AchArya Hrhdayam 135

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AchArya Hrdhayam sUthram 221 Contd.

 

The Third Ten

It was seen that the prime quality of the Lord highlighted in this

ten is omni-presence. It was also noted that though He is spread

everywhere, He is not easily pereceptible due to our limited nature

of sensory organs. He is not affected by the defects of the souls or

insentients where He is present.The Lord grants release from cycle of

births to those souls who consider Him as means and end. The initial

grant of physical body was wasted and it distanced one from the Lord

Almighty. This led to a situation where the soul knew only to enter

various births but did not understand how to get release. The

yearning grew for AzhwAr towards the Lord which culminated in the

Lord showing Him His abode and granting it to AzhwAr. In the previous

ten AzhwAr desired the brightest mOksham. What is it actually? Service

unto the Lord. AzhwAr cherished the beauty of the Lord with His

divine ornaments. The service mentioned above was desired by AzhwAr

at all places, at all times and at all states. The Lord who is the

Lord of the one and all displayed His presence in all states, all

places which AzhwAr apprecaited greatly.

Further,

 

Text: " sollippAdi yEathip pidhaRri ezhundhum paRandhum, thuLLIk

kudhithu, thadukkuttakkumbidu, nattamittuch sirikka kuzhaindhu

naiyum prEthiugaLath tham adiyArenna vudan kUdum sAthyam

vaLara..............."

 

 

Summary: After having enjoyed the Almighty's prsence in everything,

AzhwAr became very mirthful which trsnposed into AzhwAr appreciating

the LOrd through deeds, words, mind and so on. This led to a state

where AzhwAr subservience did not just stop with the Lord but

extended towards His devotees. The service not just to Him but to

His devotees, the shEshathvam not just to Him but to His devotees is

the ultimate, which AzhwAr's mind culminated into.

pAsuram-s:

"emmAnai sollip pAdi'-----------> thiru voi mozhi

] The extreme mirth makes

AzhwAr

"paNgaL thalaik koLLap pAdi"--------> thiru voi mozhi

] appreciate the Lord and His

devotees

"pEar pala sollip pidhaRRi"------------>thiru voi mozhi

]

"yEathik kuNippAr"----------------> thiru voi mozhi

] thiru voi mozhi 3-5; through mind, words and

deeds in

"thadu kuttamAi paRavAdhAr"------thiru voi mozhi

] various forms.

"kumbidu nattam ittu Adi, gOgu kattuNdu vuzhalAdhAr"--->thiru voi mozhi ]

"nenjam kuzhaindhu naiyAdhEa " thiru voi mozhi

]

 

"tham adiyAr thamakku, adiyAr , adiyAr, tham adityAr adiyOngaLE"

thiru voimozhi 3-7; The subservicence/shEshathavam did

stop just with the Lord but went on to

the extreme border of

devotees, their devotees and their

devotees.

 

 

(to be continued)

vanamamalai padmanabhan

 

 

(to be continued)

vanamamalai padmanabhan