Arunagiri Naadhar (2)

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Aadhi showered a lot of love on Arunagiri, and

gave him all he wanted. But slowly all the wealth, and

his sister's love unfortunately spoilt him, and he

resorted to low pleasures.<br><br>Aadhi loved her brother

so much, that she never hesitated in giving him

money whenever he asked for it. Slowly she started

losing money, and had to sell all her jewellary to

support her brother's need for money. Day by day the

situation grew worse, and finally they had to sell their

palace like house. They came to live in a small mud

house. <br> <br>B'cos of the various unwarranted

pleasures he succumbed to, he developed a lot of diseases.

He underwent various kinds of treatment but to no

avail. He then heard of the glory of the river Sona

which is situated near Thiruvannamalai. He then took a

dip in the Holy river which is capable of curing

people of all diseases. He recovered from all his

diseases, but unfortunately, he went back to his old ways.

This time he contracted leprosy. His skin became dark,

his fingers became frail, and he became very weak.

Still he didn't stop what he was doing. One day, as

usual he came to his house, to ask his sister for

money. But there was not a penny left. Aadhi was so

frustrated that in spite of having lost all wealth and

contracting various diseases, he still chased the fleeting

pleasures. As there was nothing left to give, in her

frustration said, " There's nothing left. Only I am left.

Take me. "<br><br>This harsh sentence of his sister

was an eye opener for him. He repented for all his

mistakes and cried. He decided that there's no use living,

and wanted to commit suicide. In 1425 A.D, in the

year of Vishwasa, in the month of Thai (Jan - Feb), in

the star of Krithikai, he climbed the Vallalan

gopuram (a tall structure at the entrance of the TVmalai

temple). Since his body was frail, he cudn't climb the

entire height of the gopuram. He climbed just halfway,

and jumped from there. <br><br>Before he could touch

the ground, a pair of shining hands appeared and

caught him. His black diseased body, became fair and

healthy. A saintly figure, with Rudraksha (a garland of

holy beads), and Vibuthi (Holy ash) applied all over,

appeared before him and said, "Arunagiri, I know you, and

also this world. Your previous karma is what saved you

now." The saintly figure wrote the sacred Pranava AUM

on Arunagiri's tongue with the Vel ( a kind of spear

that is carried by Lord Kartikeya). He also taught

Arunagiri the 'Kaumara Samaatchara' Manthra. He then asked

Arunagiri to sing. He didn't know where and how to begin.

The saintly figure gave him the first word, "Muthaith

tharu". Then the saintly figure pointed to a direction

and said, "The God there will protect you", and

disappeared. When Arunagiri looked in that direction, he saw

Lord Kartikeya's sannidhi (altar). He then realised

that it was the Lord Himself who appeared before

him.<br><br>The reason he changed instantaneously is because of

the karma that he did in his previous birth. Let's

have a look at his previous birth before coming back

to his saintly life.<br><br>to be

contd.......<br><br>Hari Aum !!!