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சித்தமெல்லாம்
சித்தமல்லி
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Sithamalli Tiruvēnkatanātha Perumāḷ, worshipped with oblations by Mahāṉ
Rāgavēndirar is a manifest deity, a fact realized by many devotees.
Worshipped by Rāgavēndirar, Perumāḷ and Thāyār disappeared under the
earth a long time ago. To rescue people from the nature’s fury, Perumāḷ
and Thāyār manifested themselves.
Perumāḷ, the Great gem, by his will wanted to be unearthed from his
burial place. He desired to have his own temple. He sought after
Sundaranarayanan (SN), an atheist, made his mind mature by his gracious
acts and cultivated in him Bakthi, which gradually thrived and
prospered. Perumāḷ made him do all the temple services.
Sundaranarayanan was anxious about seeking funds for performing services
at Perumāl’s temple. Here too, Perumāl’s help was forthcoming. Countless
devotees in need enjoyed miracles in their lives because of the grace of
Perumāḷ, who made them give contributions for the temple maintenance. SN
shared the stories of the countless devotees in need who benefitted from
Perumāl’s grace.
Sitarama Iyar is a well-known auditor. His son Rangarajan and his wife
Kalpana had two sons, who were married into good families. Both sons did
not have children after many years of marriage. The doctors could not
help them.
Rangarajan and his family were in mental distress and came to know of
Sithamalli Perumāḷ. Because of multiple family circumstances, they could
not visit Sithamalli to worship Perumāḷ in person.
Staying in place, the couple
worshipped Perumāḷ with their heart, mind and soul and supplicated to
him to bless his two sons with progeny.
Sithamalli Tiruvēnkatanātha Perumāḷ, though devotees did not come in
person but worshipped him with sincere devotion, showers them with
grace. Perumāḷ had the divine will to help them.
Kumar is the son of Vaidyanathan, hailing from Virālūr near
Mayilāduthurai. His daughter, of pristine character and higher
education, was in a job. Many prospective grooms were coming and going:
no wedding was in the offing. There were many excuses from the
prospective grooms. These caused mental distress to him, though there
was nothing wrong with his daughter. He heard of Sithamalli
Tiruvēnkatanātha Perumāḷ from a friend.
His friend told him about the power of his grace. Kumar worshipped
Perumāḷ with great mental fervor. Kumar received a firm proposal and
soon wedding took place. Kumar realized Perumāḷ took pity on him, upon
hearing his supplication without darśan in person at the temple.
Discovering Perumāl’s power of compassion, Kumar expressed his gratitude
to him with teary eyes. Soon after the wedding, Kumar went to
Sithamalli, worshipped Perumāḷ and Thāyār and as a gift presented
Tirumāṅgalyam (Wedding Badge) to Thāyār.
Nagarajan lives in the house right across the street from
Sundaranarayanan.
Nagarajan’s son Srīkānth with his wife Dīpā lives in Kanchi. Both are
engineers and their daughter Srīnithi wanted to be a doctor to serve
people. If selection is on a merit basis, their desire will be
fulfilled. Srīnithi graduated with high marks in Plus II. She got a seat
on merit and is a student at Stanley Medical College, Chennai.
Sundaranarayanan (SN) shared with us the details of the grant of grace
to every one of his relatives.
SN’s brother-in-law Sundaresan’s son Nagarajan lives in Chennai
Saidapettai. He has no children for 13 years since his marriage. Hearing
about the munificence of Sithamalli Perumāḷ, he offered his worship
remaining in Chennai. By the grace of Perumāḷ, Nagarajan and his wife
had a son recently.
Though the devotees had the desire to obtain Darśan in person, and
because of multiple reasons, they could not go in person, and Perumāḷ
with compassion, grace and a great will fulfills their desires.
But, one person had every opportunity to have darśan of Perumāḷ in
person, he, not appearing in person before Perumāḷ, submitted a
supplication.
Did his supplication receive his grace?
Mind will tingle.
Images: K. Satishkumar.