Reception at Mitnapur
- mahendramangalam
- Nov 14, 2024
- 2 min read
Swamigal visited the town of Mitnapur, situated about sixty miles southwest of Calcutta on the 27th of October, 1935. Terrorist organizations were on the rise in this town. On hearing about the impending visit of Swamigal to Janardhanpur, the citizens quickly formed a reception committee within a few hours to make plans to invite Swamigal to visit their town. The government had issued a curfew that no public meetings or processions could be held after nine p.m. and this had been in force for many years. The people there were living a restricted life without freedom
The members of the reception committee went to Janardhanpur and invited Swamigal to visit their town. In spite of the government restrictions, Swamigal accepted their invitation to bless the citizens of Mitnapur. On the day of Swamigal’s entry to Mitnapur the government relaxed the curfew to the pleasure of its citizens. The people of Mitnapur considered it to be a day of independence
Their excitement in welcoming Swamigal knew no bounds. They had decorated the city beautifully with arches adorning the streets. The arrangements were overseen by Zamindar Prafulkumar Mallik and he was joined by local lawyers, doctors and other businessmen. Swamigal arrived at Mitnapur on the morning of the 27th of October, 1935. The people of the city took Swamigal in a procession around the main streets. Thousands of people lined up on the sides of the street to have darshan of Swamigal. Welcome speeches and a reception were given to Swamigal at twelve different places during the procession. Swamigal, in his speeches in Sanskrit and Hindi, blessed the devotees and gave advice about dharma and bhakthi. The procession that commenced at 9 a.m. ended at noon at Swamigal’s camping place. Thousands of devotees gathered to witness Chandramouliswarar puja after which Swamigal gave theertha prasadam to the devotees .
The above is an excerpt from “Pujya Sri Mahaswamy Divya Charitram” by Sri Sambamoorthi Shastrigal, Sri Kuppuswamy Iyer, “Sollin Selvan” P. N. Parasuraman – 1957
Vijaya Yatra
The peetathipathis of Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam had taken upon themselves as part of their pontifical duties, traveling around, giving audience to people, giving them advice and encouraging their spiritual growth.
Our Swamigal also wanted to take on such a journey after becoming the Peetathipathi.
