Fwd: Thirunedumthandaakam & Parasara Bhattar

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Dear SrIman NaarAyaNa BhakthAs:

 

Few years ago , I had posted an overview type of

article on the mighty Prabhandham of Thirumangai

AzhwAr Known as " THIRUNEDUMTHANDAKAM".Little did adiyEn know

that adiyEn will be blessed with the KaalakshEpam on

this Prabhandham of AzhwAr by asmath AchAryan,

HH SrImath Prakrutham Azhagiya Singar .

 

The VedAnthic and SaasthrAic doctrines ( Tatthvams)

covered by the AzhwAr are profound. This AzhwAr had

the BhAgyam of AshtAkshara manthrOpadEsam from

SrIman NaarAyaNa Himself , who seved as His ParamAchAryan.

 

It takes a great achAryan to help us enjoy the extraordinary

insights of Thirumangai AzhwAr's anubhavam of the Vaibhavam of

SrIman NaarAyaNan.

 

For the past few months , Asmath AchAryan , HH SrI NaarAyaNa

YathIndhra MahA Desikan is blessing us through the KaalakshEpams

route via Telebridge on this dhivya Prabhandham . The depth of

the meanings conveyed by each word of the Paasurams limits

our revered AchAryan to cover one or two lines over

the 90 minutes of the KaalkshEpam. Extraordinary insights

based on the VyAkyAnam of Swamy PeriyavAcchAn PiLLai

are gained during these KaalakshEpams.

 

Asmath AchAryan is covering the 5 th Paasuram

of ThirunedumthANDakam at this time.

 

adiyEn invites you all to spend 90 minutes of

Blissful time attending the KaalakshEpam of

SrImad Azhagiya Singar on ThirunedumthANdakam

on Saturdays during His ChAthurmAsyam at Selayur ,

Chennai.

 

The lecture is free. The telephone costs are

like an interstate call . On the average 100 to 125

bhakthAs take part in these KaalakshEpams on

Saturdays , which start at 9.30 A.M.

 

The next KaalakshEpam is on Saturday, August 2 ,2003

at 9.30 A.M EST.

 

You would have to get the telebridge number

and access code for the KaalakshEpam from:

 

http://www.ahobilamutt.org/upan/signin01.asp

 

or http://www.ahobilamutt.org and then click on

Upanyasam link.

 

Please come and enjoy the anubhavam of a great

AchAryan's KaalakshEpam on this important prabhandham

of Thirumangai AzhwAr.

 

Daasan , V.Sadagopan

 

 

Excerpts from An Old Posting of adiyEn on the Bhakthi List

**********************************************************

 

>adiyEn will summarize the high points of Thirunedumthaandakam(TNT)

>in this post and comment on the Special significance of

>this work from Parasara Bhattar"s point of view.

 

>adiyEn thought that it will be useful to summarize the

>life and works of Parasara Bhattar, the precocious son of

>Kuratthazhwar, the disciple of Sri Ramanuja. For Parasara Bhattar,

>Sri Ranganatha , Sri Ranganayaki, Vishnu Sahasra Namam,

>4000 Divya Prabhandam in general and Thirumangai"s TNT

>in particular were the guiding compasses..I will confine

>my comments on Bhattar here as it relates to TNT.

>

> Parasara Bhattar defeated a great Advaitic Scholar at Melkote

>by using TNT as the basis for discussion and converted him to

>Visishtadvaitam . He accepted latter as his prime disciple and gave

>him the name of Namjeeyar. Bhattar returned to Srirangam with

>Namjeeyar and visited Sri Ranganatha at his sanctum sanctorium.

>He had the good fortune of conversing with the Lord of Srirangam

>like Thirukkacchi Nambi could speak with Sri Varadaraja. Both

>Rangantha and Varadaraja broke their Archa Silence to speak

>to their special devotees . Bhattar told the Lord

>as to what happened at Melkote and how he used TNT to

>defeat the Advaita Vedantin in a scholastic debate. Sri Ranganatha

>asked Bhattar to repeat the winning arguments. The Lord was very

>pleased with Bhattar's defense and blessed him. This event is

>celebrated even today at Srirangam on the eve of Adhyayana

>Utsavam by the Arayar,Who enacts the incident at Melkote

>before Sri Ranganatha .This festival at Srirangam is known as

>Thirunedumthaandakam.

>

 

>

>Thirunedumthaandakam :

*************************

>This sublime work of Thirumangai has 30 verses/Paasurams.

>It is known as the Vedantha Sastram.It starts off with the

>description of Tattva, Hita and Purushaartha and continues with

>the celebration of the five forms of the Lord described

>in Paancharatra Agama.

