We need to serve God and most people know this.But this service is only possible only if a man's mind is pure.The lord will take up the residence only in a mind that is free of impure thoughts.
There are many examples of saints, who attained the supreme one,because their minds were free from mundane thoughts.Saint gnanasambandar was blessed, for his hunger was assuaged by none other than Goddes Parvathi herself.His mind had room only for Siva ,worldly pleasures having no place in his mind.It was because of his purity of thought that Gnanasambandar was able to perform miracles.
In Mylapore ,there lived a devotee of Siva, called Sivanesa ,whose daughter was named Poombhavai.Oneday,Poombhavai dies of snake bite.Sivanesa cremated his daughter, and put the bones in a pot ,which he kept in his house.When Gnanasambandar visited Mylapore , he asked Sivanesa to bring out the pot to him ,and he sang the verses which resulted in the girl coming back to life.
Later ,upon the insistence of his father,Gnanasambandar agreed to marry.The marriage was solemenised in Nallur Perumaanam ,where the bride's father resided.After the wedding rituals concluded, Gnanasambandar led those who came for the wedding into the temple.He sang the praises of Lord Siva and a glow appeared in the temple.Gnanasambandar urged those who were with him to enter the glow. He and his new bride ,together with his father Sivapadairudaiyar ,his father-in-law and other devotees like Thiruneelakanda Yazpana Nayanar ,merged into the glow. Thevaram verses are like powerful mantras. That is why, through his verses ,Gnanasambandar resurrected a dead girl ,attained Mukthi and ensued the boon of Mukthi for others too.
There are many examples of saints, who attained the supreme one,because their minds were free from mundane thoughts.Saint gnanasambandar was blessed, for his hunger was assuaged by none other than Goddes Parvathi herself.His mind had room only for Siva ,worldly pleasures having no place in his mind.It was because of his purity of thought that Gnanasambandar was able to perform miracles.
In Mylapore ,there lived a devotee of Siva, called Sivanesa ,whose daughter was named Poombhavai.Oneday,Poombhavai dies of snake bite.Sivanesa cremated his daughter, and put the bones in a pot ,which he kept in his house.When Gnanasambandar visited Mylapore , he asked Sivanesa to bring out the pot to him ,and he sang the verses which resulted in the girl coming back to life.
Later ,upon the insistence of his father,Gnanasambandar agreed to marry.The marriage was solemenised in Nallur Perumaanam ,where the bride's father resided.After the wedding rituals concluded, Gnanasambandar led those who came for the wedding into the temple.He sang the praises of Lord Siva and a glow appeared in the temple.Gnanasambandar urged those who were with him to enter the glow. He and his new bride ,together with his father Sivapadairudaiyar ,his father-in-law and other devotees like Thiruneelakanda Yazpana Nayanar ,merged into the glow. Thevaram verses are like powerful mantras. That is why, through his verses ,Gnanasambandar resurrected a dead girl ,attained Mukthi and ensued the boon of Mukthi for others too.
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