INTRODUCTION
Kulachirai Nayanar was the minister of the Pandyan king
Ninraseernedumaran and is considered as one of the 63 Nayanars.
LIFE
Kulachirai Nayanar was born in a pious family in the Pandyan Kingdom and he served as the Minister of the Pandyan King. He was an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva.
Once, the Pandyan dynasty was dominated by the Jain Monks. The Pandyan King was converted to Jainism and compelled his people to convert into Jainism. The Jain monks got greater power in the kingdom. Hindus in the pandyan kingdom suffered by the domination of jain monks. The Queen Mangayarkkarasiyar was very much worried about the condition of the pandyan kingdom. She consulted with the minister Kulachirai Nayanar about the wide spread of Jainism in their region.
The Queen and the Minister invited Appar and Sambandar to Madurai. They cured the hunch back of the King Koon Pandiyan and made him to realize the importance of shaivism. Sambandar had explained the importance of shaivism and the King immediately reconverted to Shaivism. Due to his reconversion the influence of Jainism gradually diminished in Madurai and shaivism sect had gained top priority among the people. All the three persons, the pandiyan king, his wife Mangayarkkarasiyar and his minister Kulachirai Nayanar were considered as nayanmars and worshiped in the Shiva Temples.
Let us worship the great nayanar and be blessed.
“OM SREE KULACHIRAI NAYANARE NAMAHA”
“OM NAMAH SHIVAYA”
WRITTEN BY R.HARISHANKAR
