INTRODUCTION :
Tiru Kurippu Thonda Nayanar is a shaivite saint and is considered as one among the 63 nayanars.
LIFE :
Tiru Kurippu Thonda Nayanar was born in a Vannar(DHOBI) family at Kanchipuram. He was a staunch devotee of Lord Shiva and served the devotees of Shiva by washing their clothes in a nice manner. He was appreciated by the people for his selfless service and considered him as a good and a noble launderer. He had done this service for the shiva devotees at a very cheap cost. And for the poor shiva devotees, he had done his washing services at free of cost. Through his good act, his name and fame were spread among the kancheepuram area and everyone was pleased by his noble act. He ate only simple food and observed fasting during Shiva rathiri and was regularly attended the prathoshala kala puja in the evenings in the shiva temple. Lord Shiva wants to test him and appeared in the form of an old shiva devotee. The old devotee (Lord Shiva) asked to wash his clothes and to finish the work before the sunset. Due to the sudden change in the climate and also due to heavy rain, Thonda nayanar could not kept it dry before the sunset. Since he had given commitment to the old man(Lord Shiva) that he will wash his clothes before the sunset, he decided to commit suicide and tried to break his head on the washing stone. Due to his sincere devotion, Lord Shiva appeared and blessed him and granted MUKTHI after his death and made him as a nayanmar.
IMPORTANCE :
Thonda Nayanar’s service to the god and to the people cannot be imaginable in today’s fast changing life. Such a good and dutiful person he is. He has born and brought up by keeping Lord Shiva in his mind. He even forgets to take food, while worshipping Lord Shiva. Apart from washing clothes to shiva devotees, he also helped them by giving good clothes and provided proper food also. Let us worship the great nayanmar saint and be blessed.
“OM SREE TIRU KURIPPU THONDA NAYANARE NAMAHA”
SENT BY
R.HARISHANKAR
