Tiru Kurippu Thonda Nayanar

INTRODUCTION
Tiru Kurippu Thonda Nayanar is a shaivite saint
and is considered as one among the 63 nayanars.
LIFE
Tiru Kurippu Thonda Nayanar was born in
a Vannar(DHOBI) family at Kanchipuram.
He was a staunch devotee of Lord Shiva and
served the devotees of Shiva by washing their
clothes in a nice manner. He was appreciated by
the people for his selfless service and considered
him as a good and a noble launderer. He had
done this service for the shiva devotees at a very
cheap cost. And for the poor shiva devotees, he
had done his washing services at free of cost.
Through his good act, his name and fame were
spread among the kancheepuram area and
everyone was pleased by his noble act. He ate
only simple food and observed fasting during
Shiva rathiri and was regularly attended the
prathoshala kala puja in the evenings in the shiva
temple.
Lord Shiva wants to test him and appeared in the
form of an old shiva devotee. The old devotee
(Lord Shiva) asked to wash his clothes and to
finish the work before the sunset. Due to the
sudden change in the climate and also due to
heavy rain, Thonda nayanar could not kept it dry
before the sunset. Since he had given commitment
to the old man(Lord Shiva) that he will wash his
clothes before the sunset, he decided to commit
suicide and tried to break his head on the washing
stone. Due to his sincere devotion, Lord Shiva
appeared and blessed him and granted MUKTHI
after his death and made him as a nayanmar.
IMPORTANCE
Thonda Nayanar’s service to the god and to the
people cannot be imaginable in today’s fast
changing life. Such a good and dutiful person he
is. He has born and brought up by keeping Lord
Shiva in his mind. He even forgets to take food,
while worshipping Lord Shiva. Apart from washing
clothes to shiva devotees, he also helped them by
giving good clothes and provided proper food also.
Let us worship the great nayanmar saint and be
blessed.
“OM SREE TIRU KURIPPU THONDA
NAYANARE NAMAHA”
“OM NAMAH SHIVAYA”
WRITTEN BY
R.HARISHANKAR