A powerful swamiji, who studied in a Mysore college before he was asked to don the mantle, used to come to class with harlenne dripping in his hair. Out of exasperation, one of his classmates gifted him a bottle of shampoo. The next day, the swamiji-to-be came to the class and said, ‘Idu yenla idu. Sakkath nore batthade idarinda!’ (What’s this? It generates a lot of lather). Who was this dude? As always, our lips, in the interests of the fair reputation of all concerned, are sealed.
Alright KP you really need to give more clues….Did the dude work anywhere close to a post office anytime ?
DS, No I don’t think it is the post-man-turned-swamiji. My guess is Rajendra Mahaswamigalu of Suttur Mutt.
and Mohan, you are right. The post man wouldn’t have probably used “battade” anywhere in his sentence. My guess is that his kannada is a little more “polished” considering his “background”.
DS,
Yes, language was one of the clues I based my guess on (sorry for being casteist folks, but them are the facts). Other being, I don’t think the Nanjangud road swami has attended college, whereas I know the younger Suttur swami is a graduate (used to be my Mom’s student – though I got the name wrong. It should be Deshikendra).
Hahaha…
I think KP has triggered our curiosity….suspense is killing me!
Then consider yourself dead since KP wil never reveal the identity :) He has NEVER done that. It’s like this superb movie which comes to an abrupt ending. Maybe, some journalistic thing which we don’t understand ;)
Talking of which I ahd a post here which went something like “Mohana, you need to be more subtle in your responses. Haven’t you learnt anything from KP yet ;) ? “.
Why was that removed ? Why ? Why ? Why ? ;)
adichunchagiri nava illa andre namma ganapathy(avanu hattne classgoo hogilla alva…)
some dumb new swami like that channamalla swami
Kesare postman’s language was not ‘barthadhe, hOgthade’. He also did not go to a college. It must be our Ramanuja Road resident. Right KP?
Adichunchungiri swami is educated and his kannada is quite polished as I have heard him on TV .
yeno KP adGode mele Deepa ittruu
jai kala bhairava. Inthaha adbhuthagalu nadeyuvudu illi daiva niyamaka.Ilii kili innomdu kathe-
jana swamiji hattira parihara keli bamdharu. swamiji ivara kathe keli helidaru’nimma samasye eniddaru heli ellaa praablam maadaana’ papa avarige tamma english jnana toriso bharadalli englishu jnana eradu maretaru.
Iga nimagomdu prashne sri sri sri balagangaadhara natha swamigalige ee hesaru hege bamthu?
ballavaru uttara helabedi. tiliyadavari heladiddare nimma tale saavira hole aaguttade!
ill noDi raayre dhaaTi doDDasthige.
namm dhaaTi refineDu, nimm dhaaTi refineDu.
the only thing that needs to be refineD is yeNNe that too kaLLekayi yeNNe.
iden shoeza, illa hitthaLe chomba polisheDaagiroke?
bhaaShe saar neerin thara mukta- dam kaTTidre agodu anahuta.
i had seen the program of Nanjundgud road swamiji on a local channel almost 2 years ago. Early morning he used to tell stories. And that day he told ramayana story.. he said: “aaamele yEnaaytuuu… avarella mangagaLu alwaa… alli hOgi galaate shuru maaDbuTvu… aamEle raama battane… hange aaytade”
i guess its the post man swamiji only. namma “gurugaLu” told me that the post man swamiji used to steal money orders and was suspended from the work. and then one fine day he declared that he had seen god and was offering pooja at some place.