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Munaiyaduvar Nayanar (52) Mukthi Place, Sree Arutsomanathar Temple, Nidur, Tamil Nadu

This Temple is mukti place of Munaiyaduvar Nayanar.

How to get there:
The temple is located 4.8 kms North of Mayiladuthurai.

Map: https://goo.gl/maps/uqLyFSr8GnrAvQeBA

About Munaiyaduvar Nayanar

This saint was a Vellala by caste. He belonged to Tiru Nidur in the Chola kingdom. He was a great Bhakta of Lord Siva and His devotees. He was always the hope of the desperate, the weak and the vanquished. They would call upon him to turn their defeat into a victory. He would hire himself out as a professional fighter. He fixed a wage for this service and with that money he would feed the Siva Bhaktas and look after them. He earned money in this way and hence he was called ‘Munaiyaduvar’. Lord Siva was highly pleased with him and blessed him.

Two vital lessons that this Nayanar’s life hold should not be ignored. The first and foremost, even in the exercise of the God-given talent of fencing, the Nayanar took care to see, that it was used to defend the weak, the oppressed and the downtrodden. Strength, too, is a manifestation of the Lord, according to Him: but it should be used in His service in a righteous way. The second one is that the fruits of such service were always dedicated to the Lord. This is the very core of the teaching of the Bhagavad Gita, and the teachings of all saints and sages. Righteousness rests on this pedestal of dedication to God and unselfishness. Selfishness is the root cause of all sins and consequent miseries.

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https://www.dlshq.org/download/sixty-three-nayanar-saints/

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This Temple is mukti place of Munaiyaduvar Nayanar.

How to get there:
The temple is located 4.8 kms North of Mayiladuthurai.

Map: https://goo.gl/maps/uqLyFSr8GnrAvQeBA

About Munaiyaduvar Nayanar

This saint was a Vellala by caste. He belonged to Tiru Nidur in the Chola kingdom. He was a great Bhakta of Lord Siva and His devotees. He was always the hope of the desperate, the weak and the vanquished. They would call upon him to turn their defeat into a victory. He would hire himself out as a professional fighter. He fixed a wage for this service and with that money he would feed the Siva Bhaktas and look after them. He earned money in this way and hence he was called ‘Munaiyaduvar’. Lord Siva was highly pleased with him and blessed him.

Two vital lessons that this Nayanar’s life hold should not be ignored. The first and foremost, even in the exercise of the God-given talent of fencing, the Nayanar took care to see, that it was used to defend the weak, the oppressed and the downtrodden. Strength, too, is a manifestation of the Lord, according to Him: but it should be used in His service in a righteous way. The second one is that the fruits of such service were always dedicated to the Lord. This is the very core of the teaching of the Bhagavad Gita, and the teachings of all saints and sages. Righteousness rests on this pedestal of dedication to God and unselfishness. Selfishness is the root cause of all sins and consequent miseries.

Source:

https://www.dlshq.org/download/sixty-three-nayanar-saints/

Type

Nayanar Mukti Sthalam

Country

India (भारत)

State

Tamil Nadu

Village

Nidur

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Longitude

11.1196158

Latitude

79.6271466

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How To Get There

The temple is located 4.8 kms North of Mayiladuthurai.