The untold greatness of Kamban's Ramayanam

When Kamban wrote his Ramayana, his grand arangetram took place in Srirangam . Though the bhattars of the temple accepted his work he had to take it to the 3000 Brahmins of Chidambaram for their approval. But they told him that they were so busy with their different duties, that they did not have the time to assemble to consider the literary merit of his work.Three months elapsed, but the Brahmins were not able to have a look at Kamban’s work. The Lord then appeared in his dream and asked him to go the cremation ground, where all 3000 were assembled, one early morning and to read his work there. But the Brahmins had gathered there because a child was dead. It was, therefore, hardly the right time to read his work. However as kamban had no choice he asked their permission to read out his magnum opus and was met with criticism for his bad timing. Then, one of the Brahmins there asked Kamban if his work could revive the dead child, which had died of snake bite. Kamban read the verse that narrated the incident in the Ramayana, where Rama and Lakshmana are tied up by Indrajit’s nagapasa, the bonds of which are broken by Garuda, Lord Narayana’s mount. The mere flap of Garuda’s wings scatters the snakes as they emit the sound of the sama veda. When Kamban recited this verse of his, the dead child came back to life. Approval for his entire work automatically came to him from the Brahmins of Chidambaram.