Nayanmars 63 or 64 !!!

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Pranams.

 

 

 

The holy scripture “ Thiru Manthiram “ has many of the Mahavakyas of Saivism.

 

 

 

“ANBE SIVAM “ – goes one of the mahavakya which means God is Love. The 64

Nayanmars were living commentaries on this statement with their singular shiva

bhakthi adored the lord with songs from their heart revealing their burning

love for the lord. It was this unparallel devotion that expressed itself, in the

various inspiring deeds they had performed.

 

 

 

Purists may say the number of Nayanmaars were only 63 and NOT 64.

 

 

 

I would like to share the experience on this subject of Brahma Shree Kannan

who was a hand picked and close aide of Maha Swamy of Kaanchi for more than 30

years.

 

 

 

On one of the occasion Mahaswamy instructs Shree Kannan to arrange for a chair

after doing the evening Puja, as if He was expecting some dignitary. A French

national soon arrives to share his personal experiences with Mahaswamy and

continues to talk in English.

 

( Being an European he is not used to sitting on the floor.)

 

 

 

 

 

He introduces himself as a French man working for a bank and reveals that how he

frequently experiences, as if his physical body is thrown on the space flying

while he is awake.When he lost his loving wife this person did not feel like

crying or feel the pain and that tragedy was soon followed by the death of his

only teenage son, which also did not affect him. He laughing said that his

relatives and friends call him mad and nothing affects him.

 

 

 

Then he prostrates before Swamy asks him to be ever with him. MahaSwamy tears a

portion of his ochre robe and blesses him after which the French guy leaves

happily back to France.

 

 

 

These events witnessed by Sri Kannan at close quarters bemused , which prompted

him to ask Mahaswamy to talk more about the French National for which Swamy only

replies as

 

– “ Appalum Adi Sarndhar and retires for the day.

 

 

 

When on the next day when Sri Kannan not satisfied with the answer talked about

him again, Swamy directs Sri Kannan to count the number of the Idols of

Nayanmars at Kapali temple - Mylapore -- Chennai.

 

 

 

Curious, Sri Kannan goes to the Kapali temple, instead of counting , opts to ask

the chief priest directly and comes back with a reply of 63 . Maha Swamy

asked Sri Kannan again to go to the temple and do the physical counts. Sri

Kannan this time taking care of the instruction does the physical count finds it

as 64 ( even the Chief Priest was ignorant ) and announces this number to

Mahaswamy .

 

 

 

Mahaswamy smilingly clarifies while the 63 known Nayanmaars have their name

behind their idols, the 64th idol is without a name and confirms that these

Sivan Adiars exists through out the world and includes many like this French

National, few thillai Vaz Brahmins, and other unknown in the world – are

commonly called – Appalum Adi Serndhar.

 

 

 

 

Ganapathy --- Vijaya

 

" Jai Bhavani " - - - - " Jai Sri Lalitha Maha Maha Tripura Sundari "

 

" Sarvam Shakti Mayam Jagath "

 

 

 

 

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