He knows it all!’
Sri Sathyanarayanan of our Satsang narrates his experience with Sri Sri Swamiji…
One wonderful trait of Sri Sri Swamiji that moves everyone is memory of every minute detail in all his devotees’ lives. Even if they forget, Sri Sri Swamiji remembers.
It was a day before Gokulashtami Utsavam in the year 1997 around 8 pm. Myself and Venkatesan of our Satsang were in the ‘Bhagavata Bhavanam’ of our Ashram in the august presence of Sri Sri Swamiji. It was the time I was supposed to submit my application for CS Intermediate Examination scheduled in December ’97. I had prepared the appplication and as is practice thought of placing the same at the Lotus feet of Sri Sri Swamiji in person before submission. But decided to place it before his photo and proceed under the belief that he is present in his photo.
I was having Sri Sri Swamiji’s darshan first time after submiiting my application and pat came a question from Sri Sri Swamiji ‘ Have you submitted your CS Intermediate Appication form?’ to which I replied in the affirmative. Sri Sri Swamiji smiling ‘How come you did not bring it to me before submission’ and myself, ‘ I placed it before Guruji’s photo and that is sufficient for you to know’. Sri Sri Swamiji smiled, I could see a twinkle in his eyes, but did not make anything out of it. The events to follow explained it…..
We (Myself and Venkatesan) left for dinner and Sri Sri Swamiji retired to his room. Venkatesan and myself were talking about Sri Sri Swamiji and various other things after our dinner. It was almost around midnight when we recalled happily our conversation with Sri Sri Swamiji earlier. Exactly the same moment I could smell a fragrance I have never experienced. Thinking that it might be a new perfume used by Venkatesan I continued with our conversation. I a few seconds Venkatesan asked me ‘What is this fragrance? are you using any perfume? it smells out of the world’. I was astounded and told him I have been thinking that this might be from him.
We got up and looked around for anything or anybody, only to find an empty hall and nobody around us. We immediately realised that Sri Sri Swamiji was there with us and was making his presence known. We immediately prayed to Sri Sri Swamiji and thanked him for his grace. The next moment the fragrance vanished.
The next morning when we saw Sri Sri Swamiji he asked ‘It seems both of you were talking and wandering around for a long time?’ with the same smile (we can call it ‘naughty’ smile), to which I said ‘We knew that you came!’ and pat came His reply, ‘I will know something that is shown before my photo and not know this, Wouldn’t I?’ He passed off, with no further word, leaving us both to realize that ‘He is omnipresent and knows whats happening to each one of us’
