24 (1). LEARNING TO DANCE. King Vikrama Paandiyan crowned his son Rajasekaran as his successor and reached the lotus feet of Lord Siva. King Rajasekaran was well versed in 63 forms of fine arts out of 64. He did not learn Bharata Nruthyam, as a mark of respect to Lord Siva.
The Chola kingdom was ruled by Karikaalan. He was well versed in all the 64 forms of fine arts.A poet told Rajasekaran that he was not a ‘master of all arts’ whereas Karikaalan was! Rajasekaran decided to learn the Bharata Nruthyam. He invited all the best teachers of his time. He paid them handsomely and learned Nruthyam. He mastered the Navarasa, the 24 Abhinayas, the seven different thaalas and the five different gathis. After each dance session, he felt pain in all his limbs. He could not help wondering how much Lord Siva must be suffering since He had been standing on one leg for ages! Maybe He would get some relief if He changed the position of His legs! CHANGING THE POSITION OF THE LEGS. It was a Siva Raathri day. Special abishekhams and pooja were performed in all the four jaamam. King admired the dance at Velli Ambalam and spoke to Lord Siva, “You must change the positions of your legs my lord! You must plant your left foot which has been raised and lift your right leg which had been planted on the ground. Otherwise, I will sacrifice my life!” He planted his sword and wanted to jump on it in order to end his life. Lord Siva was moved to pity. He changed the position of his legs. He planted the left leg and lifted his right leg.The King was overwhelmed with joy! All his sorrows and worries disappeared. His ego, karma and Maya vanished. He worshiped Siva with his mind, body and words. He begged Lord Siva for a boon! The changed position of His legs must remain that way permanently for all his devotes to witness and worship in the future. <http://groups.yahoo.com/subscribe/worldmalayaliclub/> *வாழிய செந்தமிழ்! வாழ்க நற்றமிழர்!* *வாழிய பாரதமணித் திருநாடு!* * V A N A K K A M S U B B U * -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
