Je voulais passer mon 60ème anniversaire avec Swamiji. Quand j'ai eu son darshan, je l'ai informé que mon 60ème anniversaire serait le 19/06/1987 et que j'aimerais passer l journée avec lui. Swamiji accepta ma demande. Je vins le voir deux jours plus tôt et lui exprimai mon désir de faire l'Abhishekam à Sri Annamalaiyar au grand temple le 18/06/1987 et de faire la Pada Puja à Swami. Swamiji accepta gracieusement et il me demanda de rester dans la guest house appartenant au Devasthanam du temple. J'arrivai à Tiruvannamalai le 17/06/87 et je fis les arrangements nécessaires pour l'accomplissement des pujas. Quand j'informai Swamiji de l'Abhishekam au temple le 18/06/87, à ma bonne surprise, il exprima le désir d'y participer.

Swamiji fut avec nous depuis le tout début de l'Abhishekam qui était autour de 8 heures du matin. L'Abhishekam eut lieu dans le sanctum sanctorum de Shri Annamalaiyar. Il y avait environ 25 membres de notre famille qui y étaient assis. Swamiji s'assit au premier rang. Avec la permission de Swamiji nous chantions tous le 'Siva Puranam' alors que l'Abhishekam avait lieu. Swamiji se tourna vers nous et, levant les mains, il nous bénit. L'Abhishekam était pour Annamalaiyar mais nous obtenions les bénédictions de Yogi Ramsuratkumar. Le rayonnement qui émanait de sa contenance nous fit ressentir qu'il ressentait que l'Abhishekam était pour lui. Il nous apparut comme Annamalaiyar.C'était la confirmation de nombreuses occasions où nous avions expérimenté qu'il était Siva Lui-même.

Le lendemain Swamiji vint à la maisonnette du temple où nous restions. Nous fîmes la Pada Puja (adoration de ses pieds sacrés) le matin; le Nama sankirtan suivit qui dura jusqu'au soir. Swamiji fut tout le temps avec nous. Ce fut un Jour en or dans ma vie, une bénédiction inoubliable et rare en vérité.

J'eus un jour la rare bonne chance d'être avec Swamiji pendant les jours de fête du mois de Karthigai. J'étais avec Swamiji dès le matin du jour du Dipam qui était le dernier jour des fêtes. Des foules se pressaient eu temple. Elles venaient aussi voir Swamiji pour recevoir des bénédictions. Il fit asseoir quelques personnes avec lui pendant quelques minutes à sa demeure de Sannadhi street et les renvoya avec Ses bénédictions. A 5 heures de l'après-midi il ne restait que quelques personnes à la demeure de Sannadhi street. Il les renvoya aussi à 5h45. La porte fut verrouillée. J'étais seul avec Swamiji.

Quand il fut 5h50 Swamiji dit : "Allons en haut." Swamiji et moi montâmes au premier étage. Le temps de l'allumage du fanal approchait. Les yeux de Swamiji étaient fixés sur le sommet de la colline. Je regardais aussi la tour du temple et le sommet de la Colline. Le feu fut allumé exactement à 6 heures. Quand je regardai Swamji je vis des larmes qui coulaient de ses yeux. Il dit : "Gajarajji, on voit le Seigneur Shiva ! Pouvez-vous le voir ?" Je fus incapable de répondre. Nous sommes descendus quelques minutes plus tard et Swamiji s'assit. Il resta silencieux pendant longtemps.

Je fus rendu conscient de la grande vérité selon laquelle Swamiji pouvait vraiment voir le Seigneur Shiva dans la lumière du Karthigai Dipam. Je sentis que j'avais eu le darshan de Swamiji lui-même dans ce feu. Quand il demanda : "avez-vous vu le Seigneur Shiva ?", mon mental était rempli de son image dans la lumière. Cela me fit ressentir, non, expérimenter que Yogi Ramsuratkumar était le Seigneur Shiva !

J'appartiens à la secte lingayat Vira Shaiva. Les membres de notre famille portent le lingam. Quand Swamiji entendit cela il demanda : "Portez-vous un lingam ?" Je répondis par la négative. Il dit : "C'est très bien. Vous pourrez porter un lingam après avoir pris votre retraite." Retirement. Seulement alors vous pourrez accomplir votre puja quotidienne à coup sûr. En accord avec cela je porte un lingam depuis que j'ai pris ma retraite et je fais ma puja quotidienne.

