Sri Narasimha
Swamiji
Sri Narasimha Swamiji,
apostle of Sai Baba of Shirdi, was born on
Young narshimha had his schooling at
In due course, Narasimha Iyer married Smt. Seethalakshmi and had by his marriage 2 sons and 3
daughters.
There occured in 1921 a calamity (Death
of 2 children) in his home by which Narasimha Iyer was terribly shaken. This event led to far reaching
results which made him give up legal practise and
retiring from political life. This became a turning point in his career. He
completed all pending responsibilities and totally gave up family life in 1925.
In 1925, Narasimha Iyer
joined Bhagawana Ramana. As
advised by the Master he practised medidation in a cave for 3 years. He developed an awareness within. He published a biography on Ramana Maharshi after collecting
material from his devotees.
In 1928, when he approached Ramana Bhagawan to submit that he still did not get peace of mind,
Ramana just said : 'I am not
your Guru. Go westward'.
From ramana bhagawan,
he went to hubli where he learnt sanskrit at siddharuda swamiji for six months. From hubli
he went to pandapur where he spent eighteen months
learning bhajans. Then he went to khedgaon
to meet narayana maharaj.
He was directed to Avatar Meher BABA but he had taken
a vow of silence for life. From meherbad he was
directed to sakori where upasini
maharaj was living and who was guru to Meher BABA. All this took upto
1933 and narasimha iyer's
search for a guru and seeking peace of mind was still a long way to go.
His meeting Upashini Maharaj at Sakori formed an
important landmark in his career. He came face to face with a perfect master,
who had shaped out so fine as he emerged after
undergoing a very hard training under Sai Baba.
Even after staying in Upashini Ashram
for 30 months Narasimha Swamiji
was confused and peace did not dawn on him. He takes a decision on
He attained Mahasamdhi on