AchArya Hrdhayam -194- Tenth Ten-1

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AchArya Hrhdayam

pathAm pathu

'TAKING VARIOUS

ATTRACTIVE FORMS

LORD SATISFIES THE

LONGINGS OF DEVOTEES'

sUthram 228-1 "suri kuzhal, anjanam punal mai ninRa pollAp punakkAya

ennum abathil koLLum kandha rUpathAlEa prabanna Arthiharan Anavan..."

 

 

The Lord takes various graceful forms and various appearances which

are equally and more and more attractive. These spring up from the

basic and divine thirumEani. These forms are taken up by the Lord

Almighty to rescue the souls according to the various requirements

and crisis.

 

The dangers engulfing the devotees are removed by adapting these

forms. This is what AzhwAr precisely mentions as

"kAma rUpam koNdu ezhundhu aLippAn-thirumOghUr" 10-1-10;

 

The nature of removing their obstacles is -Abath sagathvam. The nature

of fulfilling theri desires and yearnings is "Arthi harathvam" which

is the prime quality of this tenth-ten.

 

What can be their desire? The ultimate desire to be away from this

miserable kArmic world of brith and death. The Lord Almighty blesses

these devotees and satisfies their desire.

 

The forms the Lord takes are attractive.

 

The divine hair is curly and attacrtive; the eyes are like lotus; the divine mouth is like lotus;

 

the thiru-voi-mozhip pAsuram-s indicate this exactly

 

"thOLu nAnguadi , suri kuzhal kamalak kaN kani vAi" 10-1-1 -- > The

Lord with four shoulders has beautiful locks and lotus like eyes and

mouth is very attractive;

 

"kani vAi, thAmaraik kaN karu mANikkam" 10--10-6- > The divine mouth

is like fruit, the eyes lotus and precious gem and stones.

 

 

Thus it is seen from aboe that the Lord takes up various attractive

forms to rescue the devotees and fulfills their ultimate wish by

quenching their longings i.e

 

Arthi

harathvam

 

(to be continued)

vanamamalai padmanabhan