The Mystic

Lucky are those who were born in circa 4^th century CE as they had the privilege of living in the same era as that of the great Mystic. I still wonder why people at those times considered him as mad. The only reason could be that he rolled a stone uphill and dropped it from the top. But, does that action imply something? Does that mean ups and downs are an integral part of life? Or does that mean a slight error can bring down all the hard earned virtue? Well, there could be myriads of such implications!

In another instance, a Goddess is impressed by the courage of the Mystic and requests him to ask for a wish which he rejects. But the Goddess insists and the Mystic asks to prolong his lifespan by a day which the Goddess says she could not. He then asks her to shorten his lifespan by a day which the Goddess says is also beyond Her control. He then asks for a simple wish which She grants.

The Sri Krishna idol at Ambalapuzha temple is believed to be installed by the Mystic. The idol would always fall down and the Mystic was called upon to fix this. It is believed that he spat the betel leaf into the slot and the idol would never fall after that. The place where the temple stood was since called as Thamboolapuzha, which over the course of time became Ambalapuzha.

There are many other instances like this which leaves us in awe of Him.

People might continue calling him mad but I would never!