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Glimpses from Sri Maha Periva’s Life History – Volume 7 By Subi Anna

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Table of Contents Author’s Note ............................................................................ 3

Chapter 16 ................................................................................. 4

More Events in Kashi ..................................................................................4

Kashi Town Hall Meeting ...........................................................................5

Pundits Conference ......................................................................................5

Departure from Kashi .................................................................................6

Visit to Kastar Mahadev .............................................................................6

Patna Visit .....................................................................................................8

Sankara Jayanthi Festival ...........................................................................9

Trip to Gaya................................................................................................10

Deoghar Visit ..............................................................................................11

Maha Periva Visits Calcutta .....................................................................12

Pandit Panchanana Tharka Ratna’s Welcome .......................................13

Shaarada Navaratri ...................................................................................14

Prominent Personalities in Calcutta ........................................................15

Maha Periva in Midnapore .......................................................................16

Kind Gesture to Prisoners .........................................................................17

Travel to Kharagpur ..................................................................................18

Tatanagar Visit ...........................................................................................19

Move to Bihar Kingdoms ..........................................................................20

Keonjhar City, Orissa ................................................................................21

Periva Divya Darshan ............................................................ 22



Author’s Note

Happy New Year 2014!

Kanchi Maha Periva was one of

the rarest spiritual fountains

that poured forth the 'divine

wisdom' from the Vedas.

Browsing through his speeches,

one can feel how nicely he

explained the most intricate

subjects in the simplest ways so

that people can understand

them easily.

As we continue reading this E-

book series on Maha Periva’s life

history, what appeals to many of

us is Periva’s utter simplicity,

open mind towards all, and an

amazing depth of knowledge on

a multitude of subjects.

In his long Vijaya Yaatra

(Victorious Travels) spanning

about 21 years, Maha Periva

covered over 5000 kms without

using any modern transportation

and talking to the people of

India. Thus, he played a major

role in promoting and sustaining

Sanatana Dharma.

Throughout his long travels

across India, Maha Periva had

stayed in numerous villages,

had ritual baths in the sacred

rivers and prayed at the nearest

temples.

He was so highly respected that

Maharajas, high government

dignitaries, chief judges, well-

known scholars, the rich and the

poor folks received him with

great love and honors.

In numerous places, Maha

Periva spoke to the local people

in their native language.

He spoke on a wide range of

subjects including Vedas,

Vedanta, Puranas, Shastras,

Sthala Puranas and others.

Wherever he went, thousands of

people were attracted to see

him and hear his speeches.

His communication skills were

infinitely charming to pull people

from all over the globe.

Maha Periva inspired the people

of those days and continues to

inspire us even today with his

life story.

With Pranams

Subi Anna

Jaya Jaya Sankara

Hara Hara Sankara



Chapter 16

More Events in Kashi

During his camp in Kashi,

Maha Periva initiated many

holy activities. On February

16, 1935, Maha Periva visited

the Kashi Sanga Veda

Vidyalaya in Ram Ghat, a

popular bathing ghat for

pilgrims.

Thousands of people including

the Maharaja of Kashi and his

family members had

assembled there to have a

darshan of Maha Periva. In

honor of Maha Periva, the

scholars and administrative

officials of the Vidyalaya had

composed ten slokas (verses)

in Sanskrit.

They made a presentation of

these slokas to Maha Periva.

The Maharaja of Kashi had

personally written a Sanskrit

essay in praise of Maha

Periva.

He signed this essay and

presented it at the lotus feet

of Maha Periva.

Maha Periva examined the

students of the Vidayalaya

and blessed them. He felt

immensely happy at the noble

work of the Vidyalaya for

sustaining Sanatana Dharma.

He spoke on Veda Vyasa and

the greatness of Adi

Shankaracharya. On this day,

Maha Periva installed the

following pictures at the

Sanga Veda Vidyalaya:

• Picture of

Sripadanarayanar brought by

Kashi Maharaja from his

palace.

