The tremor did not stop there. A
warning letter was attached along with the invitation. The warning letter said
that in case the King failed to send all the wells in the concerned kingdom,
such action would be treated as an insult and will be liable to face the fury
of the Delhi sultan.
Rayalu, on receiving the
invitation along with the letter through a personal messenger from the Sultan
of Delhi could not understand what to do about this invitation. This is
because; everyone knew that sending wells from one place to another is
practically above impossible. Rayalu was in total confusion what to do and what
to reply. Thinking for sometime to find a solution to this problem, in vain,
Rayalu forwarded the puzzling wedding invitation and warning letter to the
Chief Minister Thimmarusu and sent a message to come out with a viable
solution.
Thimmarusu found the invitation
to be too strange and the problem like a complex puzzle. What an invitation?
Thimmarusu thought, inviting wells of Vijaya Nagar Empire to the wedding of a
well at Delhi! Even Thimmarusu could not draw out any thought close to solution
that can be effective in avoiding any rift between the two kingdoms.
Thimmarusu approached King Rayalu
and expressed his inability to draw out any solution. Rayalu was much more
tensed on hearing his Chief Minister. Then, Thimmarusu convinced Rayalu that
there was no need to get so much worried, as there is a man in the service of
the King, who can draw a best amicable equation. Rayalu asked about the person
Thimmarusu was referring to. Immediately, Thimmarusu told the King that it was
none other than poet Ramalinga.
Taking the Kings permission,
Thimmarusu headed to Ramalingas residence and explained the whole sequence
along with the worries of the King Rayalu. Ramalinga in a cool fashion studied
the invitation and the warning letter. He told Thimmarusu, Dear Chief Minister
Thimmarusu! The Delhi Sultan must be attempting to humiliate the Hindu rituals
and customs. You know Hindus have a ritual of performing enlivening
(Prathistha) to the newly dug wells. A wonderful thought must have struck the
Sultans mind to perform marriage to the well instead of prathistha to the
well.
He continued thinking for a
moment, There is no problem either with the invitation or the warning letter.
There is nothing to worry. You go home peacefully and relax. Ramalinga assured
Thimmarusu, I will give out the best solution to this problem in the Bhuvana
Vijayam tomorrow.
As usual, the Bhuvana Vijayam started its session the next
morning, but there was no charm or shine in anyones face including the King
Rayalu. All of them were worried about the solution to the Delhi Sultans
created problem. Amid the gloomy atmosphere, Ramalinga rose from his seat and
started reading a reply prepared by him on behalf of King Rayalu to Delhi
Sultan,
We acknowledge your invitation
inviting our wells for the wedding of a well in your kingdom. We are glad and
grateful that you remembered us for the memorable occasion. On receiving your
invitation, we immediately read the message to all the wells in our Kingdom.
Those wells are resenting your wells, as they did not attend their (wells in
Vijaya Nagar Empire) wedding.
Hence, we keep you informed
that if your wells personally come to Vijaya Nagar and invite, our wells will
definitely oblige the invitation. Therefore, you are requested to send your
wells here to invite our wells personally to the wedding ritual. Once your
wells come here, our wells and we together will come to Delhi for the
wedding.
Hoping to welcome your wells at
the earliest,
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Vijaya Nagaram (Hampi)
Date:XX/XX/XXXX
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Yours' sincerely,
Sri Krishna Deva Rayalu,
"Vijaya Nagar Ruler"
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