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Kalikamba Nayanar Guru Puja 2027: February 11, Mount Vernon

கலிக்கம்ப நாயனார் · Thai, Revathi

🪔 Kalikamba Nayanar: Guru Puja
Thai, Revathi · Mount Vernon, Kansas, America (United States)
கைதடிந்த வரிசிலையான் கலிக்கம்பன் கலியன் கழற்சத்தி வரிஞ்சையர்கோன் அடியார்க்கும் அடியேன்
"am the slave of Kalikkampaṉ who had a bow fastened with bands, who cut his wife`s hand with a sword;"
Thevaram 7.39.7 (lines 5,6), thevaaram.org: https://www.thevaaram.org/thirumurai_1/songview.php?thiru=7&Song_idField=70390&padhi=039&startLimit=7&limitPerPage=1&sortBy=&sortOrder=DESC ; English gloss from the same page (Translation: V.M. Subramanya Aiyar, French Institute of Pondicherry / EFEO 2006)

A merchant of Thiruppennagadam who washed the feet of every devotee before feeding them. One day a devotee arrived who had once been a servant in the house, and Kalikambar's wife hesitated to pour the water.

Holding service to devotees above everything, Kalikambar cut off her hand and carried on the rite himself. Shiva blessed him for his single-minded devotion.

Guru Puja monthThai
Guru Puja starRevathi
BirthplaceThiruppennagadam
Source: Periya Puranam (Sekkizhar)
← Nayanar Thirunakshatram

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