Koorakulottama Dasar vaibhavam

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Tiruvoimozhi pillai Vaibhavam.

(Koorakulothama dasar vaibhavam - included)

 

Namah srisaila nathaya kuntheenagara janmane

Prasada labdha paramaprapya kainkarya saline.

 

(Let my pranams be for Tirumalai azhwar, the one who was born in

Kuntheenagara and who attained the befitting kainkarya through the grace of

his Acharya)

 

Tiruvoimozhi pillai was named as Tirumalai alwar (Srisailesa) by his

parents. His avatara was 41 years before the avatara of Manavala mamunigal.

It was vibhava year (1290 A.D) vaikasi visakam. So was he called Satakopa

Dasa. His avatarasthalam was Kuntheenagaram near Madurai in poorvasikai

kulam. It is interesting to note that all the brahmin alwars were

poorvasikai.

 

Chilhood.

Srisailesa's mother pleaded with their acharya Pillai Lokacharya, to bless

her child. Acharya blessed and performed panchasamskara. Years grew and so

the brilliance of the child. In these days, the Pandya kind died and his son

was a minor. Recognising the intelligence of srisailesa, the ministers made

him the representative of the prince. Tiruvoimozhi pillai steered the

kingdom in a glorious path.

 

Acharya kataksham.

During islamic invasion, pillai lokacharya and others took Namperumal and

fled out of Srirangam. They wandered and reached Jyotishkudi where Pillai

lokacharya reached his last days. All the disciples, surrendered in their

acharyas feet and requested as to what would be their future - whom do they

treat as their acharya ? Pillai lokacharya could do nothing else than to

remember Tiruvoimozhi pillai. He blessed him to become Darsanapravartaka

leaving his duties as a king. Pillai lokacharya also advised Koorakulothama

dasa to teach Rahasyas to Tiruvoimozhi pillai, Tirukannangudi pillai and

Tiruputkuzhi jeer to preach tiruvoimozhi, Naloorpillai for the rest 3000,

Vilanjolai pillai for saptha kadai. After ordering so, Pillai lokacharya

attained swaacharyan tiruvadigal on Jyeshta suddha dvadasi.

 

Nammalwar samrakshana.

Again during islamic invasion, Nammalwar was taken from Thirukurugoor to

Malai nadu (Kerala). In a low valley of the high raised mountains of

Mutharippu, alwar was kept safely in a box robed with chains. A great sole,

Thozhappar, went to Madurai and gave this news to Tiruvoimozhi pillai. He in

turn, after the invasion was over, sent a letter (srimukham) to Malayala

king through Thozhappar. The King of Tiruvananthapuram, respected the letter

and rendered all help to bring up alwar. Thozhappan went down the hills to

its depth, sent up alwar and while climbing up, fell and attained

paramapada. Even today their vamsa is called "Alwar Thozhappar". Malayala

King reached alwar safely to a place called thirukkanambi. Alwar was there

for some time.

 

Koorakulothama dasa and tiruvoimozhi pillai.

Srisailesa's mother , could not bear the demise of Pillai lokacharya and so

she followed him to the abode. Srisailesa was taken care by his aunt (chiria

thayar). Koorakulothama dasa ( as per his acharyas oder) made up his mind to

severe srisailesa from his duties and bring him to sampradaya.

 

Koorakulothama dasa's avatara was in Srirangam, in Koundinya gotra, in Ipasi

tiruvadirai. He got panchasamskara from Vadakku thiruveedi pillai.

Tiruvoimozhi with commentaries, Sribhasya, Srutaprakasika were all blessed

to him by Pillai lokacharya. Rahasyas were blessed by Azhagia manavala

perumal nayanar.

 

One day Koorakulothama dasa went in front of Tiruvoimozhi pillai chanting

Alwars Tiruviruttam. Tiruvoimozhi pillai, being a tamil lover, requested for

the meaning. Koorakulothama dasa denied disrespectfully. The rajasevakas

tried to punish K. dasa. Tiruvoimozhi pillai stopped it and told this

incidence to his aunt. She iterated the connection between K. dasa and

Pillai lokacharya. Tiruvoimozhi pillai was inclined to surrender to K. dasa

and to start learning. However the time was not ripe. On a day, when

Tiruvoimozhi pillai was going on an elephant, K. dasa stood on a high raised

place and showed his real self. Tiruvoimozhi pillai realised him as Pillai

lokacharya himself and surrendered immediately. K. dasa also embraced him

and decided to start the teachings as per the wish of their acharya.

 

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