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#MahaPeriyava #Kannadasan The great poet and song writer Kannadasan was once an atheist. He then became an ardent believer of God and wrote many epics, one of which is #Arthamulla_indhu_madham #அர்த்தமுள்ள_இந்து_மதம் He was also an ardent devotee of Maha Periyava. Once when he

came to Kanchi for dharshan, he asked Periyava, the milky ocean (பாற்கடல்) must actually be white, how come it is blue in colour. Those gathered there thought he was asking this question just to irritate Maha Periyava. Maha Periyava just smiled to his query and did not give him

any answer. Kannadasan was given to understand though, that he will get the reply to his question that day afternoon and he had to wait till then. That afternoon Vummidi Bangaru Chettiyar came to see Maha Periyava. He had brought with him a very large emerald stone which he

prayerfully offered to Maha Periyava for His use. Maha Periyava called an attendant and asked him to bring some milk. He asked the Emerald stone to be put in the milk. The Vummidi Chettiyar was very surprised by Periyava's action. Normally this is how the jewelers check if the

emerald stone is genuine or not. This was done not to test his ardent devotee the Chettiyar but for another reason. He called Kannadasan and asked him to see the milk in which the stone was. The milk was green in colour. The colour of the stone reflected in the milk. He said,

"just like how the stone changed the colour of the milk to green so also the blue hued Maha Vishnu resting in the milky white ocean made the ocean turn into blue due to the reflection of His body. That is why the ocean appears blue to us."
Due to the explanation given by

Maha Periyava did Kannadhasan later write the song "Thirupar kadalil pallikondaye Sriman Narayana"
Maha Periyava then told Vummidi Chettiyar to offer the stone to Kanchi Varadaraja Perumal and gave him prasadham.
Sarvam Sri Krishnarpanam🙏