Guest guest Posted July 3, 2005 Report Share Posted July 3, 2005 Sai Ram Brothers & Sisters This is the continuation of the “Periyapuranam Series”………………….. 10.0pt;font-family:Arial"> font-weight:bold">11. (Part ii) THIRUJNANA SAMPANDHAR NAYANAR font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Sambandar went from place to place to bow his head to the Lord in many other abodes. As he was a very young his father took him on his shoulders. The prodigy sang his salutations to the matted hair, blue throated Lord Shankara at Thiruvalampuram, Pallavanichcharam, PukarcaAykadu, Thiruvenkadu, Thirumullaivayil and many others with the tiny hands saluting over the head and tears of love to appear like the wet blooming bud on the feet of the Lord. Yearning to get the dance of the Lord to see, Sambandar conveyed his wish to go to Chithambaram to his devotional father. He happily agreed and they along with “Yalpanar” and other devotees went to the highly praised land Chithambaram. He saw with joy flooding mind, head upholding the folded patel like hands, eyes exhibiting the explanation-beyond expressions from inside, the Lord who dances as the wholeness of wisdom in the hall of his heart, dancing in that abode visible for even bare eyes to see and rejoice. font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue;font-weight:bold">The Remover of reincarnation for one who repeats His holy five letters had the healing abode in Thiruvaraththurai where Sambandar was going to. Unlike the previous travels when he was taken by his loving father on his shoulders this time out of high enthusiasm to bow down to the Lord he with his delicate flower like young feet with uncompromising determination in that tiny age walked ahead followed by his father and other devotees in the hot Sun. With the sacred name of Lord and His heart-stealing form stamped in the mind he went ahead with salutations and without any botheration of his physical pain. How great is the Lord's grace and how great is the craze of His devotees for Him that this young child who in the age of putting his feet only on silk like carpets walks over the stone and thornful paths without hesitation! When they reached a place called Maranpadi the hot Sun fearing about the fatigue of the fame-mount like devotees reached the western horizon. All the devotees stayed there for the night in the hospitality of the local. font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:purple;font-weight:bold">How can the Lord - the loving mother of one who depend only on Her, overlook the hard efforts of the child ? He appeared in the dream of the devotees of Thiruvaraththurai to order them to take palanquin, carved umbrella and symbols to blow musically made of pearls from Him and receive the Thirunjnana Sambandar who was coming to Him. font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue;font-weight:bold">Surprised at this they rushed to the temple. When they opened the temple to pray in the dawn worship to their wonder saw the shining pearl made palanquin, umbrella and symbols. Praising the enlightening God of lords they went with all music reverberating the sky to welcome the young devotee. font-weight:bold"> color:purple;font-weight:bold">While this was happening the Lord came in the dream of the saint and asked him to accept those things as His blessings font-weight:bold">. color:blue;font-weight:bold">Sambandar font-weight:bold"> color:blue;font-weight:bold">told the grace of the Lord to his father and other devotees. As it became morning they got up adorned themselves with the holy Ash after completing the duties of the morning. By then the Vedic chanters and devotees of Thiruvaraththurai came and saluted the saint and bowed to him to accept the things the Lord gave pleased. Thanking and holding His incomparable merciful feet on his head the young poet sang His praise. Chanting the unforgettable honey of the Holy Five Letters he boarded the beaming bright pearl palanquin, the great saint who came to enlighten the entire world. font-weight:bold"> font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue;font-weight:bold">The ocean of devotees who bathed in the flood of tears of joy with the vibration of the percussion instruments hailed the fame of the child slave of Lord Shiva which appeared to be echoed back from the heavens. That ocean of devotees moved on the winds of devotion on earth to come to the center of the Thiruvaraththurai where the Mount of mercy was blessing. The small peerless saint prostrated down to praise the Lord of the grace of considering even him as worth. That humble devotee circumambulated the abode saluting it again and again. He humbled himself before the Lord of Thiruvaraththurai and started his journey on the palanquin. He sang hymns rich in the music with the blend of appealing combination of the seven swarams saluting the Lord in "Comic Sans MS"">Thiruppaluvur, Thiruvichayamangai, Vaikavur, Thiruppurampayam and many other abodes and reached Chirkali. font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Sai Ram font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Shivathmika font-family:"Comic Sans MS""> font-family:"Comic Sans MS""> 10.0pt;font-family:Arial"> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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