Copy of: Copy of: Kumadavalli Naachiyaar &Thirumangai Alvar

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Dear Members: a spot check indicated that this posting was not recd by

a few members.. Seems that some thing is wrong with Compuserve,

which selectively distributes or sends things into cyberspace.. Could those ,

who dd not receive this

posting, let me know that they did not. I tried two times. I assume that

this goes thru. I am wondering about the THiruppaanaazhvar related

psting as well as the Comments /Translation of

Bhagavd Dhyana Sobhanam. Wonder , whether that went astray too.

 

Before I complain to Compuserve, I thought I would ask you.

Thanks for your feedback,

Sadagopan

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V. Sadagopan, 75041,3037

TO: Om, internet:prapatti

DATE: 12/6/95 8:40 AM

 

RE: Copy of: Copy of: Kumadavalli Naachiyaar &Thirumangai Alvar

 

Dear Members of the Group: It seems that the full text

did not get thru. Hence I am retransmitting it.

Thirumangai AZhvar Thiruvadigaleh Charanam, Sadagopan

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V. Sadagopan, 75041,3037

TO: Om, internet:prapatti

DATE: 12/5/95 11:16 PM

 

RE: Copy of: Kumadavalli Naachiyaar &Thirumangai Alvar

 

Legend has it that An Apsaras girl came to bathe with her friends in a Lotus

pond

near the Divya Desam of Thiru Aaali Naadu. She tarried to collect the Kumuda

blossoms

and was left behind by her companions.She stayed behind with a human form at

the

bank of the pond slightly dazed.. At that time, a physican from the Divya Desam

of Thirunangoor arrived at the very same pond to perform his morning rituals and

learnt about the happenings that led

to her isolation. The physician was chidless and he adopted the young Apsaras

girl by the name

of Thirumaamagal and renamed her Kumudavalli inview of the role that Kumuda

blossoms played

in the matter of his being blessed with a beautiful daughter. She grew up and

reached the stage

of marriage. Thirumangai Mannan was a petty chieftain in the chola kingdom and

had his

head quarters near Thirunangoor. He heard about the most beautiful Kumudavalli

and

approached the physician and requested his daughter"s hand in marriage.

 

The young Kumudavalli advised her father that she will not marry anyone, who

did not have the

Pancha Samskarams or Vishnu chinnas.. Thirumangai hastened to Thirunarayoor and

had the privelege of Samasrayanam from the Lord of the temple himself and wore

the Twelve Pundarams

and returned to Kumudavalli as a Sri Vaishnava.