Experiences with Maha Periyava: Malevolent forces conquered
“I am not a magician. I do not know anything about these matters. It is of no use talking to me about your difficulties”.
When Jayaraman heard these words, his disappointment reached its peak. He had been narrating his difficulties for ten minutes now with tears streaming down his face. Was all that a wasted effort? The whole family had come with the resolve that they would not return until they received Sri Maha Periyava’s Grace. Was their suffering a small matter anyway? If it had been harassment was from this or that person, one could give a complaint to the police. But it was havoc was caused by malevolent forces. So they had come to the one who saved those that took refuge in Him. But God seemed to have let them down.
“I am not a magician”, He said.
From nowhere, bunches of hair fell into their house. So too human waste. Many bad odours pervaded the house. Besides, like cyclone in a desert, hot winds blew sheets of sand into the house. When would these troubles come to an end? The veritable incarnation of the divine said, “It is of no use talking to me”.
“We are not going back. We will take refuge in Sri Maha Periyava’s presence. We cannot go back and live in that house”.
Periyava was in kashta mouna for the next three days, no one knew why. Would his silence deter Jayarman’s resolve and send him back? Or was he immersed in mantra japa to relieve the family from the clutches of malevolent forces. The fourth day, Sri Maha Periyava came to the river for His bath. Jayaraman and his family were there. They fell down full length at Periyava’s feet.
“We have no other refuge but Periyava. We will not leave until we get an assurance from Periyava”.
Sri Charanal was grace personified. He then gave an iron nail to Jayaraman.
“This should be nailed on the wall of your house. Only one person should go in to do it. Courage is required. The person who does this should not be frightened even if he hears dreadful noises”.
Jayaraman prostrated to Periyava a thousand times and went home. He was frightened to go in. He found a suitable person for the job and sent him with the nail and a hammer. As soon as the man began to drive the nail into the wall, the chairs and tables at home began to topple and roll about. Deafening noises filled the atmosphere. The tiles on the roof of the house began to fly. The utensils in the kitchen fell down and rolled all over the floor. The havoc continued for ten minutes. A coconut tree in the yard behind the house fell down, suddenly uprooted. Then the noises subsided and came to an end at last.
Jayaraman’s wife swept the house, swabbed the floor with cow-dung and decorated it with kolam. She lit a lamp in the niche where the family deity was kept. She then prepared a meal, offered it and waved lighted camphor to the deity. From that day onwards they began to live in that house. They had no trouble whatsoever.
The next week Jayaraman came to Sri Maha Periyava, again with his family and said “We are now safe and happy”. The Lord of Grace lifted his hand and blessed the family.
Source: Maha Periyaval - Darisana Anubhavangal
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