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Sri Parthasarathi thunai
Srimathe Ramanujaya namaha
Sri Vara Vara munaye Namaha

Sri ILaiyAzhwAr Vaibhavam-4

After the stunning episode with the divine couples, iLaiyAzhvar was left inthe 
same state as Arjuna, after seeing Krishna?s vishvaroopa darshanam. 
ElaiyAzhvAr, being in the same state of mind, then asked emperuman, ?By your 
utmost simplicity when you have already entered my heart, why are you still 
hiding, without revealing your thirumeni (divine body)? Then the thought filled 
ILaiyAzhwar proceeded in the ?periya rAjamArgam? (Big Royal street) way and 
reached the temple of ?thennatthiyoorar? [?thenatthiyoorva kayalinai keezh 
poonda anpAlan?. By now, iLaiyAzhwar realized the reason behind the 
disappearance of thayar and perumal, after thayar asking for water. Hence he 
began to do kainkaryam (service) to perumal and thayar, by bringing water from 
the roadside well for thirumanjanam (holy bath).

Meanwhile in the camp of Yadavaprakasar, the other sishyas started asking about 
the whereabouts of iLaiyAzhwar to Govinda Bhattar. But Govinda replied, he 
didn?t know the same. Hence they started for an extensive search only to end up 
in futility. Everyone felt very bad and came to a conclusion that some tragedy 
has befallen to iLaiyAzhwAr and with sorrow stricken minds they proceeded with 
their journey. They then reached the banks of river Ganga and had their holy 
dip in the river. Days passed, one day, while Govinda bhattar was performing 
agamarshana snanam a shiva lingam came and stuckto his hand. Surprised with the 
sudden turn of events, Govinda showed thisto his guru Yadava prakasar. On 
seeing this Yadava prakasar became extremely happy and remarked, ?Govinda! 
Since you already have some divine graceand now that you have completed the 
divine bath in Ganga, lord Gangadharanhimself has come to stay in your hand?. 
From this day Yadavaprakasar started showing special interest in Govinda and 
everybody began to call him by the name ?Ullam kai konarNtha nAyanAr? (nAyanAr, 
who has brought lingam in his hand).

After that Ullam kai konarNtha nAyanAr returned to his birthplace mazhalai 
mangalam and consecrated the lingam, which he has got, after lots of 
consultations from various scholars and elders. He began to do daily poojas 
regularly. At the same time, kAlahasthinAthar wanted nAyanAr in his temple 
premises and accordingly instructed nAyanAr and the temple authorities. As per 
the instructions, all the authorities went to mazhalai mangalam and with all 
respects took nAyanAr to kAlahasthi and made him the prime incharge of the 
temple giving him the necessary identity ring. From that day onwards, nAyanAr 
stayed as a prime disciple and started doing services to kAlahasthinAthar.

(To be continued)

AzhwAr emberumAnAr jeeyar thiruvadigaLE saraNam
Adiyen,
Varadarajan Ramanuja dAsan
Sumithra Ramanuja dAsee

 


 



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