Bhagawatham-06-Ajamilopakhyanam,Vruthrasura katha

JAI JAI VITTALA,PANDURANGA VITTALA

||Samacharana sarojam saandra neelaambu dhaabham | Jaghana nihitha paanim mandanam mandanaanaam || Tharuna thulasi maalaa kandharam kanjanaethram | Sadhaya Dhavala haasam vittalam chinthayaami ||

Think of Bhajan and Namasankirtanam , Pandharpur is the first thought coming to our minds. This temple of Panduranga always reverberates with the sounds of "RAMA KRISHNA HARI" even today as it used to be in the times of saints like Thukkaram, Jnaneshwar Eknathar and Namadev.
" NAAHAM VASAAMI VAIKUNTE NA YOGINAM HRUDHAYAERVA
MADH BHAKTHA YATHRA GAAYANTHI THATHRA THISHTAMI NAARADHA ||"
Pandurangan is the Prathyaksha God proving the above words, who else can wait for years for His Bhaktha like Pundalika , on a single Brick ? We have seen living creatures,Lives with Chetana,responding to songs and musics,but Achetan things like bricks moving to Janeswar's bhajan can be seen only in Pandharpur. Only Pandurangan can become a donkey or Buffalo on the calls of His Bhakthas.We are not at all surprised by these stories because all these are the true Bhakthas of Pandurangan and Pandharpur is the Holy place where anything can happen.But Namasankirthanam has the power of liberating even the Abhakthas from their sins as Sukadeva explained the story of Ajamila to Parikshit Maharaja.

Ajamila was a pious brahmin always in the thoughts of the Gods and serving his family and parents with devotion,until he came into the influences of some Vesyas. Then onwards he was in mad love of those evil ladies, up to the extend of driving his own wife and family out of house. He had plenty of children from those Vesyas and his previous good deeds had helped him in the form of some saints visiting his house. They had advised him to name the next son as Narayana .Ajamila was very fond of his Narayana always in his thoughts and doting him.Then one day, when he became very old and there came three Yama Dhoothas to take him away to the Naraka where he should belong normally due to his number of sins. Ajamila got frightened by the sights of the Yama Dhoothas and called out his son Narayana to save him from them.Narayana, his son, was playing with his friends and did not bother to help his father,but Narayana from Vaikunta heard his voice and send his Dhoothas to save Ajamila.Yama Dhoothas argued with the Vishnu Dhoothas that Ajamila actually called his son and not the God Narayana and he should not be saved from his destiny. The Vishnu Dhoothas said ..........................................

"sânketyam pârihâsyam vâ,stobham helanam eva vâ

vaikuntha-nâma-grahanam,asesâgha-haram viduh"(VI-2-14)

In what ever way the Lord's name is called,He'll liberate you from all your sins.Yama Dhoothas clarify the same from their King ,Yamaraja and depart from the scene. Ajamila is astonished that simply by calling his youngest son,if Narayana comes for the help, if only he had called the God Narayana what He would have done to the sinners like him..............................................................

Let's remember this always and keep chanting His names all the times , so that He might come for our help too whenever His intervention is required.

Vruthrasura too said the same thing to the God, he said that whether one is an asura or deva \" or an ordinary man, he too is a son of the God and hence it is the duty of the God to save him from the evil doings and take him out of this samsara chakra. Vruthrasura in the previous birth was Chitraketu and because of Mother Parvathy's curse he was born as a demon in this birth. When Vruthra sustained terror against the Devas , Devendra had no other way except to attack Vruthrasura . It was known that Vruthra can not be killed except by the vajra asthra made by the back-bone of Dhathichi Maharshi. Indra prostrated on the feet of Dhathichi and requested for his back bones. Dhathichi agreed and the maharshi was given to the Lions as food. But....alas... the lions just came near the sage and prostrated and went away, he was so pious that the animals also revered him. Then Dhathichi was covered with sugar cane paste and thrown to the lions, this time the animals could not recognise the sage and they ate him, leaving the bones for Indra. Then Indra called Vruthrasura for the fight and when exhausted with all other weapons ,Indra took out the Vajrastra made of Dhathichi's bones. Vruthrasura seeing that his end was imminent asked the God that evil doers or demons are also your sons and it's you who has to save such children from the sins they commit. He said that he was like the new born bird and as the mother bird safeguards the younger ones ,or as the young ones is protected by their mother cows,or as the lover doted his Priya, God has to save him as well, that he was not asking for any boon ,he just want to enjoy VIRAHA DUKHAM from the Bhagawan as the small new-born bird waiting for the mother who has gone to fetch food or like the young cow waiting for mother,or the priya waiting for her lover, who's gone abroad.............................................
"..Na Nagaprushtam na cha Parameshtyam,Na Sarvabhaumyam na rasadhipathyam,
Na Yogasidhir apunarbhavam va, Samanjasa twaa Virahayya kamkshe".....(VI-11-25)
"..Ajathapaksha eva matharam khaga, Sthanyam yadha vatsathara kshuthartha,
Priyam priyeva vyushitham vishanna,Mano Aravindaksha dithrukshatha twam"(VI-11-26)
"..Mano uthama shlokeshu sakhyam,Sansara chakre bramatheha swakarmabhihi,
Twam mayaya aatmatmajadaragehe,shwasakthe chithasya na natha bhooyath"(VI-11-27)
..... Bhagawan was wondering how Vruthrasura, who's a demon, could pray,like the way he did. May be because he's Chitraketu in his previous birth....and had the vision od God....?.........