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Chapter 24
The sutra tells us to ask the Senanagati Maharishis to recite the glories of the river Gayatri. “O Rishis! Listen. I will tell you the story of the river Gayatri. Just by hearing it, you will get the benefit of perusing all the Vedas.
Once upon a time, in this Amravanam, Brahma came along with the devas and started performing Achwamedha Yagya. After completing the Yagya, he thought of Goddess Gayatri for ablution. Immediately Devi Gayatri appeared there, ‘O Gayatri! You should quickly flow in the form of a river south of the lingam at Amravanam and go a little eastward to reach the confluence with the Kaveri. Those who bathe in your tirtha; All his sins are forgiven
May you always grow plants on both your banks and be like a river.’
Goddess Gayatri appeared to the west of Amravana while struggling with Brahma’s energy, and while the devas were watching, she consorted with the Kaveri in Prava Hithu Premapuri (love) Kshetra on the south side of the lingam, facing east, with many fishes, turtles, etc. Immediately after completing the Achwamedha Yaga with the Rudviks and Devaganas, Brahma took a bath in the river and bowed to Amravanesan and went to his own world.
Hey Rishis! Since then, Goddess Gayatri, in the form of a river, is still shining, purifying the people who bathe in her.
Hey Munichers! Let me tell you a surprise that happened on the banks of this Gayatri river. Once upon a time, a monk named Suvrathan used to perform Gurukulavasam on the banks of the Gayatri River and meditated with the Vratopa Vasati Niyamas. After a long time, day and night, Abhyasit did not end. Even with him All educated cynics are done. Seeing this, Suvrathan got very sad and made sure in his mind that “The cause of all the Vedas is Gayatri Brahma, intending to sacrifice Brahma, and that Gayatri flows here as a river. Therefore, I am going to worship her and reach Vidiya. Otherwise, there is no other path.” On the banks of the river Gayatri, east of Katambavana, he performed tapas with great discipline, worshiping the river Gayatri with flowers and incense and offering stotrams, flowing with deities Siddha, Charana and Gandharvadi.
Goddess Gayatri became happy with the tapas she had done for a long time and stood in waist-deep water and waved her hands so that the sound of her golden bangles could be heard by Suvrathan.
Hearing the sound of the sweet handshakes, the Brahmin woke up from his slumber. She who is in the midst of water, who wears golden bangles, studded with gems
He was surprised to see the figure of a woman with fingers decorated with rings and arms like vines.
Immediately the goddess gave him a gooseberry with gold in his hand and showed him her amazing form and disappeared in a flash like lightning. At once the Brahmin became happy with hair-pulling and thinking that the entire Veda had come into his hands, he took a gooseberry and along with the shore he told the Guru and the other rishis with joy.
Then the sage Usangu, who was a pious person and had a Vriddharayu, looked at Suvara and said with joy, ‘O Suvrata! Goddess Gayatri, who appears in the form of a river for the salvation of the world, is pleased with your penance and has blessed you. I came to this land with the intention of sacrificing my body, which was restrained by old age. Still I have not received the grace of Gayatri Devi. Eat this divine gooseberry. Through this, the Veda with six parts will be explained to you. Knowledgeable
You are going to become the best of all. You are Thirudhartha. Listen to what I am saying. After a few dalams, disaster will come to this nation. A starving people will slip away from Vedic religion. Veda itself will disappear. After the turbhiksha is gone and the supiksha comes again, due to the glory of this gooseberry, the Brahmins will come to you who do not suffer from durpiksha and do not forget the Vedas in their hearts and pray for the Vedic Bhiksha. It is because of you that the lost Vedas will flourish again.”
Hearing this word, Suvrathan worshiped the sorrowful Usangu and took the divine gooseberry along with the nut. At that very moment all the Vedas with the six limbs flashed in his mind’s eye. His friends who had studied with him came with the Guru and said O Suvrata! We as Gurumugam have abhyased every Shastra. You, by the grace of the goddess, have learned all the scriptures in a moment. You are Jarakyavan, Krithartha.” They said to him and went to their respective abodes.
Then Susheela, the daughter of Raibya Maharishi of Abhirammanan Mahasaundaryam.
By marrying the maiden. He performed many sacrifices and performed the Grihastachrama dharma smoothly and became a monk. He taught the Vedas to many people. Since then, this Amravana, which is full of holy trees, got the name ‘Valayanadi’ because the Goddess was waving her bangles.
To the west of this kshetra there is a forest full of kadamba trees. Hence it is called Katambavanam. The name Bhikshadana Kshetra (Bikshandarko) arose because the Brahmins prayed to the Vedas in this Kshetra. This Brahmin named Suvrathan lived for a long time in Mandurai called Valayanarthanam with many crores of disciples. Saunakadis! Whoever listens to this story of Goddess Gayatri, they will get rid of all sins and reach Punbha Loka.
The twenty-fourth chapter ends.
