Sri:
Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:
When Kooratthazhvan was in Srirangam at the feet of
Ramanuja, his family needs were taken care of by what
he collected as biksha daily. One day due to heavy
rains, he was unable to go to the streets and as such
he and his wife, Andal, had to go without food that
day.
That night, thinking of Thiruvaymozhi as his food,
Kooratthazhvan went to bed. At that time, the sound
of the aravaNai prasAdam being presented to Lord
Ranganatha inside the temple was heard. Hearing it,
Andal thought to herself "O Lord! While your
devotee, Sri Kooratthazhvan, is going without food,
is it appropriate that You enjoy the same?"
Immediately, Lord Ranganatha ordered Utthama Nambi
to take the aravaNai prasAdam to Kooratthazhvan's
home.
Kooratthazhvan was shocked to see Utthama Nambi
come to his home late in the night with the
prasAdam. When he enquired about it, Utthama Nambi
informed him that it was brought upon the command
of the Lord Himself.
Accepting the prasadam from the Lord, Kooratthazhvan
gave one part to his wife and took one for himself.
Just as Dasaratha gained his children from the
prasAdam of the putrakAmEshti yAga, so too from the
prasAdam of the Lord, Kooratthazhvan and Andal had
twins - Parasara Bhattar and Veda Vyasa Bhattar -
on Vaikashi Anusham, the day after Nammazhvar's
thirunakshatram.
Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam
A Day in the Life of Our Acharyas:
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