• Picture of Adi Sankara

Bhagavatpada brought from

the Sankara mutt at Hanuman

Ghat as per Maha Periva’s

instructions.

Later, after Maha Periva’s

return to the mutt, the

Maharaja of Kashi installed a

picture of Maha Periva in the

Sanga Vidyalaya.

All the three new pictures

installed at the Vidyalaya

were nicely decorated.



Vidyalaya officials had made

arrangements for a special

puja on that day.

Kashi Town Hall Meeting

Knowing that Maha Periva had

planned to move from Kashi,

the people of Kashi had

arranged a public meeting on

March 9, 1935 at the city’s

town hall.

75 prominent citizens of Kashi

had signed the invitations that

were distributed to the people

of Kashi. On the appointed

day, several thousands of

people assembled at the

venue of the meeting to

convey their respects to Maha

Periva.

Volunteers of the Seva

Samithi and the local police

force regulated the crowds.

Amidst shouts of “Jagadguru

Maharaj ki Jai”, Maha Periva

arrived on time at 4 PM.

Felicitation addresses were

made in Hindi and Sanskrit.

Learned pundits Jaipur Maha

Mahopadhyay Giridhar

Sharma, MahaMahopadhyay

Panchanana Tarka Ratnam,

and Devanayakacharyar

spoke on the greatness of

Maha Periva and the benefits

arising from his visit to the

people of Kashi.

Maha Periva spoke in Hindi

and blessed the local people.

Later in the evening, along

with others, Maha Periva

walked to the Vishwanath

temple and inaugurated a

large picture of Adi Shankara

with his disciples.

Pundits Conference

With a view to discuss about

the Amnaaya Peethas

(Centres for study of Vedic

texts) established by Sri Adi

Shankaracharya and reach

some definite conclusions, a

conference of Kashi pundits

was organized in Kashi on

March 9, 1935.

Most of the well-known

pundits of Kashi and also

respected Dandi Sannyasis

attended the conference.

They examined the texts from

various scriptures obtained



from the library of Kashi

Maharaja and also books like

Sivarahasyam, Anandalahiri,

Sankaravijayam and many

others.

After a detailed scrutiny of

these documents, they

reached a conclusion that

Kamakoti Peetam was indeed

the Peetam of Sri Shankara

Bagavatpada.

In confirmation of this

conclusion, they signed a

document in the form of

slokams and presented it to

Maha Periva.

Likewise, a few days earlier to

the Kashi conference, over

130 pundits from Bengal met

in Calcutta under the auspices

of Bengal Brahmins

Mahasabha.

The pundits at this Calcutta

conference too researched

hundreds of scriptures related

to Sri Shankara's Amnaaya

Mutts and concluded that

Kamakoti Peetam is really Adi

Shankaracharya's Adisthana

Peetam.

In order to personally present

this conclusion of the Bengal

Pundits to Maha Periva, two of

their representatives namely

Mahamahopadhyaya Sri

Durgacharan Sanga Theethar

and Sri. Damodara Das

Khanna had arrived in Kashi

on March 1, 1935.

They met with Maha Periva at

the town hall meeting and

submitted their conclusion to

him. They also invited Maha

Periva to Bengal.

Departure from Kashi

After accepting facilitations

from other organizations such

as Brahamins Mahasabha,

Varnashrama Swarajya

Sangh, and South Indian

groups, Maha Periva departed

from Kashi to Gaya on March

20, 1935.

Visit to Kastar Mahadev

On April 2,1935, Maha Periva

visited the pilgrim centre of

Kastar Mahadev. Hundreds of

Sannyasis lived in this centre,



some of them over hundred

years old.

Amongst them Dandi Baba

was a well-known sannyasi.

He told Maha Periva that in

his younger days, he had the

blessings of Kamakoti

Peetam’s earlier Acharyas.

