25 . WHO WAS THE CULPRIT? It was the reign of king Kulothunga Paandian, the son of King Rajasekaran. A brahmin was walking through the forests with his wife and young son to Madhuraapuri. The lady became very thirsty and tired.
The brahmin told her to rest for a while under a tree and went to fetch water. A sharp arrow was lodged among the branches of that tree. When the wind blew and the branches rustled, the arrow got freed! It pierced the womb of the woman and killed her. The brahmin was shocked to find his wife in a pool of blood, quite dead. He cried in despair and walked around the tree in an effort to locate the culprit. He saw a hunter with a bow and arrow kept ready for use. He felt sure that the hunter had killed his wife. He carried the dead body of his wife on his shoulder, his son in his arms and set out to the king’s place with the hunter. The hunter claimed that he was innocent and did not kill the woman. Since there was no one else in the vicinity, his words were not believed! He was put to torture but he never changed his statements. The matter was now beyond human comprehension. The king decided to seek divine guidance in settling these matters without bending Dharma and justice. JUSTICE DONE BY LORD. The hunter was thrown in the jail.The brahmin performed the last rites of his dead wife. The King prayed in Siva’s temple. The God told him to go and attend the wedding which was to take place in the Vaisyas’ street that night. The king wore a disguise. He went to the wedding with the brahmin and mingled with the crowd. There were two Yama kinkaraas sitting next to them. They were conversing like human beings but no one could hear them except the king and the brahmin. The first kinkaraa asked, “How are we going to kill the young man who is going to get married when he is in such good health and spirits?” The second kinkaraa replied,”Nothing is impossible for us! Even nature will help our cause. You know how we killed the brahmin’s wife today morning with an arrow which was lodged in the tree for years! We can do something similar here also. First, we will make the cow in the front yard get scared with the music. Then it will charge like mad and gore the groom to death.” When the musical instruments suddenly blared, the cow got frightened. It snapped the rope by which it was tied. It gored the groom just as he was about to tie the Mangala sutra, The king and the brahmin now knew who was the real culprit and how the woman got killed. The hunter was set free immediately with an apology and many lovely gifts. The brahmin’s child needed a mother to take care of it. So the king told him to remarry. He also gave him enough wealth to lead a comfortable married life. The King thanked and praised the Lord who was always faultless and just in all his dealings. <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.
