ANBIL- APPAKKUDATHANDear Bhagavatas,

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Dear Bhagavatas,

 

Some of you (including myself) have been voting for one or the other of

the Divya Desams as the ‘Most favored’. Some of you have based your

views on the largest number of Paasurams or the number of Alwars who

have consecrated and many other criteria.

 

As one belonging to the Divya desam of Anbil- Appak Kudathaan (Koviladi

or Tiruppernagar), I am tempted to project this Divyadesam as ‘the most

favored’ as shown below.

 

Dasoham

Anbil Ramaswamy

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It is argued that the Prapanna Jana Koodastha, Sri Nammalwar did

Prapatti at Tiruvenkatam, citing the famous Pasuram "Agalakillen Enru

Alarmel Mangai Urai Maarbhaa". But, Nammalwar seems to have surrendered

himself at several Tirupathis as well.

 

WHERE IN THE WORLD that the Alwar finally got what he has been yearning

for all along pleading soulfully to the different deities in the

different Divya Desams?

 

I have heard in Kalakshepams that the very last Divyadesam he had sung

(his swan-song, as it were)-is on this Anbil-Appak Kudathaan

(traditionally referred to as the twin Divya desams that lie on either

banks of Kollidam with the name of Sundararajan (Vadivazhagiya Nambi) in

Anbil and Appak Kudathaan in Tiruppernagar).

9 Vide Tiruvoimozhi 10.8.1 to 11).

 

This is the Divya Desam where the Lord who had devoured the seven

clouds, seven seas and seven mountains filled completely Alwar’s Nenju

(Nenju Niraiya Pugunthaan) and the Alwar devoured the "Aaraa Vayitraanai

Adanga Pidithene" (10.8.2). A case of divine Cannibalism as A.K.

Ramanujan would put it !

 

This is the Divya Desam where the Alwar puts the Lord in a spot and

demands an explanation as to why He, who was indifferent to him so far,

thought it fit HERE (in Tiruppernagar) and NOW (at long last) to fill

his Nenju.(Inru Ennaip Porul Aakkith Thannai Ennul Vaiththaan, Anru

Ennaip Puram Poga Punarthathu En Seivaan?"(!0.8.6).

 

As per 6000 Padi, It would appear that the Lord could not reply the

Alwar. In His eagerness to take the Alwar to Paramapadam, The Lord

almost sought his excuse by asking what else Alwar wanted.

 

To this, the Alwar finally seems to have demanded that indeed, he had

got what he wanted HERE, but that he wanted this Kainkarya Sri to

continue in Paramapadam also.

"Utren Ugandhu Pani Sithu Una Paadam Petraen; Eedhe Innum Venduvadhey

Endhaai" (10.8.10)

 

Whatever comes after this decad 10.8 is in the nature of description of

Chetana- Achetanas (10.9.1); The higher worlds (10.9.2); Adivaahikas

(10.9.3); The Celestials (10.9.4);Varuna Indra and others (10.9.5); Veda

strees(10.9,6); Maruthganas and Vasus (10.9.7); Nityasuris (10.9.8,9);

Reception by the Lord (10.9.10) and Phalasruti (10.9.11)

 

The entire decad 10.10 is the Epilogue (Nigamanam) of Tiruvoimozhi.

Thus, the decad dealing with Tiruppernagar is the Charama (last)decad on

Divya Desams and no other Divya Desam came to be sung after this.

 

Thus, the Alwar really ascended to Paramapadam only at this ANBIL-

TIRUPPERNAGAR Divya desam - the culmination and consummation of all his

psalms hailed as Vedam in Tamil and the Alwar himself known as "Vedam

Tamizh Seitha Maaran".

 

Viewed in this light, we may conclude that this ANBIL - TIRUPPERNAGAR

may be considered as the ‘Most favored Divya Desam.’.

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BTW, Sri Krishna Premi Swami is said to have evidence to show that it

was in this ANBIL that Sage VALMIKI was born. While this is a matter for

research, I am aware of one great Mahan who was born here-viz., ANBIL V.

Gopalachariar who instituted the Vidwat Sadas in honor of the founder of

Poundarikapuram Andavan Ashramam.

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