A Day in the Life of our Acharyas - 51

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Sri:

Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

 

When Bhattar and his brother turned seven years of

age, Kooratthazhvan performed upanayanam for them

and took them to a pAtashAla to learn the Vedas.

 

On the second day, when the teacher asked the

students to recite the same verses that he had

taught them on the first day, Bhattar left the

class and started playing outside.

 

Seeing that, Azhvan came to him and asked "O lad!

Why are you alone playing outside while all other

children are learning inside?"

 

Bhattar replied "They are reciting again what we

learned yesterday. Therefore, I left the class".

 

Azhvan said "In that case, repeat to me what you

learned yesterday".

 

Bhattar then recited the verses he learnt the day

before, without missing a word or a letter and with

the right intonations.

 

Seeing that Azhvan decided that it was not

appropriate to have the young Bhattar learn

anywhere else and started teaching the Vedas to

Bhattar himself.

 

Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam

 

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