Kaliyan 's last day of life in Thirukurungudi & his Salvation !!!

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Shri :

 

Shri Kaari-Maaran Thunai

 

 

Dear Shri TCA Swaamin

 

Adiyaen's Pranaams. You are like a Giant Star in this -group

forum !!! I am privileged to provide with my little (subtle)

knowledge of what i learnt from my late Father (who in turn

learnt from a Strong Army of our Bhagavathaas living in

Srivilliputtur).

 

I dont have any hand-written proof to base my argument about

Kaliyan.

 

Kaliyan got killed in Thirukurungudi (precisely in Vayal-kaadu)

 

In my home we used to have a writings (Yedu in Palm Leaf - Panai

Olai )

in Krantham Language. My Great grand father read this grantham to

my father. and my father orally told to my elder brther & i

overheard some of the stories.

 

Unlike other Azhwars , Kaliyan's life is very Dynamic &

Turbulant role and it was full of Braveness, courage &

Ananya-Bhakthi.

 

Even if you notice all the Azhwars , Kaliyan is the only Murattu

Azhwar

Having a Vael in his Hand ( for his bravery )

 

Half of the story is ...........

 

Story goes like this

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In one of robbery sites - Kaliyan was near to the Treasure (Por-

Kalanjiyam)

there used to be non-stopping Chakra which kaliyan dont know

how to stop. he has been given a Hint that Vazhai maram could stop

that Chakra. Kaliyan used lot of Vaazhai maram to stop that

chakra..

Kaliyan cross the last hurdle to that treasure. while they pack

off the

jewels(all other ornaments).... Kaliyan's Associate was caught in

trap (like Pori). The Robbery Gang was unable to get the

Trapped kaliyan's Associate out of pori. In order to ensure that

Kaliyan & his associates dont get caught after robbery

& escape safely with wealth Kaliyan killed one of his associates

(robber) by

cutting his head off & packed his head with him. (like Ali-baba

story ) !!

The Associate can (may) be one of Thola-Vazhakkan, Thaaal-

ooothuvaan,

Nizhal-pin-selvaan, Neer-mel-nadappaan.

 

The associate man , whose head was cut , he instantly took a birth

and started growing like a vazhai maram. (again at almighty's

wish to

fulfill the rules of Isho Upanishad !!!)

 

Kaliyan was spending his last years of life in

thirukurungudi ....... ,

 

In thiru-kurun-gudi-Vayal-kaadu , he (That Resurgent Man)blocked

the

Kaliyan at his old age and said i am going to cut off your head.

Kaliyan have no energy to fight. but to agree.He prayed for

almighty to have

a last darshan from Thirukurungudi perumaal,

almighty agreed and after darshan was over , Kaliyan's Head

was cut off by that man. [ This implies that one can see temple

or tower

from Vayal Kaadu. I am assuming this sentence as i have no clue

about these

places !!! ]

 

This story, i heard from my father. and who in turn through either

Yedu / through

word of mouth told us.

 

If any of the other bhagavathaas can shed a full-story on this

topic, then it will be Great !!!

 

But whatever i said ..is... from my consiousness i still have in my

mind ( through my father)

and NOT a cooked-up-story !!!

 

Adiyaen

 

- Kaari-maara-piraap Daasan

 

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Naadeer Naal thorum Vaada Malar Kondu

Padeer Avan Naamam - Vee-dey Pera-laamaey !!!

 

Kannan Kalal-inai Nannum manam udaiyeer

Yennum thirunaamam thinnam Naaranamaey !!!

 

Our Beloved Kaari-maaran is pointing to Vishnu Sahasranaamam.!!!!

 

May i...) i catch hold of Kaarimaarn's feet in my mind like

crocodile catching Gajendra's Feet in water-Pond !!! Kaari-maaran...

Kaari-maaran...Kaari-maaran...Kaari-maaran...Vazhka un-naamam.

