By Sri Chiraan 2009/04/14
The Raghavendra swamy mutt at Delhi Moti bagh, is constructed on a land actually allocated to German Embassy In India. German ambassador in India used to everyday have a strange dream of a saint clad in saffron early in the morning, and instructing him to relieve the land. This was an incident the diplomat could not relate to anything in his surroundings. But his experience was there everyday. Once he happened to visit PM’s house in New Delhi, Prime minister then was known to be a ardent devotee of Shri Raghavendra swamiji. He had a large photograph at his PM residence at the entrance. The diplomat immediately recognised the saint as the one who appears in his dreams, and instructs him to relieve the land. PM also surprised by the fact summoned the endowments officials to enquire about any mishaps or lacuna that has occurred with regards to mutt. After many file search's it was found that the land allocated to German embassy was many years ago reserved for the construction of mutt to the Mantralayam trust. Immediately steps were taken to replace the land papers and permission to grant the construction of mutt was accorded. Sushameendra teertha performed holy yaga at this mutt, and to this day it is a very bright pleasant, vibrant place to visit.
Years later I and my Vidya gurji had a small argument [vada between two learned people to enhance knowledge is encouraged in our philosophy]. The debate was when encountered with abhichara, [ deadly incantation ], a Bramhin can resort to "maran" this was my view. I had manusmriti verses backing me.
My vidyaguruji was of the opinion, I being Simha lagna, was making this statement else, Bramhin [especially madhva] should not resort to "maran". [Prior to using mantra, I was making statements like we must shoot people to death, when faced with opposition, after initiation into mantra, my opponents dwindled automatically, I had no necessity to use harsh words either] citing my own experience, my vidyaguruji opined, maran should never be employed, Ahimsa is a must.
My nature was not accepting this, I was finding hard to digest the fact that we should be forced to meek submission before abhichara. [Even as a child, my uncles and father and relatives used to play chess without employing exchanges, idea was to conquer the enemy with all his forces intact, but I preferred a violent game, a fact that later enabled me to win intra university chess]. Again my teacher dismissed it as the compulsions of LEO ascendant and aspect of Mars on lagna in navamsa.
I was looking for injunction and not opinion. So my vidya guruji suggested lets take direction from Sushameendra teertha. Swamiji as we approached him, he without speaking a word pointed to the MoolVrundavana. I did not understand. Then I learnt a new thing in my life, my teacher explained, everybody just visits Brundavana from a distant, even the most influential also just gazes the brundavana by a two or three feet distant even inside garbha griha. But stepping onto the brundavan is a divine experience, one cannot think even for a second anything wrong or mithya or fictitious, [the logic is Rayaru - Shri Raghavendra swamiji being in asampragyat samadhi for more than 300 years now, as we ascend his Brundavana, his TAPAS vibration creates a definiteness of thought].
So my vidya guruji said, I make a sankalpa of our question as "whether one should resort to maran" then he rectified, "I will never, but can I allow my disciple [myself] to resort to maran". Then I will ascend the moolbrundavan and chant 10000 times the moolmantra , then whatever i get the answer, i shall relate it to you".
Meanwhile I sat by the Vadeendra brundavana gazing amazingly at this new phenomenon, rather new methodology of getting answers .
After 10000 japa, my guruji came out, Sushameendra teertha had a peculiar smile on his face, my vidyaguruji was very serious, he took me to Tungabhadra, at sunset, BY then Bheeman Katte Swamiji had also come for chaturmasa. Swamiji and my vidyaguruji were classmates at Sudha lessons, at the behest of my teacher Bheeman Katte Swamiji initiated me into maran mantra saying, "I could resort to in extreme danger".
Later my vidya guruji confided that his guru late archaka of panchamukhi temple was and expert in maran vidya.
Krishnarpana