Maha Periva visited the local

Mahadev temple.

On April 4, 1935, Maha Periva

reached Surajpura. The King

of Surajpura received Maha

Periva with royal honors and

performed ‘paada puja’ at his

palace.

Traveling through Kasipuri

and Buxar, Maha Periva

arrived in the city of Arrah on

April 19. This historical city is

in the state of Bihar, situated

on the confluence of rivers of

Ganges and Sone, about 130

miles from Kashi.

The residents of Arrah had

arranged a great welcome

reception to Maha Periva.

Many scholars came to have a

darshan of Maha Periva.

Much to the delight of the

local people, Maha Periva had

easy conversations with them

in Hindustani language.

On Sunday, April 21, 1935,

Maha Periva visited Koelwar,

on the banks of river

Sonabadra, popularly known

as Sone. This river joins the

Ganges west of Patna.

Maha Periva had a dip in the

Sone River. Knowing that the

red stone representing Lord

Vinayaka is found in the Sone

River, Maha Periva picked up

the Vinyaka stones from the

river. These stones were later

kept in the Mutt Puja.

(Note: In the ancient tradition

of 'Panchayatana' worship

initiated by Sri Adi

Shankaracharya, five rare

stones each representing the

five main deities are used in

the Panchayatana Puja. Sun

God Surya is represented by a

transparent glass-like stone

found in Vallam River in Tamil

Nadu. Mother Goddess Para

Shakti is represented by the

Swarnamukhi stone found in



Swarnamukhi River in Andhra

Pradesh. Lord Vishnu is

represented by Saligrama

found in the Ghandaki River in

Nepal. Lord Vinayaka is

represented by the red

Sonabhadra stone found in

the river bed of the Sone

River. Lord Shiva is

represented by the Bana

Linga found in the Narmada

river.)

Patna Visit

Traveling through Tanapur,

Maha Periva reached Patna

city (The Capital of Bihar

State) on Wednesday, April

24, 1935.

Fig. 64 Location of Patna in India

Situated at the confluence of

the Ganges, Gandhaki and

Sone rivers, Patna has great

historical significance.

Known by the ancient name of

Pataliputra, the city of Patna

is associated with two of the

world’s oldest religions,

Buddhism and Jainism. Patna

was also the seat of the great

Maurya and Gupta Empires.

The Maharajas of Athwa and

Amavan along with many

prominent citizens of Patna

received Maha Periva at the

outskirts of the city.

Seated on a high pedestal

(Simhasana), Maha Periva

gave darshan to several

thousands of people. On

behalf of the local citizens,

welcome addresses were read

out in both Sanskrit and

Hindi.

Led by the two Maharajas and

their troops including

cavalries, Maha Periva was

taken in procession from the

outskirts into the city.



On April 26, 1935, Maha

Periva attended a conference

of scholars (pundits) who had

gathered in Patna from

Magadh, Videh and other

neighbouring districts.

The organizers of the

conference, Patna Vihara

Pundit Samaj received Maha

Periva with due honors and

read out an address in

Sanskrit welcoming Maha

Periva to the conference.

A popular local English daily

“The Searchlight” published

an editorial on Maha Periva’s

visit to Patna. A part of this

editorial is reproduced below:

“Bihar accords a cordial and

respectful to Jagadguru

Swami Sankaracharya of

Kamakotipitam. Heir to a

great and honored tradition,

Swamiji Maharaj is an object

of veneration to Hindus all

over India and his presence in

our midst is a rare privilege.

Religious leadership is on the

wane in these modern days

but there is something truly

majestic and inspiring in some

of these traditions of old that

had their roots in the spiritual

needs and requirements of

the people.

The many pitas established in

India served a definite

purpose and were parts of the

close knit religious

organization of the times.

We have no doubt that

Swamiji’s message will leave

an abiding impression on all

wh receive it, for what he has

to say is the result of study

and Tapas.”

