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KATHA SRAVANTHI ( Bedtime story):
Once There lived a young Brahmin boy, named CHANDRA KETU. He was always interested in learning and wanted to be a great Scholar. He was an extremely attractive and a handsome man, and hence he was getting many marriage proposals. His parents when

They forced him to marry, he says that he needs to concentrate on his education, and leaves to AVANTIKAPURI, in search of a Guru. On the way, he rests under a Peepul tree, which was home for a BRAHMA RAKSHASA. The BRAHMA RAKSHASA appears in front of him and when about to eat, he

Pleads that he is on his way for learning, and hence asks to let him go. The BRAHMA RAKSHASA then says, if he is willing to, he can teach him on a condition he should be with him till he completes teaching him for a period of 6 months continuously, and that he will teach him a

Mantra which will make him immune to hunger, thirst and tiredness for 6 months. CHANDRA KETU agrees to this, and for 6 long months without a break, the BRAHMA RAKSHASA teaches him Vyakarana, Meemamsa, Chandas, Brahmasutara etc, and he writes everything on the leaves of the Peepul

Trees. After 6 months the BRAHMA RAKSHASA gets respite from the curse and says that he is a pupil of PATANJALI, and has got the curse as he left the hall when Patanjali muni was teaching vyakarana against his instructions, and then takes sanyasa ashrama. He later becomes

GOUDAPADACHARYA, ADI SHANKARACHARYA'S GURUS GURU. CHANDRA KETU, Continues his journey, and as the effect of the mantra fades, fatigued and tired, he collapses on the porch of a house. The young daughter of the business man, whose house that was, had knowledge in ayurveda, and

She immediately mixes cow curd in rice porridge makes it into a thin lepana and applies it all over his body( this is our ancient method of giving Intravenous liquids). Soon Chandra ketu recovers and becomes healthy. When about to leave, the young lady asks him to marry him,which

He refuses. The father of the lady says, as she has done him the seva which a wife should be doing, he is obliged to marry her, and takes him to the king for justice. Seeing Chandra ketu, who was glowing with the knowledge he attained,and his good looks, the king intends to get

Him married to his only daughter, and make him the king. Those days, it was a rule that a Brahmin can marry from all chatur varnas, but the first wife should be a Brahmin. So the minister of the king, who is a Brahmin, gives his daughter in marriage to Chandra ketu. So he ends up

Marrying all the three girls, along with another girl .
He gets blessed with 4 sons one from each wife. They are BHARTRUHARI, VIKRAMADITYA, BHATTI, AND VARARUCHI. As per tradition, BHARTRUHARI gets crowned as a king with VIKRAMADITYA as sainyadhyaksha and BHATTI as minister.

VARARUCHI becomes a famous writer. BHARTRUHARI was very fond of his wife, but his wife was promiscuous. One day a muni comes to his court, and gives him a Mango. This surprises him as it was winter. So he accepts it as a mystical one, and give it to his wife. His wife gives it to

Her lover, and her lover had another lady, who was a vegetable seller, and he gives it to her. And incidentally, when BHARTRUHARI sees the mango in the basket of the vegetable seller, he calls and asks her about it, and he comes to know the truth about his wife which breaks his

Heart, and he leaves everything, makes VIKRAMADITYA the king and leaves . He is the author of BHARTRUHARI SUBHASHITA, which is an excellent work of poems. VIKRAMADITYA rules the kingdom with UJJAINI as his capital, and BHATTI as his minister. He becomes known for his valour and

His knowledge. He gets blessed by Indra with a magnificent Throne and also a boon that he would rule for a period of 1000 years. When he comes and tells BHATTI that he wouldnt be able to rule for 1000 years without him, BHATTI then goes to HARSIDDHI TEMPLE and worships Ma Kali.

When Ma Kali appears, he asks for a boon to live for 1000 years along with VIKRAMADITYA. Ma Kali then says she will grant him the boon if he brings Vikramaditya's head to her. BHATTI immediately goes and cuts off Vikramaditya's head and gives it to Ma Kali. Impressed with his

Presence of mind in a critical situation that VIKRAMADITYA had Indra's boon, and though he gets decapitated he would live again, she grants him the boon that he would live for 2000years. When Vikramaditya hears this both of them again think they got into the same situation. Then

BHATTI comes with a intelligent solution. As Indra's boon was that,he would rule for 1000years, VIKRAMADITYA would rule the kingdom for 6 months every year, and for another 6months, they would do DESHATANA and travel across the world. This way they both solve the problem.

CHANDRA KETU, Vikramaditya's father, later takes sanyasa and reaches his guru, GOUDAPADACHARYA. He is GOVINDAPADACHARYA, THE GURU OF SRI ADISHANKARACHARYA🙏