The Maharshi

NOTE

Sri Sastriar wrote his commentary on the Ramanagita in 1941 and paid a visit to Sri Maharshi to dedicate the work to him. And on his return, in response to the pressing request of this editor for a full account of the trip, he gave a rapid narration which was recorded. When the typescript was ready and shown to him, Sri Sastriar prefaced it with a note:

“The following was dictated in response to Madhav’s request that I must narrate to him as closely as possible all about my trip to T. Malai"

Naturally, this personal and intimate account was not meant for publication and as such was not revised by him. However, some extracts from it are included in this section as they would be of special interest to the reader.

He had intended to render the Ramana-Gita-Prakasa in English. In fact he even translated the Introduction —the Pithika—but somehow did not proceed further. The draft of this translation of the Introduction, though not revised is included in this section, as it stands, for its value in awakening the interest of the reader in the work proper, Ramana-Gita-Prakasa. — Editor.