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The Sringeri AcArya sri abhinava vidyAtiurtha was on a Vijaya yAtra. The village of madanandapuram was hopeful. The last time a Sringeri AcArya had visited was 50 years ago. Representatives from the village went several times and requested the AcArya. They were told it will

happen. Also in that village a yati who in his pUrvASrama was the teacher of the AcArya Sri Bashyam Swamigal. The AcArya came. He was received with pUrNa kumbha veda ghoSa and carried golden palanquin. It was summer and not a cloud in the sky. As they neared the tirtha vinAyaga

temple it poured. The palanquin was set down and the AcArya was escorted inside Sri bASyam swAmigaLs Ashrama. To the bewildered BS who was standing there with a pUrNa kumbha the sringeri jagadguru said Lets go inside. There he removed the crown and paraphernalia adorning him and

sat down. SBS : Is it not against the rules of Saradha pItam for the PItAdipati to visit other Ashramas. SJ: smiles SBS : will it not be a disrepute to the pITa? SJ : I wanted to come here but was wondering how I can without that. Since it rained and it was the mutt authorities

Who brought me here there is no disrepute. SBS : so you mad e it rain. SJ: the deity here is tirtha vinAyakar. It's his grace. I only wished it would nice if it can rain now. SBS was dumbfounded at the gurubakthi of a student he had thought many years ago. The jagadguru ensured

that he went to see his teacher without overtly interfering with the established traditions.of the pITa
From gurukrupa vilaasam vol 1
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