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HOW THE TIRUVACHAKAM WAS WRITTEN

 

MANIKKAVACHAKKAR WAS GOING from one place to another until he came to

Chidambaram. While witnessing Nataraja’s dance he started singing

heart-melting songs and stayed in that place itself. Then one day

Nataraja, with a view to make people know the greatness of

Manikkavachakar and to bless the people with an excellent collection

of hymns, went to the house of Manikkavachakar in the night, in the

guise of a brahmin. He was received cordially and when asked the

purpose of the visit, the Lord smilingly and with great familiarity

asked,  " It seems you have been singing hymns during your visit to

sacred places of pilgrimage and that you are doing it here also. May I

hear them? I have been thinking of coming and listening to you for a

very long time but could not find the required leisure. That is why I

have come here at night. I suppose you don’t mind. Can you sing? Do

you remember them all?† " There is no need to worry about sleep. I

shall sing all the songs I remember. Please listen.†So saying

Manikkavachakar began singing in ecstasy. The Lord in the guise of a

brahmin sat down there writing the songs on palm leaves. As

Manikkavachakar was in ecstasy he hardly noticed the brahmin who was

taking down the songs. Singing on and on, he completely forgot himself

in the thought of God and ultimately became silent. The old brahmin

quietly disappeared.

 

At daybreak, the dikshitar (priest) came to the Nataraja temple as

usual to perform the morning puja and as he opened the doors he found

in front of the Nataraja image, on the doorstep, a palm-leaf book.

When the book was opened, and scrutinised the words Tiruvachakam were

written as well as an explanation that the book was written, as

dictated by Manikkavachakar. It was signed below Tiruchitrambalam,

i.e. Chidambaram. The stamp of Sri Nataraja was also there below the

signature. Thereupon, all the temple priests gathered in great

surprise and sent word to Manikkavachakar, showed him the

Tiruvachakam, and the signature of Nataraja and asked him to tell them

about the genesis of the hymns.

 

Manikkavachakar did not say anything but asked them to accompany him,

went to the temple of Nataraja and standing opposite the Lord said,

 " Sirs, the Lord in front of us is the only answer to your question. He

is the answer.†After having said that, he merged into the Lord. As he

narrated the story, Bhagavan’s voice got choked. Unable to speak any

more he remained in ecstatic silence.

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