Part XVII: Swamy Desikan's Taathparya RathnAvaLi: 122nd SlOkam ( ThiruvAimozhi: 10.10. dasakam ): AzhwAr is blessed with the apunar janma Saayujyam

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Saturday,Dec 29 , 2001:

 

SrI:

 

Dear RasikAs of Swamy NammAzhwAr's Dhivya Prabhandhams:

 

It is the day of Swamy NammAzhwAr's Moksham .

adiyen thought it will be appropraite to focus on

the 10.10 dasakam of ThiruvAimozhi (TVM)today , where he

describes his attainment of Moksham . Swamy NammAzhwAr

enjoys paripoorNa BrahmAnandham and thanks the Lord

for freeing him from being reborn again .The GuNam for

the entire 10.10 decad is "anubhAvyathvam " or BhOgya

samAnam ( enjoyemnt of the BhOgams of Sri Vaikuntam

in an equal measure with the Lord).

 

The 10.10 decad of TVM is the " MuniyE NaanmuhanE MukkaNNappA "

dasakam . These ten paasurams are a glorious climax for

the entire ThiruvAimozhi . Swamy NammAzhwAr thanks the Lord

for removal of all Moksha VirOdhis and acknowledges that

he has been blessed with Moksham ( avAvaRRu Veedu peRREn).

 

There are two versions of the DTR slOkam covering

the TVM 10.10 decad . We will focus on the second one

chosen by UtthamUr Swamy:

 

BrahmEsAntha: pravEsAth sapa iha RamayEthyAdhi-vaagruddha-bhAvaath

rathnashyAmAccha roopAth akhilatanutayA thrupthidhUrAmruthathvAth

PadhmA-prEyasthva BhUmuddharaNa dhurithadhrukthvAdhinithyathva mukthyA-

dhAnairbrahmAnubhAvyam SaThariopu-bhaNath dhrushtadhrushta-svamukthi:

 

Here Swamy NammAzhwAr salutes the Lord as the sole grantor of

Moksham and the most enjoyable one for the liberated souls

(Muktha BhOgyan). AzhwAr describes at the beginning of the decad

his Parama Bhakthi , his attainment of the Lord's sacred feet ,

his accomplishment of union ( SamslEsha bhAgyam ) with the Lord

at Sri Vaikuntam after a very long seperation .

 

In the previous dasakam , Sriman NaarAyaNan let the AzhwAr

see for himself the travel by archirAdhi maargam by liberated

souls , their arrival at the Lord's ThirumAmaNi Mantapam . AzhwAr

thought he had realized such a bhAgyam and wanted to engage in

EkAntha Kaimkaryam for the Lord . Suddenly , he understood

with shock that he was still in prakruthi mandalam and not

in Sri Vaikuntam. His sorrow was unbounded. He cried out

to the Lord and asked whether what he saw earlier (travel

to Sri Vaikuntam ) was real. He begged not to be left behind

in samsAric world. The Lord hears that moving appeal and permits

AzhwAr to join Him. The purpose of AzhwAr's avathAram

becomes fulfilled . He becomes one with the Lord's Param JyOthi.

 

TVM 10.1.1: MuniyE ! NaanmuhanE ! MukkaNNapA!--:

Oh Muni! The Lord who reflects intensively on creation of

this universe at the end of praLayam ! You keep thinking

intensively upon how to assign Naamams and roopams for

the sentients and the insentients of the Universe that

you are about to create .Oh Sage engaged in Your dhivya-

sankalpam through Your avyAja KaruNai ! You have mde me from

asath to a sath ! can You not come to my rescue now ? How can

You be so heartless to pay no further attention to me ? I am

crying my heart out. I am begging You for Your Moksha anugraham.

Why are You indifferent ?

 

NaanmuhanE! Oh Lord , who created Brahma , entered His soul

and empowered him to engage in samashti creation after

completing Vyashti creation by Yourself !

 

MukkaNNappA ! Oh RudhrAntharyAmi , who appointed him to

engage in SamhAra Kaaryam !

 

MuniyE ! NaanmuhanE ! MukkaNNappa! Oh Supreme Lord displaying

Your svaroopam as Parabrahmam by divining srushti, shtithi and

SamhAram through Your dhivya Sankalpam !

 

"Yenn PollAkkaniyE ! KarumANNikkamE! Yenn KaLvA !" Oh the thief

that stole " my " soul and enslaved me through Your charms !

Oh My Lord with Neela Mani hue !

