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Swamin,
 
Very happy to know that the Kaisika Puranam is being enacted on the stage.  Shall be grateful to know whether such enactments could be done at our Temple at Mumbai.
 
Dasan
Raghunathan


--- On Fri, 12/12/08, B. Senthil Kumar <b.senthil2002@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: B. Senthil Kumar <b.senthil2002@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Oppiliappan] Kaisika Ekadasi - Thiru-k-Kurungudi
To: "Oppiliappan" <oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Friday, December 12, 2008, 6:15 AM

SrI:

Dear BhagavathAs: : adiyEn namaskArams: :

Due to grace of divyadampathis, and anugraham of theRku veedu -
Sri KuRunga naachiyaar samEtha Sri Vadivazhagiya Nambi, adiyEn
attended the Kaisika ekadasi festival at Thiru-k-kurungudi.

As you all know that, this "NampAduvAn Charithram" was narrated
by Sri Varaha Perumal to Bhoomi Piraattiyaar in Varaha Puranam.
NampAduvAn was born in low - chandala - kulam, but was a great
bhAgavatha, devotee of Sri KuRungudi Nambi. It was his usual that
on every ekAdasi, he used to observe "jAkratha vratham" - without
sleeping full night, singing the glory of Lord and thinking about him-.

On one karthigai ekAdasi, NampAduvAn left to KuRungudi nambi
temple to observe his fast and render some pAsuram using various
paN's on Sri KuRungudi Nambi.

But unfortunately, he was caught by a BrahmarAkshasu on the way to
Nambi temple, and it threatened him that it is going to consume him
as food.

NampAduvAn argued with Brahmarakshasu that, he would return back
soon after his vratham and darshan of Kurungudi Nambi, then it can took
him as food. But
BrahmarAkshasu was not in a position to believe
NampAduvAn.
BrahmarAkshasu argued that, no one in this world would
come back as food. -
Is there any possibility that a deer could escape
after it was caught up by a lion? -

Then NampAduvAn started promising Brahmarakshasu that, if he is
not going to return back, he would get sin of those who treat their guests
with difference in hospitality, etc.,.,etc.,

But for none of NampAduvAn's promises, BrahmarAkshasu was NOT
satisfied, and simply replied ---
The promise is like When a cow was caught up by a lion, the Cow
promised Lion that it would return back after feeding it's calf (offspring)!
So I am not going to leave you!

At last NampAduvAn promised that "Who ever thinks/say that
Supreme Lord Sriman Narayanan is EQUIVALENT / ON PAR
with OR INFERIOR with other dEvathAs, that PAPAM would
catch me!"

After hearing this BrahmarAkshasu was annoyed by saying that,
"Oh BhagavatharE! , What a promise you made!, None would dare
to say like that. Now I believe on you, and soon return back. I will
wait for you till our return"

NampAduvAn happily went to Sri Kurungudi temple, observed his
jAkratha vratham, rendered pAsurams on Sri Vadivazhagiya Nambi
using various paN's. The last pAsuram that he rendered on Nambi was
based on KAISIKA PAN.

After NampAduvAn completed his ekAdasi vratham, while on the
way to BrahmarAkshasu was interrupted by Sri KuRungudi Nambi
HIMSELF as an old man. HE advised NampAduvAn to take another
path to escape from BrahmarAkshasu. But NampAduvAn was not
in a position to defer from his promise to
BrahmarAkshasu. Hence
Nambi said ---
" It's usual in this lOkam that, to save one's own life from an enemy,
you can promise on various things, but it's not necessary to fulfill that vows"

But NampAduvAn argued that he would stand on DHARMA, and is
going to fulfill the vow that he had made to
BrahmarAkshasu.
On hearing that, Nambi was happy and blessed NampAduvAn!

NampAduvAn returned to
BrahmarAkshasu and requested to consume
him as food. Rather
BrahmarAkshasu deferred from that point, and
requested NampAduvAn to grant phalan of the pAsurams that he
rendered on Nambi using various paN's.

NampAduvAn - "As per the promise, I returned back to you. Now you
should not defer from our deal "
BrahmarAkshasu - "Oh BhagavatharE! , Please grant the phalan of
at least half of the pAsurams that you rendered on Sri Nambi"
NampAduvAn - " I didn't praised Kurungudi Nambi based on any phalan.
Now you have to consume me and Don't defer from your promise"
BrahmarAkshasu - "Oh BhagavatharE! , Please grant the phalan of
the last pAsuram based on KAISIKA PAN that you rendered on Sri Nambi"
NampAduvAn - "Initially you seemed to be aggressive and threatened me
that you are going to consume my flesh as food, but now you are
requesting for the phalan to rescue from your curse. Can you tell Who are
you? What is your Poorvikam? What is your gOthram? "

BrahmarAkshasu - "Oh BhagavatharE! My name is Soma Sarma. I was
a great vidwan in conducting Yagnams. Due to ahankAram, I made mistake
while reciting the mantrams and was cursed by dEvars to became
Brahmarakshasu. They also told that, I would be relieved from this curse
after I met a devotee - from chandala kulam - of Sri Nambi at Thiru Kurungudi.
Hence I request you to kindly grant me the phalan of the last pAsuram
on Kaisika paN and relieve me"

After the above request, NampAduvAn granted the phalan of the pAsuram
based on Kaisika paN and relieved the Brahmarakshasu from its curse!.

The above would be enacted as drama in front of Sri Vadivazhagiya Nambi
during every Kaisika Ekadasi at KAISIKA MANTAPAM.

AdiyEn would like to share some pictures taken during the Kaisika nAtakam
at Thiru-k-Kurungudi on Kaisika Ekadasi day - 09-Dec-08.
http://picasaweb. google.com/ b.senthil2002/ KaisikaEkadasi#

Namo Sri Sundara ParipoorNAya:
adiyEn,
senthil.



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