Everything was in perfect order and no reason was found for the baby’s intermittent distress. Jayalakshmi checked the baby and the cradle to see if any ants or mosquitoes were bothering the child. Savitramma kept calling out to Jayalakshmi to attend to the crying baby. When she stopped walking, the crying stopped. Whenever she walked, the baby in the cradle wailed loudly. Continuing the never ending conversation, she kept stepping into the house, and again stepping out several times. One day, as Savitramma was carrying the water pot home, engaged in a heated discussion with a neighbor, half the water had spilled from the pot. When people gather at the village well, the entire world news gets exchanged as the folks draw water and carry it home in their pots. Savitramma had accompanied her daughter and grandson to Bommeparti. Everything that he had to learn was taught to him while he was still in the womb. Jayalakshmi Mata had complete faith that this child was an incarnation of Lord Dattatreya. In the ashrama, we must always be alert not to waste resources.Ī significant event occurred at this time which established the child’s proficiency in musicology. We must always conserve water and electricity. This incident was narrated to me about 15 years ago when I made detailed inquiries about past evernts, by an elderly resident of Bommeparti who had witnessed it. Narasimha Sastry went inside and told his wife that hereafter he would help her in distributing water to the residents who required it. The woman shed tears of joy in gratitude. The child had been dehydrated and the doctor told them that it was because of the water that he drank that day from the well of Jayalakshmi Mata’s house that he had survived. She told Narasimha Sastry who went to the door to see what it was about, that it was his wife who had saved the life of their child by providing water to quench his thirst that day.
That evening a woman came to their door carrying a small infant, calling out loudly. One day he was so upset to see so many people milling around his home that he refused to even eat his meal. Narasimha Sastry did not appreciate the presence of all the village folk in the premises of his own home because he was much into strict religious austerities. Jayalakshmi Mata was generous and shared the water with the entire village. There was a well behind the house from which alone the entire village had to draw water for their personal use. In Bommeparti there was always a scarcity for water. Jayalakshmi would keep the baby in the cradle at home and swing him to sleep. No object could be left within the child’s reach, or else Ganapati would turn into Hanuman and Hanuman would turn into Ganapati in the hands of the infant. When he was denied what he asked for, he became like Narasimha Sastry. When he got what he wanted, he was like Jayalakshmi Mata. The child had the traits of both parents. The mother’s joy knew no bounds in the company of her child. Satyanarayana’s smile was so enchanting that everyone always eagerly waited to get a glimpse of it. We see Satyanarayana’s playful nature as described in the Bhagavatam in the narration of Baby Krishna’s childhood pranks and play. At that time he was taken from Mekedatu to Bommeparti to his father’s home. The child Satyanarayana was 5 months old. After singing a bhajan in praise of Sri Jayalakshmi Mata, we will continue with the story. Many people are here who have witnessed some of the events which have occurred after the ashram was established. Today we will learn about some important incidents from Swamiji’s childhood and youth which we have not personally witnessed. Her place is central not only in Swamiji’s life but in our lives as well. with Sri Jayalakshmi Mata as the middle pendant. Here we have a garland of pictures of Sadguru in different important stages in His life. But in his absence, people would call the boy Satyam.
The father was very insistent that the child should be called by his full name Satyanarayana. Yesterday we learned about Sri Swamiji’s birth and the naming ceremony. Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Sadgurubhyo Namahaīhajan: Harihara vidhi from Sadguru Saptati