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SrI: 
SrImatE rAmAnujAya nama:
SrI krishNa parabrahmaNE nama:
SrImAn nArAyaNa charaNau saraNam prapadyE

dear vaishNavAs,

7. Lakshmi dEvi leaves for bhoolokam in anger

The sacrifice on the banks of the river ganges
continued for forty days. As promised, mahA vishNu
arrived there at the concluding time of the sacrifice
and accepted the offerings in the sacrifice and
returned to His abode. 

Bhrigu hit the vaksha-sthala (chest) of the Lord with
his foot, the place where srI dEvi resides. Mother of
universe became angry at such a dishonour to Her in
the very presence of the Lord. Instead of punishing
such an offender, Sri Hari tends him, which adds to
the fuel.  She tells Her husband, ?You are the Lord of
all fourteen lOkAs (athala, vithala, suthala,
talAtala, rasAtala, mahAtala, pAthAla, bhooloka,
bhuvarlOka, suvarlOka, tapOlOka, mahAlOka, janarlOka,
and sathya lOka), thirty three crores of devathAs
including brahma and Siva, eighty four lakhs of types
of creatures. And yet, you loved and serve the
maharishi who dared to kick you on your chest and thus
put Me to shame. I am unable to tolerate this.?

?why do you feel worried? Don?t you know that I am the
savior of my devotees? Bhrigu is our child. Will the
parents get angry when their child kicks them?
Moreover the maharishi came here with a purpose. He is
our devotee. He doesnot dishonour us. You please take
my word? spoke our Lord soothingly.

Our divine mother says> ?dear husband, I know you
excel everyone in justifying your actions. But I am
unable to tolerate this. Our bonds are broken from
this day, I am quitting your abode. Yet I will not
leave that Brahmin unpunished?. She cursed entire
Brahmin community on earth be deprived of wealth. They
would make their living only by selling their
knowledge- (earning by educating others). SridEvi, the
consort of Hari left Sri vaikuntham after paying her
obeisances unto the Lord. Inspite of Hari?s repeated
requests, She came down onto earth a place called
Kolhapur and sat on a deep meditation of the Lord. How
inconceivable are the actions of parents of the entire
creation.

8. Maha vishNu arrives bhoolokam in search of Lakshmi

What is left in Sri vaikuntham without our divine
mother? All the inhabitants of vaikuntham are filled
in deep sorrow for not being able to serve their
divine mother. The Lord whose heart is already
captivated by the beauty of Sri dEvi, is filled with
the deep feelings of seperation from Lakshmi dEvi. The
Lord who creates the entire universe and all the
living beings in a sportive spirit by His mere will is
completely lost in thoughts of Sri dEvi. He is
helpless. He doesnot know what to do. He is perplexed.
He also left vaikuntham in search of His beloved. This
illustrates the importance of our mother, Sri dEvi in
sri Vaikuntha. He came down onto earth, climbed hills,
rushed to the forests, and searched tirelessly without
food or sleep. Alas! He could not find Her.

Crying Lakshmi! Lakshmi! Lakshmi! running hither and
thither and up and down. He enquired peacocks,
monkeys, animals, birds, elephants, lions, bears etc,
if they know whereabouts of His Consort.

Feeling tired and fatigued and getting no hints about
Lakshmi?s whereabouts, Sri Hari atlast reached
tirupathi.  Under the shade of a tamarind tree, He
took shelter in a vAlmIkam at the Adi varAhA?s shrine.
He sat in meditation praying for the return of his
dear wife, Lakshmi.

9. nArada meets sri Lakshmi and tells Her about
nArAyaNa

Narada comes to know about the desertation of sri
vaikuntham without srI dEvi and paramapada nAthan. He
understands that his desire that Sri Hari to goto
earth for the restoration of dharma has been
fulfilled. He reaches sathya lOka and explains the
situation of Sri mAdhava in search of mAdhavi. The
Lord is much reduced for not having food and sleep.
Here the self-satisfied Lord gives a great opportunity
for His devotees to serve Him. NArada requests brahma
to arrange the Lord with some food.

Brahma thinks over for a while and asks nArada to go
and meet Lakshmi in kolhapur. He himself starts for
kailAsa. In kailAsa, Siva receives brahma with due
honour and enquires about the purpose of his visit.
Brahma explains the whole situtation in sri vaikuntha
and the position of their dearest Lord on earth. He
suggests Siva and himself should take the shape of a
cow and calf and feed vishNu with milk, to help him to
recoup. Siva readily agrees to such a great
opportunity to serve his Lord.

NArada, as directed by brahma goes to kolhapur and
meets Lakshmi dEvi. Sri dEvi duly receives nArada and
then nArada speaks: ?oh mother! Why have you left your
rightful place sri vaikunTham, and are suffering here
on earth like an ordinary woman, wearing saffron robes
and performing penance??

Lakshmi couldnot avoid burst into tears in remembrance
of Her Lord?s negligence towards Herself(?). However
she explains her plight to nArada in detail. After
hearing to her, nArada says, ?this is how providence
plays. After you left sri vaikuntha, nArAyaNa also
left the place and wandering from place to place in
search of You, is now taking shelter in vAlmIkam under
a tamarind tree in Tirupathi. He is deprived of food
and sleep. He has gone down very much. You please
arrange to feed Him with the help of brahma and Siva?.

After saying these words, nArada takes leave of
Lakshmi.

(to be continued ...)

dAsOham,
srIperumbUdUru vEnkaTa vinOd.


                
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