AchArya Hrdhayam 104

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AchArya Hrdhayam 211 contd.

 

The nature of the Lord - iRai nilai - and the soul- vuyir nilai -

were discussed in the earlier postings. In this posting the four

padhigam-s dealing with hassles or virOdhi swarupam/nature of the

obstacles that may occur in the path of salvation is discussed.

 

The four padhigam-s are a. vEdu b. sonnAl c. oru and d. koNda.

 

 

a. vEdu: "vEdu min muRRavum" thiru voi mozhi 1-2 preaches that ego

and the egotist feelings should be removed from oneself.

 

b. sonnAl:" sonnAl virOdham idhu" thiru voi mozhi 3-8 teaches that

subservience should be dedicated only to HIm and not to those who do

not deserve.

 

c. oru: " oru nAyakamAi' thiru voi mozhi 4-1 discusses the temporary

nature of materialistic aspects and the Lord's divine feet is the

permanent one is emphasised.

 

d. koNda" koNda peNdir, makkaL, vuRRAR" thiru voi mozhi 9-1 highlights

that relatives and friends are not to be desired and explains that

with several instances. Only the Lord is the relative of all kind is

underlined.

 

Thus, egoism/egotism (in vEdumin muRRavum), subservience to others (

in sonnAl virOdham), temporary nature of material aspects ( in oru

nAyakamAi) and relatives and friends are not actually to be

considered so( in koNda peNdir) are categorically listed out as the

obstacles and their nature - virOdhi swarUpam.

 

vanamamalai padmanabhan