Moolshankar’s parents zeroed in on the suitable bride at last. Moolshankar was kept in the dark about his marriage because the parents were very apprehensive about the reaction of their unpredictable son. They hoped that they would trap the son in the marriage by surprise.The date of the marriage got fixed and the preparation of […]
The obstinate attitude of Moolshankar had begun to irritate Karsanlal.The boy was determined that he would not worship idols any more. In frustration the irate father began to rebuke his son for his rebellion which he thought was dangerously anti-religion.The counter arguments of his son would infuriate him. Sometimes he would holler at him. At
The 19th Century India was a different place. The rural areas were mostly populated by deeply religious people of orthodox kind who were blatant followers of tradition. Evil customs and superstitions ruled the minds of the people who believed in whatever tilak wearing priests told them as the religious order and most of what they
He went on to Haridwar. He wanted to visit Vyasaghat, a memorial to sage Vyasa. There Swami Ramtirtha started growing hair in the fashion of ancient sages. He explained that he was studying scriptures created by Sage Vyasa. The hair was meant for physical orientation to Vyasa’s wisdom.Then, he went to Devprayag and lived in
Swami Ramtirtha bid good bye to all his friend, followers and admirers and boarded a ship bound for Bombay. Months later, on 4th of December, 1904 the ship carrying Swamiji docked at Bombay port.Thousands of people were gathered at the port to welcome him home. After years Swamiji was again setting his foot on the
At last, Swamiji bowed to the pressure and agreed to go to Japan to represent the Hindu religion. Raja got down to arrange Swamiji’s departure to Japan. A lot of formalities were required to be completed to make Swamiji an authorised representative.Meanwhile, Swamiji called back his disciple Narayana from Sindh. He wanted Narayana to accompany
He delivered several sermons at gatherings. His discourses proved a great success. He encouraged the audience to chant ‘Om’ and feel the sublime joy it spiritually generated.It enthralled the gathering and the faces of the people reflected tranquility and peace.The people realised that they were getting the benefit of the knowledge of a spiritual messiah.
One morning Tirthram woke up with a new resolve. He remembered Shankaracharya and paid obeisance to him mentally. Then, he got his head shaved. He took off his clothes and tossed them into the river. The current of water carried the clothes away.Now he wore only langot. He took dips in the holy water of
Tirthram was fast becoming an ascetic. One day, he decided to renounce everything and go to Himalayas to do meditation and introspection. He wanted liberation from worldly consideration and attachment.The news shocked his admirers and followers. They converged on his house. There were his students also. Tirthram blessed them and extended his good wishes.Many followers
Now Tirthram had a small job to make a living. He was devoting all his spare time to meditation and the study of the scriptures.He still was doing ‘Sanatana Dharma Sabha’ services which required him to deliver sermons and hold discourses. His meetings attracted large crowds. He founded his own organisation called ‘Advaitamritvarshini Sabha’. This
During the summer of 1899, Tirthram set out for hills on pilgrimage to Amarnath cave. He reached Pahalgam, a tired man. He was part of a group. The group decided to rest for a few days before resuming onward journey.But Tirthram was getting impatient to see the Shivalingam. So, he broke away from the group
In the same year, Swami Vivekananda paid a visit to Punjab. It pleased Tirthram. In the capacity of the President of Sanatana Dharma Sabha he got the chance to serve Swamiji. He organised several discourses and meetings for Swami Vivekananda. He presented a gold watch to Swamiji at the occasion of his departure from Punjab.An
For several days Tirthram was not going to the university due to a boil he had developed in his leg. He could not stand up and walk. It was extremely painful. A severe fever inflicted him when the boil trouble was over. The regular treatment was on. It took more than three weeks for him
Tirthram Goswami was getting more and more into religion and God as the time went by. His preoccupation with mathematics was being replaced by study of religious scriptures.He would mostly be found reading Gita and Yoga Vashishta. The later book was devotional fancy of his spiritual guru Dhannaram. The mulling over the messages of those
Mr. Gilbertson was an Englishman. Once he fell ill. The treatment didn’t work. He decided to go back to his homeland to see if the familiar climate helped.The principal was worried. He expressed his concern to Gilbert, “If you go back to England the students will suffer. What about their mathematical studies?”Gilbert revealed, “The students