Fw: Pushpa, ThyAga, BhOga ...13

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Thursday, November 11, 2004 9:24 AM

Pushpa, ThyAga, BhOga ...13

After Ramanujar did service for some time to DevAdhirajan, and got the

doubts clarified, Ranaganathar thought it was the right time to bring

Ramanujar to Srirangam to make him JagatAchAryan. He sent araiyar to

Kacchi to bring Ramanujar. Listening to the pasurams of Azhwars from

Araiyar with abhinavam, Lord DevarAjan was in complete joy. He was

ready to grant whatever Araiyar asked for. Remembering the purpose of

his visit, Araiyar Swami asked for Ramanujar. DevAPerumAl was

completely sad for a moment, and immediately thought that He should

have asked Araiyar to ask for anything other than Ramanujar. To keep

up His word, He said ‘Thanthom’. Everything started to happen in our

sampradAyam from that moment. This was the great thyAgam that

DevaPerumAl did more than anything else. Though Srirangam is the root

for our sampradAyam, DevaPerumAl sowed the seed from Kacchi.

Let us look at some anubhavams of Azhwars and AchAryAs of DevaPerumAl.

The first 10 pasurams of NammAzhwar’s ThiruvAyamozhi is attributed to

DevaPerumAl. It clearly talks about the supremacy of PerumAl.

NammAzhwar’s vigraham in Kacchi is such that his finger points

towards himself and teaching the paratattvam and asking his manas to

surrender before PerumAl.

Swami Desikan also has strong links to this Divya Desam. Showing his

vairAgyam to his childhood friend, he refused to take any kind of

wealth from him. Because of this, he sang VairAgya PanchAsat. Here is

what he says in that,

‘ Neither do I have any health, nor has my father saved any wealth for

me. But our Grandfather has saved a big wealth for us, which is the

ornament adorning the chariot of Arjuna. That ornament is none but

DevaPerumAl, who is standing on the Hasthigiri’

DevaPerumAl also gave sight to KoorathAzwan, along with the boon of

granting mOksham to NaloorAn. NaloorAn was responsible for the loss

of eye sight of KoorathAzhwan. KoorathAzhwan, known for his vairAgyam

was actually the pavitram of Swami Ramanujar. He was the one who

helped EmPerumAnAr to complete Sri Bashyam.

Like how NamPerumAl is known for nadai azhagu, DevaPerumAl is known

for his Kodai azhagu. Garuda Sevai is the most important event that

happens every year during Vaikasi Visagam (NammAzhwar’s

Thirunakshatram).

He purposefully hid himself in Garu Sevai to grant darshan to Swami

DoddaiyAchAr, who was a great MahAn performing kaimkaryam to

AkkArakkani. Due to sickness (for mahAns, we call that nOvu

sAthikkolluthal’), Swami DoddaiyAchAr was not able to visit Kacchi

that year. He was standing near the ThakkAn kulam with the thoughts

on Garuda Sevai. Because of this longing of one BhaktA, DevaPerumAl

hid Himself and offered darshan to DoddaiyAchAr. Even today,

DevaPerumAl is hid by kodai for few moments. Let us try to end our

discussion on thyAga mandapam with the verse from ManavAla

Mamunigal’s DevarAja Mangalam,

adhyApi sarvabhoothAnAm abheeshta PaladhayikE

praNathArthiharAyAsthu prabhavE mama mangaLam

MangaLam to my Lord VaradarAja , who blesses the assembly of

boon-seekers even today , just as he responded to the wish of BrahmA

in days of Yore . He is my Prabhu, who removes all the obstacles and

difficulties that we face on this earth.

aDiyEn,

ramanan

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