The poet and Purnima Day - Ghrstisvara Jyotirlinga

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Sri Swamiji´s Message (from the book Shiva Kathamritam)

 

This story is narrated to you today, the Full Moon Day, Purnima [see above

story about Ghrstisvara Jyotirlinga, link, DycDfw group]

 

On whichever day you listen to or study it, it is Purnima, i.e. it is an

auspicious day.

 

Long ago, there was a saintly poet by name Mukakavi who used to worship the

Divine Mother every day with devotion. The local King was intelligent but

obstinate. On one New Moon Day, the King asked the poet, "What is today s tithi?

(particular number of the day of either the dark or bright fortnight of the

Moon.)

However, the poet was in a meditative mood and he replied absent-mindedly

that it was Purnima (Full Moon Day.) Actually the day was Amavasya, i.e. New

Moon

Day. The obstinate King became very furious and shouted in anger: "I will

behead you if I can t see the full moon tonight." The poet prayed to the Divine

Mother fervently. To save him, She threw Her nose-ring to the sky, which

radiated the cool brilliance of the full moon for hours together. The poet

meditated

on the Divine Mother as the embodiment of spotless brilliance. As the

arrogance and pride of the king were humbled by this divine miracle, he prayed

to the

poet to pardon him.

(Shiva Kathamrta p. 142) JGD