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Chapter 21
Sage Sutha! Chandran should worship Amravanesar and tell the hero’s story at night.’ That’s what Sage Sudhamunivar says to the Chaunakhati rishis. “Among the Manas sons of Brahma was Atri, who was like the Sun in Tejas, and Varai who was Samara to Brahma in qualities and worshiped by the Devas. He conquered the senses and meditated on Ishvara in his mind and performed auspicious penance for three thousand years. The Tejas of the penitent Atri Maharishi rose up in his body and came out through his eyes. That is A as the moon
So, Brahma, who is shining like Suttaratnam and a forest that cools the eyes, placed him on a chariot at night for the benefit of the world, took him to his world and nurtured him by giving nectar.
After a long time Soman, intending to do penance, came before Brahma to seek his permission. Seeing Soma standing in front of him with pure jewel-like light, Brahma said ‘O Soma! You are the son of my mind and born from the eyes of that Maharishi who is full of Urth Tejas. You go to Bhuloka and worship the pure Ratneswara Lingam in Amravanam. By His grace you will become Nisanathan just as the sun becomes Nathanana by day. For animals suffering from the rays of the daytime sun. In the night, your nectar rays dispel the heat and give coolness and make me happy. This is why you are called Chandran. The sin of lying was removed by the grace of Amravanesar who went there and did penance. I was not happy because of Rudra Kodar, but when I went to the place of knowledge, I became happy it was named Brahmanandapuram. There is the ‘Brahma Tirtha’ created by me. If you do penance there, you can reach any position. Go there and do penance’.
After listening to the words of Brahma, Chandra came to earth, went to Kaveri Thiram, performed Amravana, worshiped Lord Suttaratne, and performed penance for a thousand years in Devavarsha. Lord Sambasivamurthy gave darshan along with Parvati and made Atri’s Buddha look at the moon and make all the diks shine through Mandahasa. “O child! I am pleased with the penance you have performed with the strictest discipline. At night with your beams you dispel the darkness and satisfy the gods with your arts. You shine in the night as the one who pleases the gods with your arts. At Madyanna you make the animals who are thirsty due to the rays of the sun shine in the night with your ambrosial beams. For worshiping me with Parvati, you will be called Soman in the world. Parvati Samedarai disappeared in that linga after understanding the grace. In this way, the moon shines in the sky as a king at night due to the offering of Lord Amravane. Those who read the verse of that moon and what he did penance with heart, they will be sinless eating amrut.
