A Day in the Life of our Acharyas - 46

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Sri:

Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

 

When Kooratthazhvan was in Srirangam at the feet of

Ramanuja, his family needs were taken care of by what

he collected as biksha daily. One day due to heavy

rains, he was unable to go to the streets and as such

he and his wife, Andal, had to go without food that

day.

 

That night, thinking of Thiruvaymozhi as his food,

Kooratthazhvan went to bed. At that time, the sound

of the aravaNai prasAdam being presented to Lord

Ranganatha inside the temple was heard. Hearing it,

Andal thought to herself "O Lord! While your

devotee, Sri Kooratthazhvan, is going without food,

is it appropriate that You enjoy the same?"

 

Immediately, Lord Ranganatha ordered Utthama Nambi

to take the aravaNai prasAdam to Kooratthazhvan's

home.

 

Kooratthazhvan was shocked to see Utthama Nambi

come to his home late in the night with the

prasAdam. When he enquired about it, Utthama Nambi

informed him that it was brought upon the command

of the Lord Himself.

 

Accepting the prasadam from the Lord, Kooratthazhvan

gave one part to his wife and took one for himself.

 

Just as Dasaratha gained his children from the

prasAdam of the putrakAmEshti yAga, so too from the

prasAdam of the Lord, Kooratthazhvan and Andal had

twins - Parasara Bhattar and Veda Vyasa Bhattar -

on Vaikashi Anusham, the day after Nammazhvar's

thirunakshatram.

 

Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam

 

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