Katha Charithra:: Answer # 3
An idol of Lord Ranganatha
Vibheeshana attends Lord Rama's paatabhishekam after the war and meets Rama to bid farewell. A teary eyed Vibheeshana requests Rama that the Lord must be his guiding force so that he can rule Lanka well. Lord Rama assures him and presents him an idol of Lord Ranganatha.
The lord instructs him not to place the idol on the floor until he reaches Lanka. Vibheeshana obeys his Lord's order and dutifully carries the idol. On reaching an island formed by the rivers Kaveri and Kollidam in southern India, Vibheeshana places the island on the floor to rest for a while, forgetting his Lord's order. The idol gets fixed to the place so rigidly that Vibheeshana was not able to pick it up again. Only then Vibheeshana recollects his Lord's order and laments on the sin he has committed. Lord Ranganatha appears before him and consoles him. He asks Vibheeshana to return to Lanka and promises to guard Lanka from this place. Hence the place assumes the name Srirangam - Abode of Sri Ranganatha.
There is another interesting anecdote connected to this temple. The initial temple was built by the greater Chola king - Killivalavan about 2500 years ago. The Pallavas, later Cholas and the Krishnadevaraya empires expanded and safeguarded the temple from time to time. But the southern Gopuram of the temple was never constructed so that Lord Ranganatha's sight on Lanka is not disrupted!
Katha Charithra:: Question #4
This one is simple :)Whom did Sage Vashista fail to acknowledge as Brahmarishi?
An idol of Lord Ranganatha
Vibheeshana attends Lord Rama's paatabhishekam after the war and meets Rama to bid farewell. A teary eyed Vibheeshana requests Rama that the Lord must be his guiding force so that he can rule Lanka well. Lord Rama assures him and presents him an idol of Lord Ranganatha.
The lord instructs him not to place the idol on the floor until he reaches Lanka. Vibheeshana obeys his Lord's order and dutifully carries the idol. On reaching an island formed by the rivers Kaveri and Kollidam in southern India, Vibheeshana places the island on the floor to rest for a while, forgetting his Lord's order. The idol gets fixed to the place so rigidly that Vibheeshana was not able to pick it up again. Only then Vibheeshana recollects his Lord's order and laments on the sin he has committed. Lord Ranganatha appears before him and consoles him. He asks Vibheeshana to return to Lanka and promises to guard Lanka from this place. Hence the place assumes the name Srirangam - Abode of Sri Ranganatha.
There is another interesting anecdote connected to this temple. The initial temple was built by the greater Chola king - Killivalavan about 2500 years ago. The Pallavas, later Cholas and the Krishnadevaraya empires expanded and safeguarded the temple from time to time. But the southern Gopuram of the temple was never constructed so that Lord Ranganatha's sight on Lanka is not disrupted!
Katha Charithra:: Question #4
This one is simple :)Whom did Sage Vashista fail to acknowledge as Brahmarishi?
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