Ramanujacharya's Grace on A Dumb Man

Jai Srimannarayana, let us discuss some more incidents that had happened during the lifetime of Ramanujacharya. There were many disciples in Yatraja Sannidhi, they vied with one another to serve him. One among them was a dumb man. When Ramanujacharya was delivering his discourses, others used to express their happiness outwardly. But this dumb man could see only his glorious face. He could neither listen to nor appreciate, but could express his feelings only through body language. He blamed himself for being deaf and dumb. Ramanuja observed him, feared the ghost he was going on. Acharya was standing for hours together to give the holy water to the big crowd. The dumb man wanted to tell Ramanuja to take rest for a while, but how could he? He shed tears for his selflessness and for not being able to participate with others in chanting stotras. Ramanuja understood his feelings. He approached the dumb man and took him inside. The doors were closed. He fell on Yatraja's feet and wept. Ramanuja too communicated through body language. He sat in Padmasana and told him to register Acharya in that posture. He appreciated the dumb man for his good thinking power. He made him perceive ten times more than what he said. He felt Ramanujacharya himself was his God. Everyone was surprised when he spent more time with the dumb man. Puresha stood outside while the man came out uttering the words Ramanuja. All were surprised to see the dumb man talking. Then they saw tears of happiness on his face. Thank you. Jai Srimannarayana.