Jai Sriman Narayana !!
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
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Un Udambir Piravividin
Thirthulakathor Uyya
Gnana Muthal Nangumalar
Nannirumanthiramalai
Panmaimurai Orandukku Kondraga
Paramporulum
Yenai Ranitharai Ondravanthan
Yeanaeduthu
Thirumula
Nayanar was a Shiva Yogi, travelled extensively through the sacred land of Mount
Kailash and arrived on the southern parts of India with a desire to be with
Sage Agastya in Podhikai Malai. On his
way from North, he visited many famous temples of Lord Shiva. He had dharshan of Lord Kedarnath and Lord
Pasupathinath in Nepal. Thirumlar had holy dip in Ganges and preceded
towards south, he arrived at Sri Sailam and worshipped Sri Mallikarjuna Swamy, and
resumed his journey to Thiru Kalahasthi.
He stopped in Kanchipuram and worshipped Lord Shiva in Ekambaranthar
Temple and moved to Thiruvadhikai – Ashta Veerattanam – Sri Veerattaneshwarar Temple. He visited the sacred land of Lord Chidambaram;
he stayed there for quite some time and worshipped Chidambaranathar with his
consort Goddess Thillai Nayaki. He
arrived on the banks of River Cauvery and had holy dip in River Cauvery; he
visited Abathsahayeshwarar Temple of Lord Shiva situated in Aduthurai.
Thirumula
Nayar worshipped Lord Abathsahayeshwar in this temple; he praised the glories
of Lord and halfheartedly resumed his spiritual journey towards Podhikai Malai
with a deep desire to meet Sage Agastya.
Not too far from this place, Thirumula Nayanar arrived at the river banks
of Cauvery. There he found herds of cattle
pathetically encircled the dead body of a cowherd with their painful moaning
and cries and licking the lifeless body of the cowherd now and then. The most compassionate Shiva Yogi who firmly believed
that Love is Lord deeply moved at the fondness of these animals, he decided to
put an end to their desolation. With the
yogic practices he transformed his soul into the body of ‘Mulan’ – the cowherd
and Shiva Yogi attained a state of Samadhi.
The cowherd was brought back to his life at the mercy of Shiva
Yogi. Instantaneously Mulan rose to his
feet, seeing the warmth of the cattle’s around Mulan was jubilant and cattle were
moved around him with delight. At the
time sundown, the cattle were slowly withdrawn from the river bank and returned
to their nest safely.
The
cowherd Mulan’s wife was anxiously waiting for her husband’s return. At last, she was happy to find him checking on
cattle. She hurried to her husband and
touched him. But, Mulan was shocked to
see her close to him; he refused to accept her as his wife. He moved out of his house and stayed in an
isolated place. She was alarmed; with tears streaming on her
cheeks and mounting pain went back to her home.
She had no offspring or relatives to comfort her. She lamented at her fate, spent a sleepless
night. The villagers arrived for her
rescue, listened to her heart breaking stories.
They promised her that they will be back with an appropriate resolution
for this serious issue.
Soon
the villagers found Shiva Yogi (Mulan) who was engrossed in an absolute bliss,
in a world of renunciation. He was in a
state of divine bliss where there was no place for attachment or materialism. They realized that it was neither Mulan’s
fault nor his wife. Later the villagers comforted Mulan’s wife
that he had experienced the heavenly state of Shiva Yoga which made him beyond
reachable. Thirumula Nayanar rose from
meditation and walked through the banks of river Cauvery searching for the
place where he found the body of cowherd.
Soon he realized that it was the desire of Lord Shiva to remain him as
Thirumular to compose the sacred verses of ‘Thiru Manthiram’. He composed sanctified verses of ‘Thiru
Manthiram’ sitting under the shade of peepal tree in an ultimate bliss of Shiva
Yoga in the Temple of Lord Abathsahayeshwarar in Aduthurai. He lived 3000 years in a state of Samadhi and
engaged in composing the divine script ‘Thiru Manthiram’ and finally attained
the Abode of Lord Shiva.
In the
Tamil month Aippasi Ashwini is widely celebrated as Guru Puja Day, the day
Thirumula Nayanar attained the Abode of Lord Shiva.
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
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