A new ambition

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Dear BhAgavatOttamAh

 

I would like to share some beautiful thoughts in regard to

to SrIranganAtan which arose today during the Bhagavadvishaya

kAlakshepam of SrI BhUvarAhAchAriAr SwAmigal.

 

People always hanker after things they can't normally

get;and the Lord is no exception.He is aVApta-samasta-

kAma and the consort of Sri Lakshmi Herself.But He

repeatedly gets the desire to do the type of menial

jobs His bhaktAs do.

 

He wants to run errands for people and drive vehicles

for others.Since His position either in Paramapada or

as the Lord of Ayodhya did not allow Him to indulge his

whims,He took care to take birth as only a part-time

kshatriya in DwApara yuga.And He did achieve his desire

to be a messenger and a charioteer.

 

But here again He did not behave the way people in high

positions do in this world.They as a rule do these things

in secret eschewing all publicity.But He was lacking in

subterfuge;He was too innocent.Sri AlavandAr calls Him

"mugdha". He was like a child with a new toy;He wanted to

show it to everyone.When He ran errands,He insisted on

telling everyone He was a messenger and whose messenger

He was-

"perunilattAr innAr dUdanenna ninrAn" says Tirumangai

AzhwAr.

When He was a charioteer He did it before the eyes of

the whole world-

"PArtham rathinam AtmAnam cha sArathim sarva-lOka-sAkshikam

chakAra." says SwAmi EmberumAnAr.

 

Now His latest ambition is to be porter.He in fact mooted

the idea to Arjuna himself: "Look,transfer all your burden

to me .I'll carry it.<yOgakshEmam vahAmyaham> you can

walk freely.Transfer your luggage from your head to mine.

And just walk behind me swinging your free hands.I'll lead you to

Heaven.<Aham nayAmi mad-bhaktam>"

 

But he did not find any takers in DwApara yuga.But that

has not stopped him from trying in Kaliyuga also.He has

established various branch offices and accosts us all

daily with the same plea.But we are like those suspicious

people who wouldn't entrust their luggage to the porter

in case he runs away with it.So we tell him,"Don't bother

we'll carry our own luggage." And send Him off disappointed.

 

Then He remembered an incident which happened a long time ago

in ChitrakUta; when Bharata came with a request which did not

find favor with RAma.Bharata immediately lay down before Him

and said "I will not get up unless you relieve my burden."

(The only difference being that here the Lord wants take on

our burden) And Rama had no alternative but to tranfer Bharata's

burden to His PAdukas.

 

Why not try this method with the SamsAris,He thought.And promptly

lay down in SriRangam saying,"I will not get up unless every

samsAri goes to Parampadam!" Unfortunately we are too subtle for

Him.His tactics have the same chance of success with us as it

had with samudra-rAja.But the difference is this.Periya PerumAl

in Srirangam does not flare up and call for his bow to punish us

as RAma did when Samudra rAja failed to turn up.Instead

He tries to win our sympathy by exhibiting His intense longing

for us; and He keeps lying there and waits and waits and waits..

 

Now for the original passage from the AmalanAdibirAn VyAkhyAnam

of Sri Azhagiya MaNavALa pPermAL NAyanAr:

 

(Arangatt-aravinaNaiAn) " < SEshE purastAt SAlAyAm yAvan mE na

prasIdati> enRu- SrI BharatAzhvAnai vaLaippu kkiDakka viTTu

ppOndu kaDarkaraiyilE vaLaippu kkiDandA ppOlE, samsArigaLai

ppeRRAlalladu pOgEnenRu vaLaippu kkiDakkirAn.Chakravarthi

ttirumaganai ppOlE mudalil SaraNam pukku mugam-kATTAviTTavARE

<chApam Anaya> enRu SIRumavar allar. ARRAmayai kkATTi SaraNam

pukku kkiDakkumavar ivar"

 

Let us meditate on His intense longing for us which is the sole

and single cause of our Salvation.

 

EmbermAnAr TiruvadigalE SaraNam!

 

aDiyEn

Bharat

[Guest guest]

Sri:

 

Dear Sri Bharat Swamin,

 

Your posts have always been very good and are full of pramaaNams and

anubhavams. I enjoy them to the core. Thanks for such great posts. It is our

fortune to have you amongst us.