Five Aagamic Forms

********************

>These Five Aagamic forms referred to in the many verses of

>TNT by the Azhwaar are:

>

>(A) PARA: This is the form of the Lord in Sri Vaikuntam enjoyed by

>the Muktas and Nityasuris.

>

>(B) VYUHA : These are four in number. Vasudeva, Sankarshana ,

>Pradyumna and Aniruddha. Vyuha Vasudeva is the form of the Lord

>resting as Lakshmi Narayana in Milky ocean on the bed of Adisesha.

>There is no difference between Para and Vasudeva Vyuhas.

>He is considered to possess all the Six Gunas such as Jnana , Bala,

>Veerya,Iswarya , Tejas et al in Para Vyuha.

>

>Sankarshana is concerned with destruction and the preparation for

>Sastras. He has Jnana and Bala among the six Gunas.

>

>Pradhyumna is concerned with creation and the

>establishment of Dharma.He has Iswarya and Veerya gunaas.

>

>Aniruddha is associated with protection

>and the teaching of the divine principles.

>He has sakti and Tejas , the two of the six gunas.

>

>B.1 UPAVYUHAAS

*****************

>There are twelve Upavyuha forms of the Lord beginning

>with Kesava et al. Our body is constituted by Prakriti ,

>which also forms the body of the Lord. Thus our body has the

>links to the Lord's body in this aspect of Prakriti sambhandham.

>The Upavyuha forms of the Lord reside in the various part of

>our bodies and we wear the ThirumaN to remember and celebrate

>that aspect of Upavyuham. The Upavyuha forms of the Lord, the

>name of His Consorts in that form and their locations in the limbs of

>the body are summarized below :

>

>B.1.1. Forehead: Om Kesavaya Nama:- Om Sriyai Nama:

>B.1.2.Lower Abdomen (Middle portion):

>Om NaarayaNaya nama:- Om Amrutothbhavayai Nama:

>B.1.3.Chest: Om MadhavAya Nama: -Om KamalAyai Nama:

>B.1.4.Front Neck (Middle):

>Om GovindhAya Nama: -Om Chandra Sobhinyai Nama:

>B.1.5.Lower Abdomen (Right):

>Om Vishnaveh Nama:- Om HarivalabhAyai Nama:

>B.1.6.Right Arm:Om Madhusudanya Nama:-Om Vishnupatnyai Nama:

>B.1.7.Neck(Right side):

>Om TrivikramAya Nama: -Om Vaishnavyai Nama:

>B.1.8.Lower Abdomen(Left);

>Om VamanAya Nama:- Om VarArohAyai Nama:

>B.1.9.Left Arm:Om SridharAya Nama;-Om Sarnginyai Nama:

>B.1.10.Back(lower Spine):

>Om PadmanabhAya nama:-Om Mahalakshmyai Nama;

>B.1.11. Back(Upper Spine);

>Om DamodharAya Nama:-Om Sura Sundaryai Nama:

>B.1.12. Top of the Head:

>Om VAsudevAya nama:-Om SarvAbhista PalapradhAyai Nama:

>

>© VIBHAVA : The ten Avataras are known as Vibhava. Some are

>sampoorna Avatharas, others are partial avatharas. By some

>counts, the Vibhava avatharas have been extended to a count of

>thirty nine.They cover from Sthaavara, Jangama to Maanusha .

>

>(D) ANTARYAAMI FORM : This is the form of the Lord , which resides in

>every individual and living being of the Universe. This covers both

>Achit and Chit including Devas, Human beings , birds, beasts ,

>insects et al. This form is also known as Harda , since the Yogis

>realize Him in their hearts.

>

>(E) ARCHAA FORM : These are the consecrated murthys of the Lord

>celebrated by the Azhwars at the 106 Divya Desams and other

>Archa Murthys at Abhimana Sthalam and elsewhere. The Archa

>form can be grouped uder the four categories:

>

>E.1 SWAYAMVYAKTA FORMS :

>

>( Saligramam, Triupathi Srinivasa, Sri Ranganatha, Badri Narayana,

>Thirunarayana of Melkote, Srimushnam Bhoovaraghavan, Puri

>Jagannath et al ).

>

>E.2 DAIVAA ARCHA FORMS : Installation of the Archa Murthy by the Devas

>as in the case of Guruvayurappan comes under this category.

>

>E.3 AARSHAA : Installation of the Archa Murthy by Rishis is covered

>here.

>Thiruvinnagar, Thiruvahindrapuram , Thirukkudanthai come under this

>category, since the Lord accepted to take permanent residence

>at the request of a Rishi like Maarkandeya, Hema ,Matanga et al. .

