muniyodhana.The manasik offering.

Muniatharaiyan Pillai a great devotee was a chieftain in the Chola kingdom. He was responsible to collect taxes in the area Thirukannapuram. he lived in a big mansion and regularly gave gifts and undertook work on behalf of the temple. His lady love was Viragadhibogam, she too loved the chieftain. One year during the drought he diverted the tax amounts collected towards the welfare of the poor and the upkeep of the temple. When the Chola king learnt of this he imprisoned the chieftain. Viragadhibogam knew that Muniatharaiyan was just in his action she waited patiently but when the king did not show any compassion she approached the Lord Sowriraja in the temple and threw a challenge that if in five days he was not released she would immolate herself. That night the Lord appeared in the kings dream and asked him to release the chieftain. the next day the chieftain was released. M went straight to V house to meet her it was quiet late at night. She had prepared a pongal which she offered to M, as per regular practice as he could not offer the good food to the Lord so late at night he just mentally prayed of the offering and had his fill of the good pongal.
The next morning when the temple priest opened the temple he sees the Lord is completely covered in pongal and there are morsel spilling every where and a line of the same leading to V house upto M. on enquiry and learning of what had happened every one was wonder struck. M and V realised that they were the blessed lot and the Kalyana gunas of the Lord. That day onwards this special preparation is made as offering to Lord Sowriraja at around 9 p.m. and offered to devotees who are present in the temple at that hour.
How important is the mental attitude. one must apply thought word and deed in the surrender to the Lord.