Those were good old days , when there was no road to Jillellamudi, no buildings, no telephones, no water supply, no electricity and blurring of loud speakers. One had to walk from the 7th mile with his load on his back or head. Many a time , one had to wait thru keen deep or even neck deep waters with all the attending perils of unseen thrones, rocks, pits and reptiles.

But at the end of all that, the presence of Amma more than compensated all his toils. Only a staunch and determined few braved all these trails and tribulations and enjoyed unforgettable moments of bliss in the proximity of Amma, and Amma alone. Unlike now, there were no disturbing and distracting things or thoughts.

On one such beautiful clear moonlight night in 1959, a few brothers and sisters clustered around Amma, seated on a low uncomfortable cot and narrating stories in such a humorous way that everyone rolled with myth.

Among those present was a student of Hindu College, Guntur, he expressed an opinion: Amma! 'In my view Buddha is greater than either Rama or Krishan?. What do you say?' After a pragmatic silence of a few minutes Amma said; In my view you are as great as either Rama or Krishna or Buddha. Those present thought that Amma was making fun of the questioner. But she was not. She continued; 'Rama came with a purpose. He has completed and he left. So did Krishan or Buddha. They played their allotted roles. So will you. I find no difference.'

A hush fell on the audience. For a while no one spoke, moved or breathed. They were all trying bridge the wide conceptual gap, each in his own way.

A word of caution. This is not equate those incarnations with mere mortals. It is just to highlight the dizzy height at which Amma stands from where all the hills and dales look alike.