He was so oblivious of his body that he didn’t wash, his hair grew matted, his fingernails curled over, and he only ate when people put food in his hand. Ants nibbled his flesh, snakes and scorpions crawled over him.
A few devotees were attracted by the magnetic aura of the young ascetic. One, named Paliniswami, cared for and protected his body for seventeen years while he lived in one cave. Ramana sat inwardly absorbed for such long periods he often needed help to stand up .
Once he answered a question by writing on the wall of the cave in Tamil, and someone realized he was educated. Eventually they got his name and village, and through word of mouth his family was contacted.
In 1907 Ramana broke his silence to instruct an especially ardent devotee, Ganpati Muni, himself a learned yogi who had many devotees. It was an indication of the compassion that colored Ramana’s actions the rest of his life. Ganpati Muni was also an accomplished poet and scholar. Later he helped record Ramana’s teachings, and it was he who bestowed the title Bhagavan Ramana Maharishi on the renunciate youth he now took for his guru.
Be Love Now
Ram Dass
This is a glimpse of the level of renunciation and love for God and being established in self and yoga
Now who has knowledge? Please speak up
Bhavin