Periyapuranam (27)

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Sai

Ram Brothers & Sisters

 

This

is the continuation of the “Periyapuranam

Series”…………………..

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font-weight:bold">27. ANAYA

NAYANAR

 

font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue;font-weight:bold">Anaya Nayanar is an inspiring

example for any who person who is leading a very simple life reaching the

highest state of yoga - getting the liberation and unification with the

Almighty – simply through the whole hearted love for God.

font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue"> He was born in the town Mangalam

in the kingdom

font-style:normal">Men Mala Nadu. He is a devotee who

worshipped the Lord with the music. That land of forests had the blessings of

spreading the fragrance of Anayar's love for Lord Shiva, his music of His

praise and his seeing of God in his own surroundings. He was taking care of the

cows of the village. Great

are the cows that give five holy substances that are used to anoint the Lord!

Great are the cows that are the embodiment of all the Dhevas!

It is these cows that give the holy ash, the wealth of the devotees of the

Lord. Anayar’s duty was to take the cows everyday to the lawns outside

the town. Like the God who gets satisfied with offer of any leaf or flower and

gives coveted boons, the cows grazed well and produced a lot of milk under his

supervision. He protected them from falling sick or falling prey to wild

animals.

font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue;font-weight:bold">His love flowed from

his heart, to his blessed lips as a jet of modulated air to flow through the

flute in his hand, spread over the entire forest and anoint the Lord. He

selected a bamboo which had all the superior qualities that are said in the

scriptures and made a flute as per the rules

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of the Lord in the flute with the tune of seven swarams.

On a blessed day when the peacocks danced to greet the arrival of the season of

monsoon and the song of the creepers swaying in the breeze he took the cows for

grazing, with his forehead full of holy ash and with the flute in on hand.

bold">He reached the beautiful garden of konrai

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color:purple;font-weight:bold">flowers. The sight of the very konrai

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color:purple;font-weight:bold">flower reminded him of the merciful Lord who

wears it. He could see only Lord Shiva there. Wherever he saw all the flowers

appeared in the form of his loving Almighty. His mind could do nothing except

meditating at that appearance.

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bold">His thinking could do nothing instead surfacing the his great love for

God. He could do nothing other than allowing his ecstasy to flow through his

flute. His feelings could do nothing but making the sound of the holy five

letter in his flute.

font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy;font-weight:bold">The

“murali” (melody) that emerged from his flute as result of his

trance was so blissful - it was the sound of bees singing; sound of slow wind

in the bamboo forest; pleasant sound of dawn. Like the bees which hallucinate

at drinking the honey in the best of flowers, the cow herd stopped chewing

while grazing; the calves that had their mouth at the lap of the cows, stopped

drinking milk; the dancing peacocks unconsciously appeared there; the bulls and

wild animals bowed down with bliss. That music had such a power to transform

each and every creature and thus made the snakes to fall unconscious on

peacocks; lions and elephants to walk together; deers to come with tigers…...

strong wind slowed down to a cool breeze; rivers and springs started to flow

calmly; the clouds stopped roaring.

10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:purple;font-weight:bold">The music

that won't be felt by the sinners was heard by the Supreme Lord. The butter

like heart of Almighty was melted by the warmth of Nayanar’s music and

the Lord of Grace who recited the melody of Samavedha,

came along with the Mother of the Universe. The Omnipotent who loves the songs

of His devotees told the Anayar, "Stay with me in the same state".

font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue"> While

Dhevas showered flowers, Anayar reached the holy abode of the Lord where He dances

in bliss.

 

 

Sai Ram

 

Shivathmika

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