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Ambarisha Charitram:
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Ambarishan
was a king belonging to the Ishvaku dynasty. He was a devotee of Lord
Ranganatha. He followed the Ekadashi fast along with Dwadashi Paranai without
fail. The Lord was very pleased with the king. The Lord presented His
Sudarasana Chakram to Ambarishan. The king had the Sudarsana Chakram installed
in his pooja and worshiped Sudarsana Azhwar regularly.
Once,
the king was getting ready to break his Ekadashi fast by eating during
Dwadashi. As he was making preparation to follow the prescribed procedures for
eating food on Dwadashi, sage Durvasar visited the king.
The
king welcomed the Sage with reverence.
‘Please
bless me by consuming the Dwadashi feast with me and my family,’
‘I
accept your invitation. I have to take a bath before eating. I will be back
shortly. Please wait for me,’ so saying the sage went to take a dip in the
river.
The
Sge decided to test the king. He
therefore took a very long time for his bath. In the meantime Ambarishan was
afraid that the Dwadashi was passing away. Only half a muhurtham was left by
which the king had to break his fast. On the other hand, the king did not want
to eat without the sage. Thus the king was in a dilemma whether he should wait
for the sage or eat. The king’s Acharyan adviced him to dring water offered to
Perumal in worship. By consuming the holy water the king could break his fast
yet be able to wait for the Sage.
As
the king was about to sip the water, sage Durvasar appeared.
‘How
dare you humiliate me!’ yelled the Sage. The Sage pulled a lock of hair from
his head and turned it in to a demon. ‘Go attack the king!’ promted the sage.
Ambarishan
stood still as the demon approached him. The king thought, ‘If I had really
committed a sin then I deserve to be attacked by the demon.’
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