3. dhEhaththai vittEnO rushi pathniyaip pOlE

One time Krishna, Balarama and yadava kids took their cows into the forest for grazing. There they rested and ate the food that they had brought along. Even after eating everything that they had, they still remained hungry. So, the yadavas asked Krishna to help them get some more food.

In a nearby area, several Brahmins (refered here as Rishis) were performing a yAga. Krishna asked the yadavas to go and tell them "Krishna is nearby and He is hungry and is asking for food". But when the yadavas went and asked the Brahmins, they kept quiet and ignored them. The yadavas became sad and came back to Krishna and told Him what happened.

Hearing that Krishna pointed out the wives of the Brahmins to the yadavas and told them "Go to them and tell them that Krishna and Balarama are hungry and are asking for food".

When the ladies heard this from the yadavas, they became anxious to see Krishna and Balarama and came to them with different types of food. The did this in spite of the fact that the Brahmins forbade them from doing so. They then presented these to Krishna. Krishna accepted the food and told them "Please go back to your husbands and help them complete their yAga. Do not be afraid. They will take you back".

The women then went back and their husbands took them back. However, one of the brahmins refused to take his wife back. At that point, keeping Krishna in her heart, that brahmin's wife gave up her body that had been given to her husband due to karma.

The brahmins then realized their mistake and surrendered to Krishna. The place where Krishna sat waiting for food is called Baddhavilochanam (see Nachchiyar Thirumozhi 12-6).

Thirukkolur Ammal says "Am I capable of being like the rishi's wife who gave her heart to Krishna and gave up her body".