KULASHEKARA AZHWAR
|
Place |
Other Names |
Month | Star | Sign |
| Thirvanjikkolam | Kolli-kaavalan, Koodal-naayakan, Koyikone, Villavar-kone, Cheyralar-kone | Maasee | Punar
Poosam (Punarvasu) |
Kausubha (Gem Necklace) |
KulasEkarAzhwar was born as a prince to ChEra king Dhidavradhan and nAdhanAyagi during 8 th century(?) in the month of mAsi and the nakshatram of punarpoosam(same as that of Lord Rama).
KulasEkarAzhwar
had a special reverence for Lord Rama. One day he
was listening to the story of Rama. Azhvaar was completely immersed in the story that he
became part of the story itself. He decided to help Rama in his quest to defeat
Ravana. KulasEkaraazhvaar ordered his generals to get
his army ready so that they can immediately go to Lanka and fight Ravana along side Rama!
Envious of the support aazhvaar was giving to sri vaishnavas some of his ministers stole
royal jewels and accused the sri vaishnavaas of the crime. To prove the innocence of the
sri vaishnavaas, aazhvaar put his hand in a vessel containing a cobra. The cobra is said
to have climbed out of the vessel without harming the aazhvaar. The ministers then
confessed to the crime absolving the sri
vaishnavaas.
One night, The Lord wished to divert kulasEkarA's attention to Him and he appeared as Lord Tirupati Venkatachalapathi in the king's dream and blessed him. The king was overwhelmed with the Lord's love and became silent and was only thinking of the Lord at all times. He became totally like water in Lotus leaf (Water never wets the Lotus leaf) and was ruling the kingdom without any attachment; He was spending his time more and more on Thiru vArAdhnam and Bhajans and listening to stories of Rama and KrishNa.
KulasEkarAzhwar composed perumaaL thirumozhi (105)
He visited almost all the temples and he lost his heart for Sri Rama. He has sung lullabies for Sri Rama as
"RaghavanE ThAlElO!". He has even sung pAsurams on Devaki's misfortune of not able to enjoy kaNNan's leelA's and " thollai inbam" which yasOdhA was blessed with. One can greatly be moved by his pAsurams where in he longs for being born as a step in Tirupathi Lord's temple or a fish in the Holy pushkaraNi or a seNbhaga tree in Tirupathi(standing in front of the temple) or a Big stone which can not be removed so easily; He even wished to be born as a servant holding the Golden Bowl in front of Sriman nArAyaNan to spit the water after washing, girgling and cleaning His mouth in the morning.
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