Aranganai KANa Nam PANanidam KarpOm - Post 4

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In the last post we completed looking at the greatness of

Thiruvarangam. Now, why are we looking at these things and what

relation does it have to the topic. It was just a "Poorva Peedikai"

or "Avathaarikai" or a Backgrounder that we saw so far. We will

come to the topic from this post.

 

What has all this has got to do with the title "Aranaganai

Kanda Kangal" ??. We all see emperumaan in his bhujanga sayanam

at Thiruvarangam with our eyes. Our aazhwaars have seen. Our

aachaaryaas have seen. So whats so special about the title here.

The word "Kann" here refers not to the physical "Kann" or eyes

here by which we see emperumaan. The "Kann" here refers to the

eyes of immense love, bhakthi over emperumaan thorugh which we

can see his divya sevai. We see emperumaan as an archaavathaaram

in a reclining posture at Sri Rangam and nothing else. But our

aazhwaars and aachaaryaas see the same emperumaan in a different

way. There is huge difference between how we see and how they

see emperumaan. Out of all the aazhwaars and aachaaryaas one

param bhakthar or daasar saw emperumaan really with his

extraordinary love and bhakthi by just singing and not by any

anushtaanams or yagnams. Adiyen just want to make an attempt to

bring the greatness of such a prama bhakthar who has mentioned

"Aranganai Kanda Kangal matronrinai kaanaave" in his famous

prabandham "Amalanaadhi piraan", through adiyen's lowest of

lowest knowledge, who is "Thiruppaanaazhwaar", also knows as

"Munivaahanan". The reason for this name shall be seen

in this posting at a later stage.

 

Eyes are not those which just sees emperumaan at thiruvarangam

like us. Eyes are those which are gifted enough to see

emperumaan through himself. He should have shown his "Pavazha

Vaai Kamala Senkaan.." to our eyes. Such a gifted eyes was

Thirupaanaazhwaar's eyes which saw emperumaan's Kamala

Chengann through emperumaan itself with his immense live and

affection to him. Similarly one another gifted eyes were the

eyes of Swamy Pillai Uranga Villi Daasar'e eyes which saw the

Kamala Senkann of emperumaan when emperumaanaar showed periya

perumaal's

 

"Kariya vagi pudai parandhu, milirndhu sevvariyodi

Neendavapperiyavaaya kangal"

 

(eyes) to Pillai Urangaa Villi Daasar. From that moment Swamy

Pillai Urangaa Villi Daasar never saw anything else other than

emeprumaan's eyes and became a daasan to emperumaan at

thiruvarangan. Hence all these parama bhakthaas were so gifted

that emperumaan himself showed his eyes to them. But all the

above did not see emperumaan's eyes thorugh their paasaurams

or songs. But one person who saw emperumaan's eyes just by

singing his praise.

 

Out of all aazhwaars, "Thirupaanaazhwaar" was born as the 9th

aazhwaar in Uraiyur in the month of Kaarthigai on Rohini star.

He was so worried that he was born in the lower caste called

"Paanar Kulam". Hence without having the courage to get into

the sannidhi of emperumaan at thiruvarngam he stayed outside

the temple always and was singing the praise of emperumaan

always. This routine was always followed by aazhwaar.

 

One day when Loka Saaranga Muni went to the Pushkarini (Tank)

to fetch theertham for emperumaan's thirumanjanam. At the

same time aazhwaar was singing the praise of emperumaan

without realizing himself and where he was. Loka Saaranga

Muni came to aazhwaar and asked aazhwaar to move away from

his way as he is from lower caste. But aazhwaar could not

listen to this as he was involved in emperumaan's divya

sevai. Loka Saranga Muni got wild and threw a stone on

aazhwar's thirumugam and blood was coming out of aazhwaar's

face. Due to this aazhwaar came to senses and felt bad that

he committed an apachaaram with emperumaan's daasan and went

away from that place. Loka Saaranga Muni returned to the

temple with the water for thirumanjanam. Since Loka Saaranga

Muni committed an apachaaram of insulting and physically

hurting his bhakthan emperumaan felt so sad. At this time

Ranganaayaki thaayar felt that emperumaan should make aazhwaar

to reach their lotus feet forever. As emperumaan also felt

the same to make Loka Saranga Muni realize his apachaaram

emperumaan closed all the doors and entrances to his sannidhi

and Loka Saarnaga Muni was unable to open the Sannidhi and

was very astonished by this. At that time emperumaan spoke to

Loka Saaranga Muni saying Oh Loka Saaranga Muni..!! you

committed a mahaa apachaaram of physicaly hurting my sincere

bhakthan. My bhakthan may be born in any caste or may of any

creed or sex. But I dont see any difference in my Bhakthaas.

I only see the bhakthi or love in my bhakthan's mind. Since

you committed the apacharam you have to bring aazhwaar to my

sannidhi by falling at his feet and asking for his pardon.

 

Loka Saaranga Muni immediately went and fell at aazhwaar's

feet and told about emperumaan's thiruvulam and his wishes

and commands. Even then aazhwaar was so worried that a Daasan

to emperumaan fell at his feet. Loka Saaranga Muni also told

that he will lift aazhwaar on his shoulder as aazhwaar felt

how he can keep his feet at emperumaan's sannidhi as he was

born in a lower caste. Hence Loka Saaranga Muni asked aazhwar

to sit on his shoulder and also thought thathe got the great

bhaagyam of lifting a parama bhaagavthaa with his feet

on his hands. When they reached the sannidhi of emperumaan

the sannidhi doors opened and emperumaan showed all his divya

sevai and is splendour to aazhwaar. Seeing this divya sevai

aaazhwaar started siinging his famous prabandham "Amalanaadi

Piraan" which consists of 10 paasurams. Each paauram explains

the soundaryam of emperumaan starting from his feet till

his thirumuka mandalam.

 

We will start with how aazhwaar enjoyed the divya thirumeni of

emperumaan at Sri Rangam from the next issue.

 

 

Meendum KarpippAr Nam PANan, will continue..

 

 

Mama Sarvaaparaadham Kshamaswa..

Azhwaar Thiruvadigale Sharanam !!

 

Adiyen Ramanuja Dasan

 

Narayanan