4-8-24
Pranams to all. Today we are with Amma at the Kanchi Kamakshi Temple.
The main priest, who was performing alankara and arati for Devi Kamakshi in the Garbhagudi, heard a voice telling him, ‘Look back, I’m sitting behind you.’ He stopped the arati, looked behind, and saw Amma. He said he saw Amma in the paripurna Kamakshi roopam, and he left everything behind and came to Amma. Amma hugged him, pulled his cheeks, and said, ‘You pulled me to come here.’ A beautiful conversation then took place between Mother Kamakshi and her beloved child.
Afterward, the priest took Amma to his residence, offered his alankara to Amma, and showed her a mirror, saying, ‘I do this for you every day, Amma
–Arun
Amma was explaining her story when only she and Swamy (Higher Self) knew that she is Aadiparaashakti herself. She wants to call it ‘Premadevi Mahaatmye’—the most beautiful and pure love story that any being can listen to. This is the story of when she was known simply as Achintya. Amma then narrated how she gave moksha to her pet dog, a blessed soul, and how she saved her biological younger sister from a fatal water accident when she was a 10/11-year-old child. She also shared a few other incidents. Amma mentioned, ‘If I go on like this, you will get headaches.’
Actually, I had developed a headache a little while ago, but I completely ignored it, listening to Amma, aware that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Soon, I realized why I had the headache. Not long after, Amma said, ‘Let us all take a nap.’ She reclined her seat and seemed to physically relax. I didn’t want to sleep, so I just sat, leaning on the front seat, where I could see and admire our dear Amma.
I watched her with my eyes open for a few minutes and then closed my eyes. I was definitely not asleep but began to have a vision. I found myself in an unknown, beautiful place of worship where Amma was being worshipped by people. Amma kept changing her form to Baalaa Tripura Sundaree, Durgaa, Kaalee, Dhoomaavati, and various other beautiful forms. Amma then started to give me different positive vibrations and energies in my heart chakra. I had never felt anything like this in my life. It was quite an overwhelming experience, one of a lifetime.
–Anuradha