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 In the great epic Ramayana, King Janaka, while ploughing the land, found a box containing a small child who was later named Janaki. Similarly, in the temple land ploughing was done to bale out water. This incident reminded the Maruti Bhaktha Samajam Trust, involved in the temple work, of the epic.
The search for the stone which was to be chiselled as the idol of Anjaneya began. After exploring various places, a stone was spotted at Peranamallur, near Vandavasi. The Birlas had chosen this stone for sculpting Lord Krishna for their temple which showed that this piece was ideal for chiselling Anjaneya's image also.
The members of the trust were apprehensive about the stone. Their doubts were cleared by the Kanchi Paramacharya. His prophetic words assured them. A small piece of stone was given to the sage who at once placed it on his head wrapped with tulasi (basil) and meditated for a while. The effulgence and glitter radiated by the Kanchi Sankaracharya underlined the success of their mission. The sage was on mouna vrata and blessed them for the realisation of the 'divine design'. The relieved members returned home happily.
The next step in the 'celestial exercise' was transporting the stone. The monolithic granite stone, 35 feet in length, 10 ft in width and 10 ft in breadth, and weighing over 150 tonnes, was loaded on to a truck without any hassles.
The Almighty is above caste, creed or religion. The united effort of the truck transporter, a Muslim, the driver, a Christian, and the trustees, Hindus, shows the inscrutable ways of God.
When the stone was being brought to Chennai, a monkey shed its mortal coils on the stone. This strange happening proves the presence of divinity in the stone. Why should, of all the creatures a monkey, die on the stone? The answer is known only to the Monkey-God. The Christian driver buried the monkey and according to the scriptures, poured milk on its grave. It is only faith and purity of heart that really count.
 Nanganallur did not have a subway then. The narrow railway gate was 20 ft wide, roughly the width of the truck. How is it possible to bring the truck with the stone to the other side of the track? The truck had to be driven very carefully. Human effort was impossible and only the intervention of the Lord was the solution.
The perplexed trustees were at their wits' end. With the chorus chanting of Rama Nama, the driver at one stroke pulled off the truck to the other end. Their mantra 'Rama' is an occult formula which has removed various troubles and has made the trustees realise their dream. The team spirit of the trustees is worth mentioning.
The stone arrived at the temple site. Relief and happiness descended on everyone. Just when the members thought that their prayers had moved the entire 'world' and made them achieve the impossible, there was a deafening noise. What was it?
To be continued
UshaRaja
Plot-93-D,
Second Main road,
Nanganallur,
Chennai-600061.
usharaja60@hotmail.com
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