AchArya Hrdhayam 169

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The Seventh Ten Contd.

 

 

Not approahing the Easily Accessible.

 

"thERRa voNNAdhapadi thORRu, onRi niRkap paNNina palAdhAnam maRRum kaRpAr izhavilEA suvaRip..."

 

 

The extreme ecstasic devotion was displayed by Azhwar in thiruvarangap

padhigam-kangulum pagalum. How was the state of AzhwAr improved? In

fact, the state was not improving at all. The efforts made by the

mother, maidens and friends were in vain. AzhwAr tells them "do not

try to console me, my mind is not at rest here". AzhwAr tries to go

to then-thiruppEAr-eyil,. not realising that this state of affairs is

but Lord/s will which she has to bow to. But she is trying herself to

reach Him. This subservience to the Lord- Acting as per His will and

pleasure-also gets lost in this process-pArathanthriyathayum

izhakka.--> veLLaich suri sangodu-thiru voi mozhi 7-3.

 

The Lord intervened at this stage and appeased AzhwAr's difficulty by

showing His success stories. The success list includes , the valour

of measuring the world, the churning of the ocean and so on. The

srEvaishNavites who have lost themselve in these valour/victory list

became the reach of AzhwAr, with whom AzhwAr merged himself and

sustained.

Azhi ezha-thiru voi mozhi 7-4.

 

Was it just the victories of the Lord that conqured AzhwAr? The

simplicity of the Lord especially during incarnations, the voluntary

grace showered by the Almighty to all those who He deems so, His

action of thinking and doing good for the souls without any reason

for whatsoever. AzhwAr feels that ' Oh! what a Great person. But He

is easily accessible. What an opportunity? Oh!. The souls in this

world have lost this chance.Can anybody think or learn anything

else/anybody else other than Him. Alas! they have not approached this

easily approahable great one. What a loss? What a pity? What a

commisserative situation ?" are AzhwAr's feelings.--kaRpAr thiru voi

mozhi 7-5.

 

 

pAsuram-s:

 

AzhwAr not wanting to/not consoled

 

"veLLiach suri sangodu" 7-3;

 

'nAn ith thani nenjam kAkka mAttEAn, en vasam anRu"-7-3-2--> My mind is not in my control.

'kaNNa pirAnukku en peNmai thORREAn"-->7-3-5--> I have lost myself to kannan.

'thOzhi mErgAl, annaiyargAL, ennaith thERRA vENdA, nErgaL

vuraikkindrAdhu, en nenju niRaivum enakku ingillai" ==7-3-9-> Do not

try to pacify me; my mind is not at rest here.

 

The Victory story---Azhi ezha.7-4

 

'Azhi ezha, sangum villum ezha" 1

'ARu malaikku, edhirndhu Odum oli'---> churning of the ocean;2

'nAnRila.."---> varAham.3

'nALum ezha'--> Consuming and rescuing the worlds.4

'vuNudai mallar'--> bhAratham.5

'pOzhdhu melindha'---narasimham6

'mARu niraithu'--.rAman.7

'nEAr sarindhan'---vAnAsura vadham.8

'anRu man nEr, erikAl'-creating the worlds.9

'mEi nirai kEzh puraLa'---picking up the goverdhanam and rescuing--gOvindhan.10

and finally

'kunRAm edutha pirAn adiyArodum onRi ninRa satakopan'---> AzhwAr

merged with the srEvaishNavic devotees who lost themselves to the

victories of the Lord Almighty.11.

 

Study about the Lord -The Lord who comes down to us and makes Himself

easily approachable- rescues volunatrily without any reaosn whatsover

on our part.---'kaRpAr'7-5;

 

'kaRpAr rama-pirAnai allAl--puRpa, pul , eRumbu, Adhi... naRpAlukku

vuithanan'---1--Sri rAma pirAn who descended into this world, led a

very simple life, but salavaged even plants like grass, animals like

ants and the people. Learn about Him.Not anything else.

'nAttai naliyum arakkarai nAdith thadinthittu'--2-He approached the

demons Himself and vanquished them.

'sEAt pAl pazham pagaivan sisupAlan, thiruvadi, thAt pAl' --3- Lord

KrishNA granted salvation to enemies like sisupAlan.

'vAmananAi seidha kUthukkaL kaNdumEA'--6-As vAmanA He removed the problems of dhEVA clans.

'mAyam aRibavar..'' 9== He helped the pANdavAs -charioteering - what

a simple soul but the greatest one.

'vArthai aRibavar'-10---The bhagwadh gItA -sermon by the Lord

Almighty- charama slokam -is the lesson to be learnt.

'pOrtha piRAppodu, muPPodu, iRappivai pEArthu, perunthunbam vEAraRa

nEkki, avan seiyyum sEamthai eNNi" 7-5-10

The Lord removes birth and death cycles, removes the rebirths, the

difficulties associated with births and takes us to His divine feet.

What a great thing. Everybody should get clarity --theLivu- of mind

from this and do not lose this opportunity by not approaching the

easily accessible.

Not approahing the Easily Accessible

 

(to be continued)

vanamamalai padmanabhan