A joke my music master (who is 86 and now cannot sit down but still wants to teach!) tells us. (We may ask him to stop after I learn the 2nd pancharatna kirthane - Yentharo mahanu bhavu -- absolute master pieces of compositions).
His story ...
Ramanujacharya while preaching his philosophy (near trichy?) got threatened by local tamils and his disciples whisked him away. He ran and setup his mutt in Melkote near mysore. He built many temples and in order to spread his theory he also converted locals and taught them just enough to do the daily puja in the temples. They were called Saatanu? brahmins. Brahmins of regular cadre would not take thirtha from them.
One day the chief minisiter Purnaiah (we are related thru Ragahva mama) visited one of these temples and unknowingly extended his hand for thirtha. To which his muslim body guard I believe shouted and cautioned "Aat Aane se yek kum Saat Ane"
Cheers,
Jagannath
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