04 Jul 2025
Saving a devotee from Death
[Sri Vijayaram, Smt. Rama, Sri Pavan (Rama's son), Smt. Lavanya (Rama's daughter)]
Once, Smt. Rama, a devotee, fell seriously ill in Hyderabad. It was a strange disease. The doctors could not find a cure for the disease. Every day, by 3 o'clock, she would start feeling disheartened and excessive pain and become afraid that she would die. Many doctors examined her and said, “O Mother! Don’t worry, you don’t have any illness,” and gave her some medicine, but the disease didn’t subside. We went to our daughter, Smt. Rama’s house. Her condition was very serious. We could not bear to see the severe suffering she is going through. Only Swami can save her and so we immediately called our son, Bhaskar, in Vijayawada. We told him the situation and asked him to find out where Swami was, to inform Him about the matter and pray to Him for Smt. Rama’s protection. It was already 7:30 pm in the evening.
But, it is surprising! Swamiji had already arrived in Vijayawada by 1.00 pm and told my daughter-in-law, Smt. Bala that "One of your relatives is going to die". He immediately took a bath and started to perfom the Rudrabhishekam. He was still doing the abhishekam and it had been six hours since Swamiji arrived. Bhaskar became sad when he heard what I had said about Rama’s illness. Shri Bhaskar wanted to say, ‘Swami! There is a phone call from Hyderabad; my father is on the call. Can You talk to him for a moment?’ But before Bhaskar could say anything, Swami said to my son, "Tell him that I am already on that job only." Smt. Rama was also instructed by Swami to chant Chandrashekhara Ashtakam. As soon as we heard this news through phone call, we all started chanting the Chandrashekhara Ashtakam.
That's it! The disease started to recede. The next day, at 3 pm, the disease appeared again. We were again in tension. We prayed to Swami. We immediately started reciting the Chandrashekhara Ashtakam. That evening, Swami arrived to our house in Bagh Lingampalli, Hyderabad. My daughter-in-law, Smt. Sujata, accompanied Swami and came to Smt. Ramasundari's house at 9 pm. Swami came and took rest. Smt. Rama held Swami's feet tightly. She started crying. Her body was crumbling and was suffering severely. It was past 12 o'clock at night. We were standing there only. Swami was still lying there on the bed. Smt. Rama did not leave Swami’s feet and still undergoing pain. Unable to see her sufferance, we prayed with tears, saying, "Swami! If you want to save her, save her or else end her life, but we are unable to see her hell-like suffering." Swami suddenly sat up. "You are also talking like this?" saying this, Swami asked our daughter to recite the Chandrashekhara Ashtakam. We also recited the Chandrashekhara Ashtakam along with her. Swami, with closed eyes, decided to protect her. Just then, as soon as the chanting of the Chandrashekhara Ashtakam was completed, Smt. Rama regained her normal state. By the grace of Swami, she was saved from the disease. Ah! What more proof of Swami's omniscience and omnipotence is needed?
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