▁his ▁as hr am ▁that ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁six ▁months ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁ ▁The ▁Power ▁of ▁the ▁Pres ence ▁( ed ited ): ▁A ▁three - volume ▁series ▁that ▁contains ▁first - person ▁accounts ▁from ▁dev ote es ▁whose ▁lives ▁were ▁transformed ▁by ▁Mah ar sh i ▁ ▁Sri ▁Ram ana ▁D ars an am ▁( trans l ated ▁and ▁edited ): ▁Origin ally ▁written ▁in ▁T amil ▁by ▁Sad hu ▁Nat an an anda , ▁a ▁dev ote e ▁of ▁Ram ana ▁Mah ar sh i , ▁this ▁books ▁gives ▁little - known ▁inc idents ▁from ▁Ram ana ▁Mah ar sh i ' s ▁life , ▁along ▁with ▁comments ▁on ▁their ▁significance ▁ ▁Pad am al ai ▁( trans l ated ▁and ▁edited ): ▁This ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁a ▁long ▁T amil ▁poem ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁that ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Sri ▁Mur ug an ar , ▁a ▁dev ote e ▁of ▁Ram ana ▁Mah ar sh i . ▁It ▁contains ▁teach ings ▁of ▁Ram ana ▁Mah ar sh i ▁recorded ▁by ▁Mur ug an ar ▁in ▁T amil , ▁along ▁with ▁extensive ▁supporting ▁quot ations ▁from ▁other ▁sources ▁that ▁contain ▁Ram ana ▁Mah ar sh i ' s ▁teach ings . ▁ ▁Ram ana ▁Pur an am , ▁composed ▁by ▁Ram ana ▁Mah ar sh i ▁and ▁Mur ug an ar , ▁translated ▁and ▁edited ▁by ▁T . ▁V . ▁V enk at as ub ram an ian , ▁Robert ▁Butler ▁and ▁David ▁God man : ▁This ▁is