AchArya Hrhdayam-201 -Tenth Ten contd.

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AchArya Hrdhayam

pathAm pathu

 

sUthram 228-6

 

AZHWAR'S COUNSEL TO HIS MIND

 

"mundhuRRa nenjukku paNi maRavAdhu maruLozhi, nagu, kaividEal, enRu

kruthya, krithyangaLai, vidhithu nenju pOlvAraith thoNdEr enRu

azhaithu.."

 

 

AzhwAr's mind raced towards the Lord even before he did. Hence, AzhwAr

first prescribes the do-s and dont-s to his mind and then extends the

same to fellow souls. That is why he mentions his mind as "mundhuRRa

nenjEa " in peirya thiru vandhAdhi 1.

 

Right in the first thiru-voi-moizhi AzhwAr counsels "thozhudhu, ezhu en mananEa" 1-1-1;

 

What are the things that are mentioned for the mind:

 

1. Worhsip Him daily.

"paNi nenjEa nALum, parama param paranai" thiru-voi-mozhi 10-4-7;

 

2. Good! Do not forget HIm.

"vAzhi nenjEA! maRavAdhu vAzh kaNdAi" thiru voi mozhi 10-4-8;

 

3. Forsake the anxiety.

"maruL vozhi ne mada nenjEa!" thiru voi mozhi 10-6-1;

 

4. Laugh at this world of samsArA.

"naragathai nagu nenjEa!" thiru voi mozhi 10-6-5;

 

5. Never forget this dhivya-dhEsam. All this divine wealth was blessed

in this dhivya-dhEsam-s . Hence, though we are proceeding the final

place -thiru-nAdu- never forget this divine dhivya-dhEsam.

"vAzhi manamEa kaividEal" 10-7-9; thiru mAl irunjOlai.

 

 

And

 

calls upon the srEvaishNavic devotees who are intimate like his mind and counsels thems

 

"thoNdEr vammin" thiru voi mozhi10-1-5;

 

(to be continued)

vanamamalai padmanabhan