PeriyAzhwAr Thirunakshathram: Part V: Fifth Patthu of PeriyAzhwAr Thirumozhi(Paasurams 433-473): Final post of this series.

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Dear BhakthAs :

 

After celebrating the leelais of Bala KrishNan

as His Mother Yasodha , after paying tribute to

VibhavathArams and instructing us on Hitham

and Tathtvams , PeriyAzhwAr reaches now towards

the end of his prabhandham and touches on lofty

issues related to PurushArtham through Aathma

SamarpaNam and informs the Lord about his thrupthi

(contentment ) as Dhruptha prapannan .

 

In the remaining 41 paasurams housed in an

incomplete fifth Patthu , PeriyAzhwAr focuses

on the core doctrines of VisishtAdhvaitham .

 

Fifth patthu: First Thirumozhi(SenniyOngu paasurams)

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In the previous Thirumozhi ( 4.10) , AzhwAr

reminded Lord RanganAthan about the need for Him

to come to his rescue during his time of helplessness

(last moments on earth ), when all his indhriyams

would not be under his control.

 

In this Thirumozhi, he blames himself for

neglecting to enjoy the sweetness of Lord's

ThirunAmam for a long time. He anlayzes the reasons

and concludes that it was his attachment to other

things of a non-lasting nature that led to his

forgetting the recitation of the Lord's naamams.

He expeiences powerful nirvEdham and naicchiyam .

He begs for the Lord's forgivance for his trespasses

and lapses . He blames himself for uttering the Lord's

ThirunAmams without sufficient mental purity

and without proper piety . He seeks the dayA of the Lord.

He states that with his impure tongue , he recited

insignificant poems on the Lord's limitless KalyANa

guNams . He pleads with the Lord and reminds Him that

it is the Lord's duty as the Supreme One to forgive

the mistakes of His servant . He beseeches the boon

of nithya kaimkaryam , naamAnusandhAnam and removal

of all moksha virOdhis.

 

Fifth patthu: Second Thirumozhi

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In the previous Thirumozhi , AzhwAr described

his lowliness and said " Sazhakku naakkodu

punkavi sonnEn "( I composed and recited with

my impure tongue insignificant eulogies about

You and failed to capture the greatness of

Yours through them ). AzhwAr appeared to hint

that he would give up such miserable attempts.

AzhwAr's tongue and mind would not cooperate.

They went on repeating the Lord's names. AzhwAr

asked for aparAdha KshAmaNam (Forgivance ).

 

The Lord responded. AzhwAr asking forgivance

appeared to the Lord as failure on His part

to come close to his dear bhakthan.Therefore ,

the Lord embraced PeriyAzhwAr and took His wonted

seat in the heart lotus of the AzhwAr.The elated

AzhwAr celebrated his good fortune and conceded

that from here on his aathmA has reverted to its

anaadhi pristine state and it is being protected by

the Lord now .AzhwAr commands all the moksha virOdhis

to get out of his aathmA , the temple of the Lord

and dwells with pleasure on the realization of

the Lord as the protector of his AathmA :

 

" Vangak Kadal vaNNan AmmAn! valvinayAyina maRRi

bangappadA vaNNam seythAn , paNDanRu PattiNam KaapE"

 

(Oh Lord of the hue of the blue ocean! You have saved

me from the many terrible ills and therfore my aathmA

has regained its original state and is now protected

vigorously by Yourself ).

 

AzhwAr visualizes the Lord entering inside him with

His bed of Adhi Seshan , milky ocean , nithya sooris

and His Lotus Lady, MahA Lakshmi and resting inside

his heart lotus in a state of YoganidhrA and salutes

Him for performing the task of Aathma Rakshanam.

 

Fifth Paattu: Third Thirumozhi

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The Lord , who had peformed His duty was

about to leave the heart lotus of PeriyAzhwAr

since the requested mission was accomplished:

anishta nivAraNam ( destruction of the enemies

of Moksham ). AzhwAr could not bear the thought of

the Lord leaving his hruth-puNDarIkam . AzhwAr

pleaded with the Lord and begged Him never ever to

leave him . After anishta nivAraNam , AzhwAr pointed

out that it was time for ishta prApthi(Moksha Sukham).

Therefore ,AzhwAr argued that the Lord should not leave ,

since His mission was not fully completed. The Lord whom

he was addressing was the Lord of ThirumAlirum ChOlai.

These ten paasurams are moving plea to the Lord .

 

Fifth Paattu:Fourth Thirumozhi

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In this final Thirumozhi of his Prabhnadham ,

PeriyAzhwAr enlists the many soubhAgyams that

came his way as a result of the Lord taking

residence inside his heart lotus . The paasurams

are addressed to ThiruvEngadamudayAn.

 

AzhwAr sees the fulfilment of the twin missions

of the Lord existing in Para , VyUha , Vibhava ,

archA and antharyAmi forms at Thirumalai. These

twin missions are to correct the chEthanmas and

to make those chEthanams become His servants.

His soulabhyam (ease of access) and all other

kalyANa GuNams play many roles in accomplishing

His twin goals. That Lord of ThiruvEngadam feels

uncomfortable that He has not doen enough for

His dear devotee , PeriyAzhwAr. AzhwAr recognizes

the agitated state of mind of the Lord and

addresses Him to comfort Him:

 

" Oh My Supreme Lord! all the mOksha virOdhis

have now been driven out . all my prayers have been

answered by You. There is nothing more to be

done by You on my behalf.Please do not be perturbed

over the thought that You have not doen enough for me.

 

In the second paasuram , AzhwAr confesses :

 

"----------------nee yenniak koNDa pinn

piRavi yennum kadalum vaRRip perumpadham aahinrathAl

iRavu seyyum paavak Kaadu theekkoLI vEhinrathAl

aRivai yennum amudhavARu talaippaRRi vaaikkONDathE "

 

(After You accepted me as Your servant , the ocean of

SamsAram has dried up ; the forest of sins have been

burnt to cinders. The nectarine river of Jn~Anam

flows on and on).

 

AzhwAr rejoices over ThiruvEngadamudayAn's DayA

and expresses his gratitude for the MahOpakAram

of the Lord of sapthagiri . He thanks the Lord

for abandoning the Milky ocean , Sri Vaikuntam and

DwArakai and choosing his heart lotus as His

preferred seat of residence :

 

"vadataDamum Vaikunthamum mathiL dhvArApathiyum

idavahaikaL ihazhthinttu yenn paal idavahai KoNDanayE "

 

Thus ends the great Prabhandham of PeriyAzhwAr

saluting Sriman NaarAyanan as incomparable

GuNapoornan , who showered His paripoorna

anugraham .

 

PeriyAzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE Saranam

Daasan, Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SatakOpan