16.10.2012
5.30 am—got up
5.45 am---through with morning ablutions and house cleaning.
Plan was to perform “ Lalitha Trisathi” Archana to Lalithamma as “ Navrathri” starts from this day.
Casually was reading a portion of Lalitha Sahasranamam as I had all the Time( it was going to be proved by Lalithamma, ha ha ha; She determines the Time for All!)
Note: to understand this Miracle you need to understand the blue print of my house in Indore, especially Kitchen!
Though it is one room hall kitchen, I normally operate from Kitchen cum prayer room cum dining room
I set the Laptop on the raised platform where the hot plate for my cooking is set on the left extreme, the water pot; on the right side a few pictures of Lalithambika for prayer
6.15 am—washed my clothes
6 25 am—got SMS from my brother Balaji( very unusual as he hates SMS) stating that I should perform the “ Mahalaya paksha Tharpanam—offering of water and sesame to departed elder on this day also as the thithis got spilled over to 16 th Oct even after Mahalaya Amavasya ending on 15 th Oct ; we both perform this water sesame seed offering for the entire 15 days with all reverence and restrictions like limited food etc
I was not prepared for this in terms of time as I normally need 30 minutes for performing Tharpan
my religious lineage cannot think otherwise except to comply with the dictat
6.30 am—had bath quickly
6.35 am—Sandhya vandanam
6.45 am—started Tharpanam
7.08 am—completed tharpanam on fast track
7.09 am—lighted the oil Lamp for performing pooja; again this is kept on the same platform along with Laptop
7.10 am—started Siva pooja-my daily routine for the past may be 30 years
Note—during tharpanam I spill lot of water wherever I do; normally my Santha gives me strong dose of Firing for spilling water and endangering the life of other
here also it happens;
this day due to time constraint, I overlooked and ignored drying of the spilled water
7.15 am—completed Siva pooja on fast track
My heart was pumping fast as I had to leave for office
Happy that I was just on time closed the Laptop which was continuously playing “ Lalitha Sahasranamam” and turned to hall to put it inside its bag
Climax:
the water spilled by me was all over which I did not dry as is normally done; I started slipping;
I remember my reflexive reactive voice—“ahhhhhh!”
I was about to collapse on my back as I could understand that I was falling with complete weight on my spinal cord!
Just then I was stopped from falling as I was pulled back; I swerved in multiple angles and halted! Did not fall!
It was the battery-electrical charging cord, which was still onto the plug point and which I failed to detach from the power line and the connection to the Laptop pulled my full weight back!
I regained posture and took 2-3 minutes to understand quickly what happened and what could have happened!
This could have been a defining moment!
While playing lalitha Sahasranamam, the battery was low and I never allow Lalitha Sahasranamam to be turned off like that so I connected the cord to charge battery which miraculously saved me from dying like a dead vegetable!
Note-when I came to INDORE the same electrical cables and network cables in my office made me fall flat which got twined around my feet while sitting!
This 16 th fall could have decided my fate as I still feel the slight pain, may be aftershock in my back!
But for Lalithamma, I would had become useless in no time( even now I will not claim I am that useful)
Dear Mother Abhirami!
I will die on your lap only Mata lalithaamma, as I cannot fall anywhere else!
I am sure you are there with me, in the front, back, sides, above, below, inside and outside me!
My dear Love, you are I and I am You, Lalithamma!
I Love You Lalithamma!
I know you are
Kula sanketha palini
(91-She who protects the powerful truths from falling into unsuitable people)
And
Rakshaa kari
(317- She who protects)
धन्यवाद:
See you in the next episode
With lots of love
श्वस्ति , मङ्गलं भूयात्
राजगोपालः
rajagopal
18.10.2012
