"Tvam me"

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dear shri arvavind,

it appears to me that Srimad Andavan's quote perhaps refers to the

LOrd's (especially Aravamudan's) capability of making even fiercely

independent Jeevatmas lose themselves in His beauty and bhOgyatvam.

Normally, when the Lord says to the Jeeva, "You are mine", the Jeeva

responds with a fierce assertion of its false independence, by

retaliating with "I belong to none but myself". However, the beauty

of Sri Aravamudan is such that it instantly enslaves the onlooker,

despite his protestations of independence, and makes him say

"adiyen", adopting the attitude of a SEsha. Srimad Andavan's quote is

obviously based on Sri Nammazhwaar's pasuram on

Tirukkudandai--"Aravamude adiyen udalam ninpAl anbAyE, neerAi alaindu

karaya urukkukindra nedumALE!", and comments on the juxtaposition of

the words "Aravamude" and "adiyen" in the pasuram. a parallel might

be found in the Jitanta Stotram beginning with "JitantE

PundarIkAskha!", where the Mahrashis of the Sveta Dveepa admit to

abject defeat despite themselves, having been won over by the Lord's

lotus eyes. another pasuram that could have a bearing on the matter

is that of Sri Nammazhwar, beginning with "tOttrOm mada nenjam

emperumAn naraNarkku".

regards, sadagopan

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Aravind Gopalan

sadagopaniyengar

Wednesday, April 07, 2004 10:45 AM

Re: "Tvam me"

SrI:

 

Dear Swami,

 

Thanks very much for fwding this nice article. This slokam of bhattar

is quoted by desikan in Sri Saram. But adiyen wanted to know the

proper construction of the following sentence in which first few

words are picked from this slokam. the sentence runs something like

this " tvam mE yendral aham mE yendru thimirappannumavan

"AravamudhEn" yendral "AdiyEn" yenban !! ". adiyen wants to know

whether this is the correct framing of this famous sentence showing

the greatness of Aravamudan.

 

Adiyen,

 

Aravindalochanadaasan.