nam-piLLai 8 -avathArigai

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nam-piLLai

 

Another greatness of nam-piLLai is his syle of avathArigai. When

commencing commentary of anyten pAsuram-s the spirit or the essence

or the nucleus of the ten pAsuram-s are given in the introduction.

The meanings of the ten pAsuram-s are brought to the audience in a

macro level with apt illustrations which enables us to have a full

understanding and also gears up for the micro-meanings of the

vyAkyAnam-s of each pAsuram to follow.

 

For example, after AzhwAr preches what to be left and what to be

followed in the second thiru voi mozhi, he appraises that The LOrd is

easily accessible to those who desire Him.

This is the crux of the ten pAsuram following "vEdumin muRRavum"

 

The avathArigai for "pathudai adiyavarku eLiyavan" thiru voi mozhi 1-3.

Edu:

 

In the first thiru voi mozhi AzhwAr stressed that He is supreme.

Hence, surrender unto His divine feet was the counselling given by

AzhwAr. Is it possible for a person who does not have to hands to

mount on an elephant? Likewise, will the souls who are submerged in

this worldly materially inclined things be able to access Him? If

the elephant comes down to the level of handless person to enable him

to mount easily, is it not possible for it should not be impossible

for him to mount?

 

During incarnations, those who are not fortunate are distanced away

from Him while those are indeed fortunate are able to access HIm very

easily. If the Lord is difficult to access then those in this world

will find it complicated to attain HIm. Hence, he came down to the

level of simplicity. This simplicity itslef - Oh! is He so simple-

was the opinion which destanced them. "The same simplicity made you

enjoy Him" was udayavar's comment on seeing embAr.

 

If some philonthrophists create lakes for drinking facilities.Some

people fall in that while some quench their thirst in that.

If a lamp is lit, some survive with that light while some fall in that

get finished. He is the lamp of vEdhAs. "vEdha

viLakkiREA"."venkadhirOAn kulathukkOr viLakkiREA"

 

(to be continued)

vanamamalai padmanabhan