I was an atheist and regularly ridiculed all the Gods. Even during that time, I did pilgrimage to Sabarimala in Kerala, the holy abode of Lord Ayyappan, but that was like going to a picnic.
I was at that time staying alone in a small room on the terrace of an independent house in Chennai. One day night, I saw a terrifying dream of a tiger chasing me. I ran as fast as possible but the tiger was just behind me. I finally reached a temple and while gasping, I pleaded the priest of that temple to rescue me from that tiger. The priest pointed his finger to the opposite side temple and asked me to seek the help of Lord Ayyappan. I ran to that temple and begged the Lord to save me. The next moment, I woke up fully shaken. To remind you, it is considered that it was atop tiger that Lord Ayyappan returned from the forest and is believed to be his vehicle.
I did not give any importance to that dream and continued my anti-God preachings. Astonishingly, I saw exactly the same dream that I saw before, but this time, I sought pardon of Lord Ayyappan and the next moment, I was awake.
With this second dream, I was totally disturbed and a sense of fear grappled me. The same day in the evening, I visited Ayyappan temple at Mahalingapuram and apologized for all my wrong-doings. I never saw any such wild dreams again.
I am today a stanch believer of Lord Ayyappan and I believed that all the good things that happened to me is only due to the almighty.
