Talk 598

Sri Bhagavan shows great humour at times: He read ‘Upamanya Bhakta Vilās’ which contains a passage where Arunachaleswara is said to have robbed Tirujnanasambandar and his group of followers of all their possessions by His bhūtaganas disguised as dacoits. Sri Bhagavan remarked: “Siva Himself was waylaid in Tiruvudal Utsava and He practised the same trick on His devotees. Can it be so?”