Srimath Azhagiyasingar's Tele-upanyAsam on Feb 17,2001: The NINTH Paasuam of KaNNinuNN SiRutthAmpu of Madhura Kavi : Part I

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Dear BhakthAs:

 

HH Srimath Azhagiya Singar offered at the outset His salutations

to Malolan and then recited Madhura Kavi Prabhandham's Taniyan.

 

HH mentioned that He missed the opportunity of KaalakshEpam

to this group due to the rigors of recent sanchanaarams and that

the opportunity to have aanandha sallAbham with this devout

group of overses sishyAs was very much missed by Him.

 

HH pointed out in His prefatory remarks that the ninth paasuram,

the topic of today's discussion is a deep and delightful one

( adhbhutham) because it focused on one of the highest

Sri VaishNavite doctrines, Bhaagavatha Seshathvam celebrated by

Swamy NammAzhwAr in His two ThiruvAimozhi (TVM)Paasurams:

 

1) Payilum SudaroLi-- TVM:3.7

 

2) NedumARRkkuadimai--TVM:8.10

 

(EmperumAnAr used to tell His KaalakshEpa GhOshti

that the meanings of the above decads were executed

earlier in to action by Sathruganan , the Nithya Sathrugnan.

Eedu avathArikai discussed earlier by Srimath Azhagiya Singar

has covered the saamyam/identity between Madhura Kavi-

NammazhwAr relationship to that of Sathrugnan-Bharathan.

The essence of Sathrugnan's life was victory over his

inner enemies and practising BhAgavatha Seshathvam

through Kaimkaryam to Bharathan.Again EmperumAnAr used to

say :" Bharathan was the one, who did not know any one

except PerumAL/Raamachandran.His glory arose form that

BhAgavath Seshathvam.He thus became dear to the Lord.

Sathrugnan did not know of any one or any thing except

BharathAzhwAn.This is what made Sathrugnan revered for

all times and dear to the Lord through this practise

of BhAgavatha Seshathvam ." These celebrations of

Bhagavatha Seshathvam is referred to by PeriyAzhwAr

as well as Thirumangai AzhwAr in their Paasurams:

"KesavA PurudOtthamA kiLar SothiyAi KuRaLAvenRu

PesuvAr adiyArkaL yenthammai viRkavum PeruvArkaLE"

(PeriyAzhwAr Thirumozhi:4.10) and " URRATHUM UNNADIYAARKKU

ADIMAI "(Periya Thirumozhi:VIII.10.3)

 

AdiyEn will now provide a summary of these Paasurams of

Swamy NammAzhwAr to serve as essential background

for the themes emphasized by HH the Jeeyar based on

the commentaries by Nanjeeyar , Azhagiya MaNavALa

PerumAL Naayanaar for the ninth Paasuram of Madhura Kavi's

Prabhandham. Prior to that , here is the ninth Paasuram of

KaNNinuNN SiRutthAmpu , the topic of today's upanyAsam:

 

Mikka Vedhiyar Vadhatthin uttporuL

niRkkap Paadi yenn nenjuL niRutthinAn

Takka seer SaThakOpan yenn NampikkALL-

pukka kaathal adimai payan anRe

 

The ancient path of AchArya Bhakthi that constitutes

the corner stone of Sri VaishNavA theology is celebrated

resoundingly again by " Thunpu aRRa Madhura Kavi" in this

paasuram .Swamy Desikan summarized brilliantly the essence

of this ninth paasuram as creating clear comprehension of

the Tatthva Jn~Anam ( Tatthuvatthai uNartthuthalil).

HH the Jeeyar elaborated on this theme and connected it

to Swamy NammAzhwAr's celebration of the supermacy of

BhAgavatha Seshathvam in His Thriuvaimozhi decads 3.7& 8.10.

 

Adiyen will now sumamrize the upadEsam housed in

these ThiruvAimozhi Paasurams , which is central

to the understanding of this paasuram of Madhura Kavi.

