by Dr. K. Parvathi Kumar Book Presentation Overview Masters

Sree Sree Sree Wamanrao Gulwani Maharaj was a siddha among the saints. He lived for 90 years. He was born to parents who lived like saints adapting themselves to every conceivable theistic practice prevailing in the nineteenth century.

Sree Gulwani was born to pious parents in 1886, on the very first day after winter solstice. He was attracted to Lord Dattatreya by virtue of the touch of his mother, while his father was attuned to the Brahman. He even had darshan of Lord Dattatreya. To his good-luck and in tune with the divine plan, he was initiated by Paramapujya Sree Vasudevananda Saraswati Maharaj who was considered to be a wandering Dattatreya in the lineage of Sree Pada Sree Vallabha (an incarnation of Lord Dattatreya in Kali Yuga).

Saukumarya's maternal grandfather (Sree PSR Swamy) was initiated by Sree Gulwani Maharaj into the path of meditation which was to be done twice daily, during the morning and evening hours. Sree Maharaj's energy permeated to Saukumarya's mother through her father, Sree PSR Swamy. When the mother was engaged in meditation twice daily, Saukumarya and his elder brother got interested in it, in the year 1968. When it was informed to Maharaj, who was generally in Pune, Maharashtra, Maharaj decided to transmit the energy to the two seekers through distant transmission (telepathy). It impacted the seekers.

In 1969, Maharaj decided to come personally to Visakhapatnam and once again transmit energies in person in the month of December during the days preceding Sagittarius full moon (Datta Purnima).

Sree Gulwani Maharaj stayed at Soudamani, Siripuram, Visakhapatnam, the then residence of Saukumarya's family for three nights and two days. On the first day, he once again initiated Smt. K Rama Lakshmi, mother of Saukumarya, elder brother Sree KRK Murthy, younger sister Smt. Parvathi and Saukumarya. The transmission was more effective, in the sense, the Upasakas (meditators) could not open their eyes for over two hours. The second day, Sree Maharaj visited Sree Simhachala Devastana and offered his prayers to Lord Varaha Lakshmi Nrusimha Swamy. Saukumarya accompanied Sree Maharaj in the car, assisted for darshan and brought him back home. On the third day, the Maharaj left with his two assistants to Pithapuram, the birth place of Sree Pada Vallabha.

The beauty of the transmission, is such that the upasaka's mind submits itself like a newly married bride to the bridegroom (Brahman). The energy of Brahman takes over and conducts varied adjustments in the body. When the adjustments are on, the upasaka cannot open his eyes. The normal duration is between 60 to 90 minutes. The effective processing is considered to be for 72 minutes. The students are advised to do the sadhana twice a day, around the twilight hours. The personality of the sadhaka is gradually transformed and the unfoldment of the soul into personality is a natural, agreeable, normal happening. This lineage of Dattatreya is one of the oldest ones prevailing in India; that touched Saukumarya and his family members. Later when Master CVV prayers were received, no difference was found.

Master EK, when enquired of this, answered, “It is but One energy through two channels”. Sree Gulwani Maharaj lived for 90 years, initiated many in the states of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. He remains a living Siddha actively initiating those who relate to Sree Dattatreya or to Sree Pada Sree Vallabha. During his lifetime, he painted the form of Lord Dattatreya in which the latter appeared to him, which is available at the ashram of Sree Gulwani Maharaj, known as Sree Vasudeva Niwas.