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THIRUKOLUR PEN PILLAI RAGASIYAM-73

Updated: May 30



“Udambai Verutheno Thirunareyuraraipolae “


We are going to learn about someone who was deeply involved with perumal.

Near Thiruvarangam, towards west lied a small village ‘Thirunarayanapuram’ the residing deity was ‘Arulnarayanan’ Perumal is lying on 10 headed Adisheshan (Snake ) Under His head are 4 vedas ,Closer to His feet is a 3 year old boy ‘Prahaladhan’ This Thirunarayanapuram is also called ‘Thottiyam’ . Perumal with unbelievable beauty.


Now we are going to go to ‘Thirunaraiyur’ one among ‘Divyadesam’ Moolavar being ‘Thirunaraiyur Nambi Srinivasan’ along with ‘Vanjalavalli’ thaayar  Renowned as Nachiyar temple. ’Nareyur -meant The placed filled with fragrance of flowers’

There was a bhakta who was very proud and fond of Perumal and the place So he added the place name along with his own name as ‘Pillai Thirunaraiyur Araiyar’ In this Kaliyuga.


His bhakti towards perumal was limitless. One day ‘Pillai Thirunaraiyur Araiyar’ along with his family went to ‘Thottiyam’ to pray ‘Vedarayanan’ While he was there ,’Ponruddharanai Sevai’ was going on . As temple was  busy with work there were straws spreaded across the ground ,suddenly people were running out of temple. ‘Pillai Thirunaraiyur Araiyar’ asked one of the people “Why are you leaving Perumal and running away?” Some one answered “Temple is set on fire by someone ,so you too save yourself”


Araiyar got worried on seeing this and thought if this fire goes wild it will reach Perumal’s vasthram and his soft skin will get hurt ,he ran towards Perumal AS soon as he reached the ‘Garbhagraha- where Perumal resides’ Perumal was shining bright under that wild fire ,Araiyar called his family and made them pray Perumal as they were the only one there.


Kids were scared of the heat and smoke and told  their father that they are not able to bare it. Araiyar told “ Patience,Patience ,We are going to get a best fruit” Kids asked “How to do that?” Araiyar says “Our Perumal has left Vaikundam and lying down here just for us ,Isn't saving him our duty?  The kids answered “Yes” .Such devotion filled kids. On seeing this ,filled with happy tears asked his family to hug Perumal and become His Kavacha- Protective vest . First Araiyar hugged Perumal and then his family hugged him .The fire engulfed them but Perumal was safe because of this family and because of this family we still get to see Perumal.

Thirukolur penn says “Just like Araiyar who didn’t consider his body important ,I don’t have his bhakti ,Why should I live here?


Ramanujam says “ In this earth , Araiyar family who came to pray Perumal but lost their body have attained their seva in Vaikundam .First Araiyar’s wife and children attained Moksha because they saved a bhakta (Araiyar) but Araiyar despite of saving Perumal attained Moksha after them.Perumal not only loves His bhakta’s but also people who respect His bhakta’s so that’s why family attained Moksham first and then Araiyar. Whole family saved Perumal and it’s a wonderful thing . Now who are you going to tell me about ? ”

“Enneipol endreno uparicharanai polae”


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