Sri:
Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:
In Srirangam, inside the sanctum sanctorum of the temple
are present two pillars called "maNath thooN".
Kulasekhara Azhvar sings that one has to hold on to these
pillars and worship the Lord ("mAyOnai maNath thooNE
paRRi ninRu en vAyAra enRu kolO vAzhththu nALE").
A disciple asked Bhattar "Why do we have to hold on to
the pillar when worshipping Sri Ranganathar?"
Bhattar replied "When a person sees Him, he will be
overwhelmed and will begin to melt. Therefore, he would
need something to hold on to, while worshipping him".
The disciple replied "Swamin! That may be the case for
His true devotees. But it does not apply to people
like me. If anything, we become even more solid after
we worhsip Him. So, adiyEn does not see how that would
apply to us".
Bhattar replied "It applies to everyone. When we, who
have stayed away from Him for so long, enter His
sannidhi, He becomes so delighted to see His long lost
child finally coming back to Him, that His mercy starts
flowing like a river from His eyes. It flows in such a
torrent that even one who is not moved by seeing Him,
has to hold on to something in order not to be swept
away by it".
Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam
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