A Tribute to Sri Purandara Dasa !! Part III !!

Jai Sriman Narayana !!

Lakshmi Bai - wife of Cheenappa Naikkar was  a devoted and religious woman  .   Cheenappa Naikkar never involved himself in any rituals or prayers.  She always had the desire to do good deeds with the abundance of wealth in the family such as: assisting  poor Brahmins for meeting the expenses of   Upanayanam, Education and Marriage of children, meeting  medical expenses of poor people and Temples Renovaton etc… she very well understood the fact  that these good deeds  can only bring  happiness.   Many a time she revealed her desires to her husband. In turn, Cheenappa Naikkar insisted her to do charity which requires no money at all.  He instructed her to do prayers at home and fast on auspicious days which are capable to bring abundance of merits.    He disclosed his  intention to his  wife that by fasting on the day of Ekadashi,  he could   atleast save some money used for food on that day.  He advised her to do Tulsi pooja and compelled  her to do some charity which was inexpensive .    Tulsi pooja did not cost any money and it required only Kukum and Sandal paste.  Whenever she opened up her desire of doing some  charity, Cheenappa Naikkar always replied that the expenses had to be cut down.  Later stages of his life,  Purandara Dasar explains about the importance of Tulsi in Tulsi  Mahathmyam.  In Tulsi Mahathmyam, he praises the Tulsi plant, its leaves and the  glory of the sand where Tulsi grows in the form of slokas.

Lakshmibai  continued  worship of   ‘Tulsi’ planted in courtyard on daily basis. 

Namami Thulasi Devim Srikrishna  Charana Priyam

Divyasouraba Samyouktham Pranamami…..

 

Cheenappa Naikkar had a business relationship with the King Krishna Devaraya, Kingdom of Vijayanagara . He made frequent visits to his palace. Usually his visit to palace begins from Queen Manjula.  Cheenappa Naikkar's  words had the power to influence his clients very easily .  He approaches  Queen and with his sweet coated words  impress her to buy gems from him.  His business tactics worked well on her.     With cleverness and sweet coated words, he made a big list of  clients from rich and royal families.   He spent a good time of his life on acquiring wealth through his business tactics.

 

Jai Sriman Narayana !!