 

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Please chant Sahasranaamam This is the last word

from my father before he departs this

imperfectioned world for Parama-Padam.

after his ardous & tough penance & Saint hood life.....

 

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ramanuja, "vtca" <vtca> wrote:

>

>

> Sri:

>

> Dear Sri Balaji,

>

> Can you let us know the reference from where you got this

> notion about Thirumangai Azhvar getting killed.

>

> 6000padi Guru Parampara Prabhavam does not say much

> about the final days of Azhvar. It only says that he

> spent his time in Srirangam along with his wife

> Kumudhavalli Nacchiyar, doing service to Periya Perumal.

>

> Elsewhere I have read that Azhvar moved with Nacchiyar

> to Thirukkurunkudi and there becoming disinterested in

> the world, he spent his final days enjoying Nambi's

> beauty and reached paramapadam. Even now, there is

> a small sannidhi in the middle of a field there, which

> is supposed to be the exact location where Azhvar left

> this world.

>

> But no where have I come across this story that Azhvar

> was killed.

>

> Please clarify.

>

> adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan

>

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Sri:

Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

 

Dear Sri Balaji,

 

Azhvar did lead a colorful life. By the way, there

is a claim that the vEl in his hand was given to

him by Thirugnana Sambandhar (one of the nAyanmars,

I think) after a debate. It is true that he led a

dynamic life - before and after receiving

mantrOpadesham from the Lord. In many places, he

shows up with a sword and shield as well.

 

Nevertheless, the story you have written seems to

be a dramatic variation on what I have read about

Azhvar.

 

That Azhvar stole a golden idol of Buddha from

Nagapattinam vihAra is accepted by all. However,

this is the first time, I have heard that one of

his associates was killed in the process or that

he came back and killed Azhvar.

 

I am attaching a rough translation of Azhvar's

effort in getting the idol from Nagapattinam to

this post - from 6000padi and as well as another

source. As you can see, there is no hint of any

one getting killed there. And, as I mentioned

before, both texts simply state that Azhvar spent

his days enjoying the Lord - at Srirangam or at

Thirukkurunkudi. There is no indication of a

violent end for Azhvar.

 

I request bhAgavatas to shed some light on this,

if they have heard anything similar to what Sri

Balaji is stating and/or if they have heard that

Kaliyan met a violent end.

 

 

adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan

 

 

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>From 6000padi Guru Parampara Prabhavam:

 

Thirumangai Azhvar wishing to do service to Sri Ranganatha

decided to renovate the gopuram, vimAnam and maNdapas at

Srirangam. He called his associates and asked them how to

get the wealth needed for doing madhiL (wall) service at

the temple. They replied that in the vihara at

Nagapattinam, there is a Buddha vigraha which is made of

gold and if they get that, it could be used for this

purpose.

 

Azhvar then left for Nagapattinam and staying in the house

of a Srivaishnava lady asked her about the secret of the

vihara (apparently Azhvar tried to get in first and

found that he was not able to get a hold of the vigraha).

She replied that the architect who built the vihara lived

in an island.

 

Azhvar immediately left Nagapattinam with his associates

and reached the island where the architect lived. There

he asked some folks in the street where the architect who

is equal to Vishvakarma lives. They showed him the house.

 

Azhvar then went to that house and was standing in the

veranda talking with his associates. The architect then

came out after his bath and food and was resting in the

veranda having some betelnuts.

 

Azhvar then started talking to his people in a sad voice

saying that Nagapattinam had been sacked, the vihara had

been destroyed and muslims have taken away the vigraha.

The architect became shocked and asked them to tell him

the whole story. Upon hearing what they said, he cried

out that some traitor had given away the secret that he

had put in place - which was that from the top of the

vihara roof and into a stone in the place where the

water falls, a chain had been built that no one could

see. He fell down sobbing that someone had somehow

managed to take the idol in spite of it. Azhvar

immediately left there, glad that he had found out the

secret.