Sankara Jayanthi Festival

Fig.65 An idol of Adi Sankara with

his four chief disciples installed at

the Sankara Mutt in Pune



Maha Periva conducted the

1935 Sankara Jayanthi

Festival in the palace of Athwa

Maharaja.

On Adi Sankara’s birthday

May 7, the local people helped

in organizing a large

procession leading to the

Bagirath Ghat on the shores

of Ganges River.

To the accompaniment of

Nadaswaram music in the

procession, a majestic

elephant carried a portrait of

Sri Adi Sankara and the

Acharya Padukas.

With Maha Periva walking the

entire route, thousands of

people joined the procession.

After the ritual of abhishekam

to the Padukas, Maha Periva

spoke in Hindi about the birth

of Adi Sankara. The next day,

members of the Patna Pundit

Sabha performed Bhiksha-

vandanam and Pada Puja to

Maha Periva.

Prominent citizens who had

darshan of Maha Periva

included the family of Babu

Rajendra Prasad (later

President of India), high court

judges, chief engineers and

others.

Trip to Gaya

Maha Periva moved out of

Patna on May 11, 1935. He

reached Harihara kshetra on

the northern bank of Ganges.

Harihara Kshetra's main

attraction is the biggest cattle

fair in Asia where numerous

elephants are lined up and

sold in large numbers.

Traveling further, Maha Periva

reached the holy city of Gaya

(about 65 miles from Patna)

on May 20, 1935. Gaya is a

well-known city that has

attained fame as cultural

capital of Magadh Region.

The city is located at the

western bank of the river

Falguni. At the border of the

city, he was received with due

honors by the Dikkari

Maharaja and local dignitaries

and escorted in a procession

to the Royal palace.



Soon after reaching the

destination, Maha Periva had

a dip in the sacred Falguni

river.

Later, he visited Buddha Gaya

and had darshan of the

ancient and famous Bodhi

tree under which Lord Buddha

attained enlightenment and a

statue of Buddha.

Fig. 66 Statue of Lord Buddha, in

Buddha Gaya.

Deoghar Visit

After visiting several other

cities, Maha Periva arrived in

Deoghar in Bihar (now in

Jharkhand State). This city is

one of the oldest believed to

be ‘Swayambu’ (self-created).

Deoghar itself means ‘The

house of God.’ Deoghar is an

important Hindu pilgrimage

centre with the Vaidyanath

Temple being one of the

twelve Shiva Jyothirlingams in

India.

This city is also known as

Vaidyanatha Kshetra.

Fig.67 Vaidyanath Temple in

Deoghar

At this place, Maha Periva first

visited the Sanskrit School,

and later prayed at the

temple of Vaidyanathar and

Girija Devi.



Maha Periva Visits Calcutta

The city of Calcutta in West

Bengal is located about 250

miles South-east of

Vaidyanatha Kshetra.

Earlier, Maha Periva had

decided to perform the 1935

Vyasa Puja in Calcutta.

With barely 23 days left for

this event, Maha Periva had to

travel fast to reach Calcutta

on time for the Vyasa Puja.

On July 13, 1935, Maha

Periva reached Howrah

located on the southern bank

of the river Hooghly, also

known as Bhagirathi-Hooghly,

traditionally known as Ganga.

Prominent citizens of the city

accompanied by immigrants

from other states like Gujarat,

Maharashtra, Andhra,

Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

received Maha Periva with

great enthusiasm.

Fig. 68 A view of the Howrah

Bridge across the river Hooghly

After staying for a night in

Howrah, Maha Periva crossed

the river and visited the office

of All India Varanashrama

Swarajya Sangh.

Maha Periva performed the

1935 Vyasa Puja in Calcutta.

He continued to stay in

Calcutta until September

1935 to observe the

Chaturmasa Vratam.

