Guest guest Posted July 31, 1998 Report Share Posted July 31, 1998 3. However, if Lord empowers AzhwAr, AzhwAr says he will carry out Lord's ANGYAI what ever it may be. (a degree of mAhAvisWasam is explained here as well) or ie., Else If lord empowers AzhwAr and wishes AzhwAr to clear it , then AzhwAr says that such ANgYAi or the command of the Lord will be executed by this surrendered soul faithfully as his duty or karthvayam. the main emphasis is that AzhwAr is firm on his prathi koolya varjanam. Will merciful Lord ever be pleased or give such an ANGYAI to cut off those who constantly abuse him or curse him and talk ill of him ? It is a different question and is time or yugam specific. Lord will not ask us the klai yuga vaasis to do such now. But nevertheless Lord has "somewhat" answered this HIMself when "shishupALan" did so in an other yugam. Was the civil code same as now in the "then" chOla kingdom ? were there capital punishments for civil offense such as defamtion ? Well! choLa king has gouged Sri KoorathAzwAr's eys for non compliance to sign a statement written by him as per the King it was only a civil disobidience but a horrible punishment was rendered by him for that. It may be obselete to consider these verses as "punishments for these days" and reject them on the basis of such considerations. There are strict civil laws in place in each country for every civil vioaltions. This pasuram may not be a "code of conduct" in black and white "law" for a Srivaishnava to follow in the present days. But this pasuram must be taken in the context as to how seriously a prapanna must follow perumal's thiru uLLam and how firm he must be in prathi koolya varjanam. These two angas of sarnagathi are not based on time. No one need to think that perumAL will ask a prapanna to do so (cutting ....) these days when they face a situation similar to what what AzhwAr faced in his days. So what we may know clearly is if perumAL wishes so, AzhwAr will do so. In other words, it was expressed earlier that "what ever pleases Lord Sriman nArAyana it is dharmA. Such must be done by an ardent servant with the propoer guidace of an AchAryA." thoNdar adi podi AzhwAr thiruvadikaLE saraNam Sampath Rengarajan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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