Periyapuranam (35)

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This

is the continuation of the “Periyapuranam

Series”…………………

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10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue">35. EYARKON

KALIKKAMA NAYANAR

font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue;font-weight:bold">In the Chola kingdom

born

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He was fully surrendered to the Supreme and served the devotees of that Great

with modesty. He did excellent services to the Lord - Giver of refuge, taken abode

in the town

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font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue;font-weight:bold">As narrated in the

story of “Chundharar”, once he requested the Lord to go as an envoy

of him to settle the angerness of his wife (Refer Series 34 – Part (vi).

Hearing that Chundharar without any fear sent the Lord as a messenger to a

girl, the devotee Eyarkon KalikkAmar who propitiated the Lord in all his

feelings with peeking love and adoration, was appalled, felt hurt, lamented and

raged. "What a slavery is this where the slave commands the Master! That

is for consoling a girl! What a sin, even after hearing this unbearable deed I

am not dead! Even if the Lord was ready how was he not hesitant to ask for such

an favor?! What will happen if I ever happen to see him?", he blasted. He

was not able to digest that happening. His love was so great he couldn’t

assimilate that the Great Lord walked in the streets of Thiruvarur

in a night between Chundharar and Paravaiyar's houses.

He wanted an answer to this.

10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:purple;font-weight:bold">God who was

dipped in the delicacies of the two different but both unparalleled great love

of Chundharar and Eyarkon, wanted to show to Eyarkon the sincerity in the love

and slavery of Chundharar

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font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:purple;font-weight:bold">He made the painful Chulai

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font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:purple;font-weight:bold">disease to appear in

Eyakon's stomach. When the pain tortured him like a spear he held the

feet of the Dancing Marvel and cried.

"Comic Sans MS";color:purple;font-weight:bold">The Lord said that it could not

be cured by anybody other than Chundharar.

color:blue;font-weight:bold"> He screamed, "Oh Lord, while we for so many

generations trust only on you, depend only on you, worship you as the only

Master, somebody who asked you to work for him is going to heal this illness !

What a pity! If that is the case, being tortured by the disease is much better

than getting cured by him.Oh Graceful ! You made it sure that the

position of Chundharar is right !", he lamented.

font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:purple;font-weight:bold">The Lord obscured Himself

to him and went to Chundharar and asked him to cure the Chulai of Eyarkon.

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

the Lord obediently Chundharar sent message to Eyarkon of his arrival.

font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue;font-weight:bold">EyarkOn who was

pain-ridden in the stomach, frustrated by the Lord's words heard with gloom that

Chundharar was coming to cure him. He did not want him to heal his painful

disease. Rather he decided that he would pierce and cut his own stomach which

had the sinful Chulai disease before Chundharar could come. He took the sword

pierced his stomach and ended his life.

color:blue"> His loving wife who had very

great respect for the devotees was about to sacrifice herself along with her

husband but then heard that Chundharar had reached their residence. Serving the

devotees was the highest priority even in her pain stricken mind. That chaste

woman asked others not to cry or show any sign of what happened, hid the body

of her beloved husband and went to welcome the saint with all good omans

(that is without showing that she is widow now) . Accepting their warm welcome

with a smiling face Chundharar went inside the house and sat. Accepting their

salutations he conveyed his anxiety and eagerness to cure the painful disease

of the devotee Eyarkon. On the order of that great lady the people there told

him that Eyarkon was alright and was sleeping inside. But Chundharar insisted

that at least to satisfy him self he should see Eyarkon. Unable to persuade

they took him to show the Eyarkon who was floating in the flood of blood.

font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue;font-weight:bold">The true devotee

Chundharar who had immense adoration for the Lord and His devotees was grief

stricken after hearing and seeing the devotee’s body and his

determination. He raised the dagger to sacrifice himself too.

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"Comic Sans MS";color:purple;font-weight:bold">At that moment by the act of

that Merciful, Eyarkon was resurrected. He rose to stop Chundharar - now

realising his real flawless love.

color:blue;font-weight:bold">Chundharar fell on Eyarkon's feet prostrating him.

EyarkOn kalikkAmar fell on his feet

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friendship the two devotees hugged each other, went and praised the

Wet-matted-haired Lord of Thiruppunkur. Chundharar sang with all devotion the

song “

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that the Lord showed and narrated the greatness of Eyarkon in it.

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Sai Ram

 

Shivathmika

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