Thyagaraja

One day, Maha Periyava was approached by a devotee from Thiruvarur. Periyava asked the devotee, “What is the name of the Lord in your town?” The devotee replied, “Thyagarajan.” Periyava asked, “What great sacrifice (Thyaga) did he do that he is called Thyagaraja?” (A king among those who do thyaga). The devotee said, “Only Periyava can explain it.” Periyava said, “If one is a good pandit, he can be called Pandita-Raja, a great animal (mriga) is Mriga-Raja, similarly Pakshi-raja etc.” “So only one who has done such a great sacrifice that no one can equal, deserves the name Tyaga-Raja. Do you know what this Swami sacrificed? He sacrificed the I-thought, the ego, the self. Since it is a sacrifice no one can do, this Swami is called Thyagaraja.”

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