>

>E.4 MAANUSHAA : Here, the idols are consecrated by men according to

>Aagama Sastras.

>

>After covering the Tatva, Hita , Purusharthas , Para, Vyuha, Vibhava,

>Antaryami and Archa forms of the Lord in the first ten verses of TNT,

>Thirumangai goes on to declare his Seshatvam to the Lord of

>many forms through Nayaka-Nayikaa Bhavam in the remaining

>twenty verses . He becomes Parakala Nayaki and expresses

>his Apeksha(Desire) to the Lord . He says: " MInnum Maamazhai

>Tavazhum Megavanna, Vinnavar tam Perumaaneh! AruLaai ."

>What he seeks as boon is the Rakshakatvam of the Lord. Thus

>the mood of the verses of TNT is an extension of the mood of TKT.

>Thus the two AruLiccheyals of the Azhwaar are thematically

>intertwined.

 

Architectonics of ThirunedumthANdakam

***************************************

>The individual verses of TNT focus on the follwing themes :

>

>A. Thirumangai's own statements on Tattvas/Hita/Purushartham

>(verses 1to 10).

>

>B. Verse 11-20 : The describtion of the mother of Parakala Nayaki

>about her daughter's distraught status as Nayikaa.

>

>C.Verse 21-30: Thozhi's intervention asking for the reason for

>Parakala nayaki's anguish and Parakala Nayaki's reply.

>

>A. Verses 1 to 10

 

Focus of Individual Paasurams of ThirunedumthANdakam

*****************************************************

>Verse 1:Salutation to the Chit-Achit-Iswara principles of

>Sri Visishtaadvaitam.

>

>Verse 2:Srishti/Sthiti/Samharam duties of Trimurthys and the supermacy

>of Sriman Narayana over the Trimurthys .

 

>Verse 3: Para Vasudeva Rupam of the Lord with His consort and his

>different colors in each of the Four YugAs.

>

>Verse 4: Antaryami Roopam and Appeal to his mind to overcome

>the sufferings of SamsAram through the recitation of Ashtakshara

>Mantram. Ceaseless rememberance of the Lord thru the recitation of

His Maha Mantram is pointed out for attaining Moksha Anugraham.

>

>Verse 5:Celebration of Vibhavam and the choice of Trivikrama

>Avathaaram as the first one for salutation inview of its Vedic

>connection.

>

>Verse 6: Invitation to offer worship to the Archa Murthy

>of Thirukkovilur, where Trivikrama form is consecrated.

>Indirect salutation to the Mudal AazhwArs.

>

>Verse 7: Continuation of Salutation to the Thirukkovilur

>Archaa Murthy.

>

>Verse 8: Salutations to the Archa Murthys at Neeragam,

>Thiruvenkatam , Nilaatthingal Thundam, Ooragam,

>Thiru Vehhaa , Kaaragam, Kaaarvaanam,Thirupper and Antaryami

>Swaroopam . He states clearly that he seeks the Lord"s holy feet

>for protection and offers his Saranaagati.

>

>Verse 9: Salutations to the Archaa Murthys of Thirukkadanmallai,

>Kanchi Varadarajan, Thiruppernagar, Pavalavannan, Thiruppaarkadal

>and reference to the Lord housing Sankara on his left side of the

>Body. He asks the Lord: where are You? I am searching for You eveywhere.

>

>Verse 10.Salutations to the Archa Murthy of Kerala Divya Desam,

>Thirumoozhikkulam. Recognition of the pervasiveness of the Lord

>in every direction and his Supermacy as the Mula Murthy .

>

>B. Verses 11 to 20

>

>Verse.11:Azhwaar"s transformation into Parakala Nayaki and

>the lamentations of her mother over her daughter's overwrought

>status from the separation form her (Parakala Nayaki's) object

>of intense desire,Viz., the Lord (her Nayakan).

>

>Verse 12:Mother's description of her daughter's fixation with the

>Archa Murthys of Thiru Aali and Srirangam. The mother's self-pity over

>her status of having a daughter, whose behavior causes scandal in

>her community .

>

>Verse 13: Mother"s description of her daughter"s fixation over the

>Archa Murthys of Ooragam, Thiru Vehhaa and , Rama , Krishna

>Avathaarams of Vibhava lore.

>

>Verse 14: Mother's desription of her daughter"s focus on the

>Archa Murthys of Srirangam, Thiruvehha and

>VilakkoLi PerumAl of ThiruttaNga Divya desam .

