PART ONE

Arunachala Ramana

A devotee named Amritanatha Yati wrote on a paper a
Malayalam verse imploring Bhagavan to say whether he was
Hari (Vishnu) or Sivaguru (Subrahmanya) or Yativara (Siva)
or Vararuchi. Bhagavan wrote his reply in the same Malayalam
metre on the same paper. A translation of it is given below.

In the recesses of the lotus-shaped Hearts of all, beginning
with Vishnu, there shines as pure intellect (Absolute
Consciousness) the Paramatman, who is the same as
Arunachala Ramana. When the mind melts with love of Him,
and reaches the inmost recess of the Heart wherein He dwells
as the beloved, the subtle eye of pure intellect opens and He
reveals Himself as Pure Consciousness.