divya prabhandham - doubts from Smt. Rajalakshmi

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Dear Sri Vasudevan,

 

Thanks for that beautiful post. Permit adiyEn to add an

example to explain the two bhAvams of Periyazhvar.

 

Take the case of a person with a beautiful painting or

a great gem in his possession. The article would be

priceless but he/she would still love to show off this

article. At the same time they would be worried that

something might happen to it and would go to extraordinary

lengths to protect it.

 

This is the case with Periyazhvar. In the Yasodha bhAvam

he cannot suppress his glee and delight and calls

everyone to come and take a look at this most beautiful

child. In the fatherly bhAvam ("pongum parivAlE

villipuththUr pattar pirAn peRRAn periyAzhvAr ennum

peyar" says Manavala Mamunigal in his Upadesaraththina-

mAlai) he cannot but be greatly worried as to what

evil-eye might be cast upon Him, when He descended (to

see Periyazhvar) with all His consorts from His abode of

purity to this world full of lowly things.

 

So, yes, Azhvar's bhAvams appear contradictory but they

are both Srivaishnava lakshaNams.

 

If adiyEn has said anything wrong above, I request

bhAgavatas to correct me.

 

adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan

TCA Venkatesan

 

--- "M.G.Vasudevan" <mgv wrote:

> Dear Sri Vaishnava Perunthagaiyeer,

>

> I try to answer here, the questions raised by Smt.

> Rajalakshmi [sridharaji@-- on 11.11.2002 in her mail to

> the list on dhivya prabhandham.

>

> Smt. Rajalakshmi wrote - "In the first paasuram itself,

> Periaazhwar says "pallaaNdu pallaaNdu......." thus does

> mangaLa aasaasanam to Lord to protect Him. (Dhrishti

> kazhithal?)

>

> Yes. In the vyaakhyaanam of thirup pallaaNdu sri swamy

> periya vaachchaan pillai states

> ...

 

 

 

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