Experiences with Maha Periyava: The Creator’s secret We halted for the night in a Siva temple. In a tiny hamlet on the way to Madanapalli to Chittoor. It was late in the night when we reached there and because of the fatigue caused by the long hours of walking, Periyava withdrew to rest. Since we usually began walking in the early hours of the morning, all of us, the attendants were ready the next day. Periyava said,” Let us start in the evening’. A short while later, when the day broke and the sun began to shine brilliantly, Periyava came out of the temple to give darshan. About fifty people with little children in two’s, prostrated to Him from a distance. We were surprised. The people of the village had all come the previous night in a queue, had Periyava’s darshan and left. They had come then because they did not want to miss his darshan in case Periyava left in the early hours before dawn. Why then did these people not come for darshan? “Come closer to see Periyava well.” We said, inviting them.

They did not come. “We are not allowed to come to the temple. We have been waiting all night to see Sami. Sami has come out only now” It was the stipulation of the village that they were not to come to the temple for they were considered untouchables. We went to report the matter to Periyaval. There was in fact no need for us to do that all. “There are plenty of mangoes given to us by those who came for darshan in the night. Fill a sack with the fruit and give it to them. They have not eaten anything last night. When we gave them the fruit they ate it happily. “You people have not eaten anything last night?” “No. We waited to see Sami .Sami was inside. So we waited because He had to come out anyway” How did Periyava know that they had not eaten anything in the previous night? Well that is the creator’s secret. Source: Maha Periyaval Darisana Anubhavangal