Archiradhi - Part 9 Chap 3: Describing Adisesha and Sri

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In this post we continue with the commentary (not a word by word

translation) on Archiradhi of Sri Pillai Lokacharya by Ms M. S. Ramesh

 

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Chapter 3

 

We now take up Chapter 3 in Archiradhi gathi. This chapter describes the

divine couch viz. Adisesha, Goddess and Lord Himself.

 

The divine couch viz. Adisesha looks snow white. The author says that

the body of Adisesha is silver white as of thousands of Moon have been

melted while creating Adisesha. He radiates a cool calm air. He is full

of Kalyana gunas. He is prepared to do all types of kainkarya i.e.

service to God and this sets an example to all kanikarya parars. He is

known as Anantha, Sesha, as also Tiruvananthalwan. He has numerous heads

only so that he could enjoy Bhagavan to a great extent. He is soft and

provides a sented bed to Bhagavan.

 

The divine couch looks like a silver hill. The precious stones on the

hoods ratiate a glow which is equal to the glow of thousand Suns. In

that background is seen Goddess Mahalakshmi. Her beautiful scented hair

puts to shame even the scent itself. Her eyes are so beautiful that the

eyes of Pundarikaksha i.e. Perumal even, occupies only a secondary

place. She radiates the beauty of balyam and yowanam. She is so tender

and sensitive that if one would have to utter a word, the sound would

affect the color of Her body. Such is Her sowkumaryam! She offeres her

bogam without any reservation to Perumal so much so Her bogadasai is

said to make the viswaroopa of Perumal look insignificant by comparison.

She allots works to various kainkaryadaras. She is the etternal support

to all the atmas. She is equal only to God in Her actions and seelaroopa

gunas. Seela guna refers sowseelyam i.e. the great quality of being

easily approachable and move freely with all levels of people. Roopa

guna refers to beauty. Gunas refer to all other qualities. This vision

of beauty is seen seated on the right hand side of Perumal.

 

On the. left hand side are seated Bhoodevi and Neeladevi Bhoodevi has

even greater patience and tolerance than Sridevi. She is beautiful

beyond description. The three thayars look like three streaks of

lightning stalks for the fully blossomed lotus flower viz. Perumal. He

looks like a dark rain bearing cloud on the top of the silver hill. His

dark hue, virtually overshadows the white silver hill i.e. adisesha.

 

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