Medicine or no - SRI RAMA RAMA RAMETI RAME RAME MANORAME
SAHASRANAMA TATTULYAM RAMA NAMA VARANANE
This is a lingering question like the concept of God.
Kind of catching the tail of a tiger.
The charcha is never ending.
I remember during my recent visits to Drs in the span of last one decade that Drs while prescribing medicines invariably would also tell, "this medicine doesn't have any side effects." This is fully a surprise. That I didn't ask the Drs whether medicines would have any side effects.
Let's go over to see the strategy Maha Periyava used to get over the physical illness without taking in medicines.
Once Maha Periyava had a feeling that his temperature wasn't normal.
One of His many devotees was an Ayurved Vaidyar by name Pandit Rama Sarma. The latter had his clinic at Karur by the name Sakthi Vilasa Vaidyasala.
He had celebrity patients those days. The list included KB Sundarambal, Kamarajar's mentor Satyamurthi, Namakkal Kavignar.
On call from the Kanchi Math, the Vaidhyar rushed. Seeing him carrying his medical kit,
Maha Periyava said, "I only asked you to come. And not your medical tool kit."
Dr humbly explained , "I was informed that you had temperature."
M : So be it. If you have a physical body, it's quite natural to be subject to varying temperature and you get fever. You know? The very fever itself is a healer as well. Then why any medicines?! Well, there is yet another quite alternate medicine, just to employ that only I called you here.
Dr got perplexed, remained silent. Maha Periyava continued.
M : Just wait. I'll have a quick bath and be back.
Dr's confusion got compounded. He was worried that even having fever Periyava was attempting to have bath. Dr couldn't say anything. He waited.
After bath, Maha Periyava asked the Dr to check the temperature. Dr obeyed and temperature was very high.
M : Good. Shall we both chant Vishnu Sahasranama now?
Dr nodded.
Both started chanting.
Once the chanting was over, Maha Periyava asked the Dr to check His temperature.
What a surprise!.
There was no trace of any fever.
M : I keep telling people the solution for all sufferings lie in chanting Vishnu Sahasranamam. They all listen. To prove to them, it's true and effective only, I used this opportunity.
Maha Periyava went on further :
True you need to prescribe medicine. Additionally prescribe Chanting of Vishnu Sahasranamam also. You know Gandhiji believed and practiced nature cure. In nature cure, prayer is the first priority.
Sarve Jana Sukhino Bhavanthu!
Om Shanthi, Shanthi hi.
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