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A SHORT STORY for a Beautiful Morning:
In the year 1946, in OAKLAND CALIFORNIA, 19-year-old ROBERT HANSEN was immersed in reading RAJAYOGA by SWAMI VIVEKANANDA. After the completion of the book, his thoughts of the Purpose of Life were triggered, and he decided to go to India, in search of his Purpose.
In 1947 He Reached India, after a period of time, Guided by Divine Voice from within, He Reached JAFFNA, SRILANKA. Where He was initiated to PANCHAKSHARI MAHAMANTRA, by JANAGURU SWAMY, and soon he got into deep meditations, unaware of time.
Once, While he was meditating, he felt he was dragged into the caves of JALANI, KURUNGULA BALANADHA, by a MAHARSHI, and was taught the profound secrets of SHIVA, after which he felt enlightened.
He was initiated into SANYASA by his guru Sri JANAGURU SWAMY and was given the name SIVAYA SUBRAMUNIYA SWAMY. After which he returned back to USA, Guided by a Divine Voice from within, about his future Endeavours.
For a period of 7 years, he delved in silence (MOUNA DEEKSHA), and was later guided to KAUAI ISLANDS in HAWAI, where he established the KAUAI ADHEENAM, in the year 1970.
On February 15, 1975, SWAMI ji had a darshan of SHIVA, on the banks of WAILUA RIVER in KAUAI, who guided him to a place, from where a 700 pound, 39-inch-tall SPHATIKA SHIVA LINGAM (Crystal) was excavated. When carbon dated, this SHIVA LINGAM is found to be 50 million years old.
In the place, where SWAMI ji had Darshana of Bhagawan SHIVA, Swami ji decided to build a temple, in complete adherence to AGAMA SHASTRA.
The work for temple began in 1990, by the renowned SRI GANAPATI STHAPATI. With no absolute use of machinery, As the temple is being carved in granite totally by hand, which would be ready in a few more years.
The temple will stand tall and majestic, on the banks of River WAILUA, on a granite rock, where SWAMI SIVAYA SUBRAMUNIYA saw Bhagwan SHIVA.
The premises has a large BANYAN TREE (VATA VRIKSHA), where a huge life like DAKSHINAMURTHY STATUE has been erected. After a few years, miraculously, GANAPATI manifested at the roots of the tree, which is no less than a miracle.
In the year 2001 October, SWAMIJI was diagnosed with advanced metastasized intestinal Cancer. He rejected treatment and adhered to PRAYOPAVESHA KARMA (the ritual of voluntarily leaving food and water), and after 32 days, left his mortal body, to reach the abode of Shiva.
The crowd that came to have his darshan then, reminisce in joy, the effulgence that Swami ji emitted while he was given samadhi.
Even today, the rituals performed in KAUAI, are in strict adherence to our shastras of SHAIVA SIDDHANTA, and surprisingly, all the sanyasis in the ashram are Foreigners, who do their POOJA, ANUSHTANA, JAPA and TAPA in authentic way, and recite mantras with amazing erudition đ
đď¸đJai Srikrishnađď¸đ
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