AchArya Hrdhayam 176

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AchArya Hrdhayam SUthram 226-4

 

THE EIGHTH TEN

 

AzhwAr's qualtiies likened to that of sEthAp pirAtti

 

"janma pAsam vittu AthvAram ALum ALAr enRu parindhu anurUpanODEa

amarndhu pirivil krupaNadhasaiyAgath thuvarum sEthA guNangaLalEa

prEthi vardithu"

 

AzhwAr's qualities/characteristics in different circumstances are likened to sEthAp pirAtti.

What are these circumstances?

 

When sEthAp pirAtti left mithilA after wedding sri rAmA,she never

thought of mithilApuri. Similarly, AzhwAr never had the smell of the

worldly attachments after having surrendered unto the divine feet of

the Lord Almighty.

 

sEthAp pirAtti on seeing the beauty of sri rAmA, made mangaLA

sAsanam.Likewise,Azhwar appreciated the beauty of the Lord and in

fact became very compassionate towards Him.

 

However, after seeing the valour of sri rAmA sEthA pirAtti fear

arising out of His beatuy was allayed. Similiarly, having recalled

about His valiant deeds AzhwAr fear was also eradicated.

 

When sEthAp pirAtt was separated from sri rAmA, sEthAp pirAtti reached

a stage where even the most compassionless would become symaptetic.

Akin to this, AzhwAr when being separated from the Lord, AzhwAr

yearning for Him, was looking in all directions, his eyes becoming

sore and mouth dry, calling again and again evoking symathy from one

and all.

 

Thus, sEthA pirAtti's characteristics and AzhwAr's are likened.

 

 

pAsuram-s:

 

"pAdham adaivadhan pAsathAlEa maRRa van pAsangaL muRRa

vittu"--8-2-11-->The attachments other than the Lord

are completely left out.

 

"ALum ALAr Azhiyum sangum sumappAr thAm, vALum villum koNdu pin selvAr

maRRu illai"-->8-3-3--> Oh! the Lord do not have anbody to take the

bow and spear and follow Him.What a pity, He has to take the burden

Himself. The soft physique of the Lord will get affected" is

AzhwAr's feelings.

 

"vAr kadAvaruvi" the thiru voi mozhi 8-4--> lists out the valiant

deeds of the Lord Almighty. The vanqusihing of kamsA, the demolition

of wrestlers, the conquer of the elephant, the deed of churning the

ocean, the rescuing and measuring the earth etc. These deeds allayed

the fears of AzhwAr and settled with peace of mind and enjoyed the

Lord with peace of mind.

 

'kANa vArAi enRu kaNNum vAyum thuvarndhu"--8-5-2--> AzhwAr reached a

state where even the most compassionless would become sympathetic.

The mouth became dry and eyes sore. he was looking in all the

directions of the Lord. Even when he saw the crowd of clouds it would

remind him of the Lord.

 

Thus all these features are drawn parallel with that of sEthAp pirAtti

 

AzhwAr's qualtiies likened to that of sEthAp pirAtti

 

(to be continued)

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