INTRODUCTION
Pillai Lokacharya (1205–1311 CE) was a famous Vaishnavite Saint and written several divine works on Lord Vishnu.
Vadakkuth Thiruveethi pillai was the guru for his father and thus he was named as Pillai Lokacharya.He was the incarnation of Kanchi Varadaraja Perumal and born in the year 1205 AD.
He learned all the divine scriptures from his acharya Nampillai and from his father, along with his younger brother Manavala Perumal. Both of them remained as bachelors throughout their life.
FAMOUS DISCIPLES
- Sri Azhagiya Manavala Perumal
- Koorakuloththama Dasa
- Manarpakkam Nambi
- Kollikavala Dasa
- Kotturilannar
- Vilanjsolai Pillai
FAMOUS DIVINE WORKS
- Mumukshupadi
- Tatvatrayam
- ArthaPanjakam
- Sri VachanaBooshanam
- Archiraadhi
- PrameyaSekaram
- PrapanaParithranam
- SaaraSangraham
- SamsaaraSaamrajyam
IMPORTANCE
Once during his pilgrimage, some thieves attacked him and his followers and stolen all the valuable articles from them. He gave them everything and took only the idol of Lord Vishnu with him and left his physical body at Madurai at the age of 106 and reached the Lord’s lotus feet in the year 1311 AD. His Samadhi temple is situated at Madurai.
Before his death, it is believed that he had given MOKSHA to several animals and insects by touching them with his holy hand.
Being the avatar of Varadaraja Perumal, worshiping him is equivalent to that of worshiping “Kanchi Varadarajar”.
Let us worship the GREAT DIVINE AVATAR SRI PILLAI LOKACHARYA and be blessed.
“OM SREE PILLAI LOKACHARYARE NAMAHA”
“OM SREE VARADARAJA PERUMALE NAMAHA”
WRITTEN BY R.HARISHANKAR
