Sripada Rajam Saranam Prapadhye.
Sripada devotee Sindhuraji is sharing her beautiful experience with swamy which shows her great devotion towards swamy.
After I started reading Sri Sripaduvulavari Charithamrutham, I had a strong desire to donate in Pithapuram. My husband visited India in March and I asked him to look into it. I didn’t force him though and he asked one of his friends who was a devotee of Sri Sripada and he didn’t have any idea, so my husband didn’t bother to pursue about it further. But this thought was always lingering in my mind almost from Feb/Mar of this year. I kept checking the website but there was never any driving force to donate the amount. But when my parents were leaving to India (from US) this May, I suddenly felt a strong sense of guilt. If I have real interest in donation then I shouldn’t make excuses and own my desire instead of pushing it off on website or my husband. So I emailed Lalithaji, our miracle site’s administrator and she patiently responded to all my queries on transferring money to the Pithapuram Samsthanam. So I decided to give my father a cheque and asked him to do a transfer once he reaches India for the amount I have given him. This was on 11th of May. Since our anniversary was fast approaching in a week’s time (19th May), my intent was that somehow my father should transfer the money on that specific day. But then since they reached India on 13th May, I felt it was not appropriate for me to ask him to go out in such hot weather for my work, especially with such scorching weather.
In the meanwhile, I received an email from Lalithaji that for the first time in NJ temple, they were planning to offer Swami vastram and any amount is acceptable as donation and she was very careful in mentioning there was no compulsion and event 1$ was also accepted as donation. I was thrilled at this sudden turn of event as if God was preparing ground for me to fulfill my desire to send something by my anniversary date, if not in India then in US. Hence I decided to donate and told my desire to donate specifically on my anniversary date to Lalithaji. The moment I sent this email, Lalithaji sent a thrilling email that on that very specific day they have decided to do Abhishekam to Sri Sripada every Tuesday and May 19th turned out to be Tuesday.and that she will offer the donation amount and vastram on our behalf to Swamy on our anniversary day and took our gothram and names for doing Abhishekam on our behalf. My joy knew no bounds………isn’t this a miracle? This can’t be coincidence, right? I just felt so grateful. Also I had a secret desire if I would ever receive a picture of Swami. I mean I just saw his picture in the book but had no idea how his statue would be in Pithapuram. On my anniversary day, I finally received a picture of him from Lalithaji after abhishekam
( Please see the attached swamy picture with the dress offered on our behalf) . At the same time, my father who was planning to transfer the amount to Pithapuram almost for 2-3 days finally succeeded to transfer the money on 19th May. I haven’t given him beneficiary name and they had no clue to whom to sent to and all they knew was just Swami's name and so just added the beneficiary name as “Sri Sripada Sreevallabha” and I received an email from Pithapuram for my request that the amount was received.
I just felt simply blessed by all the events that occurred just in a span of 1 week, especially from the time I decided to act on my desire seriously. Its like I decided to take one step towards him and felt he showered his blessings and walked towards me with speed of light:)
Digambara Digambara Sripadavallabha Digambara.
JaiGurudatta.