KooratthAzhwAn TN- refelection on Athma guNAs from GitA slOka

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SrI:

SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:

Dearest Srivaishnavas,

 

I was listening to the audio cassette on life of

KooratthAzhwAn today being his Thirunakshathram

(delivered by Sri Velukkudi Krishnan Swami). As we are

already aware any time, Kuresa's life brings us tears

in our eyes.. DarsanitthukkA darshanaik kodutthavar..

who can be equal to KooratthAzhwAn?

 

I had posted this few years ago; but it is still

appropriate to relish the same again on this TN of

AzhwAn: for your enjoyment.

 

Sri Velukkudi Swamy took a nice Gita slokam to explain

the AthmaguNAs of Sri KooratthAzhwAn. I would like to

mention that here so that we can attempt to

ape and inculcate a fraction of these gunAs. That can

be the new year

resolution, isn’t it?

 

amaanithvam, adhambithvam, ahimsaa, kshaanthi:,

aarjavam/ aachaarya upaasanam, saucham, sthairyam,

aathmavinigraha:// (GitA- Ch 13- 8)

 

Very simple slOka: (since Velukkudi Swamy explained it

so beautifully, I would like to share) I am not going

to explain how it refers to Sri KooratthAzhwAn (it

should be heard from Swamy’s cassette and be enjoyed).

Let me just say what it means:

 

1. amaanithvam: Vidya garvam, dhana garvam, kula

garvam, etc.. is the feeling of pride for one’s

intelligence or knowledge (education), or wealth,

or kulam (that he is from great family, Bharadwaja

gOthram etc..), and that one is good looking, is all

called “maanam” One who has it is maanee. Amaanee is

the one who does not have these prides. Means: the

moment one has this pride, other Bhagawathas will be

looked down, by him, means- he commits BhAgawatha

apacharam. [one can of course have saatvIka

ahankaaram- viNNellAm uNdO vilai?]

 

2. adhamibithvam- no dhmbam- no blowing of one’s own

trumpet: If one does some good deed, dharmam, like

contributing to some Divya Desam or for some

kaimkaryam, he shall not blow his trumpet.. It is His

money, He takes it for His temple.. We are only

instrumental, as a messenger.

 

3. ahimsaa: not only in action, also by speech, and

thought, we need to avoid hurting other “beings”; not

just human beings,- all beings...

 

4. kshaanthi: patience- At any point of time, one

should avoid anger. We can cultivate anger- i.e.

pretending anger.. but not getting angry.. (Here, I am

not able to resist referring to KooratthAzhwAn’s

asking the Lord for the same good for Nalooran (who

was responsible for even the loss of AzhWan’s

eyesight) too as to what is being granted to him i.e.

mOksham by the Lord

 

5. aarjavam- manas, vaak, body (kaayam)- all shall be

same working in tandem.. What the mind thinks, the

mouth shall speak.. (not vaay vaazhaipazham, kai

karuNaikkizhangu.). what one speaks, the body shall

act.. uLLonru vaitthu puRamonRu pEsaadhirutthal..

Otherwise, it will be kapatam.. That is the lakshaNam

of dhuraathmA; not mahAthmA.

 

6. Aachaarya upaasanam- praising one’s AchAryan at all

times- thinking of Him at all times- having a thought

that whatever jnAnam that one possesses,

(sathvishayam) is all due to being His Thiruvadi. We

need to prostrate Him, very many times, ask, enquire

respectfully, and get our “doubts” clarified.

We need to perfrom kaimkaryam to Him (of not

physically, at least monetarily..- by allocating some

funds from the earning..). We need to celebrate His

Thirunakshathram, in a grand manner at our home, with

family and children, recite His thaniyan, and saying …

SrimathE “…………” Namah: as many times as possible on

that day at least (108, 1008 times..)

 

7. Saucham- parisuddhi.. one shall be pure.. means:

one has to perform necessarily the nithya karmas like

sandhyavandhanam. We need to be pure, physically and

mentally.. dhVesham (feeling jealous), telling lies..

is all asuddham (dirt to our mind..) what is said as

anAchAram, to be avoided in Ahara niyamam, one needs

to avoid as much as we can.. Avoid “as much as

possible”, para annam (hotels- eating outside) not

that we disrespect, but that it may contaminate our

already contaminated minds..

 

8. sthairyam: being steady.. Firmness- That is

essential. This can be achieved only when we have no

confusion or be influence by non-vedic statements

/arguments. (Sri Velukkudi Swamy said “just by a

simple reading of

the meaning /commentary of Sri Alavandhar’s SthOthra

Rathnam, one can get all their doubts clarified.. Very

true.. There are commentaries of Swamy

desikan, Periya vaachanpiLLai. On this great hymn..

Really marvellous.. all our queries on tattvatrayam,

Vishitadvaitham, anya dEvathA will all vanish..)

the best option is: Just stay as AchArya Thiruvadi..

means: What our AchAryan says is TRUTH.. Close your

ears for other things.. Where Acharyan goes.. is where

the Thiruvadi will go.. It can not go separately..

 

9. aathmavinigarah: - means: Other than the knowledge

of actual swaroopam of jIvAthmA (which is being

dhaasabhootham / sEshan / servant of Emperumaan

Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayanan), any other jnAnam /

longing for any other shall be KILLED (or in other

words, CURTAILED..)

 

Please forgive adiyEn, if it sounds preaching. That is

not the intent. I was so inspired by this slOkam when

Sri Velukkudi Swamy referred to, I wished to

share and would like to remind ourselves for

inculcating the above nine qualities and start (if not

already being followed) on this great TN of

KooratthAzhwAn who was the personifcation of

AthmaguNaas.

Acharyan ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo Narayana

dAsan

 

 

 

 

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