Aranganai KANa Nam PANanidam KarpOm - Post 5

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In this issue we will start experiencing how azhwaar enjoyed the

divya thirumeni of Emperumaan Rangan at Sri Rangam through his

prabandham "Amalanaadhi Piraan".

 

The thaniyan to this prabandham says :-

 

"Aapaadha choodamanubhooyam harim shayaanam

Madhye kaveradhuhithur mudhithaantharaathmaa

Adhrishtritham nayanayo: vishyaanthraanam

Yonishchikaaya manave munivaahanam tham"

 

Emperumaan gives his sevai in many vaahanams to his bhakthaas.

Similarly aazhwaar has been given a name by emperumaan as

"Munivaahanar" as he was carried by Loka Saaranga Muni as

his vaahanam (vehicle).

 

The above thaniyan says that aazhwar enjoyed :-

 

Aapaadha choodamanubhooyam Harim Shayaanam :-

 

Those lotus feet of emperumaan Hari who gives gives his divya sevai

with his Bhujanga Sayanam where emperumaan is showing all of us his

divya sevai in Bhujanga Shayanam ??

 

Madhye Kaveradhuhitu :-

 

In the midst of the river Kaaveri that runs as two forms namely

"Vada Thirukkaveri" and "Then Thirukkaveri".

 

Hence the only bhakthaa who had the gift of seeing emperumaan's

divya sevai through emperumaan himself, by singing his praise,

explaining the beauty of his thirumeni starting from the

Thiruvadi till his Thirumukha mandalam was Thiruppaanaazhwaar.

Even Thiruvarngathamudhu in his Iraamaanusa Nootrandhaadhi says :-

 

"Seeriya Naan marai semporul, senthamizhaal alitha paariyalum

pugazh Paan Perumaal, Sharanaam padumaathaariyal senni

iraamaanusan."

 

The above paasruram says that adiyen will always do sharanagathi

at the thiruvadi of emperumaanaar who always has the feet of

thirupaanaazhwaar on his head who gave us the essence of all

the vedams thorugh his 10 paasurams of Amalanaadi Piraan.

 

Similary another thaniyan on thiruppaanaazhwaar says :-

 

"Kaatave kanda kamala paadham naalaadai undi

Thettarum udhara bandham thiru maarbu kantam sevvaai

Vaattamil kangal meni muniyeri thani pugundhu

Paatinaal kandu vaazhum paanar thaal paravinome."

 

We always bow ourselves at the feet of aazhwaar who has sung the

soundaryam of emperumaan's thirumeni in his 10 paasurams explaining

his beauty of each part of his thirumeni namely emperumaan's

lotus feet, vasthram, his naabhi, his chest, his kantam (throat) ,

his lips, his eyes and his entire thirumukha mandalam and entire

 

thirumeni, which gives us the essence of all the four vedaas and

that too this divya sevai was given to azhwaar by emperumaan

himself to aazhwaar. Hence no matter anyone else would have sung

the praise emperumaan or anybody would have seen emperumaan's

 

divya sevai but no on ecould have enjoyed emperumaan's divya sevai

through emperumaan himself showing it to Thiruppaanaazhwaar. Even

if we look at other aazhwaars, most of them sung the praise of

emperumaam about his supreme form at Sri Vaikuntam like Pogai,

Boodham, Peiyazhwaar. Similarly Thirumazhisai aazhwaar sung

emperumaan in an Antharyaami form in which the emperumaan exists

as the inner soul in everyone.

 

Hwo does these 10 paasurams gives the essence of all the vedams ?

 

If we look at the first paasuram it starts with "A" or akaaram,

the second paasuram starts wth "U" ukaaram and the third paasuram

starts with makaaram which leads to describing the Pranavam that

describes the nature of Paramaathma who is the akaaram, the

Jeevaathmaa who is the makaaram and, Thaayaar or Aachaaryan who

is the ukaaram in the Pravam.

 

Nammaazhwaar, Periyaazhwaar and Aandaal always sing the praise

emperumaan as Kannan as vibhavaavathaaram and Swamy Kulasekhara

aazhwaar always praises emperumaan as Sri Raaman which is also

vibhavaavathaaram. Thirumangai aazhwaar was always singing

 

the praise of emperumaan as Archaavathaaram but sang about all

the Divya Desams. Only two aazhwars sung emperumaan at

Thiruvarangam only as archaavathaaram namely Thiruppaanaazhwaar

and Thondaradippodi aazhwaar. These two wre very close to

emperumaan at thiruvarangam. Among the two only

thiruppaanaazhwaar sung emperumaan's thirumeni in his 10

paasurams of Amalanaadhi Piraan and saw emperumaan's divya sevai

through emperumaan itself.

 

But thiruppaanaazhwaar has a significance that aazhwaar only sung

the praise of thiruvarangan and he never gave any advice in his

paasurams to anyone nor he gave any palasruthi (The result of

singing these 10 paasurams) in his Amalanaadi Piraan. Whereas

other aazhwaars gave advises to everyone. Even thondardippaodi

says that he will never accept anyone else as the supreme lord

except Thiruvarangan at Sri Rangam thereby condemning other

emperumaan's at other Divya Desams. Hence Thiruppanaazhwaar saw

only Thiruvarangan and also says :-

 

"Mandhi paai vadavenkata maamalai

Vaanavargal sandhi seiyya ninraan

Arangatharavin anaiyaan.."

 

Aazhwaar says :

 

The same lord at Thiruvenkatama has come to Sri Rangam and is

sleeping here as Thiruvarangan. So all other emperumaan also has

been seen as only Thiruvarangan by thiruppaanaazhwaar in his

paasurams. Now let us see what aazhwaar says in each of his

10 paasurams that explains the beauty of each part of

emperumaan's thirumeni starting from his lotus feet till his

thiru mukha mandalam. In the first paasuram aazhwaar sings about

the praise of emperumaan's lotus feet. Aazhwaar says :-

 

"Thirukkamala Paadham vandhu en kannil ullana okkinrave.."

 

Swamy Vedaantha Desikan in his similar work to Amalanaadhi

piraan enjoys the thirumeni of thiruvarangan. In his work

"Bhagavadh Dhyaana Sopaanam", swamy Vedaantha Desikan says :-

 

"Velaatheetha: sruthi parimalam vedhasaam mouli sevyam

Praathu: bhootham kanakarasitha: saikathe hamsajushte

Lakshmibhoomyo: karasarasijai: laalaitham ranga barthu:

Padaambhojam prathiphalathi me bhaavanaadheerdhikaayaam"

 

Meaning :- The lotus feet of Thiruvarangan at Sri Rangam

which has the fragrance of all the four vedams,

which is being worshipped by Brahma. Shiva and

other devaas,is residing at the midst of the

river Kaaveri where Hamsa Birds reside always.

that lotus feet of thiruvarangan which is being

touched and worshipped by Sri Devi and Bhoodevi

and Nappinnai has captivated adiyen's thoughts.

 

 

Then aazhwaar sings about emperumaan's vashthram above the

lotus feet.

 

Let us continue with the remaining verses in the next post.

 

Thodarndhu Karpippaar Nam PaaNan.. (Will continue..)

 

Aazhwar Thiruvadigale Sharanam

Mama Sarvaaparaadham Kshamaswa

 

Adiyen Ramanuja Dasan

 

Narayanan

 

 

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