Nayana (Ganapathi Muni) mainly stayed in the Mango Tree cave on Arunachala and used to visit Bhagavan off and on. Nayana used to discuss shastras, with him and get his doubts cleared. He was a mighty scholar, while Bhagavan was just literate, yet Nayana would say,
"Without Bhagavan's grace, the intricacies of the scriptures are beyond one's power of understanding. One word from him makes everything clear.".
When Nayana would see someone sitting in front of Bhagavan, meditating with his eyes closed, he would scold the devotee saying,
"When the sun is shining in front of you, why do you need to close your eyes? Are you serious or do you only want to show what a pious fellow you are?"
Those were happy days indeed, and I was blessed with many visions of deities and divinities. It was all due to Nayana's powers and Bhagavan's grace.
-- A lifetime with Bhagavan, by T.K.Sundaresa Iyer
Please also see arunachala-ramana, Ganapati Muni in Ramana Leela, Nayana and the Ramana Gita.
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