 

Out of Your nirhEthuka Krupai , You placed Your lotus feet on

my head. The responsibility for my protection is all Yours.

I can not be without You even for a moment . You showed me

the pathway by wich a liberated soul travelas to Your supreme

abode . I can not now let you go.Please geant me Moksham

and do not trick me with other gifts. Please rush truly and

unite with me!

 

10.10.2: Here the agitated AzhwAr asserts his claim on the Lord

and swears in the name of the Lord and MahA Lakshmi about His

right to be taken to parama padham.

 

10.10.3: " AavikkOr paRRukkompu ninnallAl aRihinRilEn yaan "

Oh the First cause of the World! I do not know of any support

for my soul except You. Please take me to Your Supree abode

to enjoy ParipoorNa BrahmAnandham.

 

10.10.4: "yembharam saadhikkaluRRu yennaip pOravittidAyE"

Oh JagannATA! Sarva RakshakA! If You think that my protection

is my own responsibility , then there is no other recourse

for me except to sink in samsaric mud .

 

10.10.5:" pOra vittittu yennai Nee puram pOkkalaRRAl,

pinnai yaan aaraikkoNDu yethai? anthO! Yenathu Yenpathen?

Yaan Yenpathenn?" Here , Ahwar tightly questions the Lord:

If You abandon me as one would treat a blade of grass

as being worthless,then how can I and with whose help can

I recover ? What is left there to describe as "mine" or

as " I " ? There is no hope for me , if You decide to spurn

me and cast me aside.

 

10.10.6: Oh Lord ! You are my aparyAptha amrutham (insatiable

nectar). You devoured my aathmA as though it was delectable .

Now , You have abndoned me. Why is this change of mind?

 

10.10.7: "YenthAi! --Yenn anbhOyO? --Unnai peRRini pOkkuvEnO?"

Oh My Lord and master ! To me You are the total object of my

love . After having obtained You, Do You think I am going to

let You escape from me ?

 

10.10.8: Oh sarvAntharyAmi! My soul's soul ! Having got You ,

will I let You go ?

 

10.10.9: Oh unparalleled Lord ! The world as it manifests

itself is Your Sariram. Oh Jagath KaaraNA ! Oh Jagath SarIrA !

Oh "Mudal Tani Vitthu! ( Oh Lord shining supreme in a three-

fold way as Nimittha, SahakAri and UpAdhAna Kaaranams ). I have

to join You. I have to have the anugraham of enjoying You

in a concrete physical form as Sri Vaikunta Naatan as enjoyed

by all the eternally liberated ones. When am I going to have

this supreme anugraham ? AzhwAr's cry and suffering is now intense.

The Lord responds now with alacrity and grants the boon sought

by His dearest devotee.

 

10.10.10: AzhwAr speaks out with utter gratitude for

the MahOpakAram done by the Lord (Dr.VNV's translation) :

 

" Oh The indweller of Moola prakruthi, which evolves further

into derivative Tatthvams such as Mahath , ahankaram et al

and pervades all space and thus is infinite in coverage !

 

Oh the indwellwr of all liberated souls , who encircles ,

extends over and is larger than the prakruthi in extant, whose

very nature is characterized by Jn~Anam , Aanandham and

tEjas !

 

Oh the unique possessor of Sanklapa Jn~Anam , which extends

even beyond and has its halo even beyond still further ,which

is pure Anandham in nature!

 

MY YEARNING TO JOIN YOU WAS EVEN BIGGER THAN YOUR SANKALPA-

JN~ANAM IN MAGNITUDE .

 

BUT YOU COVERED ME UP, QUENCHED THIS YEARNING ! I BECAME

A DROP IN YOUR VASTNESS OF NECTAR OCEN. MY LONG TIME

AMBITION HAS BEEN FULFILLED .

 

10.10.11: In the phala sruthi paasuram of the ThiruvAimozhi,

AzhwAr instructs us that the SarvAtharyAmi Svaroopa Sriman

NaarAyaNan mingled with him and fulfilled him .AzhwAr now

is ecstatic over his good fortune. AhwAr says that he sang

this decad with Parama Bhakthi and those who recite it and

understand the meanings of these paasurams will attain

the status equal to that of Nithya Sooris .

 

Thus ends the magnificent ThiruvAimozhi with

Swamy NammAzhwAr's Moksham !

 

adiyEn will cover the celebrations of Swamy NammAzhwAr

Moksham at Lord RanganAtha Temple at Pomona , NY

in the next posting .

 

Swamy NammAzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SaThakOpan