“ARE YOU READY FOR A DEBATE?” The queen and the chief minister requested Sambandhar to drive away Jainism from their country.
Sambandhar wanted to know the opinion of lord Siva.He took a holy dip in the lotus pond and worshiped Siva. “The Jain do severe penance and undergo severe physical troubles. At the same time they roam around scheming against people. They proclaim there is no life now or later. They confuse everyone. They make fun of Veda and Yaga.They must be punished and the spread of Jainism must be checked.” Siva’s asareeri said,” Invite them for a debate. They will lose and be impaled to death. The queen and the chief minister told the king, “You became well with the grace of Siva and Sambandhar. We must revive Saivism. Let us have a debate between the Jain gurus and Sambandhar. The king who had realized the greatness of Siva agreed readily. The Jain gurus did nit expect the change in the mind of the king.They shivered secretly. Their family members turned violent, “You were defeated by a young boy. You have destroyed the fame of our religion.Now it will wither in front of our own eyes. The people will return to Saivism. They will smear the holy ash and worship the god wearing poisonous snakes.” They tried stop the gurus from participating in the debate but they would not listen to sense. They all assembled and started plotting against Sambandhar! The ordeals by fire and water. The families of the gurus had inauspicious dreams. The gurus themselves saw many bad omens. But they were undaunted by silly sentiments. “We will go for debate as required and try to win over that boy!” Sambandhar also arrived there at the same time. He was offered a throne by the king. The gifted boy shone like the rising sun – seated on the throne. The Jain gurus were annoyed to see the glory of the young boy and spoke to him very rudely. “Often a palm fruit drops down from the tree when a crow sits on it. It is merely a coincidence. The crow should not take the credit of plucking the fruit. The king developed a high fever all of a sudden. He got well equally dramatically. Why do you take the credit for that? Your holy ash is not a medicine. Your words are not mantras. Do not feel proud that you have performed miracle! Are you ready for an ordeal with fire? We will write our mantras in green palm leaves and drop them in roaring fire. The leaf which remains fresh wins and the one which gets burnt is defeated. We can’t have this in any of the Siva kshethrams. Siva is not neutral . We will have the ordeal outside the city in the presence of all the citizens. The loser becomes the slave of the winner for life” The king and Sambandhar gave their consent. The Jain gurus left in huff to the eastern side of the city. They dug a deep pit and tended a roaring fire in it. They were impatient to get over with the ordeal and wanted to win at any cost. *வாழிய செந்தமிழ்! வாழ்க நற்றமிழர்!* *வாழிய பாரதமணித் திருநாடு!* *வணக்கம்* *சுப்பு* -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAPC%3Dj%2BrD0TfWZ4omvbku%3D%3DCokZ8mx5RfNAPM2kqUvhdVCZxc-A%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
