3. வயதுமுதிர்ந்த கொண்டமர் ஞானம்பிறக்கக் கண்டவர்

சத்தியத்தின் பாட்டன்-பெயர் ஆகும்-கொண்டமர்

சிறுவன்-சத்யம் இறைவன்-எனும் ஞானம்-கொண்டவர்

முதிர்ந்த-வயதில் தனதருகில் அவனைக்-கொண்டவர்

தொடர்ந்து-வந்த மனிதப்-பிறவி பிணியை-வென்றவர்

 

பாட்டனுடன் இருந்து-சேவை செய்து-போற்றினான்

நாட்டமுடன் உவந்து-வீட்டு வேலை-ஆற்றினான்

வாட்டமுற்ற முகத்தைப்-பூவைப் போல-மாற்றினான்

பாட்டனுக்குப் பாட்டனைப்-போல் பரிவு-காட்டினான்

காலை-விழித்து எழுந்து-பெருக்கி வீட்டைக்-கூட்டுவான்

வேளைக்கு-ஓர் இனிய-உணவு சமைத்து-ஊட்டுவான்

தனக்குக்-களியை மட்டும்-உண்டு நாவைக்-கட்டுவான்

புவிக்குப்-புலனை அடக்கும்-வழியை வாழ்ந்து-காட்டுவான்

 

சிறுவயதில் சேவைதனைச் செய்து காட்டினான்

வெறும்-வயிற்றில் இருந்து-பிறர்க்கு பரிந்து-ஊட்டினான்

அந்திமத்தில் கொண்டமர்க்கு நீரை-ஊற்றினான்

அக்கணமே  அவர்க்கு-மோட்சப் பாதை-காட்டினான்

ப்ரேம-வடிவில் பிறந்த-சாயி சரிதம்-கேளுங்கள்

சரிதம்-கேளுங்கள் சரிதம்-கேளுங்கள் புனிதச் சரிதம்-கேளுங்கள்

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Story Line

Summary

·        Kondama Raju grandfather of Sathyam,was a devotee of Venga Avadhootha, a great and realized soul.  Kondamaraju has understood the divinity of Sathya.

·        Kondama Raju had two sons, Chinna Vengama Raju and Petha Vengama Raju. Their wives did not see eye-to-eye. So , Kondamar asked the families of the sons to live in separate houses. He himself came away from them along with Sathya and lived in a separate house.

·        Sathya used to serve Kondamar

·        Sweeps,Cooks,Fetches water, serves Kondamar. He used to come home during lunch from the far-off School , just to feed Kondamar with lunch. When Kondamar objected to it, seeing the plight, Ten year old Sathya smilingly brushed it aside saying it as his duty.

·        Sathya cooks delicious dishes and serves others, but he takes only Raagi Porridge (KaLi) and Spinach (Keerai)

·        His rasam is so famous that neighbours queue his house for it when they has caugh, cold or fever.

·        Kondamar , knowing Sathya’s divinity,requested Sathyam that he should pour water into his lips on his last breath. Sathya did so and gave him Moksha

 

கேட்காமல் கொடுத்திடும் தாயு மானான் 

கேட்டதும் கொடுத்திடும் கண்ணனானான் 

கிடைத்திடும் மோக்ஷத்தில் அவரும்-கூட 

படைத்திடும் நாரணன் அருளி னானே..!

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Kondama Raju, The Liberated Soul ( His story as told by Himself)

THE grandfather of this body, Kondama Raju, used to worship Venkavadhutha (a saintly person in the Rathnakaram lineage) regularly. He had two sons by name Pedda Venkama Raju and Chinna Venkama Raju.

Pedda Venkama Raju was the father of this body.

Kondama Raju's younger brother also had two sons, namely, Subba Raju and Venkata Rama Raju. All these four sons were happily living together. Theirs was a joint family. However, the sons could live together happily as brothers but not the daughter-in-law as sisters. In due course, there arose differences of opinion Among brothers due to misunderstanding among the daughters-in-law. They, therefore, decided to live separately.

I was very young at that time. One day, Kondama Raju during the course of a conversation requested Me,

"My dear, you have a pure and sacred heart. Whatever you speak is truth. I have made a resolve. I need v opinion on this." Then, I enquired from him "Grandfather, what is that resolve?" He told Me, want to make these four sons live separately." I concurred with his view saying, "Very good. These four families have been living together with tolerance and mutual understanding all these years. Now, they have lost these values. Therefore, it is better to separate them. Kondama Raju then enquired, "My dear, how do you know about this?" I replied, "It is quite evident from their thoughts, words and deeds. What more proof is required?" Kondama Raju was very happy. He said, "You have given a beautiful reply. I will put into action my plan today itself." He called the four sons and told them, "My dear son, from now on, you live separately and discharge your family responsibilities. Lead a happy life." They were also ready for this arrangement, since the women had already lost their patience and tolerance.

