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90) Sudharminee suchaitanya pradaatre nama:
 
Salutations to Srinivasa, who rejuvenated Sudharminee and her child !
 
A brahmin from Chandrapuri by the name Krishna Sharma approached Tondaman Chakravarti for assistance in taking care of his wife Sudharminee, who had just delivered a child and was hence too weak to accompany him on his planned trip to Kashi. As it would be more than a year before he returned, the brahmin wanted to entrust his wife and child to the safe custody of the king. The Emperor readily agreed and allotted quarters to Sudharminee, providing her with food and grains to last until six months, with strict instructions for her not to come out of the quarters. Krishna Sharma left on his pilgrimage and the Emperor, in the midst of all his affairs of state, forgot about his wards.
 
When Krishna Sharma returned after a year and sought reunion with his wife , the Emperor was jolted and remembered with regret his provision of food only for six months to the weak woman and instructions ( for her own safety) not to come out of the house. Beside himself with worry, the Emperor told Krishna Sharma to take rest for a day and went personally to the quarters allotted to Sudharminee, only to have his worst fears confirmed--both the lady and her child lay dead, with only their skeletons remaining to tell the tale of starvation the duo had suffered.Aghast at the result of his neglect and fearful of the sin that had attached to him, the Emperor fell at the feet of the Lord of Venkatam and sought His assistance in the matter. The merciful Lord reassured the devout king and dispatched Vishvaksena to "Asthi kootam", a punya teerttham to the north east of the temple. Sri Vishvaksena complied with alacrity, brought water from the holy pond and sprinkled the same on the skeletons. Miraculously, the skeletons were transformed into Sudharminee and her child, with flesh, blood and pulsating life.
 
When the Lord asked the rejuvenated lady and her husband for their desires, the former sought only undying devotion to the Lord's lotus feet as the ultimate boon. The Lord duly granted her desire .Brahma, Rudra and Yogis like Sanaka  were witnesses to this momentous happening. 



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