The Devasthana

Dharmakarthas of the famous

Calcutta Kali Temple received

Maha Periva at the temple

with due honors and read out

welcome addresses in Bengali,

Sanskrit and English.

Later, Maha Periva accepted

Bhiksha and Padapuja from

many prominent persons

including Manmatanath



Mukherjee, Judge of Calcutta

High Court, Maharajas of

Burdwan and Nador,

Mahopadhyaya N.S.

Ananthakrishna Sastri, and

Sri. Dwarkanath Mittar, Chief

of Calcutta’s Government

Sanskrit College.

Pandit Panchanana Tharka

Ratna’s Welcome

In Bengal, Pandit Panchanana

Tharka Ratna was a highly

respected scholar. He served

as the president of the Bengal

Brahmin Sabha. In response

to an invitation from the

Bengal Sabha, Maha Periva

visited the Sabha’s office in

Calcutta.

In his welcome address in

Sanskrit to Maha Periva,

Pandit Panchanana Tharka

included the following

significant remarks:

“The city of Calcutta in the

Gauda Mandal is newly built.

It does not seem to have any

historical fame. On

researching the ancient

treatise ‘Brihadsamhitai’

authored by ‘Varahamihirar,’

this region seems to have

existed as sandy plains about

2500 years ago.

Even after the Europeans

settled here, this place did not

have full facilities for human

habitation. It seems that for a

long time, the city was not

really blessed by the visit of

great mahans like you.

We are indeed fortunate to

receive you - the 68th

Acharya of Sri Adi Sankara’s

Kamakoti Peetam and

Jagadguru.

I had the opportunity to see

and perform some research

on “Siva Rahasyam” – a rare

and ancient scripture carefully

preserved in the library of

Kashi Maharaja.

In this scripture, it is

mentioned that after

establishing four Mutts –

Dwaraka, Jagannath,

Badrinath, and Sringeri – in

four different directions, Sri

Adi Sankara established for

himself the “Sarvagna Mutt”



in Kanchipuram where he

attained Siddhi.

It is also learnt from an old

book titled “Anandagiri

Sankara Vijayam” that Sri

Sureshwaracharya, a disciple

of Adi Sankara, lived near

Kanchipuram and he oversaw

the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam

established by his Guru Sri

Adi Sankara.

You have inherited the generic

name of ‘Indra Saraswathi’. It

reminds one of the Vedic

words “इन्द्रो मायाभि:परुुरूपडरयते”

(Indro Maayabihi Pururoopar-

dayate). The combination of

the word ‘Indra’ signifying

Paramatmavaachakam and

the word Saraswathi

signifying Ananda of

Brahmavaachakam highlight

your high qualities of

Brahman.

Some people say that right

from the days of Sri

Sureshwaracharya, the

Acharyas of the Kanchi

Peetam acquired this title of

Indra Saraswathi.

Coming in this great lineage

of Acharyas and installing Sri

Chakra just as Adi Sankara

did, you have been travelling

all over India without using

any modern means of

transportation.

We consider ourselves very

fortunate to have you in our

midst and offer our respects

to you. We do not know how

to praise a great person like

you with such amazing

qualities.

My speech stutters; my throat

whimpers; my eyes are filling

up with tears of happiness.

On this auspicious day, we

welcome you with “Jaya

Ghosham” (Sound of Victory)

as our Acharya who follows

the Sanatana Dharma.”

The gathering applauded the

speech of Pandit Panchanana

Tharka .

Shaarada Navaratri

On September 28, 1935,

celebrations started for



Shaarada Navaratri. In

Bengal, this festival is

celebrated in a grand scale.

Fig 69. Durga idol in Calcutta


Navaratri Puja at the home of

Sri. M. Subramanian, who

served at that time as

Bengal’s Accountant General.

The expenses for the puja on

all days of Navaratri were

borne by the local citizens

that included Bengalis,

Gujaratis, Marwaris and South

Indians.