Kondama Raju called his four sons and told them, "You share among yourselves all that belong to our family. I don't want anything." Then, the sons pleaded with him saying that he must stay for a period of six months with each one of them in turn. Kondama Raju Kondama Raju, did not agree to this proposal. He told them frankly, "I will not come to your houses. I don't need your food. Whatever I have acquired, you share among you four, equally. But, give me one property which I value most". The sons enquired what it was. He told them, "Give me Sathyam. If that one boy is with me, that would be enough. I don't need anything else." He asked me,

"Will you come alongwith me?" I said, "yes" and went along with him. From then onwards, I used to stay with Kondama Raju.

Kondama Raju was very fond of Me. He had divine vision. He was a great devotee and a jnani (realised soul). That was why, he opted for Me. He had realised My divinity. He used to call Me "Sathya" That Sathya (Truth) alone stood by him. My job in those days was to cook for him. He took a small room for rent. I used to get up early in the morning everyday and wash the utensils, cook food and thereafter run to attend My school in Bukkapatnam. Puttaparthi did not have a middle school in those days. Hence, I had to go to the higher-elementary school in Bukkapatnam. Exactly at one o'clock, the bell used to ring signifying our lunch time. Then, I would go running to Puttaparthi, serve food to the grandfather, eat some Myself and again return to Bukkapatnam, running all the way. That was My daily routine in those days.

Kondama Raju was, however, very sad that I was put to a lot of physical strain running between Puttaparthi and Bukkapatnam daily. He, therefore advised, "Sathya you need not come all the way from Bukkapatnam daily in the lunch hour, just to serve food. I can serve myself. When you go to school in morning, take some food alongwith you for yourself In those days, it was very difficult to obtain even aluminium utensils in this remote village. Hence, I used to pack some semi solid ragi sankati (gruel made of ragi cereals) in a cloth and take it to the school for My lunch. As soon as the lunch bell rang, all the children gathered at one place to partake of their lunch brought from their homes. They usually brought some rice and chutney in small tiffin carriers. I had no rice in My cloth sack. Only ragi sankati was available. In fact, that was My staple food right from My childhood. I moved a little away from those boys to take My lunch, lest they might think that I was a poor boy and could not afford to eat rice. I was hesitant to take lunch in their company because of a feeling that I might be belittling the honour of our family. Everyone has to uphold the honour and dignity of one's family thus. The next day I approached Kondama Raju and told him, "Grandfather, if I take ragi sankati in front of all those boys, they may think otherwise. Hence, I will come home and take My food here itself, even if it is a bit difficult."

 It was bound to cause some physical strain to Me to go home for lunch from Bukkapatnam daily and again get back to that place, immediately after lunch.However, that was a better arrangement for Me.

Pleasure is an interval between two pains. One cannot experience happiness without undergoing some difficulties. If an ornament is to be made out of gold, it has to be melted in fire; then it has to be hammered and cut into pieces. Thus, when gold is subjected to so many processes, it becomes a beautiful ornament.Hence, if one wants to enjoy happiness, one must undergo certain difficulties. I, therefore, informed Kondama Raju, "Grandfather! I am prepared to undergo any ordeal. I don't shy away from difficulties. Infact, this is not an ordeal; it is a good exercise for Me." He was astonished at My reply and said, "What sort of an exercise is this? Why such a big exercise at this tender age of eight years?" However, he could not say no to My decision. He loved Me intensely. He never used to believe any one, except Me. That was the reason why he attained such a noble end. Easwaramma used to visit Kondama Raju's residence every now and then and plead with him "Dear father in-law! Please come and stay with us. You spend six months in each of the houses of the four brothers. Don't we deserve to serve you?" He used to reply,"No; I have Sathya with Me. That is all right for me." He used to have such firm faith in Me.

I have not touched sweets ever since I was bom If I start taking sweets, hundreds of devotees will bring different varieties of sweets for Me. I don't even take fruits or milk or curd. Mine is a simple food consisting of a small quantity of sankati (a semi-solid food made of ragi cereals), with groundnut chutney or a leafy vegetable. Kondama Raju also used to relish this food. He used to tell me, "My dear, whatever you eat, serve the same food to me also." As soon as I got up from bed, I would finish off My daily chores quickly and cook some sankati and leafy vegetable or chutney for Myself and grandfather.

All people in our street used to like the food prepared by Me. By the time I returned from school in Bukkapatnam, all those who were suffering from fever would wait in a line in front of our house. The moment I stepped into our house, Kondama Raju would tell Me, "My dear, these people are suffering from fever. It seems they desire to have the pepper rasam prepared by you. Please give them immediately." I then quickly prepared that rasam and filled their tumblers with it. After partaking of that pepper rasam, they used to feel relieved and happy, saying that their fever was gone! I was an expert in cooking. Hence, people in the neighbouring houses used to come to our house to take the curries prepared by Me.

