In plain words
No one was to go to another's house; no one was to take water from another's house. That is how things were in the village. Gṛham Ammāyi (Mother Easwaramma) too would not go to anyone's house. Kondamaraju was a man of strict rules and observances. He too would not take even water in other people's houses. He kept Me right by his side. Afraid that if all the children came some disease might catch hold of Me, he would not let anyone come near. He did not let even Venkamma and Parvatamma come. But I would go out without his knowing. When he came to know of it, he: “Sathya! You must not go out, my dear,” he would say with kind words. The street we lived in was the street of the Boyas. He set some of the Boyas over Me as ‘bodyguards’. “If you see our boy anywhere, bring him home,” he would tell them. In this way he made tight arrangements so that I would not wander outside. But would I give in to such restrictions? I would go out without anyone seeing Me. Some days I would go to the houses of ten people. Whoever called, I would go to their house and have a meal. Karaṇam Subbamma would call, “Sathya, come here,” and hand out snacks wrapped in a packet through the window. She served Swami with great Bhakti.
Subbamma was the Karaṇam's wife. The wife of another prominent man in the village could not stand Subbamma. She was angry that I went to Subbamma's house and did not come to hers. “I must kill this boy somehow,” she thought. One day, to Me: “Bābū, you must come to our house today for tiffin. Do not tell anyone. You alone must come. I will make good vaḍas for you,” she said. I went to her house. She brought vaḍas mixed with poison and set them before Me. I knew they were full of poison. Even so, I ate them up. By the time I had eaten, My whole body had turned blue. Some people ran and told Karaṇam Subbamma and Easwaramma. At once the whole village fell upon her house. Kondamaraju too was very angry. He called the Boyas and said, “All of you, go and teach her a lesson.” I went quietly up to him: “Grandfather, you are an elder; you should not act like this.