All women are my mothers

Another latent tendency of hers (Bhagavan's mother) was her strong
attachment to the Maharshi, her son. She loved him
and expected him to love her equally strongly. This bond
could not be swept away, though it needed to be swept
away . Whenever she demonstrated her love through
any act the Maharshi admonished her. On several
occasions he pulled her up, upon which she wept. The
Maharshi would then say "Cry and cry more. It does
you good. The more you cry the more satisfied am I".

She could not understand why he was so harsh towards
her. On some other occasions he would not give her any
reply but would converse with other ladies, which hurt
her. She felt that he slighted her deliberately. All that he
would say was: " All women are my mothers, what is so
special about you?" Apart from this, the Maharshi who
always helped in household chores, intentionally refused
to help his mother whenever she sought it. Once, she
asked him to help her in preparing appalams. Instead of
doing so, he gave her a song — famous as the "appalam
song".



Quote from Sri Ramana Leela

Photo (1) of foundation stone of Mother's temple (laid on 1-9-1939 by Bhagavan and consecrated on 17-3-1949), and (2) of Bhagavan's picture inside Mother's temple are free to copy/use.