Un membre de ma famille allait porter un lingam quand j'apportais le lingam à Swamji et l'informais que la dame allait porter le lingam après que Swamiji l'eût béni. Swamiji tint le lingam dans sa main pendant environ 30 minutes et il le regardait fixement. Puis il le mit près de ses yeux et de ses oreilles. Il dit ensuite à la dame qui allait porter le lingam : "Le Seigneur Shiva parle, Amma, et vous pouvez le porter;" bénissant ainsi il lui donna le lingam. La joie sans bornes de la récipiendaire à l'immense grâce était indescriptible. Ses paroles de bénédictions résonnent encore à nos oreilles.

I wanted to spend my 60th birthday with Swami Ji. When I had his darshan I informed him that my 60th birthday would be on 19/06/1987 and I would like to spend the day with him. Swami Ji agreed to my request. I went to Him a couple of days earlier and expressed my desire to do Abhishekam to Shri Annamalaiyar at the big Temple on 18/06/1987 and to paada puja to Swami. Swamiji agreed graciously and asked me to stay in the guest house belonging to the temple Devasthanam. I reached Tiruvannamalai on 17/06/87 and made suitable arrangements for performing the pujas. When I informed Swami Ji about the Abhishekam at the temple on 18/06/87, to my pleasant surprise he expressed a desire to participate in it.

Swami Ji was with us from the commencement of the Abhishekam which was around 8 AM. The Abhishekam was taking place in the sanctum sanctorum or Shri Annamalaiyar. There were about 25 members from our family seated there. Swami Ji sat in the very fist row. With Swami Ji's permission we were all singing 'Siva Puranam' as the Abhishekam was taking place. Swami Ji turned to our side and raising his hands was blessing us. The Abhishekam was for Annamalaiyar but we were getting blessing from Yogi Ramsuratkumar. The radiance emanating from his countenance made us feel that he felt that the Abhishekam was for himself. He appeared as Annamalaiyar to us. This was confirmation of the many occasions when we had experienced that he was Siva himself.

The next day Swami Ji came to the temple cottage where we were staying. We did Pada Puja (worshipped his holy feet) in the morning; Nama sankirtan followed which lasted till evening. Swami I was with us through out. This was a Golden day in my life, and unforgettable and rare blessing indeed.

Once I had the rare good-fortune of being with Swami Ji during the festival days in the month of Karthigai. I was with Swami Ji right from the morning on the deepam day which was the last day of the festival. Crowds of people thronged the temple. They came to Swami Ji also for blessing. He made some of them sit with him for a few minutes at His Sannidhi street abode and sent them away with His blessings. There were only a few persons left at the Sannidhi street abode at 5 PM. Swami sent them also away by 5:45 PM. The door was bolted. I was alone with Swami Ji.

When it was 5:50 PM Swami Ji said, "Let us go upstairs." Swami Jin d I went up to the first floor. The time for lightning the beacon was nearing. Swamiji's eyes were fixed atop the Hill. I was also gazing at the temple tower and the top of the Hill. The beacon was lit exactly at 6 PM. When I looked at Swamiji I saw tears streaming from his eyes. He said, "Gajaraj Ji, Lord Siva is seen! Can you see him?' I was unable to reply. We came down a few minutes later and Swami Ji took his seat. He remained silent for a long time.

I was made aware of the great truth that Swamiji was able to actually see Lord Siva in the light of the Karthigai Dipam. I felt that I had the darshan of Swamiji Himself in that beacon. When he asked, "did you see Lord Siva?' my mind was filled with his image in the light. This made me feel - nay experience that Yogi Ramsuratkumar himself is Lord Siva!

I belong to the Veera Shaiva lingayat sect. Our family members wear the lingam. When Swami Ji heard about this he asked, "Do you wear a lingam?" I replied in the negative. He" said, "It is all right. You can wear a lingam after your retirement. Only then you can perform your daily puja without fail." In accordance with this I'm wearing a lingam after my retirement and do my daily Puja.

A member of my family was about to wear a lingam when I took the lingam to Swami Ji and informed him that the lady was going to wear the lingam after Swami Ji blessed it. Swami Ji held the lingam in his land for about 30 minutes and gazed at it. Later he placed it near his eyes and ears. Then he told the lady who was to wear the lingam, "Lord Siva is talking, Amma; and you can wear it;" thus blessing he gave her the lingam. The recipient's unbounded joy at the enormous grace is quite indescribable. His words of blessing are still echoing in our ears.

In Saranagatam, May 2012