LokAchAryar
Sri NampiLLai was continuing with the
mission of our SrEvaishNavic faith handed over to him by none other than Sri
NanjEyar.
The day to day activites included
inter-alia the elucidation of thiruvoizmozhi -aruLIch-cheyal and related
subjects, the daily srEvaishNavic rituals and so on. Of course, the large
following Sri Nam-PiLLai resulted in the exclamation "
Is this Nam-PerumAL ghOsthi or Nam-PiLLai ghOsthi?"
The fame and name Sri Nam-PiLLai
spread across the borders of chOzhA kingdom. However, one soul did not like it
in the innermost of his hearts. Who was that? It was the grandson of Sri
MudhaliANdAn -Sri KandhADai ThOzhappar. Possessing a great lineage and lot of
knowledge, he, however did not like the fame and name attributed to Sri
Nam-PiLLai. In fact, he envied it to the core. Therefore, he neither attended
swAmy's ghOsthi nor liked it.
This latent hatred manifested in words of
fire and detest in Sri Nam-PerumAL sannidhi. Yes, one day Sri Nam-PiLlai was in
the sanctum-sanctorum of Sri Nam-PiLLai where Sri KandhADAi ThOzhappar abused
him relentlessly,ruthlessly and mercilessly.
Let us visualise the scenes after this
spat.
Scene 1. Sri
KandhADAi ThOzhappar thirumALigai: Realsing that her barthA had
committed an incorrigible crime, an unpardonable mistake, an inexcusable blunder
--bhAgawatha apachAram-Sri KandhADAi
ThOzhappar's dhEVigaL shuddered with fear and in no uncertain terms pointed out
his mistake. She educated him and made him realise that ego has veiled his clear
thinking and vision. This wrethched vice has swallowed him comprehensively, she
opined loudly and she struck work in the thriumALigai having got
frustrated from his omisions and commissions.
Though being struck by such egoistic
thoughts, Sri KandhADAi ThOzhappar who was otherwise a learned scholar and
hailing from a respectable family the roots going up to the great
dhASarathi, fell into introspection on hearing the words of his
dharma-pathini. Realisation dawned on him. " AlAs! what a
blunder I have committed. This will lead me definitely do
doom" ran his thoughts. Immedately, he sought forgiving from his own
wife. "Oh! Lord, You should retrieve what you have lost, only from the place of
loss. Forthwith, you should seek the pardon of Sri Nam-piLLai" was her
prescription. He requested her to help him in this regard for which she
consented.They commenced their way towards Nam-piLLai and crossed their front
door.
Scene 2: Front Door
of Sri KaNdhADAi ThOzhappar ThirumALigai:
A person was lying in the front verandhAh,
white cloth around his head. "Who could this be ?" louldly asked Sri KandhADAi
ThOzhappar. " It is I sir, KalikanRi dASan' came the reply from none other than
Sri Nam-PiLLai.
"What brought you here?"-- and Sri
Nam-PiLLai replied.
"It is my fault of having somehow sowed
ill feeling about me into your hearts which made you talk about me.
Therefore, I thought I had no refuge but your front door".
Sri KandhADAi ANDAn completely melted in
this. The magnanimity was too much for him.
" Till date you had lot of disciples and
were righteously conducting our dharisaNam. From now on , you are not AchAryan
for disciples but for the whole world ... you are lOkAchAryAr." and fell surrendered at his
feet.
'thunnu pugazh kaNdAdhai
thOzhappar tham vugappAl,
enna vulagAriyAnOA!
enRuraikka, pinnai
vulagAriyan ennum peyar
nam-piLLaikk Ongi,
vilagAmal ninRadhenRum
mEAl' upadEsa rethninamAlai 51.
dAsan
vanamamalai
padmanabhan
azhwAr emberumAnAr jeeyAr thiruvadigalE saranam YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS
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