 There is a lot of difference between the old and new customs and traditions in the villages. In the olden days, the washerman and the barber used come to the houses and take the food offered by the householders on festive occasions like Ugadi (Telugu New Year Day) and Sankranti. In our house, Myself and Kondama Raju were the only members. Hence, even on festive occasions, I Myself used to cook for both of us as well as others; whereas Easwaramma (the mother of this body) and Venkamma and Parvathamma (the sisters of Swami) used to prepare "Bobbatlu " (a kind of sweet) in their houses. I thought, "why not I also prepare them in our house?” Accordingly, I prepared "Bobbatlu" on such festivals and served the old man as well as the washerman and the barber sumptuously.

On a certain festival day, while Kondama Raju and Myself were taking food, Pedda Venkama Raju (the father of Swami) came there on some work. Kondama Raju invited him to partake of food in our house saying, "My dear son, today is a festival day. You also take food here alongwith us." Venkama Raju agreed and had his food alongwith us. He praised Me saying that the items were very tasty. He also commented, "I don't know what is wrong with these ladies. They don't take enough care to prepare the items tasty." He then went home and chided Easwaramma and Venkam profusely by saying, "Look! How tasty Sathyam preparing the food and sweets like Bobbatlu! Fro tomorrow, you go to him and get me whatever items prepares. I will eat only those items." Easwaramma Venkamma were very unhappy with this unexpected reprimand. They came running to Me and ventilated their anger saying "Sathya, because of you, we had to face the wrath of father. Why do you prepare the food so tasty?"

One day, while I was sleeping during night, the sound of omkara was emerging from My breath. Kondama Raju, who was sleeping by My side, was surprised. He put his ear near My breath and heard the sound carefully. The next day early in the morning. he told Me, "Sathya, my dear, we must celebrate this occasion." I enquired, "Grandfather, what occasion?"  He replied, "The sound of omkara emerged from your breath last night." I tried to explain it as a routine matter.I asked him, "Is it something new? It was always I there." Thereafter, he used to hear the sound of "Soham", "Soham" now and then, while I was asleep. He used to come near Me and test whether I was breathing or not, putting his finger near My nose. He was surprised to hear the sound of "Soham" with no signs of breathing. Thus, Kondama Raju had several divine experiences.

One day, while I was cooking food, he closed the door, camera near Me and called, "Sathya! Sathya!" I enquired, "What is the matter?" Thereupon, he held both My hands and pleaded, "Sathya, these are not hands. I consider them to be your feet. I have a desire.  At the time of my departure from this world, you must pour some water in my mouth with your divine hands." I promised him that I would do so. Thereafter, he lived for twenty years.

The name given to Easwaramma by her parents was Namagiramma. Having realised the Divinity in Me, Kondama Raju suggested to Pedda Venkama Raju to change her name as Easwaramma. Pedda Venkama Raju could not understand why he was making such a suggestion. Nevertheless, bowing to the wishes of his father, he gave her the name of Easwaramma. Kondama Raju thought that since she was the mother of Lord Easwara, the name of Easwaramma would be most appropriate to her. Once, he offered his pranams to her saying, "Easwaramma, you appear to be an ordinary woman. But in reality, you are not! Lord Easwara Himself has taken birth in your womb. How fortunate you are, oh, mother!" In fact, she was his own daughter-in-law. Will there be a father-in-law or a mother-in-law who offer their pranams to their daughter-in-law? Kondama Raju gave a new definition to Easwaramma name. He told her, "Easwaramma means the mother of Lord Eswara. Hence, your name has become sanctified and meaningful, oh, moth Another day, he called Venkamma and told her, I am sorry that all our people are leading a life of ignorance and innocence. No one seems to have recognised the divine power latent in Sathyam. This boy is verily an Embodiment of Divinity. Neither He is hungry nor He feels the need for sleep. He is going without food,water and sleep for days on end, yet He is as fresh and active as ever." Thus, those who are able to realise the nature of Divinity can rise to any level in comprehending Divinity. Those who are unable to do so can never realise Divinity, despite witnessing any number of divine leelas. How can the blind witness the brilliance of the Sun? 

The glory of My Divinity was increasing day by day. Within no time, groups of people started visiting Kondama Raju's house. When someone questioned them why they were flocking to his house, they used to reply, "Kondama Raju has a grandson, in whom there is a lot of divine power. He appeared in our dreams and solved our problems." Time rolled on, thus. The elder brother of this body, Seshama Raju returned to Puttaparthi for vacation. He was under the misapprehension that the grandfather Kondama Raju was coming in My way to pursue higher education, keeping Me all along with him. He, therefore, informed all the members of the family that he would take Me alongwith him to his place and put Me in the high school. He did not like several people visiting our house continuously in search of Me. In those days, people used to hold the educated people in high esteem. Since Seshama Raju underwent the Teacher's Training course, he was considered to be a highly educated person and was respected by the people. He came and argued with Kondama Raju, "Grandfather, don't allow anybody to visit this boy. This is not divine power or for that matter, any power at all! This looks like a kind of hysteria. Hence, ensure that no outsider visits our house."

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