Sri. S. Krishnamurthi, (1961)
Secretary, The Divine Life Society, Bangalore
Sri Shankara in his Devi Aparadhakshamapana stotra observes : “ O ! Bhavani ! If that lord of the bhuthaganas has attained the status of the lord of the universe, verily it is due to the fortune of his having held the hand of the divine Mother in matrimony. ”
It was only during the last century that the world had witnessed the birth of a saint of tremendous spiritual powers in Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and his message about the glory of Mother is still spreading to all corners of the world.
The ways of the Divine Mother are mysterious indeed. At times she incarnates herself. Some other times she sends her chosen children to carry her message and yet at some other times she works in a subtle mysterious way showing all the time the true path and wisdom to those who are deserving of it.
In our own time we have a divine personality of a very high order, living amidst us. She is Sri Rama Devi, the Divine Mother. I consider her as the very embodiment of love, Lalitha-Parameshwari herself having descended on this earth to uplift the thousands who have known her and are yet to know her in her own subtle and mysterious way. In her I see my own ishtam and hear the words of my sadguru in her inspired teachings. A close friend of mine, a senior spiritual companion benefactor and guide, had once the vision of the Dakshineshwar Kali in the physical form of Sri Rama Devi as she once stood motionless in a high state of Samadhi. I find in all her speeches and writings that she is out on a mission to bring home to the mind of every mother of the household the consciousness of the all-pervading Divine Mother who is not far to seek and whose grace is ever available for the mere asking. She has a message to every humble householder to see in the householder’s life the passport to liberation. This is in essence the glory of Mother and her omnipotence and the development of this bhava in day-to-day life is the surest way of God realization.