English Version of Maha Periavaa Volume 3, a magnum opus of Sri P. Swaminathan in tamil, translated by Bhama Devi Ravi.
Maha Periavaa was an example of simplicity and humility in the way he led his life, Maha Periava was also compassionate and benevolent to all who came seeking his blessings.
Over the hundred years of his life, Kanchi Maha Periavaa looked to the welfare of his devotees and helped them many a time, whenever problems and difficulties cropped up in their lives.
* By rooting out unwanted desires.
* By the suppression of his senses, like anger, jealousy, lust, etc.
* By raising his consciousness to a higher level of awareness. A saint of this stature was the venerated Kanchi Mahaswamigal.