HOW DEVOTION HELPED DISSOLVE KARMA
The New Indian Express Hyderabad|December 09, 2024
Each year, around Kartikai Ekadasi, the story of Nambaduvaan is performed in the temple town of Thirukkurungudi. It depicts how the man's devotion to Mahavishnu saves both his life and also dissolves the karma of a brahmarakshasa
RENUKA NARAYANAN
HOW DEVOTION HELPED DISSOLVE KARMA

Story is performed each year around Kartikai Ekadasi in the temple town of Thirukkurungudi, over 70 km from Thoothukudi, by dancer Anita Ratnam's Arangham Trust. Kartikai Ekadasi is on December 12 this year.

The story is from the Kaisiki Puranam, which I would like to retell as salutary. There once lived a highly evolved devotee called Nambaduvaan who was born a so-called 'outcaste'. He was a staunch devotee of Mahavishnu at Thirukkurungudi. Every night, he would walk several miles to the temple and with utmost devotion stand before the Lord and sing many hymns in his praise. He would quietly leave before dawn. This continued unnoticed for almost 10 years.

One year, he set out as usual with an extra spring in his step to sing to the Lord on the holy occasion of Kartikai Ekadashi. Picking his way to the temple, he was suddenly waylaid by a brahmarakshasa. The demon was about to gobble him up when Nambaduvaan pleaded pitifully with it to let him have a last darshan of the Lord. He promised to come back to the brahmarakshasa after that. The rakshasa refused to believe him. "Who comes back to die?" it scoffed, nor was it so foolish as to let go of a handy dinner.

But Nambaduvaan pleaded earnestly with the rakshasa to allow him sing in praise of the Lord one last time in the temple. He promised to come back in the morning for the demon's breakfast.

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