Doubts & Doubter- the Nakeerar story !!!

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Thank you Maniji For a wonderful set of quotations ....

 

You know, i luv quotes ! i saved them!

 

Maniji, may i please share with you a story which i have always found

very inspiring !!

 

here it goes...

 

Lord Shiva performed "Thiruvilayadals" for poets who prayed to him

for succour. Once the Pandiyan king had a doubt as to whether the

*scent* from a woman's hair was natural or artificial. He announced a

price of 1000 gold coins for anyone who clears his doubt.

 

A poor poet named Tharumi prayed to Lord Shiva to make him get the

award. The Lord gave a poem to the poet and asked him to take it to

the King. When this poem was read in the court, Poet Nakkeerar found

fault with it and stopped the giving of the prize.

Tharumi's grief grew and he again appealed to the Lord. He said he

was not for not receiving the prize but he could not bear anyone

finding fault with the Lord's poems.

 

 

Thereupon, Lord Shiva himself came to the court and challenged

Nakkeerar. But Nakkeerar could not be cowed down. Though the divine

poet asked him if the hair of Ganapoongodai,the consort of Lord

Kalathinathar,whom Nakkeerar worshipped ,did not have the natural

scent,the undaunted Nakkeerar asserted that it was so.

 

Suddenly the Lord opened the eye in his forehead (Netrikkan) which

emitted fire and looked at Nakkeerar to show the poet who he was.

Even then, Nakkeerar persisted in his statement. "``Nettrikannaney

aayinam, kuttram kuttramey!'' he said. Even if it's He of the

Forehead-Eye, a fault is a fault.

 

As he could not bear the scorching heat, emanating from the divine

eye he jumped into the water of the Golden Lotus Tank.

 

Then at the request of the other poets, the Lord took Nakkeerar out

of the tank, forgave him and made him study under 'Agasthiar', the

tamil Sage.

 

Aum namaha shivaye!!

 

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We know about the doubting "nachiketa" of Katha upanishad fame too!

ALSO THE DOUBTING tHOMAS TOO!

 

advatins,

 

There is a difference between 'doubting' and 'inquiry' in the bhava

of 'vinaya '

 

Doubt is SAMSHAYA

 

 

The Blessed Lord said:

 

With the mind intent on Me, O Partha, practising Yoga, and finding

refuge in Me, how in full without *doubt* thou shalt know Me that do

thou hear.The Yogins mind is intent on Me, the Supreme Lord,

possessed of such attributes as will be mentioned below. He pratises

Yoga or steadfastness of mind and finds refuge in Me alone, the

Supreme Lord. He who seeks a human end resorts to some action such as

Agnihotra, or to an austerity, or to a gift or as a means of

attaining that end. They Yogin, on the other hand; resorts to Me

alone, abandoning all other means, with his thought intent on Me

alone. Now, listen to what I am going to say as to how you also, thus

acting, will, without doubt, know Me in full, possessed of infinite

greatness, strength, power, grace and other attributes; you will know

Me undoubtingly, that The Lord is so and so only:

 

PURUSHOTTAMA YOGA !!!

 

advanced and learned members here may throw light on

 

" nitya-yukta-eka-bhakti"

 

Constant steadfastness and one-pointed devotion"

 

"Avan thoonilum ullan Thurumbilum ullan

Avan Kallilum ullan KaNNIYArgal Kathalilum ullan

Avan MANTHILUM uLLAN avan Munivargal ullathilum ullan "

 

HE is the Pillar ( narasimha avatar)

He is the tiniest particle

He is in stone

He is the minds of loving maidens

He is in our minds

He is the minds of sages too

 

SO IT GOES ...

faith of a mustard seed can move mountains !!!!!

 

OM namo bhagvate VASUDEVAYA!!!!