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CH. XXXVII. UiMANUJA'S GKEATNESS. 243
20. Bhattstrya counselled Nanjiyar thus :— " Son ! pique
thyself not on being a great Vedantist, on thy becoming my
disciple, and on thy giving up all thy wealth to me, as my fee.
But firmly believe in R^imanujaas our Saviour."
21. Nanjiyar warned Nambillai thus :— " Gi-ow not haughty
that the w«rld calls thee
'
: World- teacher (LokAcharya) ' ; that
thou art a clever expert in expounding tlie Prabaiidhas.
Ram3,nuja's feet alone can save thee.
22. One day Nambi.lai took hold of the liand of Siva-kkarai-p-pi]]ai,
to go out ; and as he crossed the tlireshold of
his house, he discovered a holy man -asleep on the pial outside.
S. pijlai called out to him to withdraw liis legs as his
master was there. Nambiliai immediately let go his hold of
S. piljai saying :— " Son, our saints have declared that the
legs of holy men are lioly legs. To call them " legs " in derision
is against thee a proof of disrespect and ignorance. Begone
from me "
: S. pillai went to his :— village in disgrace
and set up loud wailing, and cried " Oh master ! thou
hast cast me away like the stone in a sling, from