The Surgeon’s Ring

On the morning of Thursday, March 22, 1979, in Prasanthi Nilayam, when I was granted an interview by Bhagavan, He produced a most beautiful ring for me. In it Swami’s face was shown in a purple hue. (Later I felt that Swami should have given me a different picture of Himself as I did not feel that this picture did full justice to Him.) However, the ring was a tight fit.

That morning I was both happy and a little worried. As a surgeon, I had to take the ring out often to wash my hands and operate and such. The ring would come out only with difficulty. Moreover, I felt that my wife, who did not accompany me to India on this occasion, would have liked something, too, from Bhagavan. But how was I going to ask for a small boon like this?

Swami called me in again on the same evening, and no sooner had the interview started, He inquired of me if the ring was a little too tight for me. “Surgeons need to wash their hands a lot,” said Swami. He asked me to give Him the ring. Holding it, He blew on it once and placed the ring back on my left ring finger. It was a neat fit and could be put on and taken off easily. I prostrated myself in thanks and did not examine the ring closely. Swami asked me to look at the picture. This, too, had changed and there was a most beautiful pose—His smiling face and one hand raised in the blessing: “Why fear when I am here.” Soon after, He inquired about my wife and produced a lovely locket with His bust on one side and “Om” in Sanskrit on the other. “This is for your wife,” He said sweetly.

~Dr Y. K. Pillay, Singapore
Source: Sanathana Sarathi, June 1979