Sri:
Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:
Dear devotees,
There was a question raised recently about the possibile
distribution of vibhuthi as prasadam at a divyadesam.
The following episode in this series is appropriate in
this regard.
adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan
One time Bhattar took his bath (in kaveri river) and
was walking back when a Shaivite came opposite to
him. Some of the ashes he was wearing, fell on Bhattar.
Bhattar returned to the river and took a bath again
and went home. But he did not enter. Instead he called
his mother Andal and asked her "What is the
rectification for this?"
Andal was taken aback and thought for a while about it.
Then she said "Accept the holy water from the feet of
a bhAgavata to purify yourself".
Bhattar asked "Will a bhAgavata allow me to take his
srIpAda thIrththam?"
Andal replied "When something happens that can
destroy one's life, should you not even be ready to
give your life and try to protect it?"
Bhattar said "If that is the determination in your
divine heart, then I will follow it".
At that time, a parama bhAgavata who carried the
palanquin of Azhvar Thiruvarangap Perumal Araiyar
came that way. Seeing him, Andal said "Here comes
the thIrththam (holy water)".
Bhattar then worried "Will I be able to get it".
Andal said "To get milk for one's child, one has
to even feed the cow fully and get it. So, you
have to get the divine water from him somehow".
Bhattar then seeked that bhAgavata and obtained
the divine water from his feet and purified
himself.
Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam
A Day in the Life of Our Acharyas:
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