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Haran; He is Sakti; He is all-combined indivisible whole. Azhwafs
poem in this reference is furnished:

" Down hanging tuft from thy high crown,
with Mazhuvu bright and Chakra brown;

Curling snakes right around
With Golden strings bound;

Fast flowing streams adorn thy domain.
With mute devotion do I remains-
Lord! You are Hari, the Bhagavan
And no wonder. You are indeed Haran;

See I both of you in One,
And Bhaktas your favour win."

Such a unified God incarnate, Azhwar saw and experienced
in Sri Venkateshwara.

Peyazhwar later become the preceptor to another devotee
who got infatuated in this exceedingly erudite scholar of repute.
The disciple in this case is Tirumazhisai Azhwar who had toured
round the country and imbibed immensely the several systems
of integral Hinduism. This saint is known later as Bhaktisaaran,
a perfect model of a devoted disciple.

The Three Azhwars of Holy Trinity

All the three saints were known as Mudal Azhwars in Tamil.
They travelled all over the country like Sri Rama, Lakshmana,
and Bharatha. They did not mingle with worldy minded men,
nor did they feel hungry or thirsty. They did not know they
were independently making pilgrimage in the south.

It was the will of God to create a meeting ground for these
three souls of self-less dedication. In Tirukkoilur in South India,
on a dark rainy night Poigai Azhwar entered a small hut in the
locality and found a resting place in the front verandah of that
cottage. He reclined against the mud wall and looked up the leaky
roof in meditation upon God. A short while after, Bhoodhatthar
entered the hut and elicited if he could stay in this small place,
.^s he wanted to take rest against the squally weather. Poigaiyar
welcomed him with joined palms and entreated him to bear company
with him even though the place was small, just enough for only