 

Upon reaching the shore, they managed get into a vessel

carrying betelnuts. In between, Azhvar cut a large

betelnut in two, gave the cargo owner one half and asked

hime for a note stating that he owed Azhvar half of

the betelnut. Upon reaching the shore, Azhvar asked for

half of his cargo (of betelnuts). The merchant became

surprised and searched and gave him the one half of

the betelnut. Demanding half of all his cargo instead

Azhvar then took him to court based on his note and

won his case. The merchant then gave him money equal

to half his cargo.

 

Azhvar and his associates then hid in the vihara and in

the middle of the night broke the chain under the water

fall. Then they climbed into the vimAna and twisting the

top opened it and took the shining golden idol. (Some

prints say that Azhvar used his brother-in-law to get

the idol out). Prior to its capture, the idol is

supposed to have cried out "IyaththAlAgAdhO irumbinAl

AgAdhO, bUyaththAl mikkathoru bUthaththAlAgAdhO,

thEyaththEy piththaLai naRsembugaLAlAgAdhO, mAyappon

vENumO, madhiththennaip paNNugaikkE".

 

That night, Azhvar and others left the place and hid

the idol in a newly ploughed field in a village. In

the morning, the farmer who owned that land came there

to work. Azhvar prevented him from working in the land

by claiming that it was his ancestral land. After much

debate, Azhvar promised him that he will procure

paperwork to prove his case the next morning and the

farmer agreed and left. That night, Azhvar took the

idol out of the land and left the village and

reached Uththamar Koil.

 

Meanwhile in Nagappattinam, after investigation of the

loss of the idol, the administrators followed Azhvar's

tracks. They caught up with him in Uththamar Koil.

There they enquired him and Azhvar said that he did

not know anything about the idol. When they asked him

to prove it, Azhvar promised to provide the idol back

without missing even the small finger (this is tough

to translate as Azhvar is going to play with the

words; same as he did with the betelnut cargo merchant),

by a certain date. They agreed and left. Azhvar then

melted the idol, sold the gold and built the walls for

the Srirangam temple. It was during this time that

Azhvar built the wall around Thorndaradippodi Azhvar's

flower garden (rather than through it) and pleased by

it Thondaradippodi Azhvar named the tool he used to

pluck flowers as "aruLmAri" for Thirumangai Azhvar.

 

In some prints, there is a followup story - that the

Nagapattinam administrators came back on the day

promised and asked for the idol back. Azhvar read the

note he gave them and playing with its words offered

them just his little finger. They went to court and

losing the case, declined Azhvar's little finger and

went back.

 

(In all these cases and note writing, Azhvar must have

been heavily assisted by his associate thOlAvazhakkan -

one who never lost a case).

 

 

>From Sri Vaishnava Sri Azhvargal Vaibhavam:

 

Azhvar reached Nagapattinam with his associates. He

located the vihara but was unable to find an entrance

into it. After much searching around it, he found a

yantra in the form of a chakra rotating non-stop at

the top of the vihara. So, he brought several plantain

pieces and fed them into the yantra. Getting caught

in the strings of the plantain, the chakra came to a

stop.

 

Azhvar then asked one of his disciples to climb down

that way and get the golden idol. When he tried, due

to a magical power, the bimbam began to run all over

the temple and the disciple was not able to catch it.

After that, using a suggestion by Azhvar, the disciple

was able to make it impure. Upon which, it lost its

power and fell down crying "IyaththAlAgAdhO irumbinAl

AgAdhO, bUyaththAl mikkathoru bUthaththAlAgAdhO,

thEyaththEy piththaLai naRsembugaLAlAgAdhO, mAyappon

vENumO, madhiththennaip paNNugaikkE" (there are some

prints where it is said that the disciple said

"madhiththunnaip paNNugaikkE" and captured the idol).

The disciple then picked up the golden idol and gave

it to Azhvar. All of them left Nagappattinam that

night itself.