Mudhal AzhwArs' Thirunakshathrams

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Sri:

Srimathe Gopaladesika Mahadesikaya Namah:

 

Dearest Srivaishnavas,

 

PoigaiAzhwAr, BhoothatthAzhwAr and PEyAzhwAr are the three mudhal (first)

AzhwArs who were not only contemporary azhwArs; but were born on three

consecutive days in SiddhArti year, Aiyppasi month on TiruvONam, Avittam and

sadhayam nakshathrams respectively ;and the babies appeared on flowers of

different kind (and not were born like us actually!- They are ayOnijars).

PoigaiAzhwAr, was born (made to appear by the Lord) in kancheepuram, while

bhoodaththAr in mahabalipuram and pEyAzhwAr in thirumylai (present

Mylapore).

 

1. PoigaiAzhwAr, an incarnation of MahAvishNu's paanchjanyam (Divine conch,

sanghu in Tamil) is also called Adhi kavi. poigaiAr appeared on the ThAmarai

mottu (lotus bud) in a pond in tiruvekka near kancheepuram.

 

2. BhoothaththAzhwAr appeared in a flower called "kurukkaththi"(?) in a

garden at kadalmallai port of pallava rajyam (kingdom) in mahAbalipuram

(south of madras). He was an incarnation of Divine mace (called kaumOdaki)

of our Lord mahAvishNu.

 

3. PEyAzhwAr, as an incarnation of the sword of mahAvishNu (called nandaki),

appeared in sevvalli (Red alli-lily) flower in a well of AdhikEsava perumAL

koil at mylapore (in madras).

 

 

November 4th, 5th and 6th are the Thirunakshathams of these three Great

AzhwArs.

 

Let us dwell one prabhandham each to pay our obeisance to them.

 

1. PoigaiAzhwAr says: (Mudhal Thirubanthaathi- 64th pAsuram)

 

nayavEn piRar poruLai; naLLEn keezhaarodu;

uyavEn uyarndhavarOdallaal- viyavEn

Thirumaalai alladhu deivam enRu yEtthEn

varumaaRu en nammEl vinai?

 

An advice to us.. Let us not desire or long for others' objects /properties;

Let us not associate with keezh (lowly ) people (those who do not recognise

Emperumaan Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayanan's Parathvam); Let us associate

ourselves with Devotees and get saved (by learning from them). (How do we do

all this? AzhwAr asks us as a reply query..) If we pray to Thirumaal (Sriman

Narayanan alone) as the One and Only Deivam (Lord) and lead our lives, How

any harm or sin (paapam) will come to us? (It can never come).

 

2. BhUtatthAzhwAr says: (IraNdaam Thiruvanthaathi- 45 th pAsuram)

 

uLandhu enRu iRumaavaar uNdillai enRu

thaLardhanalathanarugum saaraar- aLvariya

vEdatthAn vEmkatatthAn viNNOr mudi thOyum

paadhatthAn pAdham paNinndhu

 

Yet another instruction to us! Let us not jump to the skies, if we (are

blessed to) get some thing (like getting a pay hike; or some bonus; a

promotion, whatever-); nor shall we feel depressed and feel remorse and cry

should we miss any thing. We should always think that everything is

Bhagavath sankalpam. When does one get sucha manObhAvam (such balanced bent

of mind)? azhwAr says: It will come to only those who have surrenederd to

the Lotus Feet of the Lord Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayanan- The Lord of Vedas-

ThiruvEmakatatthaan- Srinivasan (at whose Feet one vcan see the crowns of

Nithyasooris). (so, now do we know how to get a balanced mind? YES..)

 

3. PEyAzhwAr says:

 

nenjAl ninaippu aRiyan yElum nilai peRREn

nenjamE pEsAi ninaikkumkAl --nenjatthup

pErAdhu niRkum perumAnai yen kolO

OrAthu niRpathuNarvu

 

Oh my dear mind! Even if the Lord is not so easy to be realized in His

fullest entirety by meditation , please be firm and involve yourself in the

utterance of His divine names and become blessed. you praise Him

steadfastly. Why is it that you are distracted to other sensual pleasure and

material subjects , when the object of your meditation, the Lord Sriya:

Pathi sriman Narayanan is so accessible to you without separation even when

you think of Him just once ? (ninaikkum kaal nenjatthu pErAthu niRkum

perumAnai uNarvu OrAthu nirpathu yen kol)

 

Mudhal AzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Narayana Narayana

adiyEn Narayana dAsan Madhavakkannan

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