Know About Saints - Isanya Desikar

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Dear Devotee, In the know about Saints let us see about Isanya Desikar today1750 - Jan,1829Isanya Desikar, whose math is located

just outside Tiruvannamalai on the old pradakshina road, was a

distinguished yogi who, like many before and after him, have felt the

spiritual call of Arunachala. He came and settled at the foot of the

mountain quite late in his life, but nevertheless, by virtue of his

intense and personal relationship with Arunachaleswara, he can still be

regarded as one of the major saints of Arunachala.He

was born in 1750 in a small village called Rayavelur, which is located

near the River Palar in northern Tamil Nadu. His parents,

Tiruneelakantha Desikar and Uma Parvathi, belonged to the local farming

community. Prior to Isanya Desikar's birth his parents had been unable

to produce a son for many years. To solve this problem they had prayed

to Lord Murugan at Arunachala and had asked him to bless them with a

son. When their prayers were answered, the child was given the name of

Kandappan, one of the many names of Lord Murugan. It soon

became clear that he was a precocious child both spiritually and

intellectually. When he was first sent to school, he astounded his

teachers by ...To know more on this visit Saints in the Lord Shiva Section of www.freewebs.com/chathuragiriThanksUma.