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Sundaramurthi Nayanar - part V (changili kozhunar)


When ArUrar resided in the warmth of the love of paravaiyAr, he called her one day to collect the gold he left in the river at thirumudhukunRam to collect it from the pond of thiruvArUr. She laughed at him, how could one get the gold that was left in the river from the pond ! He took her to the temple pond and searched for the gold. For a long time he could not get. He sang pleading to the Lord of thirumudhukunRam to get the gold. By His grace he got the 12,000 gold coins he had left, with the world exclaiming ! He thanked the Lord and stayed in thiruvArUr praising His Immeasurable Mercy.

Worshiping the Lord of thiruvArUr he again started on his pilgrimage saluting the Lord at n^aLLARu, thirukkadavUrth thirumayAnam, thirukkadavUrth thiruvIrattAnam, valampuram, thiruchchAykkAdu, veNkAdu, n^anipaLLi, tiruchchempon paLLi, thirun^inRiyUr, n^IdUr, thiruppunkUr, thirukkOlakkA he went towards kurukAvUr. Then he was tired with thirst and hunger. The Lord shiva who is more than a mother for His devotees came as an old vEdic chanter and waited on the way making a water shelter. He received n^ambi who greeted with "shivAya namaH" and offered him and the accompanying devotees nice rice ball and cool water. Enjoying the rice and water that was given like the grace of the sha.nkara who blesses the devotees who walk in to Him from the desert of worldly pleasures, they slept for a while. Meanwhile the Lord disappeared along with the water shelter. ArUrar got up and realized it was He, who is given the prime offering the vEdic rites, who gave them out of His Grace the refreshing food and water. In the outpour of thankings he sang the Lord of kurukAvUr.

He further went prostrating to the Lord in all humbleness at kazippAlai, thillai, thiruththinai n^agar, thirun^AvalUr and reached in thoNdai land. He adored the Lord at thirukkazuk kunRam and reached in thirukkachchUr. Worshiping the Lord in love in that abode he came out with the hunger for His sight cooled but the bodily hunger in its peak. The Medicine of the Mount kailash that cures the illness of the pashus came as a kind hearted one to cure the sincere devotees fatigue of hunger. With a bowl He, begging Whom the divines and the world get their wealth, said would beg for food and bring it for him. The Lord who went begging to remove the ignorance of the R^ishis of thArukAvanam went begging in a play to remove the hunger of the devotee who does not get tired of singing Him. He brought the food He got to ArUrar who shared it with the devotees who came along and ate. Finally they found Him missing, Who never is missed in any infinitesimal of the Universe. Realizing the Grace of the Lord that is beyond the limits of praise chun^dharar sang and saluted in all humbleness.

He reached in the city kAnychi to salute the numerous abodes there singing His fame at thiruEkambam, thiruk kAmakkOttam, thirumERRaLi, ONa kAn^dhan thaLi, an^EkathaN^gApadham. He went further raising His Name through the songs to vanpArththAn panaN^kAttUr, thirumARpERu, thiruvallam, thirukkALaththi. From thirukkALaththi he sang the Lord who has taken abode at paruppadham, thirukkEdhAram. He saluted many nearby abodes and reached in the Hinched-young-moon-crowned Lord's thiruvoRRiyUr amidst the praise and welcome of the devotees of the town. He enjoyed the pleasure of saluting the Lord of thiruvoRRiyUr.

an^in^thithaiyAr who was the other girl to get involved in kayilai was born to thiru nyAyiRu kizavar who worked in the fields as a girl by namechaN^giliyAr.(1) Quite attractive in beauty and impressive in character she got attachment to the Goddess and God. When the parents tried to look for a groom for their beautiful daughter, she refused saying she wanted to serve the Lord at thiruvoRRiyUR. They were shocked. When somebody sent the proposal to marry her bad things happened. The relatives who got scared left her as she wanted in the thiruvoRRiyUr temple to serve the Lord. She in the monastery for virgins served the Lord by making garlands and other floral tributes to the Divine Parents' Graceful Feet.

One day when vanRoNdar came out through the flower hall after worshiping his mind stealing mahEsha, he accidentally saw the chaN^giliyAr who removed the curtain of her virgin monastery like a lightning for a short time to give the garlands she had made for the Lord. With the association of kayilai pushing his chaste mind was lost in her. The friend of our Lord pleaded to the Lord who appears with umA. The Lord went on behalf of him to chaN^giliyAr asking that girl who completely involved only in His service to marry the sweet servant saint sun^dharar. chaN^giliyAr on the assurance of getting a pledge from ArUrar that he would not leave her and go anywhere, agreed to that. The Lord conveyed her agreement and the condition for that. ArUrar who wanted to serve the Lord singing His so many abodes did not want to stay permanently in thiruvoRRiyUr. So he made a secret pact with the Lord to stay under the makizam tree when he comes with chaN^giliyAr to make the pledge (instead of the altar). The Lord said yes. The Lord went to great chaN^giliyAr who was dependant one and only on Him, indicated vanRoNdar's intention and cautioned her to ask for the pledge in the shade of the makizam tree instead of altar. The chaste girl thanked the Lord and agreed.

The next morning when n^AvalUrar came to her to execute the pledge and marry her, chaN^giliyAr conveyed through her friends to make the pledge under the makizam tree. chun^dharar shocked but without option made the pledge under the tree where the Lord had come as per the assurance ! chaN^giliyAr though happy for the pledge felt sad for making ArUrar go against his wish, but she did that on the order of the Lord. They saluted the Lord and left. The same night the Lord indicated to the devotees of the town to arrange the marriage of the two precious gem like devotees. The wedding went on as per His grace. thampirAn thOzar stayed in the love of chaN^giliyAr for a long time worshiping the Lord of thiruvoRRiyUr.

chundharamUrthi nAyanAr - part VI (paravai kAdhalar)

mudhuvA yOri enReduththu mudhalva nArtham peruN^karuNai ,
     adhuvAm idhuen Radhichayamvan^ dheydhak kaNNIr mazaiaruvip ,
     pudhuvAr punalin mayirppuLakam pudhaiyap padhikam pORRichaiththu ,
     madhuvAr idhazi mudiyAraip pAdi makizn^dhu vaNaN^ginAr

See Also:
1. chaNgiliyAr

 

சேக்கிழார் எடுத்துத் தந்த சுந்தரர் திருப்பதிகங்கள் 

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