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Fw: AchArya Hrhdayam 180-Eighth ten concluded

 

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AchArya Hrhdayam 180-Eighth ten concluded

AchArya Hrdhayam SUthram 226-8

 

THE EIGHTH TEN

 

prApAika parar

 

"swa sAdhana, sAthyasthar, iru karaiyAgamal maNNavarum, vAnavarum,

nannumathaiyEa kuRikkoNmin vuLLathenRu prApaigaparar AkkugiRAr ettAm

pathil"

 

Generally the means and the end are two different ones. It was also

considered that dhivya-dhEsam and the Lord may be so considered.

However, what does AzhwAr say in this regard in the eighth ten?

 

Those who follow him and his methods need not have two different ones,

as seen above. What is AzhwAr 's method?.

he deems that,once we approach the divine feet of the Lord at

thiru-k-kadith-thAnam- all our miseries vanish. The souls of both

the worlds - vAnavargaL and maNNavargaL-- are seeking Him as refuge.

His divine feet is easily accessible. Hence, think this diivine feet

and merge both means and the end as one, is the advice to us by AzhwAr

in this ettAm pathu. Whatever was suggested in the seventh ten il.e.

dhivya-dhEsam was prescribed as the end earlier. The same is being

considered as the means also, thus combining both into one and

making srEvasihNavites as

prApAika parar

 

pAsuram-s

 

Once we apporach the Lord at thiru-k-kadithAnam all our miseries vanish.

 

"thiru-k-kadith-thAnathai, yEtha , nillA kuRikkoNmin idarEa" 8-6-6;

 

Both the entities in that world and the souls of this world approach Him.

 

"maN viN muzhudhum aLandha voN thAmarai,

maNNavar thAm thozha, vAnavar thAm vandhu,

nannu thirukkadith thAna nagarEa" 8-6-7;

 

Hence, seek Him as refuge. He is easily accessible. You need not have

two different matters for means and end. Insrtead combine this at the

feet of Lord of thiru-k-kadith-thAnam and become

prApAika parar

 

is the ultimate advice by AzhwAr in this ettAm pathu- eighth ten.

 

Eighth ten concluded.

 

(to be continued)

vanamamalai padmanabhan