In Chozha kingdom where the Kaveri flows, is the town by name Tirunidur, surrounded by fields and the strong smell of mud mixed with the honey that flows from the blooming flowers into the canals there. In a family of farmers, was born Munaiyaduvar. He was devoted in his heart and soul to the Lord, who had ripped the demonic elephant apart, valorous and service oriented. His unblemished valour brought him wealth with which he fed the needs of the devotees of Pashupati.

Munaiyaduvar’s untainted valour brought many defeated chieftains and princes to take refuge in him. They assured him lots of wealth and requested him to fight for them. If he found it appropriate, he would go to fight their enemies like a storm and return victorious with gold and presents showered on him. For someone else, this wealth would have accumulated and eventually gone to waste creating more worries than happiness. But Nayanar's intention was to serve. He would organise grand feasts for the devotees of the dancing Lord. The gold and silver he earned turned into sandal paste and milk to welcome devotees. Rice soaked in curd, ghee, vegetables, soup and his love consumed the hunger of those who entered his house. While his mature devotion treated them with the sweet fruits, his own mind enjoyed the sweet fruit of devotion to Lord Shiva. Like incessant rain that quenches the earth without any pause, Munaiyaduvar’s service to devotees continued till he reached the abode of the Absolute. Let the devotion of Munaiyaduvar Nayanar who dedicated all the wealth of his victories to the service of the Ever Victorious Lord's devotees stay in the mind.

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• The puranam of Munaiyatuvaar Nayanar in English Poetry
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