The child was named on the twenty-seventh day as Anasuya (one without envy). Flags were hoisted and bells, conches and other musical instruments were being sounded. Strangely enough, the exact moment of her birth coincided with a ceremonial function at the village temple. The child was born amidst miraculous experiences that every one present there had.

Occasionally, she felt momentary identification with the Infinite. The most significant of all was the feeling that She carried the entire creation in her womb. She experienced strange visions and moments of unparalleled bliss. From the time of conception, Rangamma experienced unspeakable joy and exaltation. 'Who are you?' he asked her in his dream.ĭays and months passed and Rangamma conceived a child. Her most distinctive feature is the vermilion mark on her fore head which is larger and placed lower than is customary. A few months before Rangamma was again pregnant, Seethapathi had a dream in which he saw a middle-aged woman of great beauty seated in a chair in the middle of his house. Seethapathi and Rangamma lived in perfect harmony and devotion but what had weighed heavily in their hearts was the loss of as many as five children. The holy Mother Anasuya Devi popularly called as 'AMMA' Jillellamudi was born on 28th March 1923 at Mannava, a small village in Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh, to a pious couple late Seethapathi Rao, the Village Officer of Mannava and his wife Rangamma.

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