Periyapuranam (32)

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This

is the continuation of the “Periyapuranam

Series”…………………..

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MANGAIYARKKARACHIYAR

& KULACHCHIRAI NAYANAR

font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue;font-weight:bold">Mangaiyarkkarachiyar

was born in the royal family of the Chola kingdom. She grew up with genuine

love and devotion for the Lord of Parvati. Superior in actions container of good

characters she got married to the Pandiya king, Nedumaran

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color:blue"> The king Nedumaran was valiant, powerful but did not get right

guidance to enjoy the supreme path of Shaivam. He restrained himself to the

philosophies of Jainism. The Jain philosophies which are good in general but

which were out of a limited domain of knowledge and thus becoming hard for the

followers to follow. The abodes of the Lord in that famous kingdom became the

places of Jains and they went against their own principle of non-violence by

violating it.

font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue;font-weight:bold">Kulachchiraiyar was

born to raise the name and fame of the village Manamerkudi in the

Pandiya Kingdom, which raised the crops in its fields to

treat the worst of all illness - the hunger. His intelligence and immunity to

dishonesty, false praise and unholy activities impressed the Pandya king

Nedumaran and the king made him as the prime

minister in his court.

font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue;font-weight:bold">Mangaiyarkkarachiyar

who had an unshrinking love for the Lord who is form of love, was quite shocked

with the state of Pandiya kingdom. That lady of amasing endurance was waiting

for a dawn for the whole kingdom and for he husband. Kulachchiraiyar being the

prime minister who should guide the king in the right path, was worried about

the King and the Kingdom too. They were praying to the Andhakanthaka (killer

of ignorance) for the salvation of all the people in the kingdom.

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color:navy;font-weight:bold">Their prayer and patience gave fruit when they

received the message that the saint who cried to get the Lord of Chirkazi

reached in

font-style:normal">Thirumaraikkadu. For those two seekers of Truth it was

the news of all their good deeds giving fruit all of a sudden. They sent

knowledgeable attendants to salute the prodigy and request his blessings. The

young saint who had lots of mercy for all accepted their request to come to

Pandaiya kingdom. With good omens appearing she felt now it is going to be only

good for the king, her beloved husband. With overwhelming eagerness to salute

the young saint who came to protect the king and the kingdom from falling, she

told the king that she was going to salute the Lord of Madhurai and went to

receive him. Along with the queen and the minister the saint went and worshiped

the Lord of Madhurai.

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Mangaiyarkkarachiyar and Kulachchiraiyar were so anxious about safety of the

sage and the troubles Jains would invoke the king to do. As they feared, the

Jains created fire on the place where Thirunyanachampandhar and other devotees

who came along with him were staying with an intention of hurting them all.

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color:navy;font-weight:bold">But by the grace of Merciful, Sambandar

transferred it to become a fire in the stomach of the king. Hence, instead of

the housing being on fire, the King got a disease in his stomach. The queen and

the prime minister were very much worried on hearing that the Jains set fire to

Sambandar’s place, and it added to their worry when they heard the king

got a serious pain in the stomach. The entire Jain sages tried out their

mantras to cure the King but all their effort didn’t alleviate the

King’s pain not even by a small amount. The King was so disappointed at

the failure of the Jain sages.

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bold">With the prayers from the Queen the young saint smeared the Holy ash

chanting the Holy five letters – Na Ma Shi Va Ya.

The king was immediately cured of the illness to his surprise.

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queen Mangaiyarkkarachiyar, the great lady who led her life as a typical wife -

correcting the mistakes of the husband and making him lead the proper life was

very happy at this. When that abode of knowledge won the arguments with the

Jains and taught the excellence of Shaivam to the king and the people,

Kulachchiraiyar who always thought about the betterment of the King and the

people felt highly blessed by the Lord for enlightening King and the entire

kingdom.

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