>

>Verse 15:Mother"s description of her daughter"s obsession

>with the Archa Murthys of Kacchi Varadarajan, Thirupparkadal

>Lakshmi Naarayanan and Therazhundur Aamuruvi Appan.

>

>Verse 16:Mother's description of Para Kala Nayaki"s reflections

>on Archa Murthys of Thiru Aayppadi(Krishna Avatharam),

>Kannapuram,Thiruvenkatam and Thirunaryur.

>

>Verse 17:Mother"s description of the plight of her sorrowing

>daughter crying about her desire to join the Archa Murthys

>of ThiruttaNkaal,Kudanthai,Kovalur and Thirunaryur.

>

>Verse 18: Mother's description of Parakala Nayaki"s

>deep desire to go to Srirangam and Thiruneermalai to

>have a union with her Lord.

>

>Verse 19: Mother"s description of her Daughter's Dhyanam

>on the Archa Murthys of Srirangam, Thirupper, Kudanthai .

>Parakala Nayaki"s Mother asking the mother of Parankusa

>Nayaki(Nammazhwaar) whether her daughter is also

>causing such grief by not listening to her(Mother's)

>appeals.

>

>Verse 20: Mother's conclusion of her lamentations about

>her daughter's status . Her worry whether she had committed

>Bhagavathaapacharam by chiding her daughter. Her recognition of

>her own glorious status through having a great Bhagavatha as her

>Child.

>

>C.Verses 21 to 30 and conclusion of the TNT

>

>Verse 21: This is the verse that Parasara Bhattar used to bless

>us with his grantham on TNT and to reveal to us the Nature of

>TNT as Vedanta Sastram. The celebration of the Lord"s beauty,

>the Lord"s appearance before Parakala nayaki and her shudder

>about her inadequacy to unite with Him as her husband.

>

>Verse 22: Heightening of the Nayika Bhavam and loss of her

>jewelery to the Lord and her conversations with her Lord .

>His response to her query about how far the Lord"s temple is

>through the statement that it is near and is at Thiru Aali.

>

>Verse 23: Lord"s statement to Parakala Nayaki that Srirangam is

>the residence of you and me. His theft of Nayaki"s bangles and her

>color. Nayaki begging Him not to leave her.

>

>Verse 24and 25 : The Nayaka declares that Srirangam is the Divya

>Desam that I am heading for and disappears. Nayaki is left

>behind and she laments over her separation .

>

>Verse 26: Nayaki begs the Bee to go on a mission of mercy to

>Therazhundoor and asks it to convey her message of

>total love and surrender to the Lord of that Divya Desam,

>who is the cowherd of Krishnaavathaaram.

>

>Verse 27: Nayaki is not successful with the bee to be her

>messenger.She turns to the red footed Narai bird and asks it to

>undertake that mission of mercy to Thrukkannapuram. She

>pleads with the Naarai to describe to her lord about her

>love for Him. She promises the bird that she will feed it

>with all the food it wants, if it were to agree to undertake the

>requested mission.

>

>Verse 28 : Now, Parakala Nayaki turns to her Friend and

>describes her helpless state due to separation from her

>Lord .She remembers the times , when she was with him(Samslesahm)

>and says that she will prefer the sorrow of Vislesham(separation)

>for fear of getting him and losing Him again.

>

>Verse 29:Here, Parakala Nayaki thinks about the valor of the

>Archa Murthys enshrined at Thiruvinnagar and Thirukkudanthai

>during their Vibhava Avathaarams ( Rama and Krishna). She says

>that her lowly self (Naayen ) will think of that Purushotthaman

>ceaselessly. Dhruva Smrithi as a way of attaining the blessing

>of the Lord is referred to here.

>

>Verse 30: Thrumangai reminds the Lord here about her prayer

>as His Nayaki for the boon of union with Him through the

>thirty verses of Thirunedumthaandakam . He reveals to us that

>those who understand the meanings of the TNT verses as

>a Vedantha Saastram will completely cut asunder

>all their ancient, accumulated sins and attain Moksha Siddhi.

>

>In the magnificient verses of TNT, Thirumangai begs for the

>Raksha of the Lord with Maha Viswasam and hints that one

>has to ask for the protection and grace(Rakshaapekshaam

>Prathikshatheh ). Such request for help

>and intervention would destroy all the obstacles for reaching the

>highest purushaartham(Moksham )and land the

>requestors in the land of Sri Vaikuntam to enjoy the eternal

>bliss of Kainkaryam to Sriya: Pathi.

>

>Thrumangai Aazhwaar Thiruvadigqale Saranam.

