Dear Sriman Raghunatan :
Pleae contact Srimathy Anita Ratnam of Chennai ,
who took
enormous effort to bring back the ancient tradition
of
Kaisika PurANam dance offering to the Lord to
Thirukkurungudi Nambi . Her family hails from
Thirukkurungudi and She is a renowned
Dancer . She can help you . She is a descendant
of the Famous TVS Family , who have contributed
immensely to VaishNavite Temple culture
thru many Philanthrophies .
You can read about her at
Anita is a multitalented artist and poet
:
Best wishes ,
V.Sadagopan
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Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 10:29
PM
Subject: Re: [Oppiliappan] Kaisika
Ekadasi - Thiru-k-Kurungudi
Swamin,
Very happy to know that the Kaisika Puranam is being enacted on the
stage. Shall be grateful to know whether such enactments could be
done at our Temple at Mumbai.
Dasan
Raghunathan
From:
B. Senthil Kumar <b.senthil2002@xxxxxxxxx> Subject:
[Oppiliappan] Kaisika Ekadasi - Thiru-k-Kurungudi To: "Oppiliappan"
<oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Friday, December 12,
2008, 6:15 AM
SrI: Dear BhagavathAs: : adiyEn namaskArams: : Due
to grace of divyadampathis, and anugraham of theRku veedu - Sri
KuRunga naachiyaar samEtha Sri Vadivazhagiya Nambi, adiyEn attended
the Kaisika ekadasi festival at Thiru-k-kurungudi. As you all know that, this "NampAduvAn
Charithram" was narrated by 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 that on every ekAdasi, he used to
observe "jAkratha vratham" - without sleeping full night,
singing the glory of Lord and thinking about him-.
On one
karthigai ekAdasi, NampAduvAn left to KuRungudi nambi temple to
observe his fast and render some pAsuram using various paN'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 him as food.
NampAduvAn argued
with Brahmarakshasu that, he would return back soon 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
is not 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 NOT satisfied, 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 would catch
me!"
After hearing this BrahmarAkshasu was annoyed by saying
that, "Oh BhagavatharE! , What a promise you made!, None would
dare to 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 his jAkratha vratham, rendered
pAsurams on Sri Vadivazhagiya Nambi using 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
Nambi HIMSELF as an old man. HE advised NampAduvAn to take
another path to escape from BrahmarAkshasu. But NampAduvAn was
not in a position to defer from his promise to BrahmarAkshasu. Hence Nambi 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 is going 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
consume him 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 you should 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 are requesting for the phalan to rescue
from your curse. Can you tell Who are you? 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
mistake while reciting the mantrams and was cursed by dEvars to
became Brahmarakshasu. They also told that, I would be relieved
from this curse after 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 pAsuram on Kaisika paN and relieve
me"
After the above request, NampAduvAn granted the phalan of
the pAsuram based on Kaisika paN and relieved the Brahmarakshasu
from its curse!.
The above would be enacted as drama in front
of Sri Vadivazhagiya Nambi during every Kaisika Ekadasi at KAISIKA
MANTAPAM.
AdiyEn would like to share some pictures taken during
the Kaisika nAtakam at Thiru-k-Kurungudi on Kaisika Ekadasi day -
09-Dec-08. http://picasaweb. google.com/
b.senthil2002/ KaisikaEkadasi#
Namo Sri Sundara
ParipoorNAya: adiyEn, senthil.
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