Place: Thiruvadhikai (a village near Kadaloor, Tamilnadu) This is the Mantra my Amma wanted me to recite – ( Please buy books of this sacred mantra to recite the complete mantra) Thirunavukarasar Thiruvadi pottri A Voice from heavens blessed him with the sacred name – “Thirunavukarasar” which means Lord of Speech. Marul Neekiyar realized the greatness of Lord Shiva. To the surprise of everyone, he was cured immediately. He sang his first Thevaram hymn pleading Lord Shiva to show grace on him. Lord Shiva cured Thirunavukarasar’s stomach ache, Saved his life, and blessed him to restore Hindu Faith Thilagavathi asked him to lay down, Applied the sacred ashes – viboothi of lord shiva on his stomach. He requested her to cure his stomach ache. He finally came back to Thiruvadhigai where his sister Thilagavathi was serving poor people and Lord Shiva in the temple. Within few weeks, He had tried all possible holy mantra and ways in his new faith but the Stomach ache was only aggravating. He thought the stomach ache will be cured simply by chanting the mantra in his New faith and also taking some treatment. After a few days, Marul Neekiyar got a severe Stomach ache. His sister Thilagavathi was really pained by this behavior of her brother and prayed Shiva to make him realize the value of Hindu Dharma. Lord Shiva’s leela:įrom his 25th year to 40th years of age, Marul Neekiyar was in the peak of serving and promoting his New faith. If Kings are made to convert to a new faith then surely the people will be forced to convert. Even the Kings started converted to other religions. Many got attracted to these religions and Hinduism was at stake. The Pallava king was also a Jain and he praised Marul and naming him Dharmasena as he was engaged in debates with Saivate scholars promoting his new faith and that Hinduism is not that great and powerful.įriends, One of the reasons I am happy to write about this article is that we all must realize how none of us would have been a Hindu if Lord Shiva and Parvathi had not done their Leela ( Miracles) in the life of Saints like Thirunavukarasar and made them restore Sanatana Dharma.ĥth to 7th century is the time in India when people were spreading Buddhism and Jainism.
His mastery in Jain scriptures gave him lots of followers. Marul left his sister and went to Patalipuram to Jain Monastery. His real name was Marul Neekiyar ( The one who removes ignorance). Thirunavukarasar was hooked by the Ahimsa concept of Jainism. He was attracted to the nonviolence aspects of Jainism. Thirunavukkarasar was influenced by Jain faith and started reading its scriptures. Today we are in this beautiful path to reach God because of Saints like Tirunavukkarasar who dedicated their lifetime for making people realize the value of Hindu Gods and their powers. I wish to write about Tirunavukkarasar because most of us don’t realize the greatness of being a Hindu. She had a big influence on bringing up Appar. Life of Thirunavukarasar:Īppar’s parents passed away during his childhood leaving him and his sister Thilagavathi alone. Tirunavukkarasar (Tamil: திருநாவுக்கரசர், which means King of the Tongue or Lord of Language), also known as Appar (“Father”), was a seventh-century Saivite Tamil poet-saint, one of the most prominent of the sixty-three Nayanars. Saint Thirunavukarasar’s contribution to Hinduism I recited the Padhigam thinking I must write about Appar – Saint Thirunavukkarasar. She asked me to apply holy ash Viboothi on her stomach and read it. So I took the book and recited the mantra word by word. I know a few Mantra by heart but am not good at reading Tamil fluently. Amma has a book called “Tamil Vedha Thirattu” near her bed always and asked me to read a Mantra sung by Saint Tirunavukkarasar called “Kootrayinavaaru” from Thevaram. I went to Amma’s room and pressed her legs and asked if she took tablets. I was too sad thinking about my life and why Amma also is getting pain like this at times. I gave her Udi and tried to see if I can write about the Temples I visited. My Father too said he has a slight stomach ache. She had her regular tablets but still, she was in pain. This song is sung by Dharmapuram P Swaminathan.I wanted to write about a few temples I visited during my Pilgrimage but when I came home after visiting Nagasai mandhir, My Mom was still having a severe stomach ache. Pothu- Maasil Veenaiyum Malai Mathiyamum Thirunavukkarasar (போது- மாசில் வீணையும் மாலை மதியமும் திருநவுக்கரஸர்) song from the album Devaram - Vol 1 To 63 (Thirunavukkarasar) is released on Jan 2005. Listen to Dharmapuram P Swaminathan Pothu- Maasil Veenaiyum Malai Mathiyamum Thirunavukkarasar MP3 song. About Pothu- Maasil Veenaiyum Malai Mathiyamum Thirunavukkarasar Song