Here is an excerpt from famous Writer Sri Bharanidharan who was very devoted to Sri Seshadri Swamigal and Mahaperiyava:

Sri. Bharanidharan: I was writing ‘Arunachala Mahimai’ at that time. One day, I said to Mahaperiyava that I was unable to locate the house where Sri Seshadri Swamigal lived between 1870 to 1889 in Kanchi. Mahaperiyava said, ”Why don’t you take efforts to find the house?” and directed me to various people. The search narrowed down to 2 to 3 houses. It was then I met the old man who built the house where Seshadri Swamigal lived and he said, ”When the eldest son was 19 years he ran away from the house”. Then, finally, I located Sri Seshadri Swamigal’s house.

Mahaperiyava said, ”Why don’t you take efforts to find the house?” and directed me to various people. The search narrowed down to 2 to 3 houses. It was then I met the old man who built the house where Seshadri Swamigal lived and he said, ”When the eldest son was 19 years he ran away from the house”. Then, finally, I located Sri Seshadri Swamigal’s house.

Then, when I went to have darshan of Mahaperiyava who was at Kollavar Chatram, I briefed Him on the developments. He said, ”Shall we buy the house, much like ‘Sangeetha Mumoorthigals Trinity’ houses have been bought in Thiruvaroor?”.

We formed a committee, collected money, the house was bought and named as ‘Sri Kamakoti Seshadri Swamigal Nivasam’. Mahaperiyava then asked for a portrait of Seshadri Swamigal to be kept in the house and Moovalur Gopala Deekshithar was asked to shift his residence there and do Agnihotram and Ishti homam. Then, under instructions of Mahaperiyava, the Aradhana of Swamigal was started in Margazhi Navami.

One day, Mahaperiyava drew a plan on the sand at Sivasthanam, Thenambakkam, on how to build a mandap at Swamigal’s residence. A trust was formed with Nalli Kuppusamy Chetty, ‘Sangupani’ Sivaraj Mudaliyar, K.R.Visvanathan and I was also a part of it. In 1985, Seshadri Jayanthi was also started in Thai Hastham, again under His instructions.

On Jan 21st, 1987 (Thai Hastham) I went to the Mutt to receive Sri Mahaperiyava’s blessings for the celebrations to go off well and casually mentioned about Unjavrithi that I witnessed at Tiruvaiyaru just a couple of days back, during Thiyagaraja Aradhana. Mahaperiyava said,” Start Unjavrithi in Seshadri Swamigal Jayanthi too”. I said, “Okay, will plan for the next year”. Periyava said, “Why next year? Start now!”. I said,”I do not know anything about Unjavrithi”.

Mahaperiyava then showed an old man standing nearby and said, “Ivarukku thalaipagai kattu, Tie a cloth on his head, Sombu onnu tholla pottukko Put a small vessel on his shoulder, and as you go on the street the ladies will put rice in the sombu, collect it and come back. That’s all Unjavrithi is all about.

“What about Bhajanai?”, I asked.

“No need for professionals, just the two of you would be enough”, said Periyava.

“What to sing?”, I asked Him.

Sri Mahaperiyava thought for a moment, started putting taalam beats and began to sing ‘Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Kamakshi, Jaya Jaya jaya Jaya Kamakoti, Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Seshadri’. Just repeat this”, said Mahaperiyava.

Shankara. Incredible.

The next year, Papanaasam Sri Kunjumani Bhagavathar joined us.

One day, when we were talking about the registration of Seshadri Swamigal’s house, Mahaperiyava asked me,”How many Seshadri’s are involved in this?”. I said, “Four.”.Mahaperiyava said, ”Five!” – “First Seshadri Swamigal, then your friend who is with us now, the advocate who verified the documents, the clerk in the register office and, of course, your father!!”.

Yet another day when I went to Thenambakkam, Mahaperiyava sat like Seshadri Swamigal, with legs folded in the same way and His left hand palm holding the chin and asked, ”Is this not how He is sitting?”. I could not make out any difference between the two of them and tears welled up in my eyes.

Shankara.

It was some time later that Mahaperiyava spoke those immortal words, ”Will I ever become like Sri Seshadri Swamigal?, Will I attain that level?”

If Sri Mahaperiyava whom all of us know as Sakshath Parameswaran said this of Sri Seshadri Swamigal, at what level must Sri Seshadri Swamigal have been? Brahamananda Nilai State of Ultimate Bliss !!