Life sketch of Ajja

All this took place within a short time while the body was still warm. He then woke up to note that it was 0300hrs. Sleep then descended and when again woke it was light.

He then said, "The old one has gone and the new one has come. I am the not the body but the one who resides in it". The family members thought he was unhinged. By and by his manner had completely changed and clearly it was a different person there. He was even admitted to NIMANS, Bangalore but discharged after 2 months as the doctors found nothing wrong with Him. He then embarked on Self Enquiry and stripped away layer after of his causal body till at last after 16 years He was The Truth itself. Only a semblance of the causal body was retained so as to enable Him to use the subtle and gross bodies of Ramchandra Bhat and interact with people. During this entire period Ismail did yeoman service and stood on guard by his side unflinchingly. Both faced a social boycott from their respective communities. Many were the amazing incidents which took place of which only some glimpses are there. Nithyananda Maharaj Of Ganesh puri also had a key role to play during this phase and Ajja met him in 1954, 1958 and 1960. His second phase of evolution was over in 1968 and by 1972 he came down to the level of ordinary mortals.

1972-1996: The first set of devotees gathered around him notable among them Late Dr. Devdas Nayak who beheld him first in a vision and then actually saw Him, Kini mam, CS Kamat(Gemini) and others. He would often come to Puttur from his home in Nettar, frequently walking all the way. One of the earliest to recognize him was the avadhoot Vittal Madhav. His following was rural/semi urban

1996-2001 The second big batch of devotees gathered around him many of whom were working and in their middle ages largely from a completely urban background. Many of them joined up and worked under Ajja's guidance in the Ashram after it being set up. Amongst them, Ms. Shanta was Ajja's personal attendant. Finally some kind of infra structure was there for conducting Satsang

2001-2006 Ajja shifted his living quarters from the old block to Bayalu(In Nirvana building) and then to Nithyananda Dhama and finally to Shanti Niketan(The last two on Sri Viswanath's property adjoining the Trust premises.) He supervised several major projects like construction of Yoga sadan complex in Trust premises, Prashanti Nilaya, Muli Kutira(Thatched hut), Shanti niketan and Samadhi mandir in Sri Viswanath's land. Finally he supervised leveling of the new plot in the Trust side and construction of the big retaining wall there before he took ill. A new dining hall was to be built on the leveled ground but presently it is put on hold. In all these projects, it was the basic earthwork, landscaping & drainage provision which were his forte. The actual masonry was done by qualified masons. He would get done the preparatory works for the day starting 0600 hours and be present himself for greater portion of the day. He was of frail health having had several major heart attacks but was possessed of indomitable spirit and lead from the front always. Many of those around him were totally ordinary people who could scarce comprehend His stature, but their only joy was to work along side Him. It was sheer bliss and the energy flowing around was simply amazing. The premises would also resound with bhajans, kirtans. He would meet people on Sundays, though the way the discussion would proceed was quite unpredictable. He would convert even the most mundane questions into highly abstract ones and give flabbergasting answers which would leave the questioner wondering whether his question actually contained such matters. Such was his absolute mastery over the entire realm and range of spirituality

The Last days: He took ill on 31st Jan night and was admitted to the hospital following acute respiratory distress. It turned out that he had had a massive stroke. 2 days later his lungs filled with water and the kidneys packed off. It was decided to shift him to Mangalore for better treatment when he had a cardiac arrest for 11 minutes. He was then brought back to Ananda Kuteera when there was a pulse again. He was then shifted to Mangalore where his systems picked up and he was none the worse for the cardiac arrest. After about 3 weeks stay in the hospital he was shifted to a private residence for recuperation. Here after about 2 weeks he stopped respiration at 0020 hrs on 12/03/07. He was then brought to Puttur and interred in the Samadhi mandir.