Bhagavan’s Intention to Leave Asramam and Stay Alone in Caves
Bhagavan Sri Ramana wanted to live in caves and forest away from men. Vasudeva Sastri was with Bhagavan when the following incidents took place. Vasudeva Sastri is one of the earliest devotee of Bhagavan, who looked after the routine work at Virupaksha Cave. He was the one who embraced Bhagavan and wept when Bhagavan’s heart stopped beating near the Tortoise rock, which was the second death experience of Bhagavan. *Pranava Body* The following incident written in Sri Kunju Swami’s book. It describes about a time when Bhagavan wanted to disappear into the forest and attain Pranava Body, but the head of the Esanya Mutt, Sri Sathappaswami, prevented Bhagavan from going into the forest where He would have remained unseen. Sometimes Bhagavan used to feel His body disappear in a flash into atoms and then a smoke-like form would appear, and again take a human shape. He usual...