ThirumuRai Series - 213

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thiruththoNDar purANam

panniraNDAm thirumuRai

 

thiruchchiRRambalam

 

poN^gu kaDaR kal midhappil pOn^dhERum avar perumai

aN^gaNar tham buvanaththil aRiyAdhAr AruLarE

maN^galamAn^ thiruvEDaththuDan inRu ivvagai mozin^dhIr

eN^guRaivIr n^Ir thAm yAr iyambum ena iyambinAr

 

thiruchchiRRambalam

 

Meaning:

"On the turbulent ocean, the one who sailed through on

 

a boat of stone, his fame who doesn't know among the

world of the Beautiful Eyed Lord ? Being in the very

holy form, you asked this way now (today)! Where are

are you from ? Who are you ? Say that", thus he said.

 

Notes:

1. An episode from the life of appUdhi aDikal nAyanAr.

While appUdhi aDikaL had profound devotion towards

appar to name his sons, home, charity and everything

as

thirun^Avukkaracu, the humble most saint appar went

and

asked him, "Why you wrote 'some other name' instead of

your name ?" That was it ! The devotion appUdhi aDikaL

had for appar bursted out as a volcano to shout at the

sage at the lobby, "You are saying the name of the

great appar as 'some other name' ! Who are you and

where on earth are you from ?!" He did not know that

he was in fact shouting at the very same appar, whom

he adores the most. But can there be more praise than

this scolding for appar ? However that great saint is

not the one taking pride on hearing the impact of his

fame on people. He humbly said, "I am the one who

slipped into the wrong paths, but retuned

back to shaivam by the Grace of God."

They are the devotees we revere as great !

2. midhappu - float (boat); buvanam - world; iyambum -

tell.

 

 

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