INTRODUCTION
Pandrimalai Swamigal(1906-1986) was born in Pandrimalai, a small village in kodaikanal,Tamil nadu. His birth name was Ramasamy.
LIFE
Even at a younger age, he was declared as a Siddha Purusha, and he has attained asthma gnana(Self Realization). He was interested in spirituality, and he was a great devotee of Lord Muruga. After serving for some time as a panchayat president in pandrimalai, he dedicated himself completely to the path of spirituality, and also to the service of humanity, by serving to the poor and needy people.
IMPORTANCE
Swamigal himself declares that serving humanity is important for everyone to do in this world. He further says, that in order to attain the glory of God, first, we must try to respect each other, and human values must be well respected. He didn’t consider himself as a god or a saint. He always tells, that he is the servant of the god, and he comes here for doing service to the people.
Very soon, his teachings were attracted by the people, and also they got relieved from their physical and mental problems through his divine grace. He went to several foreign countries like Malaysia, Singapore, and Sri Lanka, and has given spiritual teachings among the people. He constructed Hindu temples in Mauritius, New York, and South Africa.
His main teaching is to realize the god and to develop pure bhakti towards god. He further tells us to seek the guidance of a spiritual guru, and to control our senses and to avoid anger, and other bad things in our life.
He asked the people to chant Lord Shiva’s holy mantra “OM NA MA SI VA YA” in order to attain spirituality in their life. And his ashram is situated at Nungambakkam, Chennai.
CONCLUSION
A great philosopher and a saint who has attained the glory of God. He has done a lot of miracles in the life of his devotees. Being a great Muruga devotee, he spent most of his life in the spiritual path, and also concentrated his attention on “HUMANITY” towards the people.
He was a great speaker, who covers all the important topics related to bhakti and humanity. He was respected by everyone through his spiritual enlightenment. Let us pray to him with pure bhakti and be blessed.
“OM SREE PANDRIMALAI SWAMIGALE NAMAHA”
“OM NA MA SI VA YA”
WRITTEN BY
R.HARISHANKAR