 

HH SrImath narAyaNa YathIndhra MahA Desikan Thiruvadi,

OppiliappanKil Varadachari Sadagopan

 

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[Guest guest]

Adiyan Srinivasan dasasya vigyabanangal. This article is excellently

placed and i would like to request that i dont have the fecilities to

listen to HH Azhagia singar's kalakshebam and would request yourself

to post the messages which would help us to have the pleasure of

having heard the kalakshebam. Hope my humble request would be

fulfilled.

Dasan

Srinivasan Sadagopan wrote:

Dear SrIman NaarAyaNa BhakthAs:Few years ago , I had posted an

overview type ofarticle on the mighty Prabhandham of

ThirumangaiAzhwAr Known as " THIRUNEDUMTHANDAKAM".Little did adiyEn

knowthat adiyEn will be blessed with the KaalakshEpam onthis

Prabhandham of AzhwAr by asmath AchAryan,HH SrImath Prakrutham

Azhagiya Singar .The VedAnthic and SaasthrAic doctrines (

Tatthvams)covered by the AzhwAr are profound. This AzhwAr had the

BhAgyam  of AshtAkshara manthrOpadEsam fromSrIman NaarAyaNa Himself ,

who seved as His ParamAchAryan.It takes a great achAryan to help us

enjoy  the extraordinary insights of Thirumangai AzhwAr's anubhavam

of the Vaibhavam ofSrIman NaarAyaNan. For the past few months ,

Asmath AchAryan , HH SrI NaarAyaNaYathIndhra MahA Desikan is 

blessing us through the

KaalakshEpamsroute via Telebridge on this dhivya Prabhandham . The

depth ofthe meanings conveyed by each word of the Paasurams limits

our revered AchAryan to cover one or two lines overthe 90 minutes of

the KaalkshEpam. Extraordinary insights based on the VyAkyAnam of

Swamy PeriyavAcchAn PiLLai are gained during these KaalakshEpams.

Asmath AchAryan is covering the 5 th Paasuram of ThirunedumthANDakam

at this time. adiyEn invites you all to spend 90 minutes ofBlissful

time attending the KaalakshEpam ofSrImad Azhagiya Singar on

ThirunedumthANdakam on Saturdays during His ChAthurmAsyam at Selayur

,Chennai. The lecture is free. The telephone costs are like an

interstate call . On the average 100 to 125 bhakthAs take part in

these KaalakshEpams onSaturdays , which start at 9.30 A.M.The next

KaalakshEpam is on Saturday, August 2 ,2003at 9.30 A.M EST.You would

have to get the telebridge

number and access code for the KaalakshEpam

from:http://www.ahobilamutt.org/upan/signin01.aspor

http://www.ahobilamutt.org and then click onUpanyasam link.Please

come and enjoy the anubhavam of a greatAchAryan's KaalakshEpam on

this important prabhandhamof Thirumangai AzhwAr.Daasan , V.Sadagopan 

Excerpts from An Old Posting of adiyEn on the Bhakthi

List**********************************************************>adiyEn

will summarize the high points of Thirunedumthaandakam(TNT)>in this

post and comment on the Special significance of>this work from

Parasara Bhattar"s point of view. >adiyEn thought that it will be

useful to summarize the >life and works of Parasara Bhattar, the

precocious son of >Kuratthazhwar, the disciple of Sri Ramanuja. For

Parasara Bhattar,

>Sri Ranganatha  , Sri Ranganayaki, Vishnu Sahasra Namam,>4000 Divya

Prabhandam in general and Thirumangai"s TNT >in particular were the

guiding compasses..I will confine >my comments on Bhattar here as it

relates to TNT.>> Parasara Bhattar defeated a great Advaitic Scholar

at Melkote>by using TNT as the basis for discussion and converted him

to>Visishtadvaitam . He  accepted latter as his prime disciple and

gave >him the name of Namjeeyar. Bhattar returned to Srirangam

with>Namjeeyar and visited Sri Ranganatha at his sanctum sanctorium.

>He had the good fortune of conversing with the Lord of

Srirangam>like Thirukkacchi Nambi could speak with Sri Varadaraja.

