lord Datta Him-self. We are having unprecedented happiness.” The circumstances there were quite contrary to the expectations of the brahmins.Sri Pynda Venkatappayya Sreshti said like this, “Oh! Noble brahmins! Previously we were spending only few hours with Sri Sreepada but, now! He is not only constantly moving before our mental eyes but also appearing with His physical body and roaming in our house.” 

Sri Narasimha Varma said to the brahmins, “The veils of maaya which shrouded our eyes are removed. That great Lord who is an eternal reveller, rejoicer of divine delight is moving in our house. He is cracking jokes with us and is with us, behind us and is continually in our sight. He is giving us darshan with His physical body more than before.” These matters were conveyed to the sanyasi in Kukkuteswara Temple. Agitation started in the bosom of the sanyasi.His thoughts ran like this, “Sri Sree

pada clearly suggested that He was verily Lord Datta Himself and disappeared. Without the name of another deity or some other deity, Sreepada mentioned Himself as Sree Dattatreya, who is his upaasya deity . Probably Sree Dattatreya incarnated in the form of Sreepada Sreevallabha. If His incarnation is true, then it would be equally true that he would face difficulties in future. Lord Datta is of queer nature. He would bring difficulties to him, see the fun, and rescue only after his total surrender. That is His nature. I thought that it was the mercy of Lord Datta that so many brahmins honoured me on a large scale and money was amassed on a grand scale. In the form of Sri Datta’s mercy, were there any special punishments earmarked for me only?” “Lord Datta knew my hankering for name and fame, money and pelf. The brahmins who followed me were also after money! There was no spiritual power to me or to these brahmins.Datta deekshas were designed only to attract money! In case their desires are not fulfilled those who undertook these deekshas think that it was their failure in due observance of deeksha. If their wishes are fulfilled they believe it was the result of the deeksha. Is not Sri Sreepada going to push me into troubles through some queer and peculiar procedure!” In this way that sanyasi was trembling with fear. In the meantime an old Brahmin came to Kukkuteswara temple. He said that his name was Narasimha Khan, and that he belonged to the lineage of Sage Kaasyapa and that he came from Maharastra Desa especially for the darshan of great Lord Kukkuteswara. He added that he heard that a ‘Paramahamsa Parivrajaka’ was giving datta deekshas there and that he came there to have his

darshan. He concealed many varahaas near his navel. He offered all those coins as dakshina. On receipt of the money the sanyasi was filled with immense joy. At the time of initiation the sanyasi asked the old brahmin to stretch his hand so that he can pour water from the kamandal. The brahmin stretched his hand. Along with water a scorpion fell into his hand. Then the tone of that brahmin turned stubborn. He said, “you poured water into my hand and asked me to drink. What a wonder! The fruits of your tapa earned from so many years were solemnly endowed to me. I am bestowing them in turn to Pithikapuram” . Sanyasi was wonder struck. The old brahmin disappeared in a moment. Suddenly one brahmin cried that he was bitten by a scorpion. That brahmin was one among those who took deeksha. An incantation as an antidote for scorpion bite was applied on him. The pain did not subside. Various mantras were chanted but, there was no improvement. Abhisheka was performed to Kukkuteswara. A large quantity of camphor was lit. That brahmin fainted. Foam was coming from his mouth. It was confirmed that he was bitten by a snake and not a scorpion. Some people noticed that a scorpion fell into the hands of the old Maharastrian brahmin in the water from the kamandalu. Therefore, some people said that scorpion might have bitten the brahmin.God only knows what sort of rumours originate, circulate and involve people in what kind of troubles at any moment in Pithikapur. Some people were suspecting that the sanyasi who gave those datta deekshas was mainly responsible for the non reduction of the pain to the brahmin from scorpion bite in spite of performance of abhishek to Kukkuteswara and camphor haarati to self-manifested Datta. In place of coins offered by the old brahmin from Maharastra coals were there. The heart beat of the sanyasi fluctuated violently with fear that Sri Sreepada Sreevallabha might have come in this fashion to punish him. As large volume of foam came from the mouth of the brahmin it was decided that it was a case of snake-bite. A kind of propaganda gained momentum that there was a kind of vidya(art) known only to ‘koyas and chenchus’ who move in hills and dales and who were well versed in mantras and tantras; that the sanyasi applied that

vidya on this brahmin; that according to that vidya a ghost will emerge from water in the shape of a scorpion; after biting some one that scorpion changes as a serpent; the moment it changes as a serpent foam comes out of the person bitten by scorpion; that serpent transforms itself as a ghost after sometime; that the person bitten by the scorpion starts jumping madly after the serpent changes into a ghost; and that the ghost after sometime enters into the houses of others following the wish of the person releasing it; and that it steals money from those houses and pours it into the hands of it’s master. Poor sanyasi did not know that this Pithikapuram was the home town of all rumours. The brahmin who was vomiting foam got up after some time. He was jumping due to some kind of pain in his stomach. Rumours spread that he will change as a devil after sometime because he was jumping.

It was suggested that every one should write ‘Oh! Devil! Come tomorrow!’ before their houses and on seeing that writing the devil would depart and this affair will repeat every day like this on account of this writing. People were cautioned that if the devil enters into the house, it will steal and take away money from the house. All the brahmins who were supporting the sanyasi so far abandoned him and went to their houses. Without exception, on the outside of every brahmin, kshatriya and vysy house it was written ‘Oh devil! Come tomorrow!’ in charcoal. A cultivator named Venkayya arranged proclamation by beat of tom-tom that a pot filled with coals must be carefully kept in the houses of all soodras and by this the devil sent by the sanyasi will not steal money from soodra houses. After sometime the brahmin who jumped madly with pain recovered. In the meanwhile a farmer approached the brahmin in Kukkuteswara

Temple and said, “Sir! Our caste chief Venkayya wanted to give you the mantra akshatas given by Sri Sreepada. You will become healthy from the efficacy of those mantra akshatas(rice mixed with turmeric and charged with incantations).” 

Then that brahmin thought like this, “Now the ailment abated but I may become really a devil at any moment as per the rumours in circulation. Perhaps according to the stipulation laid down, those mantraakshatas have to be collected from the soodra house. Brahmins give mantraakshatas to soodras but soodras would not summon brahmins to their houses and give mantraakshatas. A gentle Venkayya sent for me wishing only for my welfare.”  With such feelings he received  mantraakshatas from Venkayya and went home. As a result of the rumours spread in Pithikapuram the faith of all castes on sanyasi was lost. Then all of them thought that it was not correct to give dakshinas  to a sanyasi well versed in witch craft. They took refund of the dakshina money from the sanyasi. They sent away the sanyasi without beating him. They asked Sri Baapanaarya what to do with all that money.

Sri Baapanaarya said, “Arrange to bring provisions with that money. Provide a grand feast to all castes.Lord of annadana Sree Dattatreya will be pleased. No individual deekshas are necessary.”Sheds on a grand scale were constructed opposite to Kukkuteswara temple. A food feast was arranged to all eighteen types of castes.All people for the first time chanted the divine name‘Datta Digambaraa! Datta Digambaraa! Sreepada Vallabha Datta Digambaraa!’  Sri Sreepada averred long ago that this name will spread all over the world.

Victory Victory unto Sri Sreepada Sreevallabha !