Part XVI: Swamy Desikan's Taathparya RathnAvaLi: 122nd SlOkam ( ThiruvAimozhi: 10.9. dasakam ): AzhwAr ascends to parama padham via archirAdhi maargam

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Friday,Dec 28 , 2001:

 

SrI:

 

Dear RasikAs of Swamy NammAzhwAr's Dhivya Prabhandhams:

 

It is the day before Swamy NammAzhwAr's Moksham .

adiyen thought it will be appropraite to focus on

the 10.9 dasakam of ThiruvAimozhi (TVM)today , where he

describes the maryAdhais that he recieved during

his journey via archirAdhi maargam and the conclude

the series with TVM 10.10 , the final decad celebrating

Swamy NammAzhwAr attains Moksham .

 

The 10.9 decad of TVM is the "SoozhvisumpaNimuhil"

dasakam . These ten paasurams are a glorious description of

Swamy NammAzhwAr's joyous vision of the ascent via archirAdhi

route with sakala maryAdhais on the way as described by

upanishads and the fourth adhyAyam of Brahma Soothrams.

 

There are two versions of the DTR slOkam covering

the TVM 10.9 decad . We will focus on the second one

chosen by UtthamUr Swamy:

 

SwamithyukthyA cha NaarAyaNa ithi vachasA vikramAth vishDapAnAm

SrisathvAth YaadhavathvAth SaraTapathayA dhvaidhathOsmin sayAnE

GovindhathvAth VaikunThadipa ithi vibhavAth prEkshithAsccharya-tanvI-

vyuhaissArdhachanEshttyA nayathisa supadhAsvam nijAnithyavOchath

--DTR: 122nd SlOkam

 

The whole tenth sathakam is saluted by Swamy Desikan

in his DramidOpanishad saaram as "(PraNavam) SathpadhvyAm

sahAyAya Nama:". The Lord is saluted here as the One , who

helps one to attain the residence in His Parama Padham ( Sath-

Padhavi). Swamy Desikan connects the key words of

each paasuram of this decad with ther appropriate guNam.

 

In this 10.9 dasakam , Swamy NammAzhwAr salutes the Lord ,

who blessed him with para Jn~Anam and proceeds on the archirAdhi

maargam shown by Him . He describes the many sukhams and

maryAdhais recieved by him and the other Mumukshus.

 

In 10.9.1 ( SoozhvisumpaNimuhil thUriyam muzhakkina),

Azhwar describes the ghOsham of MangaLa Vaadhyams at

the start of this journey .The guNam here is "SwAmithvam".

The Lord is recognized as Swami (Lord ) to all.

 

In 10.9.2 (NaaraNan tamarik kaNDuhanthu--), AzhwAr

refers to the welcome with poorNa kumbham.The GuNam is

NaarAyaNathvam ( NaarAyaNa ithi vachasA).

 

In 10.9.3 ( ThozhuthanarulakarkaL--) , he describes

the shower of flowers on the way .Thrivikrama GuNam

of measutring the universe is saluted as " vishtapAnAm

vikramAth".

 

In 10.9.4( Yethir yethir Imayavar--), Azhwar notes the upachArams

performed by Agni, Chandran and all the other aadhivAhikAs

as a mark of their respect .Srisathva GuNam ( Srimathva )

guNam is celebrated based on the Paasura vaakyam: Maadhavan.

 

In 10.9.5 ( Maadhvan Tamar YenRu--), the warm reception

given by VaruNa , IndhrA and PrajApathis during this journey.

The reference here is to "YaadhavathvAth". Once again, we have

reference to Maadhvan in this Paasuram .Swamy Desikan recognizes

the Lord here as the memeber of the Yadhu kulam , which is also

known as Madhu Kulam . A scion of this Kulam is the Lord

(Maadhavan).

 

In 10.9.6( vELviyuL madutthalum--) , the mangaLAsAsanams by

dEva rishis , who are expert in the VedAs and their consorts

is accounted for.Paasuram has the word /salutation: "AazhiyAn".

Swamy Desikan refers to the chathru hanthAra guNam of

the Lord as " SaraTapadhathayA".

 

In 10.9.7, The felicitations by all the other devathAs

is described Madanthayar vAzhtthalum--).Lord's soulabhyam

(ease of access) is celebrated here with the passage:

"SayAnEsmin dhvaitha:". The paasuram refers to sayana

moorthys : " Kidantha Yem Kesavan " and "Kudanthai Kaavalan".

 

 

In 10.9.8 ( KudiadiyAr Ivar --), Azhwar arrives here at

the divine gates of Sri Vaikuntam .Kudi is aayar kudi

and hence Swamy refers to the naamam " Govindhan "

with the expression "GovindhAth" to illustrate

all the rakshana gunams of the Lord.

 

In 10.9.9 ( Vaikunhtam puhathalum--), Azhwar crosses

the main portal and experiences the travel inside

Parama Padham.The GuNam celebrated is that of being

VaikuntanAthan. The residents of Vaikuntam are

eternally liberated ones( nithya sooris and MukthAs).

The Vaibhavam of vaikuntam is saluted therefore as

" VaikuntAdhipa ithi vibavAth".

 

In 10.9.10 ( vidhi vahai--) , AzhwAr recieves the additional

upachArams of the Vedic seers and divine damsels.Swamy Desikan

salutes the passage of paasuram : "Vithi vahai puhunthanar"

with " prEkshitha aascharya tanvIvyUhai: sArdhvachanEshtyA".

At the time of crossing the Viraja river, EmperumAn sends out

500 Nithya Sooris (apsaras ladies) , who are described as

having flower garlands on their hands as per Upanishad

( Satham MaalA Hastha:).

 

The eleventh paasuram speaks about the blissful state

the AzhwAr was in front of the Lord and in the company of

Nithya Sooris(anthamil pErinbhatthu adiyarOdu irunthamai).

Bhagavaan's joyous arrangements (kOlAhalam ) during

the time of AzhwAr's ascent is described here.In this

concluding 10.9.11 pasuram (Vanthavar yethir koLLa--),

AzhwAr enters the ThirumAmaNi Mandapam , where the Lord

is seated on AdhisEshan and His Devis.

 

Swamy NammAzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SaThakOpan