Pusalar
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Pusalar was a Brahmin
of Tiruninravur in Thondai Mandalam. He believed in the mental worship of the Lord shiva because mental worship is thousands of times better than external ritualistic worship. Mental worship soon leads to samādhi
(superconscious state) and Self-realisation.
The Kadava king who was also a great devotee of Lord Siva had built a magnificent temple in kanjeevaram. By chance he had also fixed the date which Pusalar had mentally chosen, for the installation of the Lord in his temple. The Lord wanted to show the king the superiority of Pusalar’s great devotion. So, the Lord appeared in the king’s dream and asked him to postpone the installation ceremony in his temple. He said he is going to the temple constructed by his devotee at Tiruninravur. The king woke up from sleep and was intensely eager to have the darshan of the devotee mentioned by the Lord and also have a look at the great temple he had built, which he thought would be far superior than his temple.
The king came to Tiruninravur and searched all over the place for the temple but he could not find any. Then the king enquired about Pusalar. He found out Pusalar’s house and approached him.
Pusalar was stunned when he heard of the king’s dream. Soon, he recovered and was filled with joy. He thought how kind and merciful the Lord is because he had accepted his mental shrine as his Abode. He told the king that that temple was only in
his mind. The king was greatly surprised to hear this. Admired by Pulasar’s devotion, the king fell at his feet and worshipped him. The king then promised pusalar to construct a temple for shiva in Tiruninravur. He constructed a temple and installed the deity first for pusalar and then he installed the deity in his own temple at kanjeevaram.
Pusalar was very happy and he praised the king. He did the pujas in the temple everyday and continued to worship shiva till he attained his abode.
Tamil
:நாயன்மார்கள்
Hindi
:नायनमार
Malayalam:അറുപത്
Brahmin
Brahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...
of Tiruninravur in Thondai Mandalam. He believed in the mental worship of the Lord shiva because mental worship is thousands of times better than external ritualistic worship. Mental worship soon leads to samādhi
Samadhi
Samadhi in Hinduism, Buddhism,Jainism, Sikhism and yogic schools is a higher level of concentrated meditation, or dhyāna. In the yoga tradition, it is the eighth and final limb identified in the Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali....
(superconscious state) and Self-realisation.
Legend
Pusalar strongly desired to build a temple for Lord Shiva, but he did not have the money for it. So,he decided to construct a temple in his heart for lord shiva. Mentally he gathered the necessary materials for the purpose. He laid the foundation stone on an auspicious day. He raised the temple and had even fixed an auspicious day for the pradishta(installation) of the deity in it.The Kadava king who was also a great devotee of Lord Siva had built a magnificent temple in kanjeevaram. By chance he had also fixed the date which Pusalar had mentally chosen, for the installation of the Lord in his temple. The Lord wanted to show the king the superiority of Pusalar’s great devotion. So, the Lord appeared in the king’s dream and asked him to postpone the installation ceremony in his temple. He said he is going to the temple constructed by his devotee at Tiruninravur. The king woke up from sleep and was intensely eager to have the darshan of the devotee mentioned by the Lord and also have a look at the great temple he had built, which he thought would be far superior than his temple.
The king came to Tiruninravur and searched all over the place for the temple but he could not find any. Then the king enquired about Pusalar. He found out Pusalar’s house and approached him.
Pusalar was stunned when he heard of the king’s dream. Soon, he recovered and was filled with joy. He thought how kind and merciful the Lord is because he had accepted his mental shrine as his Abode. He told the king that that temple was only in
his mind. The king was greatly surprised to hear this. Admired by Pulasar’s devotion, the king fell at his feet and worshipped him. The king then promised pusalar to construct a temple for shiva in Tiruninravur. He constructed a temple and installed the deity first for pusalar and then he installed the deity in his own temple at kanjeevaram.
Pusalar was very happy and he praised the king. He did the pujas in the temple everyday and continued to worship shiva till he attained his abode.
External links
- http://www.shaivam.org/naayan_f.html
Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
:நாயன்மார்கள்
Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
:नायनमार
Malayalam:അറുപത്