Thirukkolurammal Varthaigal: Moral Story # 3 - By Smt. Ramapriya

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Sreemathe Ramanujaya Namaha

 

Thirukkolur Ammal Varthaigal

 

3) Did I give up my life like Rishi's wife?

 

This event is also from Sri Krishna Avatharam.This

happened when Krishna was still in Ayarpadi. One day

as usual he and his cowherders were in the forest

looking after their cows. It was noon time and they ate

the lunch that was brought from home. But all the boys

were still very hungry. So they asked Krishna to find

some more food.( He was considered the head of the

group and the children knew that if they asked Krishna he

would fulfil their request. They had the atmost faith in

Krishna).

 

Nearby was an Ashram were learned pundits were

performing an yagnam.( these scholar were referred as

Rishi's in the title). Krishna told some of the boys to go

to the Rishi's and tell them that " Krishna and his friends

are hungry, he is asking for some food".The boys did as

they were told, but to everyone's surprise and utter dismay

the Vedic scholars pretended like these children were

not even there and totally ignored them. The boys with

tears in their eyes went back to Krishna and narrated

the event. Krishna with a smile on his beautiful face

consoled the children and this time pointed out the

wives of the pandits, and told the boys to go back and

ask the women," Krishna and Balarama are very hungry,

they are requesting some food from you, will you give

us some to take back?"

 

Immediately the women with great happiness, started collecting

diffrent varieties of food and headed towards the forest,

in great hurry, because of their eagerness to see Krishna.

Their husbands saw what was happening, they

were not happy that their wives are feeding some

urchins from the forest and forbid to not go. But they

still went to the forest, saw Krishna and Balarama,

and fed all the children

to their heart's content.Then Krishna saw the confusion

and fear on the women's face and told them, " Don't be

afraid, go back and help your husbands to finish the

yagam, they will accept you."

 

Who can resist Krishna's words, they went back to their

respective houses and as Krishna predicted all the

scholars were happy, except for one, who still was very upset with

his wife for not paying heed to his words ,

( Bhaghavadham 10-23-34). That lady had long time ago

locked up Krishna in her heart, and now with her

husband's unreasonable behavior she did not want to

live anymore. So with her yogic powers she kept Krishna

in her heart and gave up the body that belonged to her

husband. The rest of the pandits realised the errors of

their ways and they went and surrendered to Krishna.

 

The place were Krishna and his friends waited for food is

called "Bhanda Vilochanam" --' Nacchiar Thirumozhi 12-6'.

 

The Rishi's wife gave her heart totally to Krishna and

did not want to live in this mundane world, without his

sambhandam." Marrainam Kamangal marrelo rembhavai"

Thiruppavai.

 

Moral of the story:

In this story adiyal found quite a few interesting points,

though the scholars were very learned people ( especially

in Vedas) when Perumal himself came in front of them

they could not recognise him. Whereas their wives,

simple people, not so learned were able to realise who

Krishna was. Unlike the rishis who saw Krishna as

a cowherder with their eyes, the women saw him with

their soul. So theirs were the real eyes and the rishis were

peacock feather eyes.

 

When someone comes knocking on your door, who knows

who that might be!!!! may be the " Paramporul" himself.

So don't turn anybody away from your door.