

His mastery in Jain scriptures gave him lots of followers.

Marul left his sister and went to Patalipuram to Jain Monastery.

His real name was Marul Neekiyar ( The one who removes ignorance). Thirunavukarasar was hooked by the Ahimsa concept of Jainism. He was attracted to the nonviolence aspects of Jainism. Thirunavukkarasar was influenced by Jain faith and started reading its scriptures. Today we are in this beautiful path to reach God because of Saints like Tirunavukkarasar who dedicated their lifetime for making people realize the value of Hindu Gods and their powers. I wish to write about Tirunavukkarasar because most of us don’t realize the greatness of being a Hindu. She had a big influence on bringing up Appar. Life of Thirunavukarasar:Īppar’s parents passed away during his childhood leaving him and his sister Thilagavathi alone. Tirunavukkarasar (Tamil: திருநாவுக்கரசர், which means King of the Tongue or Lord of Language), also known as Appar (“Father”), was a seventh-century Saivite Tamil poet-saint, one of the most prominent of the sixty-three Nayanars. Saint Thirunavukarasar’s contribution to Hinduism I recited the Padhigam thinking I must write about Appar – Saint Thirunavukkarasar. She asked me to apply holy ash Viboothi on her stomach and read it. So I took the book and recited the mantra word by word. I know a few Mantra by heart but am not good at reading Tamil fluently. Amma has a book called “Tamil Vedha Thirattu” near her bed always and asked me to read a Mantra sung by Saint Tirunavukkarasar called “Kootrayinavaaru” from Thevaram. I went to Amma’s room and pressed her legs and asked if she took tablets. I was too sad thinking about my life and why Amma also is getting pain like this at times. I gave her Udi and tried to see if I can write about the Temples I visited. My Father too said he has a slight stomach ache. She had her regular tablets but still, she was in pain. I wanted to write about a few temples I visited during my Pilgrimage but when I came home after visiting Nagasai mandhir, My Mom was still having a severe stomach ache.
