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Parthasarati Dileepan
• Thu Dec 28 1995 - 16:08:40 PST
On Thu, 28 Dec 95 12:38:32 EST Badri asked:
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Who is the celestial person who married Thirumangai?
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The LIFCO publication says a deva maadhu by the
name of Sumangalai was cursed by Kabila munivar and had
to come down to this earth and marry a human.
Since Sumangalai apologized for making fun of his
pupil's bad looks, Kabilar granted her to be born as
a bhakathai and fulfill the task of wooing Thirumangai
from a life of a warrior into a life of devotion.
Thus, it seems, Kumudhavalli Naachchiyaar came to this
earth. In any case, the life story of this
aazhvaar and that of our achaaryaa Sri Ramanuja
illustrate the importance of spousal approval for
a successful life of piety!
-- Dileepan
