{"id":622,"date":"2013-02-15T16:27:22","date_gmt":"2013-02-15T16:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/guruparamparai.wordpress.com\/?p=622"},"modified":"2013-02-15T16:27:22","modified_gmt":"2013-02-15T16:27:22","slug":"thirukkachi-nambi-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/2013\/02\/15\/thirukkachi-nambi-english\/","title":{"rendered":"thirukkachi nambi"},"content":{"rendered":"

sri:
\nsrimathE rAmAnujAya nama:
\nsrimadh varavaramunayE nama:
\nsri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama:<\/p>\n

\"tirukkachinambi\"<\/a>Thirunakshathram: <\/strong>mAsi, mrugasIrsham<\/p>\n

avathAra sthalam: <\/strong>pUvirunthavalli
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

AchAryan<\/strong>: ALavandhAr<\/a><\/p>\n

Sishyas<\/strong>: emperumAnAr<\/a> (abhimAna sishya)<\/p>\n

Place where he attained paramapadham<\/strong>: pUviruthavalli<\/p>\n

Works:<\/strong> dhEvarAja ashtakam<\/p>\n

thirukkachi nambi also known as kAnchi pUrNar and gajEndhra dhAsar is born in pUvirundhavalli. He was most popularly known for his thiruvAlavatta (fan) kainkaryam for dhEva perumAL and his regular conversations with dhEva perumAL and perundhEvi thAyAr<\/a>.<\/p>\n

When iLayAzhwAr (srI rAmAnujar)<\/a> returns to kAnchipuram from vAraNAsi yAthrai (after escaping from the plan to kill him), his mother instructs him to take shelter of thirukkachi nambi who is a sishya of ALavandhAr<\/a> and a close confidante of dhEva perumAL. iLayAzhwAr apporaches nambi and requests for his guidance. nambi instructs iLayAzhwAr to perform thirumanjana thIrtham bringing kainkaryam from sAlai kiNaru (a well which is situated few kilometers from the dhEva perumAL temple). iLayAzhwAr happily obliges and starts performing that kainkaryam every day.<\/p>\n

periya nambi<\/a> visits kAnchipuram to bring iLayAzhwAr<\/a> to srIrangam to formally have him initiated in to the sampradhAyam by ALavandhAr<\/a> and to establish him as the next AchArya of the sampradhAyam. He approaches thirukkachi nambi and asks for permission from him and thirukkachi nambi happily agrees. periya nambi then explains ALavandhAr’s glories to iLayAzhwAr and iLayAzhwAr leaves with periya nambi to surrender to ALavandhAr. But ALavandhAr ascends to paramapadham before meeting iLayAzhwAr. So, iLayAzhwAr returns to kAnchipuram and continues his kainkaryam there.<\/p>\n

iLayAzhwAr<\/a> develops great attachment towards thirukkachi nambi\u00a0 and surrenders to thirukkachi nambi and requests him to perform pancha samskAram to him to accept him as his sishya. But nambi citing pramANams says that, him being in an abhrAmaNa varNam makes him ineligible to become a formal AchArya (while he can continue to be regarded very high and can continue to instruct iLayAzhwAr). iLayAzhwAr becomes very dejected but accepts thirukkachi nambi’s stand due to unflinching faith in sAsthram.<\/p>\n

iLayAzhwAr<\/a> wanting to accept the uchchistam (sEsha prasAdham\/food remnants) of thirukkachi nambi, once invites him to his thirumALigai (home) to accept his thadhIyArAdhanam. thirukkachi nambi obliges and iLayAzhwAr runs back to his thirumALigai (home), informs his wife about this with great joy and instructs her to prepare a great feast, performs his nithya karmAnushtAnam, completes his thirumanjana thIrtha kainkaryam for dhEva perumAL<\/a> and returns home. He then goes to meet thirukkachi nambi through the south side of the temple, while nambi starts to iLayAzhwAr thirumALigai through the north side of the temple. nambi arrives at iLayAzhwAr’s home and informs iLayAzhwAr<\/a>‘s wife that he needs to return for his kainkaryam quickly. So, he quickly accepts the prasAdham and leaves. thanjammAL (wife of iLayAzhwAr) without understanding iLayAzhwAr’s heart, considering nambi’s varNam, pushes out the banana leaf, fully cleans the place and take a bathe. iLayAzhwAr returns to see this and asks her why she took bath. She replies that “nambi came and had prasAdham, but because he had some kainkaryam he left early. Since he is not an upavIthar (one with yagyOpavItham), I threw away the plantain leaf on which he had prasAdham, cleaned the place using cow dung and took bath to purify myself”. iLayAzhwAr becomes very upset with the behaviour of his wife who disrespected nambi (since she did not understand his true greatness) and leaves the place.<\/p>\n

nambi is well known to be conversing with dhEva perumAL<\/a>. iLayAzhwAr<\/a> had some lingering doubts in his mind and he goes to thirukkachi nambi and requests him to find the answers for his doubts from dhEva perumAL. (Note: srI rAmAnujar being Adhi sEsha avathAram and based on pUrvAchArya srIsUkthis, we should understand that he knows everything, but is enacting these events only to establish the pramANams through bhagavAn and his elders\/AchAryas). On that night, after completing his kainkaryam, to dhEva perumAL, nambi was looking at emperumAn with great love as usual.<\/p>\n

\"thyaga-mandapam\"<\/a>dhEva perumAL being sarvagya (omniscient), asks nambi if we wants to say something. nambi reveals iLayAzhwAr<\/a>‘s heart (Note: iLayAzhwAr did not say what the doubts are) and asks emperumAn to clarify his doubts. dhEva perumAL at once says “Just like I went to sAndhipani to learn sAsthram, iLayAzhwAr (Adhi sEshan) who is a great expert in sAsthram is asking me to clarify his doubts”. He then gives out what is famously known as 6 vArthaigaL (6 commandments) through nambi to iLayAzhwAr. They are:<\/p>\n