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yet they articulated the same feelings churning within her heart. Entranced by these words, she serves him water from the well. Ananda proceeds on his journey,
and Chandalika is at first unwilling to accept that her
encounter with the monk was real. Seeing the water
bucket placed in a different location, near where
thought she had seen the monk, convinces her that the
conversation with Ananda had been real. Chandalika
filled with a sense of renewed life, freedom, and joy,
dances in ecstasy.
The encounter with Ananda has transformed Chandalika. She is brimming with gratitude and love for him. He has become her world, her only focus, and her reason for living.
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She yearns for his return. She tries to describe her feeling to her mother, and asks whether Ananda will ever return to her.
Maya and Chandalika are interrupted by the arrival of two messengers from the King, to request Maya to use her supernatural powers to recover the princess’s missing parrot. Over hearing this conversation, it occurs to Chandalika that her mother’s supernatural power could bring
Ananda back to her.
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She pleads with her mother to do this for her.
Maya is reluctant at first, knowing that her powers could have devastating effects on
Ananda. Seeing the desperate plight of her daughter, how ever, she relents. Chandalika points Ananda out to her mother, in the village. Maya the begins to work her spell, calling upon the forces of the spirit world, symbolizing worldly desires, to entrap Ananda and bring him back to
Chandalika.
Ananda, besieged by the evil forces, is brought, tortured and tormented to Chandalika’s door. Chandalika watches in a magical mirror belonging to her mother, as Ananda is dragged back to her. Seeing the spirit forces devastate Ananda as he is forced to
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back, Chandalika begins to regret her actions. Ananda returns, sick and worn, and begs for some water, and Chandalika is then struck with grief and horror at what she has done.
Through her tears, Prakriti tells that she is not even worthy enough to give him water because of the wrong she has done him. Ananda, how ever, blesses Chandalika and says, " Your tears of repentance have washed away your mistakes and lifted the veil of ignorance. You have become enlightened, and have broken the circle of illusion". Hearing his words, Chandalika is redeemed a second time. She learns that freeing herself from all worldly attachments and following the path of selflessness is road to nirvana. Ananda accepts her as a disciple, and Chandalika sets off on a journey to the eternal truth.
This is the story of how LORD VISHNU
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descended himself onto the earth, took the name of SRINIVASA and married PADMAVATHI, a reincarnation of his beloved Goddess LAKSHIMI. Srinivasa or Venkateswara is the principal deity of TIRUMALA-TIRUPATI Temple in the state of
Bhrigu and other sages start performing a Yaga-- a Vedic Sacrifice --for the well-being of mankind. NARADA, the divine musician sage and a cunning precipitator of events on earth and in the heavens arrives
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and asks the sages, "Who, amongst the trinity of the Gods, BRAHMA, the creator VISHNU, the preserver and SIVA, the Destroyer should be appeased by this sacrifice?"
While the sages debate on this, NARADA suggests that each of the Gods should individually be tested for their composure and BHRIGU is the right choice for it. BHRIGU accepts the challenge.
BHRIGU first goes to Satyalokam the abode of BRAHMA, and finds Him and his beloved SARASWATHI, the Goddess of Knowledge in and amorous mood. BRAHMA shows his annoyance at the sage's presence.
The sage gets angry and curses BRAHMA not to have any temples or worshipping.
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