Birthday Blessings

In the year 2004, Swami had come to Tiruvannamalai to witness the 5th day celebrations in the Kartigai Deepam festival of Tiruvannamalai, which is the day of the Rishalatha vahana (when Lord Ammanalai will grace the devotees seated on his sacred Bull The Rishalatha or Nandhi - as his Vehicle) when He finished and was going to return, I told Him, Swami, in your days time my birthday is occuring. Please bless me. He told me Amma, bring Vibhuti, Sacred ash and Kumkum - Vermillion, He was staying in a devotee's home in the first floor. I will go downstairs and bring it, immediately He said, 'Alright no need Amma on that day you come away to Bidadi Ashram amma I said 'Alright Swami, I will come'. Then on that day I went to Bidadi. He said, 'Amma, you ask whatever you want Amma, I will give'. I said, Swami, I want only your Blessings. He said 'Alright Amma'. He came again in the afternoon. At that time also He asked, 'What do you want?'. Again I said 'I want only your blessings'. That day evening they had brought a big Generator in the Ashram. They offered Pooja for it. A lady devotee who had come to the Pooja asked Swami, 'Swami, Amma had come for the Pooja today. What gift did you give her?'. Swami replied, 'I am also asking her since morning what She wants. But She has been saying, 'I want only your blessings' only now I have to bless her'. Then He came to the kitchen and told a Brahmachari who was there, 'Bring a nail cutter'. He brought and gave. He then cut His big toe nail and gave it to me and blessed when god is my son