THE GREAT SHIVA DEVOTEE MANIKYAVACHAKAR
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He was a great
Shiva devotee, this simple Brahmin called Vaadavurar,
Admired by
Pandian king for his brilliance, he became his prime minister.
When charged
with the task of procuring horses for the king at Madurai,
He proceeded thereupon with plenty of Royal
Gold to a village Tiruperundurai.
There at a
temple, the minister did in great joy meet a learned Siddha,
And forgot
everything realizing in bliss that it was indeed his Iswara.
Lord Shiva was
indeed there to bless his devotee with Jnana Upadesa,
After conferring
Divine Knowledge, he addressed him as Manikyavachaka.
Thereafter
Manikyavachaka forgot the horses , forgot the king’s instruction,
Fully immersed
as he was in the temple and Iswara’s benediction.
When all the
Gold was for the temple spent, he realized he had empty purses
He then prayed
to the Lord Shiva not knowing how to deliver the horses.
Though
delivering miracle horses with the help of Divine intervention,
Manikyavachakar
had however to suffer some minor tribulation.
Abandoning
material life even though the King later realized his sincerity,
Manikyavachakar gifted to the world Tiruvasakam and other divine poetry.
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