Sri Koorak kuloththama dasa

Koorakulothama dasa's avatara was in Srirangam, in Koundinya gotra, in Ipasi tiruvadirai. He got panchasamskara from Vadakku thiruveedi pillai. Tiruvoimozhi with commentaries, Sribhasya, Srutaprakasika were all blessed to him by Pillai lokacharya. Rahasyas were blessed by Azhagia manavala perumal nayanar.

During an islamic invasion, pillai lokacharya and others took Namperumal and fled out of Srirangam. They wandered and reached Jyotishkudi where Pillai lokacharya reached his last days. All the disciples, surrendered in their acharyas feet and requested as to what would be their future - whom do they treat as their acharya ? Pillai lokacharya could do nothing else than to remember Tiruvoimozhi pillai. He blessed him to become Darsanapravartaka leaving his duties as a king.  Pillai lokacharya also advised Koorakulothama dasa to teach Rahasyas to Tiruvoimozhi pillai, Tirukannangudi pillai and Tiruputkuzhi jeer to preach tiruvoimozhi, Naloorpillai for the rest 3000, Vilanjolai pillai for saptha kadai. After ordering so, Pillai lokacharya attained swaacharyan tiruvadigal on Jyeshta suddha dvadasi.

During those days, the Pandya kind died and his son was a minor. Recognising the intelligence of srisailesa, the ministers made him the representative of the prince. Tiruvoimozhi pillai steered the kingdom in a glorious path.

Srisailesa's mother , could not bear the demise of Pillai lokacharya and so she followed him to the abode. Srisailesa was taken care by his aunt (chiria thayar). Koorakulothama dasa ( as per his acharyas oder) made up his mind to severe srisailesa from his duties and bring him to sampradaya.

One day Koorakulothama dasa went in front of Tiruvoimozhi pillai chanting Alwars Tiruviruttam. Tiruvoimozhi pillai, being a tamil lover, requested for the meaning. Koorakulothama dasa denied disrespectfully. The rajasevakas tried to punish K. dasa. Tiruvoimozhi pillai stopped it and told this incidence to his aunt. She iterated the connection between K. dasa and Pillai lokacharya. Tiruvoimozhi pillai was inclined to surrender to K. dasa and to start learning. However the time was not ripe. On a day, when Tiruvoimozhi pillai was going on an elephant, K. dasa stood on a high raised place and showed his real self. Tiruvoimozhi pillai realised him as Pillai lokacharya himself and surrendered immediately.  K. dasa also embraced him and decided to start the teachings as per the wish of their acharya.

When Koorakulothama dasa started to preach, Tiruvoimozhi pillai had a request to make. "I am preoccupied with rajyakarya, so kindly render the kalakshepams while I wear my tirumankappu". K.Dasa also agreed. Rahasya kalakshepa went on. On a day, due to his overburden, Tiruvoimozhi pillai was not hearing to the words of K. dasa. Acharya wanted to put an end to this and did not come for some days. T pillai could not bear this and went to K dasa's tirumaligai. Fell before his feet and asked for pardon. He took the Sripadatheertham and uchishtam of K dasa and hence got enlightened. Immediately he became a virakta, entrusted all his affairs to the Rajamahishi and followed K.dasa in his thinking, speech and body (mukkarana). Then the rahasya kalakshepa went on without any hindrance and K. dasa could satisfy his acharya's wish.

This great deed of K. dasa is revered by this sloka :

SwayamAhUya sailEsa guravErthapradanataha
labdha udArAbhidham kUrakulotama gurum bhaje
lOkAchArya krupapAtram koundinya kulabhUshanam
samatAtma gunAvAsam vandE kUrakulotamam.

The one who voluntarily gave all the rahasyarthas to
T pillai and thus was called "udAra" - my salutations to him.
Let my salutations be for the one  who is - blessed by Lokacharya,
an ornament to Koundinya kula,the abode of all atma gunas.