Srimath Azhagiya Singar's UpanyAsam of today on Madhura Kabvi AzhwAr's 8th Paasuram: Summary: Part III(Conclusion)

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Namo NarAyaNAya !

Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

 

Dear BhakthAs:

 

Madhura Kavi AzhwAr extolls further

the greatness of Swamy NammAzhwAr in his

eighth paasuram:

 

" aruL koNDAdum adiyavar inpuRa

aruLinAn avvarumaRayin poruL

aruL kondu aayiram inn tamizh pAdinAn

aruL kandIr ivvulahinil mikkathE"

 

Srimath Azhagiya Singar's AruL MozhikaL(Continued)

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**ThiruvAimozhi and adiyavar (BhAgavathAs)

 

Madhura Kavi says that it is not only for me

that adiyEn's AchAryan composed ThiruvAimozhi ,

but for all Future BhagavathAs , who are

Jn~Ana-nishta SaathvikALs. That is the Vaasi

( svabhava dayai) of VaguLAbharaNar ( Swamy

NammAzhwAr). He did not create ThiruvAimozhi

to please or gladden the heart of BhagavAn

(Sarva Seshi), but only to make Saathvikaas

(Sesha BhUthars)joyous. "aruL koNDAdum adiyavar

inpuRa , aruLinAn avv-arumaRayin poruL" are

Sri Madhura Kavi AzhwAr's Sri Sookthi.

 

Swamy NammAzhwAr blessed us with the true meanings

of the Sanskritic VedAs thru his Tamizh ThiruvAimozhi.

When the Sesha BhUthAs acquire that

Tattva Jn~Anam , they become Jn~Anis and become

very dear to the Sarva Seshi (****).These Jn~Anis

become the aasraya bhUtharkaL of Tattva Jn~Anam

or the abode of that rare Jn~Anam. They adopt

Sesha Vrutthi and develop the SvarUpa Jn~Anam

that kaimakryam to Lord and fellow BhaagavathAs

alone is parama purushArtham . These are the" AruL

koNDaadum adiyavarkaL" . The arul that they

celebrate is the DayA GuNam of the Lord as

a result of being blessed with Jn~Anam by

Swamy NammazhwAr. They do not pay heed to

any other guNams of the Lord other than His dayai.

Swamy Desikan salutes this dayai and its mahimai

in one of the dayA sathaka slOkams as the unique

one which destroys in a fraction of a second

all the paapams accumulated in 10,000 Brahma

Kalpams.

 

At this point , Srimath Azhagiya Singhar mentioned

that the ThiruvAimozhi was created for the Bhavishyath

AchAryan (Future AchAryan), namely , Swami Desikan ,

who in turn acknowledged with gratitude Swamy

NammAzhwAr's anugraham through the construction of

Nigama ParimaLam , DhramidOpanishad Saaram

and Taathparya rathnAvaLi granthams dealing

with the inner meanings of ThiruvAimozhi .

 

Srimath Azhagiya Singar concluded this upanyAsam

on this pradhOsham day with two truisms to think

about:

(1) When there is no KrupA (DayA) guNam , the rest

of the GuNams are akAryakaram (useless)(#).

(2) Asakthanudaya Krupai BhAthakam (harmful)

and Sakthan's Krupai is Saadhakam (most beneficial).

 

In His next UpanyAsam , HH Sri NaarAyaNa YathIndhra

MahA Desikan will be commenting either on the final line ,

"aruL kandeer ivvulahinil mikkathE" or

delight us with other VyAkhyAna karthA's commentary

on the 8th paasuram or take up the next(ninth) paasuram.

 

adiyEn encourages one and all to participate

in these eye-opening upanyAsams and

be blessed by the upanyAsa amrutha taarai of

Srimath Azhagiya Singar and comprehend

the unique AchArya Bhakthi of Madhura Kavi AzhwAr.

 

Srimath Azhagiya Singar Thiruvadi ThuhaL,

Daasan, Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SatakOpan

 

Addendum : Texts referred to By HH Azhagiya Singar

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The following FIVE references were made by Srimath

Azhagiya Singar during the course of His UpanyAsam.

They have been added for fullness .

 

 

* Sri AlavandhAr's SthOthra Rathna SlOkam

on Sage ParAsarA :

 

TatthvEna yacchith-achith-Isvara tath SvabhAva

BhOga-apavarga tadhupAya gathir-udhAra:

sandharsayan niramimeetha PurANa rathnam

tasmai Namo MunivarAya ParAsarAya

SlOkam 4 of SthOthra Rathnam

 

(meaning) My salutations to the generous

Sage Parasarar ,who explained clearly

in his gem of a PurANam (VishNu PurANam)

all the tatthvams relating to AchEthanam ,

ChEthanam , Isvaran ,VishayAnubhavam , Moksham ,

MokshOpAyams and the path of the mukthAthmA .

