Kaisika Ekadasi - Thiru-k-Kurungudi

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SrI:Dear BhagavathAs:: adiyEn namaskArams::Due to grace of divyadampathis, and anugraham of theRku veedu - Sri KuRunga naachiyaar samEtha Sri Vadivazhagiya Nambi, adiyEnattended the Kaisika ekadasi festival at Thiru-k-kurungudi.

As you all know that, this " NampAduvAn Charithram " was narratedby 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 thaton every ekAdasi, he used to observe " jAkratha vratham " - withoutsleeping full night, singing the glory of Lord and thinking about him-.

On one karthigai ekAdasi, NampAduvAn left to KuRungudi nambitemple to observe his fast and render some pAsuram using variouspaN'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 himas food.NampAduvAn argued with Brahmarakshasu that, he would return backsoon 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 isnot 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 NOTsatisfied, 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 wouldcatch me! " After hearing this BrahmarAkshasu was annoyed by saying that, " Oh BhagavatharE!, What a promise you made!, None would dareto 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 hisjAkratha vratham, rendered pAsurams on Sri Vadivazhagiya Nambiusing 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 NambiHIMSELF as an old man. HE advised NampAduvAn to take another

path to escape from BrahmarAkshasu. But NampAduvAn was notin a position to defer from his promise to BrahmarAkshasu. HenceNambi 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 isgoing 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 consumehim 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 youshould 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 arerequesting for the phalan to rescue from your curse. Can you tell Who areyou? 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 mistakewhile reciting the mantrams and was cursed by dEvars to becameBrahmarakshasu. They also told that, I would be relieved from this curseafter 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 pAsuramon Kaisika paN and relieve me " After the above request, NampAduvAn granted the phalan of the pAsurambased on Kaisika paN and relieved the Brahmarakshasu from its curse!.

The above would be enacted as drama in front of Sri Vadivazhagiya Nambiduring every Kaisika Ekadasi at KAISIKA MANTAPAM.AdiyEn would like to share some pictures taken during the Kaisika nAtakamat Thiru-k-Kurungudi on Kaisika Ekadasi day - 09-Dec-08.

http://picasaweb.google.com/b.senthil2002/KaisikaEkadasi#Namo Sri Sundara ParipoorNAya:adiyEn,senthil.