> I was not aware that the famous " Icchuvai thavira yaamboi indira > logum aalum acchuvai perinum venden Arnagamaa Nagullane " > Kulasekara Alwar was father of Cheraman Perumal.
These lines were sung by Thondar adippodi azhvar on the lord of srirangam - not Kulasekara perumal.
Kulasekara has sung very beautiful hymns on lord rama - but he is remembered more for his pasurams on Thirumalai.
His 10 thirumalai pasurams are sweeter than honey.
In that he will say that he does not wish to rule earth and heavens, but just wants to be a small fish in the tank at Thirumalai.
aanatha selvathu arambaiyargal tharchoozha vaanalum selvamum mann arasum yaan venden then aar poonjolai thiruvengadach chunayil meenaai pirakkum vidhiyudaiyan aavene...
More touching stanzas come at last.
He will say :
sediyaya valvinaigal theerkum thirumalee nediyaane, vengadava, nin koyilin vaasal adiyarum vaanavarum arambaiyarum kidandhu iyangum PADIYAAI KIDANTHU UN PAVALAVAI KAANBEENE!
The great king says he just wants to be the Padi in front of the lord where the devotees cross !
In vaishnavite tradition, the padi just in front of the garbagraha (in all shrines) is called "Kulasekarap padi" in memory of the azhvar. It is believed that azhvar takes the form of this padi in all temples.
Devotees cross this padi - but no body steps over it - even now!