Adaikkalappatthu- VibhIshaNa SaraNAgathy

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Sri:

 

Dearest Sisters and Brothers,

 

Sri Mani has instilled a desire in me to read and enjoy Swami Desikan's

adaikkalappatthu, whose meanings were very beautifully written by Sri

Sadagopan. That added more enjoyment to me, while reciting the same. We

are greatly indebted to Sriman SadagOpan and Sri Mani for their

kaimkaryams.

 

It reminded me also of one Sri Rangachari (at Singapore) who has talked

in our NAMA get together in April this year, when we celebrated Sri Rama

navami at Singapore. He took the 7th prabhandham from adaikkalappatthu

and explained Sri VibhIshaNAzhwAn saraNAgathy only based on this verse.

How nicely it fitted, you know? Here's how.

 

Umadhu adigaL adaikinREn enRu orukaal uraitthavarai

amaiyum ini yenbavar pOl anjal enak karam vaitthu

thamadhu anaitthum avar thamakku vazhanghiyum thaam migha viLanghum

amaivudaiya aruLaaLar adiyinai adaindhEnE

 

Read again before proceeding with the meaning.

 

umadhu adigaL- Your Feet; adaikinREn anRu- reaching (as means to

surrender)

oru kaal uraitthavarai- once telling (as above); ini amaiyum- this is

enough. Hereafter,

anjal enak karam vaitthu- Do not worry; (and shows "abhaya hastham")

thamadhu anaitthum- All His wealth (including Himself); avar thamakku-

To such prapannan (one who surrenders as above); vazhangiyum- Even after

granting (for prapannan's enjoyment);

thaam migha viLangum- He shines even more illustrious (due to His

Greatest GuNa of giving away everything for a mere telling and

surrendering once).; (By giving His property or wealth does NOT

diminish; It increases; and He shines even more as "Parama kaaruNikO

Bhagawaan".) amaivu udaiya- Of such a Brightest Lord; aruLaaLar

adiyiNaiyai- Such Most Merciful Lord's Feet (kaanchi PeraruLaaLan's

Feet) adaindhEn- I have surrendered to.

 

Here VibhIshaNAzhwAn surrenders leaving all his family, wealth, wife,

children, brothers, land, his chance of becoming next king (possibly due

to rAvaNan's probable losing to Sri rAmA)- He left everything and

knowing fully well that it is only appropriate of him to surrender to

Sri Rama and none else; He had so much faith and MaHa ViswAsam in Sri

Rama that if he comes and surrenders to Him, He will definitely take

care of him and accept him. We know all the arguments put forth by

Sugreevan, et al against accepting VibhIshaNan and still Sri Raman

accepted him with open arms; Not just that He even gave away everything

that VibhIshaNan didn't at all expect- The Coronation then and there-

the entire Sri Lanka rAjyam. Thamadhu anaitthu avar thamakku - In fact

some one asked Sri Rama as to what He would do if rAvaNa comes and

surrenders now; Since He had already made VibhIshaNa as the king. Sri

Rama smilingly said " rAvaNA will be made the king of ayOdhyA. Such

Greatest of Greatest Lord is our Sri Ramachandra mUrhy! He had also so

much faith on His bhAgawathA- Sri BharathA and He knew BharathA won't

stick to his chair - after all BharathA was His brother (and not one

among us!)

 

Now again have a look at the meaning in light of Sri VibhIshaNa

SaraNAgathy and see the excellent identity with this prabhandham.

 

"The Lord is resplendent at the sight of the prapannA and blesses him to

enjoy all of His Isvaryam and looks at the prapannA with great

compassion and reveals through the gesture of Abhaya MudrA that his

one-time praaptthi alone is sufficient to enjoy all of that bliss" . I

surrender my aathmA to that glorious and merciful Lord , who grants such

matchless boons .

 

Just share of thought and enjoyment of Sri Ramachandra mUrthy.

 

(Surrender once to Him and He says "That is enough" He will shower you

with not only mOksham and kaimkaryam at Sri Vaikuntam also limitless

wealth in this world (which we would not want anyway, of course, being a

mumukshu). RaamOr dhvir naabhi bhAshathE" rama never talks twice".)

 

 

Ram Ram

 

With Best Regards

 

NarayaNa dAsan madhavakkannan

 

 

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