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The great seers are born in this world to save the individual souls, immersed in the ocean of sorrow of incessant births and deaths. Whenever the sacred justice is at stake and the unrighteous are on their ascendancy, to save the devotees from the sufferings of this world and make them obtain the highest state of bliss, with grace, God, the Absolute is born in human forms and explained clearly the efficacy of the spiritual path and spiritual ideals. So, GOD has given us a great gift in the form of the human body, “Aganda Paripoorana Sachidananda Sadguru Swamigal” who is one among them, was born in the form of “ Sargurunathar” as a boon to Tamil Nadu and graced the people with his preaching of spiritual ideals.
Sarguru travelled the length and breadth of India to save the people through his preaching. He explained to the people, the four principle objectives, worthy of human pursuit, namely, “Righteous Conduct, Wealth, Love and Salvation”. He taught them with his grace the experimental wisdom, “Sachithanand only is the God”. God is one. Consciousness is Brahmam. Knowledge is Sarguru. Sarguru is God. “The Conscious Soul is the Supreme God”. “Making individual soul attains the state of the Supreme God) Soul is the compassion for all living beings” Sarguru travelled from Kanyakumari, in the South to Rishikesh, in the North up to Haridwar, from Kolkatta in the East to Mumbai in the west, and explained to the people clearly, according to their level of non-duality, monism and spiritual doctrines and taught them the philosophy that “God is One”, and “The Conscious Soul is the Supreme God”, and he further explained to them, “Self-realization if the penance”, “One who sees the seer, is learned”. There are sixty-four yogas. Yoga is a system of emancipation of the self of union of the self with the Eternal self; a system of gradual conquest of the activities of the mind and the body and the power so as to be free from the misery and pains of life. This they consider as yoga; the firm holding back of the senses. Then one becomes undistracted. “Dedication to learning wisdom (Gnana Yoga) is the best among them. This “Gnana Yoga” can be accomplished with the grace of Sarguru. There is no other way better than this”, thus explained Sarguru. Wherever he went he had explained not only the spiritual doctrines but also how to live the worldly life – living life, pure life, simple life, properly with propriety by living a Divine Life and attaining the everlasting state of the highest bliss.The holy body of Sarguru in its grateful form captivated one and all. With his grace and compassion, he could make the lowest people of the mundane world, and those who were like beasts, come to him for salvation.
On his way back to the South after his pilgrimage to the North, he performed some miracles for the people. Without having a desire for the things of others, he came to Vaitheeswarankoil in Tamil Nadu on foot and was there for two years observing the vow of silence. Acclaiming his excellence, the local Chief of Saiva Mutt and the Head of the Monastery served him devotedly during his stay there. Then he came to Chennai after visiting Chidambaram and Seerkali. When he was in Chennai, he taught the spiritual knowledge, “Consciousness in Spiritual Knowledge” and “Wisdom in Spiritual Knowledge”.
Then he went to Rameswaram and Dhanushkodi in the South East direction and then to Colombo, Kandi and Kathirkamam in Sri Lanka and taught the people there the spiritual truths. “Sachidanand only is the God and making the individual soul attain the state of the Supreme God is the compassion for all the human beings he reached Nagapatinam harbour by ship and after visiting many places in Tamil Nadu including Vadalur, Mohanur, Kattuputhur, Vellore, Velayudhampalayam, Karur, Tiruchirapalli, there he reached Thiruvanaikovil and showed the devotees his performance of miracles.
He reached Thiruvaiyaru in 1935 and stayed there in Thirukailayam; he taught the devotees the virtues of spiritual knowledge. While he was staying in Thiruvaiyaru, every day a lamb came there for grazing. One day, while grazing, it was bitten by a snake and it swooned. Seeing this, the compassionate sage pats it. Immediately it started jumping about. Seeing this miracle the devotees began to have love and more devotion for the saint.
While performing miracles, one day some devotees, who thought that there was no lamp in the ashram, brought one. When seeing that Swami said, ‘Not necessary! The sage has a lamp”. The devotees, who saw a light coming towards the ashram at that time, became rapturous and started worshipping him.After the incident, the saint cleared the doubts of the people thereby explaining the Vedas and explained his experience and went to Palani in Madurai District.After staying at Palani for some days in 1935, the sage came to Kanakkanpatti, a village five miles away from Palani and stayed there at the temple. Kanakkanpatti and Pottampatti are the two parts of a big village, having more than one thousand houses. While he was staying at Kanakkanpatti, he performed miracles according to their state of mind.
