Jai Sriman Narayana !!
It was mid afternoon, the poor Brahmin felt hunger and thirsty went in search for food. He walked through the streets and found a big house with nine Kalashams on the rooftop which revealed the richness of the householder. There he Saw a woman ( Lakshmi Bai) on the patio performing Lakshmi pooja and Tulsi pooja.
Baghyadha Lakshmi Baramma Nammamma
Nee sowbaghyada lakshmi baramma
The Brahmin with his unsteadily steps entered Lakshmi Bai's house. At that moment, Lakshmi Bai was about to finish her prayers. She could hear a weak voice calling behind her. She saw a poor old Brahmin , with injuries and the blood oozing from his wounds. Lakshmi Bai rushed to him and humbly requested him to come in. The Brahmin informed her about what had happened to him. He told the purpose of his visit to her place. After hearing him, Lakshmi Bai with abundance of happiness rushed inside the house in search of money. Cheenappa Naikkar never gave his wife a single penny to keep in her custody. He keeps money and the jewels in a box tightly locked. She was anguishly wandering through the house in search of money. She really wanted to help the poor Brahmin after hearing his painful story. Soon Lakshmi Bai came up with an idea. She removed her diamond nose ring and gave it to the Brahmin. The poor Brahmin was happy and forgot his hunger after seeing the valuable nose ring in his hand. He blessed Lakshmi Bai heartily and left home.
The Brahmin rushed to Cheenappa Naikkar's shop with all the energies regained. After seeing him, Naikkar really got angry. This time , the poor Brahmin did not ask for any alms. He carefully opened the knot in his Angavastram (Dhothi) in the same old style. Naikkar started screaming at him without knowing the purpose. The Brahmin instructed him to stop yelling as he had brought something precious in exchange for money. He demanded Naikkar to see the thing which he has brought and exchange the same. He also added that one kind hearted woman had given him her invaluable diamond nose ring as alms. The Brahmin handed the nose ring to Naikkar. After seeing the nose ring, Naikker was thunder struck. At once he recognized that it was his wife Lakshmi Bai's jewel. He was shocked and confused of thinking that how did she do this without informing him. The Brahmin continued praising the woman and described about the home where she was living. Though Naikkar was a miser, he never took back what was given by him as charity. Naikkar with a lot of worries, instructed the Brahmin to wait in his shop and said that he would be back in a few minutes to provide him the money in exchange for the nose ring. He kept the nose ring locked safely in his jewel box and walked home hastily.............
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
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