அர்த்தமுள்ள இந்து மதம் - பிள்ளையார் சுழி இட்ட மஹாபெரியவர்

அர்த்தமுள்ள இந்து மதம் - பிள்ளையார் சுழி இட்ட மஹா பெரியவர் 

Once Kaviarasar travelled in a car alongwith Sando Chinnappa Thevar. An accident happened.  Thevar had minor injury and Kaviarasar had major injuries. The latter was admitted in a hospital in unconscious state. 

After admitting Thevar rushed to Kanchi Math to pray before Maha Periyava. Maha Periyava enquired about Kaviarasar's condition, knowing fully well that Kavignar was in the company of atheists. 

He said to Thevar,  

"It's just transitory. Like clouds temporarily hide Sun,  his being atheist wouldn't last. For,  Kavignar's forefathers did do a bigger contributions for Varadaraja Perumal and Kamakshi temples."

He gave Vibuthi Prasad and instructed Thevar to give it to Kavignar. Thevar was worried how Kavignar would react. 

Coming back to hospital and though Kavignar recovered, it was still not yet Kavignar turned fully conscious. Thevar mustered courage and applied Maha Periyava's Vibuthi Prasad on Kavignar's forehead. 

When Kavignar turned conscious, with hesitation and being prepared to face Kavignar's reaction,  Thevar narrated his meeting Maha Periyava to pray and all details including Maha Periyava's recalling of Kavignar family's contributions in constructions of Temples in Kanchipuram. 

Tears swelled in Kavignar's eyes.

He asked Thevar to take him to Kanchi Math. 

Seeing Maha Periyava, Kavignar overwhelmed sang in praise,  

பார்த்த மாத்திரத்தில் பாவத்தை அலம்புகின்ற

தீர்த்தப் பெருக்கு,  திருவாசகத்தின்

உட்கருத்து... 

கலிமொய்க்கும் இவ்வுலகைக் காக்கவந்த

கண்கண்ட தெய்வம்... 

Listening to Kavignar's song, magnanimous Maha Periyava said, "Your praising song applies all to Mahan Seshadhri Swamigal at Ttiruvannamalai."

Maha Periyava continued, "with all your beautiful Tamil, write about all the grateness of the Hindu Religion."

Thus Kavignar began writing his Masterpiece, 

அர்த்தமுள்ள இந்து மதம். 

Power of Chanting... Vishnu Sahasranama- SRI RAMA RAMA RAMETI RAME RAME MANORAMESAHASRANAMA TATTULYAM RAMA NAMA VARANANE

Medicine or no - SRI RAMA RAMA RAMETI RAME RAME MANORAME

SAHASRANAMA TATTULYAM RAMA NAMA VARANANE

This is a lingering question like the concept of God. 

Kind of catching the tail of a tiger. 

The charcha is never ending. 

I remember during my recent visits to Drs in the span of last one decade that Drs while prescribing medicines invariably would also tell,  "this medicine doesn't have any side effects."  This is fully a surprise. That I didn't ask the Drs whether medicines would have any side effects. 

Let's go over to see the strategy Maha Periyava used to get over the physical illness without taking in medicines.

Once Maha Periyava had a feeling that his temperature wasn't normal. 

One of His many devotees was an Ayurved Vaidyar by name Pandit Rama Sarma.  The latter had his clinic at Karur by the name Sakthi Vilasa Vaidyasala. 

He had celebrity patients those days. The list included  KB Sundarambal, Kamarajar's mentor Satyamurthi, Namakkal Kavignar. 

On call from the Kanchi Math,  the Vaidhyar rushed.  Seeing him carrying his medical kit,

Maha Periyava said,  "I only asked you to come. And not your medical tool kit."

Dr humbly explained , "I was informed that you had temperature."

M : So be it. If you have a physical body, it's quite natural to be subject to varying temperature and you get fever. You know?  The very fever itself is a healer as well. Then why any medicines?! Well,  there is yet another quite alternate medicine, just to employ that only I called you here. 

Dr got perplexed,  remained silent. Maha Periyava continued. 

M : Just wait.  I'll have a quick bath and be back. 

Dr's confusion  got compounded. He was worried that even having fever Periyava was attempting to have bath. Dr couldn't say anything. He waited. 

After bath,  Maha Periyava asked the Dr to check the temperature. Dr obeyed and temperature was very high. 

M : Good. Shall we both chant Vishnu Sahasranama now? 

Dr nodded. 

Both started chanting. 

Once the chanting was over,  Maha Periyava asked the Dr to check His temperature. 

What a surprise!.

There was no trace of any fever. 

M : I keep telling people the solution for all sufferings lie in chanting Vishnu Sahasranamam. They all listen.  To prove to them, it's true and effective only, I used this opportunity. 

Maha Periyava went on further :

True you need to prescribe medicine. Additionally prescribe Chanting of Vishnu Sahasranamam also. You know Gandhiji believed and practiced nature cure. In nature cure,  prayer is the first priority. 

Sarve Jana Sukhino Bhavanthu!

Om Shanthi, Shanthi hi.