Spiritual Experiences Upon Guruji’s return to Bombay, he met his friend Radhakrishna Murthy.
During this visit, Guruji casually browsed his friend’s collection of spiritual books. In one of these books, once he saw the first stanza of the Isaavasyopanishad, he was able to identify this as the same as he heard at the Birla Mandir in Hyderabad.
Since then, Guruji spent a lot of time in reading spiritual books. Multiple divine appearances of Lord Balaji continued to teach untold divine mysteries to Guruji on a regular basis. Over the next 12 years Guruji was lost in a spiritual world under the guidance of Lord Balaji. Guruji was able to read divine scriptures with his eyes closed.
From that stage, Lord Balaji, for the next 12 years, had blessed Guruji with the opportunity to explore and delve deep into vast spaces of spirituality. Multiple Vedic scriptures were rendered to impart knowledge to Guruji. Lord Balaji let Guruji trot over many rainbows. These countless divine experiences kept occurring.
Upon returning to Bombay, Guruji was curious to explore and find out if the inner sounds that he kept hearing as a boy would resurface once again. So, Guruji started meditating once again. As a young boy, Guruji was unaware of the importance and relevance of the deep inner sounds. He fully understood their importance and relevance at this stage in life. So he made a sincere attempt to find
out whether he would be able to hear these sounds once again. To Guruji’s amazement, he was able to hear the vibrations once again, crystal clear deep and loud.
The Divine Mother appeared and took him all around the vast expanses of the universe, without leaving him alone even once. She was there for Guruji, which left him with a sense of humility and devotion for the Divine Mother. Guruji, with utmost concentration, started chanting the Lalita Sahasranamam and Khadgamala Stotram every day. Until these divine experiences kept recurring, Guruji had never made an attempt to perform pujas on a daily basis. Even after he started chanting Divine Mother’s salutations daily or experiencing Divine Mother’s grace in various ways, there was still some form of a scientific aspect attributed by Guruji to all these wonderful things.
“What is in it?” he thought. “Are all these experiences true? Why are these happening to me?” Guruji delved deeper into microanalyzing all these wonderful memorable experiences with a scientific frame of mind, as the Divine Mother with no concern to Guruji’s perspective, continued to attract and let him develop a sense of spiritual oneness with her.
One specific night at about 2 a.m. when Guruji was in deep meditation and eager to hear the deep inner sounds coming from within, he started hearing chimes of temple bells for about 10 to 15 minutes. With this divine experience, Guruji felt sincere peace and happiness. This divine occurrence repeated for a couple of days.
On the third day when Guruji was in deep meditation, there was a bigger divine experience waiting to happen. For 20 to 25 minutes Guruji was lost in a trance and after that, he suddenly lost his consciousness and physical connection with his surrounding world.
It just felt as if a large bomb exploded within him, and as though a bright light emanated due to this blast from within. Within that moment, Guruji got the feeling that he had visited all the stars, sun, moon and space. A large white screen appeared right in front of him, and multiple lines in Sanskrit, probably about 20 verses flashed instantaneously. By the time Guruji could realize what was happening, the white screen along with the verses vanished.
The only (first) verse that Guruji was able to read was,
Eesavaasya midham sarvam
yathkinchajagathyaam jagat
Thenathyathkenabhumjeedhaa
mrugadha kasyasvidh dhanam
After Guruji regained his physical senses and normalcy, he got scared. He realized that a common man who has no inkling of any spiritual knowledge is at peace. Whether it was curiosity or any other factor, Guruji wanted to get down to the bottom and know the secrets. In addition, he was also concerned whether he would get into any serious trouble during his quest.
He thought, “What will happen to my family, and my mother? Is it not my moral responsibility to take care of them?” So for the next week or two, Guruji stayed away from meditation.
One fine day, it dawned upon him once again, “I meditated for a long time. I felt the large bomb exploding within myself. Nothing happened to me, and as of now, I am still alive. Why all the unnecessary fears? So, let me start my meditation sessions once again, and see what happens.”
Guruji was curious to find if he would hear the deep inner sounds once again while meditating. The first two days, his meditation sessions progressed smoothly. But on the third day, Guruji felt some strange movement along his spine right from deep down that kept creeping up and giving him an ecstatic feeling.
By the time this reached his stomach, Guruji visualized bright light and aura in front of him. But this time, the strange feeling moved up to his heart. Guruji was very terrified. He immediately remembered that he had prayed to Goddess Saraswati under similar circumstances when he was a young boy. To plead with Goddess Saraswati to rescue him, he immediately chanted,
Saraswati namasthubhyam, varade
kaama rupini,
Vidhyaarambham karishyaami siddhir
bhavathu may sadaa
Padma pathra Visaalaakshi, Padma
kesara vardhini
Nithyam Padmaalaya Devi,
Saamaampaathu Saraswati
As soon as he completed chanting, Goddess Saraswati appeared before Guruji. With all dedication and devotion, Guruji prayed to Goddess Saraswati.
