This is one of the most popular compositions of 'God-intoxicated' Saint Purandaradasa. Purandara Dasa’s Transformation According to tradition, there is a beautiful story which relates how Srinivasa Nayaka, the ‘Navaloti Narayana’ became Purandara Dasa. The Tale A poor Brahmin frequently visits Srinivasa Nayaka’s shop and asks him for help. To put him off, Srinivasa Nayaka one day gives him a few worthless coins and tells him not to come back. The Brahmin then meets Srinivasa Nayaka’s wife, who’s a kind-hearted lady. Moved by the Brahmin’s story, she gives him her nose-stud which was a gift from her mother. The Brahmin goes to Srinivasa Nayaka and tries to sell this jewel to him. Identifying his wife’s jewel, Srinivasa Nayaka locks it away and rushes back to his house. He confronts his wife, tells him how he got the jewel and angrily demands that she show him her nose stud to him if she has it. Unable to answer him, she prays to Lord Krishna, and miraculously, the jewel appears in her palm. This incident changes Srinivasa Nayaka’s life and he realizes that it was the Lord Himself who had come to correct him. He then gives up all his wealth and starts a new life with his family After his renunciation, Srinivasa Nayaka became the disciple of the great saint Vyasaraja, who gave him the title Purandara Vittala, after the Lord of Pandarpur. From that day on, Srinivasa Nayaka came to be known as Purandara Dasa.
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