0002.Abhirami Andhadhi Slogan 1 Comments

(Introduction: Thirukadayur is a Temple town in Tamilnadu-India; one ordinary human being -Shri Abhirami Bhattar made wonderful poetry praising the presiding Deity Shri Abhirami; it was made when he was facing charges of wrong information to the king and disrespect to the king-the offence was that the King asked this man if it was a new moon day (it was a new moon day indeed) : as a procedure king wanted to know from this brahmin; God intoxicated man who was meditating on the Glittering and Radiating form of My Mother Abhirami said its Full moon day mistaking the Face of Abhirami for moon; King wanted him to reconfirm; on this the Brahmin got irritated and said that its Full moon day and the king should not make a fool of himself; the king ordered that this man to be placed on a hanging swing under which fire was created with logs of wood; from evening 6 pm the swing would be lowered slowly till Shri Abhirami Bhattar showed the Moon fully; failure meant sure death before end of that night;
Shri Abhirami Bhattar was not shaken and reiterated that it was Abhirami who made him tell that way and it was Her responsibility to show Herself in the form of Moon;

Now his pleadings start; there are 100 slogans (stanzas)
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