Goddess Saraswati: Why are you afraid? What are you afraid of? I have presented you a unique experience. Enjoy it.
Guruji: I cannot bear this experience for long. Please save me from this! Goddess Saraswati: As you wish. I will help you. If you have any discomfort when meditating next time, please think of me. I will save you. Guruji continued his meditation session every day without fail. He started enjoying the experience, and felt extremely happy. Every now and then during his meditation, Goddess Saraswati appeared to Guruji.
Once when Goddess Saraswati led Guruji by his little finger, all along the way, lotus flowers bloomed to let the pair walk on them. During these memorable experiences, Goddess Saraswati took Guruji through rainbows, clouds and many other unimaginable places. She narrated to Guruji his past, and made these situations appear in front of Guruji during his deep meditation sessions.
After all these exhilarating events, Guruji happened to visit the library at Bombay University. He developed the feeling that he had already read and understood any book he browsed.
At this stage, Guruji’s strong belief in science and technology gave way to the understanding and appreciation that something else was even more powerful. It became very clear in Guruji’s mind that by meditation he could explore and find out about the secrets of nature that he was unable to comprehend through his research in science and technology. Goddess Saraswati narrated to Guruji about his past, his concentrated penance, love and dedication towards Divine Mother, and everything that led him to this current stage in spirituality and in life.
The Mother, with all her ever-flowing grace, smiling beautiful face, and compassionate heart had shown Guruji true motherly love. Guruji was blessed enough to gain worldly wisdom and become proficient in many shastras with the Divine Mother’s blessings. She named Guruji, “Hlaadini.”—as Radha was the power of Hlaadini to Lord Krishna, so did Sri Nishtala Prahlaada Shastri (Guruji) become the power of Hlaadini to his disciples? It happened once that when Goddess Saraswati appeared, her face looked like Guruji’s. Guruji, on the other hand, was playing her musical instrument, the veena. By the time Guruji realized this, he could see her as Goddess Saraswati again. As inquisitive as Guruji was, he asked Divine Mother the significance behind this experience.
Divine Mother said, “You are Goddess Saraswati. The name, ‘Saraswati’ belongs to one of the ascetic groups.“ Though Guruji does not wear the orange robes, he can be considered an ascetic in every other aspect. This, in turn, implied that Guruji had attained the peaks of spirituality with the Divine Mother’s blessings.
Since then, Guruji spent a lot of time in reading spiritual books. Multiple divine appearances of Lord Balaji continued to teach untold divine mysteries to Guruji on a regular basis. Over the next 12 years Guruji was lost in a spiritual world under the guidance of Lord Balaji. Guruji was able to read divine scriptures with his eyes closed.
From that stage, Lord Balaji, for the next 12 years, had blessed Guruji with the opportunity to explore and delve deep into vast spaces of spirituality. Multiple Vedic scriptures were rendered to impart knowledge to Guruji. Lord Balaji let Guruji trot over many rainbows. These countless divine experiences kept occurring.
Upon returning to Bombay, Guruji was curious to explore and find out if the inner sounds that he kept hearing as a boy would resurface once again. So, Guruji started meditating once again. As a young boy, Guruji was unaware of the importance and relevance of the deep inner sounds. He fully understood their importance and relevance at this stage in life. So he made a sincere attempt to find
out whether he would be able to hear these sounds once again. To Guruji’s amazement, he was able to hear the vibrations once again, crystal clear deep and loud.
The Divine Mother appeared and took him all around the vast expanses of the universe, without leaving him alone even once. She was there for Guruji, which left him with a sense of humility and devotion for the Divine Mother. Guruji, with utmost concentration, started chanting the Lalita Sahasranamam and Khadgamala Stotram every day. Until these divine experiences kept recurring, Guruji had never made an attempt to perform pujas on a daily basis. Even after he started chanting Divine Mother’s salutations daily or experiencing Divine Mother’s grace in various ways, there was still some form of a scientific aspect attributed by Guruji to all these wonderful things.
“What is in it?” he thought. “Are all these experiences true? Why are these happening to me?” Guruji delved deeper into microanalyzing all these wonderful memorable experiences with a scientific frame of mind, as the Divine Mother with no concern to Guruji’s perspective, continued to attract and let him develop a sense of spiritual oneness with her.
