Periyapuranam (16)

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This

is the continuation of the “Periyapuranam

Series”…………………..

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KOTPULI NAYANAR

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bold">In the town Nattiyaththan Kudi in a traditional agricultural family

Kotpuli was born. But he has such valour which made the Chola King to appoint

him as the captain of his army

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font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue;font-weight:bold">Though he was a very

strong person physically he was very weak at heart. Weak for what? He had such

a soft corner for the Loving Lord Shiva and was an ardent of Him.

color:blue;font-weight:bold">All the wealth he got from the King by

serving him in the wars, he offered to the lotus feet of the Lord to make food

in the temples and serve to all the truthful devotees of his Supreme God.

color:purple;font-weight:bold">The service continued for years and years with

pure love and obedience for the Lord who provides the food for all.

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bold">Once he was requested by the King to go on a battle. With sincere

devotion he made a stockpile of rice grains for the service of the Lord that

would serve till the time he comes back. Before leaving he called all his

relatives and conveyed them gently that the food stock had been made for the

service of the Lord and if anybody attempts to disturb it they would become the

victim of his wrath. He proceeded on his duty to the battlefield.

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bold">While he was on the war field, a drought struck his town. Unable to get

food, his relatives thought they would take the food from the stock instead of

starving and could put back the grains later compensating for what they take.

So they used the food from the stock meant for the service to the devotees of

the Lord by the Kotpuli. When he returned back from the battlefield he heard

about the deed of the relatives. He became furious as they didn’t stick

to the discipline of not touching the possession of God. He wanted to punish

them all for their deed.

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bold">He invited all his relatives for a feast at his place and announced that

they would be given gifts and clothes in the feast.

color:blue;font-weight:bold">When all of them assembled at his place, without

any second thought he killed all of them with his weapon as he saw them only as

the intruders into the God’s property and not as his relatives.

color:purple;font-weight:bold">His action could be of an extreme kind but all

the Love for Lord Shiva made him to such a thing. The Three eyed Lord appeared

on the Holy Bull with His consort Shakthi and appreciated his neutrality and

sincerity. Not only that the compassionate Lord told him that He will give

refuge to all his relatives who were killed by him in His heavenly abode in

Kailaya. The Supreme Lord who was taken by the love of Kotipuli took the great

devotee who stood for his service with Him to His blissful abode.

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Sai Ram

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Shivathmika

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