பகவான் கேட்ட குரு தக்ஷணை
A disciple once lamented, "If you do not take
pity on me what can I do? There is no sinner like me."
Bhagavan: What is the connection between me and
you?
Disciple: You are my Gurudeva.
Bhagavan: You say I am your Gurudeva but have you
given me any guru-dakshina?
Disciple: I have always been ready to make an
offering but Bhagavan had never been ready
to accept it. Please let me know what I
should offer.
Bhagavan: Are you sure you will not back out?
Disciple: How can you say so, will I ever break a
promise?
Bhagavan: You gift me the fruits of all your
meritorious acts (punya).
Disciple: Why not? But I have no punya to my
credit.
Bhagavan: Give me whatever punya you have.
Disciple: I hereby gift all the fruits of my punya to
Ramana.
Bhagavan: You said that you could give only a little,
why not gift that which you have in
abundance?
Disciple: I shall do so. But let me know what I can
give.
Bhagavan: I will, but you must not back out.
Disciple: Never, I shall never back out.
Bhagavan: If so, give me all your sins.
Disciple: Oh Bhagavan! I have committed
innumerable sins.
Bhagavan: I am not concerned with that. Will you
give or not?
With great anguish the disciple said, "I gift all my
sins and their fruits to Ramana as ordered by him. I have
nothing to do with them any more."
Bhagavan: Now see, you have neither merit nor de-
merit any more. As you are the Atma you
don't have to grieve any more. Simply be,
do nothing.
