There was an astrologer who was very renowned for calculating and predicting the horoscopes perfectly. People from far and near came to him seeking help. One day a poor peasant came to him with his horoscope.
He was undergoing a lot of troubles and wanted to know about his future. He had 2 small children and was worried how he was going to provide for them. The astrologer examined his horoscope, rolled the chozhi (cowry) and became thoughtful. He said I need to examine your horoscope in more detail, so you go home and come back tomorrow.
The peasant asked him about the fees. He said, there was no hurry for that, he can pay tomorrow. The astrologer's daughter was surprised by his behavior. She asked him why he sent the person away and asked him to come the next day when he could have easily told him what the water prediction was. She said she knew he did not need extra time to peruse.
The astrologer said, "His life is going to end today. I double checked with the rolling of chozhi. There was no time to do parikaram (remedy) too. Hence I did not want to give him the devastating news.
In the meantime the peasant was walking towards his village when torrential rains started with lightening and thunder. He ran for shelter and found a dilapidated Siva temple to stay.
He felt very sorry to see the state in which the temple was. If only I was not poor but had the means, I would repair this temple and do Kumbabhisekam, he thought to himself. He did not stop with that. He visualised Lord Siva in the sanctum sanctorum, in the newly built temple with all the Mandapams, Raja Kopuram fully repaired made as new. He then thought about how the Kumbhabishekam happen with all the Vedic priests chanting mantra and pouring holy water on the newly consecrated Raja Gopuram and on Lord Siva.
So thinking, he looked above and to his shock found a snake ready to pounce on him. Next second he ran out of the mantapam (hall) where he was taking shelter. At the same time the mandapam fell to pieces. As it fell one small stone hit him and he was slightly injured. He was dumbfounded at what happened. The time this happened was 7.30pm. He then returned home and explained everything that happened to his wife.
Next morning he went to see the astrologer. Needless to say he was very surprised to see him. He verified his horoscope again. His prediction tallied. Then how come he is still alive? If one were to escape from such a calamity one has to build a Siva temple and do Kumbabhishekam, according to Jothisha Shasthra.
But this man was so poor, the astrologer thought to himself, that even if he had told the remedy he could not have done it. The astrologer asked him, "Tell me what happened yesterday evening?" The peasant told in detail about the rain and where he took shelter. He also told him how he thought that if he had the money he would do kumbhabhishekam to that temple. The astrologer immediately realized how his life was saved. The sincere thought of doing Kumbhabhishekam to a Siva temple changed his fate due to the grace of Eashwar!
He told the peasant "This is a rebirth to you. From now on you will have a good life and you will be happy" and sent him away.
The moral of the story is that even a good though at random has the power to change our fate. So let us always have good thoughts.
The peasant had the goodness in him for him to think about renovating the temple. So such good thoughts don't happen by chance. We have to cultivate it by being good all the time.
source https://twitter.com/anbezhil12/status/1670986486349692929
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