Madurai
was once ruled by a Pandian King by the name of Abidhega Pandian.He was a great
devotee of Shiva and one day Lord Shiva
decided to grace him.
Shiva
came as a miracle performer who appears simultaneously in a number of places.He
was changing older people to look younger ,he turned iron into gold and cured
many illness.He become a well talked miracle performer.
News about him spread all over and reached to the knowledge of the
king.The king was eager to see this miracle performer and send his guard to
bring the miracle performer before him .But the miracle performer refuse to
follow the guards , instead send news that whoever wants to see him must come
to him.Since there is nothing for him to gain from the King.
As the King started to hear more about this miracle performer, the
more was the urgency of the King to see this performer.One day , the King
decided to go to the temple, upon seeing him , all his subjects stand up and
bowed in respect .The miracle performer was there too.He did not stand up and
gave his respect like the others.The king was somewhat curious as to who this
person is, he started to inquire about the miracle performer.The miracle
performer of course replied,saying that since he has traveled to many places,
every poor people are his relatives.He has mastered the arts
of all arts and that he doesnt feel he is
going to benefit anything from the King.The King was taken aback of the mans
reply.He felt that this man is rather rude and too self arrogant for his good
and that he should be taught a lesson.He found a farmer nearby with some
sugar-cane.He then challenge the
miracle performer that if the performer is that powerful as he claim , then he
should be able to feed the stone elephant with the sugar-cane.Hearing this, the
miracle performer, took the sugar-cane with ease , and looked at the stone
elephant gracefully.Suddenly to everyones astonishment the elephant trumpeted
loudly and stretched out its trunk and took the sugar-cane from the miracle
performers hand.After eating the sugar-cane, the elephant changed back to
stone.
The King immediately propiated at the mans feet.He said a person
who had this powers could not be a ordinary man but the Lord himself.the
miracle performer laughed and then Lord Shiva appeared in front of the King.The
king was given a boon to be blessed with good children and then The Lord
disappeared.
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