Thiruvaaymozhi 10.9- A Multimedia presentation of the archiraadhi maargam!

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Sri:

 

Dearest Sisters and Brothers,

 

It is getting closer and AzhwAr till last ten was in the stage of Para

bhakthi. In this ten, he gets into Para jnAnam. The Lord shows him the

archiraadhi maargam (way to Parama padham) and AzhwAr is terribly

excited and enjoys to a great extent. Let us enjoy this Divine route

with AzhwAr. This ten is a virtual multimedia presentation of AzhwAr’s

narration!

 

1. The vast, well spread clouds in the sky are so happy to see Sri

vaishnavas, devotees of Sriman Narayanan, and they raise thunderous

noise in joy, like beating the large drums; the deep ocean raise their

hands so high and make loud noise (with their waves) and express their

happiness on seeing these bhAgawathAs. The seven worlds support them

happily. (AzhwAr expresses this scene looking at the Srivaishnavas, who

are on their way to Parama padham)

 

2. The dark clouds (filled fully with rain waters) appear as if they are

all “PoorNa kumbhams” kept in the sky, for welcoming the servants of

Sriman Narayanan. The waves are shouting vociferously and gloriously.

People in all worlds are decorating with long and beautiful “thOraNams”

(sort of crepe papers or banners) and paid obeisance to them.

 

3. The Rishis of the respective worlds (on the way) offer incense smoke

to the BhAgawathAs (of the Lord who measured the whole universe with His

Feet then) and shower flowers on them and paid their obeisance, showing

“this is way to Vaikuntam”. They come in front of BhAgawathAs and

welcome them (shouting “yecchariga”) with open arms “Please come ;

Please come” and stand at both sides, with beaming faces.

 

4. DevAs welcome the servants of Madhavan and the twelve Suns point at

them with happiness, “ Look at them; Look at them (and be blessed!). The

huge sound of Jaya bhErigai (Big Drum) is like the roar of the deep

oceans. (“Madhavan thamarkkE”-means , NampiLLai says: Those who got the

recommendation of PiraaTTi as Purushaakaram. Those who got enslaved by

Sriya: Pathi’s Beauty and became His servants. NampiLLai also adds: they

are so happily welcomed by dEvAs with Greatest upachaarams, and these

SrivaishNavas are never supported or respected to such an extent on the

earth and are often ignored. (How true! The worldly people never realise

the importance and pristine purity of these Srivaishnavas.)

 

5. dEvAs stand at the entrance at their respective places and plead,

“Please come in and bless our places. Please take charge of our places”

and welcome the Srivaishnavas. The Vedic scholars, Rishis, offer the

fruits of their dEva poojAs at the feet of these Srivaishnavas.

Kinnarars and Garudars sing meldoiously welcoming them. (Here “Vaanavar”

(dEvAs) word implies VaruNan, Indran, Prajaapathi and others as pointed

out by NampiLLai).

 

6. While the Vedic scholars offer the fruits of their yaaghams, others

offer the incense smoke and fragrant “saambhirANi smoke” to these

BhAgawathAs. They blow the Thirucchinnams and Conches. The darting,

bright, shining eyed celestial damsels greeted them kindly and happily.

They addressed them as “Oh BhAgawathAs who are enraptured by Emperumaan!

You rule this dEvalOkam”. (NampiLLai says: The earthly person, when gets

Bhagawadh Sambhandham, is greeted and glorified even by dEvAs; What a

mercy by the Lord!)

 

7. Emperumaan is Gopalan, who is having His Yoga NidrA on the deep Ocean

as Kesava PerumAL. He is the One who shows Himself in reclining posture

at Thirukkudanthai, wearing the Most brightest, shining Rathna kireetam

on His Head. To this Bhagawaan, these Srivaishnavas, have been serving

for ages. The moment these celestial damsels greeted these

Srivaishnavas, Ashtavasus and Marudhars have come and started praising

them continuously.

 

8. These Srivaishnavas, for generations, have been serving Govindhan as

His servants and are now welcomed by NityasUris, on their way to Parama

padham and they reach the entrance of Parama padham. There most

beautiful and lovely decorated flags appear on the tall ramparts of

Srivaikuntam Gopurams (towers). (In the seventh pAsuram, AzhwAr said

“Srivaishnavas served the archAvataar of the Lord as Thirukkudanthai

ArAvamudhan while here he refers to the Vibhava avataar as Govindhan).

 

9. When the servants of Sriman Narayanan, Srivaishnavas, enter into

Srivaikuntam, the Gate keepers (Koil kaapaan) immediately welcome them

and admire them for their bhakti and servitude to Emperumaan, and tell

them “These Srivaishnavas belong to Sri Vaikunta Nathan; Hence, they are

our masters and shall rule us herafter” and welcome them. When this was

going on, and they all entered, those kaimkaryaparars (who are

performing their kaimkaryams with Ekaagra chinthana and fully

concentrated on their kaimkaraym to the Lord) and other dEvAs who were

enjoying the Lord’s GuNAnubhavams, have started welcoming these

Srivaishnavas. They all are greatly excited and happily addressed them

as “From earth, they have come here; It is their MahA BhAgyam!”

(adadaaa! From the earth, coming to Srivaikuntam is so difficult- and

they have done it! Only by the strength of grace of Lord, and of our

AchAryAs, it can happen!)

 

10. The NityasUris, said “Due to our BhAgyam, they all have come here”

and from their respective locations/places, they washed and cleaned the

Feet of BhAgawathAs with enthusiasm and happiness. The beautiful damsels

welcomed them with the Thiruvadi nilai (slippers for them),

SrIchoorNam, PoorNa kumbhams, and MangaLa viLakku.

 

11. These BhAgawathAs – Srivaishnavas- servants of Sriman Narayanan- who

are welcomed by Parama padhanAthan Bhagawaan Sriya:Pathih Sriman

Narayanan and VishNu pathni Periya PiraaTTi Sri MahALakshmi Themselves,

joined the other Greatest NityasUris at ThirumaamaNi MaNdapam and

ATTAINED ENDLESS, UNBOUNDED ABSOLUTE GREATEST BLISS OF PERFORMING

ETERNAL KAIMKAYAM TO THE LORD. About this, Sri SadagOpar has sung in

this ten of his 1000 pAsurams, and readers of these ten will sure to

become sages.

 

NammAzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

 

(Let us enter the Grand Finale in our next post with AzhwAr attaining

the Lotus Feet of Parama PadhanAthan.!)

 

Ram Ram

 

With Best Regards

 

NarayaNa dAsan madhavakkannan

 

 

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