Experiencing the grace of Sarguru and getting his knowledge through realization, many people came to him, worshipped him and served him. Sensing their love, the sage taught them spiritual truths.While staying in Pottampatti, the sage went to a garden to take a bath in the well. A boy from that garden, without knowing who HE was, threatened him by saying “Who are you? Why have you come here? Get out” and stuck lightly at his body with the dried stalk of millet. All of sudden he became stupefied and was afraid, for he felt his hands and legs had lost sensation. His father, who came to know of this, came to the sage and asked him for his pardon. After some days both of them donated a part of their garden land for the construction of a building for Sachidananda Sabai. (When the sage was in Dindigul after this incident, i.e., in 1938, “Aganda Paripoorana Sachidananda Sabai” was established in the same place and the portrait of Gurunathar was installed. From then onwards, every Tamil Month, on the Third Thursday, Gurupooja has been performed) The sage established, “Sachidananda Sabai” in Pensioner Street, Dindigul, when he was there. Gurupooja Prayer was conducted at Kanakkanpatti with the singing of “Gurusthothra songs”. The children danced round clapping hands rhythmically, and moved around striking short coloured sticks to the rhythm of songs. The children thus sang and danced with happiness.
Devotees carried every month after the Gurupooja, the portrait of Sarguru in possession singing advaita songs and dancing to get his grace. Once on such occasion, some atheists of the village, who didn’t have faith in Sarguru, asked the devotees why they had made a fuss about him (Sarguru) when he was at Dindigul. They asked, “Can the portrait of your Gurunathar speak? If at all, let him speak. So, that we can also hear him”. “Gurunathar showed these ignorant persons a wonderful miracle and made them his ardent devotees. When thousands of people gathered there to take part in the procession, a loud noise was heard from the portrait of Sarguru, which enthralled everyone with overwhelming emotion. To make the doubtful atheists feel, a warning came from the portrait, “Leave your arrogance! Head will be split! Be careful!” It was followed by a loud noise as if they exploded a bomb. The fear-stricken atheists, who understood the greatness of Sarguru, became his devotees and started singing in praise of Him. From that day onwards many people, who understood the greatness and glory of Sarguru, became his devotees. They have been serving in the Sachidananda Sabai since then.
A camp clerk of the Governor of Tamil Nadu was suffering from an incurable stomach ache. When heard the glory of Sarguru, came to have his glimpse at Dindigul performed Gurupooja and took` the sacred offering of the sage. This made him get cured. Overwhelmed with his feelings, he devoted himself to the service to the sage. After his stay at Dindigul, he came to Chatrapatti in 1939 and established Sachidananda Sabai, East of Chatrapatti village, by the side of the Dindigul-Palani highway. Gurupoojas were performed on the first Thursday of every Tamil Month. Four years after establishing the Sabai at Chatrapatti, the Annual Gurupooja was performed for three days. The annadhanam was conducted on all three days. All the devotees connected with the Sabai were present at this Gurupooja. Sarguru graced these devotees with his sacred teachings, which they had never heard of. The sage stayed there for a long time,, performed many miracles and graced many devotees.
Then he left Chatrapatti in 1942 and stayed for some time at Kodaikeelpatti, Kallakonarpatti, Thiruchirapalli, Thanjavur, Koodalaur and Mathur. While Sarguru stayed at Mathur in 1945, Sarguru registered the Sabai in the name of “Sri Aganda Paripoorana Sachidananda Sabai” and nominated members of the Board for the Sabai and headquarters at Dindigul. Sarguru’s ardent devotees carried out spiritual service as well as service to him. They worked for the growth and development of the Sabai. Wherever he was with his self-realizing grace and compassion, bestowed on his devotees his grace, according to their state of mind, to lead to pure worldly and at the same time develop their spiritual attainments. Sarguru Sachidananda Swamigal attained “Vidheha Mukthi”(release from the bonds of the world) on 19.11.1946 at Government Estate, Chennai. HIS mortal body was interned at Gurushetram on Thursday, November 21, 1946, in the presence of ascetics and devotees of the Sabai.
Five days after he departed from life, the devotees, saw the coming of an undivided flaming light from the North-East direction, shining above the “Samadhi” (Holy Grave) and becoming one with it. Seeing this unusual sight, the devotees started praying and performing poojas with devotion. As bestowed His grace on all who come to his “Samadhi” for prayer and to those who pray to Him in their minds. He bestows upon them, peace of mind and His grace. There is no doubt that the Vedantic philosophical and graceful sayings of Sarguru will ever lead the people of this world on the spiritual path.