Acharya Devo Bhava ……………….

Swamy Nampillai was the disciple of Sri Nanjeeyar and the acharya of Sri Vadakku Thiruveethipillai and Sri Periyavaccan Pillai. Once , Swamy Nampillai  went to Thiruvellarai for Lord Pundarikakshan darshanam  .

Swamy along with his disciples were returning  to  Srirangam .

It was raining heavily past few days . Once they reached  river Kaveri , they were shocked to see the flow of the river trees  uprooted  and  the fury of the floods created confusion  in the disciples mind .

To cross the river they had to board a strong boat and they were worried about the water flow .   It was getting darker and the diciples were perplexed  .  They managed to get a small boat   quickly for crossing the small stretch of the river .

 Swamy Nampillai  also joined the disciples  and was contemplating on Lord’s  kalyana gunas mentally . They boarded the small boat…