nAn udaith thavaththAl thiruvadi adaindhEn

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varadhan writes, Re: periya thirumozhi 1.6.9:

> srI. prativAdhi bhayankaram aNNaNgarAchAriAr svAmi, in his

> padavurai of this pAsuram, gives the meaning of thavam in

> this line to mean bhAgyam -

 

To clarify this point further, we may refer to the commentaries

of SrI periya-vAccAn piLLai (PVP) and SrI uttamUr svAmi. SrI

PVP comments that 'tavam' (austerity) refers to the Lord Himself

in this context. SrI uttamUr svAmi explains further that this

can also mean the Lord's will (sankalpa). Since nothing can

happen without Bhagavan's sankalpa, the Alvar's reaching the

sacred feet of the Lord at Naimisaranyam is felt by him

as his supreme good fortune or bhAgyam.

 

Specifically taking the words together, 'uDait-tavam' refers

to something done accidentally or without knowledge (ajnAta-

sukRtam or yadRcchika-sukRtam). The Alvar, not having done

anything consciously to achieve this good fortune, attributes

everything to Bhagavan's will, without which nothing would be

possible.

 

aDiyEn rAmAnuja dAsan

Mani