Both >Rangantha and Varadaraja broke their Archa Silence to speak>to

their special devotees . Bhattar told the Lord  >as to what happened

at Melkote and how he used TNT to>defeat the Advaita Vedantin in

a scholastic debate. Sri Ranganatha >asked Bhattar to repeat the

winning arguments. The Lord was very >pleased with Bhattar's defense 

and blessed him. This event is >celebrated even today at Srirangam on

the eve of Adhyayana>Utsavam by the Arayar,Who  enacts the incident

at Melkote>before Sri Ranganatha .This festival at Srirangam  is

known as>Thirunedumthaandakam. >>>Thirunedumthaandakam

:************************* >This sublime work of Thirumangai has 30

verses/Paasurams. >It is known as the Vedantha Sastram.It starts off

with the>description of Tattva, Hita and Purushaartha and continues

with>the celebration of  the five forms of the Lord described>in

Paancharatra Agama. Five Aagamic Forms********************>These Five

Aagamic  forms referred to in the many verses of>TNT by the Azhwaar

are:>>(A) PARA: This  is

the form of the Lord in Sri Vaikuntam enjoyed by >the Muktas and

Nityasuris.>>(B) VYUHA : These are four in number. Vasudeva,

Sankarshana ,>Pradyumna and Aniruddha. Vyuha Vasudeva is the form of

the Lord >resting as Lakshmi Narayana in Milky ocean on the bed of

Adisesha.>There is no difference between Para and Vasudeva Vyuhas.>He

is considered to possess all the Six Gunas such as Jnana ,

Bala,>Veerya,Iswarya , Tejas et al in Para Vyuha.>>Sankarshana is

concerned with destruction and the preparation for >Sastras. He has

Jnana and  Bala among the six Gunas.>>Pradhyumna is concerned with

creation and the >establishment of Dharma.He has Iswarya and Veerya

gunaas.>>Aniruddha is associated with protection>and the teaching of

the divine principles.>He has  sakti and Tejas , the two of the six

gunas.>>B.1

UPAVYUHAAS*****************>There are twelve Upavyuha forms of the

Lord beginning>with Kesava et al. Our body is constituted by Prakriti

,>which also forms the body of the Lord. Thus our body has the >links

to the Lord's body in this aspect of Prakriti sambhandham.>The

Upavyuha forms of the Lord reside in the various part of >our bodies

and we wear the ThirumaN to remember and celebrate >that aspect of

Upavyuham.  The Upavyuha forms of the Lord, the >name of His Consorts

in that form and their locations in the limbs of>the body are

summarized below :>>B.1.1. Forehead: Om Kesavaya Nama:- Om Sriyai

Nama:>B.1.2.Lower Abdomen (Middle portion):>Om NaarayaNaya nama:- Om

Amrutothbhavayai Nama:>B.1.3.Chest: Om MadhavAya Nama: -Om KamalAyai

Nama:>B.1.4.Front Neck (Middle):>Om GovindhAya Nama: -Om Chandra

Sobhinyai Nama:>B.1.5.Lower Abdomen (Right):>Om

Vishnaveh Nama:- Om HarivalabhAyai Nama:>B.1.6.Right Arm:Om

Madhusudanya Nama:-Om Vishnupatnyai Nama:>B.1.7.Neck(Right side):>Om

TrivikramAya Nama: -Om Vaishnavyai Nama:>B.1.8.Lower

Abdomen(Left);>Om VamanAya Nama:- Om VarArohAyai Nama:>B.1.9.Left

Arm:Om SridharAya Nama;-Om Sarnginyai Nama:>B.1.10.Back(lower

Spine):>Om PadmanabhAya nama:-Om Mahalakshmyai Nama;>B.1.11.

Back(Upper Spine);>Om DamodharAya Nama:-Om Sura Sundaryai

Nama:>B.1.12. Top of the Head:>Om VAsudevAya nama:-Om SarvAbhista

PalapradhAyai Nama:>  >© VIBHAVA : The ten Avataras are known as

Vibhava. Some are>sampoorna Avatharas, others are partial avatharas.

By some >counts, the Vibhava avatharas have been extended to a count

of>thirty nine.They cover  from Sthaavara, Jangama to Maanusha .

