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The next day Pillayar went to Tirukkolakka and sang a song, clapping his hands to keep time. The collection of these songs is called Thevaram. From the moment he drank the Milk of Wisdom, he began to sing soul-stirring songs in praise of Lord Siva. From that moment he was known as Aludaiya Pillayar or one who enjoys the protection of the Lord: and also as Tiru Jnana Sambandar as he attained divine wisdom through the grace of Lord Siva and Parvathy. To obtain His grace and divine knowledge, the grace of the Mother is necessary and Parvathy fondled with the child and suckled him with the Milk of Wisdom. So, He appeared with Mother Parvathy and asked Her to feed the child with the Milk of divine Wisdom. This outwardly appears to be a mere childish action but the Lord, who knew its inner meaning, wanted to bless the child. The child looked at the tower of the temple and began to cry for his parents. They left the child on the bank and went in to bathe. The child had insisted on being taken with them. One day Sivapada Hridayar and his wife took the child with them to the temple tank in which they wanted to bathe. The child, too, would weep for his separation from his divine parents Lord Siva and Parvathy, though ordinary people mistook it for a babys crying habit. They brought up this child with great love and devotion, knowing fully well that it was a purposeful gift from the Lord. The Lord granted this boon and soon was brought into this world a radiant male child. Sivapada Hridayar prayed to the Lord for the boon of a worthy son.
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Both of them were ardent devotees of Lord Siva. In sacred Sirkali lived a pious Brahmin by name Sivapada Hridayar with his virtuous wife Bhagavathiar. In the seventh century some Jain and Buddhist missionaries had settled in the Tamil country to spread their religions. Contributed by EUGENIO & SOBHANÃ visit this wonderful website on Sri Ramalinga Swamy, Vallalar, a Siddhar saint who attained Light in the near recent history!)