Periyapuranam (20 - Part (iii))

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This

is the continuation of the “Periyapuranam

Series”…………………..

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20. THIRUNAVUKKARACHU

NAYANAR (Part iii)

font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue;font-weight:bold">The sage who won the evils

by love, undertook many pilgrimages to salute, sing and serve the Great Lord

Shiva in His abodes. When he reached Thiruth Thunkanai Madam of

the Lord, he requested that Golden feet to put the emblems of the Lord - Thrishulam and

Holy Bull - on his shoulders as a mark of his slavery to the God and thus side

lining the comments of his earlier bad association.

font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:purple;font-weight:bold">Accepting the prayer

of his pure heart the Lord made one of His soldiers to place those holy marks

on him.

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from the bottom of his heart for blessing his request

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font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue">Yearning to see the Thiruth

Thillai (Chithambaram)

where the Lord magnificently dances by which movements the entire world

functions, he went there. The devotees of that coveted town came to salute the

sage. With them he entered the town and

saluted the seven stage western tower of the temple. With the thrust to pray

the dancing Lord he entered to see the Kanaka Sabhai and

the God was dancing in his heart. Hands were up on the head folded; eyes

showering tears of joy; the blessed body kept prostrating; hairs in the

body stood up in the height of emotions; love and interest crossed the limits

on seeing the feet of the Almighty. The spring of his wonderful

words came out with nectar as he sang many hymns on Him there.

font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue">While he was doing determined service

to the Lord there, he came to hear the gem like hymns of Thirunyanachampandhar through

the devotees. He wanted to salute the great child who had the milk of the

Mother of the Universe and sang pointing to the God, "He is my Lord"

in the budding age. Immediately he stated towards Chirkali. On hearing that the

old respectable sage,

Thirunavukkarachar was coming with the bunch of devotees Sambandar with a huge

interest to prostrate him came forward. The old sage fell down on the

child’s feet with enormous love, the great prodigy in all obedience and

called with great respect, "Appare"

(Oh! father!) to which the sage responded, "I, thy slave". The God

had shown the greatest boon on the devotees who were present there to worship

the two greatest unparalleled saints. Later both saints together

continued they pilgrimage to various holy abodes of Lord Shiva.

font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue">Receiving the blessings of the Lord he

went to serve the Supreme at the town Thiruppalanam who

dances in the dark forests. Worshiping the wonderful temples of the Thunder

Haired around Thiruppalanam he reached Thingalur.

He heard and saw the superb services of the devotee who is superior among who

chant Vedas, called

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was doing all the services in an adorable fashion in the name of

Thirunavukkarachar. Appar went to his house.

Appudhi Adikalar was shocked with joy to see the sage he salutes. He pleaded to

the seer to accept the feast at his place. He appeared like a person who got

the greatest boon when the sage accepted it. His family prepared the most delicious food and fine

arrangements for the feast. When everything was ready Appudhi Adikalar asked

his son who had the name of the sage himself to get banana leaf for serving the

food. The fate that was waiting as a snake in the garden bit the boy. But the

young great boy who was in no way less in devotion to the Lord and devotees

rushed back to his mother to give the leaves and fell dead. The couple of

unthinkable dedication though was thoroughly shocked of their son’s

untimely death, didn’t show their grief to the sage. Instead they hid

their loving son's body and proceeded to host the feast.

font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:purple;font-weight:bold">Coming to know all

the things that happened Appar was appalled by their sacrifice. He prayed to

the Merciful Lord who is the source of everything, sang hymns and resurrected

the child back to life with Lord’s grace.

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color:blue">Apper continued his pilgrimage.

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