AchArya Hrdhayam 154

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The Fifth Ten

kaNNUkkiniyana kaNdOam.

 

"mEavip parambum avarOdokkath thozhil yuga dhOsham illai yAm enRu

vishNu bhakthi pararAkki kaNNukkiniyana kAttalAmpadiyar AnAr kaNNilEa

nOkkik kANum bhakthisidhAnjanathai idugiRAr anjAm pathil"

 

Summary: brahma, rudhra, indhirargaL surrendered to Lord krishNA.

They spread over the worlds like Lord Almighty, by approaching Him

and escaped from the clutches of kali yugam. Similarly, 'approach

Lord krishNA' and become srEvaishNavites' is the counsel by swAmi

nam-AzhwAr. Even the souls who fall within the class of "asurA" clans

get reformed and become srE vishNu's devotees.

 

AzhwAr is very happy to see the vision of devotees of the Lord. He

exclaims "kaNNukkiniyana kaNdOam" Even before rest of the souls get

reformed, AzhwAr had this divine vision of srEvaishNavic devotees and

called upon all such souls.

 

The end is so sweet that even the formal way of waiting for Him to be

led to Him by Him is violated. This mindset of AzhwAr, can be

realised only by viewing from AzhwAr's mind. This confidence of

transgression of means is largely influenced by the nature of the

goal. This knowledge/ bhakthi is imparted by AzhwAr in this fifth ten

by divine advice.

 

 

pAsuram-s:

 

The other deities like brahma, rudhra and indhira had approached Lord

krishNA and spread their wings around the world like the Lord.

 

"nakka pirAnum, ayanum, indhiranum mudhalAga thokka amarar kuzhAngaL

engum parandhana thondEr"--thiru voi mozhi 5-2-10.

Thus devotees pervaded all the place. How?

 

"mEavik kaNNan thiru mUrhty"-- thiru voi mozhi 5-2-10

They approached and surrendered to the Lord krishNA.

 

This is a great sight. A sweet and divine vision.

What a sight seeing srEvaishNavites everywhere

"kaNdOam ! kaNdOAm ! kaNdoAm"

 

The end to be attained is so sweet and immeasurable. Hence, the means

-the formal waiting attitutde for Him - is withered off considering

this yearning for Him.The extreme bhakthi/devotion results in this.

Though, the soul is convinced that the final salvation will not

escape, the soul is restless and yearns for the Lord when thinking of

the sweet end. This is what is mentioned when AzhwAr calls for

vieweing with his mind

" en nenjinAl nOkkik kANEr"--- > thiru voi mozhi 5-5-2; -see with my

mind to understand my feelings.

 

This extreme devotion resulting in the taste for end overtaking the

means is thus counselled by swAmi nam-AzhwAr in the fifth ten.

anjAm pathu.

Fifth ten concluded

(to be continued)

vanamamalai padmanabhan