Magnanimity II-4

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PiLLai vuRangAvilli dhAsar-ponAichi

 

The great bhagawadha nishtai of Sri piLLai vuRangAvilli dhAsar and ponnAichi is

renowned. Here is one incident created by Sri RAmAnujar himself to make this

world to realise their large heartedness and bhAgawadhA nishtai.

 

Sri RAmAnujA asked a few srEvaishNavites, in the late hour of the night when

viilli dhAsar was with him, to visit PiLLai vuRangAvilli dhAsar's residence

and remove the jewels from pon-Aichi who must be fast asleep.

 

Accordingly, they made a beeline to her house and saw that she was sleeping

resting her left side on the floor and the right side was adorned with jewels

and ornaments. The left side also was so decorated but was near the floor

making it difficult to remove deftly.

 

On seeing the srEvaishNavites, she feigned sleep and permitted them to remove

the ornaments without any problem whatsoever from the right side. After they

had removed so, to facilitate them to remove the jewels on the other side also,

she tried to rest the right side on the floor to make it easy for the

srEvaishNavites to take off with the booty.However, when she so turned, they

thought that she had woken up and legged it fast towards Sri RAmAnujA s

thirumALigai and narrated the incident. EmperumAnAr now asked them to follow

Sri villi dhAsar who was by then, going back to his residence, and observe the

discussion between the couples.

 

On entering the house, Sri vuRangAvilli dhAsar was astonished that she was

wearing the ornaments on one side alone and the other was completely bereft of

any jewels. He asked her the truth. She narrated the incident explaining that

when she turned the other side to enable them to take off the valuables, they

ran away. '

 

Now, here comes the hihglight. VuRangAvilli dhAsar condemned her for exhibiting

swAthanthriyam. 'After all the jewels are theirs nd it is up to them to remove

it to their desire. By turning to the other side you have exposed your

swAthanthriyam and made these jewels useless. The jewels taken by them have

become useful but here remaining with you is indeed of no use"

 

PonAichi wanted to help the srEvaishNavites by enabling them to remove the jewels and turned.

PiLLai vuRangAvilli dhAsar also wanted to see that the srEvaishNavites are benefitted.

 

The argument ensued for a common cause but on different counts.

 

Nevertheless, the large heartedness of the couples has no match like them.

 

 

dAsan

vanamamalai padmanabhan