On this auspicious event,

women were worshipped and

given gifts on all the nine

days of the festival.

On October 6, Maha Periva

performed Saraswati Puja and

Chandi Homam in Calcutta.

The following day (Vijaya

Dasami), Maha Periva

continued his Vijaya Yatra.

Prominent Personalities in

Calcutta

There were numerous people

who were closely associated

with Maha Periva and

recipients of his blessings.

Among them, some of the

prominent personalities in

Calcutta included:

• Calcutta High Court

Judge Sri Manmathanath

Mukherjee

• High Court Judge Sri

Dwarakanath Mitra

• Sri Charath Chandra

Bose, brother of freedom

fighter Subash Chandra Bose



• The Maharaja of

Burdwan

• Sri Damodar Das Khanna

In Calcutta, Sir C.P

Ramaswami Iyer, member of

the Indian Government’s

governing council, had

darshan of Maha Periva and

had long discussion with him.

Maha Periva’s visit to Calcutta

is an historical event for

Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam. The

reason for this is the deep

devotion of the people of

Calcutta and the services

provided by them.

Maha Periva in Midnapore

Continuing his Vijaya Yatra in

Bengal, Maha Periva traveled

via Janardanpur and reached

Midnapore on the New Moon

day of October 27, 1935.

Background:

Midnapore is about 70 miles

west of Calcutta. It is the

headquarters of Midnapore

district.

This city has served as a

foundation for India’s freedom

movement. Many of the

freedom fighters who had

bravely faced the gallows

were the sons of the soil of

Midnapore.

In those days, any freedom

movement against the

government was viewed as a

dangerous activity. In

Midnapore, there were strict

government restrictions on

any form of public meetings.

Government had imposed a

curfew impacting movement

of people after 9 PM in the

night. For many years, such

government restrictions were

in place in Midnapore.

Though people were not free,

they had very deep feelings

about getting freedom. So,

despite the government

restrictions, the people of

Midnapore decided to invite

Maha Periva to their city.



Within a few hours of making

this decision, the local people

quickly set up a reception

committee.

To personally invite Maha

Periva, some members of the

reception committee

proceeded to Janardanpur

where Maha Periva was

camping at that time.

Maha Periva knew about the

government restrictions but

graciously accepted their

invitation. On hearing this,

the people conveyed the

news of Maha Periva’s visit to

Midnapore to the district

collector and higher officials in

Calcutta.

The government made the

people happy by relaxing the

restrictions on the day of

Maha Periva’s visit to

Midnapore.

The local people rejoiced this

gesture and considered the

day as Independence Day.

Kind Gesture to Prisoners

The news of Maha Periva’s

visit to Midnapore spread to

the inmates of the local

prison. Many of the prisoners

had spent their lives in jail for

the sake of country’s freedom.

Such prisoners included

college students, qualified

graduates, lawyers, doctors

and other professionals. They

sacrificed their livelihood and

took part in the freedom

movement.

Some of the prisoners wanted

to have darshan of Maha

Periva and expressed their

desire to the jail

superintendent who was an

Englishman.

The English official knew

about Maha Periva’s visit.

Respecting the wishes of the

prisoners, the official

permitted them to go out on

certain conditions.

To make sure that prisoners

do not escape, he engaged



armed policemen to escort the

prisoners out.

He also imposed a condition

that all the prisoners who

went out should return to the

jail before 6 PM.

Accepting the conditions,

some of the prisoners came to

Maha Periva’s camp around

5:30 PM. At that time, Maha

Periva was resting after

completing the daily puja.

So, the mutt staff did not

want to disturb him and

requested the prisoners to

wait for about 10 minutes.

The prisoners feared for their

lives if they did not return to

the prison by 6 PM and left

with deep disappointment.

A little later, Maha Periva

emerged from his shelter and

enquired if anyone was

waiting.

