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THYAGARAJA |
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| Thyagaraja
concluded: "God himself came here to cure me of my ego. How grateful am I for his
grace!" Jappesa the elder brother became so envious of the popularity of Thyagaraja that one day he stole the idols of Rama, Sita and other deities and threw them in the Kaveri river unknown to anyone. Thyagaraja became heart-broken on missing them and prayed to Sri Rama in songs to return the idols. One night Sri Rama appeared in his dream and pointed out the exact spot in the river where the idols lay. In the morning Thyagaraja went to that spot and recovered all the Idols. After due purificatory ceremonies, he started worshipping them as before. |
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