One specific night at about 2 a.m. when Guruji was in deep meditation and eager to hear the deep inner sounds coming from within, he started hearing chimes of temple bells for about 10 to 15 minutes. With this divine experience, Guruji felt sincere peace and happiness. This divine occurrence repeated for a couple of days.
On the third day when Guruji was in deep meditation, there was a bigger divine experience waiting to happen. For 20 to 25 minutes Guruji was lost in a trance and after that, he suddenly lost his consciousness and physical connection with his surrounding world.
The only (first) verse that Guruji was able to read was,
Eesavaasya midham sarvam
yathkinchajagathyaam jagat
Thenathyathkenabhumjeedhaa
mrugadha kasyasvidh dhanam
After Guruji regained his physical senses and normalcy, he got scared. He realized that a common man who has no inkling of any spiritual knowledge is at peace. Whether it was curiosity or any other factor, Guruji wanted to get down to the bottom and know the secrets. In addition, he was also concerned whether he would get into any serious trouble during his quest.
He thought, “What will happen to my family, and my mother? Is it not my moral responsibility to take care of them?” So for the next week or two, Guruji stayed away from meditation.
One fine day, it dawned upon him once again, “I meditated for a long time. I felt the large bomb exploding within myself. Nothing happened to me, and as of now, I am still alive. Why all the unnecessary fears? So, let me start my meditation sessions once again, and see what happens.”
Guruji was curious to find if he would hear the deep inner sounds once again while meditating. The first two days, his meditation sessions progressed smoothly. But on the third day, Guruji felt some strange movement along his spine right from deep down that kept creeping up and giving him an ecstatic feeling.
By the time this reached his stomach, Guruji visualized bright light and aura in front of him. But this time, the strange feeling moved up to his heart. Guruji was very terrified. He immediately remembered that he had prayed to Goddess Saraswati under similar circumstances when he was a young boy. To plead with Goddess Saraswati to rescue him, he immediately chanted,
Saraswati namasthubhyam, varade
kaama rupini,
Vidhyaarambham karishyaami siddhir
bhavathu may sadaa
Padma pathra Visaalaakshi, Padma
kesara vardhini
Nithyam Padmaalaya Devi,
Saamaampaathu Saraswati
As soon as he completed chanting, Goddess Saraswati appeared before Guruji. With all dedication and devotion, Guruji prayed to Goddess Saraswati.
Goddess Saraswati: Why are you afraid? What are you afraid of? I have presented you a unique experience. Enjoy it.
Guruji: I cannot bear this experience for long. Please save me from this! Goddess Saraswati: As you wish. I will help you. If you have any discomfort when meditating next time, please think of me. I will save you. Guruji continued his meditation session every day without fail. He started enjoying the experience, and felt extremely happy. Every now and then during his meditation, Goddess Saraswati appeared to Guruji.
Once when Goddess Saraswati led Guruji by his little finger, all along the way, lotus flowers bloomed to let the pair walk on them. During these memorable experiences, Goddess Saraswati took Guruji through rainbows, clouds and many other unimaginable places. She narrated to Guruji his past, and made these situations appear in front of Guruji during his deep meditation sessions.
After all these exhilarating events, Guruji happened to visit the library at Bombay University. He developed the feeling that he had already read and understood any book he browsed.
At this stage, Guruji’s strong belief in science and technology gave way to the understanding and appreciation that something else was even more powerful. It became very clear in Guruji’s mind that by meditation he could explore and find out about the secrets of nature that he was unable to comprehend through his research in science and technology. Goddess Saraswati narrated to Guruji about his past, his concentrated penance, love and dedication towards Divine Mother, and everything that led him to this current stage in spirituality and in life.
The Mother, with all her ever-flowing grace, smiling beautiful face, and compassionate heart had shown Guruji true motherly love. Guruji was blessed enough to gain worldly wisdom and become proficient in many shastras with the Divine Mother’s blessings. She named Guruji, “Hlaadini.”—as Radha was the power of Hlaadini to Lord Krishna, so did Sri Nishtala Prahlaada Shastri (Guruji) become the power of Hlaadini to his disciples? It happened once that when Goddess Saraswati appeared, her face looked like Guruji’s. Guruji, on the other hand, was playing her musical instrument, the veena. By the time Guruji realized this, he could see her as Goddess Saraswati again. As inquisitive as Guruji was, he asked Divine Mother the significance behind this experience.
Divine Mother said, “You are Goddess Saraswati. The name, ‘Saraswati’ belongs to one of the ascetic groups.“ Though Guruji does not wear the orange robes, he can be considered an ascetic in every other aspect. This, in turn, implied that Guruji had attained the peaks of spirituality with the Divine Mother’s blessings.
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