The Crazy Meee...: March 2013

Last week I had to attend my cousin brother's marriage at Erode. Since the Muhurtham was early, we decided to visit nearby temples. One of our relatives told us that there is a Nava Brindavan near Erode. So we got a bus to the center of the town, called kaalamadu (its near the erode railway station and there is a statue of a man with a bull, may be that is why it got its name) and got another bus to Vasantha Nagar where the Nava Brindavan is located. We reached the place in just 20 minutes by bus. It was a calm place away from the hustle bustle of the erode town. Situated on the banks of the river Cauvery, this place is where 9 rishis or swami jis attained their vaikunta praptham in their respective Brindavans. They have numbered the brindavans according to their period of living. The first brindavan is said to be of Sri Sri Lakshmipathy theertharu, who shares his period with Rayaru (Sri Sri Ragavendra Swamy).

Shri Lakshmi Pathi Theertharu was a Vaidyar, who knew his end of life. Hence he had asked his disciples to prepare for his brindavan. The son of the sculptor who was appointed for such a blessed task, died at home due to snake's bite, when the sculptor was working with the brindavan. He couldn't stop his work neither could he continue with it. Swamy ji who knew his situation asked him to bring his son to the mutt. With the grace of God, swamy ji was able to return the sculptor's little son to life. As a token of gratitude, the sculptor has given the Dasavathara pictures embedded in the brindavan of swamy ji along with 5 headed snake (Kalinga) under the Dasavathara...