Letters_full

Index 737

Diet, importance of, to a sadhaka, 526-7
Diksha, Attempts made to give, 496
Dipavali sweets, 532
Doraiswami, S., 103
Doraiswamy Iyer, T.K., 101, 138
Dosais brought by old woman, 530-1
Dravida Sisu, identity of, 164-8
Dhruva, 11
Dvaita Drishti, 605-6

E

Echamma, her vow fulfilled by Bhagavan, 48, 49
-does puja with a hundred thousand leaves, 6

Ekatma Panchakam, origin of, 194-5
Elephant, photograph of, 503

F

Fans, unnecessary use of, 594-5

G

Gambhiram, origin of name, 482-3
Ganapati Muni, 2, 50, 164, 258, 292, 589, 625
Gandhi, Mahatma, death of, 369-70
Garlic, virtues of, 525-7
Gayatri, explained, 609
Giripradakshina of Bhagavan, 353-7
Giripradakshinam, virtues of, 599-600
Golden Jubilee celebrations,

- arrangements for, 101
-description of, 131-6
Gopura Subrahmanyeswara temple, 29, 265
Govardhana Giri, 8
Guha Namasivaya, 194
Guha Namasivaya Mandap, 451

H

Hamsa Gita, 51
Hiranyabahu, 534, 536

738 Letters from Sri Ramanasramam

Hrishikesanand, Swami, 2

I

Indra (god), 64, 98
Iswaraswamy, 197

J

Jada Bharata, 504, 650
Jagadiswara Sastri, 33, 416-7
Jamnalal Bajaj, 371, 382
Janaki Ammal, 598, 655
Japam-method of doing, 19

-efficacy of, 81
Jivanmukti, 64-5
Jiveswarajagat, 339
Jnanadrishti, 162, 283-5
Jnana Yagnam, 606-9
Jnaneswar, 95, 96, 123, 383, 626, 627, 629
Jnaniyar (Tiruppappuliyur), 383

K

Kalyanasundara Mudaliar, Tiru V., 383
Kamandalas, 517-9
Karma Sannyasa, 508-10
Kanthi, 480
Kapali (Sastri), 50, 128, 132
Kapila, 11
Karapatraswamy, 383
Keerapatti, history of, 451-3
Khanna, Mr. (of Kanpur), 569
Krishna, Lord, 8, 40, 41, 49, 98, 226, 240, 310, 324, 357, 395,

413, 414, 421, 479, 507, 508, 510, 631
Krishna Bhikshu, 28, 97, 536, 552
Krishna Iyer, Gambhiram, 483
Krishnamurthy Sastry (musician), 101, 137
Krishnaswami, 33, 86, 87, 106, 132, 135, 232, 302, 332, 343, 374,

390, 437, 579, 580, 582, 585, 595, 639, 640, 653
Krishnaswami, Dr. T.N., 164

Index 739

Kuchela, 49, 357
Kumbhabhishekam of Mother’s Shrine, celebrations, 538-43
Kundalini Sakti, 505-7
Kunju Swami, 86, 127, 138, 353, 354, 357, 358, 359, 504, 554,

555, 559, 571, 614
Kuppanna Sastri, Gambhiram, 482, 483

L

Lakshmi, the cow, 39-40
-details connected with, 439-48

Lakshminarayana Sastri, Pantu, 105
Leopards, 11, 31-2

M

Madhavaswami, (Madhavan)
-his desire to be independent, 85-8
-death of, 85-8, 146, 229

Madhavi Amma, 567
Mahadeva (son of Nayana), 464, 477, 478, 651
Mahadevan, T.M.P., 138
Manu Subedar, 95, 96, 382, 626
Mathrubhuteswara Lingam, 11
Memory of previous lives, 344
Minakshi, 391
Mind, its power to create, 550
Mind Control, 514-5
Monkeys, 331-3, 465-6
Mudaliar Patti, 27, 47, 208, 477, 613-6
Mulaipal Tirtham, 438, 494
Muruganar, 64, 104, 110, 126, 128, 132, 193, 195, 217, 281, 310,

454, 457, 518, 554, 556, 563, 564, 626
Muthamma, 30
Muthukrishna Bhagavatar’s sister

-gives sweetmeats to Sri Bhagavan, 4
-comes to see Sri Bhagavan, 4

N

Naganarya, 11, 626
Nambiar, K. K., 228, 229

740 Letters from Sri Ramanasramam

Nammalwar, 114
Nanda (Krishna’s father), 98
Narasimha Bharati, 494, 496, 497
Narasimha Shetty, 124
Narasinga Rao, G., 22, 192
Navaratri Festival, 54
Nayana, see Ganapati Muni
Nelliappa Iyer, 486-8
New Hall, Bhagavan feels uncomfortable in, 575-8
Nilakanta Iyer (lawyer), 392
Niranjanananda Swami, 1, 40, 101, 190, 257, 305, 542, 546, 547,

548, 614

O

Omkara and Akshara, explanation of, 148-9

P

Pachiamman Koil, 45, 62, 151, 265, 355, 478, 489, 544, 553, 637,
638
-origin of name and history, 488-90
-how the goddess came to be called Durga, 431-2

Pada Puja, 275, 547
Palaniswami, 59, 62, 91, 92, 228, 263, 264, 338, 377, 378, 389,

391, 431, 452, 475, 476, 484, 631
Parvati

-how she became Uma, 66
-her tapas, 66-8
-her marriage to Siva, 68
Patala Lingam, renovation of shrine, 565-7
Peace, nature of, 603
Peacock, white, 232-4, 342, 344, 443, 466
Peddapavani, Zamindarini of, 611-3
Pigeons, 42-3
Ponnuswami, 391
Prabhavati, her devotion, 6
-her marriage and departure from Ashram, 6-7
Prakasam (Tanguturi), 383
Pranavananda Swami, 147, 381, 382
Pranayama, explained, 250, 609-11
Purse of foreigner lost, 562

