Bhagavan. When I enquired what it was, Bhagavan leisurely related to us the story as follows: “Both Tatvarayar and Swarupanandar decided to go
in search ofa Sadguru in two different directions. Before
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they started they came to an understanding. Whoever finds a Sadguru first should show him to the other. However much ‘Tatvarayar searched he could not find a Sadguru. Swarupanandar, who was the uncle of Tatvarayar was naturally an older man. He went about for some time, got tired, and rested in a place. Feeling he could no longer go about in search, he prayed to the Lord, ‘Oh Ishwara! I can no longer move about. So you yourself should send mea Sadouri’. Havine placed the burden on the I_ord. he