 

** Sri AlavandhAr's sthOthra rathna slOkam

paying tribute to Swamy NammAzhwAr:

 

mathA pithA yuvathayas tanayA vibhUthi:

sarvam yadhEva niyamEna madhanvayAnAm

Adhyasya Na: Kulapather VakuLAbhirAmam

Srimath Tadhangri YugaLam praNamAmi MoordhnA

SlOkam 5 of SthOthra Rathnam

 

(meaning): For me and all those associated with me,

Swamy NammAzhwAr is always the Mother, Father,

progeny , wife and all other wealth . At the most

beautiful pair of Thiruvadis of the emperor of our

Kulam , Swamy NammAzhwAr adorned with fragrant

VakulA flower garland , adiyEn salutes those

holy feet with my head.

 

***Swamy Desikan's tribute in UpakAra Sangraham:

 

"anthamilA pErinbham arundha yERkkum

adiyOmai aRivudanE yenRum kaatthu

munthai vinai nirai vazhiyil ozhuhAthemmai

munnilayAm Desikar tamm munnE sErtthu

manthiramum manthiratthin vazhiyum kaatti

Vazhippadutthi vaann yERRi adimai koLLa

Tanthai yena ninRa Tanit ThirumAl thALil

talai vaitthOm SATAKOPAN ARULAALE

----Mudal AdhikAram of UpakAra Sangraham

 

(Meaning): We bow unto the matchless thiruvadigaL of

ThirumAl solely due to the Krupai of Swamy NammAzhwAr,

who made us fit to enjoy the measureless aanandham of

Moksham , who protected our eternal Dharma bhUtha

Jn~Anam , who saved us from being swept away by

the ancient torrent of karmaas by placing us at

the feet of sadAchAryans , who in turn initiated us

in to Thirumanthiram and Prapatthi UpAyam and

then helped us climb the steps to Sri Vaikuntam

for nithya Kaimkaryam to Sriya: pathi.

 

**** Sri Bhagavath GeethA: Chapter 7 :17-19

 

thEshAM Jn~Ani nithya-yuktha yEka-bhakthirvisishyathE

priyOhi jn~Aninothyarthamaham sa cha mE priya:

--Geethai: 7.17

 

(Meaning): Of these (four), the Jn~Ani (the man of

Knowledge) , is ever with Me in YogA and devoted

to only Me. He is the foremost to Me among

the four types of people , who worhip Me.

I am very dear to this Jn~Ani and he too

is very dear to Me.

 

udhAra: sarva yEvaithE Jn~Ani thvAthmaiva mEmatham

aasthitha: sa hi yukthAthmA maamEvAnutthamAm gathim

--Geethai: 7.18

 

(meaning): All these four are geenrous in

their worship , but I deem the Jn~Ani to be

My very self; for he , integrated , is devoted

to Me alone as the parama purushArtham (highest end).

 

BahUnAm JanmaNAmanthE Jn~AvAn maam prapadhyathE

VaasudEva: sarvamithi sa MahAthmA Sudhurlabha:

--Geethai: 7.19

 

(meaning): After many , many births , the Jn~Ani

finds refuge in Me , fully realizing that

" VaasudEvA is every thing ". It is rare indeed

to find such a great-souled person in this world.

 

# Swamy Desikan's DayA sathaka SlOkam

extolling the greatness of DayA Devi:

 

Vrushagiri GruhamEdi guNA:

BhOdha-bala-aisvarya sakthi mukhA:

dhOshA bhavEyurEthe yadhi naama

DhayE thvayA vinA bhUthA:

--DayA sathakam: SlOkam 15

 

(meaning): OH dayA devi! If Thirumalai

VenkatEsan's (Your Lord's) Jn~Ana-Bala-

Sakthi-Veeryam-Isvarya-Tejas guNams were to be

separated from You , then all those Six guNams

will only become dhOshams and not kalyANa guNams.

When those guNams are united with You (DayA Devi) ,

then Your power will be in ascendance and all

the other guNams will join forces with You and protect

the chEthanAs from Your Lord's anger over

their limitless trespasses . Because of this glory,

You are the supreme one among the Lord's GuNAs.

 

NaarAyaNa , NaarAyaNa , NaarAyana