Pattinaththar, after his renunciation, lived by begging for alms. The relatives of Pattinaththar were worried about their caste pride. One day, in anger, relatives of Pattinaththar poisoned the appam* and offered him to eat.
Pattinaththar, with his mystical wisdom, realised the truth and didn’t eat that appam. While Pattinaththar was saying the following verse, he just thrown the Appam into the rooftop of the relative’s house who poisoned him.
“தன்வினை தன்னைச்சுடும்,
thanvinai thannaisudum,
ஓட்டப்பம் வீட்டைச் சுடும்
ottappam veettai sudum”
One’s deed will burn thyself,
Appam in the rooftop will burn the house
As he said the verse, his relative's house started to burn..
This was the first miracle which made the World to know about Pattinathar’s conceit.
*Appam - a flat round cake of rice flour and jaggery fried in oil
Original - www.siththarkal.com
Translated by - தமிழ் தமிழானவள்.
