Monday, 26TH January 2015
Selfless Siddhiaha
It was a peaceful and graceful village. Most of the villagers are
workers, small farmers besides few Brhamins and Vysyas. There was also a
zamindar named Rajaraja in the village, who is said to be the owner of over
five hundred acres of land. He had a spacious and elegant bungalow where over
fifty workers work on different assignments.
The village had a small temples to reach the water . People of different ages used the water for bathing. Swimming and washing clothes.
There was a very fat person named Siddhiaha . Nobody knows from where he came and settled in the village choultry. He needed a large meal enough for 4 to 5 persons. Out of compassion. The villages had decided that each family would provide him with a meal daily by rotation
Wherever there was a function in any family, Siddhiaha was there without fail to render all possible help to make the function successful.
Everyday he spends about 4 to 5 hours bathing, swimming, meditating , doing yoga exercises and praynama. Whenever a youngster was interested to learn swimming , he taught him with delight.
Oneday while the cildren were swimming in the tank, Sukumar, the only son of the zamindar got into the tnak. Children swimming in the tank offered to teach him swimming . Out of curiosity , the boy agreed to learn swimming.
No one among them was competent enough to teach swimming. Due to inexperience of children. While swimming. Sukumar was almost drowning and gasping to breath. Other children became pancky and did not know what to do.
When the children were shivering with fear. Siddhiaha suddenly appeared there. He saw the young boy gasping for breath and jumped into the water and carried the boy on his shoulder to a safe place. He carefully removed the water and helped the boy to restore normal breathing. By that time the news reached the zamindar and a huge crowd assembled near the tank admiring Siddhiaha for the noble and brave action to save Sukumar, who would have otherwise suffocated and died if there was any delay.
It was a great relief for the zamindar Rajaraja and his family members. Right from that day Siddhiaha was given royal quarters and princely treatment. Everbody in the village felt that Siddhiaha was God who came in the human form . with all that, Sidhhaiah continued to render all help to the villagers during all functions.
Siddhiaha died at the age of 90.. The zamindar constructed a small temple and installed a graceful statue of Siddhiaha The zamindar and his family members offered Puja everyday and Siddhiaha was considered as God in human form. In loving memory of Siddhiahaaiah, zamindar Rjaraaja constructed a huge community complex consisting of a primary school, hospital, community hall, choultry and named it Siddhiaha Community Complex.
Moral; Selfless service gives priceless peace.
