Forty Verses on Reality (Ulladu Narpadu) - V Ganesan

"Truth" revealed by Sri Ramana Maharshi, in this remarkable collection of verses, guides aspiring seekers positively towards Liberation

PART I

In the beginning of the 20th century, Sri Ramana Maharshi was living in a few caves on the holy hill, Arunachala. During those days, devotees used to bring scriptural texts and request him to explain some of the intricate passages.

Knowing that the Maharshi was well versed in composing exquisite Tamil poems, some devotees even made specific requests that he give them clarifications in verse form. Maharshi, as always, obliged. Unfortunately, most of them were lost, since those who remained with the Maharshi, had failed to preserve them.

When the Maharshi came down to the foothills and started living in the present Sri Ramanasramam, from 1922, the great Tamil poet, Muruganar stayed with him. He made efforts to collect the verses written by the Maharshi from people who had benefitted from them. He thus gathered 21 such precious verses of the sage’s compositions. He took pains to interlink some of the verses of topical interest and tried to make a text out of them.

© "Tattvaloka" (November 2002) published by Sri Abhinava Vidyatheertha Mahaswamigal Education Trust, Abhinav Center, 19, Co-operative Colony, Chennai 600 018. Reprinted with permission.

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