thirup pAvai - part 41 - sarvEswaran and HIS vAthsalyam

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Sri ANDAL thiruvadikaLE saraNam

 

thirup pAvai - part 41 - sarvEswaran and HIS vAthsalyam

 

Sri periya vAcchAn pillai delivers that "than dhOsham

kaNdu iRAyAmaikku vAthsalyatthai anusanthikka vENum;" ie.,

On the very same day when a cow delivers its calf, it seems the

body fluids that comes along with calf is somewhat considered as

a dirt or azhukku or something to be cleaned. However, the

mother cow consider such fluids as a bOgyam and consumes it by

licking the body of the newborn and makes the newborn's skin

little bit clean, dry and thereby making it adaptable to the new

atmosphere as soon as possible. It is said that our lord

considers our dhOshams as HIS bOgyam and cleanses it due to HIS

vAthsalyam.

 

Sri PV Pillai adds that, "itthaniyum uNdAnAlum than

pERAgak kAryam seyyum pOthaikku sarva sAmiyAga vENum." ie. It is

said that Our lord is the Eswaran for all the demigods and all

others as well. Everyone prays to HIM and derives their powers

from HIM to do their assigned duties. Many times they stray from

what they are assigned for and assume that they are themselves

the Lord. This is due to the Sri Vishnu mAyA surrounding them

all the time. In such a time the are rendered powerless and they

cannot fulfill their task. It is said that our Lord who is

the emperor always thinks about the welfare of HIS prajais or

subjects and rush to deliver them the help and execute tasks

that others are unable to do. HE does such task as if it is HIS

own. By doing so HE always make them feel that HE is one of them.

Such nature is known as sarva sAmitthuvam.

 

It is said that these two kalyAna gunAs are expressed in

the word "chengaN". ie., His anbu or love and affection for the

jivAtmAs to help them (being aware of the plight of HIS subjects

as the rAja or King, Sri Lukshmi NrusimhA's eyes are red all the

time) makes HIM constantly look at HIS prajais or subjects

such that HIS eyes become red and the Lord with such eyes is

thus addressed as one who has chengAn or one who is with the

kalyAna gunam vAthsalyam. HE being Lord Sri RanganAtha (kArmEni

chengaN) HE is the emperor and presides over all the demigods

in HIS kingdom. ie., by addressing the word chengan we ensure

that this kArmEni is Sri RanganAthA HIMself, who is the emperor

for all demigods and is the one and only "sarva swAmi". Thus

by addressing HIS chengaN sarva swAmithuvam is addressed as

well.

 

Sri ANDAL thiruvadikaLE saraNam

Sampath Rengarajan

 

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