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Dear BhakthAs:

In the last posting we discussed about the bhOgam of kAvEri. Before

continuing to discuss the bhOgam and the vaibhavam of PerumAl, let us

get in to the sutram part. ThiruppAnAzhwar was a mahAn born in the so

called lower caste of the society, the pAnar kulam in ThiruUraiyoor.

He used to stand on the bank of kAvEri and sing on the vaibhavam of

PerumAl by playing veenai. Loka Saranga Muni was the one who was

performing kaimkaryam ot Srirangam PerumAl. Oneday, when he was about

to fetch the water from kAvEri for PerumAl kaimkaryam, he noticed the

Azhwar. Loka Saranga muni was born in the so called upper caste of

the society. In order to distract the Azhwar he threw a stone at him.

Azhwar was still immersed in enjoying RanganAthar. The muni did not

get water from kAvEri. When he went back to the sannidhi, the doors

got closed. RanganAthar explained the greratness of the Azhwar, and

asked him to bring the Azhwar. (Please note: There may be different

versions to the story, but aDiyEn would like to concentrate only on

the sutram part and the actual anubhavam of Divya Desam and PeumAl.).

As per the order of RanganAthar, muni came back to take Azhwar with

him. Azhwar refused to step in to Srirangam, as he thought that the

place’s sanctity would be gone if he stepped into that place. Loka

Saranga Muni pleaded, and finally decided to carry ThiruppAnAzhwar on

his shoulder to the place of RanganAthar.

The speciality of this Azhwar is very unique. He was totally immersed

in the beauty of RanganAthar. He enjoyed every part of RanganAthar

before finally reaching to enjoy His eyes. He was so deeply immersed

in the beauty of RanganAthar’s eyes that he did not even want to see

any other thing after that. He did not even sing a phalasruti pAsuram

at the end of his work.

‘kaattavE kaNda paatha kamalam nallaadai yunthi, thEttaru muthara

pantham thirumaar_pu kaNdam sevvaay, vaattamil kaNkaL mEni muniyERith

thanipu kunthu, paattinaal kaNdu vaazhum paaNar_thaaL paravi NnOmE’

Not everyone can see the eyes of RanganAthar. Moreover, just knowing

Him itself is not easy as mentioned by vEdAnta. ThiruppAnAzhwar was

able to enjoy the beauty of His eyes by the nirhEtuka Krupai of

RanganAthar. There was another person who got this rare opportunity.

This was not because of the direct sambanfdham with PerumAl, but by

the sambandham of Swami Ramanujar. Swami Ramanujar brought Pillai

UrangAvilli (One that used to be the ThirumEni kAval for the king)

before RanaganAthar, and asked RanganAthar to show the beauty of his

eyes. Looking at the beauty of RanaganAthar’s eyes, Pillai

UrangAvilli dAsar became a sishyan of Swami Ramanujar, and started

performing SriVaishnava kaimkaryam.

If we look at this part of the sutram that we are discussing, PerumAl

makes sure that if one offends a BhaAgavatA, the same person should

go and plead before that BhAgavatA rather than PerumAl interfering in

that. PerumAl wants both of them to be with Him as both are His

children. Moreover, there is no constraint for worshipping PerumAl in

terms of kulam of birth.

aDiyEn would like to mention about another mahAn before we get to

enjoy the bhOgam of PerumAl in Srirangam. He was also from pAnar

kulam, and used to sing on the most beautiful PerumAl to fullness

(the words are not aDiyEn’s words, but because of the name of the

PrumAl). His name was NampAduvAn, and the PerumAl’s name is Sundara

Paripooranan. The name of ther Divya Desam is Thirukkunkugi, a

beautiful vAmanA Shetram in Pandiya nAdu.

aDiyEn,

ramanan

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