 

NamO narayana

 

Regards

 

Narayana dAsan

 

>

> A. Bharat [sMTP:kbharat]

> Sunday, December 13, 1998 2:36 PM

> bhakti

> A new ambition

>

> Dear BhAgavatOttamAh

>

[Guest guest]

Dear Sri Bharat :

 

What a beautiful conception to visualize our

most merciful Lord reclining at Srirangam

waiting for us patiently to arrive at His parama padham

and not giving up on any one of us until then .

 

In this context ,I am reminded of the 177th SoorNikai of

Anna Pukazh Mudumbai Azhagiya MaNavALa PerumAl Naayanaar's

Acharya Hrudhyam :

 

" BhOgya Bhaaga thvarai teLintha santhaikku munnil

mUnRilum Prakatanam ".

 

At ThiruppuLinkuDi ,VaraguNamangai and Sri Vaikuntam,

Sriman NaarAyaNA offers us His sevai in the reclining ,

Sitting and standing postures . NayanAr says :

 

" ulahatthil ganattha pasi udayavan , annam pakkuvam

aavathaRkku munnE pathaRRatthinAl athan aruhE vandhu

kidappathu , iruppathu, niRpathAmApOlE ,BhOgya bhUtharAna

AzhwArkkup parama bhakthiyAhiRa Paakam piRakkumaLavum

anubhOkthaAvAna EmperumAnukkuNDAna pathaRRam

ThiruppuLinkudiyuilum , VaraguNamangailum ,

Sri Vaikuntatthilum ViLankum .

 

The reference is to " PuLinkuDik kidanthu

VaraguNamangai irunthu VaikunthatthutthuLL ninRu ,

teLinthaven chinthaiahangkazhiyAthE yennai

AaLLvAyenakkaruLi ," ( Thiruvaimozhi 9.2.4).

 

NaayanAr instructs us that Our Lord had great

restlesness , while he waited for NammAzhwAr to

attain the "paramabhakthiAhiRa ParipAkam ".

Like one who is very hungry waits for

the rice to be cooked to perfection by

standing , sitting and resting impateintly

near the cooking pot , our Lord waited at

Sri Vaikuntam ,VaraguNamangai and ThirukkOLUr

in the ninRa, Iruntha and Sayanat thirukkOlams .

 

Sri Bharat's note reminded me of this

Bhagavath Vishaya anubhavam by NaayanAr ,

the second son of Vadakku ThiruvIthip PiLLai.

 

AdiyEn Sadagopan

 

Please convey my regards to Sri BhuvarahAcchAr Swamy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

>

>Now His latest ambition is to be porter.He in fact mooted

>the idea to Arjuna himself: "Look,transfer all your burden

>to me .I'll carry it.<yOgakshEmam vahAmyaham> you can

>walk freely.Transfer your luggage from your head to mine.

>And just walk behind me swinging your free hands.I'll lead you to

>Heaven.<Aham nayAmi mad-bhaktam>"

>

>But he did not find any takers in DwApara yuga.But that

>has not stopped him from trying in Kaliyuga also.He has

>established various branch offices and accosts us all

>daily with the same plea.But we are like those suspicious

>people who wouldn't entrust their luggage to the porter

>in case he runs away with it.So we tell him,"Don't bother

>we'll carry our own luggage." And send Him off disappointed.

>

>Then He remembered an incident which happened a long time ago

>in ChitrakUta; when Bharata came with a request which did not

>find favor with RAma.Bharata immediately lay down before Him

>and said "I will not get up unless you relieve my burden."

>(The only difference being that here the Lord wants take on

>our burden) And Rama had no alternative but to tranfer Bharata's

>burden to His PAdukas.

>

>Why not try this method with the SamsAris,He thought.And promptly

>lay down in SriRangam saying,"I will not get up unless every

>samsAri goes to Parampadam!" Unfortunately we are too subtle for

>Him.His tactics have the same chance of success with us as it

>had with samudra-rAja.But the difference is this.Periya PerumAl

>in Srirangam does not flare up and call for his bow to punish us

>as RAma did when Samudra rAja failed to turn up.Instead

>He tries to win our sympathy by exhibiting His intense longing

>for us; and He keeps lying there and waits and waits and waits..

>