THIRUKANNANGUDI
Once there was a summit of alla sages who intended to
perform a yaga. As they were performing the yaga at the banks of river
Saraswathi Sage Narada came there. He enquired “ Who are you trying to appease
by this yaga? Who is the Deva who gives the fruits for these yagas? If you
perform yagas with complete knowledge of these then you will beget the fruits completely.
The sages said “ We wprship all the Gods as equal in the
yagas. Who is the greater is an irrevelevant vichara.” Narada smiled and said “
One God orders the others . All other Gods are just kinkaras. Do you know
amongst all these Gods which God has sathvaguna and is devoid of lust and
anger/
On being questioned so Brigu, the sage left for testing the
Gods as to who was superior amongst all. Each of them were found to be either
with lust or anger but when he reached the abode of Vishnu, he smilingly
welcomed him. Brugu, wanting to test him further kicked at his chest. Yet the
Lord was full of compassion. Brugu came back to the sages and declared that
Lord Vishnu was the best of all, filled with Sathva gUna.
Thenceforth all those
belonging to the Bhargavagothra became Vaishnavaites. But Brugu was greatly
pained that he had kicked the Lord of all Lords. Who was he to test the Lord?
Hence he came to the Sravana theertha at chozhadesha and did severe peanance.
The Lord appeared before him. Brugu wept for his sin and cried profusely.
The Lord appeared
before him and said “ I look at the intention of a person alone and not at his
activities. Since you wanted to prove my greatness to the world what you did is
not a mistake.” Brugu was finally satisfied. Even today there is this kshetra
where the Lord appeared for sage Brugu. It is called Thirukannangudi.
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