Identity of Kshtrabandhu

[Guest guest]

Is the Kstrabandhu referred to by Swami Desikar in the RTS the person

who went on to become Valmiki?

 

Jaganath.

[Guest guest]

Jaganath asked:

 

* Is the Kstrabandhu referred to by Swami Desikar in the RTS the

* person who went on to become Valmiki?

 

He is a king, perhaps mentioned in puraanaas, but also mentioned by

thoNdar adippodi aazhvaar in thirumaalai.

 

moyththa valvinaiyuL ninRu

moonRezhuththu udaiya pEraal,

kaththirappanthum anRE

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paraankathi kaNdu koNdaan,

iththanai adiyar aanaarku

irankum n^am arankan aaya

piththanaip peRRum anthO!

piRaviyuL piNanku maaRE! (4)

 

According to the thamizh language custom, kshatrabandhu becomes

kaththirappandhu. periya vaachchaan piLLai, in his commentary,

expounds upon how even kshatrabandhu, apparently a lowly character

due to his actions, achieved moksha due to the grace of the Lord

and how people, in spite of the presense of such a kind God (a mad

person - piththan - in fact, for He goes out to help even the most

ingrateful men), are caught up in this seemingly endless births and

deaths without realising Him.

 

I will go home, look at the book and mail in the details. I am not

really sure if this was Valmiki. If it was the case, piLLai would

have certainly mentioned this and I would have certainly remembered

that.

 

--badri

 

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S.Badrinarayanan

Graduate Student

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Cornell University

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[Guest guest]

Jaganath asked:

 

* Is the Kstrabandhu referred to by Swami Desikar in the RTS the person

* who went on to become Valmiki?

 

Kshatrabandhu does not seem to be the person who later became Valmiki.

As I mentioned earlier in my mail, his name appears in thirumaalai.

periya vaachchaan piLLai provides a quote from a certain smriti called

Vishnudharmam :

 

sandhyakthE bandhulOkEna thasmin dhurvruththachEthasi |

chindhaam chakaara sa muni: kshathrabandhow dhayaapara: ||

-- vishnudharmam 97-38

 

In his explanation, piLLai says:

 

Just as a lowly brahmana is called brahmabandhu, a lowly kshatriya was

named kshatrabandhu. This mean person was roaming around the forests,

performing acts not befitting a kshatriya. Then he came across a rishi

who was kind enough to teach him the names of gOvindhaa and with the

help of the naama sankeerththanam, kshatrabandhu achieved moksha.

 

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There is no mention of any relation to Valmiki anywhere.

 

--badri

 

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S.Badrinarayanan

Graduate Student

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Cornell University

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