GPP-20 ( Sri ILaiyAzhwAr Vaibhavam-7)

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Sri Parthasarathi thunai

 

Srimathe Ramanujaya namaha

 

Sri Vara Vara munaye Namaha

 

 

Yadhava prakasa, was continuing his Vedanta lessons to his disciples, when

one day, the princess of that kingdom got affected due to a brahmarakshas.

The king enquired, whether there were any capable magicians available, who

could overcome the rakshas and save his daughter. People around, told him

about yadhava prakasa and his greatness. Thereby the king sent a messenger

to yadhava asking him to come immediately and do the needful, so that his

daughter can come out of the clutches of brahmarakshas.

 

A messenger came to yadhava and conveyed the king's message. Yadhava with

great ego and pride replied, "Go to the brahmarakshas and say that I ordered

him to leave the princess immediately". The messenger returned back and did

as per the words of yadhava prakasa. The moment, the messenger conveyed the

orders to the brahmarakshas, the rakshas without any hesitation replied, "Go

tell him that I ordered him to leave from there". The messenger came back

and told yadhava the brahmaraksha's reply.

 

With great anger, Yadhava prakasa with his disciples went to the king's

court. He recited the mahA manthra and put his hand infront of the

brahmarakshas as an indication for the brahmarakshas to leave. The

brahmarakshas put its leg infront of yadhava prakasa and said, "Hey! Yadhava

don't I know the manthra which you have recited?" and it uttered the

manthra. Further the brahmarakshas continued to say, "I will not leave

either for you or your manthra. You are ignorant about both, your poorva

janma as well as mine." Yadhava got very angry and screamed back at the

rakshas, "So if you are the master then tell me now about my birth and

yours". The brahmarakshas replied, " In your previous birth you were an

animal (vudumbu) in the banks of the lake in madhurAnthakam. You used to

make your living by eating the food spilled over from the hands of the

devotees who were on their way to thirumala. Only due to that you have

attained this birth with knowledge about the vedas. Also I was a brahmana

in my previous birth. But due to manthralOpa and kriyAlOpa (mistakes in

recitation of manthras and procedures) in the yaga I performed I have become

a brahmarakshas".

 

 

Yadhava then asked the brahmarakshas, "Then when will you leave?"

 

 

B.R: "I will leave for the words of one of your disciples, who is none

other than the head of nithyasooris"

 

 

Y.P.: "Who is that?"

 

The brahmarakshas pointed towards elaiyAzhvar and prostrated to him.

 

B.R.: "If he asks me to leave then I will leave immediately"

 

Y.P.: "Then elaiyAzhvar! ask him to leave immediately"

 

ElaiyAzhvar: "If that is the case then Oh! brahmarakshas leave the princess

now and go away."

 

B.R.: "I have a condition if I have to leave"

 

ElaiyAzhvar: "What's that?"

 

B.R.: "You have to place your divine foot on my head"

 

ElaiyAzhvar accepted and placed his divine feet on the head of the

brahmarakshas. The rakshas was very happy and with a smile said "Then now

Iam leaving"

 

ElaiyAzhvar: "How do I know that you have left? You have to give some

proof."

 

B.R.: "Ok. See the wood over there. I will leave by breaking through the

wood as an indication.

 

 

 

The brahmarakshas left the princess in the same way and yadhava prakasa was

very happy with his disciple and then returned back to his place.

 

 

 

(To be continued)

 

 

 

AzhwAr emberumAnAr jeeyar thiruvadigaLE saraNam

 

Adiyen,

 

Varadarajan Ramanuja dAsan

 

Sumithra Ramanuja dAsee