Sree Narayana Guru biography by Nitya Chaitanya Yati - (4) continued from yesterday..... What did Nanu do after his studies? Nanu fell ill and contracted a dangerous virus infection of his digestive system. This brought him back home. When he was cured he started a one-teacher of his own to teach Sanskrit in a coastal village called Anjengo. From that time on he was called Nanu Asan. Asan means teacher. What was his parents’ attitude towards his spiritual learning? Nanu Asan became more and more drawn away from home and social gatherings. He lived like a recluse. This frightened his parents. They did not like the idea of the youth going astray as a homeless wayfarer. So they decided to marry him to one of his cousins. When he was told of this decision he did not show any reaction. As he did not protest, they took it for granted that he gave his consent. Did Nanu Asan get married? A day was fixed for his wedding. He left his home the previous night. When he was not seen even at the time to go to the bride’s home, his sister offered to go as Nanu Asan’s proxy to marry the girl on her brother’s behalf. As this was a familiar practice in those days, nobody thought it strange. Thus the woman was married by his sister and she was brought home. How did Nanu Asan receive this indirectly married woman? After a few days, Nanu Asan returned home and his relatives presented the bride to him. She brought to him a plate of bananas and a cup of boiled milk. He received the gift with the attitude of a religious mendicant. He gave one of the bananas to her as a token of his blessings. Then he said, “well, now there are enough people here to occupy all the rooms, it is not imperative that I should stay here. All are born with some purpose in their lives. I have mine and you have yours. Let me go to fulfill my roles”. With these words he went into the open. Did he see his “wife” again? Once in a while he came home to see his father, mother, and sisters. At that time he spoke to his wife also with kind and gentle words. Once when she had a bleeding nose, he even administered a herbal remedy by squeezing the juice of some leaves into her nostril. (to be continued)
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