On August 4,1921, he wrote an article in “ Swadesamitran ” describing his Erode visit, and on the problem of conquering death and living in eternity. In a poem addressed to the god of death, Yama, (“Kalanukka Uraitah”) Bharati wrote that he would never let death come anywhere near him, and that he would kick death with his foot should death dare approach him. It may be surmised that Bharati was becoming sub-consciously aware of the approach of his own death..
The few months before his death, Bharati was completely preoccupied with devotional though, surrendering all of his thinking to Shakti. The story of Prahalda who had unwavering faith in Lord Narayana, who defied his own father and conquered death caused by him held special appeal to Bharati. Shortly before he died, eh wrote a poem as a conversation between the wicket\d father Hiranya and the devoted son Prahada, a poem of rare faith and beauty. The father threatens his son with all forms of torture, and the son constantly and willingly replies to all threat as Om Namo Narayanaya.
Bharati’s death came about in an unusual manner, too. He was in the habit of feeding fruit to the temple elephant at Parthasarathy Swamy temple during his daily visit to the temple. In this fateful day, the elephant had a spell of rut, and in spite of advice from bystanders Bharati went close to the elephant in his usual fashion. The elephant pushed him to the ground, and as if ashamed of his maltreatment of a friend, stood completely still. Kuvali Kannan who heard about Bharati’s accident ran to the poet’s rescuer, and retrieved him from amonth the four legs of the beast.
Bharati became weakened by the shock of this experience, and was afflicted with a stomach ailment soon after. He passed away on the night of September 11, 1921, fully aware of his death, and dressed in his clothes,., the black coat, and the turban.
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The few months before his death, Bharati was completely preoccupied with devotional though, surrendering all of his thinking to Shakti. The story of Prahalda who had unwavering faith in Lord Narayana, who defied his own father and conquered death caused by him held special appeal to Bharati. Shortly before he died, eh wrote a poem as a conversation between the wicket\d father Hiranya and the devoted son Prahada, a poem of rare faith and beauty. The father threatens his son with all forms of torture, and the son constantly and willingly replies to all threat as Om Namo Narayanaya.
Bharati’s death came about in an unusual manner, too. He was in the habit of feeding fruit to the temple elephant at Parthasarathy Swamy temple during his daily visit to the temple. In this fateful day, the elephant had a spell of rut, and in spite of advice from bystanders Bharati went close to the elephant in his usual fashion. The elephant pushed him to the ground, and as if ashamed of his maltreatment of a friend, stood completely still. Kuvali Kannan who heard about Bharati’s accident ran to the poet’s rescuer, and retrieved him from amonth the four legs of the beast.
Bharati became weakened by the shock of this experience, and was afflicted with a stomach ailment soon after. He passed away on the night of September 11, 1921, fully aware of his death, and dressed in his clothes,., the black coat, and the turban.
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