Srimath Azhagiya Singar in His inimitable style covered

enormous ground and the purpose of the focus on Swamy

NammAzhwAr's Paasurams by adiyEn is ONLY to include some

additional information on the centrality of these paasurams

celebrating Madhura Kavi's BhAgavatha Seshatham and

AchArya Bhakthi enshrined in His Prabhandham. AdiyEn will

select key passages from Swamy NammAzhwAr's Paasuram

that was taken to heart by Madhura Kavi AzhwAr

and practised by Him .

 

Payilum SudaroLi Decad (ThiruvAi Mozhi: III.7)

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1." Paramanai --payilum ThiruvudayAr yavarElum

avar kaNDEEr --yemmaiALum PARAMARE"( Those puNyasAlis,

who enjoy the wealth of uninterrupted devotion to

the Lord are my unsurpassed Masters)...Paasuram 1

 

2. "ThUmaNivaNNan Tannai--paNiyumavar KaNDEEr --

nALum piRappidaithORu YemmaiyALudai NaatharE"

( Those BhaagavathAs , who perform Kaimkaryam

for the Lord are inded my Masters every day

and in every birth)...Paasuram 2

 

3. "Piraan Tannaip Paadham PaNiyavallAraip paNiyumavar

KaNDEEr , Othum piRappidai ThORu Yemmai AaLudayArkaLE"

( Birth after Birth , adiyEn would wish to be in service

to BhAgavathAs performing Kaimkaryam to the Lord inspite of

" Vedic reproof "against rebirths. This is due to my conviction

that subservience to the devotees of the devotees of

the Supreme Lord is the most cherished boon)...Paasuram 3

 

4. " ThoNdar ThoNdar KaNDEEr idayAr piRappidaitthORu

Yemakku Yemm perumaKKaLE " ( adiyEn holds as my

Masters in every birth of mine , the servants of

the servants of Sriman NaarAyaNan)...Paasuram 4

 

5. " ThUmaNivaNnan YemmAn tannai--uLLatthu koLLUm avar

kaNDEEr salippu inRi AaNDu yemmai sanmasanmAtharam

kApparE" ( adiyEn totally cherishes the power of

the BhAgavathAs as my unparalleled protectors and

perceptors .Their sakthi, Krupai and Vaibhavam

will safely deliver me across the ocean of samsAram)

..Paasuram 6

 

6. "avar kaNDEEr yempalpiRappidai ThORu yenthozhukulam

thAnkaLE" ( Those BhagavathAs ,who sing the vaibhavam of

the Lord , wherever they are ,will belong to my AchArya

kulam )...Paasuram 8

 

7. "ChaNDALarkaL aahilum , MaNivaNNaRkkAL yenRu uLL kalanthAr

adiyAr thamm adiyAr yemm adikaLE " ( Even if they are

the lowest of ChaNDALaas , they are regarded by adiyEn

as worthy of worship ,if they consider themselves

as servant to the servants of BhaagavathAs )..Paasuram 9

 

8. " Yenthai PirAn Tanakku , adiyAradiyAr tammadiyAr

tamakku adiyAradiyAr tammadiyAradiyOnkaLE "

( adiyEn and my posessions are servants to the servants

of the servants of the servants of the servants of

the servants of the servants of Sriman NaarAyAnan )

...Paasuram 10

 

9. In His phala sruthi paasuram , Swami NammAzhwAr reminded

us that this decad is about the greatness of the Lord's

devotees ( tadhiyALs/BhAgavathAs) and a clear comprehension

of the upadesam contained in these pasurams will be freed

from the cycles of births and deaths ...Paasuram 11

 

adiyEn will complete the central meanings of "NedumARkkadimai"

(ThiruvAimozhi : VIII.10) in the next posting in preparation

for the coverage of Srimath AzhagiyaSingar's upanyAsam . These

two decads were referred to us by Sriamth Azhagiya Singar

in the context of His UpanyAsam on the Ninth Paasuram of

Madhurakavi's Prabhandham .

 

Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadkaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAcchAri SatakOpan