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VADAPALANI |
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| While carving the
stone for the image, the sculptor noticed a crack in a place where he had not touched with
his chisel. He threw away the stone and started work on a second one. A crack was noticed
in that also. This dejected the sculptor and he thought that he must have committed some
sin before God. He had no other alternative except to pray to God for mercy, which he Aid.
God appeared in a dream to the sculptor and told him that, before taking up the
construction of God's idol, he should fast and observe silence for 40 days, and live on
fruits and milk only. The sculptor observed the
discipline and then took up the work of carving the stone image of the Lord. In this
attempt the work progressed very well without hindrance and soon the exquisite image of
the Lord was carved out to the exact specification given to him. All and several others
wanted to have similar images carved out by this sculptor for their temples on better
terms of remuneration applauded the image. |
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