From time to time, many Yogis and great souls have incarnated in
India who led an exemplary life and who are source of inspiration for million of
seekers around the world. One such great soul was Sri Raghavendra Swamiji ofMalladihalli popularly known as “Malladihalli Swamiji”. During
his lifetime, he taught Yoga to more than 4.5 million people all over the world.
He recently passed away in the year 1996. He used to call himself “Thiruka” (a
beggar) and urged the people to donate freely to his projects to help the poor,
downtrodden and orphans. Here are a few inspiring glimpse from his extra
ordinary life.
Early life
Right from his infancy, he had been a chronic asthmatic. He was
just wheezing day and night. His parents tried a lot of medicines and did
whatever they could, but the boy was just wasting away. When he was about 11 or
12 years of age, a Yogi came by and the parents asked him to heal the boy. The
Yogi said, “Anyway this boy is not going to be of any use to you. If you keep
him with you, he will die. Give him to me; I will take him with me.” This yogi
was Palani Swamy. He usually used to walk alone and generally didn’t recruit
any disciple. But he took compassion upon this boy, took him along and trained
him in the ways of Yoga. The boy not only grew out of his ailment, he grew into
a physically strong wrestler who lived a happy life till the age of 106.
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