Magnanimity II-5

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Thiru-k-kOshtiyUr nambi-kiDAmbi AchAn

 

Perhaps, Sri ThirukOshtiyUr nambi is the most misundertood of all the

AchAryAs. Sri ThirukkOshtiyUr nambi is always correlated to Sri

RamAnujA's eighteen times walking from thiruvarangam to

thirukkOshtiyUr which is about 100 kms. In fact, one of fellow

srEvaishNavites goes to the extent of saying ( out of devotion and

affaction towards sri EmperumAnAr) one has to look for

anti-magnanimous qualities in this great AchAryA Sri ThirukkOshityUr

nambi.

 

One has to realise that in those times, the value of the meanings was

kept so sacred that only after testing the sincerity and dedication

is the information disseminated.

 

Anyhow, the magnanimous character of thirukkOshityUr nambi can be

apparently seen from an event which took place on a summer day in the

south cAuvery bank at SriRangam.

 

Once, some miscreants, with the intention of finishing of Sri RamAnujA

poisoned the food to be cooked for him. On hearing this, Sri

ThirukkOshtiyUr nmabi rushed to SriRangam. Udayavar went along with

his sishyAs to welcome his AchAryan trowards the south bank of the

river. It was a sunny aftenoon of summer. The heat was at its

peak.The river sand being a good conductor of heat, was burning due

to this. Sri RamAnujA fell fully flat unto his AchAryAn's feet on the

hot sand. The physique reddened on bracing with the heat. However, the

AchAryan never commanded the disciple to get up. Seconds became

minutes and the body was tormenrted by the heat.

 

Sri kiDAmbi AchAn, one of the disciple of Sri RAmAnujA, immediartely

questioned the intentions of Sri ThirukkOshtiyUr nambi and he took up

udyavar on himself and he lay on the sands saving udayavar from the

falling heat.

 

Sri ThirukkOshtiyUr nambi, now opened his mouth. " I am looking for a

great person like you, one whose prime intention is to take care of

Sri RAmAnujAs health and welfare, one who does not hestiate to place

in the forefront the importance of nurturing AchAryAs physique. You

are the right person. Hereinafter, you may cook food for Sri

EmperumAnAr and serve him" were his words.

 

The large heartedness of nambi in rushing to SriRangam and devising a

strategy to find out the right person for the right job. In the

process the greatness of Sri kiDambi AchAn came up.

 

Does it not show that Sri ThirukkOshtiyUr nambi's is not a stone

hearted soul but a lion hearted one and a large hearted one.

 

dAsan

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