Index 741

R

Radhakrishnan, Dr. S., 103, 138, 381
Rajagopalachari, C., 565, 653
Rajagopala Iyer, 100, 106, 112, 119, 123, 124, 125, 279, 574, 596,

622, 625, 636, 637, 639, 653
Rajamma, 480
Rajamma, daughter of Krishnaswami Ayyar of Tiruppappuliyur,

572
Rajendra Prasad, 371, 382
Rama Naicker, gardener, 486
Rama Sastri, Yadavalli, 65
Ramabai, 78
Ramachandra Iyer, 109, 286, 389, 390, 573, 633
Ramachandra Rao (Ayurvedic physician), 15, 542, 568, 569
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, 380
Ramamurti, Sonti, 88-9
Ramana Gita, 132, 168, 223, 229, 416-8
Ramana Lila, 55, 62, 165, 169, 485
Ramana Mandiram at Madurai, 617-8
Ramanathan, 145-8, 446
Ramanatha Iyer, 571, 572
Ramaswami, (Bhagavan’s cousin), 220-1
Ramaswami Reddiar (Chief Minister of Madras), 138, 372, 653
Rameswara Iyer, 480
Ramiah, Yogi, 93, 127, 339, 559, 630
Rangaswami, 9, 24, 62
Rangaswami Iyengar, 45, 111
Rathnamma (dancing girl), 392-3
Ribhu Gita, 70, 382, 408, 411
Roy, Dilip Kumar, 21

S

Samadhi, explained, 339-41
Sambamurthi, Bulusu, 383
Sambasiva Rao, Giddalur, 547
Sankaracharya of Puri, his visit described, 491-3
Sankaracharya of Sringeri, wishes

-to visit Bhagavan, 494
-visitor from mutt, 496-7

742 Letters from Sri Ramanasramam

Sankaramma, 185
Sastri, D.S., 103, 607
Satagopa Naidu, 568, 569
Satyamurthi, S., 383
Self Enquiry, 366-7
Sesha Iyer, 63, 91
Seshachala Iyer, 480
Seshayya, Gambhiram, 92, 110, 338, 482, 483, 484
Shankarlal Banker, 371
Siddha Purusha on the Hill, 501
Sivaganga Mutt, Head of
-his visits to Bhagavan described, 493-4
Sivam Sundaram, 613
Skandasramam, 7-12
Snakes, 31-2
Solitude, real, 528-30
Somasundaram Pillai (of Cuddalore), 483
Somasundaraswami, 57, 104
Squirrels, 34-6
Srinivasa Rao, Dr., 16, 69, 71, 549, 570, 656
Statue of Bhagavan, 590
Subba Iyer, 486
Subbalakshmamma, 38
Subbaramayya, G.V., 90, 606, 607, 626, 635, 642
Subbulakshmamma, 253
Subramanya Iyer (of Chidambaram), 146
Subramania Iyer (musician), 101
Subramaniam, 434, 440
Sundara Mandiram at Tiruchuli, 124, 220, 617, 619
Sundaresa Iyer, 7, 107, 108, 220, 281, 282, 290, 424, 489, 534
Sunita, 11
Swarna (Nagamma’s niece), 79
Syed, Dr., 247, 537

T

Taleyar Khan, Mrs., 564-5
Ten Brahmins, story of, 550-1
Thieves at the Ashram, 54
Tigers, 45
Tiger skin, 519-21
Tilak (nephew of Nagamma), 372-4

Index 743

Tiruchuli Nathanai Kandene (song), 145-8
Tiruvoimozhi, 112-3
Trisulapura Mahatmyam, 61
Tonics and medicines, 567-70
Turiya, explained, 341

U

Ulladu Narpadu, origin of, 127-9
Upadesa Saram, origin of, 126-7

V

Vaidyanatha Stapathi, 539, 546
Vaikuntavas, 99, 106-7
Vallimalai Muruganar, 517-9
Vasudeva Mananam, 319, 323, 325, 335, 336, 396, 510, 560-1
Vasudeva Sastri, 149-51
Veda Adhyayana, 570-2
Vedanta Chintamani, 248
Venkataramayya, Manne, 61
Venkataratnam, Vinnakota, 12
Vibhuti Swami, 46
Vichara Mani Mala, see Vichara Sagara Sara Sangraha
Vichara Sagara Sara Sangraha, 278
Vidya, (Nagamma’s niece), 79, 80, 81
Vijayaraghavan, K., 542
Vikramarka, 98, 589
Virupaksha Cave, 4, 31, 74, 91, 107, 108, 111, 112, 146, 147, 149,

190, 195, 196, 208, 263, 270, 338, 378, 437, 451, 452, 470,
475, 477, 479, 487, 490, 493, 494, 496, 499, 501, 518, 532,
553, 558, 591, 645
Visions on the Hill, 501
Viswanatha Brahmachari (Viswanath), 4, 61, 62, 128, 221, 401,
563, 625, 626, 627, 628, 629
Vithoba, 95, 96, 383, 626, 627, 629
Vysya Sangha, 266-7

W

Wasps, nest disturbed by Bhagavan, 552-5
‘Who is Ramana?’ (Stanza), origin of, 165-6

744 Letters from Sri Ramanasramam

Y

Yatana Sariram, 516
Yogasana in the New Hall, Bhagavan feels uncomfortable on,

591-4