DhanyAs

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Dear BhAgavatOttamas,

 

It quite often occurs that when one is reading

something and suddenly comes across something

interesting,on the same day one sees a similar

reference at another place!

 

ADiyEn was going through the "SIlamillA cchiriyanElum"

stanza (4.7.1) of SwAmi NammAzhwAr and its absolutely

delectable Eedu when the following explanation caught

aDiyEn's eye:

 

Quoting Sita's Sundara kAnDa wail ,"Tam padma dala

patrAksham.......dhanyAh paSyanti me nAtham" Swami

NambiLLai in his inimitable language says-

<NADAga kkoLLaikoLLA ninradu kiDeer en Sarakkai

enrALirE> "she says- the whole country is looting

my belongings!"(i.e.,all of them are able to gaze

at his lotus eyes and leaf-colured body-they are

indeed fortunate-unlike me!).

 

Here the Arumbada Jeeyar asks the question: in the

VAlmIki text it is said that only Dhanyas gaze at

him ;so how could SwAmi Nambillai translate it as

"the whole country"?

 

And answers: the intention of Sita(and VAlmIki)is

to say <ME nAtham yE paSyanti tE dhanyAh>" any one

who gazes at my Lord is Dhanya";so the adjective

applies to the whole KOsala country.

 

And within hours of reading this beautiful explanation

aDiyen received in the latest Digest Sri Sadagopan's

most entrancing series on his travels and THERE while

detailing SwAmi DESikan's anubhavam of the Lord of

Hastigiri he says:

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Swamy Desikan salutes the Bhaagavatha GhOshti assembled

to have His sevai and declares that these BhagavathAs

are dhanyAs ( the blessed Ones ) :

 

" Varadha Tava vilOkayanthi DhanyA : "

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Obviously here also SwAmi NambiLLai's perception holds

good.Any one who is fortunate enough to gaze on the

HastiSaila Lord is a Dhanya!

 

And so are we all who get this daily opportunity to

participate vicariously in Sri Sadagopan's travels

and share his anubhavam.

 

Sri EberumAnAr tiruvaDigaLE SaraNam!