>>(D) ANTARYAAMI FORM : This is the form of the Lord , which resides

in >every

individual and living being of the Universe. This covers both >Achit

and Chit including Devas, Human beings , birds, beasts ,>insects et

al. This form is also known as Harda , since the Yogis>realize Him in

their hearts.>>(E) ARCHAA FORM : These are the consecrated murthys  of

the Lord>celebrated by the Azhwars at the 106 Divya Desams and

other>Archa Murthys at Abhimana Sthalam and elsewhere. The Archa

>form can be grouped uder the four categories:>>E.1 SWAYAMVYAKTA 

FORMS :> >( Saligramam, Triupathi Srinivasa, Sri Ranganatha, Badri

Narayana,>Thirunarayana  of Melkote, Srimushnam Bhoovaraghavan, Puri

>Jagannath et al ).>     >E.2 DAIVAA ARCHA FORMS : Installation of

the Archa Murthy by the Devas>as in the case of Guruvayurappan comes

under this category.>>E.3 AARSHAA : Installation of the Archa Murthy

by Rishis is

covered >here.>Thiruvinnagar, Thiruvahindrapuram , Thirukkudanthai

come under this >category, since the Lord  accepted to take permanent

residence >at the request of a Rishi like Maarkandeya, Hema ,Matanga

et al. .> >E.4  MAANUSHAA : Here, the idols are consecrated by men

according to>Aagama Sastras.>>After covering the Tatva, Hita ,

Purusharthas , Para, Vyuha, Vibhava,>Antaryami and Archa forms of the

Lord in the first ten verses of TNT,>Thirumangai goes on to declare

his Seshatvam to the Lord of>many forms through Nayaka-Nayikaa Bhavam

in the remaining>twenty verses . He becomes Parakala Nayaki and

expresses>his Apeksha(Desire) to the Lord . He says: " MInnum

Maamazhai>Tavazhum Megavanna, Vinnavar tam Perumaaneh! AruLaai ."

>What he seeks as boon is the Rakshakatvam of the Lord. Thus>the mood

of the verses of TNT is an extension of the mood of

TKT.>Thus the two AruLiccheyals of the Azhwaar are thematically

>intertwined.Architectonics of

ThirunedumthANdakam***************************************>The 

individual verses of TNT focus on  the follwing themes :>>A.

Thirumangai's own statements on Tattvas/Hita/Purushartham>(verses 1to

10).>>B. Verse 11-20 : The describtion of the mother of Parakala

Nayaki>about her daughter's distraught status as Nayikaa.>>C.Verse

21-30: Thozhi's intervention asking for the reason for >Parakala

nayaki's anguish and Parakala Nayaki's reply.>>A. Verses 1 to 10Focus

of Individual Paasurams of

ThirunedumthANdakam*****************************************************>Verse

1:Salutation to the Chit-Achit-Iswara principles of>Sri

Visishtaadvaitam.>  >Verse 2:Srishti/Sthiti/Samharam duties of

Trimurthys and the supermacy >of Sriman

Narayana over the Trimurthys .>Verse 3: Para Vasudeva Rupam of the

Lord with His consort and his >different colors in each of the Four

YugAs.>>Verse 4: Antaryami Roopam and Appeal to his  mind to overcome

>the sufferings of SamsAram through the recitation of Ashtakshara

>Mantram. Ceaseless rememberance of the Lord thru the recitation of

His Maha Mantram is pointed out for attaining Moksha

Anugraham.>>Verse 5:Celebration of Vibhavam and the choice of

Trivikrama>Avathaaram as the first one for salutation inview of its

Vedic >connection.>>Verse 6: Invitation to offer worship to the Archa

Murthy>of Thirukkovilur, where Trivikrama form is

consecrated.>Indirect salutation to the Mudal AazhwArs.>>Verse 7:

Continuation of Salutation to the Thirukkovilur >Archaa

Murthy.>>Verse 8: Salutations to the Archa Murthys at

Neeragam,>Thiruvenkatam ,

Nilaatthingal Thundam, Ooragam, >Thiru Vehhaa , Kaaragam,

Kaaarvaanam,Thirupper and Antaryami>Swaroopam . He states clearly

that he seeks the Lord"s holy feet >for protection and offers his

Saranaagati.>>Verse 9: Salutations to the Archaa Murthys of

Thirukkadanmallai,>Kanchi Varadarajan, Thiruppernagar, Pavalavannan,

Thiruppaarkadal>and reference to the Lord  housing Sankara on his

left side of the >Body. He asks the Lord: where are You? I am

searching for You eveywhere.>>Verse 10.Salutations to the Archa

Murthy of Kerala Divya Desam,>Thirumoozhikkulam. Recognition of the

pervasiveness of the Lord>in every direction and his Supermacy as the

Mula Murthy .>>B. Verses 11 to 20>>Verse.11:Azhwaar"s transformation

into Parakala Nayaki and >the lamentations of her mother over her

daughter's overwrought >status from the separation form her (Parakala

Nayaki's)

