Madhura Kavi : X.3 Taniyans Posting : A Correction

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Dear BhakthAs :

 

An error had crept in my attribution of " Inbhatthil iRainjuthalil--"

paasuram of Swamy Desikan . It is from AdhikAra Sangraham(paasuram 2)

and not from Prabhnadha Saaram of Swamy Desikan .I was going to

write about the Prabhandha Saaram " Taniyan " on Madhura Kavi

originally and the order got mixed up.

 

This "Inbhatthil IRainjuthalil--" paasuram and

the next one in AdhikAra Sangraham praising

the importance of AchArya Paramparai's anusanthAnam

( Yennuyir tantthaLitthavarai SaraNam pukki--)are two

of the most important paasurams dealing with

Swamy Desikan's Upadesam on the AchArya vaibhavam

for us.Some describe this "Inbhatthil IRainjuthalil--"

paasuram is originally from the now extinct work of

Sawmy Desikan known as "Madhura Kavi Hrudhayam".

It is however enshrined in AdhikAra Sangraham now.

 

The Prabhandha Saaram Taniyan on Madhura Kavi, which got

left out is as follows:

 

ThERiya maajn~Anamudan ThirukkOLUril

ChitthirayiR Chitthirai naaL Vanthu thOnRi

AaRiya NalanbhudanE KuruhUr Nampikku

anavaratham antharanga-adimai seythu

MaaRanai allAl yenRum maRanthum thEvu

maRRaRiyEn yenum Madhura kaviyE nee munn

kooRiya KaNNinuNN SiRutthAmpu athaniR paattuk-

kulavu pathinonRum yenakku uthavu neeyE

 

(Meaning): Oh Maadhura Kavi born on

Chitthirai maasa Chitthirai at ThirukkOLUr

with clear Jn~Anam and who performed antharanga

kaimkaryam for Swamy NammAzhwAr with intense

devotion and without let ! You declared that

You do not know of any gods other than Swamy

NammAzhwAr . Please bless me now with the Jn~Anam

about the eleven paasurams of Your aruLiccheyal

(blessed work) KaNNinuNN SirutthAmpu that you blessed

the world earlier.

 

(Comments):Even when KrishNa ParamAthmA was living at

DhvArakai during his (Madhura kavi's) lifetime , he did not

seek Bhagavan's feet for Prapatthi based on his conviction

that he has to approach the Lord through a sadAchAryan and

hence he waited for Swamy NammAzhwAr's avathAram to perform

Prapatthi at His sacred feet. He considered thereafter

that his AchAryan's sacred feet alone are his Taaraka-Poshaka

Bhagyam and performed uninterrupted kaimkrayam to

his AchAryan.Through this act , Madhura Kavi showed

the world the ancient , auspicious and safe route

(Tholl Vazhi)of AchArya Bhakthi even over Bhagavath

Bhakthi . Madhura Kavi thus pointed out that even with

the greatest bhakthi to Bhagavaan , those who do not

approach Him through a sadAchAryan will not be redeemed.

Madhura Kavi instructed us on this very important doctrine

for the first time (nee munn kooRiya) through his Prabhandham .

 

Madhura Kavi AzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE saraNam

RaamAnuja Daasan, Oppiliappan Koil SatakOpan