Periya Thirumozhi 2.1- Oh mind! You are so great!

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Sri:

 

Dearest Sisters and Brothers,

 

In the first hundred, ThirumangaiAzhwAr enjoyed the Thirumanthra laabham

and the esoteric meanings of the same and then realised the Lord housed

in Thirumanthram being available so gracefully at Divya dEsams for us as

our refuge.

 

In this hundred AzhwAr desires the sustenance of thoughts on Bhagawadh

kaimkaryam alone in his mind, always and pleads the Lord for the same.

First ten of this hundred, describes AzhwAr's appreciation of his mind

for its able support and thought on Bhagawadh kaimkaryam

uninterruptedly.

 

1. On my friendly supportive mind! My Swami- the One who stays

permanently in the hearts of thapasvis- the One who stays at the hills

of ThiruvEmkatam where the smoke arising out of burnt "agil" tree

branches and stems that are thrown on the fire by the forest hunters-

the One who appeared as little dwarf Vaamanan - and to such Greatest

Lord- you have desired to perform kaimkaryam; You have sought such

Greatest sweet kaimkaryam like Nithya sooris!

 

2. This Lord certainly grants mOksham and hence, definitely we will get

to perform servitude to Him. - Declares AzhwAr in this pAsuram. This

Lord- is unparalleled peerless- unbounded Greatest Lord who has no

relations. He, out of His own will, blesses few and due to which their

sins and sorrows are removed! And their births are destroyed! Oh my

supportive mind! How can I admire you and appreciate you! You have

become servant to the Lord of ThiruvEmkatam where kuRinji-tuned songs

are hummed by bees along with the gypsy women- You have sought to

perform kaimkaryam to such Most virtuous Swami, who is there at

ThiruvEmkatam ONLY TO ENSLAVE US AND LET US PERFORM SUCH SERVITUDE ONLY.

HE IS WAITING FOR THAT.

 

3. Oh my mind! The adiyaars- Bhagawathas- who carry the flower garlands

and praise the Lord- and their relatives are saved by the Lord of

ThiruvEmkatam by standing here (at ThirumalA) and are sent to Parama

padham from here straight. He stays in that ThiruvEmkatam as the temple

where the joyful bees are drinking honey; The Lord- who rules Sri

Vaikuntam (as Nithya vibhUti) and this ThiruvEmkatam (i.e. the Earth- as

leelA vibhUthi) to whom you have desired to perform eternal kaimkaryam.

(You are great!)

 

4. My dear mind! You have done a good thing without getting distracted!

The Lord who has appeared here as various avtaars to save the devotees

(who had sought to serve Him)- who has settled at Divya dEsams and sends

the devotees through archiraadhi maargam to Parama padham. Such

Emperumaan is Gopi vallabhan; My Swami. This Lord of ThiruvEkatam is the

dearest Lord of Nithya sooris and the life of theirs. You have sought to

perform kaimkaryam to Him. Great!

 

5. Oh mind! You did not get distracted by those Jains and Buddhists, who

are there in their respective temples with their demi gods. Good that

you are able to seek for performing eternal kaimkaryam to the Lord of

ThiruvEmkatam (where dEvAs come and praise Him) - the Most Beautiful

eyed Lord- the One who does to the satisfaction of His devotees by

fulfilling their desires.

 

6. Oh mind! You have sought to perform kaimkaryam to the Lord of

ThirumalA that is full of lovely deer. Good that you did NOT care a damn

about the fat pot bellied, saffron clad Jains who have shaved off their

heads, and wander along with one another, eat eat and keep on getting

fat. You are a great vivEki! You have done a right thing!

 

7. Having only the arguments and tharkaam as their forte, these jains

have attempted to (are trying to) establish their religion. They eat a

lump of rice mixed with solid cured and get their throats choked up. Oh

mind! That's all they do. Argue- and eat. Nothing else. You are great!

You have sought to perform Nithya kaimkaryam to the Lord, who has got

ThiruvEmkatam as His permanent place of stay - who is the antharyaami of

the Sun.

 

8. When varous people talk about and describe SarvEshwaran- some say,

"He is there at the farthest place and is inaccessible to us" and do not

attempt to go near Him or reach Him; some say" He is very close and so

near" but not seek Him; some think of Him as a small person, by citing

His Sowlabhyam and go away (by ignoring Him); Some say "You just can NOT

dare reach Him; for He is so Big!" Oh my dear mind! Though they all

blabbered such statements, you never listened to them. You have sought

to perform kaimkaryam to the Lord of ThiruvEmkatam where pearls drop

from the bamboo tree stems; - the Lord of Cowherds- Why did you never

utter a word to me about Him and His greatness, about your desire to

seek Him? (You should have told me!)

 

9. My mind! Listen to me attentively; You mingled with people - got long

with them- ate with them and listened to them; Those who are devotees of

the Lord dance, sing His glories and pay their obeisance to Him; But

they never get to know His actual Greatness and Glories fully and

completely. The Lotus born BrahmA, the One who is praised by everyone-

Indran- Sivan- they too (ARE NOT aware of His Greatness) come to

ThiruvEmkatam and pay their obeisance to SarvEshwaran (the Chief of

Cowherd men) there. You are great! You have sought to perform eternal

servitude to Him!

 

10. The Lord - the One who stays permanently at ThiruvEmkatam, where the

dark clouds move long with the lightning as if the darkness walks

holding a lamp along with it- the One who appeared as a Hamsam to save

Vedas and handed over to BrahmA- the Chief of Nithya sooris- about whom

this poet of Thirumangai has sung in sweet Tamil pAsurams. Those who

read them will have Paramapadham as their permanent abode.

 

ThirumangaiAzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

 

Narayana Narayana

 

Narayana dAsan Madhavakkannan

 

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