object>of intense desire,Viz., the Lord (her Nayakan).>>Verse

12:Mother's description of her daughter's fixation with the>Archa

Murthys of Thiru Aali and Srirangam. The mother's self-pity over>her

status of having a daughter, whose behavior causes scandal in>her

community .>>Verse 13: Mother"s description of her daughter"s

fixation over the >Archa Murthys of Ooragam, Thiru Vehhaa and , Rama

, Krishna >Avathaarams of Vibhava lore.>>Verse 14: Mother's

desription of her daughter"s focus on the >Archa Murthys of

Srirangam, Thiruvehha and  >VilakkoLi PerumAl of ThiruttaNga Divya

desam .>>Verse 15:Mother"s description of her daughter"s

obsession>with the Archa Murthys of Kacchi Varadarajan,

Thirupparkadal>Lakshmi Naarayanan and Therazhundur Aamuruvi

Appan.>>Verse 16:Mother's description of Para Kala Nayaki"s

reflections>on Archa Murthys of

Thiru Aayppadi(Krishna Avatharam), >Kannapuram,Thiruvenkatam and

Thirunaryur.>>Verse 17:Mother"s description of the plight of her

sorrowing >daughter crying about her desire to join the Archa

Murthys>of ThiruttaNkaal,Kudanthai,Kovalur and Thirunaryur.> >Verse

18: Mother's description of Parakala Nayaki"s >deep desire to go to

Srirangam and Thiruneermalai to >have a union with her Lord.>>Verse

19: Mother"s description of her Daughter's Dhyanam>on the Archa

Murthys of Srirangam, Thirupper, Kudanthai .>Parakala Nayaki"s Mother

asking the mother of Parankusa>Nayaki(Nammazhwaar) whether her

daughter is also >causing such grief by not listening to

her(Mother's)>appeals.>>Verse 20: Mother's conclusion of her

lamentations about >her daughter's status . Her worry whether she had

committed>Bhagavathaapacharam by chiding her daughter. Her recognition

of

>her own glorious status through having a great Bhagavatha as her

>Child. >>C.Verses 21 to 30 and conclusion of the TNT>>Verse 21: This

is the verse that Parasara Bhattar used to bless>us with his grantham

on TNT and to reveal to us the Nature of >TNT as Vedanta Sastram. The

celebration of the Lord"s beauty,>the Lord"s appearance before

Parakala nayaki and her shudder>about her inadequacy to unite with

Him as her husband.>>Verse 22: Heightening of the Nayika Bhavam and

loss of her>jewelery to the Lord and her conversations with her Lord

..>His response to her query about how far the Lord"s temple

is>through the statement that it is near and is at Thiru Aali.>>Verse

23: Lord"s statement to Parakala Nayaki that Srirangam is >the

residence of you and me. His theft of Nayaki"s bangles and her

>color. Nayaki begging Him not to leave her.>>Verse

24and 25 : The Nayaka declares that Srirangam is the Divya>Desam that

I am heading for and disappears. Nayaki is left>behind and she

laments over her separation .>>Verse 26: Nayaki begs the Bee to go on

a mission of mercy to >Therazhundoor and asks it to convey her message

of >total love and surrender to  the Lord of that Divya Desam,>who is

the cowherd of Krishnaavathaaram.>>Verse 27: Nayaki is not successful

with the bee to be her>messenger.She turns to the red footed Narai

bird and  asks it to>undertake that  mission of mercy to 

Thrukkannapuram. She>pleads with the Naarai to describe to her lord

about her >love for Him. She promises the bird that she will feed

it>with all the food  it wants, if it were to agree to undertake the

>requested mission.>>Verse 28 : Now, Parakala Nayaki turns to her

Friend and >describes her helpless

state due to separation from her >Lord .She remembers the times , when

she was with him(Samslesahm)>and says that she will prefer the sorrow

of Vislesham(separation) >for fear of getting him and losing Him

again.>>Verse 29:Here, Parakala Nayaki thinks about the valor of the

>Archa Murthys enshrined at Thiruvinnagar and Thirukkudanthai>during

their  Vibhava Avathaarams ( Rama and Krishna). She says>that her

lowly self (Naayen ) will think of that Purushotthaman >ceaselessly.

Dhruva Smrithi as a way of attaining the blessing >of the Lord is

referred to here.>>Verse 30: Thrumangai reminds the Lord here about

her prayer>as His Nayaki for the boon of union with Him through 

the>thirty  verses of Thirunedumthaandakam . He reveals to us that

>those who understand the meanings of the TNT verses as>a Vedantha

Saastram will completely  cut asunder >all

their ancient, accumulated sins and attain Moksha Siddhi. >>In the

magnificient verses of TNT, Thirumangai begs for the >Raksha of the

Lord with Maha Viswasam and hints that one >has to ask for the

protection and grace(Rakshaapekshaam>Prathikshatheh ). Such request

for help >and intervention would destroy all the  obstacles for

reaching the >highest purushaartham(Moksham )and land the >requestors

in the land of Sri Vaikuntam to enjoy the eternal >bliss of Kainkaryam

to  Sriya: Pathi. >>Thrumangai Aazhwaar Thiruvadigqale Saranam.HH

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