Thirukkolur Ammal Varththaigal - 74

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Sri:Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama: Thirukkolur Ammal Varththaigal (Thirukkolur Penpillai Rahasyam) 74. ennaip pOl enREnO uparisaranaip pOlE Uparicharavasu was a king who ruled his kingdom as per dharma. He was famedfor his knowledge of dharma and following it sincerely. Due to that he wasblessed by the dharma devata so that he could move about without touching the ground. One time, during his rule, an argument broke out between rishisand the devas about the sacrificial offering during a yaga. There is a rulein the Vedas about not killing any animal. But, there is also a specialrule about being allowed to sacrifice an animal during a yaga. It is saidthat a goat can be sacrificed after the reciting of specific mantras duringa yaga.Due to the rule that animals should not be killed in general, the rishiscreated the form of a

goat using grains, made it sacred with the mantras and sacrificed it in the yaga. The devas did not accept this sacrifice. They wanted a real animal sacrificed in the yaga. Therefore, the devas andthe rishis took their case in front of the king Uparicharavasu and askedhim to give a dharmic solution.Uparicharavasu respected all souls equivalent to his own. His belief was that the animal had as much right to live as he himself did. So, he acceptedthe argument of the rishis. Angered by this, the devas cursed him that hewould touch the ground as he moved about from that time onward.Another version of the story says that he spoke on the side of the devas.The rishis were angered with him and tried to convince him to speak againstdharma. It is said that he corrected the rishis and made them all understandthat everyone should live like him following dharmma.In either case, Uparicharavasu comes across as a selfless

person.Thirukkolur Ammal is asking "Did I follow dharma completely and show thatall beings are the same as one's self like Uparicharavasu did?" Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam adiyEn madhurakavi dAsanhttp://www.acharya.org/vyakyanam/ThirukkolurammalVarththaigal/

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