Tradition says that he must have been born fully enlightened because as a baby he never cried or suckled and never opened his eyes. According to legend, as a child he responded to no external stimuli and his parents left him at the feet of the deity of Sri Adhinathar in Alwarthirunagari. The child then got up and climbed into a hole in a tamarind, sat in the lotus position, and began to meditate. It appears he was in this state for as long as sixteen years when a Tamil poet and scholar named Madhurakavi Alvar was born in Thirukolur (who was elder to him by age) and had travelled to North India on a temple trip. As he was performing his Nityaanushtanam (daily rituals) one day, he saw a bright light shining to the south, and followed it until he reached the tree where the boy was residing. Unable to elicit any reaction from the child, he asked him a riddle: "If the small is born in a dead's body (or stomach), what will it eat and where will it stay?" meaning, if the subtle soul is embodied in the gross body, what are its actions and thoughts? Nammalvar broke his lifelong silence and responded, "That it will eat, it will rest!" meaning that if the soul identifies with the body, it will be the body but if it serves the divine, it will stay in Vaikuntha and eat (think) of God.[22] Madhurakavi Alvar realized the divinity of this child.
Malola Vihar Malola Vihar is an educational outreach service provided by Sri Ahobila Mutt,USA for children and adults living in the US. There are several classes being held weekly by video conference. Currently Sri Ahobila Matam is conducting classes for children for Basics of Srivaishnavism, Vedham, Divya Prabhandam, Desikar Sthothrams, Samithadhaanam / Sandhyavandhanam / Thiruvaaradhanam (for eligible students), story telling, basic tamil and basic sanskrit classes.
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