When the mutt staff told him

about the prisoners’ visit,

Periva immediately sent a

person to bring back the

prisoners.

All of them came back,

offered their prostrations and

sought nothing but Maha

Periva’s blessings for the

country’s independence and

the welfare of its people.

After doing so, they returned

safely to the prison before the

appointed time. Maha Periva

and the local people admired

the prisoners’ passion for the

country’s independence.

Travel to Kharagpur

Kharagpur is a well-known

city in Midnapore district.

(home to the educational

institution IIT founded 1950).

The Bengal Nagpur Railways

(BNR in those days) had set

up one of the largest Railway

workshops in the country that

employed thousands of people

from various parts of the

country.



Fig.70 A view of the Railway

platform at Kharagpur Railway

Station

The Kharagpur Railway

Station – a junction that came

up sometime in 1899 - has

one of the longest railway

platforms in the world.

Maha Periva stayed in this city

until November 24, 1935. This

stay was comparatively

relaxed after his hectic travels

in the past two years.

Tatanagar Visit

In response to request from

the devotees in Tatanagar, a

steel city about 140 miles

northwest from Kharagpur,

the mutt staff made

arrangements for Maha

Periva’s visit to Tatanagar.

Travelling through several

small towns and crossing the

river Swarnalekha at a village

called Chandralekha, Maha

Periva and his troupe reached

Tatanagar on December 5,

1935.


Dhanur Maasa Puja in

Tatanagar and stayed there

until January 27, 1936.

Because of winter and

continuous travel, many of

the mutt staff members were

sick. The local South Indian

families took good care of

them and arranged medical

assistance.

For the mutt staff, this help

from local residents was

unforgettable.

The management of Tata

Steel Company invited Maha

Periva to visit their Steel Plant

(established 1907).



Maha Periva accepted their

kind invitation and visited the

large factory where various

steel products for the country

were being manufactured.

Fig 71. A View of Tata Steel Plant

(Courtesy: www.tatasteel.com)

Sri. S. Sambasiva Dikshitar,

who was then the manager of

the steel plant escorted Maha

Periva and showed him the

various steel manufacturing

processes.

Maha Periva observed the

operations at the steel plant

with keen interest.

Move to Bihar Kingdoms

After taking a dip in the

Swarnalekha river on a lunar

eclipse day in Tatanagar,

Maha Periva made a move to

Bihar Kingdoms.

At that time there numerous

small kingdoms in India and

Bihar had several such

kingdoms.

Maha Periva first visited

Seraikela (now in Jharkhand),

a small scenic kingdom. The

king of Seraikela received

Maha Periva with due honors,

assembled a darbar and

performed Paada Puja to

Maha Periva.

After staying in this kingdom

for 4 days, Maha Periva

moved to Chaibasa, the

capital of Singhbhum district

and later visited Chakradarpur

wherein a Railway workshop

is located.

He stayed in Chakradarpur for

four days.

Later, he moved on to the

kingdom of Kharsawan where



he was received by the King

of Kharsawan.

During his stay there for three

days (February 6, 7, and 8,

1936), the king performed

Paada Puja to Maha Periva in

his darbar and arranged a

huge procession in his honor.

From Kharsawan, Maha Periva

returned to Chaibasa, stayed

there for nine days (February

9 to 17, 1936) and conducted

the Parama Guru Aradhanai.

Keonjhar City, Orissa

Keonjhar city is in Orissa,

about 65 miles from

Chaibasa. This hilly region is

full of dense forests. The local

government had made all

arrangements for Maha Periva

to travel safely across the

region.

They had set up many

beautiful ‘Parnashaalaas’ –

(hut like structures) for Maha

Periva’s stay. They had also

arranged police protection

enroute.

On February 23, Maha Periva

reached Keonjhar City. The

local King extended a Royal

welcome to Maha Periva.

Responding to the welcome

event, Maha Periva spoke on

the subject of “Bhakti” in

Hindi.



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