Once some people said some bad things about Bhattar and upon hearing this his disciples started arguing with them.

Bhattar stopped his disciples and told them "We are supposed to do two things all the time. One is to praise the Lord's divine qualities; the other is to remember our lowly qualities and mistakes. When we start praising the Lord, we are unable to stop as there is no end to His good qualities. Therefore, we fail in our task of remembering our drawbacks. Hence, when others remind us of our errors, we should be thankful to them, as they are helping us fulfill our duties".

(Note: Also see "Who is a Srivaishnava")