shrI: shrIBhoomidevI sameta shrIShrinvasaparabraHmaNe namaH Chapter 3 After a while, there was a famous rishi called MrikaNDu, who a tejasvi, had an excellent knowledge of all the shastraas, and was filled with bhagavat bhakti. He was mild tempered, controlled, had many students and an only son. His son MarkaNdeyaa was a great yogi; he was intelligent, an expert in the Vedas, was endowed with qualities like forgiveness, humility, had conquered anger, and also had total control over his senses. He knew everything about all the kshetraas and thIrthaas and was an expert in the Puraanaas. He knew all the secrets of Neethishasatram , he had Achaaram, and was also an expert in Mnantraas and Smrithis. He was full of Bhagavatbhakthi and was surrounded by numerous students. MaakanDeya was traveling methodically, looking at all the Kshetraas and Tiirthaas and reached TuLasIvanam. This place was full of fragrant trees like champaka, tilaka, teak, lime, Kurundu, KaDambu, jackfruit, ketaki, pomegranate, vakuLa, coconut, date, mango, tamarind, gooseberry and many other trees as well. Cuckoos sang, bees buzzed, peacocks danced and there was always a mild and pleasant breeze. Groups of Apsaras were roaming about and Gandharavaas were singing and there was the fragrance of numerous flowers wafting in the air. Many rishis were doing japaas and musicians like Tumburu were singing. There were streams and ponds and the rivers of Ganges and Godavari flowed near. MarkanDeyaa was captivated by the beauty of this place and wanted to live there. "This seems to be the best among all keshtrams in the Bharata Kanda" he thought. "If I live here, Bhoomi Devi will reincarnate as my daughter. If I bathe in this thIrtahm and meditate on Bhagavan continuously and do severe penance, She will be my daughter and Bhagavan will be her Bridegroom. There is no doubt about this. Then, I will ask Bhagavan to grant me salvation. Till then, I will do penance here ". Having decided thus, he bathed in the AhoraatrapushkariNi everyday and ate without salt ?and only roots and did penance beneath the TuLasI plant. shrIBhoomidevI sameta shrIShrinvasaparabraHmaNe namaH Shubha Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:SriRangaSri-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:SriRangaSri-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SriRangaSri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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