AchArya Hrdhaym 95

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ACHARYA HRDHAYAM-187

 

 

TEXT: " ivaRRil prAvaNyam ivaL paramE enne vuNdAi, shOdasa kalA

pUrNamAna chandramaNdalam pOlE, padhinARu thiru-nakshathiram

nirambinavARE, dheva bhOgyamAna adhil amrudham pOlE, anRikkEA,

ennAth thamizhar isaikArar, mudhaRpathar

vAnavar ennammAn pAr paravu ennumpadi sesvara vibhUdhi bhOgyamAna

pAlodu amudhanna men mozhi muganj seidhadhu"

 

After having seen the attributes of the archAvathAra emperumAn in

dhivya-dhEsam-s adorned by AzhwAr, the following questions are

addressed?

 

1. When did AzhwAr became so deeply involved in these dhivya dhEsam-s?

 

2. What was the age when AzhwAr commenced this prabhandham?

 

3.What is the nature/sweetness of this prabhandham?

 

 

The answers to the above questions are :

 

1. AzhwAr's deep involvement in the dhivya-dhEsam-s blossomed even

before a person becomes mature - paruvam nirambuvadhaRku munnEa.

This is also referred from thiruvirutham pAsuram -60 "mualaiyO muzhu

muRRum pOndhilE".- She is not yet fully grown up as a maiden.

this is to enunciate the fact that AzhwAr intense intimacy with the

LOrd commenced very early from the childhood.

 

2.AzhwAr started this prabhandham at the age of 16 which is likened to a 16 day full moon.

 

3. There is a saying that proof of eating is in the pudding.

Accordingly the sweetness of AzhwAr's prabhandham can be determined

from the fact who are all enjoying this prabhandham.

 

a. "pAlEi thamizhar, isaikArar, bakthar parvaum Ayiram" thiru voi mozhi 1-5-11;

' thUmudhal bhakthaRku thAn thannaich chonna" thiru voi mozhi 7-9-3

Both the above verses indicating the sweetness to the souls of this world.

 

b. 'kEttu ArAr vAnavargaL chevikkiniya senjollE" thiru voi mozhi

10-6-3,pointing to the fact that the nithya sUringaL/ souls in the

world above are enjoying this prabhandham ceaselessly.

c. " en nAvil in kavi" thiru voi mozhi 3-9-1 mentioning that the

prabhandham originating from the AzhwAr is sweet for AzhwAr also;

d. 'pAr paravu inkavi pAdum paramarE' thiru voi mozhi 7-9-5

reflecting that the whole universe is reverberating with the

enjoyment of AzhwAr's prabhandham;

 

Thus the content and the words are so mixed like amudham mixed with

milk- pAlOdu amudham kalandhAR pOle- emanated from AzhwAr.

 

vanamamalai padmanabhan