In the pious confluence of the rivers Kaveri, Arkavati and Gupta
Gamini is situated the village of Mekadatu in Karnataka State, India. This
sacred place is famous as "Agastya Kshetra" i.e. the pilgrim
center sanctified by Sage Agastya. A pious Brahmin by the name of Linganne
Sarma lived in the village. His wife was Savitri. The couple were ritualistic,
kind and noble.
In the pleasant season of spring, in the month of Fisakha,
on the fifth day of the brilliant fortnight (the day on which Adi Sankaracharya
was born in 7th century) the divine child Jayalakshmi was born. She was
beautiful and had a divine, noble power of attraction. She radiated mercy,
peace and piety as she grew up. She was a source of endless joy to her
parents.
She worshipped Lord Shiva (Sangameswara) daily and served
the saints and sages. She was initiated by a Muslim Fakir. As a result
of severe penance she attained God realization and divine powers. She used
to enlighten people regarding righteous living and helped them progress
in the service of God. With her spiritual powers, she cured the sick and
suffering. She relieved many people of their problems with her divine help.
Eventually she married Sri Narasimha Sastry. She was a dutiful
wife and gave birth to the incarnation of Lord
Dattatreya. Her child is a perfect Yogi, the embodiment of Truth -
Knowledge - Bliss (Sat - Chit - Ananda). The child named Satyanarayana
is none else than our beloved Sri Ganapati Sachchidananda Swamiji who feeds
us throughout the world with a diet of Divine Knowledge.
