Periya Puranam (11 - Part v)

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This

is the continuation of the “Periyapuranam

Series”…………………..

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font-weight:bold">11. (Part v) THIRUJNANA SAMPANDHAR NAYANAR

font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Sambandar and his group of devotees continued

their pilgrimage and went praising the Compassionate Lord and His devotees at

Thiruvakkur, Miyachchur,

Pampuranagar with heart filled love. They reached Thiruvilimilalai

with the warm welcome of the devotees. Bowing down to

the Protector who came blessing the lotus eyed Mahavishnu at the abode of Thiruvilimilalai

they sang many splendid hymns rhythmic, tuneful, flowery, meaningful and

inspiring. During their stay there they visited the Three flame eyed Lord's

abodes Perunthurai and all other abodes nearby.

color:blue;font-weight:bold">One day the gracious devotees of Chirkali came and

saluted the child of God and requested him to come to Chirkali with them. He

told them that he would come after getting the blessings of the Lord of Thiruvilaimilalai

to come with them to salute the Thiruththoniyappar.

bold">That night the Lord T

font-weight:bold;font-style:normal">hiruththoniyappar

font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:purple;font-weight:bold"> appearing in the

dream of Sambandar told him that He would show the form He has in Chirkali at

the abode-tower of the Vilimilalai temple

color:blue;font-weight:bold">. Waking up with that sweet surprise he went to

the temple to see the form of Thiruththoniyappar in that temple and sang

innumerous hymns in the delight of the scene. Then he asked the Vedic chanters

of Chirkali to return, as the Lord's grace was to salute Him in various other

abodes before his coming back there.

font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue;font-weight:bold">Some time later there

was a severe drought in the land with rivers drying down, fields going bare,

sky deprived of clouds and the humans starving for food. Unperturbed in their

worship of the Perennial Lord of happiness but anxious about the hurdles the

devotees could subject to, the two saints Sambandar and Appar prayed to the

Form of Grace.

color:purple;font-weight:bold">In their dreams the God appeared to say that

though they were above the limits to be disturbed by the nature for the sake of

the other devotees He would give one gold coin for both of them everyday in the

temple dais.

bold"> Hailing the Peak of grace they found golden coin everyday from then on

in the eastern and western dais. The altruistic servants of God announced that

all the adherents of the Lord's feet to have the feast at their monasteries

everyday. The dreadful famine was faded away for the devotees. When

doing this marvelous service, Sambandar found that at Appar’s monastery

the food was being served earlier and better

color:blue;font-weight:bold">. He asked the cooks the reason for delay in

preparation. They told him that the golden coin that Appar got was accepted and

paid by the goldsmiths immediately whereas whatever he got was accepted only

after checking for impurities and hence the delay.

bold">The great young saint thought it was because of the sincere service mindedness

of the reverend sage Appar and that flawless prodigy prayed to the Lord to get

flawless coins. The Lord blessed his modesty with faultless golden coins from

then on.

font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Sambandar and Appar arrived at the Thirumaraikkadu

of the Lord praised by Vedas. Hearing about their arrival the locals rendered their

hearty welcome and took them to the abode of the Lord of Pashupataarrow.

bold">Hearing about the main doors that remained closed all the while after the

Vedas worshipped the Lord long ago and the usage of another small gate being

used for regular worship, Sambandar appealed to Appar to sing to open the door.

bold">At his eleventh hymn the door opened with the ocean of devotees

exclaiming this wonder.

font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue;font-weight:bold">Praising the greatness

of the Lord they went to worship the Wonder that sits in the aroma of devotees'

hearts. Falling flat on the ground they saluted the God with upraising

enthusiasm. Coming out Appar asked Sambandar to sing to close the door.

bold">As soon as he sang the first hymn in the padhikam the door locked

itself.

font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:purple;font-weight:bold">That night in Appar’s

dream the Lord appeared to tell that He is at T

font-weight:bold;font-style:normal">hiruvaymur

font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:purple;font-weight:bold"> and asked him to

come there.

font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue;font-weight:bold">With that excitement Appar

went behind the Lord who went in an uncatchable way. Coming to know that Appar

had gone to Thiruvaymur, wondering, Sambandar went there too.

font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:purple;font-weight:bold">Then the Lord showed

his pleasing blissful dance accompanied by Uma.

font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue;font-weight:bold">Adoring them the two devotees

went to the temple

of Thiruvaymur and

worshipped the Lord.

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