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    Madhurakavi Azhwar was a great scholar of both Tamil and Sanskrit who became devoted to Nammazhwar after encountering him. He compiled all of Nammazhwar's 4000 pasurams. Madhurakavi also sang 11 beautiful pasurams praising Nammazhwar, stating one could attain moksha by reciting them. Nathamuni was blessed with a vision of Nammazhwar after reciting Madhurakavi's 11 pasurams 12,000 times. Madhurakavi held Nammazhwar, his guru, in high regard and consecrated a golden statue of him after his passing.

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    Madhurakavi Azhwar was a great scholar of both Tamil and Sanskrit who became devoted to Nammazhwar after encountering him. He compiled all of Nammazhwar's 4000 pasurams. Madhurakavi also sang 11 beautiful pasurams praising Nammazhwar, stating one could attain moksha by reciting them. Nathamuni was blessed with a vision of Nammazhwar after reciting Madhurakavi's 11 pasurams 12,000 times. Madhurakavi held Nammazhwar, his guru, in high regard and consecrated a golden statue of him after his passing.

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    one the alwars who was a great devotee of Lord Vishnu

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    Madhurakavi Azhwar was a great scholar of both Tamil and Sanskrit who became devoted to Nammazhwar after encountering him. He compiled all of Nammazhwar's 4000 pasurams. Madhurakavi also sang 11 beautiful pasurams praising Nammazhwar, stating one could attain moksha by reciting them. Nathamuni was blessed with a vision of Nammazhwar after reciting Madhurakavi's 11 pasurams 12,000 times. Madhurakavi held Nammazhwar, his guru, in high regard and consecrated a golden statue of him after his passing.

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    Madhurakavi Azhwar

    AzhwAr Madhurakavi is the one who helped us by compiling the outpourings of NammazhwAr;
    Not just that, he also sang 11 beautiful "andhadhi" style pAsurams starting with "kaNNinun
    siRutthAmbhu..." which do not have any parallel to any other pAsuram/slOka for Acharya Bhakti.
    He sang these pasurams only in praise of his Acharya "nammAzhwAr" and claimed, in the end,
    that one can attain mOkshA certainly and definitely after reciting just these 11 pAsurams. It is
    also told that Nathamuni, who compiled 4000 pAsurams of AzhwArs, was blessed with a darshan
    of nammAzhwAr and was given a set of all 12 AzhwArs' pAsurams (by NammAzhwAr himself)
    after he recited Madhurakavi's 11 bhakti-laden pAsurams on nammAzhwAr 12000 times.
    (Brothers, that is the dynamite packed power of Madhurakavi's pAsurams). Let us ber blessed by
    the biography of this mahan.

    Madhurakavi (meaning in sanskrit the sweet poet), a vainathEya (divine bird) incarnate, was born
    in the year Easwara, chitrai month and in chitrai nakshatram at ThirukkOLoor. He learnt Tamizh
    and sanskrit and became a great scholar in both the languages. He was a great BhaktA of
    Sriman Narayana and had an excellent conduct. He was on visits to the North India and obtained
    divya Darshans of Ayodhya, gaya, Badri, Dwaraka etc., and He chose to stay at Ayodhya as he
    could not resist being attracted by the Holiness of Sri RAMA's birth place. From there, he was
    dragged by an unconrolled desire to follow the new Southern BRIGHT Star/Light appeared in the
    sky (as seen only by his eyes at night) and found himself at the feet of the Greatest AzhwAr
    "NammAzhwAr". After a brief encounter (Please read the post on NammAzhwAr for details), he
    prayed to NammAzhwAr requesting him to protect and accept him as his disciple. From then on,
    he stayed with NammAzhwAr and complied all pAsurams of NammAzhwAr. Madhurakavi was so
    much devoted to NammAzhwAr, his Acharya, that he held him equal to (higher than) Lord Sri
    Narayana (You will agree that the Lord asks for that Bhagavatha Bhakti more than Bhagavadh
    Bhakti).

    After NammAzhwAr departed from this earthly world, he was blessed with a Golden vigraham of
    NammAzhwAr which he consecrated and performed ThiruvarAdhanA and uthsavams in his
    honour. He was impressed by nammAzhwAr's works so much that wanted to stage
    NammAzhwAr's works in front of other scholars. the sangam poets objected to such claims and
    praises NammazhwAr who had no connection with Sangam ( a big deal!). Madhurakavi, it seems
    was saddened by this protest and was weeping literally. NammAzhwar, appeared as an old
    Brahmin and consoled him saying " Do not woory about these petty issues, my child, You just
    place this pasuram of "Kannan kazhaliNai..." on a boat (sangap palagai) and watch the fun" and
    disappeared. Madhurakavi did the same and the boat, it is told capsized throwing out all the
    jealous, haughty poets while it retained only the leaf containing "Kannan kazhaliNai.."

    It is also told that each one of those poets struggled to reach the shore and composed a verse
    dedicating to NammAzhwAr. And when they were about to publish their verses, they were simply
    AMAZED to find that each one wrote the same verse in same words; (What a marvel! what a
    divine AzhwAr and Divine Disciple ! - simply made for each other)

    The sangam chief says " NammAzhwAr's works are superior and other poets are like flies
    compared to Garudan (that is NammAzhwAr); fire flies (minmini) in the presence of sun; dogs in
    front of the ferrocious tiger; wolf before the Lord Narasimha, ugly clumsy dwarfs dancing before
    the havenly beautiful Oorvasi- All their works are not equal to even one utterance of
    nammAzhwAr."

    Madhurakavi's eyes were full of tears for his (his Acharya's) success; The eleven pAsurams are
    counted as part of 4000 verses simply because the whole of 4000 pasurams is claimed to be
    Bhagavadh vishayam while Madhurakavi's is on his Acharya which is the central gem that sheds
    lustre on the other jems of the garland (so says Manavala mamunigal). It is the work that holds
    the key to the treasure of other pAsurams.
    Needless to say, Nathamuni's thaniyans (Thaniyan means dedeicated verse) on this AzhwAr
    depict the glory of AzhwAr and it is necessary for us to be blessed by such Great Bhaktals;
    Before we conclude about this mahan who performed Acharya Nishtai and attained the feet of
    mOksham, let us get benefitted by the rich two thaniyans of Nathamuni (in sanskrit):

    Aviditha Vishaya Antharas /


    Sadaarer Upanishadam Upagaana Matra Bogah /
    Abhi Saguna Vasaath Tad Eka Seshee /
    Madhura Kavir Hridaye Mamaavirastu /

    " Here is one who knew none other than Nammalwar; the one who made it his mission in life to
    sing the Tamizh upanishadam of Nammalwar; The one being overwhelmed by Nammalwar held
    him as his very God; Let such Madhurakavi fill my heart" (our hearts, too)

    VERonRum Naan aRiyEn Vedam Tamizh Seitha /


    Maaran Sadakopan VaN Kurugur - YeRu EngaL /
    Vaazhvaam EnRu Ethum Madhura Kaviyaar Emmai /
    AaLwaar Avare SaraN /

    Madhurakavi said -" I do not know anything other than Nammalwar also known as
    Maaran(original name of NammAzhwAr) who rendered in Tamil the essence of the Vedas and
    who is the head of Tirukkurugur. This Madhurakavi is our master. He is the guardian of the group
    of Prapannaas.

    MadhurakaviAzhwAr thiruvadigaLE saraNam


    Nathamuni ThiruvadigaLe saraNam

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