Kamaasikhaashtakam-- Part 3

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Dear Members of the Prapatti Group:

 

In this concluding section, I will focus on the tributes

of Peyaazhwaar and Thirumangai Azhwaar to the

Kamaasikhaa Narasimhan of Thiru VeLLukkai Divya

Desam.

 

Pey Azhwaar, who poured out his Joyous experiences of

the Darsanam of the Lord and Sri Devi at Thirukkovalur

through the many verses of the third Thiruvandhaathi. The

26 th, 34th and the sixty second verses of this illustrious

AruLiccheyal of the Azhwaar offer Mangalaasasanam to

the Adbhuta Kesari worshipped as Kamaasikhaa Narasimhan

at Thiru VeLLUkkai .

 

TWENTY SIXTH VERSE OF PEY AZHWAAR

 

SIRANDAVEN CHINTAIYUM SENKANARAVUM

NIRAINDHA SEER NEEL KACCHIYULLUM--URAINDHATHUVUM

VENKATAMUM VEHAAVUM VELUKKAIPAATIYUMEH

TAANKATAVAAR TANDHUZHAAYAAR

 

Here Pey Azhwaar continues to describe his supremely

delectable experience of Paripurna Saakshatkaram of

the divine couple, which blossomed forth from his supreme

Para Jnanam and focuses on his anubhavam of the Archa Murthys.

 

He identifies the three divya desams -- Attigiri (Kanchi ), Thruvenkatam

and Thiru VeLulkkai-- as the sacred places , which the Lord wearing

the cool Tulasi garlands blesses by His presence. The Azhwaar says

that the Archa Murthys of these three divya desams have not

moved away from his mind or from the proximity of the red eyed Adiseshan

even for a moment. The azhwaar says my mind like the bed of Adisesha

is an eternal place of residence for the Lord of ThiruveLukkai Paadi .

The word Paadi that we see at the end of ThirukkavaLampaadi and

Thiruvelukkai Paadi as in this pasuram refers to a town .

 

THIRTY FOURTH VERSE OF PEY AZHWAAR

 

ANRRU IVVULAGAM ALANDHA ASAIVEH KOL

NINRU IRUNDHU VELUKKAI NEENAGARVAAI

KIDANTHAANAI KEDIL SEERANAI MUN KANJAI

KADANTHAANAI NENJAMEH KAAN

 

Here Pey Azhwaar engages in a dialog with his mind.

He appeals to it to meditate on the lord of eternal

auspicious qualities and bring him forth in the mind"s eye

(Saakshathkaaram ). He says: " O My mind! The Lord, who

destroyed Kamsan during the time of Incarnation as Krishna

and who measured the universes with His feet during

the time of incarnation as Vamana seems to be resting from

these tiring efforts through sitting at Vegavathi bank as

Kamaasikhaa Narasimhan and lying down on Adisesha at

Thiru Vehhaa. O my Mind! Please meditate on Him and

bring Him before you like we saw him at Thirukkovalur

on a rainy night.

 

VERSE 62 OF PEY AZHWAAR

 

VINNAGARAM VEHHAA VIRI TIRAI NEER VENKATAM

MANNAGARAM MAAMAADA VELUKKAI--MANNAHATTHA

TENKUDANTHAI TENAAR THIRUVARANGAM TENKOTTI

TAN KUDANGAI NEER YERRAN THAAZHVU

 

Here, Pey Azhwaar pays tribute to the sowlabhyam and

Sowseelyam, two of the Lord's Anantha Kalyana Gunas.

The Azhwaar reveals that the Lord of infinite accessibility

to the lowliest and the highest (Sowlabhyam) and

limitless virtuous qualities ( Sowseelyam ) is resident in the

Archa form at Thiru Vinnagar, Thiru Vehhaa , Thiru Venkatam

known for its beautiful waterfalls and springs, Thiru VeLukkai

famous for its tall spires , beautiful Thirukkudanthai , Srirangam

with its honey-laden flowers abundant in the groves and

Thirukkotiyur.The key words in this pasuram are " Tan Kudangai

Neererran Thazhvu " . The Lord is the owner of everything because of His

Paratvam. Inspite of it, He begged for three steps of Land from

Maha Bali and received the Daanam water on His hands to seal the transaction.

Such is His Sowseelyam and Sowlabhyam says the Azhwaar here.

 

THIRUMNAGAI AZHWAAR'S MANGALAASAASANAM OF THIRUVELUKKAI

 

In his Periya Thirumadal, Parakaala Nayaki in her ardent love of the Lord

threatens to shame Him into submission through the invocation of

the act of Madal as a route to gain Him back .Overtaken by passion and

being unable to stand the thought of separation from her object of love,

Parakala Nayaki appeals indirectly to the Lord's Rakshatva and Sowlabhya .

She appeals to Him frantically " to come down from His transcendental

kingdom and Height to accept the purest flower of love -offering (Kama Pushpa)

even though the love is coming from a being unfitted in every sense

to receive such a grace ". Parakala Nayaki offers the Kama Pushpa to

Kamaasikhaa Narasimhan and calls Him as Velukkai AaL Lion . She threatens

to mount the Madal, if He does not pay attention to her frantic appeal.The

performance of Madal has been compard to one of the limbs of Saranagathi known

as

Kaarpanyam or prostration at the feet of the Lord in a state of utter

helplessnes

and seeking union with Him.

 

MAHAA PRABHAAVA SRI NARAYANA NARASIMHA,

NARAYANA VIRA SIMHA, NARAYANA KRURA SIMHA,

NARAYANA DIVYA SIMHA, NARAYANA VYAAGRA SIMHA,

NARAYAN PUCCHA SIMHA, NARAYANA POORNA SIMHA,

-- ABHAYANKARA RUPA SIMHA, -- PRAHLAADA VARADA SIMHA,

BHAKTHAABHISHTA DHAAYEE SIMHA, LAKSHMI NARASIMHA

SIMHA, ADHYATBHUTA RUPA SIMHA, --- PAAHI MAAM

 

-- EXCERPTS FROM NRSIMHA GADHYAM

 

SARVA VEDAANTHA VEDHYAAYA KAARANAAYA MAHATMANEH

SARVALOKA SARANYAYA SRI NRSIMHAAYA MANGALAM

 

ADIVAN SATAKOPAAKYAIR YATIVARYAIR MAHATMABHI:

SAMARCHITAAYA NITYAAYA SRI NRSIMHAAYA MANGALAM

 

---EXCERPTS FROM THE SRI NRUSIMHA MANGALM BY THE

TWENY FIFTH JEEYAR OF AHOBILA MUTT : SRI VAN SATAKOPA

SRINIVASA YATINDRA MAHAA DESIKAN.

 

SRI NRUSIMHA PARABRHMANEH NAMA:

 

Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan