Periyapuranam (31)

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This

is the continuation of the “Periyapuranam

Series”…………………..

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10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue">31. APPUDHI

ADIKAL NAYANAR

font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue;font-weight:bold">Appudhi Adikalar lived

in a village called

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font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue"> His devotion to the Lord was

determination. Anger, lie, deception, infatuation and low quality thoughts do

not reside with him. He came in the tradition of chanting the sweet Vedas.

He was not only devoted to the Supreme but also to His truthful devotees. By

hearing about Thirunavukkarachar

(Appar) and his love towards to the God, though he has

never seen Appar before he tied himself mentally to the feet of Thirunavukarasu

– the king of words. His love for Thirunavukkarachar was so much that he

became slave of his name. He named the kids, the cows, the cooking vessels,

everything in his house as Thirunavukkarachu. He

had never seen his form but always remembered his name and his service to the

Lord. He founded a lots of inns, digged ponds, installed many tents where cool

water and drinks were served to the passers by travelling in the severe heat,

and many more for the benefit of the slaves of Lord Shiva. All these were

bearing the name of Thirunavukkarachar, and nowhere his own name could be seen.

font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue;font-weight:bold">While he continued his

service, one day the great Thirunavukkarachar, on his way to Thiruppalanam,

came in the way to Thinkalur. Due to the scorching Sun he went to water

shelter. He was surprised by seeing his name being written all over the place.

That most humble sage when enquired about it he was told that it’s a

person by name Appudhi Adikalar runs all of them. When Appar arrived at Appudhi

Adikalar's doorstep, Adikalar he rushed forward to welcome without knowing that

he was the man he had been worshipping all along.

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"Comic Sans MS";color:purple;font-weight:bold">The marvellous sage, Appar asked

Adikalar why he has written “some other name” in place of his name.

Irked by Appar’s reference to the name of his adoration as "some

other name", Adikalar shouted, what a statement you gave, it’s the

name of one who won the sabotage of the silly among the jains combined with the

king by the marvel of his holy service some other name for you? In the holy

dressings you told this unpleasant words, Who are you, Where do you come from?

10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:purple;font-weight:bold">The humblest

of the humble, Appar knowing his love told, "Am the silly person who

without realising the greatness of Lord Shiva joined some other religions and

enslaved by the mercy of the lord by giving a severe stomach pain."

font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue"> Shocked,

speechless, petrified was Appudhi Adikalar when he realised who the devotee

was. Fell down and held his feet on his head with stammering words. He sang and

danced in happiness, brought the entire family, friends and relatives to salute

the great sage. Sprinkling the water on themselves with which they washed the

feet of the king of the tongue the entire family rejoiced. He appealed to

accept the feast at his house. When Appar accepted it he felt it was a boon

much more than his good karma and must be the

grace of Almighty only. His wife prepared plenty of pleasing food varities. The

couple asked their eldest son by name Muththa Thirunavukkarachu

(meaning eldest Thirunavukkarachu) to get the banana

leaves to serve the food on. That

boy was happy for his covetable opportunity to serve the great sage. While he

was cutting the leaves a snake bit him in the hand. But he didn’t panic

instead hastened up to hand over the leaves to his parents before the speed of

the poison could kill him. Should the father be praised for bringing up such a

nice child or is it the child for living for the principles of the father ?

font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue;font-weight:bold">The parents found out

from the son who fell down dead after handing over the leaves that he died due

to snake bite. Though they were shocked and shattered with grief they

didn’t want any delay to occur in feast of the sage. After Adikalar

washed his feet, before having the food Appar blessed the couple and their

children with the holy ash. Then he asked where the eldest son was. Not willing

to tell what happened, Adikalar said, "He won't be of use now".

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"Comic Sans MS";color:purple;font-weight:bold">With something striking his

heart Appar persuaded him to tell what happened. When Adikalar narrated the

incident, Appar was appalled by his action and prayed to the God in his

magnetic words with the thevaram “

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font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:purple;font-weight:bold">to bring the child

back to life. For the man of sincere service Almighty will do anything.

font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue"> While

the town exclaimed at the kid's resurrection, Adikalar was little worried that

he disturbed the feast of Appar little bit! But, Appar didn’t disappoint

him. The sage asked him and the children to have food along with him. Devotees

yearn for having food along with other devotees. That feast was more than

satisfying for that family and so was it for the great sage!!!!

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Sai Ram

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Shivathmika

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