Thiruvaaimozhi 2.3 - Exqusite Bhagavathaubhavam of AzhwAr

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Dearest Sisters and Brothers,

In this decad 2.3, NammAzhwAr narrates the wonderful Bhagavadhanubhavam of

his after getting bonded and united totally with the Emperumaan (in his

thoughts) and he wishes to join the BhAgavathAs.

PLEASE GO THROUGH THE MARVELLOUS NARRATION AND ANUBHAVAM OF OUR GREAT

AZHWAR.

 

1.Oh mind, the one which lives in this physical body!, Due to my being

blessed with such a good companion like you, I have got the parama bhAgyam

of entagling and entwining myself with the Lord of dEvAs, Madhusoodhanan.

With our mixing with each other, all sorts of tastes have appeared. The

taste is as if Honey, Milk, Ghee, Sugarcane juice, Nectar are all mixed

within that. (Implies the joining of JeevAthmA and ParamAthmA is much much

tastier than any thing else and is the most superior tast of all.

 

2.There are none EQUAL to you; Oh Lord! There are none superior to you;

Like that You have MOST WONDERFUL kalyANa guNAs; You have taken avathaarams

as a parama solwlabhyan (inspite of Your Grand Great kalyANa guNAs); You

have helped me by being my Master, My Life, my Mother and my Father- by

teaching me all that I did NOT know (about You); I still DO NOT know what

You are upto.

 

3.Oh EmperumaanE! Even without the knowledge of Periya Piraatti, You took

the Short VaamanAvathaaram and begged mahAbhali for the Three measurements

of earth. As You cheated him, You have cheated me and entered into my

heart. I was caught in complete ignorance and wrong knowledge and You have

enabled me to know the truth (at such a young age for me) and You have

instilled a desire in me to get enslaved by You and to perform the

kainkaryam to You. What a MERCY YOU POSSESS!

 

4.My Dear Father, the One who kept all sven lOkAs in Your stomach and

protected during the Cosmic Cycle end(PraLayam)! The Lowly slef, I am- and

Such A Great You, My Emeprumaan- You have entered into my Jeevan and

joined me - What can I give you back for that? I can give You back my Life

and AthmA for that. After geiving the AthmA to You, How can I get out

alone? Are You not the One who is living in me as my Jeevan? It is even

POINTLESS to SAY THAT I AM GIVING MY ATHMAA TO YOU. It is ridiculous. (

THIS IS THE ESSENCE OF SRI VAISHNAVA PHILOSOPHY, SISTERS AND BROTHERS!).

Who am I? Who is my Jeevan? When both of us are Your properties, You are

only taking back what belongs to You.

 

5.Unless You shower mercy, it is just NOT possible for even GREAT scholars

to know You. Such EmperumaanE!, my Lord! The One who grants mOksham to

bhakthAs! the One who is like a Nectar which is not form the Milky Ocean!

(means, with no efforts, I got You as the amirtham). Are You NOT the One

who is the Primary cause behind all these anubhavams and nectar that I

have? You prtected the seven lOkAs by taking the Varaaha avathaaram. Such a

GREAT Emperumaan You are and I have reached Your Lotus Feet. Haven't I?

 

6.The BhakthAs and BhagavathALs who have surrendered to You as the Only

redemption- You have become the Poison for all their sins and killed their

sins. Your are the One who grants them the Knowledge about You and makes

them think about You at all times in their minds and not lament with

separation form You- You are the Lustrous Light who does all these. Oh

Valourous One who cut the nose of soorpaNakA! I, Your servant- Have I

reached You today ONLY? (NO!) Have I not got You the day my AthmA was

created? (What a simple narration of AzhwAr of our Rich Philosophy!)

 

7.You are like the Music that is played in the VeeNA. You are the Supreme

pleasure that can NOT be even enjoyed by Nitya sUris (even if they wished

to). You are the Purest One. You are the Sugarcane Juice and the Nectar and

so sweet and You are the Blue hued Cloud coloured Lord. KaNNA! there is NO

ONE to prtect me eecept You. Hence, Please do not forget me and You should

aim to take care of me.

 

8.Since I have retained and sent my mind in the lines of KaNNan (His

upadEsams- GitA) , the One who stole the Butter and Milk, I am able to get

rid of birth cycle. Thus, the one that can only be attained by Great yOgAs,

I could get parabhakthi by Emperumaan's grace in this birth itself (with no

effort of mine!) within few days only.

 

9.Emeprumaan, Kannan wears the Thirutthuzhaay garland. He is the Chief of

Nitya sUris. He has the ThirumEni (the Divine Body) which has nothing equal

to any thing even at Parama padham (Sri Vaikuntam). He is the Purest of

all. By involving myself and singing and dancing His glories and kalyANa

guNAs and getting excited, the dirt and diseases at the bottom of mu mind

are all completely removed. I have been saved!

 

10.The Sexual pleasure, the sadness when I do not get that- the Birth, the

diseases that come in these births, old age, death- Removing all these

(from this body) When will I join the BhagavathALs with the lustrous

shining body of mine ?When will I reach the BhagavathALs of the

Maayappiraan, the One who has the Divine Conch (sanghu) and the Divine

ChakrA?

 

11. Emperumaan destroyed the entire kulam of ravaNan and the army of

rAkshasaas. About such a Lord, NammAzhwAr has sung thousand pAsurams.Oh

BhagavathAs! the readers of these ten pAsurams out of those thousand! You

all should SING AND DANCE IN GROUPS THESE TEN PASURAMS AND ENJOY THE LORD

AND ATTAIN MOKSHAM.

 

SIMPLY A SUPERB COMPOSITION BY AZHWAR and IT APPEARS THE LORD HAS BLESSED

thge AZHWAR with His darshan. We can see the change in his narration. But

again, he will lament with separation and longing. (may be when the Lord

disappears)- IT IS OUR FORTUNE TO BE A SRI VAISHNAVA with SUCH A

PHILOSOPHY AND SUCH A SIMPLE COMPOSITION TO ENABLE US UNDERSTAND THAT.

 

Azhwar thiruvadigaLE saraNam

 

Narayana dAsan madhavakkannan