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|Kulasekhara Azhwar| Kulasekhara azhwar was born in the royal family of the Chera dynasty in Kerala. He was a good king and deeply devoted to Narayana. Kulasekhara yearned to listen to Rama’s leelas in particular, and invited sages and devotees to his palace every day to listen to them tell the Ramayanam. Every day he would listen to Ramayanam until one day the they got to the part where Sita had just been abducted by Ravana. So absorbed was he in the katha, and unable to bear Sita’s plight, Kulasekhara immediately summoned his entire army and marched to the ocean. He plunged into the waters, ready to swim across to come to the aid of his beloved Rama and Sita! Rama then appeared before him, reassuring him that the war was over and he had regained Sita! Such was the bhakti of Kulasekhara azhwar that he could not think of any other way but to cross the mighty ocean with his army just so Rama would not have to fight alone, and seeing such love, Rama himself could not resist coming to Kulasekhara and personally calming him down! Kulasekhara azhwar is one of the 12 azhwars, who are the essence of the sri vaishnava sampradaya, Narayana’s eternal associates who took birth amongst us as great devotees to spread the sweetness of hari bhakti. Kulasekhara is the incarnation of the Kaustubha gem. _____ Earlier this year I had illustrated for a cute story about a conversation between Kulasekhara azhwar and Venkatesha by @srishti.tales based on a set of 10 verses from his perumal thirumozhi where he wonders what he should be born as to forever remain in Tirupati near the lord. Swipe for the cover! So if you want to read more about him, you can find the link to the online store to order the book on @srishti.tales bio. #instaart #instaartist #instaartwork #artistsoninstagram #digitalart #cuteart #krishnaart #bhakti #bhaktiart #srivaishnavasampradaya #kulasekhara #kulasekharaazhwar #azhwar #pasuram #vaishnava #srivaishnava #divyaprabandham #ramaart #ramayanam #rama #ramayana #sampradayaseries #narayana #perumal