Guest guest Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 OM Namah Sivaya Murugammaiyar Murugammaiyar, a lady devotee of Lord Subrahmanya (Muruga) , was born in South India. Since her childhood she would chant the Lord's name 'Muruga' and added this mantra as the suffix for every words she spoke with others (i.e, come 'Muruga', go 'Muruga', table 'Muruga', eat 'Muruga', etc). She was married to a young and rich man. Even from her early days she showed an intense love to Lord Muruga. And it was for this reason that she was called Murugammaiyar. No mendicant or beggar who passed her door would fail to receive the munificent help rendered by the lady Bhakta. The ways of Murugammaiyar did not suit her husband, who was rather a man of the religion of the flesh. His rebukes and punishments to prevent his wife from doing acts of piety had no effect. On the contrary, they increased and developed further the faith of Murugammaiyar in Lord Subrahmanya. Worse still, the husband began to suspect the chastity of his wife as she was so much given to charitable acts and mixing freely with the wandering Sadhus. One day it so happened that, being enraged much at the behaviour of his impertinent wife and instigated by his own worldly-minded brothers, the husband took a knife and cut off the hands of Murugammaiyar. But the dear Lord, for whose sake she had foregone even the love of her husband, could not brook the sight. The Lord appeared on the scene, restored the hands that had been cut off and revealed unto the world and her husband the intensity of her devotion to Him. He showered His graces on her and blessed the couple with a long and happy life of peace and plenty. Sivaya Namah Sent from - a smarter inbox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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