Education
Vallalar's brothers Sabhapathi Pillai and Parasurama Pillai got education from famous writer / speaker Kanchipuram Sabhapathi Mudaliyar. And Sabhapathi Pillai earned money for the joint family through giving discourse on Indian puranas (like Kantha-puranam, Mahabharatham, Ramayanam etc).
When Vallalar was 5 years old, Sabhapathi Pillai started giving him basic education. Later Sabhapathi Pillai took his brother to Kancheepuram Sabhapathi Mudaliyar and asked his teacher to provide education to his youngest brother also. As soon as Vallalar learned 4 or 5 lessons from his teacher, he started going to Chennai Kanthakottam temple near Parrys Corner (old Madras), and composing excellent poems in Tamil and singing them as song in the temple. As soon as his teacher, Sabhapathi Mudaliyar came to know about this, he started giving different reasons and delayed/stopped his teachings to Vallalar and Vallalar too started spending most of his time in the Temple.
Theiva Manimalai
During this time, at this small age, he started composing devotional poems in Tamil which has very rich and very deep meaning in both language & spiritual view point. You can read it from http://www.thiruarutpa.org/thirumurai/v/T1/tm/theyvamani_maalai. Let us take a sample and see how true my statements above are:
My understanding:
Without experimenting or experiencing god, speaking about him based on what others say or write, is like making sounds of crows (where one crow make kaa sound and others will also make that sound) which lives short and dies without achieving anything.
Burning toddy or a mouth with teeth never cleaned will smell badly. But telling lies smell even worse than that. People who tell such lies or don't experience god will make logical arguments and fights in this world.
Great people who are experiencing the god will keep their golden mouth in silence. But this world will argue that such silent people are fools or lazy / useless.
Even if the world gives 'fool' title to such great people who never speak or refer about themselves instead they always praise god's greatness; please bless me to live along or develop relationship with such great people.
Theivayani (kriya sakthi - responsible for any action happening in this world) and tribe's daughter, Valli (icha sakthi - responsible for desire that triggers actions) are in happy state because of such a greatness of you.
In a physical world, you are residing & ruling all in Chennai Kanthakottam. In the real world you are inside every one of us.
Miracle in Mirror
Later his brother Sabhapathi Pillai, came to know about his youngest brother is not learning from his teacher and without knowing the back ground of all that happened he was very much worried. When Vallalar heard about his brother's concerns for him, he came to an agreement with his brother to learn by himself from that day onward and went to a room in first floor (of 38th house in Veerasamy Street, Seven Wells, Chennai) and fixed a mirror in the wall, kept some flowers & fruits, ignited an oil lamp and looked at the mirror for long time. That day, Thiruthani Murugan's image appeared in the mirror.
From that day, he started worshiping Thiruthani Murugan's image in that room (no reading books or learning ☺).
First Discourse
One day while Sabhapathi Pillai was giving discourse on Periya Puranam on weekly Saturdays, he felt sick and asked Vallalar to do it for that day. And Vallalar went to the organizers and informed this. On seeing the 9 year old child the organizers said him to cover only 2 poems in order to avoid discontinuity. The topic that was supposed to be covered was Vallalar's arut-guru (one who guides others to gain God's grace / wisdom) Thiru Gnana Sambanthar.
The discourse started, Vallalar started from where his brother left last week. It continued till 12.00 AM, but not even on poem was completed. The crowd was in absolute receiving mode and wanted Vallalar to come and complete it in coming weeks. He agreed to it.
While his brother was giving discourse, Sabhapathi Pillai came and stood away from the crowd and was listening on how his little brother was giving discourse. After seeing it, he was extremely happy and went and said to his wife "I thought he is my brother, but that is not true, he is Lord Murugan only! What a great gift we have received!"
From that day onward, Vallalar received too much of respect and devotion from the family and he couldn't attach himself with the family because of this and he left.
Vallalar's brothers Sabhapathi Pillai and Parasurama Pillai got education from famous writer / speaker Kanchipuram Sabhapathi Mudaliyar. And Sabhapathi Pillai earned money for the joint family through giving discourse on Indian puranas (like Kantha-puranam, Mahabharatham, Ramayanam etc).
When Vallalar was 5 years old, Sabhapathi Pillai started giving him basic education. Later Sabhapathi Pillai took his brother to Kancheepuram Sabhapathi Mudaliyar and asked his teacher to provide education to his youngest brother also. As soon as Vallalar learned 4 or 5 lessons from his teacher, he started going to Chennai Kanthakottam temple near Parrys Corner (old Madras), and composing excellent poems in Tamil and singing them as song in the temple. As soon as his teacher, Sabhapathi Mudaliyar came to know about this, he started giving different reasons and delayed/stopped his teachings to Vallalar and Vallalar too started spending most of his time in the Temple.
