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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




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