| Temples & Legends Of
Tmilnadu |
|
 |
| Temples & Legends Of
India |
|
|
|
ALWAR TIRUNAGARI |
|
|
| We can very well
compare this incident with the birth of Jesus Christ at Jerusalem where the three wise men
of the east followed the beacon light and arrived at the holy manger. It is written in the
Bible: "Behold, the star that they had seen in the east went before them until it
came and stood over where the child was." Madurakavi made diligent enquiries and
learnt all about the incidents connected with the wonderful child, which neither opened
its eyes nor moved, but took its abode under the tamarind tree. He found the child Saint
Nammalwar absorbed in meditation seated in the posture of Padmasana. His eyes were closed,
his right hand was half-raised, the palm was open and the thumb and first finger were
joined in Jnanamudra proclaiming him to be a spiritual teacher. Madurakavi doubted whether
there was any life at all in the seated statue-like figure before him. He desired to test
it and accordingly lifted a big stone and let it drop on the ground so as to produce a
thud and startle the motionless figure, if it had life. That made the figure open its eyes
and bless Madurakavi with Heavenly Grace. But its mouth remained sealed as before.
Madurakavi thought that the child might be dumb after all. So another test was necessary. |
[ Back ] [ Up ] [ Next ] |
|
|
|