Theiva Manimalai
During this time, at this small age, he started composing devotional poems in Tamil which has very rich and very deep meaning in both language & spiritual view point. You can read it from http://www.thiruarutpa.org/thirumurai/v/T1/tm/theyvamani_maalai. Let us take a sample and see how true my statements above are:
கரையில்வீண் கதைஎலாம் உதிர்கருங் காக்கைபோல்
கதறுவார் கள்ளுண்டதீக்
கந்தம்நா றிடஊத்தை காதம்நா றிடஉறு
கடும்பொய்இரு காதம்நாற
வரையில்வாய் கொடுதர்க்க வாதம்இடு வார்சிவ
மணங்கமழ் மலர்ப்பொன்வாய்க்கு
மவுனம்இடு வார்இவரை மூடர்என ஓதுறு
வழக்குநல் வழக்கெனினும்நான்
உரையிலவர் தமையுறா துனதுபுகழ் பேசும்அவ
ரோடுறவு பெறஅருளுவாய்
உயர்தெய்வ யானையொடு குறவர்மட மானும்உள்
உவப்புறு குணக்குன்றமே
தரையில்உயர் சென்னையில் கந்தகோட் டத்துள்வளர்
தலம்ஓங்கு கந்தவேளே
தண்முகத் துய்யமணி உண்முகச் சைவமணி
சண்முகத் தெய்வமணியே.
கதறுவார் கள்ளுண்டதீக்
கந்தம்நா றிடஊத்தை காதம்நா றிடஉறு
கடும்பொய்இரு காதம்நாற
வரையில்வாய் கொடுதர்க்க வாதம்இடு வார்சிவ
மணங்கமழ் மலர்ப்பொன்வாய்க்கு
மவுனம்இடு வார்இவரை மூடர்என ஓதுறு
வழக்குநல் வழக்கெனினும்நான்
உரையிலவர் தமையுறா துனதுபுகழ் பேசும்அவ
ரோடுறவு பெறஅருளுவாய்
உயர்தெய்வ யானையொடு குறவர்மட மானும்உள்
உவப்புறு குணக்குன்றமே
தரையில்உயர் சென்னையில் கந்தகோட் டத்துள்வளர்
தலம்ஓங்கு கந்தவேளே
தண்முகத் துய்யமணி உண்முகச் சைவமணி
சண்முகத் தெய்வமணியே.
My understanding:
Without experimenting or experiencing god, speaking about him based on what others say or write, is like making sounds of crows (where one crow make kaa sound and others will also make that sound) which lives short and dies without achieving anything.
Burning toddy or a mouth with teeth never cleaned will smell badly. But telling lies smell even worse than that. People who tell such lies or don't experience god will make logical arguments and fights in this world.
Great people who are experiencing the god will keep their golden mouth in silence. But this world will argue that such silent people are fools or lazy / useless.
Even if the world gives 'fool' title to such great people who never speak or refer about themselves instead they always praise god's greatness; please bless me to live along or develop relationship with such great people.
Theivayani (kriya sakthi - responsible for any action happening in this world) and tribe's daughter, Valli (icha sakthi - responsible for desire that triggers actions) are in happy state because of such a greatness of you.
In a physical world, you are residing & ruling all in Chennai Kanthakottam. In the real world you are inside every one of us.
Miracle in Mirror
Later his brother Sabhapathi Pillai, came to know about his youngest brother is not learning from his teacher and without knowing the back ground of all that happened he was very much worried. When Vallalar heard about his brother's concerns for him, he came to an agreement with his brother to learn by himself from that day onward and went to a room in first floor (of 38th house in Veerasamy Street, Seven Wells, Chennai) and fixed a mirror in the wall, kept some flowers & fruits, ignited an oil lamp and looked at the mirror for long time. That day, Thiruthani Murugan's image appeared in the mirror.
From that day, he started worshiping Thiruthani Murugan's image in that room (no reading books or learning ☺).
First Discourse
One day while Sabhapathi Pillai was giving discourse on Periya Puranam on weekly Saturdays, he felt sick and asked Vallalar to do it for that day. And Vallalar went to the organizers and informed this. On seeing the 9 year old child the organizers said him to cover only 2 poems in order to avoid discontinuity. The topic that was supposed to be covered was Vallalar's arut-guru (one who guides others to gain God's grace / wisdom) Thiru Gnana Sambanthar.
The discourse started, Vallalar started from where his brother left last week. It continued till 12.00 AM, but not even on poem was completed. The crowd was in absolute receiving mode and wanted Vallalar to come and complete it in coming weeks. He agreed to it.
While his brother was giving discourse, Sabhapathi Pillai came and stood away from the crowd and was listening on how his little brother was giving discourse. After seeing it, he was extremely happy and went and said to his wife "I thought he is my brother, but that is not true, he is Lord Murugan only! What a great gift we have received!"
From that day onward, Vallalar received too much of respect and devotion from the family and he couldn't attach himself with the family because of this and he left.
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